The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-07-18
sENAToR PETER, OF KANSAS

he Will Visit Montana Shortly ON Official
Business.
Among the distinguished men who will
visit Montana this year is Senator Peter.
Of Kansas. Last week hs was Ia Salt Lake.
and speaking of the object Of his trip and
his future movements. said: II an a mem
Dor Of the agricultural committee of tho
senate. Our committee ia charged with
ascertaininR the condition of agriculture
throughout the country. Senator George,
Of Mississippi. IL chairman OF the commit.
tee. Senators Bate. Of Tennessee, and
Proctor. of Vermont, Other members of the
csmmittee. are looking after the cotton in
terssts. and Senators Washburn. Of Mime
sofa. Roach. Of North Dakota. and myself
are looking after the grain and stockraisinp
states.
1--WE held committee meetings at Chi.
caeo. Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City
ana Iops1s. RAM. before separating. at
vision merchants, packers. millers. specn-
lators. officers of boards Of trade and osher
commercial bodies for the purpose of a..
pertaining what 10 done with the things
that farmers raise after they get into the
esnters Of trade. and TO learn whether the
upward or downward. The ultimate OBJ
jsot il TO ascertain whether farming Is AZ
profitable ~ ii was formerly. and, If not,
what 10 the reason. After We had com-
pletsd the committee meetings / began a
tour alone TO collect statistical information
from the state officers at the various state
Standardization bearing on the
middle and Western states % far east ~
New York and as far west as Minnesota,
and at each state capital / secured the
names OF nifty to 100 practical farmers re-
siding in different parts of each state, to
whom personal letters were addressed sub
swer asking for information about the con-
ditions of agriculture In their particular
localities.
II am now examining irr iQation methods
and sugar beet culture in the Salt Lake
valley. will proceed to California to look
at the large wheat farms in that state and
further investigate artificial methods of
applying water to farming lands. will
visit the immense wheat farms of the
San Joaquin valley and learn what ] can
concerning the character of their farm ma
ohinsry. expect 10 visit the sugar faoto.
ries In California and TO look at tho large
fields from which factories are supplied.
! will then 60 through Oregon and Wash
lngton. aftsrward visiting the cattle ranges
of Montana. Then l will look over the
vast wheat fields of Dakota.
Going to the Wosld's fair l will examine
the farm products on exhibition there
which are produced in other parts of the
world in competition with American farm
ers. l want to get this work done and get
back to Washington in time to help defeat
the pet standardization measure of getting
rio of silver as money.
Speaking OF silver Senate, PETER said:
II am not In favor Of the repeal of the
Sherman law unless something more favor
able to silver 10 substituted. Tho silver men
In both houses will insist upon some com.
psnsatinR measure. 80 that the two may be
taken a. one. And l hin We will finally
agree TO insist upon ths restoration of the
old coinage laws rs they we're before the acl
of 1873 was passed, n the fight will turr
on that issue. There is a majority in tn,