Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-17


which the Missouri r. f~ive-twelfths, IL
feOo. 10000 a year. And mis- amount would
save these waterways ard make thom
navigabls. The estimates Of experts on
rivers Is In the hands OF congress. They
know exactly what Il will cost. The Mis-
souri, can be made a naviEable stream to
South Dakota for N2,0o,oo, which IL only
a portion OF what IL lost by erosion alone
They say there Is no one making as
much money AZ the farmer. and In our
state II IL certainly true. The farmer
would be willing to give a part Of his profit
TO the consumer. Our responsibility is 70
furnish necessities to the consumer by i'm
proving the natural resources. The state
should control the wtarves and docks and
a minimum charge put against the boats.
II a few men could control the dockage
they would stlfie the river in the future
az they have In the pact.
The Improvement Of the rivers is being
held back because every congressman is
spending all his energy in trying TO pry
funds from the public treasury for some
building. This river Improvement ques-
ton Ia far more important than the tariff
question.
College President Heard.
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fers 10 impoverished soil which once was
fertile" said J. H. Worst. president Of
the North Dakota Agricultural college.
THE soils OF this section Of the country
were FORMERLY most fertile and no crop
failure was ever charged up 70 lack Of
fertility OF the soil
we are here to devise ways and means
by which the fsrms may be made more
productive and farm life more desirable, to
learn seed selection, fertilizing Of the soil
and how to handle live stock. Live stock
exerts a great influence on growing stocks
and the best type Of civilization is usually
linked with high bred live stock. FERTILE
ing substances are taken from the soil
which must be replaced. else the country
grows poorer year by year in spite Of
the great prices received from the stocks.
The wealth Of our agriculture consists in
the amount OF nitrogen and phosphoric
acid In the soil.
prof. Snyder Of the University Of Min
nesOta figures that S55S S22, 800 worth Of fer
tiiizer Is taken from the soil each year in
growing the crops Of this country for one
year.
Unless great care is exercised farming
degenerates into a mining process which
makes tho country poorer year by year.
The currency received from each years
crop, except what Is put back into the
soil, is generally dissipated. Unless fer
tilizer Is put back into the soil we will
have a declining agriculture"
On,Rharat Exposition.
When 1t was decided to declare Thursday
Omaha day a canvass was made Of the
leading houses Of Omaha with the result
that when Mayor Dahlman issued his proc
lamation declaring a half holiday. a large
number OF the leading commercial instl-
tutions decided to give their employees a
half holiday that they might visit the
Corn show.
The big railroad headquarters OF Omaha
closed at noon that the thousands Of en-
ployes might have an opportunity to see
the show.
Several OF the banks closed at II o'clock.
The majority OF retail merchants thought
they could not afford to miss a half day
of the holiday trade, and that It would not
be fair to then customers.
Early, in the morning the out-of.town
visitors began to pour through the gates
and the click of the ~turnstile was merry
music TO the ears Of the directors. The
farmers have been getting to the show
early all week and have had an oppor-
tunity TO visit the different state booths
before the big rush Of the afternoon and
5 evening filled up the aisles.
Better Than Chicago.
Agents OF the big land and railroad CON-
panies who had exhibits at the Chicago ex-
position and are showing In Omaha say
they are getting a great many more sig
natures for literature In Omaha than they
did Ia Chicago, These shows are intended
primarily for the farmers, and when the
books indicate that more farmers are at