Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 7, 1892, Page 8

| | | R FARMING PAYS TN NEBRASKA Result cf Actual Experience of Pioneor Set- tlers as Told by Themselves. THEY ARE ENERGETIC AND PROSPEROUS Men Who Came Here Poor and Have Won Competency by Thelr Efforts—Stories Which Confute the Calamity Crank's Howls, One of the sot phrases much usod by pes- simistic politiciaus of late years relates to the impovished condition of the farmor— especially the western fazmer—and the utter finpossibility of his thriving under existing laws and conditions, It bas never occurred 1o these people who shrick so loudly about tho oppression of the agricultural class that the best answer to thoir extravagant utterances could be given by the farmers themselves, It has come to be quite tho thing for folks who are not well informed to rofer to the farmer’s hand-to-mouth strugele for existence and to bemoan his sad financial plight, until many farmers themselves have been persuaded that they do indeed suffer beneath onerous laws and are despoiled of a prosperity which'is rightly their own. How very difforent is the truth! Noone will undertake to say that the furmer has no grievances. Tnr Bk has too often pointed out his roal wrongs as distin- guished from the imaginary ones which his sell-appointed advocates have multiplied and magnificd until the husbandman of today is prone to exclaim with the oft-quoted farmer of Uz: “Iam escaped by the skin of my teeth.” Farming does pay, however, where prop- erly pursued. Let tho amount of energy and business ability nocessary to success in any other pursuit or calling be brought to bear upon a farm, and the result is success. This is nov guess work. It is simply a statement of an established fact. Tue Bre has inter- viewed hundreds of farmers, all over the state of Nobraska, and takes pleasure in giv- ing their statements publicity. BIXTEEN THOUSAND IN E T YEARS. Clear Profit of n Hamllton County Farmer— Opinlons Founded on Facts, Avunora, Neb,, March 5.—In answer to the inquiry *‘Does !lnnlng(n Hamilton county pay?’ E. E. Mighell says: “I have farmed 1n Kendall county, Illinois, and in Noaaway county, Missouri, both extra good farming countries, but I consider Hamilton county, Nebraska, equal to eithor for general farm- ing purposes. 1 know that money can be made nere by intelligent aud judicious man- agement.’ Mr. Mighell cameto this county from Nod- away county, Missouri, in 1583, bringing with him a capital of §7,000. Ho invested 84,800 in 820 acres of raw land, which he brought under cultivation and improved. Later he bought 166. acres more for whicn he paid £4,000. Tmproveme such as buitdings, foncing, otc., have cost him abrut $4,000. That he is a good manager is evi. ant 1o the fact that in the dry season of 1800 he sold over §2,000 worth of cloverseed from his farm. In 1801 Lis crops consisted of 165 acres ot corn, which yielded 6,600 bushels; ninoty mcres oats, which yielded 8,150 bushels, and ninoty acros tame grass, His farm of 480 acres, within_four miles of Aurora, 18 worth $19, lKlU while in personal vroperty ho possesses fourtcen head of aorses, 140 head of cattle, filty hogs, and implements, otc., worth 85,000, making the graud total value of hia proper:{ $27,000. Thon add to the advance in his land—8$3, 400— the amount of his capital when he camo here ~ §7,000—and the result is a net profic on his farming operations for eight years of §16,600. Chris Krager say: ‘Yes, 1 guess it pays as well as anything else.” Mr. Krager camio from Germany in 1871 to Illinois, where he farmed three years, coming to Hamilton county, Nebrasks, in 1874, His worldly effacts ‘then consisted of 8 team and wagon upon which he owed $125. He located a homestead of eighty acros, and later bought another eighty acres for $1,000, and also forty acros of railroad land, for which ho paid $200. Mr. Krager has labored amid very adverse circumstances—bis helpmate having been an inmate of the insane asylum for a number of years—but his German grit and thrift have enabled him to succeed, not- withstanding all drawbacks, He' has tow a good farm of 200 acres all under culti- ‘vation. His crops for 1891 were: In corn, 100 acres, yielding 3,500 bushels: in wheat, 9 acros, yioiding 180 bushels; in oats, 18 nores, yietding 720 bushels, and in flax, 25 acres, {loldlugf}'fil bushels, the balance of his land eing in tame grass. His possessions consist of 200 acres of land worth $5,000, while his rsonal property, above indebtodness, is 1,000, His gain by the advance in lands is $3,000, and the net profit from his farming is $3,000, Can Farm More Land With Less Labor. Michael Liebhart is enthusiastic, with the broad based, well foundod and serious en- thusiasm of the sturdy ‘Pennsylvania Dutchman’’ that he Is. He declares: “I think this is the bost farming eountry I ever was in. I bave farmed w Pennsylvania and in Stevenson county, Ilhnois, and if a man wants to farm 1 don’t beliove he can strike a better place than here. He can farm one- third more land here with the same amount of labor than any place I bave ever been. I think farming here pays well and better than elsewhore I bave been.” Mr. Licbhart came tothis county in 1873 from Stevenson county, Illinois, He landed hero with a team, cow, wagon, etc., and $2.50 cash, He homesteaded 160 acres of Uncle Sam’s domam, built s sod house, borrowing £30 to buy lumber for the roof, etc. In this house he resided with his lnmlly for threo years. Today nis buildings would be con- sidered an ornament to any farming com- munity. In addition to his homestead he bought eighty acres, paying therefor $600, and has expended $3,000 in lmpr\)vumunlu His orops for last year were 70 acres in corn, yielding 66 busnels per acre; 40 acres in oats, yielding 42 bushels per acre; 40 acves in ‘wheat, yielaing 181§ busbels per acre; 80 acres in tamo grass, and 8 acres in orchurd, ielding 100 bushels. His farm of 240 acres s worth $10,000, and his personal property, above all indebtedness, 1s $4,000, making a Rross gain of §14,000, of which the increaso in the value of the land represents 6,400, :howmi the net profit of his farming to be It is significanu lhl'- in the dry year of 1800 Mr. Liebbart raised 2,354 busiels of corn, wheat and oats, and the same soason Sold $1,100 worth of hogs. “Yes,” said James M. Champe, *'with the samo attention as & merchant is required to give to his business, farmiogin Hamilton county will pay well.” Mr, Champe catue here from Brown county, Illinois, in 1872, locating & soldier's home- stead of 160 acres, At that time he was the owner of & team, wagon and harness and §0 in cash. He has since purchused forty acres of railroad land for ¥ making & farm of 200 acres, fenced aud undor cultivation, with thlny acres of tame grass. l.ast yoar his hrm&oduum twenty-five acres of flax, yiolding 425 bushels: twenty acres of oats, ylelding 500 bushels, and 100 acres of corn, yielding 4,600 bushels. His farm is now worth 000 the improvements costv $2,500, the value of his other property over indebt- edness Is $500, leaving him the neat balanoce of $7,600. Of this the gain on aavance in land .:(Xw' leaving his net profit on farm- lng 8,7 “1f Properly Auondnl 'n.. " “Farming certainly pay: well If properly attended to,” says "y f‘ S who came to this coun ‘y‘durln‘ his minority, in 1878, with his paren Since coming of age Mr. Benson has complished good results fnancially. Eo- tively by his own unaided exertions he in 1878 u.hv. 160 acres for which ho paid §600, and later he purchased anothgr 160-tract for $500 and thon after expending about #6500 n wnmnnu he sold the entire tract for At that time he found his capital 000, and spent the next year (n tnnll tnd "nolu the m)rld." which l’ Having bad nis “tour” he nlurnodw Hamilton county ud resumed llrnl.n{ His farm now consists of 400 acres of well improved land which cost him $7,000 id whw u now worth, at & low estimate, 10,000, al property, above all in- hudnul ll , 000, mlkinl & gross profit of 000, His galu by lucrease in the value of his land s 84,100, so that his net profit made in farming is 0. In 1801 e raised 220 acres of corn, yielding 8,000 bushels, ana 100 acres of oats yielding Martin_Hanawald say: chance of making money hore is as good, if not_better, than in any farming countey I have over boen in. Mr. Hanawald was born and rearel in New York. From there he moved to Michigan whero be remained six yoars and then went to Texas, where he ougaged in sheep raising. He remained thero seven years, but the climate not agreoing with nis wifa's health he sold out in 1583 and came to Nevraska, locating on Lincoln ereek in Hamilton county. He brought with him 000 in cash, His farm consists of 530 acres, 450 acres of which aro under fence and ninety-five acres in tame the total cost of which is $9,500. 7'he s now worth $16,000. His personal property, above all indebtedness, is &4,000, making his net assets §20,000. From this s capital at starting—&7,000—naod profit is shown to be §13,000. Again the natural value increase in his land, say 5,500, and it will be seon that Mr. Hana' world’s return for his seven years' labor in his county is no less than £5,500, *'Yes, sir; there is no doubt about that. There is no discount on Hamilton county as o farming country.” 