The sun., 1903-05-24
IN ASIA THE FARMERS HOPE.
JAMES y. HILL on THE MARkET
AWAITING Us IN THE EAST.
Sure That New Prosperity Would Come to
the Farmer Were Pacific Coast Wheat
Sent Thither-And No Competition
with Our Trade Would Re Possible.


James j. Hill believes that the hope OF
the American farmer lies in an Asiatc
market
Suppose" he said the other day. "our
wheat trade with China alone to amount
to cent. per capita for each day in the
year, that would amount to si00o.0OO day
nearly 81 .50O, ,OO0, 900 year"
Mr.. Hill believes that an Asiatic market
can be secured for the American farmer :
wheat. He hses this belief on the fact
that wherever wheaton -four has been
introduced to any race. with the single
exception Of the black race, they are ready
to consume it from that time on He be-
eves this so firmly that he is building the
five largest steamers that the world has ever
zen to carry the wheat Of the Pacific Coast
to China. Japan, the Straits Settlements
and other Oriental lands
In short, his scheme is to make wheat
.uGrce by opening new markets, thus adj
vance its price at home and abroad, and
thus pat more money in the pocket OF the
rgan who has been called the nations Lack.
bone-the farmer.
Mr.. Hills views on an Asiatic market
for America, in view of the present inter-
national concern over the open door in the
East, are exceedingly timely. He says;
The question Of a market is next in I'M
plrtauce to the question OF raising me
commodities we have to sell. We have
extended our fields. extended the areas
from which our agricultural products are
raised, until we have practically created
supply that il in excess of the demand
for large portion of the time.
Tho population Of this country doubles
ABOUT every thirty years. In the year 1890
We shall have population of from l50,Co0.-
ono to l90.00O.OOO
An the people must be occupied If
the population continues TO increase IN
he ratio ndicat ed, where are we to put
them all and what are they to do?
Our country is expanding in popula-
tion. What has been done TO expand our
markets? What intelligent work has been
done since the civil war-and that Is as
far back as most of us remember or need
10 go-to add to our foreign market?
Il have given the subject some atten-
tion and am free to say that have failed
TO find a single intelligent sentence written
or spoken by any one, In an endeavor 10
improve our market for agricultural prod
Lcts.
with our great growth OF population
We must consider how the people must be
employed so that they may be intelligent,
prosperous and happy. We sell 90 or 20
per cent. OF our entire products to one
country--Great Britain. II for any reason
that country were not able to buy from
Us, our people would realize very quickly
tho situation they are in.
Where can we sell our wheat crop? In
France, Italy, Austria or Germany we
are met with hostile legisla tion. We are
not welcome. To take our wheat to Russia
would be like carrying coal TO Newcastle
That country has surplus to sell.
IF only one-third Of the people OF the
world are wheat eaters and the other two
thirds live on rice or maize or rye. we must
find our markets with people who are not
now consumers of our crop. l believe
that wherever wheaton -four has been intro
duced to any race, with the single exception
Of the black race, they are ready to con-
sume it from that time on. The Asiatic
rice eaters are as fond Of -four as the white
ace and as ready to eat it, if they can get
II AT a fair price.
The question may arise, How can people
who work for wages Of from 10 to Is cents
a day, and have lived for centuries on just
such wages, buy -four which must be carried
ACROSS the Pacific Ocean? II they did BUY