Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-14
DIES MONIES LETTER,

midable array OF legal talent has
been retained by John Cownie toi
assist in the prosecution of Cover
nor B. F. Carroll on the charge of
criminal libel to be begun in the Polk
county district court September 20.
Those retained by Mr.. Cownie are
C. C. Dowell, who In the senate Of
the last session led the fight against
the governors appointments of a
successor to Cownie, and was sue
cessful; Jerry B. Sullivan, one time
democratic candidate for governor
and w. L. Reed, an able lawyer and
democrat These men will assist
county attorney Thomas Guthrie.
Governor Carroll will be defended
by Nose Cohen, James Parsons and
A. G. Parker. The case will probab-
ly be tried before Judge James A.
Howe.
That conservation of soil is to be
a subject for careful study and prac-
tice by Iowa farmers is apparent.
Reports come from many districts of
earth washing leaving highlands
without the fertile coat of earth
that has made Iowa farms such a
success. 1t is very likely some sys-
tematic effort will be made to en-
courage farmers to study the matter
of soil conservation with view of
keeping up the productiveness of the
/ state. Government statistics show
that between the five years ending
with 1904 and the FIVE ending with
1909, the decrease of our wheat ex-
ports was over forty per cent. In
i round numbers the country's exports
OF foodstuffs In crude condition and
food animals were sos, 900, 900, fol
the eleven months ending May 81
. Of this year, $4,000, 900 for the
same period in 1909 and 1881. 900
900 In 1908.
Food consumption is increasing In
America more rapidly that food pro
duction, according to recent state
ment by an authority, and that is thu
explanation OF the falling off o
= exports. This same authority says
This country might easily doubl,
its wheat yield per acre and make
: similar gain in the quantity Of ev
erything produced from tho land.
: requires better cultivation, smalle
farms, study of tue soils, and thei
adoption to different forms of plan
. life. rotation of crops, selection o
seed as careful as that which tn
: breeder gives to the parentage of ami
, mails. and proper FERTILIZATION. B.
. these methods, from twenty-five t
forty bushels Of wheat per an
a corresponding yield of other CROP
are now being obtained. If all on
" farmers could be educated to tn
same point, twenty-five bushels {
: wheat would be only a fair crop; bu
this on our present acreage woul
= give us surplus of 100000 90
bushels for export.
u This change could scarcely b
:. wrought without the assistance Q
the industry which deals with liv
I, stock. The farmer and his land can
not prosper until stock raising is al
! inseparable adjunct Of agriculture
Important is the fact that of all fol
|, age fed to live stock at least one
i, third in cash value remains on til
land in l.he form of manur
!, that will aid in restoring exhauste
land to fertility and maintainin
: good land to its highest productiv
= point.
1t is considered very likely tina
!. in Iowa some systematic campaign @
= education and encouragement vii
!, be inaugurated to interest farmer
;. in the question Of soil conservation
Hon. Jerry B. Sullivan of De
= Moines formerly democratic candidat
a for governor, announces that he wi
70 enter the political campaign thl
4 year speaking in behalf Of the ele,
ton Of Claude Porter as governol
!. His addresses will be of striking in
q portance. He will make no calamit
Il cry. He says he believes the countr
n is all right commercially.
=. Il do not believe the present hea
- ed agitation will bring about an
!, dire results" said Mr.. Sullivan /
;. commenting on the outlook, 9Th
American people have within the
4 hands the power to operate this go,
eminent and select its executive O
!. ficials. Theirs is the responsibilit.
w George Harvey, editor of the Mort
N American Review in the Septembt
10 issue of that magazine has the stu,
= tion very we'll analized when he says
3" The American people still hay
the power. Theirs also is the r
sponsibility. Are signs visible thu
=. they are evading it? Rather the r,
:, verse. Neither Of the great politics
= parties is unified in proposing rem
dies. One apparently is rent i
- twain. But in that fact lies no caus
: Of alarm. The true significance is I
: the highest degree encouraging. Thu
:. great problems cannot be resolved
- day, month or year, is pater
-, truth that demands recognition. B,
- vastly more important is the certain
ty that. in this country, they canne
- be resolved at all except through til
application of the best intelligence
- all the people.
Hence the hopefulness in tt
es obvious awakening of minds throug
is out the land. Already we perceive
es growing demand for more fitness
N competent representations in Co
d gress. for higher standards of fitnef
lie In all public officials. for closer a