Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-26

ingmen who compose the great bulk
of the population. He said he meant
everybody including the farmers and
city workers. He vas asked how the
American people rs a whole could be
very extrayaglnt on al average wage
of $457 a year, which is the wage
that the census of 1900 revealed.
He said that extravaganza, like lux
ury, was relative. That which was
luxurious for one man would not be
so regarded by another. But every
body, he said, spent too much to live.
Thrift and economy should be prac-
ticed
''Why, do you know" he asked,
what is the actual cost of the food
that is required e make a substan-
tial meal?"
The Meaning of "Cost.''
"Cost'' is such comprehensive
and therefore such an uncertain
word that the answer could not be
given readily. Mr.. Hills question
was finally answered, however, by
saying that the cost of any meal
would depend: in part, by the price
of the ground rent where the meal
was served. If the meal were served
on Broadway, the ground rent might
be the greatest item Of cost.
II don't mean on Broadway" he
replied, "and ground rent need not
be taken into considerations mean
the bare cost of the things that make
up the meal"
No answer could be given % the
question when it was put in this form
with the menu inspected, it did not
seem worth while even to guess.
"Well, I know what such a meal
COSTS" he replied, because I have
seen it worked out in an academy in
which I am interested. In this acad-
envy, the meals for each person pres
emit cost q cents a day cents
apiece-and they are good, substan-
tial meals, too"
That was interesting practically
to those in the academy. But Mr..
in New York could benefit by such
knowledge. He was asked if he be-
lieved anybody could get good meals
in New York for cents apiece.
mot for 9 cents apiece he re-
piled, but l understand that it is
possible to get a substantial meal in
New York for 10 cents"
Extravaganza of the Rich.
Mr.. Hill would also have the rich
cut down a bit on their expenditures.
The day he returned to New York,
the Lusitauia sailed for Europe with
1000 frst-cabin passengers He said
that if each of these passen gers
should spend $1,000, the total that
would be taken out of the country
would be $1,0OO,0O0.
He said we should keep as much
as possible of our wealth at home.
We need it here. We shall need it
here more than ever in the years
that are to come. We are likely to
have some hard shedding before the
going gets easier. With our .xport
trade practically gone, we shall no
longer be able to escape the ,nalty
of waste by selling what we cannot
use or waste. Even now, we have
little to sell or to waste. Unless
farmers learn how to farm, and farm
ers' sons learn the wisdom of staying
in the country, we shall soon not only
have nothing to sell or to waste, but
not enough to eat.
my only interest in this matter
Mr.. Hill said in conclusion. cit to
wake the people up-to set them to
thinking A said in the beginning
we are going dangerous way-a
way that, if persisted in, would lead
us to national destruction. Rut l
don't believe for moment that this
nation is going to be destroyed. We
are an Intelligent people, and, before
it is too late we shall learn what
to do and do it"