The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-01
I,y EDWARD u. AsHURsT

Wy V.VvN Nsss' s''
~ the great struggle for wealth
anu power. happiness and prosperity
wa tea with increased vigor. and as
tho economic problems Of the twen
ticta century become more Intricate
aud complex. the wonderful hands
and the still more wonderful brains 0f
men nrc taxed to their utmost capac' |
ity. devising and perieciing means ot
extracting in larger portions the trsb'
ute that Mother Nature is completes
TO Yield 20 the diligcni and the iaborl-
ous. The stately forest and the
bearded grain. the groves OF the lem
ON aud the grange mr.. cultivated ana
protrc,esi with ever increasing dili-
| senc- aud sollcitnde, Az the re-
sources ot the earth are depleted. the
cquircmonis Of the human race mni'
tipty. what a decade ago was only
within the grasp OF the rich and grand
/ Is now the simple attainment of the
multitude. Az tho population IN
[, eroascs. tho brains of tho age are d.
v.rted 10 tho science Of production.
: whether increasing the golden fruits
/ of TIN, earth or the production OF
some now vehicle OF locomotion. The
/ BRAHMS Of tho learned OF hundred
ycars ngo were dedicated to the law.
| medicine and theology. today the OBJ
seryniious Of the learned penetrate
every neid OF human activity. from
lnnyix,saion, whether on land ar sea
Tor In tho air. to agriculture. The
insasiablc desire OF tho ambitious for
I centuries has been To say or write
something worthy Of the inscription
In tho anItals Of eloquence. In their
,fervcut ,tssire Of securing the ap-
1 ipiausc of posisrity. Today the am
/, bilious labor to produce or perfect
somcth.us, u new succulent plant or
q new devise for the aeropiane,
The keynote OF the golden ana
harmonious SONGS Of the twentieth
,cautury 10 increased Production. tic
who ID couvessant with the science OF
soil bactsrioipgy takes rank with him
who wears thu epaulet or he who IN
<ades the mystic realm of law. In
quest OF statutes. codes and prece-
ldents. Ono Of the great factors OF our
national life and progress 10 the De-
partmNnt Of Agriculture. It's beniAcent
Influence Is assuming larger proper
t,ons hourly. The efforts OF the De-
lpnrtmunt Of Agriculture to secure
Ian adequate appropriation from con-
gres, with which 10 carry ON It's ex'
rcr i'm rntal work. with a view OF per-
tfccting n system Of extracting potash
ifron tho giant kelp OF the PACING
.const TO n, used by our farmers In
soil fertilization and by the manutac-
'turerw OF explosives and chemicals has
lattrncted the attention OF the entire
;pntian. Our Pacific coast kelp beds
.rtretch from San Diego to Alaska. and
lmay be cropped thrice annually at
,prctyt to American enterprise aggre
Iustins millions annually. Prior to the
comcnceme ent of the present war ou'
Tribute 10 Germany for this article
reached the stupsndous sum OF ssS.
900 per day. Tho term high cost o
living" although not quoted IRON
jHomsr, and perhaps not the most pop
uiar. II tho most extensively ussf
term Of tho day. The tiller and TN
tci,sr ,unligns tho statesmen. TN
lstetesman submits IN authoritative
report 10 congress tending to Prov
THAT there Ia n conspiracy on the par
,of the but chers and bakers to exp'o'
1.-THE public. they In turn appeal to con
} gress for relief from the heart'es
cabel Of the railroad magnates' TN
railroad healts instruct their learned
attorneys to appear before the inter
state Commence Commission for au
Ithority to inc rease thoir freight rate
THAT they may meet the demands o
tholr employees. who In turn nave 10
! formed the cpng, 'esaional comm'''s