Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-05


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culture. when asRsH III ia fhe sSs,a,,,,,.
Of farmers ana farf ~ nru tiaicts T., tlse nasE
tion's prosperous conc itiomr III 904.
silt y y, " II
Z 4aaim pnssibl es to everest innate the
sil3p taf1Uo OF the farmer to this coun..
"a III am d elighted rs And mat the
people are lust beg nuaI 90 max ensfo
sfact y i Il s$ss;S S9SS
T. & r. - u 8 Is Gar INN
sb6fofe, since the value Of farm
Iproducts in the last year has reached
the greatest point. In the history Of
the nation. More than 65 per cent of
our exports today consist of farm pro-
ducts. OF the remaining IS per cent
large percentage comprises articles
which originate on the farm
This vear +hat 4s,a mAsv ~ uon uuhsy
to do with 1t. AS a result they pile 1t
into the banks until these institutions
themselves wonder how to dispose Of
1t. The farmer is afraid of burglars
and he hands his money over to his
banker. The banker is also afraid Of
burglars and he sends the money on
10 New York. An astonishingly over.
Whelming percentage, would, not un-
dertake to say how much, Of the
money in New York today which
makes possible the great projects of
the age, comes directly from the farm.
Y know one bank in my own little
home town in Iowa, town of about
l,2OO inhabitants, that sent more than
$3b0,OOO to New York last year; all
farmers money. The farmers of one
|state-in fact of one section of one
state-could take up the entire bond
Issue OF the Pennsylvania railroad,
amounting to $l6O,O00,O0O, and scarcely
feel it. The years interest on our
national debt could be paid by the
value Of the eggs laid by the farmers
hens In one month alone during their
pusy season.
Could Paw For Merchant Marine.
hent mere l want 10 emphasize q
point WHICH : maze at .lhls time last
year. MAJ 10 Tue apliity ana reaul-
ness VI ivy laIiliers " nnance any pro-
Jecl nnuer heaven that mignt De con
celyeu py ull mosl ahpl.ious pro.
~ io.el, pioviueu eney nau assurance ,
tnat lhe propusltlon was Iair anu
SQUARE one When We sel ouI new ue'
paftment OF commerce ana iaDor Or
sanlzeu 70 tne poinI lhac y WI naYe
supelYlsion csel sucn proJec.s anu
slanu reauy 70 ADVISE Ine farmers as
W lne safety OF an lnvesllne'nl, No
worthy project VIII nave any .rou aa
20 s e. an me money ~ VANS. y $luv,.
ooo,Voo was wanted tohorIow 70 pullu
9 mercnant marine II coulo DC oDtalneo
from the farmers Dy Feoruary !. ! am
commerce and labor enter this field.
our natlonai banks are unoer govern
Msht superylsion anu Inelr s.och can
~. oe pulchaseu lor Dve VI money.
Wy o ln nv ou 80. w po' a''s'n'
oe m ene same posleloh'
The increase IN the value OF farm
products for lSo4 over iSoo Is more
imam $4oo,oOo,ooo. ms IS an increse
over the census value IN lssS, nve
years ago, OF 80 PEI cent WhaI Is tne
unit on tnls RAPID aovance! mere 10
no unit WnateveI; except .ne as ,,,
me farmers 81 tnis county WIZ ,not
prUuuce anS.hns tii"e 'neS e"n Ivy
sen IN. az soou piac1 ,.,4,
Ihere ~ 1 no neia eooay 80 ~. lnx .nlll
" 1ne w,, hain 90 5on NJ hn tha
ne leseaa a. raari S W. st:t,one
asp ~ anMntr =. ~. and - a,1r island Nos
as .h,s - anoh,,na the An, ar,can p pro.
Queer to aggregate more from his soil.