Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-11-20

rushed to the great wheat centers
and in return receive for 1t those
golden dollars that are SO vital to
the success and prosperity of all peo-
pie and all countries.
To accomplish this almost hercu-
lean task, for the harvest had been
delayed exceedingly by the rain,
night was turned into day, gnd men |
worked on regardless of quitting
time and resting time, with Only a !
thought of getting in the wheat, of
seeing the last stack threshed, and |!
the last sack hauled under cover,
ready to be taken to the great ware
houses that were hungry and empty,
waiting to be filled again with the
precious grain.
Garnering the Harvests.
Then came the day of transport
ing from the field and graneries to
the big warehouses. Miles and miles
away, in some cases, from the farms
stood the big houses that ware to
hide away the millions of bushels of
wheat from the rain and the storm
and weeks and months were needed
to perform the task.
The big houses, however. are il'c1
to their roofs and their sides are
bullying out and along side are
stacked hundreds of thousands OF
sacks, covered with temporary roofs
and protected from the storms other
wise so as to insure the contents, but
all the grain has not yet left the
farm, for not until the big ware
houses have been emptied can the
balance be brought in and 80 the
farmer awaits the coming of the
golden shekels that will cause the
wheat to move and keep on going
until it reaches the great sea anil Ia
borne to the countries beyond whose
needs it will supply.
Financial Storms Will Dissipate.
And now all eyes are watching the
financial clouds. and are wondering
how long they will continue to low
er and hang over this fair land to
retard the movement of the great
crop, that has been saved and
stored. safe from the storms. that
means so much to every man, woman
and child in the country.
Upon the prompt and profitable
marketing of this great crop of
wheat depends so much. The bank
er, broker. merchant, professional
I man, the poor man and the rich
4 man, all alike are deeply interested
/ in the movement and the ultimate
disposition of the wheat that is row
awaiting shipment.
Stored in these big warehouses is
the life blood of the business of this
country and unless it is allowed to
flow outward the progress of the
whole country is compelled to stop
and a disastrous depression is bound
to follow.
i Not only does the delay in the de-
livery of this years crop retard the
business of the present time, but it
affects the plans for next year and
the longer the delay in the matter,
the more uncertain the results of the
extent and value of the crop of 1905.
Like Situation Throughout Country.
What is true of the great Nezperce
and Camas prairie country as re-
CARDS the wheat situation is equally
true of the great wheat sections Of
the whole United States. All over
the land the warehouses are full to
overlooking and the graneries upon
the farms are likewise bullying with
their millions of bushels ready to be
sent to the shipping points, and the
entire country awaits the coming of
the dollar so that the bountiful
harvest may be sent forth and in re-
turn bring back to the farm, the
country, the village and the city the
needed currency with which to start
the Wheels of progress.
The farmer is the backbone of the
country, its main stay and staff and
however hard the commercial world
, may endeavor to forge ahead, build
ing up large and gigantic trusts, and
Initiating the stocks of the same
needless of the results that must fol-
, low the bursting Of the bubble he
maintains his position staid and
, true, acting as the balance wheel to
, the commerce of the world and in his
quiet way plods on. turning the soil
sowing the seed and reaping the rich
harvest that year after year comes
to the relief of the great commercial