3o said B. A. Hintt, who is ono of the very early settlers in tnis county, having arri: hero in I Heis a native of *Ola Kentuck,” emigrating from there to Illinois, and from the latter state to Nebraska. When he landed here he had a team, wagon, ete., and £100 in cash, Profits of a Ploncer, He took a government homestead of 160 acres, which he afterwards sold for $2,600, including improvements, He has sinco pur- chased 240 acres, for which ho paid $1,560. He raised last year 3 acres of corn, ylelflink 4,200 bushels; 20 acres of wheat, 400 bushels; 50 acres of oats, 3,000 bushels, and 60 acres of tame grass. His farmis how worth §8,500. Hlis personal property, above all indebted- ness, is $500, Doauct, say, #400 as the value of thie property brought when he came here, and a gross profit remains of £,000. The increase in the value of his land, less cost of improvoments, s $5,500, leaving s not profit on his o[lmrnv.lonu 3,100, saman is a member of the board of cnunt commissionel an first class farmer, and he say Yes, farming pays very woll if o man brings to bear the same intelligent attention as is required to make any other business pay, and sticks to it.” Mr. Isaman came hero from Iowa 1n 1878, oringing with hima team and $300. He homesteaded 160 acres and has since bought 320 acres additional, for which he paid $6,100, making in all 450 acres, all under wire and hedge fences, His crop for 1891 consisted of 190 acres of corn, producing 9,500 bushels; 80 acres of oats, yielding 1,! 500" bushels; 15 acres of wheat, harvesting 875 bushels, and 240 acres in_tame grass, giving 120 tons of hay. The farmis worth today $19,000; his orsonul property above all mde\mdnm, 3,500—leaving a gross profit of $22,000. His zaln by advance in land, less $3, 500 improve- ments, is §),500, showing his net profit to be 12, 812, "\Vcll I think this is as good a farming country as I ever saw,” said Goorge W, Hagey, “but outsido of the rise in lapd I don’t think it pays.” ln the conversation which ensued 1t developed, however, that this opinion was not warranted by his own experience, Mr. Hagey's father came to this country in 1873 with a capital of about $1,000 and bought 250 acres of laud for which he paid about §1,200. In IS78 Mr. Hagey died, leav- ing a wife and three boys, and that lhey have made money farming is readily seen by perusing tho record of the facts, They hold 240 acres of land worth $10,000 and personal property amounting to $,000. Deducting $1,000, as original capital, leaves a gross profit’of $14,000, of which 'the advauce in land may be put at $£6,500, showing & net profit from farming of $7,500, Better Than Merchandising, E. D. Hullng—I think farming here pays as well as any other logitimate business with the same degree of attention and business managemont. Some lines of business may be more profitable, but thore will also be greater risks to run, I think in the long run farming pays better than merchandising. Merchants frequently seem to be making lots of money, but the first thing you know they go sky-high, Mr. Huling camo to thls county fin 1872 from Illinois, locating & 160-acre homestead aund buying 120 acres of railroad land at % per acre. On arriving he had two teams and about $200 1n cash. His 280-acre farm Is all under fence, divided into many fields by cross fences. The improvements have cost £3,500. His farm is worth at present $11,000 and his personal property is $3,000. Mr. Huling has served several terms as county commissioner, 1n which position he exerted the same business prudence which he exer- cises in his own affairs, and which has en- abled him to reach his present comfortable circumstances, the net profit of his farming npumuons ropresenting the neat sum of £5,000. J. H. Wilkins sad: **Yes, sir, I think it does pay. I think this is as good & farming country as I ever saw.” Asked as to his possessions when ho came here he replied: A wife and four children.” Mr. Wilkins came to Hamilton county from lllinois in 1873, homesteaded 160 acres and bought u‘ghlv acres for $400, which is all fenced and under cultivation, and on which he has ex- pended $3,000 in' improvements. His crop for 1801 was of corn, 140 acres, yielding 5,600 bushels: of oats, thirty acres, 900 bushels; of flax, twenty acres, 200 bushels; of wheat, twenty acres, 300 bushels; and thirty acres of tame grass. His farm 1s now worth , aud he has personal property amount- ing to $5,000: his grain, by the advance in land, 13 §,0005 net profit on farming, $8,500. “I' think this is an extraordinarily good farming country and there can be good profits realized in tho business. I think farmiog here is one of the very best les of business a man can engage in, and it is much safer than many other lines. Of oourse there are other kinds of business at which more mouey can be made, but there are fow that I would care to trade for.”” T, Fiss, who thus replied, came to Hanillton county from [llinois in 1873, He