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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-30
Mrs. Ed. Richardson returned

Mrs Ed. Richardson returned
home on Sunday from Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Purdy returned
Saturday from California Mr.. Pur-
dy states that he likes Los Angeles
but spring makes him want to get
home
F. P. Carey spent Sunday with
Robt. Reid at Roosville.
Mrs. w. S. Campbell returned
from Wenatchee last week after
spending the winter there.
Mrs. Elizabeth Zeller aeeompan-
led Mr. and Mrs. Fred Titchbourne
to Spokane Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs j. R. Seger were
rendered farewell party on Sun
day by their friends and neighbors
at Roosville
Frank Costich arrived home Sat
urdaY from his work near Dillon
Mr.. Costich will be home for about
10 days.
The r. N. A. Sewing Circle held
pleasant meeting with Mrs. P. j.
Zook on Friday afternoon with
guessing games as the diversion
Mrs. Rock and Mrs. Broderick were
ilpStCooC0.
The Roy McVey and Harold Smith
families were Saturday evening din
ner guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Howell.
Word has been received here tell
ing of the sudden death of Mrs. VIM
Shorthouse at Cranbrook, B. c., on
Friday morning The Shorthouses
were formerly stationed at New
gate but have been in Cranbrook
since Christmas.
DR.. and Mrs. c. A. Clark enter
tanned at a dinner bridge party
Thursday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
E. E. Price, Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Sal
ing and Mr.. and Mrs F. E. Sabin
as guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Fetterly, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Fetterly and Eliza
beth Kay motored to Kalispell Sun
day where they were dinner guests
of Robert Fetterly. Mrs. Jack Rusk
fof Missoula accompanied them home
| for two weeks visit.
/ Mrs w. A. Holder was dismissed
from the local hospital last week.
Mrs. w. <. Williams and son
were Kalispell visitors on Thurs
day
! Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell McKeen and
Francis Mcclure were Whitefish
callers Sunday.
DIR. Laura Lowell went to Spo-
kane Sunday, returning Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. RAINBOW were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Gilden in Fortine.
The Methodist Aid will meet at
the church Thursday with covered
dish lunch.
The Red Cross meeting at the
Montana Hotel on Thursday night
will be followed by covered dish
lunch.
Gus Lange Of Havre spent The
past week as house guest at the
Mccullough home.
VIM. Schagel left Monday to re-
sumo work at Spencer, Ida, after
spending the past month home.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Leytham have
moved to the Pine Grove ranch.
F. r. Baney and son of Libby were
callers here over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs Eldon Schuck and
Joan of Libby spent Sunday at the
parental home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Lyons and
Mrs Grandville Lyons spent Sunday
in Rexford.
Miss Jessie Staudacher county SUI
perintendent visited at the high
school last week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-30
Fire Loss i'm State
Shows Drop in 1898

Montana's 625 fires last year
caused damages totaling $642,288,
nearly 100000 less than the dam
ages by fire the previous year, ac-
cording to State Fire Marshal Art
Parsons. Ten persons died in fires
last year and 25 others suffered
burns that resulted in death.
More than half of the fires oc-
CURED in dwellings The causes
of 1873 fires were undetermined
while overheated stoves caused the
greatest number So. Careless
smokers caused ~ blazes, defective
wiring 80 and defective chimneys o6,
the marshall said
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-30

pleasant and profitable afternoon.
The next meeting will be a social
meeting to which husbands are in
vited to a covered dish supper at
the Montana Hotel on April 81, fol
lowed by games. Mrs L. A. Riley
and Mrs. Chas. Howell are in charge
of entertainment while Mesdames
Fetterly, McGlenn and Hebison are
in charge of the supper.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-30
Guild Meets at BuhmiIler Home

fTUfIft.
Mrs John Buhmiller was hostess
on Friday to the Guild The presi-
dent, Mrs. r. NJ. Sherman, pleas
ingly interspersed the business with
the program which provided a very
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-30
Perkins Take Over Bernhardt
Place.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Perkins, who
have lived at the Dierman tourist
camp for the past year and farmed
the Bernhard place, are moving to
the ranch on April ii and Mr.. and
Mrs John Bernhard, who have
lived in this community for the past
20 years, are going to Great Falls
to make their home near their
daughter. Cecil Bernhard will stay
on the farm a few weeks and help
Mr.. Perkins get crop in.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-30
st. Michael and All Angels
Church

Good Friday services will begin
at l o'clock. The public is cordial
ly invited to this service.
Easter service on Easter Day at 3
o'clock in the evening. The special
Easter offering will be sent the
national mission fund.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-30
Junior W0nen's Club.

