Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-06-01

The following exceedingly interest
ing and instructive article from the
brain OF James J. Hill, appears in the
Seattle Times of May oath:
James J. Hill believes that the hope
of the American farmer lies in an
Asiatic market.
Suppose" he said to a representa-
tive Of The Times, "our wheat trade
with China alone to amount to l cent
per capita for each day in the year,
that would amount to $4,000, 900 day
nearly 81, 500, 100000 a year."
Mr. Hill believes that an Asiatic
market can be secured for the Ameri-
can farmers wheat. He bases this
belief on the fact that wherever
our wheat has been introduced to any
race, with the single exception Of the
black race. they are ready to consume
il from that time on" He believes
this SO firmly that he is bull 'ins the
five largest steamers that toe world
has ever seen to carry wheat from
Seattle to China, Japan, the Straits
Settlements and other Oriental Lands.
In short, his scheme is to make
wheat scarce byopening new markets,
thus advance its price at home and
abroad, and thus put more money in
the pocket of the man who he's been
called the nations backbone-the far
mer.
Mr.. Hills views on an Asiatic mar
ket for America, in view OF the pres
ent International concern over the
"open door" in the East. are excxeed-
ingly timely. He says:
"The question of market is next
in importance to the question of rails
ing the commodities we have to sell.
We have extended the areas from
which our agricultural products are
raised until we have practically Gre
ated a supply that is in excess of the
demand for large portion of the
time.
"The population of this country
doubles about every thirty years. In
the year 1880 we shall have popula-
ton of from $50, 100000 to 160,O00,000
All the people must be occupied. If
the population continues to increase
in the ratio indicated, where are we
to put them all and what are they to
do?
"Our country is expanding in popu
lation. What has been done to ex
pand 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 to go-to add
to our foreign market?
81 have given the subject some at.
tention and am free to say that | have
failed to find a single intelligent sen
tence, written or spoken by any one
in an endeavor to improve our marke
for agricultural products.
with our great growth of popula
tion we must consider how the people
AuuoC VIC SiAPIOJSu' oC Ihoe my hAN
be intelligent, prosperous and happy
We sell % or 20 per cent of our entir,
products to one country-Great Bri
tain. If for any reason that countr.
were not able to buy from us, our peo
pie would realize very quickly the stu
alton they are in. Where can we sci
our wheat crop? In France, Italy
Austria or Germany we are met will
hostile legislation. We are not we
come To take our wheat to Russi;
would be like carrying coal to Newcas
tie That country has surplus t
SELL
"If only one-third of the people o
the world are wheat eaters and tn
other two-thirds live on rice or maiz
or rye. we must find our markets wit
people who are not now consumer
of our crop. believe that whereve
wheaton -four has been introduced t
any race, with the single exception G
the black race they are ready to cor
sumo it from that time on. The Asia
tic rice eaters are as fond of -four a
the white race and as ready to eat
if they can get it at fair price.
THE question may arise, how ca
people who work for wages of froI
40 to Is cents a day, and have live
for centuries on just such wages. bu
-four which must be carried across tn
Pacific Ocean? If they did buy flou
even at the rate of one bushel pt
capita, We in this country woul
have to go eating corn pone. "
simply could not sell it to them. II "