The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-24
PACIFIC CABLE BILL
is LIKELY TO BECOME
A LAW THIS SESSION

by Senator PettigreW while a member of
other senator's. Mr.. PettigreW has IA
Vored and opposed legislation which has
given him undesirable prominence 1t is
pursued the course he did in the senate
eitAe- tc advertise himself or his state
and al least, in this respect ne has been
successful.
Successful IN Aiding State.
Il is doubtful if his successor. not
withstanding Mr.. Pettigrew's eCcentrfci-
ties, will be abe to pass through the sen
ate or the house so much legislation bene-
neal to the state Next to Senator Car
ter of Montana, Pettigrew, during his
several terms in both house and senate.
mas probably been able to accomplish
more Tor his state than any other western
representative If Representative Gam
- IS elected TO succeed Mr. Pettisrew
in the United States senate. this choice
by the legislature of South Dakota will
be generally considered excellent 1t is
understood here that Senator PettigreW,
realizing, of course, that it would be i'm
possible for him TO succeed himself as
senior senator from South Dakota, favors
ar gamble more than any other man
considered an available candidate for the
SenatOrshiD.
Germany Hits American Foods.
Consul Deidrich in a recent comnu-
cic@.-c@- from Bremen. states that the
ASrarlan party, after having succeeded
dui-ng the last session of the reichstag
IA enacting a law prohibiting. in effect.
the -moOrtatiOn of American coTned beef
an canned meats and sausages, is now
using It's powerful political influence to
brtn- about the enactment of a-iaW that
VIII vastly increase the import duties
4 on all grains entering the German en-
&c, notably wheat
At present, the chief countries depen-
dent on others for a large part of their
England, Austria. Italy, Spain Switzer-
land ana Belgium The leading wheat
exporting countries are Russia. Hungary,
last Inuies, Balkan states, I nited states,
Canada, Argentine Republic and Aus
tTalia. The aim of the Agrarians is to
make Germany entirely independent of
all countries for its breadStufTs and food
supplies However it is impossible to
understand how a duty of, say A cents,
on every buShei of imported wheat, as is
now proposed to the reichstag. can in
/ crease the crops of wheat and other Ger
e21~ in that country or decrease the APP
-@t-to Of the people.
Germans Lead in Science
Farming, diversified ana intensified. IS
done IN Germany upon more improved
and scientific methods than probably any
where else in the world. Though the
Sermans use less machinery in garneTing
and removing crops than the Americans
they apply more chemistry in the treat
ment of their soil, and use almost every
men OF ground available for agricultural
purposes. Commercial fertilizers are i'm
ported into that country and manufa ctuFed
there, and more attention is paid TO sell
/ inocculat5On" in order to increase fertil-
fty. than In any other country. And yet.
with all that science and money and toll
uSeu 20 import from Otner countries
about One-eighth of her bTeadStuffS. one
eighth is rather small fraction and does
not look at all formidable, but when it is
bc@3o in mind that in 1899 Germany had
to import 50,31l, 1876 bushels of wheat for
which she paid SO 935. zoe and %. O97 IFS
bushels of rye. which cost her SIS. 446 200
the question at once assumes gigantic
proportions. For the two items of wheat
ana re, this nation paid to other ma
tons the handsome sum of S5S 3S1. 400. and
TINS vast sum of money the Agrarians
cl@-:-- viii be retained in Germany if
higher duty be imposed on wheat and
other grains
Propose to Add to Acreage.
It is proposed to add to the acreage
OF the country by putting under cultiva
ton all the barren. waste places now
occupied by mo0rs and heaths and
swam<s. II is claimed that ample pro-
lection will bring better prices for home
-rown wheat. which viii encourage the
German farmer TO grow less sugar beet
and more grain. But even should Ger
r--<-lV be as successful as the most san
guine Agra rians expect in increasing
her production of wheat and rye it would
be impossible for any length of time TO
supply the home consumption. With the
! natural increase of the population of Ger
many, the demand for and the consump-
Z ton Of breadStuffs are continually grow
ing Each year brings to this country, on
the average, $4,000 fresh mouths clamor-
I ing for food. So, after all, il is difficult
10 see how the proposed national legiSla-
ton can have any other effect in the
long run, than to enhance the price of
the daily bread so needful TO every man,
woman and child in that country.
Law Likely to Pass.
There seems to be little doubt that the
proposed law Will be passed by the Ger
man reichstag. This viii seriously affect
tho interests Of the American farmer,
for a large part of the importation of
wheat into Germany is American grown
\ duty of 30 to 80 cents on every buShei
of wheat can not fail to be well-nigh pro-
hlbit1Ve end the consequence will be
/ more limited markets. fercer competitions,
and lower prices to the producers.
J. s. VAN ANTWERP