Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-01
SILVER AND IT'S RELATIONS TO THE MAR
 KETS OF THE WORLD

Like the Los Apgelan at the funeral who believed it good chance say few words that might revive tn" corpse would few words anent the frantic efforts of big business build up trade relations with countries that have little money to put into the purchase o1 sup plies at this time unless these business interests go 1ar aeld and build the latent resources of these coi- tries so that they b i'll shape to make necessary pu chases Following along the lines of going out after the trade corporation has just been organized in the east with an enormous capitalization to coordinate the busl of selling of all commodities in all parts of the world especially outside of the United States This great con cen recognizes the fact that it is necessary to bring to- yether production and selling that the business interests of this country may the competition of any or all the countries of the world.
 But the big interests overlook the most important part of the world when they overlook the home markets the markets that could be build to much of the general manufactures all the European and far east countries The building up of home markets that would take o the surplus manufactures of thlS co'n try would be inexpensive process. taken with the enor that would have to be met in the building of large trade relation with South America Europe China Japan and the Indies At home would be close to of material and trade distribution. And to build this market 1t will be to develop our latent industries We would have to build ship canals drain the swamp of the south clear the cutover lands of the whole country reforest our mountains build dams and i'm pound the flood waters of great rivers to that power could be developed. the waters brought down gradually throughout the growing and prevent Overows i'll all the great agricultural and horticultural valleys of the sOuth manufacture all our materials into products for home foreign distribution points close possible the of supply and impress hydroelcctrc pow into every industry to cheapen production costs
 In building up these industries millions of and would be employed and billions of dollars would be invested in supplies and materials and the whole country made feel the mpellng power of newly developed The United States has been of the selfcontaned countries of the world but of the cessares of industrial expansion have been passed u be- of the fact that Europe other countries might be able produce them cheaper considering the lower scale and the economic conditions But these conditions have been changed by the There will be return to the starvation scale Ill Europe and tarded regenratlOn and reJuvenatlOn of manufacturing plants will initiate against production for long time to come. and when the time does up-todatc plants and better workmen will have taken the markets
 To reach the markets of the east manfac- tues and business should realize that there must be regeneration of money conditions Silver is the trade money of China Japan and the Indies. and will be necessary these markets with the money that is in demand there No discrimination against silver will be tolerated by these countries In the past this country has exported to England for the east about 3OOOO0O0 ounces of silver that melted down into bullion to meet the demands of the people 1 return for their wheat and cotton and this but drop in the bucket India is known as the ''sink hOle of silver, and England has been endeavOring for hundred years to put her a gold basis without tho slightest And is these countries that the Un ted States with its gold standard trying to win trade from It will only get when the trade is offered in silver values And the may be said of Mexico and SOutl America Gold is in these countries that the Ordin ary individual may live lifetime without getting glimpse of a gold piece. And why should the United States of the largest producers of silver in the world the world It is stabizng other products but the day will when these factors will be fighting hart against the loss of home market and silver will be the world d'S throne.