El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-22
Y WHY BE LAGGARDS?
II Something About the poSsibi-
titles of the west.

The immense progress and growth
of our country and OF our own state oil
Texas in every way, during the last
generation, IL a certain proof OF the
security of our present onward move
ment and OF our great hopes for the
future. j. A. Troutma an of Topeka, In
one of the finest spesches OF the recent
Trans Mississippi Commercial con-
gress, presented some of the figures
and facts of this generation anu this
century In the west, that ought to con
vince the most fearful that there is no
holding back the vigorous west.
| Only the lsggards and towards fear.
but with stout hearts. keen vision, and
viii line minds those in the front of
pr Q res 9 have the success, the 1nspira-
tione and the Joy of moving swiftly for
war d.
Mr.. Troutman in his speech said:
| .tIn 1856 Texas coded territory over
| which it asserted dominion TO the
United States for $40, 600 600. In 1890
the COWS of the state OF Texas gave
milk enough at 10 cents gallon to pay
| tn At purchase price and leave Sl,eUo,
600 for pin money"
"1n 1903 Thomas Jefferson paid Ma
onBonspsrte SIS, 900, 600 for Louis.
lana. The hens shat cackle around
| the plenteous barns of the 'Loulslana
Purchase" lay eggs enough every year
| to more than reimburse the United
| States for its origina Investment.
The superficial observer coutem-
plates the future congestion OF future
population with gloom and
despair. He says to crowd people
together in this country as they are
crowded in Europe would be to dlvest
life of it's condensation. And yet
some of our Atlantic states have al
ready reached the period. Massaohu-
sets, the ideal commonwealth, has an
average population of 27S to the
square mile-9S more than France
and 81 more than Germany. Dupli-
cate the Massachusetts population OF
27S per square mile In Texas and you
whole Trans mississippi country 5Sl,
600, 900, or more than seven times the
present population Of the United
States.
sPessimistic students distrust the
productive power of the west to take
care of the multiplied millions OF the
future. The possibilities OF western
production have not yet been sP-
preached. Only 1.-THE of the arabic
lands are now Ia cultivation. If every
acre of land west of the Mississippi
was cultivated to its full capacity, We
could raise food products enough to
supply the world.
"The west 10 rich In every element
IF successful life, occupying the happy
medium, equally removed from greas
individual wealth and extreme pow
erty. Our aggregate possessions are
great, but they are more equitably dis
tributed than In sry other portion OF
the world. In the race for civil distinc-
tion every man has fair start with his
rival.
sour religion is varied and our poll
tics checkered. We sometimes pray
with the pious and drink with the dry
We have prohibitionsts to close the
breweries and antis enough TO drink
all their beer. Republicans enough to
vindicate protection and democrats
enough to exemplify free trade; popu-
lists enoue b to sustain free silver and
gold standard men enough to prevent
the debasement, of the currency;
;hocl. enough to Danish ignorance,a and
churches enough to eXtirpate vice;
saints enough for the blessings OF the
Almighty, and sinners enough for the
smiles of the devil; people enough to
found an empire and patriots enough
to support the Goddess of Liberty in
her triumphal march around the
world.'