The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-09-02
Secular News Of the Week.

The outlook for the cotton crop
continues remarkably good, with the
promise of bumper yield. This is
considered a very important matter,
not only to the south, but in a lesser
degree to the whole nation, for it is a
ready-money crop, and a great arbi-
traitor of exchange. Primarily the
south will be enriched, but the pros
perity of that section will raise the
level all over the country. The wealth
which has been taken out of the
southern soil will circulate and stimu-
late business everywhere. In fact,
the only really bright spot in the
years agricultural field is in the
southland
Another world cruise is to be made
with the battleship fleet. Just when
and how depends upan President
Taft While the cruise may be under
taken next fall, it is more likely that
the ships will not start until a year
later, with the finish in the next Pre-
sidential administration. This, it is
thought, will not be to the liking of
President Taft, unless he should have
assurance of reelection. Naval of
ficers, whenever they discuss a pro-
posed cruise, continue to refer to the
careful calculations made by President
Roosevelt for the last one, which be-
gan at a time when there was con-
hiderable talk about Japan, reached
the Pacific Coast the following sum-
mer in the heat of the Presidential
campaign and returned to Hampton
Roads within two weeks of the end
of his administration While plans
for the world cruise are only tenta-
lively on paper for the present, an
itinerary has been mapped out for the
regular annual cruise of the Pacific
fleet. When the battleships were
circling the globe the armored cruz
sers made journey one summer to
Honolulu and Guam and the next win
ter to Chile. Last summer they
started on another cruise down the
Central American coast. This years
cruise is to be in the autumn and to
Honolulu.
Hampton is the first of the smaller
cities of Iowa to adopt the voting
machines. Twenty voting machines
have been contracted for at cost of
$3.50 each, to be delivered in April,
1912
The discovery of a subterranean
sea in Hale and Lubbock Counties
confirms the recent geological inves-
legations tending to show that there
is an overflow from the Rocky Noun
tains sweeping across New Mexico,
the Panhandle" and southwestern
portions of Texas. For a number of
years it has been a theory of geolo-
gists that there is subterranean
stream from the Rocky Mountains
sweeping southeastward to the Gulf.
It is contended that this stream is the
source of many springs such as those
which from the headwaters of the
Guadalupe River near New Braunfels,
Texas, the famous San Pedro
Springs in this city, the Garlic
Springs in Dimmit County, the var
ious flows at Sutherland Springs, in
Williamson County, and a series of
springs forming the headwaters of
the Nueces and those which pour
constant streams into the Revil and
Pecos Rivers.
Never at this season of the year
have the Minnesota State Fair
grounds appeared so nearly in readi-
ness for the proper entertainment of
visitors In eight days from today
the gates of the big exposition will be
be opened to the public with sacred
concert by the famous Kiltie and
Patrick Conway bands. Monday,
Labor Day, will be the first of the
regular six days.
Naturally a great amount of work
remains to be done, but the prepare
ton of the grounds and buildings is
practically complete at the present
time. Practically $4,000 has been
spent in building, painting, improv-
ing and widening streets and side
walks. The improvements include
new entrances, the remodeling of the