The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-30
TRADE AND. INDUSTRY.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, in
his recently published report, estimat-
ed the value Of farm products for 1908
at the sensational sum of Sits. 00O.-
600. During the past nine years there
has been a gain for agriculturists of
s3,061. 900, 900.
The new grand stand at the State
fair grounds in St. Paul will cost s275.-
600. This is an excess of $4,000 over
the appropriation for that purpose. The
fair board intimate that the Legisla-
ture may be asked for an additional
appropriation.
Kansas has two forestry stations,
each of which has a considerable num-
Der of young trees at the disposal of
those who want them. The only cost
is the expressage and a guaranty that
the receiver will care for them a GER
tain number of years.
The township of Highland, not far
from Aberdeen. S. D., was visited by a
destructive tornado, which destroyed
half dozen barns and one house.
Carl Harrington Hanna, grandson of
the late Senator Mark Hanna, is work.
ing in Cleveland to learn the ore bust
ness. He is in the employ of the Mark
Hanna company and tolls twelve hours
daily.
Acting Secretary of Agriculture
Hays has issued an order which re-
leases from quarantine, on account OF
scabies or mango in cattle, that portion
of North Dakota lying south and west
of the Missouri River.
About 1900 acres of cotton were
planted in California as an experiment
with such satisfactory results that il is
predicted that cotton will become one
of the staple crops of the Imperial val
ley. The first cotton crop is being har-
vested now.
Contractor William Horrabin, OF
| Grinnell, Iowa, has begun work on the
biggest paving contract ever let in the
| State of Iowa 1t comprises $4,000
| square yards and will cover all the
business portion and several of the fin.
| est residence streets of the city.
The Northwestern line has ordered
125 cars from the Pullman company
| which will be of fire-proof construc-
ton, made chiefly from metal with
| asphalt floors. They will be built OF
| compressed steel to withstand the mos
| violent shock in the case of a wreck
1 One of the most beautiful exhibits a.
the Minnesota State fair was 6 replica
| of the famous capitol building executed
in pure. luscious, golden butter. 1t wa.
the work of ST. Paul dairy firm.
I'VE are going to have good crops,
says James ]. Hill, THAT will lay
sound basis for a general revival" Mr.
Hill is quite optimistic since expert
encing a recent trip through the North
| west.
| George c. Johnson, STATE Treasures
| of South Dakota, claims that with tn,
| present systematic methods of farm
| ing there is no danger that the won
derful yielding qualities of the soil o
| South Dakota will ever be diminished
Hogs and sheep assessed in Mime
| sofa show a considerable decrease. Ac
cording to the county returns there ar,
only 4,93S hogs in the State, valued
at s1,071 ,S75; last year there were 4S4,
CAT hogs, valued at $1,460,276, a de
| crease in the number of animals o
129, 7O9, and in valuation of s3SS,4O1.
Malcolm +. Ewing and George III
| Tomlinson, of Chicago, claim to hav,
discovered a process by which drink
| able alcohol can be made from saw
dust. The process will enable the alco
hol to be placed on the market for
cents per gallon as against an approx
mate cost of 35 cents DER gallon 70
| tho grain alcohol