Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
aIookaded Railways.

ership of railroads have a hard nut
to crack In the recent events OF south
ern Russia, which involves every agri
cultural community in practical stag
nation The accumulatIon8 Of grain
which cannot he shipped on account
Of depletion Of rolling stock for mill
tary purposes, amount to l,20000l
tons This blockade II increasing al
an alarming rate, traders and mujik.
are pOwcrless, and no matter how
serious the matter has become Tho
administration disclaims all resp0nsi,
biiity upon The grounds that military
necessities are superior to The com
mercial life in the country In this
country, competition among the rail.
roads, IF that can be restored, will
keep the railroads keyed up TO a
higher degree Of efficiency than they
would be unless administered by the
government style equal to the best
service in the other departments.
Importance Of the Tariff
have complied from long list oil
fruits exported and imported as fur
niahed by the new department OIL
commerce and labor table showing
the total value Of The fruits sent ont
ana received by the United States. I'm
spite Of the vast resources Of this
country, the imports exceed the OK
ports by $3,Gi7000 This Is not n
largo sum, but as long as the excess
Of fruits Is coming this way the tariff
upon the commodities Of our or
chards remains a live question. Ba.
nanas are found to be the great com
peting fruit, the ImportatIons of 1903
amounting 10 $8,5il t5G, or over 30
per cent Of all The fruits imported
from foreign countries Lemons are
second with $3,O79,221, aud oranges
SSlS,7S0. our heaviest exports are
apples, $4,3Sl.oSl pruneB 3,2T2,507
and dried apples, 2,378 ,G35, These
nrwos are All for the year 1903 later
statistics not yet being compiled
Cooling Moth Parasites.
Tho California fruit grower states
that e, NJ. llhrhorn has just received
the lagcst consignment Of parasites
yet sent over by George Compere
ten boxes containing in ali over HOO
Insects, AS yet but few Of the insects
have been raised to the adult stage
but they are all doing we'll Letters
are being received from all over the
country lnQuIrlng about this parasite
but the files will not be ready for dis
trihution TIL next summer. and thon
California growers VIII get the colon
les Tho state IS paying for the dis
coyery and capture Of this now insect
and IT. IL right that our people should
No. served frat II This importation la|
what It Is claimed M eXtermInator Of
the cooling moth, pretty, rosy. worm
loss apples will appear wherever
apples are grown, Wormy fruit will
bo n thing OF the past and the great
American fruit AZ plentiful as grains
Of coru.
Frenzled Fibers.
one of the most interesting con
tests Of that character In which the
farmers Of the country are Interested
has Just been settled in the house o
representatives at Washington The
result was the complete Vlndication
Of Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson tn
the honesty and reliability OF his cot
ton crop estimates. The trouble
started over resolution introduced
III the house by Representative Lily
ingston Of Georgia declaring tina
great dissatisfaction and want OF
confidence in the reports upon cotton
acreage and production existed, espc.
Cally in the last report of December
1904 The Livingston resolution wa,
referred to the house OF committee on
Agriculture and heaing had the day
following the introduction oil the rcsO.
luton Secretary Wilson and John
Hyde, chief or the bureau of agricul
tural Statistics appeared before the
committee and their testimony show
ed such a comprehensive and senslhlr
systom of gathering cotton statistics
plan SO carefully worked out
largely by those directly Interested
In cotton growing that the commit
toe ON agriculture reported a recon
mcndation that the LIVINGSTON rcsom
tion lay upon the table After dc
bate of two hours the House laid the
resolution aside Ivy vote of so to II
In this debate and In the testimony
suhmitttcd Il was shown that the cot
ton spectators were the main critics
of Secretary Wilson'S reports, Their
estimate of the last falls crop was
ll,50O0OO bales, Secretary Wilson's
was l2.162,00O, For the last three
years the actual crop harvested dir
fered from the December estimates Of
the Agricultural Department only -
per cont average, It Is little wonder
the farmers OF the country place i'm.
picit confidence In the administration
of their great Secretary.
What's In Manner
The mnitiated are inclined to
doWht the Value Of a name or "hrand"
upOn oranges In the eyes of the trade