Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-10-24
What Do YOU Think
CHEAPENfNG EFFECT PRODUCED
BY LARGE CROPS, SAYS
SECRETARY WILSON.
PRESIDENT SAYS FOOD IS CHEAPER
Great Prosperity Of Farmer Is Re-
Elected Upon the Consumer,
According to Our
President.

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sued here based upon reports from
Secretary of Agriculture James viii
son, President Taft declared the wave
of high prices for food throughout the
world has begun to subside in this
country.
"The wave of extremely high prices
for food throughout the civilized
world" read the presidents state
ment, has reached its height in the
United States and is subsiding. The
American people have cause to be
thankful that because of our industrial
prosperity it has not been attended
here with the great hardship which has
prevailed in some of the countries
where high prices have combined with
low wages to reduce the working peo-
pie to a point bordering on starvation"
Bumper Crops Reduce Prices.
According to the announcement of
White House officials, Secretary Will
son made an investigation of the
causes of the prices and the effect of
the bumper crops in the United States
upon such prices. The great prosper
ity of the American farmer, the report
to the president showed, has brought
about material decrease in the cost
of food products, although in many
instances the reduction will not be-
come apparent to the consumer for
several months.
The report promises that the price
OF meat will decrease notably on ac-
count of the bumper corn crop and
after cattle, sheep and hogs fed from
that crop reach the consumer.
Saving s5oo,ooo,ooo.
Secretary Wilson advised the presi-
dent that if the nine great crops of
the country-cOrn, wheat, oats, barley,
ye, buckwheat, potatoes, flaxseed and
hy-the October prices indicated a
Aving to the consumer of about per
ent, or nearly S5000,000,00v.
The crop increase will make up to
farmers, however, reductions in price
Mr.. Wilson shows that while the re-
turns to the producer on October l.
1911, amounted to $3,86S, 200, 900, at the
prices prevailing October Of this year
their return will be $4,454, 100000.
Crop 20 Per Cent Greater.
MIR. Wilson's report, according to of
ficials here, shows that the aggregate
crop in the United States will be about
20 per cent greater than 1t has beer
for years. He shows that the wheat
crop of the year is nearly 100,000,00(
bushels greater than last year ant
says that high-grade flour is costing
1t did a year ago.
The corn crop, Mr.. Wilson point.
out, exceeds 5000, 100000 bushels, ant
there has already been a decrease il
the price of corn Of z cents per bushel
The hay crop, he sayr. has increased
more than 100000 tons over yea
ago. and he declared that, in conse
quence, the price per tor has faller
1914. This decrease, he maintains
will not only decrease the price Of
meats, but of milk, butter, cheese, etc
Food for Stock.
This years oat crop amounted tc
1,417 100000 bushels, an increase over
last years crop of more than so pei
cent, according to the report. Most
of this crop is used as food for stock
Mr.. Wilson declares, and the increased
crop and lower prices-on October d
bnshel of oats cost 1876 cents, as com
paeed with 1850 a year ago-will also
make for lower prices for meats and
ali live stock products.
Typhoon Kills Thousand.
The typhoon that swept over several
of the Philippine islands on October 16
resulted in the death of more than 1000
persons.
The coasting steamer Tayabas foun-
dered Off Escalente. The bodies of 10
Filipinos and Spaniards came ashore.
The typhoon virtually wiped out the
towns of Bogo, Danao, Toledo, Maasin
and Escalente.