Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-06-25
CROP YIELD WILL
BREAK RECORD.
Biggest Harvest in History Of Govern
mant'S Grain Statistics.
$27S,OOO,OOO 10 MOVE HARVEST
Believed New Currency Law Will Supply
Thu Fands-No; Enough Railroad
Eqnipm.nt

hoids out this year the brightest prom
ise Tor the American farmer. Never
since the keeping of statistics has been
one OF the recognized functions OF the
Federal Government has there been
promise OF a bigger harvest. Everv
Important crop in every section Of the
country except the far West az the ne
ginning Of this week was in 4 more
HodrlSmng condition than ever recorded
The harvest of 1906 was the largest
known. That is tbe year the farmers of
the West paid off their mortgages and
put money in the bank wherewitb To
Duy pianos, tourist tickets for European
trips, automobiles and other things of
luxury their fathers never imagined nos
lSble
AAitaougn corn is not very well ad-
NSnced the promise is for crop sub
S,@otiaily l. $50, 600, 900 bushels. to stand
against the crop Of 1906. which resulted
IN l. lo6'6z6, 419 bushels. At going prices
that crop Is worth to the farmers se25
100000. Not q great deal. possible. in
comparison with the Capitalization Of
me highiy favored steel trust. but still
enough to give assurance that the
american farmer Will not be starved
during the coming Winter.
The demand for money whorewitb N
move the crops is usually estimated at
SzoO, 600, 600. This year the demand will
easily rise to S275. 900, 900. The AIdrich-
Vreeiand currency law, it is hoped bv
| 0hose VINO have given consideration TO
the matter, will enable the country
banks to more than supply the extra
demand, because, in theory. those banks
will DC able. if the Secretary OF the
! treasury can be convinced that an
emergency exists. TO issue their notes
TO supply the call for currency nv de-
posting the notes of farmers and grain
| buyers as security for the REDEMPTION
OF the notes issued by the country banks
to meet the emergency.
a mere glance at the strain possible
\ 60 ne put on the railroads OF The conn |
tFy ny tins one crop will probably con- |
vince Mr.. Cortelyou that there is reason
Ior an extension Of credit to the banks
as the representatives Of the producer
and the traders in corn. 1t is possible 20
approximate the amount of FREIGHT that /
VIII be offered the railroads bv taking |
the whole corn crop as representing the
freight, composed of the surplus Of all |
tne other crops to be taken to market.
All the engines and freight cars in the
country are not enough TO load the corn
crop at one time. Forty-six thousand
pounds OF corn on the cob constitute q
little more than an average car load.
twenty loaded cars constitute more
than an average train load. but using
twenty cars loaded with 46, 600 pounds
oil corn, as a train load, it is found that
1t VIII require 81, 52S engines. an equal
number of cabooses and ], $3.50. 436 cars
70 take up the prospective corn crops.
They would make up a string of
trains substantially Is. 500 miles lopo
Freight trainr are run, when a railroad
Is very busy, about a mile apart and
they Will average twelve miles an hour
from one division point to another.
although the average mileage of a
freight car does not exceed twenty per
day.
More than twice as many men would
be required to man those trains as well
engaged IN the battle of Gettysburg. the
hlghwater mark of the Rebellion !"
Napoleon's army that invaded Russia
would look small in comparison with the
army OF trainmen, because there would
be 4O7, 600 of them, an engine-driver.
fireman, one iagman, one brakeman.
and one conductor being required for
each train. S
The equipment used in the transporta- I
ton Of the golden flood would be worth. '
new, 1915. 28O, 900 for the engines and
1904, 34s,OO for the cars and cabooses
The wages for the crew for one dav
would amount easily to 81, 222, 800.
But the corn crop is not the only one
that promises to be large. There is
promise of about 100, 900, 900 bushels of
Spring wheat to be compared with 159
o97, 600, produced in the bumper wear
1905; 1863, 440,0 600 bushels of Winter
wheat, which is considerably In excess
OF the 1856, ABS, 900 Of two years ago.
about $1,000, 600 bushels of oats. as
against BOG, 2O9, 900 for 1906; 20, 23s. 900
Of rye, an increase of half a million
over the big year, and 76, 2Ss, 900 of
barley, million and half more than
the high mark in that cereal.
The most comforting thing about the 4
whole matter from the point of view of
secretary Wilson, who is a farmer, and =
has the viewpoint of the man who
ielves in the earth, is chat the surplus
stock produced two years ago is about
zone, and the tendency in ali lines of
business Is upward instead of downward.
FOR that reason the immense harvest in
prospect will be the blessing big crop
i!ways would be were it possible to
efrr I