Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-21
DEsERET EVENING NEWS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER e. 1899

understand that there are iarge coal
beds on many Of the Islands. Some Of
the coal IL 10 situated that VI can BE-
shovcled from the mines almost directly
into the ships. Last year an English
company was formed with o capital of
sixteen hundred thousand dollars 90 de-
vcl0p some Of the mines. and III we
hold the Islands other companies will
probably be formed. The coal w. both
anthracite and bituminous. and it h.
probably N great value. Al present the
biggest fleet on the eastern Pacific is the
coal fleet coal Ia brought TO san Fran
cisco from Australia. II On carried 10
the west coast % South America from
England. and Il comes from Australia
and England to different parts of Asia.
When these mines are developed vast
quantities " coal VIII be BROUGHT DO
California and Oregon a. ballast and
as return cnrgu. This VIII cheaper
froights TO the Philippines. and VIII ale
low our goods TO 20 TO Asia at much
less cost"
what I would like to know. Mr.. Sec
Rotary" said !. ''ia how this De- rulug 10
help the Atmorican farmer"
1t viii help him all around. u viii
help him In his home market. 10 Will
give business to the factories and the
men who work In the factories will have
10 live. They live on the farmer. our
market is the best market ln the world
tion because times are good. They afc
getting high prices FOR what they sell
ana they are happy. Why. today beef
o. bringing six ccntr n pound on foot.
pork and mutton double what thcy were
year ago and everything that is of-
fcrcd Tor sale has q purchaser. have
been an over the United States during
the present year and ! don't think ths
farmers were ever ln better condition.
The Increased trade which We are have
INK abroad means an increased demand
for all farmer supplies. Il means money
Tor ull ~ ~ aud especially Tor the tillar
ut the soil We want 10 continue this
condition. And that IL what the nfticul-
ture department u trying 90 DO 10 ia
our business TO show the farmer how
he eau get the moet Tor hls work aud
the most out " his land. 1io is t.e MAJ.
We are trying To help. ! mean ~, fei-
low who works In the Held Win hlH
coat on"
CATTLE IN CUBA.
is the department doing anything
ns 10 sending cattle to Cuba and Porto
Rico, Mr Secrcturyf'
Not much now" was tho ropiy.
I'VE can't do anything until we Eot
money from Congress. The government
has authorized the importation % so 900
cattle % oar lest breeds into cuba with
out paying tarin, These ! suppose will
be shipped. Porto Rico might yet tho
same lf she wanted ID. I venture. There
u danger IN sending cattle 90 the West
indies. The animals there have the fc-
vor tick. and cattle that have not been
accustomed 90 this disease are liable 10
get sick and die. We have had the dis
ease in Texas. and I suppose improved
cattle viii be- sent from there. II seems
rather strange 10 some N our people 10
think N tine cattle being raised IN such
hot lands as the West Indies. The fact
o. that Porto Rico has magnificent
stock. ] have seen pictures uf the nnl-
mails. ana they are NJ fno ns any raised
Ia this country II IL said that thcy
were Originally Imported from Spain.
The animals are large. big bonrd and a.
clcnn-cut as Jersey"
EXPERIMENT STATIONS on THE
ISLANDS.
81 suppose you viii establish expert
mvnt stations on the various Islands. Mr
Secretary
we arr going 10 ask an appropriation
from Congress for the purpose" was
the reply, u have no doubt we can do
great deal or good We should have
experiment stations IN Cuba. Hawaii
and the Philippines. So fnr. we haven't
even station In Hawaii We
should begin work In Porto Rico nt
once. We want 10 study the coffee
plants. We have them. OF course, In our
green houses here. but our work should
be done on the ground. Java. you know
u one Of the greatest coffee countries IN
the world. It's people live on IT, coffee.