The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-08
Talks with Hon. c. w. Fairbanks,
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
and Secretary of War Alger.
FARMERS In GOOD SPIRITS
SELLING CROPS AT HIGH PRICES AND
SPENDING MONEY FREELY.
Work for Nearly Every TOiler Who
Wants It-EurOpe in Need of $780,
100000 Bushels of Wheat.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. THE New York
Tribune of to-day has the following para
graph about Senator Fairbanks: Senator
Fairbanks, of Indiana, who succeeded the
late Senator Voorhees, might well inherit
the latter's title of The Tall Sycamore of
the Wabash Mr.. Fairbanks, who is UNI
usually tall and not at all inclined to be
feshy, was at the Waldorf yesterday. but
he went to Riverside Conn.,, in the after
noon His visit to the East is due to prl-
vate business. He says he is so busy look
ing after business affairs and taking ad-
vantage of the returning tide of prosperity
that he has not had time to talk politics.
We feel il as we'll as the rest OF the coun-
try he said, in speaking of the business
BOOM and there is no doubt that 1t is
genuine. 1t has inspired confidence and in
creased business activity. The farmers are
getting a good price for their crops and
this money will be freely spent. Thus an
impetus will be given along all lines of
trade The passage of the Dingley Dill
gives an assurance of stability to the bust
ness men, and the Republican party being
in control gives them the knowledge that
there will be no unwise financial legiSla-
ton The result is that capital is coming
out, new enterprises are under way, labor
is being employed and all of the credit is
coming to the Republican party, whether
Justly or not. But, whatever the cause
the Republican party is largely responsible
and should get the credit A."
Secretary Wilson was at his desk in the
Agricultural Department to-day for the
first time for a month. having just returned
from a tour of the transmississippi States.
He went as far west as Montana and Utah,
giving especial attention to the agricultural
interests of the States visited, with par
ticular reference to irrigation, horse rails
ing and sugar-beet growing.
II found the farmers in especially good
spirits wherever l went, he said TO re-
porter. There is no doubt that confidence
is restored and that the country is Justlhed
in it's anticipations of better times. The
people are all busy in the West. Indeed,
I do not believe there is an idle man west
of the Mississippi who wants work.
Mr. Wilson predicted still further adj
vance in the price of wheat, due to the
fact that there is not only a short crop
abroad but also because of the fact that,
according to his observation, the crop VIII
not be so extensive in this country as has
generally been anticipated. with the i'm
provement Of the times" he said, 1.-The
average American is going to have all the
flour his family can consume, even though
he may have to pay a little more for it.
7 believe that even without the shortage in
the foreign crops the conditions in this
country would have forced wheat to 81 a
busheI But" he added 1.-The improved con-
dition of the former is due not alone to the
enhanced price in wheat, but there has been
a corresponding improvement in all farm
products"
Secretary of War Alger is again at his
desk after being with the President since
the latter began his vacation. In an inter-
view he said: I'VE found everywhere multi
tudes of people turning out to greet the
President and all the testimony we got
showed the happiness of the people over
feeling that the tide had turned and that
there was enough work to do and enough
food to eat. Nothing closes the mouth of
the grumbler so quickly as work and food,
and there is work and wages for ALL
w P Atwell. commercial agent of the
United States at Robaix, France, sends to
the State Department report on the short
wheat crop in France He says the crop
in France and, in fact, in all Europe has
fallen much below the average, and that
it is estimated that the United States and
Canada will be called to export from
they exported to Europe last year. France
will require about 6O,O00OOO to meet the de-
ficiency in that country.
Consul Heenan, at Odessa, Russia, has
made quite an extensive report to the State
Department concerning the failure of the
crops in Russia In many districts 1t has
been the wettest season ever known and
grain has been destroyed by both rain and
hail Much of the grain was not worth the
expense of binding. The wheat received at
Odessa is of a very inferior quality. The
report predicts that little wheat will be Elk
ported from Russia during the season of
1878, as there is little available for that
purpose the old stocks being practically
exhausted and the new crop little more
than sufficient for the home demand. The
failure of the wheat crop in Austria-Hun-
gary, Roumania and Bulgaria, Consul
Heenan continues, has brought buyers from
those countries into Russia and wheat
which would ordinarily leave Odessa by
steamers is destined to go by rail from the