Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-05-23

opment has commenced to wear the
rust from many a factory wheel
that was long unturued. Labor
and capital alike in the manufac-
turing centers of the east will pro-
fit by the enlarged field for distri,
button OF manufactured products.
But while the benefits aGcruine
to the manufacturer and his en-
ployes in the east will be great
as the trade expands, they will
never equal those of the Pacific
coast farmer, the man who is right
at the gates of the Orient, with an
unlimited amount of staple pro-
ducts to sell. Preliminary work in
the line of introducing our pro.
ducts to the people of the far east
has been we'll done, and the ground
work for a magnificent trade has
been laid.
What Pacific expansion means
to the farmers of the northwest is
amply illustrated in the case of
wheat. For nearly a year the cereal
markets of the Pacific coast have
been humping along on the bottom.
Forced up against the competition
OF the Argentine, Australia and of
the Gulf and Atlantic ports of the
United States which have a cheap
rate to Liverpool, the Oregon
farmer has been compelled to take
the price the European deal.r, WHO
in a sense is the consumer, is will
ing to pay. To land this wheat
where it is available the farmer
must pay the freight on a 1000
mile journey round Cape Horn.
So much for the surplus that
must seek market in Europe.
Now as to the Orient. Since the
beginning of the present cereal
year, nearly eleven months ago,
there has'been a steady advance in
round-the Horn freights and
decline in wheat. This has .figur-
atively left the exporter between
the devil and the deep sea, and the
mills grinding for the Oriental
trade have set the pace throughout
the season by paying higher prices
than the exporters could pay.
Small as the remuneration has been
TOR the farmer during this year of
low prices, a considerable portion
OF his wheat would have sold for
much lower prices had it not been
Tor the millers handing the Oriental
business. The shipments to the
Orient Tor the entire season of 1900.
1900 promise to be slightly in
excess OF one-third of the entire
shipments to all ports, and the
amount paid the farmers directly
Tor the wheat from which thi, -four
was manufactured is many thou
sands of dollars in excess of what
the wheat would have brought for
export to Europe.
The indirect benefits lie in the
increased demand for other farm
products from the men engaged in
the many new mills which have
come into existence since the in
ception of the business. That this
trade can be decreased until the
Orient absorbs all the wheat of the
Pacific coast is generally admitted
by all who are familiar with the
growth OF the trade. To admit of
this trade expansion bringing bt st
results in the least possible time, a
most generous foreign policy is
necessary. The short haul bv
steamer across the Pacific is now
much cheaper than the long haul
around Cape Horn, and it will still
be further reduced when develop.
ment OF trade and modification of
obstructing laws enable steamers to
bring return cargoes from the
Orient.
Oriental trade expansion means
enhanced prices for wheat, lumber.
bats, hops and other Pacific coast
products. 1t also means cheaper
grain bags, sugar, tea, spices, mat
ing and other necessities. All
ines of trade on the Pacific coast
will profit by enlargement of this