The St. Louis Republic., 1905-01-01

'! 'hsr" ~as aDy on. thing i:s, va.
..D:e in:-.-sII,. 80 We. clo,. and co,.s:Iu.
sf3c%.: of the ST. LOUIS Worlds Fair than
T.";!i"r u was an" -sia-nc. .y-rywh-r.
Tnsr!s--; throughout the Ekpos.tiru Of t,.
'scs afn"t.z 'Ds.u:fi.s. Staies. "n|uri-. ani
tii"s 20 show np agI exploit ih..ir re
~S,-o',"" rr.OTIIr.. and advantage. to So, 70
D"rs J.. Esy ia. H.r!.rs Fair ws- a
nsTi "a . nj IL tE. Hs ions Of tn. ~Srr!
csHi. 'DS-in'r 10 .Nposs and display con
elusive arguments WHY i1.- ,yossI.,,- f,n,.r
s1iD1'G select ihis oDu'iTy or that State ia
shlcn 7" s-.Le. t'Tv many countries and
HHat's-In fact. all hc new ones
mao" This ia" piig'!i.i and almost sol.
'-bl"ft ~ participating I'm the woriTs
ran. siIj TIA" conclusion. D.. irr..ss,IbI-
NAT IT." world do moe: iu fac: IA.
"""ii SINS 10 i... irnging all ,h. time
~" spirit az uiir"st ary..aIs 10 b- every
Nh"'- "a tie word. ara "a great mauy q:
va" "t:iiblts snJ 1isp avs shown ap-
leaf'i - isEr been designed and In
~isl"4: with Ep oti-"t other than tr eater
:" This unrest. =" tab. a,!yaa,sg. Of IL to
pi:i f"rwar! yisibi.. ,-,.'"Iis VIII :. man
sseIi: "";ri" IA Neg Ieasi..i Dr Tanada
"f Erazi! or SJGt! Africa or IIoni,!ra.. or
~:.y he s,.G.ib chang. his r"-!isnc. from
Limos 80 incJa Territory or from. Iowa
80 T.=a-
On could S"' acquainted with the '".n-
~ at III" N"rla's fair we'll as II h.
'"pa a scar and Visited every stat" and
TERRITORY !n tn. u.ou. and at much i.ss
i'm" md ssp"r.". for .v'ry Stat and Ter
'ii"ry had "Ith"r "A ngild.ris or va- r.pre-
seated - ~" t:xrDsition bv som. sort OF
exhibit show ing " hat u produces what iis
soil is. Es climatic cDii.ii- ton. ami 10 what
nsr'i"Gisr lines o. Industry ir2 domains
a.. host adapted For -n"rgy In trumpet
isg her tempting climate. rich, soil AMI
golden opportunities III. gr.a. Southwest
ranpri-inc Missouri i.nJisisra A.kansas
kama. Dklsh":ra. Indian Territory and
Texas. WAS not behind anv country or SOC
'i"n Of this country Represented AZ the
Worlds Fair. ard the facts about itself
~ hieh tn. Southwest brought out and .rov.
io'I" during ,hc Fair " II bear fruit from
nov On through 'h" n-Nr few wears. Such
prospective settlers as hesitate. ~ TAX.
'he ini'iaiiy. and visit this section had III.
section brought =" ther7. Il WAS a. ti-
Worlds Fair in its .ntIr.ty "A" completely
as II mountain. plateau and plain had all
been moved from their bod In IN. South
Wet and set down ia 'h. ""rtCr Of ~.
louis. The GENT who lid this We're IN.
Eeni - progress eNpa Tsi"n and better
nsenf. and they sure % the things
'L.y Rad rn SHOW. for ri.y w.r" bringing
'he'n 30 a world market. w!":. IN. com
petition Was keen ard close From ih.
representation they mad, and to-. evidence
rev showed. the hur-y Was enabled O.
make his choice. and that choice L. Vol
uu,ary on. unrfi-:eu".d Ly anything IGr
facts Taking the .viG-nc" as q was pr-
sen,-i AZ ,h- Fair it would seem ,haf no
country and no other section of IT.. Emitted
states can of!e- 6" rnf.r Il :or 50 littl. {"
the man vho concentrates a ckanc- as
,his great empire ~ rh' Southwest, com
pusea Of Missouri. Louisiana. Arkansas.
kansas. Oklahoma. Ind an Tsrri'or: an!
