Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-10

The following summary Of oppor-
tunities presented by the present Eu-
ropean war to the farmers and bust
ness men of this country. an article
which deals a severe blow to the pes
simist, was prepared by S. ID. Cook Of
the Dakota Live Stock and Casualty
company. The article follows:
why be a pessimist? Is there suf-
ficient reason for the CRY, "hard
times?" Banks generally are full Of
money, commodity prices are good.
there's a great grain crop in the Unit
ed States. Farmers realizing n
dollar and upward for wheat, and 9TH
err grain is selling equally high. AS
much as we may regret the butchery
and savagery in the European wal
zone, the farmers and manufacturers
cannot but realize war prices for
their products. The al has pro-
crossed far enough to convince the
most hopeful advocate of peace that
there will be no peace until one 'of
the great nations of Europe is wiped
off the map. To do this will require
years. instead of months, as predict
ed at the beginning of the butchery.
Now is the time for the farmer, live.
stock grower, and manufacturer to
get busy. Instead OF standing idle,
baying at the moon like a lost dog,
nov is the time to act. The POSSIBLE
tiles are greater than will come again
to the people of this generation.
Some Of the Demands.
A trade paper states that cotton
goods will be in great demand in the
United States, Canada, South Amer
lea and the Orient, which countries
cannot be supplied by Europe and as
the result of sincere belief in trade
conditions. manufacturers are prepar-
ing to work the spidles of this coun-
try day and night. The bulletin
states that orders received to date by
such manufacturers are estimated at
over 5000. 900. In St. Louis the shoe
factories have increased their force
between five and six thousand men,
the steel mills, which have been re.
duced many months, are opening up
aad a five million dollar motor truck
order has been received from France
by the Bethlehem Steel company. "A
million dollar order of machinery was
received by a Chicago firm from Eng
land, Detroit has an order for 100 mo-
tor trucks. There is a demand for
wheat, corn and foodstuffs of all
kinds, which the United States is
producing"
A Shortage Of Horses.
Prom the sea- of government
comes the following report:
Heavy purchases by British and
French agents of horses for war use
is presenting a serious problem to
the quartermaster's department Of
the United States army and it is fear
ed that it will oon be impossible to
obtain enough horses for it's own pur-
poses during the present year. AL
ready the young horses bought for
the remount stations cost $17sa head
more than last year. Those animals
are too young to be used at once and
their sales do not reflect the real in
crease of price for cavalry horses.
which already stands $40 a head over
last years rates."
Wayne Dinsmore says in an arti-
Gle in the Breeders Gazette of Oc-
tober 6, after travelling through North
Dakota, Montana and Canada:
American draft horse breeders
have a great opportunity before them,
if all work together to breed and
feed good colts, pricing them at a
reasonable point, where they will sell
for cash and leave a fair profit to
producers. tBulling' the market to
abnomally high levels will do more
harm than good"
Effect Of European War.
"As viewed by another authority,
the greatest benefit that this war will
have on American horses is on the
draft horse. The farmer who has on