The Junior Women's Club met
on Wednesday evening with Mrs.
Russell Zook. 1t was decided to
merge the club with the senior
group although the Juniors will con-
tinue their organization for the re-
mainder of the club year On April
II the Club will give a benefit show
for the Reynolds baby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-30
Sewing Club Meets.

Mrs. Lowell McKeen was hostess
to the Thursday Afternoon Sewing
club last week. Those present were:
Mesdames l.. w. Fetterly. j. Hebi-
son, l.. A. Riley, and Miss Donna
Williams.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-30

thursday.
Mrs. Frank French left this week
for Spokane TO visit her mother,
Mrs. E. L. Whsle, who is GONZALES
cling from a recent operation.
Paul Sather came home from the
University of Washington to spend
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. V. A. Sather.
Mrs. c. NJ. Bennett returned on
Saturday from Spokane after visit
ing the last three months at the
home of her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Bennett.
Mrs. Ed Henrichs entertained
Mrs. Grover Smith, Mrs L. r. Davis,
Mrs. Webster English, Mrs. Everett
Smith, Mrs. Anthony Joy and Mrs
Gunnar Larson at her home on
Friday afternoon. Sewing and Wis
iting was enjoyed after which the
hostess served delicious lunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gunnar Larson and
Baby daughter, Sonia, of Libby
spent the week end at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony JOY
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sundvik and
children of Leonia attended the
show in Troy on Sunday evening.
Gus Olson passed away on Mon
day. Mr.. Olson was an old time
character in Troy and leaves no
known relatives. He had worked
for Scion Ramlo at tines
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-30
Our Lady of Mercy Church.

Palm Sunday-The Blessing OF
Palms will proceed the o'clock
Mass. Distribution of palms will
follow the Mass.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-30

Read the Western News for Lincoln
County News.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
EDUCATION OFFICE LAUDS
TUBERCULOSIS CAMPAIGN

Stanley r. Atwood, State Superin-
tendent of Public instruction, in i
statement from his Office in Olympias
congrstulates the Washington Tuber
culcs;s Association upon the progress
made in the educational campaign a
gainst tuberculosis through the sale Of
Christmas seals and invites continued
public support to insure success for
the program.
"As teacher and administrator,
said Mr.. Atwood. s.it is- a. pleasure
to endorse the annual Christmas seal
sale which opens December 1st., for
| there is no cause more necessary to
the welfare Of students and community
| than the detection Of tuberculosis and
its control.
TO me an outstanding feature OF
your campaign" continued Mr. At
wood, lis that through your educa.
tional efforts. fear Of this great men.
ace to our yoath ID being replaced
under standing of methods through
which our scientists declare tubercul-
osis may be discovered and cured. \
congratulate you upon such progress.
"It now seems', he concluded,
''only necessary to further awaken
public opinion so that those methods
may be generally used. Through the
Christmas seal this is being done and
tuberculosis workers deserve the
whole hearted backing of every educa-
tor and citizcn in the state so that
| their program may BIO accomplished. -
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
PIONEER MATRoN DIES

Services at the Alrnira cemetery
were held on Wednesday, morning for
Mrs. Matte Heathman, pioneer resi-
dent of this community. Church ser
vices had already been held in Pua:
man where Mrs. Heathman had made
her home for many years. Rev. Charl
es p Milne conducted the ceremonies
both at Pullman and at Almira. A
choir from A,mira sang two songs at
the grave side.
Mrs. Heathman was born in Wat
son, Illinois, and camo to tho Admire
district when quite young girl to
live with brother VIM. Nash and is
1892 married james E. HeathmaD
who died Nov, 1918. Her SOL
Harold also preceded her in death.
The Heathman family lived on theil
ranch northwest of Almira for many
years, then moved to the town of AL
mira then to Pullman for the college
education of the children. Three of
these children who still survive are.
Mrs. Edwin l.. Collins of Seattle, Mrs
Clarence A. Zimmerman of Yakima,
and Mrs. James L. Gilleland of Pull
man.
Mrs Heathman was a member of tht
Eastern Star Lodge and also Of the
Congregational church. Both rs y
housewife and as a resident Of modern
towns she was noted for her love fol
young people. her kindly, helpful
spirit and her faith in the future i'm
portance and prosperity of the Bis
Bend country.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
Big Carnival
Saturday Mite

