The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08

erRi t'oNprnusnt can - Wif' MOI "nlN
-"~lf-sts'aining ht a ."urN u incnrns
lands. that without irrigation are given
away or ~nld ~ y nominal pTtrs. can -
s"ld ~ fi.; a. they arr furnished with
water. nj $40 an acr' W upward. and N"
cv-i would H. little. II anything. mor' than
half that sum
u canno, urg, To-, strongly on he part 81
evrry man who wishes liz country we'll,
and who dr-ir- that all shall h" pros
Porous. in or,irr that ~" himself may -
prosperous With them. The Importance and
IN" grnHing n",,~sity e taking carr Of
our public domain IN such a way ~ 10 pre-
serve 4 fnr s%rnrntiuns o unborn.
Il fc,l sur that no on. her. tonight
ever "NT-tfed To- ~ The time when farm
on and farm.r-' sons from M" l--t States
80 N. West would L. forrrd 80 l"av" their
country and their nag To- S~N homes In a
foreign country
'Th" United States hAs many ~'-tal Gu's-
'ion~ 10 settle in IA" n,ar futun.. and Moth
Ing in this conuecti"n VIII 'aN" IA" plac"
81 IT, ability To prryii" god homes for
tho- who desire to st under their own
vine and tx trs"
Land without population - a wilderness
and population without land i n mob
ORR pEBt To rHn RAILWAYS
Considering the question from a broad
national standpoint. th" next interest IN
Importance tn agriculture i IN" railway
Interest ~ the country The entIr" rail-
way grpwth l. WITHIN IN. memory u men
living
'THentv-hv" vars ago 1t was not sup
po-~i possible that railways would ever
- III. -. 80. - l.... -.
m"iiti"-. which uer' up to that time al
most exclusively ,hipT-si nv water Great
elevators were hlilt IN Chicago. Miwauks-'
and other Lake PORTS. to hold N" grain
for the ason of open water. IN order that
II might NOV" ~ market ~ a fair r'"
Parry huilder~ ~ railway never realized
the -rrvtre to t- rendered to ia" country
hy the railways | 'hink | am cafe IN say
ing that n"Nt 10 th" Christian religion
and the cpunpn schools no other stngl"
work enter into the welfare ard happiness
81 the r-pplr ~ the whole country - IN"
~me extent a. ID" railway uo other work
could have mad" IL possible 80 occupy
the enormous stretches through ~" in
terror 81 pur cuuntry and r-pplr them
with cities. towns and village
AMERICAS RATES LOVES
While th" railway nav" Ia answer for
many mistake. ~ Judgment or Il intent,
on the Who'll" tho result has been 20 Great"
N. most effective. useful, and. hv far,
the chcaTa-, system uf and transportation
In the world.
In England ia" av"rag- amount paid
hy III" shipper for moving a t"u Il freight
l0S mikes j. .? 81. In Franc. 81 ~, IN Austria,
81 VI, in Germany. where m">t e the rail-
wav~ ara owned and operated hv ID" Cow
crumrn,. 81 ~ IN Russia. also
ownership. here the shipments arr carried
under conditions more similar 20 our own
than ia any other country a. rt'srstts long
haul. o. 20. In the United States the average
cost u ~ II. or lees than 10 Hrr cent. of
the average cost In EuroIr.
EXPENSES HIGHER HERE. TOO.
And this i done while every articl" used
bv the railroads, including labor. ""-t>
morr In this country than II costs In turoIs'
with the rNc ptlun IL coal aud right 81 way
Wage ia TIA" United States arr. ~ a rule,
NOR. than twiN a. high. aud this high
cos, In the United Stat"s l. constantly
Increasing. Take. for instance. th" ma
tcrial ~ an ordinary hoN car, ~" cu-t Of
which has Increased m IN" pact thr" years
over ~ pr "'Ut
You g~'uismru. who's" maj ufaCtGrrd
articles ar. sold throughout th" country,
arr always able to ta-e vour -'lliig prev
on the cost If production. and When YOUR
raw material ard labor i].crea-r 10" cost.
YOUR priC,.s arr advanced. hut. notwiih-
~tardiEg he enormous advance N virgo
N material Of cv,ry Kind. IN" rates ~ trs' -
pnrtatiuu N th" United States have Epu"
steadily down from wear t. year, until
they ar 10y comiar~nu a. much l"w"r
than thosr Of any Other country that their
il no comparison l-tN'"u them.
If thc-' results have t.-.u accomplished
under all thc changing ouuditnns of finGu-
clal prosperity aud adversely in the pat
thirty years. hove ~ rot. a. a nation,
r.a-un to rejoice ia What has been accom-
pli-hed rather than 10 s.-k 10 de- troy -
arurupriate tho means which la va brought
auuui thc-r nyeul's'
MEMS C"ONTRADICTFp
"a few weeks ago a member Il the Inter
state Commerce COMMISSION. IA az address
before your association. mad" -um" state
ments which. II corrcctIy reported, | feel
called upon TO deny.
.Ih" gentleman Il quoted ns having -aid
hat rates have not been reduced during
the pat ten YEARS, bul thal ihtN nave i''H
advanced in that tim" IT," Published
rr,-r, 80 the Interstate commerce COM
mission for the wear ending 1901, on Iar"
~. show the avcrgg" rate per ton mil" ~
ispt ~ ......,.... t4l ot Acrni
usU Al ten '~A~ later - 90 a ,'ui
-Sur.lv the gentleman does not mean q"
say that IN" latter u ~ larger amount than
ia g. first, which - practically shat h" -
reported A. having -aid
sppt Up. ~ AVfD 70 1HE PUBLIC.
For he year 'udiny June ~, 1900. ~"
Interstate" @ mmercr Commission report
gives Nv" nun or 90 tons carried one mil"
m the Initci States a. 10 .5s1. 0Dvs' which.
multip!.d bN IA" reduction "a ~" 1T"
t2i2l i~-t lSgO and 1901. shows 1t 't"
public had paid son Up,"s' '"-- than ~"
average rate uf issb would nave cost On IA"
business Of the Singl" wear ut 1871
1RUL CoSr ~ RrSNING rRAiNS
-El-.~ here IN his dddr'-- y" makes ~"
statement that the traffic manager of IN"
Lake Shorc Railway testified that 'hr stan
dard train Of rftN car with U.Un pounds
r-.r car was muV,si hy one ncin" from
us,r tram NIL" when the gentleman made
that statement he had N" rI'li-h'Si IMPORT
= a.. Iu,ar-tIt, tsmIusrty' tsmmi--tgu