Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-31
PREPARATIONS FOR
BIG CROPS At
BIG PRICES
Houses Getting Ready
For Tremendous Business
How Dogs Are Made Into
Gloves and Soap Grease,

Especial torrespondence 10 Morning Journal
Chicago, July 2G-Big preparations
for big crops at high prices are be-
ing made by Chicago houses for their
trade in the middle west. where the
corn prospect is beyond parallel. in
the south where cotton promises bet
ter than the average ever if prices
are low, ana in the far west and
northwest where there is every indi-
cation of Il bumper crop Of wheat.
The government reports, when di-
vested Of their statistical garb, show
that the potato crop will rival the
hay crop, which is not up to 190S's,
and that nearly everything but fruit
promises big returns. The only rival
10 the increased acreage and prospec-
tive crop OF corn in the United states
is Canada's prospect of wheat,
amounting this year to 80, 600, 600
bushels more thar in 1908. The re-
ports Of the agents of the Grand
Trunk Pacific confirm the figures of
the provincial governments, and the
figures were supported further re-
Gently by p y. Mann, Vice-president
Of the Canadian Northern railway. ar
ter a 1000 mile tour of the western
provinces. Comparing this with the
lis, 000-acre increase of corn. ~
per cent. he said: From present in.
dications the 1903 wheat crop in cam
ada will exceed 10000, 900 buhels.
acreage under crop has been in
creased this year about 20 per cent
conditions have been ideal an through
the summer, the rains coming Just
when needed, and it looks now as if
we might expect a 100 per cent
yield" Railroads in the United
states arc not bestirring themselves
with preparations for the big corn
Increase as those of Canada are rush
ing work to handle the flood of
wheat.
The 500. 900 American settlers
have crossed to Canada in the
last few years, under the excellent
prospects for a big crop. are and have
cause to be very contcnted with their
was the comment Of one big
railroad man. As a result
the Canadian trade has come to be
a big item with many Chicago
houses. owing to the preference on
the Americans for American goods.
The science of Vomcn's dress dis
by "bluc-stockings" from
abroad when coutrastcd during the
visit of the foreign delegates to the
International Council Of Women in
Chicago with costuming as American
dub women do it did not take rank
With their intellectuality The visit
DIS. OF course, were just completing
heir fortnights' tour Of the north
west, but even with due allowance
travel stains the hOstesses were
'eally embarrassed by their rcluctance
% outshinc their guests. The i'm
preston of the visitors that remains
INVOLVES brassy and visible safety pins
proxy for buttons. Haunting
Independence Of skirts. blouses and
'elts, hair devoid of marccls, sats or
tufts but hountcous in struggling
and general unkcmptness. In .
.omc notable eases there was cheerful ,
disregard of neatncss and apparel a In
node. Foreign brains matched Wen ,
ftAi ANU itsiiiS dilN the AlSlthfS mad :
advantage i'm being able to chatter :
luently IN from three to five tongues
bout questions of economies. finance. q
ranchisc and the white slave traffic
nat their appeal to the eye was on the
Whole faulty. The foremost ~repre-
entatiNe OF the American contingent.
Hiss Jane Adams of Hun house. was
poem i'm blues and grays that c
her eyes and hair. and Mrs. u
'harlcS %iienrotin. Miss Mary Mellow n
u of the university settlement. Mrs. 2
lenIy solomon and AIRS. Edward L.. n
'ptou. president OF the Chicago Wom- f
club. her aides. were in immacu- q
tie linen costumes. You Americana
omen wear sn much white and light =
1lors. remarked Mile. Popelin oil O
and a dozen others of the II
lost distinguished dienimries. The n
Mrs. Wilkinson of London
.ushcd at the good goWning 81 tn, ii
moricans and took as "a joke the re- u
.ark~ OF a western editor whom sh, b
noted az luncheon do you know. h.
said. he called us an "a bunch Of :,
,wds He said we'd not got "a switch, al
pr a silk pctticoat % "a pumpadour|t A.
tho Tot OF us. Fancy, ia as soos a.,
padding in the lake aftcr that. NJ
oppose IL don't matter noW what We a,
here. YOU know And as she ii,
.rncd her back a dehutante behind 81
r. whispered i know shes great. =.