The Parent Teachers association
expects every able-bodied man, wo-
man and child at the school gyr1
Saturday from 1880 p. III. on, to en-
joy the biggest carnival ever to be
held here.
Bingo, baseball throw, balloon
darts. dancing, chill parlor, fortune
teller, hot dog and candy stand, and
many other features are in the hands
Of competent committee and will be
ready for your enjoyment saturda..
evening
Besides having an enjoyable time.
you will he helping your school and
community, for every dollar raised by
the Parent Teachers organization goe!
into school projects. Last year the
coup financed new furniture in the
equipment in the girls room, am,
some new books.
This organization works hard, anl
surely deserves your support. Come to
the carnival and enjoy yourself, willie
supporting a worthy cause. "a Be-
tor School Means Better Commune
ity.'
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
CONQUEST OF ATLANTIC
PRESENTED IN PICTURE!

The heroic struggle to conquer the
Atlantic by ship powered with steam
set in motion ny the salty, red.blood'
ed men and women with the courage
to bring q dream to triumphant reall'
cation, is gloriously told in the new
Frank Lloyd production, Rulers OF
the Sea- which will have it's local
premiere on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday at the Roosevelt theatre in
Grand Coulee.
Lloyd aware of the Importance OF
this story in the history of maritime
affairs, wrought with infinite care thu
entertainment elements which combine
to make "Rulers Of the Sea" great
and authenic and human entertainment.
He cast the picture with stars and
featured players capable of delineat'
ing the note of struggle and courage,
Of humor and of romance written into
the roles. He had built steamship
which might have sailed the sea IN
1898, and sailing packet Of the
same period, seaworthy both.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
MANY CONTESTANTS ARE
ENTERED IN QUEEN RAcT

Miss Gwendolyn Millhorn of this
city is one of the leading contenders
for "Queen" of the Midwinter In
door Charity circus to be held in
Electric City December Is, 16 and
II. She placed close third on the
first tally of votes.
Electric City Post American Leg
ions Midwinter Indoor Charity Cir
Gus will be staged in Rimrock Hall in
Electric City December Is, Is, II
instead Of in Hold Carriers Hall in
Grand Coulee as originally planned
The fact that the Electric City hal.
is more spacious, with ample parking
space adjacent and that no license Fec
would be required prompted thu
change of locations. A fine program il
being arranged by the managers of thu
al fair who will offer a bill of circus
acte, variety and circus type perfor-
nlers from the big tops, stage, screen
and radio, of the amusement centers
Of the country. The "Queen'' and her
court will be presented nightly ana
free, dancing after each show will
be one of the features. With an i'm.
posing array of more than dozen
beauties from this section contesting
for the 1onors of being the regal rul'
Or Of the affair the Queen contest Is
becoming more intense daily and tn
standings in order at the close Of the
last tally was as follows; Bobbie Lo"
gan, Grand Coulee, 12,425; Mollie
Mills, Elmer City, 1875; Gwendolyn
Millhorn. Coulee City, $500; Luels
Brown, Grand Coulee, $3.50; Joseph
iuc Green, Electric City. 8.O25; Agne-
Mccarthy, Osborne. $500; Jimmy
busch, Mason City. $500; Georgia
Hartman, Grand Coulee, 5,975, Mary
Huber, Grand Coulee, 5,275; Margar
ct Keenan,, Electric City, 1850;
Frances Feldhahn, Mason City, $500;
Edythe Pease, Maritime, 4,225; Betty
Hankins, Grand Coulee, apps.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
St. Andrews

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan jolly and chill
dren spent the holidays visiting rela
tives in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. K. Jolly spent
Thanksgiving day at Davenport with
her folks. Mrs. Hardy returned home
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence Tannebere
and Pat, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ras Tan
neberg and children were Thursday
dinner guests at the Dave Harris
home in Chelan.
Ernest Bishop and Ada Hardin
spent Thanksgiving day in Wenat
Chez with their uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Mickelsen.
Edwin Mickelsen and Shirley Am
were business callers in Spokane las
Friday.
Willis Jolly and Chris Mickelse1
were dinner guests Thursday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwil
Mickelsen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Bogart ant
Gordon spent the holidays on tn
Coast.
The C. l.. Hahn family visite'
friends in Omak Thursday.
Willis Jolly and Anne Nielsen ant
children were dinner guests of MI
ad Mrs. Ras Tanneberg Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Wogensen Wis
led Wednesday at the Edwin Nickel
sen home.
Mrs. Helen Cook and mother, Mrs
Lowe, spent their vacation at thei
home in Entiat
Alfred Mickelsen of Wenatchee
spending few days on his farm
Mrs. Nicholson is reported to b
improving from a recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Jorgense
and jeanne spent Thanksgiving wit
her folks, Mr.. and Mrs. Eggleton j
Coulse City.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
LANA TURNER AND
ARTIE SHAW TEAMED

