Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-31

kA--E-aES@-J point for the study OF
much that IL novel and important IN the
history OF events In word, II was
year far out Of the common and replele
with happenings Of vital interest
AS fitting Introductory distinction,
nature provided the new year with
reception marked by extreme frigidlty
According to the officials Of the United
states weather bureau, the winter OF
10000 was the coolest OF twenty-three
fundamentally severe winters which
have occurred during the last eighty
seven years. Notwithstanding the rigor
OF the winter and the delayed spring,
the season was the most productive
ever known to the agricultural interests
OF the United states. This was partlc-
ularly true Of the cotton crop, which
was more than 100000 bales
The corn crop was scarcely less CO.
lossal, the estimate being 2,i5S,OOO,OOO
bushels. the largest ever recorded with
the exception OF that Of 1909, The most
interesting and gratifying Incident In
connection with the development Of the
corn crop has been furnished by the
state OF Iowa, whose product for 1904
was $50, 100000 bushels, an Increase Of
125.OOO. 900 bushels over that Of the pre-
cedIng year Much Of the credit Of this
marked excess Is due TO the efforts of
the state agricultural college and It's
accomplished agronomist Professor 7,
G. Holden, whose improved methods Of
corn raising have revived lowa's pres
tlge as producer Of this important
crop,
In spite Of the enormous aggregate Of
edible crops produced In the temperate
regions OF America, the market has
been excellent, the supply never ex-
ceedlng the demand A partial failure
OF the cereal crop In the grain growing
districts OF the Russian empire and a
marked deficiency IN the supply fur
nlshed by the Aslatlc colonies belonging
10 Great Britain have contributed TO the
advantage OF the American wheat
grower and American agricultural m
terests IN general have shared In ,he
consequent prosperity
Throughout the year the manufactur-
ing interests Of the country maintained
a high degree OF activity, This was es-
pecialy the case with the iron and steel
trade. one Of the most gratifying fea-
lures OF the rapid development OF this
important Industry Is TO be found in
the number OF important contracts
which have been filled for foreign GUS
toners, some Of them beyond the ca
pacity Of European mills to undertake.
A notable instance Of this was afforded
By the promoters Of the new London
subway, who We're unable TO find any
manufacturer in Great Britain who had
a plant that could turn out the steel
cars required and We're compelled TO
have them built In America. This may
be set down as one OF the most telling
victories of peace ever won by the Unit
ed States, The shlpbulldlug trade was
also kept at It's maximum capacity dur
isss tho ei,tire gear This wac due al "A
measure to large contracts with tho
home government demanding speedy
fulhllment, but even more so to large
orders received from abroad, The COM
missions from abroad were almost eX-
Clusiyely for torpedo boats and the new
submarines, and large number Of both
types have been constructed.
Contrary TO the usual conditions which
prevail in presidential election years,
the United States suffered few marked
industrial disturbances The differ
ences, real and hypothetical, existing
between labor and capital, which are
expected to be aggravated at such a
time, were remarkably quiescent. The
notable exceptions to this we're the
strikes IN the building trades, that Of
the employees of the great packing
house trust the lockout Of the cotton
operatives Of New England and the
mining disturbances In Colorado.
The Republican national convention,
convened at Chicago, June %, renoml-
mated Theodore Roosevelt for president
and selected Charles Warren Fair
banks, United States senator from In
diana, as the vice presidential candi-
date. on the Sth Of July the Demo-
cratic national convention, In session at
81. Louis, nominated Alton b. Parker
and Henry G. Davis, The Socialist,
Prohibition, Populist and Socialist La
Dor parties also put candidates and
platforms into the competition. The
campaign which succeeded was sngu-
larry free from the influences which
make for financial distrust and com.
mercial hesitation. The vital principles
which dominated the platforms of both
OF the leading parties were so similar
IN essentials that little excitement was
felt In any part Of the country over the
questions at issue. Mr.. Roosevelt was
reelected by the large plurality of
2'S26,i1O votes, the total vote being
lS'5S3,S2O. The victor actually received
the largest vote ever polled in the |
United States-I6e5,56i. This Is more
than 100000 votes In excess Of that east
for Mckinley IN 1900. one of the inter-
esting features Of the election was the |
marked increase I'm the Socialist vote.
Eugene V, Debs. who was also the can
didate or his party In 1900, received |
about 100000 votes being over 100000 |
more votes than before. Sllas c. swal-
low, the Prohibition candidate, received |
2f6,4ll votes Thomas Il. Watson, the |
Populist candidate, received 24,SSl |
votes, 22,636 Of which were from Geor-
Bla, his own state. Charles II, Core
gan, nominated by the Socialist Labor
party, received $3.50 votes.
At no time during 1904 has the peace
OF the western world been seriously
Jeopardized. On May 10 an incident oc- /
Cured which demanded prompt action
from the state department Ion Per-
dlcarls, an American citizen OF Greek
origin who had been living for several
years In villa just outside OF Tenelcr,
Morocco, together with his stepsou,
Young English subject named Cromwell
Varley, was abducted and forcbly de-
tained by the followers Of noted
Moorish bandit, Raisuli, The men were
taken Into the mountain Businesses by
the outlaws, and a large ransom was
demanded for their release. Both the
United States and Great Britain made
peremptory demands upon the Moroc-
can government, and TO emphasize the