The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22
GLAD TO BE IN GEORGIA.
CENTRAL'S PRESIDENTS IMPRESS
SIoNS OF THE WEST.

COndition-TNvO Good Years Have
Knocked out 16 to with the
Farmers-The Corn Crop This Year
simply Immcnse-Mr. Conner
Doesn't Know Much About the Com
ditiOn of the Cotton Crop, Hut Is
Satisfied That Mr.. Ncin In I,O00.-
600 Bales out of the Way.
Mr.. II. NJ. Conner, president OF the Cen,
trail of Georgia Railway, and party re
turned TO Savannah yesterday morning
after having spent the last five weeks in
Colorado and other Western states. The
party consisted of MIR. and Mrs. Conner
the younger members of their family and
Or. IT, j. Charlton of Savannah and Dr.
and Mrs. A w. Calhoun of Atlanta.
The object of Mr. Corners trip was rest
and recuperauon, and he returns greatly
improved. He said yesterday that he en-
joyed his trip thoroughly, and would have
remained month longer had not his du-
ties in connection with the annual report
of the operations of the Central recalled
him Ia Savannah. The greater part e
the trip was in Colorado, Glenwood
Springs, in the western part, being the
headquarters of the party. Much OF the
time was spent in camping and hunting
part in the great timber reserve north
of Glenwood Springs. The laws of Colo
RADIO forbid deer hunting at this season of
the year so Mr.. Conner and his party went
bear hunting. They did not Kill any
bear, but did get some other game.
After leaving Glenwood Springs a trip
was made through the northern part of
Utah, a two days stop being made at
Salt Lake City. The return was through
the heart of the great West, Kansas, Ne
braska and Iowa being traversed en- route
to Chicago, from which point the party
came southwark The thing which most
attracted Mr. Comer's attention in the
West was the immense corn crop.
For 1000 miles" he said, we Travelled
through the most magnificent corn fields
l have ever seen or heard of. Through
out that immense territory l believe the
crop viii average fifty bushels to the
acre. The immensely of the crop Is almos I
beyond comprehension. We did not get
up far enough to the north and west to
see the principal wheat growing section,
but the reports generally current were to
the effect that the wheat crop is consd-
erably below the average. The crop has
been cut and is now being threshed, and
the reports OF the yield show that there
will be a considerable reduction"
''The West is in a highly prosperous
| condition." said Mir Conner ''They have
| had two good crop years. and what Is un-
| usual, they have enjoyed good prices
| along with good crops. The result has
| been to turn a great deal of money loose
| and the farmers have paid up their debts
| and have money to put in improvements
besides something laid aside in the bank
! Coming after a ceries of bad years these
| Two good seasons have caused a great re-
nf in ha
| perity is having a very decided effect on
| tho political situation. In 1896 tho farm
| ers believed chat the hard times from
| which they had suffered was due to the
| discontjnuance of the coinage of silver
| They believed that the election of Bryan
! would bring about a reversal of the condi
lions under which they labored and tina
on the other hand the election of Me
! Kinley would mean that their condition.
| would only become worse. The cOntTar,
| has proved to be the case. Prosperity ha!
| been on the increase ever since Mckinley
| entered office. The heavy exports of grair
in conjunction with the large crops hav,
brought prosperity to he farmers. Thi!
has proved to them that the currency
| qUe stion was not the bugaboo they
| thought il 70 be. They have gotten pros
| perity without getting silver and copsc
| quenty Is to ! has received a setback"
Il made It a point to talk to people whom
! 1
| to Bryans political standing in his owl
| state. / found that If / met a Bryan MAI
il was all Bryan and If ! met an anti
| Bryan man 1t was just the opposite. A
the same time, ] found that many o
| Bryans supporters favor him because o
| their personal admiration Of the mar
| rather than their adherence to his views
Ii was freely admitted that on a squar,
issue Of 16 to ! against sound money Ne
| braska would go for sound money. win
| Bryan as a candidate for President how
| ever. state pride and Bryan's large per
| soual following might enable him 10 carr!
the state, though his chances of doing 81
| are not so good now as they were three
years ago"
Mr. Corners party made a brief stol
al Lincoln. Neb.. Mr.. Bryans home, Blu
the great silver orator was not there. "
should not have called on him had h
been at home" said Mr. Conner. He II
not an admrer of the Nebraska man.
Mr. Conner was asked what Information
he had gained concerning the cotton crol
and as TO his view Of Mr.. Nells est
mate
Il don't think saw a stalk Of cottor
from the time | left Georgia until / go
! back" he replied, and | never heard o
| Mr. Neilrs estimate until returned here
I met a man in Chicago who had Travelled
extensively throughout Texas and he in
| formed me that when he was there some
three weeks before the crop was in goo,
condition but since that time there har
been dry weather and his reports We're e
the effect that the crop had suffered con
siderobly."
Il do not know anything about the con
ditlon of the cotton crop" said Mr.. Conner
but / will bet that Mr.. Neil is 0000 90
bales out Of the way"
Mr. Conner said that while he enjoyed hi
STAY in Colorado and while he found ta'
West generally to be a fine section Of coun
trv he was not tempted 10 change his 10
cation and is well content 10 spend tn
rer1sinder Of his days In Georgia.
-John Lind, the Popullst Governor n
Minnesota. is a Swede by birth. He Wa
horn in that country in 1854, and is tn
most conspicuous Swede in Minnesota POI
tics, as Knute Nelson. the Republican
limited States senator, Is the most con
spicuous Norwegian In the state Recent
w. IL il said, some Swedes in Minnesot
have discovered that Gov. Lind discrimi
n.,o- .gafnet electors Of Scandinavian ma