The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-05

| of Europe for South American trade
| If only he will familiarize himself
with the special needs of these mar
kets, and that he is being urged to do,
| Repeated references to the 'aban-
doned farms of New York, including
the widely published statement in
connection with one of Colonel Roose-
velts campaigning tours that it was
made through the deserted farm re-
gion OF the state, has moved those
who are familiar with agricultural
conditions to point out that there is
no such thing as an abandoned farm
in the state of New York. They pro-
test against the continued use of this
term as Injurious to the agricultural
interests of the state which are now,
they declare in such a fourishing con-
dition that the farms are bringing
some immigration from other parts of
the country into the rural regions Of
New York. This statement is backed
UP by the state department of agri-
culture which reports that careful in
vestigation fails to show the existence
of any abandoned farms and that
while there is an abundance of cheap
land still available, the great prosper
sty of New York farmers during re
cent years is causing this to be rap
iGIy taken up. This movement black
t. the land" is made up of city dwell
lers who find that under present con-
ditions they can do better on the
farms than in the industrial centers
and to some extent also by those who
have gone to some widely advertised
sections in other parts Of the country
end are now returning because they
find that the lowering of land prices
caused by this outward movement ex-
tending over a period of years enables
them to do better here
Six million dollars a year Is the
amount which the customs sauthori
ties here expect to add to the national
revenues by the more rigid examina-
ton of the baggage of returning ocean
travellers which has been put In force
strongest grounds for protest against
the searching of the trunks and some
times the persons of homecoming yoy-
ayers has been that the additional
amount collected in this way did not
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ton. These protests have led tho
customs officials to prepare figures
showing that it is no mean sum they
are saving to Uncle Sam by their
zeal. The collections from the exam
nation Of personal baggage have been
rising steadily and now amount to
over 100000 a month. but is believed
by the authorities that with the ex-
amples that are being made from week
to week of wealthy dodgers this
amount can be more than doubled
While the value of foreign goods
brought in By travellers during the
past year is estimated at $4,000. 900
II was insignificant compared to the
total value of imported merchandise
entered through this port which was
only slightly under billion dollars.
The majority of the citizens of New
York are in hearty accord with the
decision arrived at by the committee
of 100 prominent residents appointed
several months ago against holding al
worlds fair here in 1918 to celebrate
the 40Oth anniversary of the settlement
OF Manhatten island by the Dutch.
This determination was reached be-
cause Of the feeling that there would
not be time to prepare an exposition
worthy of the city in the next two
years and because the local transpor-
tation lines are already overcrowded
BY local travel augmented by the great
flood of visitors that is steadily f1ow
ing into the city from all points OF
the compass. Instead of d worlds
fair q celebration something like the
Hudson Fulton fete last year viii be
arranged. While this puts New York
out Of the competition that ID now GO