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The OUTLOOK.
The 1t seems to be one the
Bryan probabilities Of the next
Boom. Presidential campaignthst
William Jennings Bryan will be the
candidate Of the Democratic party. |
Missouri has already endorsed him as
the coming man at her Democratic
Convention and other states are follow
ing in her lead. Mr. Bryan has been
making . tour about the world and
supposedly u having some lessons in
State craft. The story is told of him
that while in the Philippines he tried
to ride = donkey and was thrown with
out ceremony over the donkey's head.
Az he picked himself up he is reported
to have murmured as he rubbed, his
shins and brushed the dirt from of his
shoulders, "this is the third time I've
been thrown by . donkey" supposedly
referring to his two defeats in running
for the Presidency. Whether Mr.
Bryan will feel like making another
try for the place Of first man Of the
nation is q little doubtful but it is Ger
tain that many of his plans for our
national life are being tried in these
days. He was an advocate Of Federal
regulation Of freight rates before
Roosevelt took it up and be is q firm
advocate OF Federal license for corpo-
rations 70 that they may be under
government regulation. In his travels
he has developed into quite preacher
and has given some very good religious
talks on Sundays and at other times.
Whether he is the coming man is q
question time will help to decide.
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The The outlook for q large
Wheat wheat crop seems to be
Crop. very good according to gov
eminent reports. Secretary Wilson
estimates that the agricultural output
for the year win foot up about six and
= half billions of dollars and the
wheat crop will be larger than any
year except in 1901. There are about
47} million acres under cultivation in
Winter and Spring wheat and the e.
timated yield is It's million bushels.
The largest yield here recorded is, as
already stated, that Of 1891 when the
wheat crop was 74s million bushels.
When the figures run up into the mill
mions it is rather difflcult for the av.
erage mind to comprehend them. But
II we suppose that those 713 million
of bushels were put into barrels that
were one foot across and the barrels
were set side by side they would reach
q hundred and twenty-five thousand
miles and more, that is five times
around the globe. The3 present esti-
mate for the oat crop is that it will be
about fifty million bushels short of
last year. Corn has not yet reached
the stage of development where it is
possible to give much of an estimate
Of the probable yield of the crop.
There seems to be enough food grow
ing to insure US of "food to eat," If
not ''raiment to wear" A large food
supply means prosperity, for If the
farmers are prosperous there is al
ways some trade going on for the ben
eft of the merchants and manufact-
urers.
The The exposure of the meat
Beef packers in their filthy ways
Scandal. of canning meat which the
people have to eat and In their doctor
ing up of decayed ham and beef so
that 1t can be sold has aroused a great
deal of feeling on the other side Of the
ocean. So great is the feeling that
our meat export TRADE will suffer