Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-12-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ur regular correspondent.


From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. EFF
the average farmer did not enjoy his
Thanksgiving turkey this year it was
probably because he was too busy with
prosperity which the first year of the
Mckinley administration has brought
him. The Official figures continue to
show such prosperity as the farmer
has not known Tor many years The
November expectation of wheat has
been nearly 80 per cent larger than
during last year, and the shipments
OF last week from the Atlantic ports
are the largest recorded in any week
for many years, il not at any time in
the history OF the country. The
actual exports OF wheat from all ports
for the crop year thus iar has been, in
round numbers, IL hundred million
DuSnelS. " len tie increase in prices
is taken ii:to GOnSijiefsi tiOn also it Will
oe seen that tie farmers are getting
{. very large sum OF money for their
wheat product this year-far in excess
Oh Utliio III many preceding years. the
eNporLa LiuuS Oi corn are also IncreaS-
.ns, those ior Tie present month be-
in, nearly Il million bushels IN excess
Oh .,ovemDer OF last year.
Ana wiIiie the farmer has occasion
to oe Gnanki+i Tor Ills fortune iii good
.rops and goou prices, ouher citizens
o. Jne United States nave occasion TO
De InauKiuI 10 lie farmer that his
prosperity has brought prosperous
CONDITIONS to Others and TO the coun-
Try IUoeIi. Ii4e alarm which was ielt
aG luis season during those years in
which eoid was ueIng drawn out OF
Tue country, and TIE government
conpelleu 10 Sell bonds to repienlSh
tue soiu IN LAe treasury, no longer
GLouoieS the hnancIerS or business
lnlills1raJlon. Ihe TACT that the far
nners OF the country have many mill
ions OF uusneis OF wheat to send
roroau, Tor watch gold is paid by the
gOtu-Slonudru nations purchasing 1T,
oovIs.Les Jise danger OF reduction of
Tile quantity OF gold in tue country,
/ or oI raids upon the gold in the Treas
urY. treasury officials say they are
| seGtlng greater Quantities OF gold
Lnan Jney need or even than they de-
sire, the gold reserve now reaching
nearly SLOT, 900, while the official
| ngureS showing the amount of gold in
4 the United States and in circulation
continue to Indicate an increase, due
doubtless to the fact that our exports
are now largely in excess OF our I'M
ports, which have fallen materially
since the enactment of the new tariff
law.
THE COMING OF CONGRESS
Congress, VIXEN it meets in its reg
uiar session next week, will have no
occasion to regret its action in the
special session Dy which it placed the
/ Dingley tariff law upon tile statute
books. The doleful predictions made
i by the Democrats about the proSpec-
tive operations of the Republican, tar
| iff measure which was enacted at the
special session a few months ago are
not being realized. On the contrary,
the four months in which it has been
tested have proven that the Republic
cans made no mistake in their action
I with reference to this measure. Its
earning in the four months in which
! it has been in operation are many
millions in excess of those of the cor
responding months in the history of