Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-05


beast, 100 million bushels more than
they produce. A similar condition OK.
stB In all the Southern States, and not
only do they require more corn, but
wheat, flour and meat.
Alabama ought to consume nine
million bushels OF wheat. She grows
but 100000. Georgin needs u million.
She grows 100000. Misslssippi needs
slght million. She grows less than half
! million. Florida needs five million
She grows none NJ all. The great corn
and wheat growing sections tributary
% the Mississippi river can grow these
PRODUCTS and sell them to the South for
much less than they can produce them
that section. These products should
ind market In the Southern States,
and in exchange we should receive the
ron OF Tennessee and Alabama, and the
cotton, oil aud lumber Of all the South
iru States. Agreater reciprocity should
Nist, and closer commercial relations
between thege sections.
II the cost OF transportation could be
'eduoed tho farmers would not be com
jelled TO divide their profits with trans.
,ortation companies. The South al
,eady buys largely from the grain pro-
luclng sections, but il would buy i'm
nensely more II they had low freights,
hat would stimulate business and en-
courage enterprise A few years ago the
3outh made no iron. Their output now
3 2JOOOOD tons. Seven years ago TINT
eCtlon consumed less than 100000
jales Of cotton Her mills now consume
more than 100000.
The government is lavish IN its appro-
lriatious for harbors along the North
Atlantlc sea coast, but the gppropra.
ions 10 improve the harbors aud water.
Ways OF other Bectiona have been men.
gre indeed. 1t is Illuminating TO know
hat the United States has done less &c
improve her waterways than England,
france, Ruasia, Austria, Sweden OF
holland. Russia has 800 miles Of canal
ghich connect rivera that have outlets
u opposite extremitiAs OF the continent
sweden abOunds In lakes which cover
1000 squire miles, with no navigable
iyers except those which have been made
~ internal improvements Her lakes
md rivers arc connected by over 3 0
niles OF canals, $50 miles through lakes,
rays and rivera and two 50 mile canals
iermany Inns LOO miles Of canala
Eighty in number Holland. 200 milei
nd $40 miles Of river navigation Eng
and has 5000 miles OF cannls and 2,5O(
niles OF nHvlRablo rivers. Chuadi, witt
population Oi 100000 people has ex,
1onded 5000 OOlO on cunals while thu
country has expended only Sl2,OOOOO0
N canRlB and lesa than sGO.OOI,0OO nt
he Mississippi river.
The Missouri and Mississippi rivera
rom the Gull 10 Fort UnioD, distance
II 2i2bl miles, are susceptible TO i'm
pruvementB so that they would bs unI
gable nine months m the year, aud the
Mississippi all the yoar round. The
commercial capacity OF those rivers, for
cheap transportation, estiMHtug the
cost Of railroads at their bonded lndebt.
adness, woul average more than 500,
DcO per mile. Tho MISS ssippl 10 worth
ten rnlr0sda and the Missouri tive, run,
ming along their banks, to the producers
aud ehippsr3. The government nppro,
printon for these rivers 10 less than one
eighth OF the amount given TO the Pa
clio rnilroada.
The StGteH bordering on and tributarI
TO these greut channels Of cnmmerrl
produce SO per cent of the wheat. "
per cent Of the cora, 10 per cent NJ the
oats, 90 per cont Of the tobacco, 81 pei
cent OK the sugar, % per cent ~ the
coal, 50 per cont OF the pix iron, Is pei
cent OF the cotton, aud so per cent of
The horeea, mulea, hogs aud cattle Of tht
Union. OF tho commodities enteripe
into the export trade OF the United
states, 10 per cent arc Of agricultural
production, Of which % per cent ia pro.
duced IN he valleys Of tho Misaissippi
ind Missnuri rivers. Tho mHnutactur.
ing, mining and forestry induslriea Of
this country lind tho principal cunnum,
er9 OF their products la the farming and
mining soolions, The promotion OF nh
the industries OF the Western and
Southern States, upon which DEPEND
our foreign commerce and the prosperity
VI tho productive Industries, IRE largely
dependent upon cheup transportation.
which can only be secured by means oi
tho Mississippi river and cheaper rail.
way facilities TO Gull ports.
The manufacturing industries OF the
HhH nave been TOstercd by eNcteAtNr
arm laws and unjust discrimination 10
transportation. Tho per capita con.
sumption Of whent In the North A Ian.
ito States ia about six bushels. Thai
semion requirea more than lO0OOOUOl
bushels of wheat, aud they produce lest
than one-third that amount, two.thirdl
being drawn from tho West. The aver
age consumption OF corn Is about thirti
buhhels per capita for the whole oaun
try. The average probably In the Eae,
ern States would be less than the zen
aral average but 10 would doubtles,
reach twenty buehels which would re
luire approximately 800 million bushels.
Their own production ia about 100 mil
hon bushels, leaving 900 million thai
hey draw from the Mississippi valley |
Statea. Oats and other farm products |
including meats, are largely drawn from |
The West and South.
The excessive freight charges. tocethm |
With the demonstration Of silver and |
he decrease IN the volume OF money. da
lrlvts tie producers OF at least one. bal
he value VI their ptoducis. Were ail
rer restored TO lie full money function
md our circulating medium incrensed
% auficiont volume to enable hi,
country TO properly transact the bust
lees OF an Increasing population, farm
PRODUCTS would enhance in value at
east 80 per cent.
II ia the duty OF tho general govern,
nont to 80 legislRte ne TO increase tae
wealth Of the people.
There are many reasone why the own.
"a OF wealth in tue Eastern States do
ire the destruction OF silver. One ID
hat they may purchase the products OF
he Western States for one half their
alue. Another ia that Il will double
he purchasing power Of the dollar that
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