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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-09

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Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11

packing, while It is announced that in
Philadelphia the wholesale and retail
dealers in meat are preparing to make
war on the trust. Should the price Of
meats continue high these movements
may spread to other cities, but what
effect they would have is a question.
1t would seem that the most practical
way Of dealing with this matter is for
people generally to curtail their con
sumption of meats and at the beginning
of spring is a most favorable time to
do this. Americans eat more meat than
any other people and 1t is difficult for
them to forego the habit even for n
brief time, but there is no doubt that
most of them would be better off phys
ically for doing so. A great many have
already been compelled to economic in
the use of meats and IL more did so 1t
would probably not be a great while
until the price declined. There is no
more effective way than this of fight.
ing the beef trust, If there is one.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
HOW TO GET CHEAPER MEAT.
Proposed RepIenishment of the Ex-
hausted Range.
Chicago Tribune.

SUlCdkO AIlDuilOs
People have been asking lately why meat
prices are so high. They will find a partial
answer to their question in Mr.. Irish's
article in the April Forum.
The United States owns 400, 900, 900 acres
OF grazing lands out west of the Tooth
meridian. 1t allows these lands to be
used in common by its citizens. Anybody
who pIeases may Craze his cattle on the
lands belonging to the government. This
was well-for a short time. Chicago,
Omaha and Kansas City grew rich on the
Strengthening trade. Then came a decline
in the supply of cattle. It had begun by
1880. 1t reached alarming proportions by
1900. The delivery Of range cattle to the
Strengthening centers was shown by the
last census to have fallen off so per cent in
six years.
Here was work for the photographers
and agrostologists of the Agricultural de-
partment. They found that the ranges had
been eaten bare by the sheep and cattle
herded on them by people In general. No
care had been taken TO revive the forage
of the districts over which the herds had
passed. That was a piece OF business
which no one presumed to appropriate TO
himself. The lands we're public property
and were treated as such. There being no
vegetation on the ground the rain passed
through 1t as through a sieve, and was
carried away rapidly and riotously In deep
ruts OF water courses. The meadow had
become almost u desert.
The remedy, thinks Mr.. Irish, Will have
to be the same one that has been so sue
cessfully employed by Australia and by
Texas. The lands must be leased. The
Australian ranges we're at one time re-
dueed TO the condition in which ours are to-
day. The colonial government called q
meeting Of stockmen and devised a system
Of leasing. The ranges have been restored
to their original carrying capacity. Texas
has had exactly the same experience. Colo
RADIO, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Utah and
| Wyoming lease their state lands now am
| draw an income from them Of over 81 600, 0Of
a year. The federal government is being
urged to adopt the same plan. The prtn'
cipal petitioners in the case are the Ma
tional Live Stock association, the Amer
lean Cattle Growers association, the Pa
cihc Stoekmen's association, the secretary
OF agriculture in his last report and Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his message to congress
A measure that has support OF this kind
cannot be without it's merit. II should be
given a fair discussion. II has a worthy
object, for II aims at the removal OF 4
condition which means increased expense
OF living to millions Of people. Relief o.
some kind u badly needed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
POPULAR ELECTION OF SENATOR.
Arkansaw Method a Near Ap-
prORch to IL.
Chicago Tribune

