The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-03

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roads as well as the public-this ques
tion is no longet open for debate.
Continuing. be said in part:
The question Of the limitation of the
right OF regulation, the extent to which
1t should be exercised. is still open for
discusslon--not in harsh or hostile spir
1t. not for the purpose OF fixing by law
an arbitrary point beyond which such
regulation shall not go. but In a spirit Of
friendly cooperation 20 try to ascer-
tain In the interest alike OF the public and
the railroads that happy mean which
shall result IN the maximum benefit to the
patrons OF the railroads and the minimum
embarrassment IN the way OF restrictive
regulation to the railroads Of the nation.
From the dawn Of civilization the diff
OF population has been from the east to
the west. and through all the centuries.
absorbing and assimiiating the millions of
the overflow Of older civilizations. the
west has continually called for more.
From early in the seventeenth century
the nations Of the old world have found
on this continent an imperatively neces-
sary vent a safety valve. The broad
prairies Of the United States have beck
oned to the discontinued. the dispossessed
and unfortunate OF every race and cline.
and there they have found a foundation
upon which to build new hopes and aspi-
rations. Great states and territories. with
their wealth OF primeval forest and virgin
soil. lay waiting to be peopled. TO-DAY all
this is changed. The day OF free land
for free men" is past. No longer can the
homestead be had for the asking. Tho
last county Of the last state or territory
where cultivation is possible has been set
tied.
Nee6 Of Greater Food Production.
For half century we have proudly
plumed ourselves as the granary OF the
world. and our annual exports of food
stuffs have formed the basis for large
balance OF trade In our favor Our ex-
ports OF this character show steady and
alarmingly rapid decline. In the past In
crease in population. increase in consump-
tion. have been met by multiplied acres.
This is no longer possible or at least only
to a very limited and constantly diminish
ing extent increased consumption in the
futuye must be provided for not BY an
increase In acres. but by an increase in
the yield per acre. Each year immigra-
tion and natural increase add approx
mately 100000 hungry mouths to be fed.
and it calls for an increase OF approxf-
mately 75.0oo0oo bushels Of food producing
cereal per aunum to supply this demand
- %tiS tthf q SINS AAtth OF pFOuuCtlQu
and consumption In the United States
continue TO approach each other as they
have during the past ten years. long be-
fore the end Of the present decade the
last vessel loaded with the agricultural
product OF this country VIII have left our
shores. the great exporting grain ele-
vators in our seaboard cities will stand
empty, and this great nation. like those
OF the old world. viii be looking for q
place 70 buy the necessaries OF life.
Can the Importance Of this condition be
exaggeratedg Is it not time that every
patriotic citizen was aroused TO ascertain
the cause and find and apply tho remedy :!
Can there be duty OF higher or broader
patriotism or more comprehensive philan-
thropyg What is the cause. and can
remedy be foundg
The land, our kindly patient Mother
Earth. upon which not only prosperity,
but life itself. depends. Is year after year
being robbed and impoverished Our av-
erage annual yield of wheat for ten years
was less. thaD fourteen bushels per acre.