Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16


ticral church. Brooklyn, and foremost
of that denomination clergymer.
Tuesday night delighted local audi
ence with ore of his popular lectures
when he addressed a congregation of
between 500 and 500 at the Baptist
I church under the auspices of the broth
erhood. once before Rev. Or. Hills
lectured before a Y. N. c. A. entertain
ment course audience, and at another
time he delivered a commencement ad-
dress here.
The American of Today and Tomo-.
row" was Dr. Hills subject, the dimen-
sions of which the theme Itself -sug-
sests. The speaker Intentionally made
it popular rather than an effort of pull
pit oratory, and succeeded admirably.
Took in Many Subjects.
In the word American. Rev. DR.. Hills
compressed the meaning of the nation
in general, and sections of ii in Dar'ic-
ular. Taking the pessimistic predic-
lions of such educators as President
David Starr Jordon, of Leland Stanford
University and others, that the nation
was on the decline, that conditions IN
America today We're on parallel with
those in Rome just preceding its fali'
and that in half century or less
Il America, as it is now, would cease 10
exist. Dr. Hills presented to refute
them a prophecy Of a glorious national
future.
AS prominent parts Of the nation
1 future he predicted population OF ~
teen hundred millions in another -oo
years, the development of the resouces
of the country beyond things Se.
dreamed of, the continued staoliity anu
pernlanency of our republican COVER"
ment. and the repub!icanlzlns Oh the
civilized nations of the world VINO
would take for their model the Chi'eu
states, as China has already done.
Iowa to Be Center Of Universe.
Iowa is to be the center. OF tne UNI
verse. insofar as population Is con-
cerned That was one OF ms p'euie
lions. He supported it by an exposi'ioi.
of the facts regarding the Nai"e ..
Iowa's land and of some Oh the ieno u
the surrounding states.
He predicted that the two Americas
would one day contain majority OF
the population of the GLOBE Win ',e
Mississippi valley, the most densely
settled portion.
The population centers on the asrl-
cultural land. that was his argument
supporting his prediction 1t mas oeeh
the history Of the world. ana history
will be repeated" he said.
AS evidence of why this Mississippi!
valley is to become so densely popu-
lated. he pointed to two Things one
fact: the other a prophecy.
Canal to Be Big influence.
The first of these was the immense
stretch of agricultural land that lies be-
tween the Rockies and the Alleshanies
the longest stretch of unb"oken. humid
country in the world, that had the
necessary barrier Of a high mountain
range On the west to stop and roll back
the moisture laden clouds and precpi-
tate rain from them He explained in
terestingly this fact in physical geogra-
ply
AS an additional cause for the COM
ing boundless wealth and dense popu-
lation of this valley. he pointed to the
Panama canal as a most potent lnhu-
ience. He predicted the removal OF
English cotton spinners and manutac-
turers to the banks OF the MISSISSIPPI
and Missouri rivers.
The reasons were: Cheap transpor-
tation rates to the worlds ports
nearness to the worlds cotton planta-
lions in the south, and cheap power.
To prove his point he added that one
English spinner, employing S,O00 oper-
stives. was now negotiating for site
near Keokuk, and would get power
from the kcokuk dam.
Will Own the Continents.
Americans. ne predicted, would, in
the next century, own both North ana
South America. Already they own 30
per cent of the Canadian wheat lands;
40 per cent of the developed lands OF
Mexico, and they are spreading thru
South American countries, he SAID.
DR.. Hills said the Iowa farmer was
just beginning to learn how 10 farm.
THE soil has been so rich it hasn't
been necessary before he said. Inc
way to farm is not with the heels ana
the hands but with the head. II you
put your heel to the SPADE you may
get 81 a day If you put heel and hands
10 the spade you may get $3.50 day.
If YOU put heel, hands and head into
the spade you will get $40 a day.
I'VE are on the dawn of a great
AGRICULTURAL epoch. Young men will see
the time when more will be made from
a ten-acre tract in Iowa than the av-
erase man makes from quarter sec
ton. You will see land in Iowa worth
$500 to 500 an acre, and paying 500
per acre net on the investment"
Possibilities Of Great Things.
He spoke of the possibilities OF tax
ing power out of undeveloped waters,
of the nations coal supply, and the
billions of tons lying untouched In
Alaska He mentioned the project Of
turning this coal into power in Alas
ka, and carrying the power thru
vacuum conduits to all parts OF the
nation.
He referred to the agricultural pos
sibilities of Texas, as large as half a
dozen European principalities. and OF
! the wonderful fertility Of California.
He was certain that the stability OF
our government would continue so long
as the people remembered God. He
touched on congress. and the reforma-
ton that had been made in the com
plexiop of the governing politics Of tina:
body. He mentioned Joe CANNON and
other political has-beens some Of whom
are dead. Then he urged his audience
to remember What apoplexy can dc
for liberty" "God Almighty and the