The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-09-14
YEARLY GAIN.

YEARLY GAIN
Az Cain at SO
CROP. Yield bu raiue per b. per 6u
Corn Y,o 900 90 $50. so30 900 s04I S36,O00.O00
Wheat. .S3S. 100000 l57,v93.I2l ~ l6.75o00O
Oats 500 100000 l5ss7e,7ss 10 $3.50 900
Rye go. 100000 6,634,000 A 10000
Potatoes si.OOoOoJ 466aa,S6 .5o 100000
Tons Ton.
ebay ..... 100000 clsGoso ia 100000
Annual gain on agricult'l products si,7, 7bo, 900
.Gain at "a u ton. tGaln ut IS atom.
DOMESTIC ANIMALS (MEAT).
Number Value p CT Cain
Mich cows. s455,sl7 $50. 2s4 II 81, S36 63<
Meat cattle. II 6s0.0A 3ot 7go6Ss IS 81, sos,sI7
Sheep 10. 265, gi7 44,5Ss 10 "a 10J005, i46
Hogs 49,. &c, 0OS,275 ls9,O7f5l5 IA 264O,9li
Gain in value OF meat animals 80. sIl4I74 o9s
Yearly gain one-third of above..... 3s,05s, 1888
Tho sixteen states above referred to have y
tota; area in improved farm lands OF 100 aad,S76
acres The increased value OF tho productions
of these lands will be- Si65 S0), 0oo annually. al
increased annual earning OF - 1915 per acre II
tho market value OF land depends upon
Its 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 80. 33H per acre, or S1s66 900 600
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
from deep draft navigation to the seaboard,
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
dorsemcnt of most of the United States
senators from the west.
Last winter the Legislature of Mime
sofa memorialized congress in support
of this measure. Senator McCleary, of
Manlsato, is gathering data from Can
ada and the United States with n 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 perceptibly affected by slight diff
erence 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 ma
tional question it should be borne in
mind that the manufacturing east re.
ceives her raw products largely from,
the west; also her cheap food supplies.
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
if commenced now. Tho convention at
Cleveland will be marked by the pres
ence of many specialists with specially
prepared papers covering wide range
of public matters. AS chairman of the
executive committee, l respectfully re-
quest correspondence with commercial
bodies, public officials and the papers,
II in any way it may lead 20 fuller in
formation and quickened interest. In
particular, desire assurances of sup
port which can be shown at the proper
time as evidence of popular sentiment
Address, A. l.. CROKER,
Minneapolis Board of Trade.