proach to IL.
Chicago Tribune.
The Arkansas legislature which is to meet
next January will go through the form OF
electing a United States senator. Prac-
tically that senator has already been
elected. He was chosen at the democratic
primaries held last week. At these pri-
martes the democrats, who will elect all but
a handful OF the members of the legislature.
put on record their preferences for United
States senator, as well as other officers.
The voters in counties ~electing a majority
OF the members of the legislature expressed
themselves to the effect that they preferred
James p. Clark to James X. Jones. the
present senator. This expression OF opinion
Is conclusive. When the legislature meets
1t will feel in honor bound to elect ex-Gov-
ernor Clark even as presidential electors
are in honor bound to vote for a particular
presidential candidate.
This Arkansas method Of ~electing a United
States senator is not the method which the
trainers Of the constitution had in mind. II
was their idea that the members OF a leg
i~slature, unbiased and untrammeled. should
select, after deliberate Investigation. one
among the best men in the state to be the
senator. The Arkansas legislature will not
investigate or deliberate. 1t will obey the
mandate Of the primaries. Senator Hoar
must view with great disfavor this peryer-
sion Of the constitution by which in a
roundabout fashion the election OF a SEN
ator is handed over to the voters OF the ma
jority party.
This Arkansas method OF election has its
defects. A successful candidate gets a ma
joTity OF the votes IN counties electing a
majority Of the legislature, but that candi-
date may fail to receive a majority Of the
votes Of all the democrats. It would be
better to let the choice fall on the man re-
ceiving a majority OF the total vote. In
this case probably the result would not
have been changed. The democrats OF Ar
kansas have wearied Of Senator Jones.
They could not reconcile his professed hos
tillty to trusts with his ownership OF stock
ia a trust.
Senator Jones will have served eighteen
years in the senate at the end OF his pres
emit term. Although not a man OF command
ing ability he has acquired great influence
in the senate, partly because he has been
there SO long and partly because he has
been for some years chairman OF the demo
cratic national committee. Once the man
at the head of a national committee counted
for little except during a campaign. II Z
counts for a good deal now all the time
But influential senator as James X. Jones
is the democratic voters OF his state are
able to reach him and put an end to his
senatorial career. There are several states
the people OF which would discard theiI
senator's II given an opportunity to ex.
press effective opinions on the subject.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
SIGN OF PROSPERITY,
Marked Increase In the Reserve
wealth of wnge Farmers.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
The greatness Of no country is to be
measured by the enormous wealth of the
few non-producing clippers of coupons, nor
yet by the millions accumulated by the
great captains Of industry. 1t is true that,
as a rule which has few exceptions, the
fortunes Of the multi-millionaires, or of
the millionaires, represent superior intelli-
gence. foresight, enterprise and energy.
Great riches are generally earned by hard
brain work. courage and persistency in
wisely directed effort, and the men
who achieve them by increasing the COM
mon wealth. by expanding the fields of in
dustrial production, or charging the areas
of commerce, are justly entitled to the re-
wards they receive for their superior sa-
gacity and shrewdly directed %endeavor.
They furnish employment to great hosts of
~toilers, who, without the enterprise of the
capitalists, would stand idle in the market
place. with none to employ them.
But Notwithstanding the useful, honored
place occupied by the men Of wealth who
promote the country's Industrial and COM
mercial development, 1t is not their enor-
nous individual or aggregate fortunes which
represent the real greatness of the nation,
as that country is greatest and strongest
the plain people," the working men and
working women, of which can earn not only
enough by their labor to comfortably house,
feed. clothe and educate their children, but
to put something by for the rainy day. of
the proverb.
II this country is measured by the wealth
Of It's working people 1t will be found to be
the richest, most prosperous country on the
face OF the earth. According to an authori-
tative report, the savings fund deposits of
the United States have reached the enor-
nous total Of 81, $40. 900, 900. During the last
five years the deposits have increased $780,
0 1000. These are startling figures, but
they are undoubtedly correct. The larger
sum, for instance, is greater than that
which stands for the entire Indebtedness OF
the national government, bonded and other
wise. All depositors in savings banks are
not wage or salary esrners, nor always Door
people, but the rich depositors are few, and
the aggregate deposits represent, IL not
the wealth, the prosperity of the plain
people, who IN five years have put into the
savings banks $500, 900, 900, or nearly as
much as the interest-bearing debt of the
United States.
These deposits Of 49, $40, 900, 900 stand for
more than the prosperity Of the working
people,; they stand for good citizenship, are
the safeguards of stable government, OF
law and order.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
DON'T DEsPIsE THE BOYS.
S. E. Ktser in the Record Herald.


S. E. Kiser in the Record-Herald
Don't plague the bashful country boy
Who looks with awe upon you now;
His clothes are poor and he Is coy,
And tangles up his legs somehow,
So that he stumbles awkwardly
In making way for you-but he
So guileless now, so poorly dressed,
May hide away, down In his breast,
A Lincoln's heart, or be possessed
OF wishes such as Garfield had
To stand where but the greatest may
Who passes awkwardly today.
Don't spurn the poor boy in the street
Who tries to pass and jostles you;
The shoes are ragged on his feet,
His trousers may be tattered, too.
With grimy hands and tangled hair
He lodges here and hurries there,
Too little for his years, but still
Deep In his breast may be the will
That spurred Carnegie up the hill.
Forgive the chtld who sometimes dareS
To play a little on his way;
Down In the busy thoroughfares
Are boys the world shall know some day
oh, country boy, l lift my hat
In humble Difference TO you;
Oh, little worker in the street,
Clad in your soiled and tattered blue,
With awe l watch you as you pass
/ might cry 'Bravo!' II | knew,
oh, ragged, tired. awkward boy,
What things God sent you here to do.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
.ccESSmNS no POPULATION.

