Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-29

The Indications are that when the
present war with Spain is over we shall
control Porto Rico. the Philippines and
Sandwich Islands. to say nothing of
Cuba. We must maintain larger
standing army and large. efficient
navy. We must build q canal across
the Isthmus OF Panama. All this
means that thousand and hundreds Of
thousands Of able-bOdied men Will be
withdrawn from ordinary pursuits, that
new fields will be opened for the enter
prising. that the unemployed may have
employment II they will. that period
Of prosperity for the farmer aud for the
artisan and consequently for the whole
country Ia near. How long the boom
will last or what will be the ultimate
result are other questions, but 1t be-
hOoves the wise to have their wits
about them and be UP and doing. That
some sort of reaction will come in
time there can be no doubt, says a writ
er In q Louisville paper. The farm.
ers Of Kentucky and of the South now
have their greatest opportunity. They
were left PROSTATE In 1856 and were
unable to gather together the wreck Of
war and take advantage In It's fullness
Of the flush times in the latter half Of
the eos. When they did begin to stand
alone !:nmigratiOn-sometim half a
million a year from the crowded popu.
latlon Of Europe--nowed into the un.
broken prairies Of the West. The vir.
gin soil was broken. American inge.
nuity invented improved machinery of
every kind. and food Of wheat and
corn and cattle and horses poured out
from the West. undream med OF. unexam.
pied In the history Of the world. In.
Ola, Argentina and Russia added to the
store Of golden grain. The cheap horses
from the West killed the mule Industry
In Kentucky. the cheap wheat and corn
and the fat range cattle from the bunch
grass drove the price Of Southern cattle
and farm products down to such liz.
ure that no longer were they profitable.
Cotton went down In price, aud tobac.
| co. except the better class Of hurley.
| dropped. But at last the West was fun
at least 10 far rs free lands and farms
open for the taking. The South had
| ~ AnCuSuIC ~ OlQer tu10KS.
Finding farming profits cut down. she
dug into the bowels OF the earth for
coal and ore. furnaces and factories
sprung up. and the hum Of industry
was heard. Aud even before the dec.
laratiOn Of war the South was begin.
ming to have her inning. She was. as Il
were. beginning to catch even with the
shooting. jumping. popping. growing
West. with the North, bOom-sick Ar.
gentlna. despot-cursed Russia and
plague-ridden, but rich and productive
india. Wheat was going up. corn was
going up. hogs, cattle aud horses were
bringing good and increasing prices. All
this and better things are now mt hand.
Having learned the bitter lesson of at,.
versity the South should he prepared
America should be prepared to grasp
her opportunities. We have no famines
In America, We have no pestilence as
known to other countries. Those who
do not move forward may blame them.
selves. We have the most productive
country 0p this globe. and, avoiding
wild schemes and foolish specula tons
we should produce and lay up a store
against the rainy day. remembering
that ''he is farthest from market who
has nothing to SELL"