TexaS which in th-Ir relations 1" -.
Louis are 'a- na,ura! field for III. iu-Nita-
~. expansion ani c"nrn-rcisl growth or
lhis city A. the Southwest grow. So will
St Louis Increase in population and
wealth. Tor the great natural resources oI
sic vast s-ction {, which this city - the
gateway ronipUs. u varied and IN. ha,isti-
Bile mn- for - I."ui.'~ o"nnn.rcial .ciivi-
s:ss
SEw E:iIa,yRABD
So~i.ers Else ia the uiI.I Stat, except
Il, this Sol; ;hN .-st.ru country - III. diver
s.iy Of coil 80 Hr-at- the Grogi.I 80 rIrh
and fertile ami uowH-r. else are the
climatic conditions NOR" favorable than In
the Southwest. In no other section %. thc
world is thc-r .gch a surprising ard u2-s
vecfed development ira r,w directions
Take for INSTANCE the discovery. which
81 only Of recent a.t-. % rh- yas, sub
tsrranean s;orss ~ oil f. Texas hla.rS
sad Indian T-rriiur. ., the h,sh-St .-..l-
q, bituns:npus ,oAl iu Indian Territory ard
g, the fact that great fortunes await .h-
Cultivation "a . large sal "E r.,, IA
Texas. 1h" n-~H determined rice bet q,
Texas 10 ia the Vic.n.'y "i ii"usra!. rr.h-
nary 20 ~. Erazas. Trinity. colorado ar,;
HsS Grsnds rivers. II IL approximate. q
t.e.oo0 acres. OF which sos.,sp acres have
l~en disposed Of during the past SIX ,ears
80 home-sreksis and Investors. Each ,car
ssce the b~lt's better I-S-lormsn; ~ irTl-
gssicn and rsiiscad eos.nections. taI ring
{ nc - hitc cereal iuso yellow gold. suI ,..,ii
!. ears passage thus enhances the cI;,C.-
sua!ties 70. ~-aith- iESieastUr s the ma
sic.sns wand which has caus-i ,ic- 10
eprins s.cm tho prairie lands or the Texa.
1suR Ca>ss. Lands lceste,i FULLY twenty
lilies from the foupian head OF water
Gre successfully So>A,rSi. ara :h-r- Tow
sni.; the most extensive and complete
s,s;ems Q: Irrigation ever kno~n in any
soEn:ry. IN each of ths.e co.ni!.- *
s~ns!ve tracts q: rgA.rie GiSs .ar.d. are
10 Be- found IN cultivation. while much
greater area susce DeiolS to pr ,fisahI- rics
q uiture 10 ys: SirH:n SOL and Awhoi,, IN
,devsioped. In -: Texss had eniy iOfO
. cres in rice. In ISUs It's cultivation lad ce-
keloped 20 :N.goo acres. ~!;h = sroiic- o:
2 1&sO sacks and an average >.cia ts
aep and seven -<iehths sscks yer acre.
Lately Q visit 30 Ihe Texas rice
R-N uas made by Baron Mats1.s.ra
kf the Imperial Japanese Commission 20
hhe Worlds Fair to inspect the land. and
Siss IA cp,ni.n on thei. probable yielding
.iue. On the New York stock Exchange
khe japanese commissioner made the sub
SeuUent announcement thar. IN his opiaiSa- |
&hese we're bot tWo ccuatF1es IN the world
khefe good rt-s could b. grown IN com
refcial Quantities as . prcof. viz. TIE
6aagsss- Ksang vsiley a. China. and Texas.
be beiseve1 that the Jspsaess could groy
- In Texas and ship q - ballast IN