There promises to be a larger foreign
accession to the population this year
thar last, when the number of immi-
grants was 4S7 200. For the eight
months of the current fiscal year end
ing with February the number of immi-
grants was $4,000 greater than for the
corresponding period of the preceding
year. 1t is possible, therefore, that the
immigration for the fiscal year ending
June 80 will approximate 100000. The
increase shows that the people of the
old world are fully aware of the pros
perlty Of this country.
Nearly all the people who are coming
here, 1t appears, are of the classes
which will be useful and it is not noted
that they are anywhere In excess of the
demand for labor or are interfering with
the wages of American workme 1t
seems that these new corners have no
difficulty in obtaining employment at
the current prices for such work as they
can perform and II a few hundred thou
sand more shall come there Is no doubt
that they can find enough to do. There
is a good demand for labor in nearly
every part of the country and especially
In the west and this seems likely 10
continue for a year or two to come and
possibly longer. Therefore the present
| accession of ~able-bOdied workers from
abroad is desirable and this being real
tod there IL a cessation of the demand
for further restriction of immigration
and it is predicted that no action will be
taken on the bills that have peel intro
duced in congress for this purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
Rising Railroad Rates
PhnadelnhIa Pres. lrepN..

Philadelphia
Mr.. Charles a. Prouty OF the Interstate
Commerce commission undoubtedly ex-
pressed a broad public feeling in his dec
laration before the Illinois Manufacturers
association that the steady upward move
ment OF railroad rates was reaching a point
at which it would soon become robbery.
From the organization Of the Interstate
Commerce commission in 1887 until two
years ago there was a steady and %continu-
GUS decline in the average railroad rate.
This decline went on for six years, until in
1893 and 1894 It shook railroad credits to
their very center. 1t threw 40 per cent Of
the mileage Of the country into bank
ruptcy. wiped out dividends on the great
mass Of railroads and led to the default OF
a large share Of the railroad bonds out
standing.
The drastic experience led, however, to
railroad economies. The trainload was in
creased. Railroad management was revo-
lutionized. Without any increase of rates,
ability in management. efficiency and re-
trenchment placed railroads on a paying
basis. At the same time there came con-
solicitations on a great scale, both directly
and by community OF interest" This was
accompanied by an increase Of rates, which
began about eighteen months ago, and, as
Mr.. Prouty testihes, has greatly increased
In recent years.
This increase was accompanied also by a
temperance Of the preferences shown to
favored shippers. As rates have risen
many railroads have gravitated more and
more to the practices Of an earlier period.
Both forms Of spoliation began. Rates
have advanced for the general public, and
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11

The largest quarterly receipts in the
history of the American postal service
have been recorded for the period end
ing January 1, when the total reached
the stupendous figure of $50, 000,621, ex-
ceeding the expenditures by over $1,000
600. This is nearly a dollar for every
adult member of the population and
goes to emphasize how widely spread is
the use of our postal facilities when
business is famed by prosperity.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
SHALL WE HAVE DIRECT PRIMARIES,

SHALL WE HAVE DIRECT PRlMARLESi
The trend Of public sentiment in all
sections of the country is In favor of di-
rect primary nominations. The avowed
purpose Of the direct primary system is
to purify politics and make sure that the
candidates nominated are the choice of
a majority of the party.
Direct primaries have long since
passed the experimental stage. In most
states the primary election laws have
paved the way for a free and unbought
expression Of party sentiment by plac-
ing the machinery Of primary elections
under the safeguards that surround
the regular elections. This is especially
true in the cities of Nebraska where the
registration of party affiliations fur
nishes an official enrolment of voters
entitled to participate at the primaries
of the respective parties.
In view of the fact that the republican
state convention has been called for the
middle Of June and congressional nomi-
nations are expected to be made within
the next sixty days, the question
whether the old system of convention
nominations shall continue or whether
the committees shall provide for direct
primary nominations becomes a live is
sue. The direct primary or Crawford
county system has its drawbacks as well
as its advantages. To carry out its
| prime object it must be so arranged as
to register the will of the majority.
| When more than two candidates are in
the field for the nomination for any
| office, and no one receives a clear ma
jority of the votes polled, provision must
be made for a second ballot in which all
but the two receiving the highest vote
are dropped. This is the plan that pre-.
walls in parliamentary elections in Eng
land and France and has been adopted
also in nearly all the states in this coun-
try that have introduced direct primary
nominations. 1t is the method employed
by the republicans of Lincoln in the
nomination of their city officers.
Such a system would probably COM
mend itself to the voters of all parties
in this city and county. We feel sure
it would solve many difficulties in the
impending contest for congressional and
county nominations. Any scheme of di-
rect primaries that contemplates nomi-
nation by anything less than a majority
would, however, be sure to prove disas-
trous to the candidates at the election.
A minority nomination could not be re-
garded as binding, but on the contrary
would invite detection because it would
be an open declaration that a man whom
the majority had refused to endorse had
been foisted upon the ticket.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
1t is Up to st. Louis.
st. Louis Republic

bt' DOUIo 4NCPuUIINs
The attention OF the entire country Is
fixed upon st. Louis at the present time.
The local movement to suppress municipal
corruption is of tremendous significance
to all other American cities. II this move
ment is successful, II St Louis manlfests
a willingness and an ability to expose and
punish her boodlers and to permanently
purify her municipal assembly, the city's
Just renown for such achievement will be
widespread and Of lasting beneht. If, on
the other hand, a definite and convincing
victory is not scored, the city must suffer
grieYously in repute
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
TIE 8IGR PRICE OF MEATS.

