Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-08-01
LAND PRICES BOOM
IN MIDDLE WEST
DIR. Archer Details Some Interesting
Observations Made on His Recent
Trip to Chicago

DR.. f. A. Archer gives the follow
ing interesting observations which
he made on his recent trip to -Chica-
go.
Montana was burning badly when
we crossed the strse late in June.
The newspapers bought enroute and
conversations with men who travel
from one portion of the state to an
other led us to believe there would
be very little crop in any part OF
the state.
Our first look at South Dakota,
the second morning out, showed a
very different picture. "Plenty of
rain! Never had better outlook
for crops" and the best ever" were
expressions heard at every station
clear across the state Southwest
ern Minnesota was suffering from
floods, having had too much rain.
Tie Minnesota river being out of its
banks, had inundated considerable
grain and large portions of several
towns.
The third morning showed us some
good crops in southeastern Mime
sofa and southwestern Wisconsin.
However, not until we got started on
/ our return trip did we see really ex-
ira good crop prospects. Iowa and
eastern Nebraska surely have a won
derful crop this year Usually corn
knee high at the Fourth of July
is thought to be good in that coun-
try while this year much of it was
| waist high and some fields as high
as an ordinary mans shoulders
| Snail grains were equally as good
II places in Nebraska, where harvest
ing had been done. it looked as if
/ there really was hardly sufficient
room in the fields for the shocks.
And the. way the people over there
/ are coming to value their lands
makes one think that the old fasa.
/ Toned gambling on the Chicago board
/ OF trade was spretty tame. In other
words so many people are buying and
/ selling farms, in Iowa especially. that
one wonders if they will all get rich
And they are playing for big stakes
/ too. Many are realizing advances
OF several thousand dollars almost
over night. Prices range from 1925
to $500 and 5000 with occasional
sales considerably higher. Many
farms have changed hands several
times since spring and always at an
advance, often $50 to 500 an acre.
Chicago was as big, noisy and
twice as dirty as usual The street
cleaning department men were all
cut on strike so there had been no
street cleaning or sweeping of any
KIND for some time, and since they
use a large number of horses. and
burn lots Of soft coal and have poor
F'.'''' - 'tiAt NltLillFASt II WIS sure
dirty. The water, which comes from
out some distance in Lake Michigan
tasted and smelled brackish and
fishy-as if it had come from some
slough or low draw where it had be-
come stagnant,
The national osteopathic conven-
ton, which lured us over there, was
attended by about 1000 members of
the profession from all corners of
the United States with few from
abroad. The sessions lasted from
seven o'clock in the morning until
late at night and We're filled full of
up-to-the-minute stuff relating to
clinics and the newest and best
methods of relieving illness and dis
tress. A new constitution and set
o. bylaws were adopted and other
legislation enacted looking toward
making the association up to date
and of a most stable and permanent
nature. 1t was voted to hold he
next annual meeting at the same
city, it being about as centrally To-
Gated as any place which was a bid
der for the 1920 gathering.
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