homesteaded 160 acres and bought 160 of railroad land at 85 per acre, afterwards another quarter section for $4,000. He has 240 acres under fence, divided into six flelds, and his improvements have cost bim $4,000, In 1891 his farm produced 4,800 bushels of corn, 4,500 busbels of oats, 425 bushels of flax, 800 bushels of wheat, 225 bushels of appies and 90 acres tamo grass. His posses- sions are now 430 acres of choice land, worth $16,000 and personal property to the amount of $3,000, deducting his original capital and his present indebteduess, $16,000,—leaves a ross profit of, of which' the value advance in his Jand way be put at §7,200, leaving a net profit on his farming of §5,800! An Old-Timer's Testinony. “Yos," replied Samuel Grigsby, ‘this is as good a farming country as I havo ever been in, and I have farmed in Missourl and Illi- nois, both good farming countries. Tueland works easier here than in Illinois, and con- siderable more land can be farmed with the same amount of labor. 1 think farming here pays very well." Mr, Grigsby is one of the ‘‘old-timers” of this county, having settled here in 1872, He *took up” a homestead of 180 acres and bought eighty acres railroad land at $.50 per acre, His entire farm is now under fence and all in_cultivation, with improvements which cost 83,000, Like & large majority of the early settiers he had very little property when he came here, his possessions consist- g of & team and two cows. The products of his farm for 1801 were 115 acres of corn, ylelding 5,750 bushels ; 80 acres of oats, yield- ing 4,000 bushols; 5 acres of barley, yield ing 200 bushels, and 20 acres of tame rass, The present value of his farm 1is $9,0600 ; his rsonal property avove all indebtedness is ruoo his gain by advance in the land is $6,- 160, 80 that his net profit amounts to fuil 4,000, Tobias Voth replied: “O! yes; I think this is & good country to make money farm- ing, It ll & great deal better than the old ©0_ntry.” Mr, \'fll.h came to Nebraska from South R @ in 1874, bringing with him about 00, He first bo\llhl 160 meres of railroad land, for which he paid $060, and afterwards bought another quarter section for §2,500. His crop for 1891 was 160 acres of corn, pro- ducing 4,000 bushels; sixty-five acres of oats, Sloldioa’ 9,000 Dashois: sixteon morss. of ivheat, glving him 160 bushels, abd twenty- seven acres of barley, harvesting 800 bushels. He s now worth about $6,000, of which $4,000 was made by the Increased value of land, leaving him a net profit on farming of ‘“‘farming pays as well ?nllum pniv‘ pays as in 1879, his worldly possessions counsisting of three horses, & wagon, haroess, ete. His farm now com- prises 400 acres all under cultivation, which cost him, with improvements, $5,600, In 1501 Ilinois_in March of 1SSL worth_§250, one cow and $25 in money. I located ~_on townsbip, paid $1,000 for 80 acres of laud went in debt, and in a few years purchased 40 acros more of land, 115 acres in cultivation, onts lust season I averaged 50 bushols to the acre, which I sold oxcept @ small reserve acre. 1 consider farmiug u success if properly at- tended to, and I have made enough to live on und at the same time have paid off much of the indebtedness on my farm, ford, I1l., in kebruary, 1580, me $3,000, and settied on section 12-3-6, in in about S0 acres each year. acres of oats last season that avoraged 50 oats, soventy-five acres, fiftoon acres, 150 tame grass, six- teon acves, ylelding forty-five tons. His farm is worth over ali_indebtodness, at consorvative valuation, $10,500, His personal property is $2,500. His gain by advance in Iand is &, eaving his net profit on farm- ing as $7,00 Louis H. flansen’s experience has led him to tho belief that “this is a fine farmiog country, and A man can make money in the business if he looks after it right.” Mr. Hansen is a Dano and eame to Amer- ica about twenty years ugo, He farmed in 1llinois ten yoars and thon camo to Hamilton county with about §,000. He has purchased at different timos and nuw owns 400 acres of land costing, with improvements, $9,800; 240 acros of the 400 are unuer fence. In 1801 he raised 160 acres corn, yieluing 7,200 bushels; 40 ncres oats, 2,000 bushels; 10 acres barlov, 500 bushels; ' 20 acres wheat, 5)0 bushels: 55 flax, shols, and 25 acres tame yielding 50 tons. ‘The present value of £ Taim is 12,000 and his paraonal property £3,000. His gain by advance I 1and is some )0, 80 that the clear reward of his labor can be put at §7,8 ¥ T 700 bushels: (hn. acros W GOES IN GAGE. Half n Dozen of aty's Farmers Tell How They Ralse a Bank Account, Beatnice, Neb,, March 6.—Few counties in the stato can present a greater number of thrifty and prosperous farmers than beauti- ful Gage. 