There are few households anywhere In
which the high price of meats is not just
now a matter of commanding interest
Probably no subject connected with do
nestle economy is more generally dis
cussed. Two explanations are offered,
one the falling on, according to sta
tistics of the Agricultural department,
In the number of cattle and sheep, the
other manipulation by the beef trust"
AS to the nrst 1t is remarked that there
would be force in ii If the price OF
meats had advanced without m%anipula-
ton, with as great proportionate in
crease for beeves and sheep on foot as
for dressed carcasses in the market,
which has not been the case. The COM
mon opinion is that the beef trust Is
entirely responsible for the high prices
and steps are being taken in some quar-
tiers TO night the alleged trust. Thus
there is reported to have been organ
lied a Butchers" company" In New
York. with a large capital TO engage in
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11

ITtss ATtpsls
discrimination between shippers has aided
great combinations and consultations.
Railroad managers will make a great
mistake II they do not realize that this Is
creating a public sentiment which will lead
to sharp and merciless legislation. Two
factors exist in making uniform rates. One
is the making Of the rate; the other. com
binations by which the results of the rate
are distributed between different railroads.
IL the railroads make rates then combina-
lions will not be permitted. II combina-
tions are permitted the railroads must not
in the last resort make rates. This is a
basic principle certain to be enforced.
Astute managers like those at the head Of
the Pennsylvania railroad see this and
favor the measure before congress which is
intended to accomplish this by giving the
railroads the right to make combinations
and leaving the ultimate power over rates
in the hands Of the Interstate Commerce
commission. To say, as has been said in
various quarters, that if the government
makes rates 1t must assure stockholders
their dividends Is a curious misconception
Of the position of a railroad. Any man who
puts his capital into the business Of a COM
mon carrier does so under the provision of
law that he must not charge more than a
reasonable rate. But the reasonable char
acter of this rate is not to be reckoned on
the nominal stock, but on the actual value
of the railroad, what II would cost to repro
duce II, taking It's entire history into con-
sideration. There is no difficulty in paying
dividends upon all railroad stock reduced to
this basis under any rates likely to be as
sessed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11

The Fill islands are at last connected
with the outside world by ocean cable,
but the Fiji islanders have not yet felt
the necessity OF a special telegraphic
code to keep the secrecy of their dis
patches.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
Doing Good Work.

indianapolis news
The industrial department Of the Civic
Federation has settled seven strikes in
three months and prevented two strikes
that would have rendered idle 2OO,0 600 men.
The influence welded by the Civic Fedora
tion lies as much in the mutual under
standing between employer and employe
that 1t brings about as in anything else.
1t promises to displaee the walking dele
gate whose interest often lay in promot-
ing trouble and exciting the suspicious OF
employees,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11

According to the Washington CORE
spondent of the Lincoln Journal the at
titude of the Omaha Commercial club on
the question of irrigation is not under
stood in Washington and the suggestion
is offered that the club members are
being used to pull somebody's chestnuts
out of the fire. Here is another knOcker
who should be promptly knocked for his
impertinence.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11

II home rule in Ireland is desirable, so
a home rule in Omaha. Why should
any Omaha home ruler insist upon gov
ernlng Omaha's police and fire depart
ments from the state capital?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11

We now know that President Roose-
Selt's great great : great grandmother
lived in South Carolina before the revo-
sutton. II the president will make a
Few more tours American historians will
be able 20 trace his ~genealOgy to every
Dne of the thirteen colonies.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
Pay of Governors.
Springfield Republican.

DPEIIIbIINIU INNPuUIIN"IIs
The legislature of Iowa has increased the
salary of the governor from $4,000 to 5000
a year, not a large sum for a big state like
Iowa, provided the office is well filled. Only
seven states pay their chief executives
more than that-New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania $4,000 each, Massachusetts
$4,000 and California, Illinois and Nevada
5000 each. Nine states, including Iowa,
pay $4,000, one pays $4,000 and nine states
nav 81. 900. ...