The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-01-17

equal to SO or 81 per capita Of its popula-
a aSout y end t oe it 70
about $3.50 900. 600, Of which the United
States. share is less than one-hf II. The
about rs cents per capita: should 1t in
crease In the next twenty, years in the
proportion Of one-half that the trade Of
amount to si2.oo6'ooo.
he Ghnegs Is IN sont of aem
merciai ability and integrlty vii rank
with those Of any other nation. The Rus
stan,siberian line Will on soon and sx Pari
distribute many Of her products in China
and VIII Place her Gbna sr ana apan
the close Of the japanese war secured to
Japan, the rights to trade In China and
to make use Of ports and rivers and pro-
the most favored nation clause In the
treaty, each has the same privilege as
respects trade relations. as Is secured by
III we are to enjoy fair share Of the
benefits of the development of oriental
trade It must come from finding m ar He
Of which come from the farms.
"The farm bears a relation to the mar
ket. and a vital point Of national pros,
H and happ 70 o%r IN
curing our share of this trade. In the
orient men get from 10 to so cents per
day; they cannot buy Injuries; tneir
ties Of life-food and clothing; A Few
years ago sent man to China ana
Japan. keeping him thre yaer, to fno
ditions of these countries and to learn
what was necessary for this country to
do In order to create new market for
were being sent to Europe and sold, not
to the highest, but I might say. to the
lowest bidder, because Of the surplus we
had to sell.
Cheap Ocean Rates Means Millions to Us.
During the past six years the flour
trade Of d the orient has to
ocean transportation. this amount could.
d en- %y qd d %e cou ID se %SSs
plus that is sent to Europe, it would
nearly offset the average exports Of the
following the recent war in China is to
secure a stable government and protec-
ton for life and property; the develop c
ment OF China cannot fail to be very
great, and I see no reason why it may
not be as great as that of Japan. In
that case we would be called on to fur
nish one;half Of our entire surplus grain;
taking this amount out Of the European
markets and greatly advancing the price
of every bushel exported from this coun-
try ,an, uaara % Como verv Intelligent
and l asked them why they did not
use American cotton to mix with the
not seem to know that our cotton was
We're in the habit Of using. I told them
no hsy s wSp try e2 fT not ad t
the cost Of the cotton. They ordered q
few carloads. The result has been that
tation to supply the Oriental demand for
American cotton from that time to this
During the months of September, Ooto,
about $4,000 bales Of cotton to the Orient
This was all we could find shiproom to
carry. The amount could have been dou-
bled had the shipro1m been t avana PIE
carried their share of cotton to the east,
and their experience has been practically
the same as our own.
Remarkable Increase In Land Values.
give years ago land in the Red River
valley and in North Dakota was selling
mand for this land has made it worth
extended our railway lines throughout
the northwest our frst object on mas t Pesa
lines. A Comparison Of the census re-
ports Of 1890 and 1900 shows that in
Minnesota IN fortysthree counties nile ISafi En-
crease Of 2ss,00o people: in North Dakota,
in twenty counties, over $4,000 people,
I'm fifteen Of the counties in North Da.
find that the vacant land in 1893 was g..
$50 900 acres; in 1901. 100000 acres. show,
been 'n settea upon e'k n fteen COUNTIES
the lines of the Great Northern road s.
05O,0OO acres. In Montana the increase
IN counties on the me ooc or re the and
in Washington 10000 people: This yaefr
the indications. are that the influx or
new people will be greater than at any
try. More people will come in to make
their homes with you and help you as
neighbors and fellow workers In the de-
velopment Of your state than ever ne
fore.
Community Of Interest Takes In Farmer.
about the Community in interests be-
tween the railroads. I want to- say to
you here and now that the, only com
munity Of interests that there 49, c, or
terests between the producer Of tonnage
and the carrier; the man on the farm
in the forest and In the mine must DC
able at all times to sell the products
Of his labor and his lands with profit,
or he will cease to labor and have moth
ing to sell. The railroads depend for
their existence on the products Of the
lands served by their lines; they have
no other source of income. individuals
may come and go, we will all sooner or
later pass from active life, but the land
the country-its resources and the rail-
roads, will be here permanently, and they
will either prosper together or be poor
together. There Is no other community
Of interests that can ever exist against
this one. While tt Is necessary for the
railroads that the farmers, the lumber
men, and the miners shall be prosperous,
it Is also necessary that the railroads
should prosper.
between ee raiiroads, Hnd that the country
for its prosperity must rely upon a con- on.
survival. Of the ifittest must inevitably
end such competition as exists by the
destruction Of the weaker by the strong
er This has already been done In the
East and to the extent that throughout
all New England the hundreds OF original
railway corporations are now mostly con-
solidated into three or four, and the peo-
pie are better Off than ever before.
twenty-five years ago 1t was supposed
that competition was necessary to re-
duce rates. I think we have shown in
the Northwest that. without competition.
rates have been reduced faster than any
where else in this country. Today the