The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-10-01
products. Secretary Wilson says that the
millennium for the farmer has not arrived.

products Secretary Wilson says that the
millennium for the farmer has not arrived.
'The sister Congress sitting at Ogden
lately was of opinion that something
should be done to help producers in the
Secretary Wilson. Better varieties of
plants are wanted in nearly every part Of
the United States. Much of the country
has not been provided with grasses and
legumes suitable to different localities.
Attention should be given to the re-
fOrestation of our own country. The cot
ton plant demands attention, and the
lands in the cotton growing States invite
study. We should grow a bale of cotton
where we are now growing n half bale to
the acre. And this can be done by proper
management of the soil. rotating crops,
filing the soil with humus. and giving
more attention to the grazing animals"
But / can heartily join with the Mia
CARA Congress in its desire to find mar
kets," he said. For example, something
like 1O,OO0.OOO bushels of macaroni wheat
were grown in our light-ra infall country in
the West and Southwest this year. Our
millers do not know how to grind it, and
so l have appealed to the new Depart
ment of Commerce to find markets abroad
for it. so that the farmers who grow it
may be helped to make the most of it"
President Roosevelt is now considering
the proposition of the Hawaiian Territory
to negotiate n loan of Sl,229,OOO, with
which to make public improvements. Ac-
cOrding to the organic act of the Terri
tory, President Roosevelt must pass on
loans. The financial condition of the Ter
ritory is said to be such as to warrant the
issue of bonds in the sum named.
Brighten. Frederick Dent Grant, with
his brothers and sister Mrs. Nellie Sar.
toris. wishing to preserve the Grant home
stead in Galena, have given it to the city.
1t is thought that it will probably be con-
verted into a hospital.
Col. ike Hill, of Ohio, the only truly
"unterrified' Democrat in Washington.
has returned from his home in Ohio very
sore at heart over the nomination of Mr..
Clarke for Senator. IKE" mutually hates
renegade-that is, Democratic rene
gade. he says that Clarke left the Dem
ocratic party at the time it needed him
most. Ike" says, 1T was not up to the
State Convention nohow to say nothing
about Senator. and they had no business
to NEEDLE with it,
The bodies Of 81 Of the Philippine SOL
ders which were brought to the United
States on the transport Fitzpatrick, were
buried in Arlington last Thursday with
full military honors.
Col. Thomas w. Symons. Superinten-
dent of Public Buildings and Grounds of
Washington. has the credit of building the
largest breakwater in the world at Buffalo,
n. (which was completed Sept. %. The
structure is two miles and a half in length.
and cost $2,00O,00O. Col. Sym0ns planned
it, let the contracts, and brought the work
nearly to completion before he was trans
ferred from that station last April.
Apparently Foreman William A. Miller
has come out of the fight to GUST him from
the Government Printing Office in very ex-
cellent shape. committee consisting of
Secretary COrtelyou, Commissioners Gar
field and Sargent, have been investigating
matters in the Government Printing Office,
and particularly Miller's charges that the
Labor Unions have more influence there
than the Public Printer Their findings
there have not yet been made public, but it
is said that they found this charge to be
true and that the Labor Unions were run
ming the office entirely too much.
George W. Beavers has been arraigned
on the new indictdent. with his counsel
objecting to the shfficency Of the indict-
ment. His further examination has been
set for Oct s.