Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-01
'TnE ACE On PROGRESS.
It Will Not End with the Nine
teenth Century.
now THE WORLD WILL WAGIN1 1909

Densiow-C hnnncoy NJ. nepcw Thinks
the Republican aud Democratic Parties
. VIII Live Forever.
copyright, 1893, by American Press Associa-
ton.
In 1898 there would be n population with
in the present area Of the United States Of
$4,000, 0OO--ifi it should double every thirty
years The actual figures would hardly
fall below 400, 100000 This would imply an
immense progress in the irrigation of orr
ard lands, in the cultivation OF our noun
talns and sand plains in tho drainage o.
our lowlands IN the utilization for manure
OF the present waste of fertility through the
sewage OF our cities, in the restoration of
soils and OF forests, in seed selection and
Intense plant culture so as greatly to in
crease the product per acre, and in the in
troduction from all parts Of the world Of
new animals and plants and fishes forfood.
The average crop of wheat peracre, where
planted. will be likely to rise from twelve
Or twenty bushels, rs now, to i25 bushels per
acre, to which all ground iutcusively cult
waited Is equal. The size Of food animals
will increase toy 10 or 20 per cent, ard utcn-
sis aud dwellings, viii be manufactured
largely OF pulps and cements, so as to util-
he vegetation and stone in every stage of
decay. waste or unlitueSs.
SO vgst n population could hardly he held
under one government unless the principle
or federation should be so,eXtended rs to
leave a larger measure Of home rule or
state rights or local option than would
now seem possible. But think the states
at North and South America may 10y wise
measures OF zoliyereins, reciprocity, cur
reucy union, arbitration and subsidized
mes OF transit be so iutcrlaccd and ailil-
lated that the distinction between Amcri-
can states not now in our Union and those
which are IN it will he lcs,encl.
As TO the world at large, it will be more
clearly divided between four great IAN
guagts and races--viz., the Gcrmau-Auglo-
American, which is Protestant; the Celtic,
Slavic OF Tartar, the African and the Chi
uese The three or four Latinized languages
OF western Europc-viz., English, French,
trrrman Spanish AID Italian-will have be
come more nearly or quite one language
ny process of constant reciprocal borrow
me- ct new words and because Of their
-dNon Roman blending.
Inc functions of government viii be less
corrcve and more suggcstivo-i. e., they
Will relate less to ,he preservation Of order
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progress and the diffusion Of information
ana moUIht heN VIII lmprsoh fewer
irIUns and publish more statistics Tic
army navy and treasury will decline in
relative importance. while the census,
bureau Of agriculture and geological sur
VtN Will contain the substauceof the gov
truments future work and the germs Of
IT, future expansion.
The distinction between state and pri-
VHte management VIII not be so definite
A. II now - as very inuch state business
W." DE open To- the influence OF private IN
''N'"uH0' Inuch as lhe n"uohaI malIS are
Ap" cd'f''" D} Pr'N"'e contract unuef inc
restraints OF open cohpe1Itloh' MOST edli-
I"''oh IS cone Dy private enterprise Through
'l' press, anu III our recent war Ihe most
'"'C''Ne "'''c was Iou@hU ny 'he MONITOR
plNAI' snip "orheu ny private cap!tal.
ne l"'l'o"u9 ana IeIe-T"pnS VIII il uhe
Aed" IUIuie nc tHe HeIH IN winch state ana
"'N"'c "''""-''EtHV WIZ iio9I freely ulehu
Tue S'ale managing on peHal Oh Ihe users,
t4" lhe trustees representing private capi-
vi. managing on hthaI OF the creators OF
'ht@e ways fuDIlc mems or cooIin@ all
""eiIli!Hs III summer ana warming Them IN
winter Of lrllSaIlhg all lahuS' OF supplying
power implements ana Worknen Tor all
TICS WIZ III Hhe HIduicr eA!sl' lue
odp'udi INV eNlen III WHICH VIII ne source
o. private income 10 lh"lNIduaIS' Whlle the
hioue o. use ana rate OF Cost or LAX lor use
shaII DC largely state questions.
Experience has shown that gold and sill
'e' com otpeAa Tor their abundance utll-
NV ana value upon the private industry OF
Tue miners ana tne eHectlNs demand OF the
eOtlHlcIc'"l "otIu, ana mat governments
~ coming can 40 niue more IMAM 10 certify
'ac'9 "Fea"y eNiStlHs; II any change IN
monetary methods shall occur u VIII be TO
MAKE the Issue OF Dolh coined and paper
money more palpabIy an aualr OF private
INDUSTRY ana less OF state control
ehlperance IN the use or liquors now
results largely irom the custom or treat
H'S. treating results from the TACT that
Inc IanolIhS classes get tAeir news concern
Hl2 work. prices ana the means oil lINinS N
the Saloons winch are also the only
places Where worthless mans opinion can
ma nearing or where a poor man cm
urlVe bargain or cater for employment
Without paying intelligence office fees or
brokers' Ices II other agencies can substl-
luJe some d'Herent sort OF clearing house
Iof worthless mans oplhloilS ana some