Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-11-11

form in the Mesaba, Gogebic ana v
million ranges is scooped erom ~
mines by means Of steam shovs,,
loaded into 10000 ton boats tbo, 1
it from Escanaba, on Lake Micb,..
Duluth and Two Harbors on Lab.
perior, at the cheapest tonnage 49,.
in the world to Buffalo, Cleveland -,
other lake cities.
OF the worlds wonderful ba,A..
we possess as large a share. propo,,i,.
ately, as we do Of its coal. iron 81,
cotton and corn. Our harbors IN ,,1
Atlantic, two or three on the po,,s.
and many on the great lakes. are n,
surpassed by the best in Europs -,
Asia. Out Of forty Of the worlds h..
harbors and splendid WATERWAYS :,
have surely half, or twenty. II ~
more. When canal is cut to coma.
the lakes with the gulf.-and sush .
canal will be cut--and another to una.
the Pacific and Atlantic, when a,
Erie Is deepened so az to pass o,s,,
steamers in and out without breali,,
freight, an era Is open for us and d,
this continent unsurpassed iu hums,
history. And all these things are q
come. No power on earth can prevent
themj no power on earth will preyss,
or wants to prevent them.
Whereas, We were long dependsr,
on Europe for the capital nccesur
to exploit our mines, our farms ssd
factories, We are rapidly reaching On,
into other countries with our own esp
ital. Tho Rockefellers, Ryaus, Ne,
gans, Carncgies, and wcstinghoup,
are the wonder workers In the firas.
cial world Page after page would
have 10 be written before Il wotn
be possible 10 tell tho financial aou
Of tho last fifty years Il reads M,
romance. In ana out Of the golds
gates Of trade our merchants. mas
ufacturcrs, and financicrs have bs,s
going, scattering around them sireaui
Of gold and silver morc bountiful ,haa
ever wcro conjurcd up by Aladhnt
lamp, or tho dreams Of Midas "Rsici
vic Elm Amorikanor" (rich as a.
American) is provorb In Germany
and Germany IL tho homo Of the Roth
ehilds, and Bleiehrocdoru, aud t,adsa
burga We have more than t50000o,
600 invested In Mexico; more tAai
t250, 100000 In Canada. / have ssa
estimates OF our investments In Eufop'
that ran "a high M $1,000, 900 Oo0. Ny
own belief extends beyond those hg
urea by and by we will have b.
tor basis on which 10 rely for fa,n
and figures In the east we have no.
lions Even South Africa and Az,
tralia are not beyound tho Influence 4
our finaneiers
Last, but certainly not least, We an
rich Ia our people. A rcd blooded rao
Is on our hills, on our farms, In ou
factories, everywhere. They come %
us out Of all lands, They come VITA
hope In their hearts, with strong, VIII
ing hard-woTking hands God bles
them. He has blessed. He will Goa
tinue 10 bless them.
Tho ideal day when Il dawns, win
see a world filled with free producers
free distributors, free consumers Bot
20 have that day dawn We will have %
pull down the black flags OF racial 70
ligious and national hate, We shall
have 70 90 back 10 the foot Of DE
cross or 20 tho hill In Galilee where
the Savior preached. The money loV
Ing, money grabbing, gold woFshiping
greed II the nineteenth and twentieih
centuries must give way to the gos
pei loving spirit Of the earliest cen.
turtles. The false, the foul, the artifi-
'ial' and superficial will have TO Yield
to the true, the beautiful, the simple,
the good.