The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-13
DEEP WATERWAYS
Wealth TO the Western Farmer L. -
sured by Its Completion.

deep channels between Lakes Superior,
Huron, Michigan and Erie has been
going on. At length the work is done.
or under contract to complete. so that
from all the lakes twenty-fnot channels
may practically be said to exist. With
the completion of the inter-lalxe
channels, all the immense and rapidly
increasing navigation conxerges to. the.
common eastern terminus at Buffalo.
The existence of the great lakes has.
made possible the so-called northwest,
since it has permitted the products-O of
the northwest to reach markets at a
much lower figure than has been;
possible by all rail. From Duluth to.
Buffalo, eleven hundred miles, it costs
about one-third as much as it costs to,
transship and transport across New
York state. Increasing COMPETE
tior from those countries. of
the world possessing cheap land
and cheap labor makes it
imperative on the producers, the farm
ers of the northwest, to. search out, if
possible, some way of getting their
crops to. the eastern markets at a, lower
rate than. they have been getting. To.
every producer in the northwest IL will
be of interest % know that on Septem-
Der 1926 there will be a convention,
held in the city of Cleveland, for tho
purpose of developing in q, large way
the facts relating to this deep water
navigation from Buffalo. eastward.
With view to decreasing the cost, it
is necessary to. use the existing lakes
aud river, with supplementary canals.
and to reduce the cost from Buffalo,
east IN some such ratio as- has been Sc
cured in the upper lakes. An. eminent
engineer. c. \. D1tton, who has given
the matter 4 great deal of study, has
prepared the following statements. and
figures, which L beg to present, with
out comment, simply asking that they
be read and thought ON:
sixteen great states. namely. Ohio. Indi-
ana Illinois. Kentucky. Michigan. Wisconsin,.
Minnesota, Iowa. Missouri. North Dakota
South Dakota, Nebraska Kansas. Montana.
Wyoming and Colorado. must ship their sur
plus agricultural products from the great
lakes to the seaooard Deep water navigation.
would effect an immediate reduction in freight
costs. aud consequent increase in crop values.
of on average OF five cents bHShel on grain
and potatoes. four dollars q ton on hay and
FIVE dollars and upwards a ton on straw
In the sixteen states most benefited. tho
direct money gain, computed on the crop re-.
portsof 1895, will be as, follows
YEARLY GAIN.
AZ. Gsin IT Sc
CROP. Yield. bx TdIys per 6a psr6u.
Corn 49,. TO 900 900 $3.50, 800 90 ls04i s36OOOOO0,
@ 900 SSS Is ss II q l5 SO 900
Rye 1900. l5.OOOOO0 6S4OOO a. 7jOOO
Barley " 100000 17,IsOOI - sOOOOOO
Potatoes S!.OO10O 4e6'4s76 50 4-O90OO
Ebay ..... s040OOOO, si5.G5036O. 784 lI7G)OOOOt
+Sfraw. .. 5000 900 80. 235 coo 900.
Annual gain on sgrtcult'l products 4i7.S50.OO0
sGain at S44a ton team at s. . ton
DOMESTIC ANIMALS (HEAT,.
Member Tdlue p Ct. GGts.
Mich cows. S455. SIT sisO3O5.sS4 IL Ss2S36.634,
Meat cattle II .636J844 504 T90e5s 18- 5lS63.3U7
Sheep ..... 10, 2i5 9i7 44.5s8. 10 "a l0005.i46
Hogs $500. n. O0s.275 l59O7l,5l Ia 26,460,0l<
Gain in value OF meat animals. .... sif4l7490s,
Yearly gain one-third of above'-.... Ss,O5s353
The sixteen states-abov referred to have
total area in improved farm lands of 100 BEG s7S
acres The increased value Of theproductiOls
Of these lands will be S465 800 900 annually an
Increased annual earning OF S233l5 per acre. II
he market value of land depends upon
- earning power. and the ratio OF. In
,rease OF value be taken at four times the IN
.rease in yearly earnings. then the i'm proved
,rcase in value s9S5I5 peracre. or sl.5s60000O01
Is the immediate result Of the opening OF che
Maritime canal OF North America
Vast as this sum appears, It is-a partial
statement OF the gain &C. the, west resulting
rom deep draft nAyigatiOl' tonthe seabOard.
because IL Is based on the short crops OF 1924.
md does not take account OF truck. fruits.
mail grains, dairy products, poultry, eggs,
lGrses and mules, and wood. timber. bark. ate.
leither does It take account OF mine products.
nd manufac lures. or the increase in values IN
ity and manufacturing property"
This movement has received them
torsement OF most OF the United States.
enatorS from the west.
Last winter the Legislature OF Mime
ota memorialized congress in support.
4 this measure. Senator McCieary. OF
fanlzato, is gathering data from Can
da and the United States with vieqg
o urging it IN the northwest and IN
ongress-
Tie east has no transportation q'ies-
ion. Her manufactured goods, worth
'erhaps thousands of dollars u ton, arr
lot perceptibly affected By a slight dif-
renee in freight. The farming dzs-
riots OF the west are vitality affected
Fhen all profit IN their crops Is eaten
p By the carrying charges. As a IL
ional question il should be borne II
mind that the manufacturing east rc-
elves her raw products largely froln
he west; also her cheap food supplies
n turn she finds her best market IN the
arning states of the west. 1t should
lso be remembered that the enormous
ash balance annually required abroad
o settle the foreign exchange must be
rovided in the main by the western
nd southwestern farms OF bv gold
he pressure is urgent. The naviga-
ion cannot be provided soon enough
commenced now. The convention at
leveland will be marked by the pres
nee of many specialists with specially
repaired papers covering a wide range
f public matters. As chairman Of the
xecutive committee, respectfully re-
ueSt correspondence with commercial
'odies, public officials and the papers,
in any way it may lead TO fuller in
ormation and quickened interest. In
articular. desire assurances of sup
ort which can be shown at the proper
ime as evidence of popular sentiment
ADDRESS y l.. CRoCKER,
Minneapolis Board of Trade.
CHARLOTTE.