Evening journal., 1909-10-18
RI. MACLEAN HOME
FROM LONG TRIP !
President Of Board Of Trade
Sees Much of interest in
North And West

r. ]. Maciean. president of the Board
OF Trade. has returned from tour
through Southern Canada and the West
Mr.. Maclean IN explaining his purpose in
going West said last night:
"Our Board Of Trade has been receiv-
ing for seevral years circulars and PAM
phlets setting forth the advantages Of
the far west, and / made the trip in or
der to Investigate their claims so that I
could advise our people as accurately as
possible regarding the merits Of the
country"
He was then asked: what is your con-
ciusionsy' and he answered.
''The Atlantic States are now and for
ever win continue to be the best part Of
the continent for business and residence.
The people OF these states have more to
lose than gain by going to the Pacific
coast. The result OF my Investigations will
be summed up at the November meeting
OF the Board OF Trade"
Mr.. Maclean declined 10 discuss or COM
pare Wilmington with the cities he visit
ed. merely saying that he reserved that
part OF his trip for the Board Of Trade
members alone.
on his return trip he visited the in
dustrial exposltions Of Buffalo and Ro-
chester and will report on these at the
next meeting OF the board lie came here
Saturday night from New York city
where he had spent the day IN business
matters.
Mr.. Maclean was grieved over the death
Of Alfred Gawthrop. He was one OF the
most valuable members OF the Board. Mr..
Maclean said.
Discussing his trip Mr.. Maclean said:
The first 200 miles is in the dry belt
and very little is under cultivation.
Omaha. the principal city between
Denver and Chicago. ] reached at 7.25 in
the morning. This city has busy appear
anee and It Is evident that considerable
manufacturing is going on here.
'rhe eastern half Of Nebraska is good
farming country. passed through most
Of this section at night but am told by
Nebraskans that the land is fertile and
very productive. The surface is mainly
level; in places slightly undulating. Corn
Is the principal staple; a high grade OF
apples, plums and pears is also grown.
Near Omaha we crossed the easy-ro-
Ing Missouri river into a country unsur-
passed for agriculture, a real farming
country, the great and prosperous state
OF Iowa. the state without a debit ex-
cept the debt OF gratitude for the fertile
gently undulating. skillfuny and thor
oushiy farmed country that stretches
everywhere as far as tho eye can see.
AT Glenwood, Just inside the Iowa
boundary, ! saw one Of the prettiest
sights OF the entire trip, a small grove
OF snow apple trees, covered with thou
sands OF delicious, beautiful, red snow
apples.
"A few miles farther on we passed a
herd OF 1000 sheep; then numerous herds
OF cattle.
ITO describe in detail the country
passed through would mean TO have YOU
write book. One well-culdvated farm
follows another. Here corn IS King.
''Weil-built farm houses and barns are
on almost every farm OF one hundred
acres Near almost every farm resi-
dence is a largo apple. pear and plum
orchard. Everything around these farm
houses has an air Of prosperity. The
general appearance is that Of New Cas-
Tic county.
1--WE passed prosperous villages every
few miles
"The farm land is held at from 500
to $3.50 an acre.
"ln Nebraska over half a million more
acres were cultivated this year than last.
The largest gain was in hay land.
I'm the eastern part OF Iowa is New
London. Middletown and Mt. Pleasant
places close together and each the CEN
ter Of a farming district that is unex-
celled on the continent. IL Is interestine
that the names OF these places arc du-
plicated so near Wilmington and that
our New London, Middletown and Mt
Pleasant are especially noted as good
farming communities. No doubt some
enterprising Delawareans moved TO Iowa
in the early DAYS and gave to that state
the names Of Middetown and Mt Pleas
ant.
'Chicago-big. hustling. roaring Chi
cago-I reached at $50. and a trip OF
l@4 miles from Denver was ended ana
the Atlantic traveller feels for the first
time that he is near home. although
there IS vet 1000 miles ahead OF him.
From Chicago TO Buffalo and on to VIII
mington I found that the farming coun-