The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-30
GOV FLOWER AT THE PALMYRA FAIR.
"A Address, ON the Depression OF Values q,
Farm Lnnds.

| PALMYRA. n. Y Sept. 20.-Gov. Flower ar.
rived here at Cookbook this morning. He was
escorted to the residence Of Judge McLouth
| where he breakfasted. At noon no was es-
corted TO tho Fair Grounds. where he deliv-
cred an address, Referring 10 tho recent de-
preston of values in farm lands. he said:
The late depreciation OF land values in the thicsly
settled sections of the East and their rise In the
spnrsely settled sections of tho West present an
anomaly to tie explained only by the rates
OF transportation. which places the Western product
at the dock for foreign shipment as cheapy az that
grown in Its Immediate vicinity. It more to.
day to move load OF freight from MINI to
New York. distance Of 400 miles than II cost tw ent
I'VE years ago to move q car load of freight from
Rochester to New York. distance OF 374 miles Again
land worth So per acre in Minnesota the interest
per acre at per ceut Ia 30 cents per The
terest on land In New York $50 per acre Ia sa5o
difference of s3l5. Now for this sa1o you can ship
the crop from OF land in Minnesota TO Liver.
pool England.
From comparison of values OF farm lapds In the
United states. and taken in 1870 and 1882 1t will DO
found during that decade that while Colorado ad
yanced s21.T23.4T5 Vermont declined $50. o41 oe5;
that while Dakota advanced S2o.3lbSi9. New Jersey
declined $50 543 that while California advanced
sl2o 81 254. rennsylvsna declined ss7 7o2 IT,: that
einei s2l0nsi,o25, II the hgufes were at hand FOR
lsso they would show still greater decline OF land
IN Great Britain the agricultural losses OF tho King
been ii oooooOooo Russia Australia. the HrsenIine
dsp"SS A"a SHS has S b her rm snnsr The %
sRa s tsn re and
IA. 9 the .n name Psy Svs ; VAT
du,ry in Al, the,, countries with an ARTIFICIAL growth
An nsys BEEN by s low rate of
terest has been lowered in this country by laying
In U S 81 Hn ssa #
When The cables S were established the skal rate OF
six per cent and viii soon b. hve Whenever scarcity
market tends to make the rate Uniform and oon.e.
q1sn ,h ,S the rate Of
telegraph and railroads which have brought our coun
lansing unSrn sslrsneH have a .o siSH
sss 10 sh IN
York. So this ovorproducton and cheap ireights ike
Fast beginning to be felt liz in the
anS ar W nxss
react upon the East.
asaps. cheap Tor the depsndsnee q
bread to her people for only hsir DAY IN The yesr,
goes without question ~ N. me unnatural stimun.
transportation has often dllei our warehouses with
many million bushels Of wheat to bo added to next
am inclined to think, however, that in our state
ssscs.% ss.s5ys lto% ;Ss %sarss laIsy n%SIasSs%
s Of ANS S the
hH. ,.mshns over La per cent during
"y S 9 an @ r.. IN I
an
expect TO see priScs much If any lower This
victon largelybased on the he conditions which
our farmers are adapting themselves graduaiiy-the
conditions presented by rapidly increasing popula.
ton in cities, which demands something more
from our farms than VT eat and corn These conditions
will compel adiversiflchton OF farm producJs-a
dency already well started-and all our improved aRri
cultural lands Will be needed in furnishing those var
Ons products which our own people consume great
er and greater proportions each year
Our state population Is Increasing at tho rate OF
hundred thousand people n year We now average $40
persons TO tue square mile In England theMveragei
great a density OF population. That means greater
economy in the use of our lands and better prices
them 1t means more work for farmers ana more
money. 1t means agricultural prosperity instead of
Rgricutu distress She sooner farmers
~ will thoroughly readjust them solves to changed
conditions the sooner their lands will their
value and the greater WILL be the rewards for their
Efforts.
ALBANY. Sept. 29.-Gov. Flower will pass
through here to- morrow on his way to Indian
and Lewis lakes. in the Adirondacks. where he
will fish and hunt for few days. after his ex-'
tended tour Of the county fairs