Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02

Cnat is possessed by any Otnef large
city in the country
This is a rather new theory as far
as the general idea of Washington is
concerned, but it seems to be reason
able to certain extent.
Washington, D. c., Aug %.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
says that the big corn crop of Iowa and
the West is going to bring down the
prices Of meat. On his recent return
from trip through the west he re-
marked: IF no damaging frost occurs
within the next thirty days there will
be the greatest corn crop harvested
that this country ever saw. There are
some territories, OF course, where the
crop is not up to the standard, but
speaking generally, the promise of a
tremendous yield was never better.
month and feeding to begin about the
first of September, feel confident that
within three months you will see some
reduction in the prices of beef
Continuing to discuss the high prices
of beef Mr.. Wilson said: ct must be
remembered, however, that conditions
in other quarters of the globe may af-
feet the market. When you remember
that there are children seven years old
in Australia who never saw a drop
of rain, you will understand why the
sheep in that country have been dying
by the millions. The loss of Aus
tralian mutton has increased the de-
mand for American beef. This will be
factor in increasing the market for
our increased production of cattle.
Then you must remember also that
Americans themselves are becoming
the greatest beef eaters in the world.
Not many years ago the farmers sold
their cattle and ate pork. Today the
farmers are beef eaters. Prosperity is
largely responsible for this change,and
also for the fact that the workingmen
who have regular employment
have meat on their tables three times
a day.
Despite this increased consumption
and foreign demand still believe that
our tremendous corn crop turned into
beef will bring down the prices on that
article of food"
Secretary Wilson says that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is very popular in the
west and that he is the choice of the
west for the presidency in 1904. Mr..
Wilson is in Vermont talking to the
farmers from the stump this week.
If the Central Federation union of
New York representing 100000 work
ingmen, meets and carries out it's pro-
gram of adopting resolutions asking
President Roosevelt to call congress
in special session to take action to
end the coal strike, there is no doubt
but that its request will receive spe-
cial consideration. But it is not be-
lieved here that it will result in an
extra session of congress being called.
The fact is that congress actually
could do nothing toward ending the
strike unless it was to pass resolu-
lions urging it's termination. While
these would be expressive of the ma
tional demand that the strike be ended
they would nevertheless not be effect
i've in any practical way. A compul-
ed but it is not believed that it could
be passed, because even the labor
unions would be opposed to such legis-
lation. Congress has no power over
either the miners or the operators.
In connection with the coal strike
| it is an interesting fact that Senator
Hanna's position as chairman of the
civic federation is one of the reasons
for the repeated failure of the efforts
of that body to bring about arbitration
in the coal strike. There is no love
lost between the coal operators anG
| Senator Hanna. When the coal strike
of 1900 was on, during the campaign
for the reelection of President McKin
ley, Senator Hanna declared to the
coal operators that McKinley's cleo
ton and future of the republican party
depended on the settlement of the
strike. He made his plea SO effective
and bought such powerful pressure tt
bear that the operators were compel
ed to yield some of the points fol
which they were contending. In thu
present strike it is well known tina
Senator Hanna sympathizes with tn,
miners and thinks that the operators
are in the wrong. 1t is perhaps thi
combination of facts that has caused
Mr.. Hanna to give out the statemen
tllctl ne heS SiNCu UP lui liiSi Saioi I
to settle the strike. 1t is true ais
that the operators do not care s.
much about the republican party nov
since they realize that the party is &C
ing to take up the matter of trust leg
!, islation which would be nnfriendly t
them. 1t is stated that Mr.. Morgan
is beginning to fear that if the strik
is prolonged any further public opir
. ion will &c. so fierce against trust
that it will affect some of the big deal
that he has in prospect. For this rea
son and This reason only it is though
that he may take hand at settlement
Washington, d. c., Aug. 90.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilso
says that one of the matters whic
was brought to his attention on hi
recent trip in the west and by whic
: he was deeply impressed was the de
mutation of the pine forests in Mime
t sofa, Michigan and Wisconsin. 1t
) q matter which is of interest to ever
, town along the Mississippi which
: the location of Sawmill. In fact
: is a question that might have its e