'Tho county is one of vhe best lo- cated and s perhaps the best all-round agri- cultural county in the state. The Blue river traversos iis entire lengih, and this is in turn fed by numerous living streams, many of them rising to the dignity of small rivers. The soil is exceptional and every crop in- digenous to the fortieth parallel of latitude is successtully grown. That farming pays in Nebraska, and es- pecially in Gage county, is demonstrated by the large number of successful and well sat- isfled farmers found within its territory. Tue Bes reprosentative caught a few of them on the wing recently ana evolved the following : George Kranter—Well, I have no good rea- son to complain about my tarming oxperience in Nebraska. I came tothe state in 1871, lo- cating in Clatonia precinot. 1 hnmeqluadad my first quarter, and subsequently bought 160 acres at $i por acre, and another 100 acras at $6.50 per acre. which I valuo at $40 per acre. tarming 260 acres. 2,000 bushels ot oats, which brought me 23 cents per bushel. Of course I saved out suf- ficient feed for my own use. acren of corn, which harvested an average I now own 400 acres, Of this I am Last season I harvested Ipat in 180 50 bushels to the aore. I sold all but 1,000 bulhols. which I reserved for feed, at an average of 29 cents por bushel. the slightest question but that farming is & very profitable business, If properly man- aged. oattle, keeping only enough cows for our own milk and butter. off my farm to keep me in comfort tho re- maindor of my days. Thers is not 1 donot make a specialty of feeding Ihave made enough A gentloman, who for obvious reasons does not wish his name given, gives this version of his experience: 1, 1886, moved on a_farm, been farming and raising vegetables, etc., and have made money at it, and consider myself very successful, sauisficd with the results. here I had 87 in cash. ¥ropcrhy, 1 came to Beatrice May lived intown four years, then Since that iime1 have and thoroughly When I arrived 1 fivst bought town and then sold and went on tho arm, and now rent 115 acres, of which sev- enty acres are cultivated. Soven acres of oats averaged me fifty bushels per acre, which I have kept for feed. corn yielded me fifty-five bushels per acre, of which 1 sold 300 bushels at 27 cents per bushel. raised also this season 1,200 bushels of sweet potatoes, which I have sold at 75 conts per busbel. 50 por acre; four acros of Hubbard squashas, 50 per acre; melons, $15 toes notted mo$40, besides leaving me an abundance for seod and for my own use. I raised several acres of millot, averaging threo tons 10_the acre, for which I found a ready salo at § per ton. Inad my garden stuff, such os peas, beans and the like, tomatoes and other vegetables, from all of whichI madea fair profit. 1 consider farming a very profitable business. At the time I commenced farming 1 was 81,000 in debt. Now I amia afair way to redcom mysolf. Fifteen acres of The rest L have saved for feea. I Five acros of cabbage notted me four acres of water and mush* per acre; one acre of Irish pota- Aside from all this L. E. Denney—I came to Nebraska from I had a team section 33 in Hanover L' now have about From 15 acres* ot for feed, at 23 cents per bushel. From 15 acres of wheat I averaged 15 bushels w0 the acre, which Isold at 70 cents per bushel. I raisea 1,500 bushels of corn on 50 acres and sola 700 at an average of 28 cents per bushel. My land is now worth $0 per 1 have also several bead of stock, ete, Charles Eiliott—I came here from Rock- 1 brought with Riverside township. I bought 160 acres of land, paying $15 per acre; the land Is now worth 70, My average corn crop was b0 bushels to tho acre last year, and I have put Ihad in 30 bushels to the acre, which roalized me 25 cents per bushel, I usually feed my grain to my stock. 1amnow feeding two car loads of stock cattle and one car load of hogs. I most assuredly consider farming a paying business when" properly attended to. "1 con- sidor that when a mun "comes to the country with $3,000 and in ten or a dozen years has $10,000 to his credit that he must be engag- ing in a protty profitable business, besides being in a first class country. Clinton Day—I[ came to Nebraska from Kentucky in 1880 with about $400 in personal property, horses, ete. I settled on Tom Zim- merman’s farm, some twelve miles northeast of Beatrice. 1 lived there until January, 1890, when I moved to John W. Wagner's fnrm. on section 22-4-6, in Midland township, Iraised last year 2,000 bushels of wheat, which I sold for an average of 65 cents per bushel. I also raised about 100 acres of cora, which averaged 55 bushels to the acre, all of which 1 feed to stock. Ialso bave 35 head of stock cattle and about 120 hogs. I haveal- ways lived on & rented farm and can say that I have done fairly well' while [ have boen here, Ihave made during the eleven years I have been reuting about $2,200 aove all expenses ana living. 