The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-11

We are able to assimilate without evil ef-
rect the enormous volume OF Italian i'm
migration. Up comes another farmer, who
llVes seven miles from town, but gets ms
daily paper delivered at his home by the
government every day, and discusses the
effect OF the New York elections. He knows
those who are thronging Broadway. He
knows that Ii Hung Chang is dead, and
freely discusses its diplomatic bearings
he seems little lame in his deductions
Dut we all are, for that matter, when Chl-
neSe diplomacy Is involved
This village represents a unit OF pros
per1ty better than the increased earnings
of the large jObbing house in Minneapolis
In and out Of this city flows a larger
stream OF products gauged by Vastly IN
creased capacity to purchase, with keeher
discrimination of what TO produce 10 SELL
and a larger knowledge of the world ana
what TO draw from 1t for the need, COM
forts and enjoyment of a humble or even
pretentious farmhouse. Here one sees IN
its primal application the effect or a larger
capacity and more intelligent methou 10
produce and use. This may sound TO the
osophy. 1t is nothing OF the sort 1T Is
business. Ii is what his travelling salesman
should see and know about.
An importer of rugs ana carpets on
Broadway tells me he is doing more busi-
ness this year than ever. Nothing partic-
ularly wonderful about that. But II Is
true that all other rug and carpet import
ers and makers say the same thing. That
is all very pleasing. But one does not un-
derstand the full Importance of the truth
until he sees a fine rug in the sitting room
of a lonely farm Dakota prairie. 1t
is not so lonely in country sense, but
other farms are a half mile distant Ii
is not rich farmer. But copies of late
magazines are on his table. The boy has
an old typewriter and the daughter had a
small camera for her last birthday pres
ent- Two bicycles lean against the house
on the back porch. Nicely framed, good
pictures show here and there. There are
scores and scores of articles around the
house and barn which one did not see a
few years ago. 1t is not luxurious. but
an educated man would feel al home. Here
they know about the actresses of England
and America and can tell you about Wash
ington social gossip.
All this brings home the truth so often
uttered by American statesmen that our
greatest market is our home mar
ket. No matter how alluring a
two billion-dollar foreign trade may
be 1t Is really the home market
that overshadOws all. This home market
ciates. 1t is not developing at the cost OF
reckless extravaganza. The farmers are
not mortgaging their farms to get bicycles
and monographs. They are learning how
handle the product to better advantage
Formerly they were governed too much by
tradition, and did things by instinct, much
as the bear piles twigs and leaves on the
north when winter comes. Then he
thought wheat was for bread and that il
was nothing short of sin to feed it TO his
hogs. Now he has hesitation to give
wheat to his porkers if ne can thus get
81. % bushel out of it, when il yields less
than dollar at the elevator as grain.
where one sees the real development OF
the home market. The prosperity of the
country is apparently evenly spread.
OTTO CARMICHAEL.