The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-04

miscellaneous conterss Of which excused
irseeuraeAes- He has continued Ia this
Ans OF work since with occasional abe-a-
hons In one o. ttaese Nr Wells anfici-
pafed or adapted the single land tax the
CRY OF Henry George. recommending it for
Tae state OF New York. In another or,
5 the occasaon OF & visit To England he was
persuaded BY the coursesses OF the Cob
den club 20 abjsre his early urcseetsonsss
oplnaons and became an arsssnt free
trader. His lates. important publication.
entitled Recent Economic Changes. Is OF
the same Enuitifarsous type as his earlier
works, and for this reason some inaccura-
cses may be psrsscned They were listed
some time ago. together With errors in his
book en Our Merchant Marine" In q re-
View OF his works. with conclusions ex-
pressed in the following terms: ..Iis has
Tor many years been Swimming the news
papers for facts. but has covered such a
broad ground that he has never had zine
10 so very deep. He Is well supplied with
statements which he doubtless believes,
but which are in many cases without
foundation" An English newspaper a
few years since called him .sthe free trade
BON Bonn OF the other side OF the Attain
tic" and rSdicuied certain dispatches sent
by him to England. quoting the London
Edition OF the New York Herald. which
denied the correctness or Mr.. Wells state
Tuents-
In regard to General Walker, the
adoption Of his Political Economy" in the
English universities. and his position In
the monetary conference Of 1878. stand
for something. But the high esteem Ia
which he is held al home and abroad
as the first economist Of the United
States. Is expressed in Dr. Ingram's
History Of Political Economy, origin
ally printed in the Encyclopedia Britain
Mica. and since issued in the Emitted S.ases
ia a seperate volume. with an introsiuc-
ton by Prof. James, unquestaouabIy the
best work on this subject in the English
language. After giving an account of
many writers on political economy, more
or less distinguished. in this country.
among whom We fail to find the name
of either Mr.. Atkinson or Mr.. Wells. DR.
Ingram says: THE name OF no Ameri-
can economist stands higher than that
OF General Francis A. Walker That
Dir. Atkinson and Mr.. Wells are incor-
rectly estimated when they are placed
above General Walker would be readily
acknowledged by themselves. 1t is also
eonciusiyeiy shown by their quoted opsn-
ions. which are ausagonized by Stats
ticlans, statesmen and economists OF the
first rank. In which the wofid has not
yet seen fit 10 place either Mr.. Atkinson
or Mr.. Wells.
j only proiong this communication TO
point out the prevailing exagge-ations
of the increase of the wheat product.
In a recent editorial you mentioned 6 un-
600 bushels from Siberia as something
portentous. and the increase Of the Rus
sian crop as immense" l0u also re-
ferred in general terms to the vast in
crease OF the Indian crop. en- examine
ton OF these sources OF wheat win show
shat they vary from year 10 year. ac-
cording to conditions of demand and sup
ply at home. and are not likely 10 con-
tribute any serious increase of the
worlds supply In the immediate future
The Russian crop Of 's3 was 3ooeo,ooo
bus els less than in 1883 The Indian
output for 1893 was less than for 1891
The Russian minister of agriculture
stated In June. 1891, that sit is doubtful
il there viii be any increase whatsoever
OF the wheat area during the next few
years"
Thus the dismal Srophecies of disaster
to our farmers from Asiatic and Russian
crops and the conclusion that the free
silver men will find no comfort In these
crop estimates collapse for want OF
n ffon