1 considor farming a success. John W. Wagner—I came to Nebraska July 4, 1867, rrom Racine, Wis. I reached hore with 81,300 in cash and personal effects, located on section 22-4-6, in Midland town- ship, bought several acres of land, .wm of 635 aores, and pad about $2,000 for it. I bave farmed and raised grain and corn, and fed cattle and hogs; have farmed from 300 to 500 ucres of land, and always raised big crops. 1 value my farm now at not less than #05,000, I consider that far: pays and is @ success, and that & voung man with an economical family aud an industrious turn of mind can now make more mouey ou a farm than at any other b know of. —— DeWitt's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood, ncreasesthe appetite and tones up the sys- tem. It has benefitted many people who have suffered from blood disorders. It will heipyou, —_— Dr. Cullimore, oculist, Bes building WHY BINDINGITWINE IS DEAR J. 0. Swan Gives o Few Facts That Will Interest Fasmars Genorally. THERE IS A PROFIT IN FLAX AND HEMP ntage Both Fibers Can Be@altivated to Ad —Some Facts Regarding 1 Twine and the Manipulation of the Market—A Few Notes, J. C. Swan, formerly in business in Omaha, but at present working In the interestof a fiver association of New York, whose busi- ness is the locating of fiber mills throughont the northwaost, is in the city. Mr. Swan started in the fiber business in 1860, having built the first mill west of Chi cago, acd is familiur with the history of the business through all its ups and downs, He is very outspoken in his condemnation of the Bryan free binder twine bill and says that the whole idea is based on misinformation, “From 1860 to 1872, said Mr, Swan, *‘there was an increase in the acreage devoted to the growth of fibre from 50,000 acres to 450,- 000. During this period 200 flax and hefop milis were put in operation in the northwest, mainly in Obio, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin, In less than two-sixteenths of the cotton crop of the United States was covered with bageing made from flax fiber grown in tho northwestern states. In 1869 over three- fourths of the bagging made was grown in this country and every mill was taxed to its fullest capacity to supply the demand. Closed Down the Mills, *In 1870 the cotton crop was the llrmv. ever known, amounting to nearly b5, bales, and it bocame necessary to place lnme largo orders for jute bagging, which had lo be imported, to make up the doficiency in the supply of American fiber. It was this that put it into the hoad of politicians to re- move the duty on jute. “They coramenced to agitate the question in 1871 and in 1872, It culminated in the tariff being taken off jute, and in less than two years not over six of the 200 flax and hemp mills were running. The mills closed down by |ilm act of congress have never started up again, "In 1882 when the change was made from wire to cord binder twine American hemp supplied the entiro demand and it was en- tirely satisfactory. The demand, however, inoronsed so rapidly that the National Twiné Trust introduced sisal and mamlla and Bmeucnlly rolegated American hemp to the ackground, and from that time to this the growth of American hemp has been decrens- ing instead of increasing. The disposition of the trust has been to crowd out everything of American production. “It1s a well known fact that binder twine ‘was sold at a very much reduced figure and the advocates of free binder twine claimed that 1t was duo to tho reduction in the tariff, It had been the policy of the National Trust 10 put up prices until: binder twine sold at from 20 cents to 25 cents per pound. Then came the howl and threat of a boycotand manufacturers commenced to make & cheaper v.wh;u from jute and at halt the price of sisa Illinols, 1860 Made War Against Jute. “In 1830 and 1890 they sold a good deal of the jute twine and the trust saw that some- thing had got to bedone to crush out the jute business. In 1891 they reduced the price on their twine in all Jocalities where jute had gained any foothold. They cut the price of sisal to 8@10 cents per pound, and manilla to 12@14 conts, and that forcod the jute men to come down to b@6 cents, which was below the actusl cost of manufacturing. The con- sequence was that the trust drove the jute men out and this soason not a pound of jute twine will be offered on the market. . “These are the facts and they.can Ho very easily substantiated. It was due to the fight between the jute mem-and the trust that binder twine sold so much lower, and mot to any action of congress, as thé free binder twine