The Washington herald., 1909-05-11


hEnan haddie. but a big consume. Z.
them as well. The fish is low in price.
but substantial eating as 70 quality I'VE
things that no doubt account FOR its erea5
popularity Il sells as low as cents
pound. and for the small outlay of .
cents q fsA can be procured large enough
10 furnish good meal for a family a.
four as a fnnan haddie weighing thres
and a half pounds is considered a good-
sized fish
Discussing American problems. James
J Hill, the railroad magnate. who was
seen at the Arlington. said the value m
the agricultural products Of this country
last year was S.S00G0.050.
That IS greater than the foreign trads
Of ali Europe continued 0Ir. Hill
about which we hear 50 much from
persons who do not seem % know what
IS ailing US Do you know. furthermore
that % Per cent Of Ou- exports are p-od-
ucts Of the farm, anG that. p-oportiop-
ately, the volume OF these exports is de-
creasing, instead OF increasing2 These
facts are af tremendous importance.
Primarily, they show that our great
est Industry still IS agriculture. and that
production Per acre is not keeping psce
with home consumption. So. there vou
have the situation IL a nutshell
Twenty-Five years or less ago the ssua
amount Of capital produced twice a.
much as II produces at present. with
facts Ike these before them. cant 1hs
American people see and understand
why Il costs them more 70 live now than
ever befOre2
The farmers occupation IS the frs- n
exist IN a civilized State. L IS the basis
81 al other industry. and only recently
We began 70 realize that Il IS. OF can De
made. al exact science. Not until il *
practced by larger proportion Of our
farmers as an exact science viii We oD-
tain relief from present conditions.
II is as vel assured as anything can
be that the population OF The United
states viii Be 2j10}a 90 By about the
middle Of the century, or in less than
fifty years.
For the last three years the co1surp-
ton Of wheat Per capita in the United
States has been either slightly under or
slightly over seven bushels. Suppose z
s cnly six and a half bushels per caplta.
VIII then require, unless we are 70 fall
% q lower scale OF living. a total product
OF 1-50oesl.9l0 bushels OF wheat for our
bread supply e We 90 not export
s K Humphreys. O s. joseph. No
who is al the Raleigh in discussing au-
ton0bie speeding, said. Nine out OF
ten automobilists honestly aim 70 run
with due regard for the traffic which they
find upon the road.
When they come 10 a street OF. road.
continued Mr. Humphreys, having lirr1s
or no traffic upon Il az the moment nina
out Of ten seem TO forget all about those
who might Ike 10 come upon that street
or road. The sight OF a clear stretch
ahead gives the average automobiles a.
sense OF propTietorship that is not var
ranted BY The facts He sees only rha cIes-
road and speeds Up: his speed makes +
safer for people 10 wait until ne has
passed: that helps keep the road clear.
Ile abuse Of the clear road in fhs
country and the open street in town K
I think the main Offense OF The arto-7o-
bile, and the main part OF this oHs7ss
IS not IN the accidents which resrr
but iG The serious cJlrtailre1t OF rha
public'S free and pleasdrable Use OF rha
highways We have a law that covers
the essential features T. prozcrfbes
reckless driving al all times. regardless
OF speed. and il sets the maximum limits
az twelve and tEenty miles an hour re-
gaTdiesS II traflc- In ny opinion rhs
enforcement Of these three provisions
IS all thar We have ever needed 10 sub
due the automobile 20 its proDer. place a."
When Bryan made his first tour Of the
country IN 1855" said Col X J. Hall. Of
Philadelphia. at the ShOreham, last night,
1t vas the custom OF the local commit
tees TO bring around 70 his meetings men
who had been voting the Democratic
ticket for years as exhibits OF the true
ness Of the faith. IN q town IN Ohio the
local committee made a 'ten-strike' They
brought forth one Asa Jones. who had
voted for Andrew Jackson and when
Bryan arrived al the meeting Asa was
sitting II much state on the platform.
MT. Bryan said the chairman,
here is a Democrat who voted for An
drew Jackson. who has voted for every
Democratic candidate since. and who viii
vote for you. too
Asa tottered 10 his feet Glad 10 meet
ye. lie piped; glad 10 meet .ye. What
name, pleaSe@