Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16
NOW
INTERRUPTED COMMERCE WITH
COUNTRIES ABROAD FORCES
US TO GET BUSY.
WE COULD BE INDEPENDENT
Government Makes investigation into
Resources Which Heretofore Have
Been Imported and Finds We
Can Produce Anything.

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AS an incident to the interruption in
our commercial relations abroad the
bureau of foreign and domestic com
merce has been making an inyestiga-
ton into the resources of this coun-
try, particularly as relates to the abl-
ity to supply productions OF which we
have been extensive importers. The
results serve to not only substantinte
the oftreiterated claim that the Unit
ed States occupies an unique position
among the nations OF the world, in
that 1t is self-supoprting and indie
| pendent, but that there are POSSIBLE
ties for the development of industries
for producing the materials which we
have hitherto drawn from the outside
world along comprehensive lines.
Can Supply Our Needs.
The peculiarly fortunate position Of
the United States in it's ability to sup
ply it's own needs is clearly seen from
| survey OF its production and relative
| contributions of food. clothing and
shelter. 1t Is found, for example, that
the people of the United States may
be fed readily by home-produced food.
stuffs, our vast area Of more than B..
| 100000 square miles representing ev-
cry variety Of climate and production
and being nearly equal in extent to
all Europe, which has population
| five times that Of this country.
Slow to Scientific Farm.
Agriculture in the United States has
not yet reached the stage Of scientific
development common to many cOun-
tries of Europe. and present domestic
production may, therefor. be expected
to increase greatly with more atten-
ton to improved methods Of culture.
| Nevertheless, our country already pro-
duces over $500. 100000 bushels Of
corn, or two-thirds Of the worlds sup
ply. This years wheat crop is esti-
mated at the high-record figure Of
OF the world harvest. The United
States also produces annually over
| LOOT, 100000 bushels Of oats, or one
fourth OF the world yield, and 1877, 0O0,-
| 900 gallons of cotton-seed oil, repre-
senting most of the annual output Of
this article, whose food value as sub
stitute for olive Oil is becoming more
and more recognized.
Half Worlds Cotton.
Fifteen per cent of the worlds cat
tie are on American farms, the num-
Der in this country being 59,O00,000, or
twice as many as in Argentine or Eu-
ropean Russia, and half the number
in India. Our country also has co.
900, 900 swine, 5O,0OO,OOO sheep and "a
100000 horses. We import, however,
5,OOO,0OO,0OO pounds of sugar, chiefly
Cuban, or one and one-half times the
amount produced in continental Unit
ed States and it's island territories.
: In clothing material the United
States is also favored, producing an
nually over 100000 bales of cotton,
representing over one-half of the
worlds supply. OF wool we produce
O0,0O0,OOO pounds a year, home re
quirements being supplemented by
23s, 100000 pounds of foreign wool and
/ $34, 100000 worth of imported wOoler
( goods.
|, We Lead in Minerals.
D In the mineral kingdom the pre-emi
9 nent position of the United States II
q unquestioned We produce, for exam
I pie, 534 100000 short tons of coal, Al
! per cent of the worlds output; 238,
: 100000 barrels of petroleum, two
! thirds of the worlds total, and $1,000,
: 900 tons of iron ore, out Of worl,
! total of 132,OOo.0O0. One-half Of thu
e worlds copper is taken from America
d mines, which turned out $4,000
l. pounds in 1912.
I. OF the worlds output of $466, 900, 90
g worth of gold, the United States Pre-
:, duced about 90 per cent, being exceed
/ ed only by South Africa. About Q
per cent of the worlds silver and
per cent of its lead are produced /
this country.
= Our Manufacturers First.
h. In the value of manufactures tn
IN United States leads the world, thong
e. the product of American factories
t. chiefly consumed at home. OF the $40
At 700, OOO, 900 worth of manufactures PR
ut duced in the United States in 100
N only about per cent we're sold to fol
Il eign countries, the world market fo
50 iron and steel products, cotton good
chemicals and other important PROF.
= ucts of industry being thus far largel
held by England, Germany and othe
European nations.
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IT. Bombs Fall at Paris.