meu try to prove, “In 1872 the fiax and hemp industry was getting onto a self-sustaining footing and all the fiber grown in this country would have been used ins‘ead of burnt up. If the con- ditions vhen existing had been allowed to re- main the present price of binder twine would be from 8 cents to 10 cents per pound, which would have been brought about by the com- petition among American manufacturers. “1 believo that the western farmers are willing to have a fair tariff on foroign fibers. We would then grow our own fiver and soon be able to compete with the world. “If we could divert 1,000,000 acres from the growing of corn aud small grain and uti- lize it for flax and hemp it would be a good thing for the whole west and would be one step toward the solution of the overproduc- tion of grain in this country.” Nebraska Factory Hum, The business men of St. Edwards have raised & fund to be used in the location of factorios at that point. The Creston Advertisorof recont date pub- lishes a column interview with President Page on the home patrousge movement in Nebraska. T, F, Hummel of Fromont has appliod for soven booths, 9x14 feet, for Fremont manu- facturers who have agreed to make an ex- bibit at the coming exposition. The Beatrice Canning factory has already advanco orders for 20,000 oases of canned goods for the season of 1892, The output for this year will approximate 50,000 cases. A. R. Dempstor, member of the committee on space for Beatrice, reports that the ma- jority of the munufacturers of that city will take part in the June exposition av Omaha, R. M. Rankin, member of the committee on space for Kearney, states that he will in a few days be able to report upon the amount of spaco that will be required by the manu- facturors of his city. County Commissionor Berlin has written a lettor to the association thanking them for calling his attention to the ‘‘provosals for groceries” for the use of tne county, in whlch Nebraska manufacturers were barred oul nmm appears to be somo misunderstand- ing as to the terms under which spaca can be secured for exmbits at the manufacturers’ exposition. Any member of the association is entitled to space, for which no charge will be made, The exhibitor will be to the expense of placing his goods in the building and of se- curing some one to look after thom. The ex- pense for power, light, ete,, will fall upon the association and Coliseim company. B. W. Roynolds, president of the Ne- braska Binder Twine company of Fremont, writes: ‘“Woe are leoking forward with in- terest to the mauufaeturers’ exposition to be held at Omana in June, and we will not only make a good exhibit :for ourselves but wiil endeavor to haye othmrs join us, I think we can fill one of the cempartments, Ox14 foot, Af the same can boapared us, We will show the hemp plant from secd to twine and all tho intermediate stages. Godirey & Meals wish to join the association and exhibit a working model of thew pumps, ete,” i Mkl “My wife finds. Bradycrotino tho best thing she ever used for headache.” W, k. Grifiin, Claremont, & H, ema— TALKED TOMHE TEACHERS, Supt. Fitzpatriok)Oifers His Coworkeis Valuable Thoughits and suggestions, Superintendent Hitzpatrick addressed tho teachers of Omahasaturday at 10 o'clock in the assembly room of the High school. The attendance was large and @ deep interest in the address was manifest, The superintondent stated at the outset that he would not attempt to name the ad- - DPRICE'S 0 Baking Powder; Used in Millions of Homes—4o Years the Standard, MONDAY, MARCH 7. 1 892, drflu He would simply deliver a few ran- dom thoughts that he had dictated hurriedly and_ loave the audiouce to apply a sultable title. The address was brim full of suggestions. It was a com- plication of centual thoughts, leaving the hearer to follow out the paths that were merely indicated by the rpewker. o spoke of the large number of bills that haa been introduced in congroess in the interest of edu- cation, and said that the illiteracy of the country, as shown by the ceusus, had beon brought to the attention of the publicin such A way s to become a_powerful exposure of the danger that such a condition carried with it, The spenker snid that political leaders in this country and in tuis age no longor di- rected pubiic sentiment they followed it. Tho groatest newspapers of tho day had coased to_claim that they moulded public opinion, they simply represented it. In other words the policy of the nation was shaped and coatrolled largely by public sentiment, not by leading statesmen and nowspapers Aftor touching upon the progress of civill zation and the growth of public sontiment 1n snapiog the policy of various governments the speaker held that public sentiment depended upon universal