The modern trend in all its swing,
ing glory will reach a cinematic debut
with Lana Turner and Richard Carl
son in "Dancing Co-Ed.' The new
picture shows Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday ON double bill at the Column
dian in Electric City.
Two hundred jitterbugs, personally
selected by Shaw, act as an animated
background for Miss Turner in dance
infested story of college life as it
might be when a Hollywood press u
gent sends a vaudeville hoofer to a
University with the sole purpose OF
winning a dance contest and grab
bling lot of publicity for picture
When the dancer upsets the applecars
bv falling in love with college edi
tor and casts her vote for higher ed
ucation the result is said to be hilar
ious.
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., who has
played many great romantic role!
with vigor and certainty. is starre'
as the young first mate of sailing
ship.
In the cast are Ann Rutherford
Lee Bowman, Thurston Hall, Leon Err
rol, Roscoe Harms, Mary Field, Wal
Il
June Priesser and Monty Woolley.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
Sims Corner

Afr. and Mrs: Mike Glessing, Mar
tin Glessing. Mfr and Mrs. E. w Lem
ley and Betty and Bill Le1nley were
Thanksgiving guests at the home OF
Charles Wagner.
Mrs. S. H. Burton of Waterville,
Mr. and Mrs l. Burton of Wenat.
chez, MFR. and Mrs. J. R. Burton and
children of Coulee City, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde jenkins and children of Os,
borne, Mr.. aa1d Mrs. f. E. Mathis,
Mrs, M. Walker, Lee Lynard, Eldon
Weeks, and Roy Nickersou, all of
Coulee City, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Lynard and Billie Jean were at the
J. A. Burton home on Thanksgiving,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Pitts and chill.
dren went to Neppel to spend Thanks,
giving with Mrs Pitts brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Del Mclean and Dor.
othy spent Thanksgiving with Ralph
Mclean and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. w Jones anu
Mrs Frank Sims were gue.ts of Mr.
and Mrs Joseph Rapp at Mason City.
They had their Thanksgiving dinner
in the Obi mess hall While at the
dam they also visited Mrs. r. Il
Henry at the Mason City hospital.
Barbara Jean and Donnie Wilson
are spending the holidays with Mrs.
C. w. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs Van Pitts and children
Of Ephrata, Miss Ida Struntz anp
Miss Dorothy Phoris of Wcnatchet
were visitors during the holidays a
the Struntz home
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles and Mr.. anc
Mrs Charles Mitzsnberg, Mr.. anc
Mrs Charles Beck we're visitors OF
Thanksgiving at the Frank Mile
| home
Mr.. and Mrs Michael Weimerskirct
went to Spokane for Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Gander anC
children spent Sunday with Mrs
Gander IS mother, Mrs. Davis, a
Leahy.
The card party and white elophan
sale. along with biugo. the fish pom
and other amusements, furnished
good time for those who attended, ant
was pronounced. a success.
Miss Fraley and Mrs. Mercer re
turned to their schools after spendn;
the holidays at their homes.
Sims Corner Grange held meet
ing Saturday night. This was tb
last session to be held during tn
winter months.
Miss Dorothy Mclean, who is at
tending business college in Wenatchee
spent the holidays with her folks
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
URGE IMPORTANCE OF THE
APPROACHING ELECTIONS

With two-thirds majority Of land
| owners voting in favor Of the two
remaining irrigation districts in the
Columbia Basn necessary for the
progressive continuance of the entire
project, stress is being aid on the
Importance Of the elections December
at Schrag and Cornell.
j. B. Fink, head of the Washing
ton State Department of Conserva'
ton and Development, and Harlan Il
Barrows, planning cosultant, for the
Bureau of Reclamation in regard to
the Columbia Basin, speaking before
the Spokane Chamber Of Commerce,
November 81, urged the landowners
that the vote of each was vital and
necessary. In the opinion of reclama-
ton officials and supporters of the
Columbia Basin, formation of thS
irrigation districts, which will enabld
owners of the land to contract witH
the federal government for the WA
ter from Grand Coulce Dam, is one
of the most important events in the
hisory of the project. Without success
here, the project cannot be carried
on without deloty.
The Spokane Chamber of COM
merce; through its Columbia Basin
Committee offers every cooperation
to landowners seeking information.
the efforts of twenty years on the
part Of citizens of the northwest are
at stake in this crisis.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
A.Do
! YOU
KNOW?

