New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-20
REMARKABLE PROSPERITY OF IOWA
State First in the Land in Production of
Oats and Second in Corn and Hay.

This is one OF the biggest States IN the whole
world. guess" said Iowa farmer as he sat IN
a Northwestern line train speeding across that
commonwealth through a succession OF beautiful
villages prosperous cities ard smiling country OF
rlch and rolling prairie farms Sleek stock and well
MED barns, waving corn ana WIDE neadoWlands
made car window panorama OF typical Iowa
We been pretty busy out here for a few years
past, and We been making some money" He threw
for HIM Inn w 9se long Speech 5eee s VIM @
money lendin' some more. and our debts amt
What the old man said the train rushed along
IS backed up by facts The passenger department
of the Chicago and Northwestern line is publish
ing statements from such people Governor Cum
Journal and others that bear in fun the
thusiasn Of The Old farmer.
secretary wilson or the Agricultural Department
says u Iowa that the State Will produce this year
100000 bushels OF corn, the second largest pro
IN the production Of oats ard second in the produc
5 asT5s and acreage of hay o'0' tons on '0o''O'
The total area under the principal crops in Iowa
ti0 sVs tbe ecrdtr land notWitistaHd
farmers are everywhere In a prosperous condition
state is echoed by Governor Cummins.
The percentage or the eqtlIe area or the state
poses says the Governor. .lar exceeds thai OF
ac4as, Hrb t9ta vsiHe ~ soil STS9uets f5r Inc
year estimated at s25Qc11O00 and live stock on
lows that the people OF the state are prosperous
I5sayejte Young, OF The Daily Capitol" Des
Motnes. SAYS:
Iowa stands with a record Of fifty years without
a crop failure. eliminating with a houuusUl yield
for 1903. with every one busy and preparing for
another busy year in 1904.
Bank deposits strong. The people have in
vested literally in enterprises outside the
during the last ave years have invested in more
subStanlle improvements than during any previous
period Of three times that duration
Ex-CongTessrlan George D. Perkins. OF The
Sioux City Journal says
In my Judgment. the people OF Iowa were never
more PROSPEROUS than nov. The put 20 the
test the States crop producing capacity and our
people IN better financial condition than ever
before.
The agricultural outlook was never brighter the
soil is in admirable condition for bumper crop IN
1904
Il believe that what IS true OF Iowa is true OF the
ueighb0ring States. South Dakota has had BY far
the most prosperous year n her history
found chroug hcut the West and Northwest
Railways such as the Chicago and Northwestern
giving the West splendid transportation service
The heavy trainlOads Of grain and livestock. OF
products Of the forest and Iine, bound for chicago
and the East are being supplemented 20 a reTnnrka-
BE degree by the isned products OF rapidly grow
ing manufacturing interests that are sprtEE1ng Up
In the towns and clues OF the Northwest This
OF westbould hOmeseekers and coOnl3ts. trudsins
beside the slow moving OK team no longer but
travelling instead low rate tickets fast trains
and in comfort for which Western roads, such a.
the Northwestern line. ara famed.