Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-30
WILSON ON THE WEST.
Secretary Of 4Agricul,ure very

vorable TO st. Louis Fair.
Washingt April 3O..srhe surplus
products of the states composing the
Louisiana purchase furnish the food
supply for the; United States and for
the great nations of Europe. An expo
sition of the products and resources of
this wonderful region-the most Won.
derful in the world from an agricult-
ural standpoint--would undoubtedly
afford an interesting object lesson
This MAS the comment of Secretary
OF Agriculture Wilson upon the project!
to hold u worlds fair in ST. Louis in
1903 to commonwealth the centennial an
niversary of the Louisiana purchase.
Secret AIRY Wilson comes from Iowa,
one of the most thickly settled and
productive states carved out of that
grand domain acquired from Napoleon
by Thomas Jefferson. The secretary is
an enthusiasts, upon the subject of the
marvellous resources of this remark :;
ably fertile territory. Thru the posi-i
ton which he occupies he has become
more fully acquainted With the great
agricultural capacity of this section of
the United States than probably any
other man in the country and he is
ever ready 10 discourse upon the de-
velopnent and the promise of the
states included in what he is pleased to
term the great food supply center of
tho world =
The future great Americans-the
men who are TO be the main stay of,
the United States--will come from the
great states of the Louisiana purchase
and those states which adtoin upon
the east side of the Mississippi river.
forming the Mississippi valley, con-
tinued the secretary. That these men
shall meet the full measure of what
they ought To be it is necessary that
they be men of education. 1t is just as
essential for his success that the farm
er should be educated as il is for the
lawyer. Whenever the agrculturists
of the United States are educated up
TO the same standard of lawyers and.
men of other professions they will COM
mafld an equal respect. Much is now
being done for the education of the ag-s
ricuituris.s of the country thru the ag-
ricultural colleges, but undoubtedly a
great exposition such as is proposed To
be held IN ST Louis would be helpful
4 10 their eslneation. The people of the,
6 mississippi valley are, in@my Judgment.
the most cosmopolitan people in the
world. and the bringing of them to-
gether would be both interesting and
delightful. There lis no clannshness
among the people of the great states
of the Mississippi valley Perhaps IL
YOU We're to look for clannishness I'm
hother sections of the country you might
find it; but it can't be found in the
great west.
The Louisiana purchase states, thru
the opening up of new markets for their
surplus products in South America,
Europe and in the countries of the.
orient. are now enjoying an era of un-
exampled prosperity and their pros
poets are brilliant. The opening up of
new markets for the surplus products
of the great grain producing states of
the west is certain TO benefit the entire;
country AS the surplus products Of.
the west find new outlets in foreign
markets agriculture in the eastern
states Will experience d revival owing
70 the increase in prices which Will be
the logical result of an increased de-
3mand.
During the War with Spain all the
horses and mules and all the beef used
by the army OF: the8Enited States came
from the Louisiana purchase states
and this section is now furnishing
Great Britain with most of the horses
and mules which she s using in her
South African campaign, in addition to
supplying her people at home With
their food supplies. These two wars
have undoubtedly done much to exploit
the Louisiana purchase states thfuout
1.-THE world.''