The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-09
Highways Of Progress.

ture. ~ his address on CnnserN alton
delivered before the Agricultural So
Cietv Of Minnesota IN loN'. which has
attracted wide attention n this and
other countries. Mr. HUL'~ thesis was
this
The highest cor crr ton Of rAiion g 'hs' ~
q trustee FOR postsf,r TIE idcal Of tr-
prudeni. loving careful head 81 ever, family q.
the true Ideal for the nation Of rational men. me
people Of the nl,ed states. fsr a. any rrrrar.
have meant 10 follow mi, path. us worm while
70 consider how far they have been ,vc,rs.f.f
snd Vhere they have fsuci
Mr. HILL estimates that within
fort VI four wears we shall have 10 meet
the wants of more than eOp.tnl v1o poo
pie. In less than twenty wears from
this moment the nitcd STAGES will have
I3nO0 on people How i the gen
GRAFTON now growing 10 manhood - y"
employed and supported'
The farms stretch out their bands lu vain
railroads have 10 set laborsrs FOR huudlrr ,y'su.
-ious a. the highest market price and mi = large
percentage 81 those whom thr} employ mere
hohoes who desert A. som IS ihel have ,uc
fffflFl VI kfl'.Ns Fhl leoffA'nN ROW tffN wv
~ 'hc cuuntry 10 aro,hs- rarmr-, uc,ieyr 49,
employment, Acencie, iu vSin md o-cr ne 's-y
tramp = sum FOR = CAV, WORK ~ the rs.i '--
heard Of y AuN Other cuIr try Of the world me
situation grows more embarrassing YEAR, q. :
To nse ersrT msaus To keen the boys on ne fA-rr
and 20 seri south from the city % swell the De
rr'.t rargs OF Agricultural Industry. tr's i tho
neccssnry TASK o'a vcll advised political "-oro-rg
and an Intelligent patriotism. This nation o. pc
~urAblv busy ani serious men IA, origin ated
many WAstr'ul and ~v'ravagant policies nav
wors- ~ puic~ ltssr' upon some Of ~. very
records OF eOnsurl ption vhicn establish the So
'oui,hing fact o'na'or,l destruction and wss'-
ma cannot - Withheld
We have wasted oar forests and are
was'ing our coal AMI iron. and although
our -tillag" does not produce onc-half
Of what the land might 10 made ~ Weld
without losing an atom of it, fertility we
have been - was,eful that the actual
value Of the soil for productive purposes
has already deterioratpd more than II
should have done in five centuries 81
usa Even in Minnesota with her fresh
soil and unrivailed climate, an average
Of fourteen bushels Of wheat an acre
j. looked upon wiki satisfaction. while
Great Britain with -oil and climate far
inferior to our own FOR wheat growing.
produces an average Of thi'iv bushels
an acre. England, Germany. belgium.
France and Japan hav" given intelligent
attention TO the intensified cultivation
Of the soil and this j. what must 10 done
-. - -
should establish small model farm on
~ own land In every rural and agrinIl-
'ural district. and later perhaps IN every
county M the agricultural state and
disseminate knowledge % farming as II
should and must ~ instead II maintain
ing IA pitiiul bribe Of few free sod
The farmer must no. cultivate more land
than n" can T IN thoroughly There must
h. rotation of crops There must o." soil
renovation 10y frrtlilinc ivory farmer
can and should keep som" ,ottio sheep
and hogs
Mr. HUI urges reciprocity with Can
ada quoting Mr. ID VI. P,RRY'S state
meut that 'the Canadian TRADE is moro
important thar all the commerce uu'ip.-
pated for the Panama Cana. and vet
our tlrih policy IN respect io Canada
could hardly he worse had p be,n do
lated hv foreign enemy Notwih-
standing this, IN spite of hostile tariffs
in both cases, directed especially against
each other. IN spite 81 largo market
offered by Greal Britain Tor the raw
products 81 Canada. in -pIt" Of political
connection and the ofTcr # rr"f"rar',l4
advantages to British goods IN Canadian
markets. AncrirO-C inadinu commercial
intercourse has prusT"rcd and grows
~ ~" "Np"n-" -! other countries "
Our trade with Canada - cNcc",.rd ~
vOhIru" puly bv 'hl' with Germ NV urI
Great Britain ~ 100 90" aggr"ra,"
import and export, 81 'h. .I'ri States
~ trad" with NJ" buufu.pu were 90
round numbers sgDiV'Iu.u w. think
il worth while - uryot,a'. r".IIrp,i'y
tTeati.s which the ~rua'. gu.s.I-
pigennhul's with rance. bit oar
business with Franc" ,u rh" G-.ll year
ls9 fell short of th1t WIFh canada uy
more than s.jyspus We 1rr -rprutIrr
pus-lblv -four "r htc hundred uhu.p
dollars on ~" Panama Canal nu" uh-
icct nf which is - irrr,'ls.' 'rrd. - .'h
the west coast ~ south america Uur
trade with all tIr countries "u tu'l
coasts OF South Amcr.,a Iu 1925 Va- .rtE
it'll" over t2u1.', ..u With all N-a
We did m IpI7 but t-ru"r,.o NOR" than
with Canada The most natural tho
most rational No" most hIghl' profitable
commercial relation between two u"u-
pIcs ~ situated aud ~ lowered De ah-p-
lIte freedom IL trade The first stop
toward that must he rh" establishment
~ trade reciprocity 90 natural products
a. generous ~ public opinion viii ap-
prove.
We Should certainly control the trade
with Mcyicn and ha," d,-trnr, advlu-
TAG ~ Argent u1. r.' ,Vr""mu".. "WIth
ci,hpi ti'-. ruu'r.I"- .d",r"1-Irr
: ,haut"r B., acsofyi Z" IN" benefits
attained through ,n'rh,ut' IONS anil com
-"naauou. 100 o." n,Id- ~ industry aud