St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18

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ent available.
The same thing applies to JUS
tice Hughes, who was favored by a
number of Vermonters at the time
Mr.. Taft was nominated the first
time, and who undoubtedly would
appeal to a very popular following.
One of the serious possibilities is
Senator Weeks. Word comes from
Massachusetts,, amply confirmed by
many newspapers, that the Bay
State will urge his nomination by
every legitimate means, and that
New England will be nearly solid
for him. So far, this is the only
boom that has made any great head
way, and certainly Senator Weeks,
with his very considerable expert
ence, natural ability and the en-
dorsement of New England, would
be a factor decidedly to be consid-
cred.
Burton and Herrick of Ohio can
not both be possibilities, and the
mother of presidents" needs to Sc
lect one favorite son, despite the dis
tinguished service of Mr.. Burton in
saving the taxpayers over fifty mill
lions democratic pork" and that of
Mr.. Herrick in the European crisis.
Borah of Idaho will get a very
considerable following in the West
He is a very clever politician, who
has steered a wise course between
rampant bull-moosing and old fash
toned republicanism, but he is
hardly of presidential size.
Congressman Mann is an extreme
ly valuable member of the party, but
is perhaps as badly needed as floor
leader in Congress as anywhere. He
would hardly be a serious possibility.
If Mr.. Fairbanks could come
back" he would be an excellent cam
paigner, despite the inveracious
reputation of GOODNESS which pur-
sues him. Most newspapers, how
ever, fail to treat him as a poten-
tial quantity.
Messrs. Cummins and Knox will
have important localized followings,
and both are rated very high as
who can stay with their
principles. So far, however, outside
tions, little solid movement has ap-
peared in their behalf.
Decidedly, man to keep an eye
on is Senator Weeks of Massachus-
etts, provided always that Mr.. Root
will not consent to lay aside his
natural personal desires and make
a very considerable sacrifice in be-
half of his party.-Rutland Herald.
The Worlds Food Harvest of 1915
Much German land formerly used
for pasturage, for sugar-beets, and
for non-agricultural purposes, has
this year been devoted to potatoes,
cereals, beans, and garden crops.
The total volume of food thus pro-
1uced will probably prove much
greater than in any former year. The
same thing seems to be true of Aus
ria. All reports from Vienna re-
Ter to the harvest season in Aus
Dountiful. The Hungarian plain has
md it is the leading region in the
of our great American
or Indian corn-to
De found outside of our hemisphere.
rhe very old, the very young, the !
women. the war prisoners. the city
olks, and the soldiers on furlough |
rave all helped in raising and har-
resting the crops.
Very little information has come
rom France regarding current |
and ordinarily produces |
nipple bread materials. The British |
stands never produce food enough !
or the whole population. They will |
n one way or another have main
aimed their average this year, and |
Sermany's submarine campaign has |
Tot impaired to any appreciate ex-
ent the facility with which Eng |
and can import all that she needs |
rom North and South America, |
Australasia, India, and parts of At
lea. Stimulated by the high price /
If wheat and the European demand, |
American and Canadian farmers in
reased their acreage of cereals for |
his seasons crop to a very marked |
went. The result is that, accord |
ng to the estimates of the Agricul- |
ural Department early in July, the |
What yield of the United States
will be far the greatest in the his
DRY of the country, going well be-
tond the unprecedented crop of last |
ear and reaching a total of almost
thousand million bushels. There
we're, however, in many parts of the |
ountry, very bad conditions during
he period of the ripening and har-
esting of the winter wheat, which
will have caused shrinkage of mil
ions of bushels in the final outcome.
n any case, the United States will
ave a large wheat surplus to ex-
ort to Europe as needed. The
canadian wheat crop, particularly in
Ianitoba, Saskatchewan and AL
erta, will be harvested from a
realty increased acreage, but es-
mates of the total crop, as com
AIRED with that of last year, are
ot as yet to be regarded as suffi-
iently accurate for final acceptance.
t is probable that the crop will go
eyond two hundred million bushels,
qualing that of the Dakotas and
There has been unwonted agricul-
ural effort in the Empire of the
Ear. The Russian wheat crop, &C
ordingly, is reported as the great
st, both in acreage and in yield
er acre, that Russia has ever
nown. 1t is presumab1e that rye
nd barley (the "black bread" ce-
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