edueation and therefore upon the education of the masses rosted the lmvgrm\ aud the happiness of the peopls. I'rance and Eng- land bad already taken wuarning and today no nation on earth was making greator strides in the direction of schools for the masses than England, Tho English peopls biad discovered that they were behind many other European nations in genoral education and an effort had been begun to place the natign in_tho very fore front in that respect. The speaker then touchod upon the offects, both_general and specific of general education, He pointed out the fact that young pupils were taught a greater variely of branches now thun formerly because it had been found that thousands of pupils left 80000l at a 'oll?! early age and 1if thoy did not roceive the rudiments of an education whilo in school they would probably never becomo educated in even the most necessary branches, The superintendent thought that the present was an era of transformation, 1 was also un era of compromise. All teaching,all sohool work had a struggle between the tendency to too much proscription on the one hand aud 100 much spontaniety on tho other. Thers had to be a compromise in these maiters in order to reach the best results, In concluding the spoaker said that the country could not progress faster than the general average of the people. 1f boards of education grow fastar than _the people, they are relegated to private life, and u ropresentative board elected which cuts and slashes until bed rock is reached and then the people are ready for a new start. “All reform must spring from the people. Honce the danger in attempting tao radical changes. Any attempt to reform a part of the government which does not take into consideration people upon whom the struc- ture rests must and will end in failure.” B A friend gave my wife a bottle of your Bradycrotine when sho was suffering in- tensely with sick headache some time ago and 1t is the only thing 1 ever kuew to re- lieve her. Macon G. Ellis, Melbourn, Fla. MR. WALSH PLAINS, His Visit to Grand Island and His Actions Grossly Mikrepresented. SuerrToN, Neb., March i To the Editor of Tue Bee: The articles which have recently appeared in your paper and others convey to the public a false account of the trouvle between myself and the commandant of the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Grand Island. My appointment to the position of adjutant of the home by Governor James E. Boyd re- quired that I report for duty on the 1st of March. which I did. Upon arriving at the home and msking the object of my presence known to the commandant, I was much surprised at being refused the position to which I had been appointed by the gov- ercor of the state of Nebraska. I was not in any way under the influence of hquer at the time, nor was 1 any way abusive to the com- mandant. These facts can be proven by arties who accompanied me to Grand sland and were with me during my entire stay there. J did not, as was stated in some of the papers, take my son to Grand Island for the pur- pose of muking hin my bookkeeper. was accompanied by my son-in-law, Will Barney of Callaway Neb., who had voon visiting with myself and family ut Shelton for a few d My son was not with me, nor do I cxpcct to appoint him or anybody else as my bookkeeper. 1 foel per- fectly conpetent to keep them myself, The only difficulty between myself and the commandant was that he denied Governor Boyd’s right to make the appointment of adjutant, and claimed under the statutes of Nebraska, he tho commandant, was the party to make appointments. To this 1 gracefully submitted until such time as the mattor could bo placed bofore Governor Boyd ond by him determinod. In somo of the papers it has been charged that Tam unqualificd to fill the oftico, of course as to this I am not the proper party to deoide, but 1 will say that I held a number of offices in this county and my work was never complained of so far 'as 1 know. I have held the ofiice of county judge of Buffwlo county two terms; also thoso of county clerk, county commissioner and county treasurer. ‘The whole incident has been used by the papers for but one object, as [ belleve, that of furnishing a sensational news item and for no other. The statement I have made I can prove and am prepared to do 50 at any time. P, WaALSIL L S Universal Praise Means Merit, The success of Chamborlain’s cough rem- edy in offecting a speedy cure of la grippe, colas, croup and whooping cough, has broucht it into great demand. Messrs. Pon- tius & Son of Cameron, O., say that it has gained a reputation second to none in that vicinity. ' Jamos M, Quoen of Johnston, W, Va., says it is the best he ever used. 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