The Helena independent., 1892-01-24

aot his education In O printing office, and
had graduated from thore into the patent
off, &, where he had been clerk now for a
great many years. Then ho continued to
.8rhs essayist contrasted The America OF
to. day with the America of bygone times,
and certainly the result is the exhibition OF
a mighty progress. But think no II little
0verratod the collOge-cuture share in the
production of that result. II can no doubt
be easily shown that the colleges have con-
tributed the intellectual part Of this prog
rDBH, and that that part III vast, but that the
material progress has been itnmeasnrably
vaster think you will concede. Now ]
have been looking over u list of Inventors
tue creators OF this amazing material de-
yelopment-and / find that they.were not
college bred men. CT course there are ex-
ceptons--like Prof. Henry. OF Princeton,
the inventor of NJ. Morse's system of
telegraphy-Ent These exceptions are few.
1t is not overstateDsnt TO say that the inn
Notwithstanding material development
OF thls country. tue only country worth
living in since time itself was invented, II
the creation of men not cOllege-Dred. We
think VIC see what these inventors have
dome. no wa aea only tha visible yaat
s"~O- '>f
is thelr iar Vaster WORK, ana
~ ID lnvlslple Io tne carelesS
glance. iney nave 1scels'ruotsa snls ma
....,IA;.I:a,s
,caily spe1Aine' navn 1nuisipti'u ies nuin-
pers al!host , peyono sie @ power OF nRures q
e1pIsss. VIII OK AIN Wnae 'leah. as Wnas
e0nsI,Iusso esn. sno ~ ~ putosAo.i .i =. ianu!
nletely 1ns hunierh si' Dle = pasaaees OF nea1
anu zones h.n - ~ ea.e ,i9n ~ neh m au
snd ;nn onnces Of cold bs he'd To hs
aau 49,. lllion - go,u ne neru w. 10
q ene sa,ne saiues 80 .iuot s.anuara:
the measure OF man conIiipuslhV capac-
lsy - nis .ilna a Anu 80. wula W
can si ao-ana vnen aulnoef au 'ne popula''on on
n INV. VIZ county .uoy, = sn ,uul'ip..eu M ~
wnat sth man can ~ u oR w. ths ois .,hn ns ~
II II ,'a..s.,.. ..sa ,t;o, 4L
lueAsuleInehe, 1., 'n'S s.a1 Ma.iu' wv .No VI enlee
generations ago, consls.eu - lnels cr'ppless, s
patAlystos' ueau ~ ons g WIN 1ile
men - nno ol nno So-uhy ~ Aoio ~ Was
l!,oooooo. by way - Auue wv ssIiAiug
that forr ,er os o basa ;,;nns
saAe tnA1 ioLl " ..LIs ueeo h;in.n s oDnsissea
OF aged people; nttIe cnilalen ana otner ddo
incapaples, nac aha enas 1ns aa InlnaaninR ~ lS,v
ouo were ulviueu aho' eihplo5oo us ioiiows'
Ginners ct cotton o5o ooo Oo
Iasd liasa knat.elT OHo Eoo
Screw makers ooo0
Reapers, binders, etc 4Go.o0
Corn shelters ......-.............. i, ,OOO,0 600
Weayers ...,..................... 10000 1000.
otltchers OIL shoe sores '...'......... loJu
Now the deductions which l am going to
append to these figures may sound extrava-
CANT. but they are not. take them from
miscellaneous docume nts No. 50, second
session Forty fifth congress, and they are
official and trustworthy. To-day the work
Of those 100000 cotton ginners is done by
1000 men; that of the 100000 stocking
knlttets is done by 5000 boys; that of the
1000, 900 thread spin is done by LOCO
girls; that Of the 100000 screw makers is
| done By 500 girls; that of the 1000 reap
ers, binders, etc, Is do ne by 1000 boys: that
OF the l,0OO,Ooo corn shelters is done by
1,ouo nen' 49, onA1 - 1A9 4u,uoo L WeAVeIs M Il
done by LOO men. and that of the ]. .0Oc