The morning news., 1894-11-25

adjoUrns q grain congress viii be held in
New Orleans. whose object viii be 10
look for gulf port through which the
grain and other produce Of the west may
be conveniently shipped and through
which European goods may le imported.
These congresses do not interfere with
each other, in fact many delegates 70
the first viii also attend the second be
cause Of financial interests ia The objects
of both.
Unless YOU have looked into the mat
ter a little you have not the slightes.
{ idea OF the vast stretches Of TERRITORY
that intervene between the different cit
. les Of the region wset of the AtlsslssiUpi.
. If YOU viii take "a foot rule and measure
. upon the map the eNpanse between Olym-
pia, Ia Washington and New Orleans.
. in Louisiana, you win see that It Is as
. far from one OF these occidental cities TO
I the other as fl is from London To Con-
! stantinople and enough further 10 go
1 from ConstantinOule and 70 Rome on the
Z return trip. IL is as far from st. Louis
: TO san Francisco as from Lisbon. Portu-
gal 10 Berlin, Germany. Tt is as far from
the point where the Red River of the
North runs across the line which di-
vides Uncle Sans farm from Queen
| Nictorias patch of ground, TO the poiut
on the Gulf coast where the Rio GrauHe
empties as 10 is from Gibraltar TO the
Orkney Islands, away up north of Scot
land.
But Notwithstanding the magnificent
distances of the some-time-tO-be dominant
western section of this republic, it is
easier and more comfortable to travel be-
tween its extreme points than ii is to
journey between places not half so far
removed in Europe. The railroad system
OF the trans-3I Iississippi region, although
greatly inferior to that of the east, be-
cause the western section is younger. lis
better than that of any similar part Of
he 4F al ai irofI In ei
Some of the states of Europe have more
railroads n proportion to their area, of
course, but this is more than overbal-
anced by the large eXpanse of Russian
territory. practically without railroads.
The total mileage in the trans-Aississippi
region is about $1,000, while the total
mileage Of Europe, with a million and
half square miles more area, and with
population more than twenty times as
great, is barely 10000.
It might interest the reader to tell Of
the miles and miles that the cattle Of the
trans-Mississippian plains and hills and
valleys would extend, if they were driven
In single file across the continent, of the
number of freight cars IL would take to
convey the carcasses to the Atlantic sea-
board if they were all butchered at once;
of the enormous army of butchers 1t would
require to do the killing If it We're all per-
formed in a. day, and OF the oceans Of
blood that flow from the severed jugulars.
quite as interesting would be the parade
Of sheep if they were also arranged in
Indian hle, while the animal woOl-clip
would make a pile that would dwarf the
Washington monument for hight, and COW
er a surprisingly large area. In Texas
alone there were in 1891, Is 69i,S15 farm
animals Of all sorts; and their value was
set down at $40 043, ,649; in Nebraska there
were in 1891, 62j 293 horses, worth S3G, ,29S, 76S
46 70S mules, worth Sab, ,1S2; more than
a1a .T..I. F,f
more than 100000 ofcattle preparing for
the tables OF Americans, Londouers, Par
isians and Berliners, to the value Of al
most $1,000 900; while of sheep there were
269,SO4 worth $690,s87; and of swine, more
than 800 900, valued at more than $l3,-
900, 900.
Everyone knows, Of course, that the pro-
ducts of the trans Mssissippian regions
are as various as they are vast; but few
[ realize either their variety or their guam
| tity Fully as impressive a picture could
I be made Of the timber produced by the
west as of the cattle that are raised
| there; IN Washington alone the estimated
area of forest lands is 10000 900 acres,
while of standing timber IL is calculated
/ that there are 389, ,365 900 coo feet. In 1881
/ the mills of Washington turned ont 1,32l,-
400 900 feet Of sawed lumber, and eSS 4O0, 900
| shingles, and Washington is only one Of
4 several states that are largely clothed
/ with timber, and that every year put forth
/ an enormous quantity Of boards, beams,
! masts and the like. In California, where
/ the big red wood trees grow it is esti-
mated that there are 100000 acres OF
timber land from which JgO,0O0,O00 feet are
/ cnt every year.
California is indeed a wonderful state.
! Next to Texas it is the largest, not only
Of the Mississippian region, but of
all those represented on Uncle Sans flag
in the galaxy of stars. 1t is as far from
| the northern boundary of California 20
! the southern as 1t is from Madrid to
| Brussels, and the coast line of the state,
| without any considerable indentations, is
$50 miles long, distance almost equal
to the combined coast line of Maine, New
/ Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
1 New Jersey and Connecticut. In the north
I Califor1ias climate is temperate; in the
| south it is almost tropical, and there are
| regions particularly the famous Death
/ Valley" where the heat is constantly as
| intense probably as anywhere on the
globe. The wonderful range of tempera-
ture. combined with truly marvellous
fertility of soil, and abundance of water
for irrigation where the rainfall is slight
! enables CalfOrnians to grow all the prod
/ ucts OF the temperate and sub-tropic Cli-
mates Every one knows California as
the Golden state" but her production
of cereals is one Of the most important
elements in her prosperity, and this will
that CALIFORNIA; S annual output of wheat
is more than SO. 100000 bushels; of barley
more than 17,50000O; of corn more than
s, 800, 600: Of oats almost 100000, and of rye
/ nearly 250 000, 900 Besides California ranks
third in the production of hops the cror
Of 1890 being more than 6500.U00 pounds
California is famous as a fruit growing
state and yet few people understand how
large Is the area devoted to oranges. ap-
ricots. lemons, olives and other semi-trop-
ical fruits and nuts, the total being more
than rs, 900 acres Although her wines
are famous her vineyards do not cover
nearly so large an area, the total being
about 100000 acres.
Texas, the largest is also a wonderful
state. Its area Is 465, $50 square miles of
land, and $3.50 square miles Of water anc
{ II it's surface We're to be scooped out. Sc
as to make an enormous reservoir. and
80 were flled with water the republic OF
France could float about In the pond very
. comfortably, for the total area of France
is $1,000 square miles less than that oi
Texas. This is not "a new comparison,
believe, but b. may be sufficiently striN
ing to excuse its borrowed use here Tn.
population OF Texas rs almost twice "a.
fafsa that Of California 4Ifhou1T Gts