The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-09-19
YEARLY GAIN.

thOf. 4 tttI, Uh- ittLt- VtT ~. per NF
rorn .. 100000 $3.50, so9. 900 coal $50 Oc.OO o
Wheat. 1876 100000 1877, 093. 12i AZ 10, 10000
Oats 800. SOC. 0O0. 900 1853. $40. 7gS 30 %. 49,. coo
RIVE 49,. Is. OK 600 6.634.0O0 Al 10000
Barley 80. 40. OOO. 900 l7.l43.OO) 40 2.OcO 600
Potatoes Si.OO1,00J 40 624,37 .55 100000
Tons Ton.
Stay. $500 900 2i5, $50, 800 7S4 1I76l0.OO0
tSttaw. .. 5000 900 sec. 2lbO OO. 100
Annual gain on agricultl products S4s7 10000
sGain at "a a ton. tGain at IS n ton.
DOMESTIC INA MEAT).
Number. Tdiue. p CT. Gain
Milch COWS. s455.sI7 slq0.3) . .2st IL So, $50, 634
Meat cattle i7,636044 800 . .e52 10 5iseS,3y7
Hogs 49,. 8,OOs. 275 ls9, OH BIS IA 20, 4o0,e ii
Gain In value OF meat animals 80. STA, ia 99s
Yearly gain one-third of above 3s,05s, 1888
9TH sixteen states above referred to have \
total area In improved farm lands OF is9, 3a6,s76
acres. The increased value OF the productions
Of these lands will be Si65, s0),0O0 annually, an
Increased annual earning OF S2.331 per acre. II
the market value OF land depends upon
It's earning power. and the ratio OF In
crease OF value be taken at four times the In
crease in yearly earnings, then the improved
farm lands of these sixteen states will In
crease in value $685. per acre, or 81 ,s66,O01,Goo
rs the immediate result OF the opening OF the
Maritime canal of North America.
Vast as this sum appears, it is a partial
statement OF the gain to the west resulting
wa ANNB NAHAs Ah' ~ 49,"
because IL is based on the short crops of 1894,
and does not take account of truck, fruits.
small grains, dairy products, poultry, eggs,
horses and mules, and wood, timber, bark, etc.
neither does 1t take account OF mine products
and manufactures, or the increase In values In
city and manufacturing property"
This movement has received the in
dorsement of most of the United States
senator's from the west.
Last winter the legislature of Mime
sofa m~emorialized congress in support
of this measure. Senator McCleary, of
Mankato, is gathering data from Can
ada and the United States with a view
to urging it in the northwest and in
congress.
The east has no transportation ques.
ton. Her manufactured goods, worth
perhaps thousands of dollars n ton, are
not pcrceptibly affected by a slight diff
erencc in freight. The farming dis
tricts Of the west are vitality affected
when all profit in their crops is eaten
up by the carrying charges. AS a ma
tional question it should be borne in
mind that the manufacturing east re-
ceives her raw products largely from
lIlt NtSls dlSo hti SIlCdp ioou SuPpilco-
In turn she finds her best market in the
farming states of the west. 1t should
also be remembered that the enormous
cash balance annually required abroad
to settle the foreign exchange must be
provided in the main by the western
and southwestern farms or by gold.
The pressure is urgent. The naviga-
ton cannot be provided soon enough
il commenced now. The convention at
Cleveland will be marked by the pres
ence of many specialists with specially
prepared papers covering a wide range
of public matters. As chairman of the
executive committee, l respectfully re.
quest correspondence with commercial
bodies, public officials and the papers,
il in any way it may lead to fuller in
formation and a quickened interest. In
particular, | desire assurances of sup,
port which can be shown at the proper
time a evidence of popular sentiment,
Address, A. l.. CRoCEER,
Minneapolis Board of Trade.