The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-12-06
What Secretary Wilson is Doing.

What Secretary Wilson is Doing.
During my trip abroad last sum
mer encountered many eviden
ces of interest in our agriculture
Of course when
arrived home [ had to 20 and tel
Secretary Wilson all about it. III
already knew it, perhaps, but ther
was twinkle of appreciation il
his eye as he looked mp over hi
glasses while signing papers. :
4 More money is spent for scien
tiic research by Secretary Wilson
I than bv II trvard, Yale. Columbia
Chicago and Leland Stanford com
J bined. Six million dollars ex.
4 4 pended yearly and two Thousand
trained scientists employed; il
/ Certainly is calculated to make ou1
! european neighbors open their
eyes iii wont.ermeut at the con
quest.pf knowledge this depart
}neutt Achieves. OvfIr 100 publioa-
Itiolg,and lO,Oo0,doO documents l.tts;l are !,
| Sd'stribaitee,!, every. year. and mo
where are they read more Keenly
{ Yam in f eli ,,l.t, .i-:ti@ .,.I;. A pronA-
neito&ciat i'll France said to me
that he could not unaefstanhI, hI,wh;att
Z! adv4ptag,se. all this accrued. kno&l-
ed'g,ts'was to. us, II, PERSISTED in
EAiviing' it away, sp, generously ~ o. /
hske4'l:tE 4':E 5acretary Us 'llsohn, ~ coflcerAii
Ng this, and he. ftplied:"' s@'..'r 90 ii T.. +.
h "It ii,s~,,.,bys:"' j, giving we reAeeeeiye.
While foreign countries shut off
cial doors against MS, ours are vide
open and we are always the gamers.
OF the $2.7OJ,OO0,O0o Of trade in
our favorfd.lfing; ;s'i- -;fiusNyearsi 'of
McKinley's administration, ST.
4o0,O0O,Oo0 was from farm pro-
ducts, leaving only $>1lo ]0.DO0'
from all other sources, We. buy
from, foreign markets almost half
rs much as we sell. 49,. Tn,i 19OD we
sold S44,O0o,O ,OOO.Oo worth and
purchased $420, 100000 W worth
.,"The farmer is. is gorrging western
banks with his money, and no
longer needs to borrow to move his
crops: that cxpl}aliinns l}lirn 1t:hiae land boom
! 3 "a place for Investment and they
have even invaded the British
to invest Joe Mitch
ell Chapple in December National.
* Now is the time to start the ball
rolling in an effort to secure a
ferry for this place--one that will
give perfect satisfaction and will
always be ready for service. This
is a matter. of Importance and if
the business men of this place
want the business from the other
side of the river, some provision
must be made in order that the /
settlers can, get ACROSS, the river,
Th,sIis proposition wa uaze rall
interested, and howiit can be, done
is another, -question.:ra,!The !, cable
Serry az placed inipo,ition cost lots
of money and, when Il needed the
most, itnNas out Of commission.
Some Of the rsathsrs in Oliver
county! attee, two OF three, attempts
h Gross. gaverit up a. "a bad job
ind went elsewhere. THE !, bust.
ness meg, of the city gave lbonns
o the, &srry;this gear aad ,thsfsry
vas toIbe .hee,sn. Gen. Washbn.n'F
placed. the, tsay in,ropsnationy it
2aYing been decided that q cable
cry at this point was feasible.
fhe ffSt cable seeeeurssd WI was J not
heavy lgHndugK' Is stand the 81 strain in,l
md sSohl btIEot'kkeBi'7 bIEokke.i Another rf1iatnn,d ana
stronger cable was secured at al
Aavy expense and placed in po-
!itiopI,.,.', Sand bars formed sd' and do, |.
aged the" operation Of the ferry.
The conditions are 81 Isuuclhl" ll", Oh, 4, the i
Missouri river that the plan Of al
able is not a good bHg7tThe only
erry,is;a4 steam lor' |gasolene and
ben landings CAN be made fegard.'
ess ofsand, The cost. iwSuld1
considerable and the ideau Of al
rec hrry' will'have to be eivendp.I
Z is one thing to work upa tsadeI
md the other is to retain. The trade
rom the ,otheraide. Of the, riaer ,is|.,
,ound .ihcrease 4Iahd 4 The 'onlyI
tay the buslhssg msn'D 81 this pidcy
an secure that trade isby furnish
nx q way for that trade to get on /
.h;a a;1o of tho r;vor Y