The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-23
FARMERS ARE
Being HEARD

WASHINGTON, April 23.-Through
the passage of the enlarged homestead
bill, the three year homestead bill, and
other measures which have for their
purpose more liberal treatment of
citizens who desire to secure home
on the public domain, it is believed
that the tide of emigration to Canada
will be somewhat checked.
In all of the public land states there
has been dissatisfaction for a number
of years over the manner in which the
public land laws have been administer
ed. 1t has seemed as if the intent had
extent that he would abandon his claim
and let it revert to its original condi-
tion. Then came the cult Of the con-
servationist, who sought to prevent
the passing of title to individuals or
corporations altogether, and who
wanted, and still wants to creare q
vast rent roll for the government, the
idea seemingly being to give bureau
racy control and to extend its power
and authority.
Now there is very natural reac-
tion. The government having dispos-
ed of its choicest public lands, it be-
comes necessary to make more reason.
able regulations in order to induce the
masses to get back to the land.'' En-
for the farmer is also
coming about as a result of the exten-
sive work of the agriculture depart
ment at Washington, and the activities
of its trained scientists who are work
ing in all portions of the country to
help solve the problems of the farmer
and fruitgrower. Beside all this, con.
gress is beginning to look with more
kindly eye on the need of extending
such protection as is afforded by the
tariff to the farmers. At one time she
latter seemed to be without the pale
Now the farmer, who made his voice
heard when the Canadian reciprocity
treaty was under discussion, has COM
PEELED the country to notice him, and
in the future he will find little trouble
in getting congress to listen to his
petitions.
Growth of the Fruit Business.
Every person of mature years can
remember when it was questioned
whether fruit could be raised in many
localities where it is now staple-for
instance, in Kansas, Nebraska and
most of the western states. Probably
the same doubbt once exited as to the
suitability ofNew York for fruit grow.
ing-yet western New York is said to
be the greatest apple region in the
world; as to New Jersey and Della
ware, where peaches and other fruits
are now so profitable; as to the entire
western reserve, most of which is so
valuable for farming and fruit grow
ing that the prices paid for farming
lands would seem fabulous to those
pioneers who burned up the black wal
nut trees to make room for their corn
patches. The same doubts existed re-
garding Washington, Oregon and Cali
fornia, now famed the world over for
their apples, prunes, raisins, walnuts,
and especially for their oranges and
lemons. Regarding the latter especial
ly-lemons-it was many years before
the growers, at much cost of time and
money, learned what varieties to plant,
how to cultivate them, more especially
how to cure them for market, for the
lemon like the pear must be picked
green and cured always being handl-
ed literally with gloves, or .slike
eggs, as the saying goes, and how to
ship them. Then it was found that
the fruit could be imported more
cheaply than the home producer could
grow it. Finally the tariff helped
that, and in time it is predicted the
state of California alone win be able
to supply all of the lemons consumed
in the United States, "and then
some,' and that the price will 60 so
low-it is now dropping-that the
foreigner will not find this ma.ket
tempting except to unload his surplus
on it.
In the Early Days
Advertising is an art that has grown
but slowy. Some of the old files If
newspapers that are kept stored away
in the congressional library are of the
greatest interest because they give as
nothing else can certain aspects of the
times in which they were printed. The
House Beautiful has found in one Of
these old newspapers some quaint little
advertisements and among them is enc
of the little shop where lemons were
sold in Boston by John Crosby. 10
called it ''The Basket of Lemons.
This was away back in 1859, and 'jiti-
zen Crosby modestly asserted that his
lemons were "as large, in general, as
lemons commonly are, and that they
were sold at four pounds per hundred,
or twenty shillingc per Dozen"
That would be from ten to twenty
times the present cost. And yet one
of the free trade advocates in con-
gress had the assurance last year to
charge publicly that the high cost Of
living was due to the tariff on lemons.
AS to Mr.. John Crosby's enterprise
in running five or six line advertise
ment IN 1869, what would he think
now to see the growers of oranges
and lemons in California spending
$4,000 in a single year and the grow
ers in Florida making an expenditure
nrnnnrtinnatalY large to advertise