Irrigation in Washington State is
not new development. A little over
Ell hundred years ago, Marcus Whit
man himself put in the first irrigatiof
system east of the Cascades and
taught the Indians how to irrigate
their crops For many years after that
irrigation was developed in a email
way by farmers digging their ow,
bitches, in some cases not much moli
than plow burrows, and diverting wa
ter from streams. In 1889, when Wa
shington became a state, the number
of irrigated acres had reached 63,'
346, with an investment in lrrigaA
ton enterprises of $2,7SO,462.
In 1880 the irrigated acres in the
state Of Washington were given BY
he census as 499,2S3, with an invest
meut in irrigation enterprises of $40,-
561,S95.
Since then much has been added,
The Grand Coulee project ultimately
will add another 100000 acres to
Tho tstAl.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
May Complete
Dam In l94l

Grand Coulee dam can be COM
pleted, together with the west power
house and the dam for the pumping
plant, by the middle of 1871, of ap-
preparations are Forthcoming and
there are no unforeseen Interruptions.
First water, with those same pro-
visos, can be made ready to irrigate
some of the 100000 acres of the
Columbia basin by 1943, although
1914 is the moro probable date.
The dates are the most recent es-
Inmates of the United States bureau
of reclamation at the dam.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
GRADERS DIVIDE GAMES

The 7th and Sth grade boys played
q basketball double against AL
mira s grade school Wednesday night,
beginning at $50. The second team
won quite easily from Almira "A to
s, but the first string had all they
could do to hold down their opponents
who were considerably taller, and lost
8 to 3. A nice crowd ATTENDED and
lots of pep was displayed. Return
games will be played after the hoh
days.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
SPECIAL AID SESSION

A special meeting will be held by
the Presbyterian Ladies Aid at the
parlors Thursday, December Z. Mrs.
Frank Willis will be hostess.
All members are asked to turn in
at this meeting all work, donations
and special aprons with penny-fillcd
pockets, which will be opened at this
time.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-11-30
Economists Predict
Increasing Income

Basing their observations on The
theory that the European war vii
last another year, economists of the
U. 8. Department of Agriculture fore
cast slightly improved farm income
for 1910 and better business gener
ally because of increased consumer
purchasing power; says R. M. Turner
extension economist, State College OF
Washington on his return from the
national outlook conference at Wash
ington, D. G.
However, if the war should "blow
up'' overnight, the forecasts made by
the economists would have to b
drastically revised.
The European war has stimulated
business men generally to feeling
of ~reT +Er optimism, Turner says; and
t. axe more ready to risk funds in
expansion, plant Improvement and a
general loosening of credit. This il
already making itself felt in some
lines, particularly in steel, where
plants have back.logs Of orders suf-
ficient to keep them busy few months
Most of these orders and other signs
of business activity result mainly from
a domestic demand. This leads econom-
lists to the belief that purchasing pow
er is going to be greater than last year,
Along with this factor a higher whole
sale commodity level is expected III
1910 than in 1889.
Turner cautions farmers and 9th.
ers not to expect Europe to order
large quan titles of farm pro.
ducts this next year. Some confusion
has been shown in an attempt to COM
pare 1899 with 1914. In the first
Europeon war no business boom waA
apparent in the United States for two
years after the war started. An I'M;
mediate expansion is even less likely
this time because European nations
have more wheat and other supplied
available
Another factor in the export deal
is that there is 80 per cent more wa
ter transportation available now than
in 1914. There is so per cent, more
tonnage and ships make better time
now than Is years ago. Britain, par
ticularly is able to get more supplies
from her dominions. Canada, has a
large wheat surplus and so has Ar
gentina, which means no increase in
wheat exports are likely from the
United States in 1910 over 1889.
The United States gets some advan-
tage, however, from the fact that she
is closer to Europe than most of the
belligerents' colonies or most South
American countries. With shipping ra
tes and insurance exceptionally high
Europeans may be inclined to buy
here.
Farm products Of which we may
expect an increase in exports to Eur
cpe in 1910 include: pork, lard hides,
dried fruits, possibly wooden products.
If the war continues for over year
We can expect grain exports to in
crease. On the other hand exports
probably will be decreased for cotton
tobacco and fresh fruits. In the World
War our exports consisted chiefly OF
steel, other metals, petroleum, grain;
and meats.