The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11


Nowhere on the horizon Is there
visible a cloud Of doubt that next year
viii be as genetous-handed rs has the
year whose bell has just tolied- All
records Of prosperitT Tor this and for
any other country have been broken
by the h~arvests. manufacturers and
the commerce Of the United States
Of America for the twelve months
which now have slipped finally into
the past
The North has had a prosperity IN
which the West has shared, aud the
South simply is fat with plenty. No
principal crop In the United States
has failed For the bushel sown. the
earth has returned its twenty fold. It
is not necessary 10 give the figures
in order that the great fact may be
grasped. IN ali the staples Of life the
year has broken the record OF yield.
II Is possible that 90 the case Of cot
ton an exception should be made. but
Of the southern staple there has been
a production as large as the people Of
the cotton-growing sections could
have wished. The prices are high:
everyone had some cotton and every
one has a share Of the selling price.
The Secretary Of Agriculture has
said that the weIl-being Of the AmerI-
a farmer Is a matter OF the pro
foundest interest 10 the entire coun-
try. He might have gone farther and
have said that the weiI-heinR o. the
entire country depends upon the well
being OF the American farmer Il has
been a year o. unsurpassed prosperity
10 the agricul.urists % the country.
Production has been unequaled. and
as the wealth and the happiness Of
all depend upon that which springs
from the ground, we 60 back 20 the
basis and the proper place for the
prophecy Of happiness when we stand
upon the farm.
BY the time that the new year has
run half its curse Il Is probable that
there will be a fuller and better IN
derstanding between tho sister coun.
tries OF North and South America.
The third conference Of the pan
American states Is 70 be held IN Bra.
I'll. and there the Secretary OF State
OF the greatest Of the American couu.
tries viii meet with the officials OF
the smaller republics. and out OF their
conferences and discussions q ls be-
lieved VIII come plans which. when
put 70 the working test. VIII make Sc.
cure upon q firm foundation The peace
q two continents.
= Is probable that before the FIRST
session OF the Flny-ninth Congress
sees the day Of adjournment that a
national quarantine law VII be passed
which win reduce 10 a minimum the
danger OF yellow fever epldemics 10
the South.
II Is probable that before the new
year becomes au old year two stars
viii be added 70 the Dag Of the United
States. Arizona and New Mexico. Join
ed 10 become one state. and Okla
homa and Indian Territory. Joined. 10
become the other. when this end is
accomplished. there will be 40 terri
tories left in the Union. ard the year
1906 viii go down IN history as the
year which saw the fusallmont OF the
dream Of the fathers
TO 60 again Into the immediate past
g msy be said for the last OF the old
years that n saw ihe making Of a rec
ord for American commerce 90 both
matters o. experts and % Imports
The year 1904 produced the FIRST bii.
lion dollar record for imports: the
year 1905. saw a material Increase,
and dnrinR each one 90 its twelve
months the value ~ the imports
amounted to practically 500. 900. 600.
against an average Of less Than half
that amount ouly a cor ~ years ago
The exports OF the United States
"a an omeial puts u. never touched
tho billion dollar mark until the ycN
1895, and have reyer ln any calendar
year been as much as a billion and a
hair dollars 10 value; but this year
thcy have considerably exceeded that
hcure and win approximate a value
OF 1900. 600. 900" None Of the Of
hcials who make a study 90 trade col.
ditions has been able % discover any.
thing IA the future which should pre-
vent a Ike marvellous growth Of the
commerce Of the United States dur.
Ing the coming year.
The manufactures Of the country lR-
creased their share during the last
year IN both imports and exports RI
the United States. The Increase in
the importation Of manufacturers ma.
terlals IN the ten months ending Nov
1. 1905. amounted 10 sSt 600. 900. an
increase OF n per cent over the cor.
responding period Of last year. while
the increase iu an other imports
amounted 90 but 54o00,00o. an In
crease OF ~ per cent over the CORE.
spending months OF 1904
In the matter o. exports OF manu-.
faetaros the valaa OF Increase during
ten months ~ 1905 was $4,000. 600.
an Increase Of u per cent. while the
gain OF an other exports was about
950000O00. an increase Of 2 per cent
over the came months OF lHnf wear.