Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 10, 1909, Page 2

THE BEE: OMAHA, DECEMBER FRIDAY. 10, it holds & fBftery and distributes It ameng Tom, ok S Harry, no matter whether farmers of spegulators, after they have been coll from distant parts of the country, by appealing to the passion for sambling, “The public is impredsed by the state- ment that the Increase In the valus of farm produets in the elght years from 1500 to 1907 wis Trom $4,717,000,000 to $7,412,000000, or 57 per cent; and that from 1597 to 1907 the strictly agricultural crops—corn, hay wheat, cotton, oats, potatoes, barley and rye—increased in vhiue nearly $2,000.000,00, or 9 per cent. Theas are facts that strike the Imaginhtion, and the increase last year Alone ‘of $870,000,00 (n the value of farm products ls encouraging. Yet It Is only ordinary business. sense and sanity to analyse the returns and see where we |stand with reference to the future. “There are ten states in the union In which the wheat crop was less in 1908 than it was in 1888 Twenty years have cut this staple food-product, in many cases, more than one-half. The yleld per acre, with singularly few exceptions, is falling In HAVE YOU SEEN THE Bitter Root Valley _ (MONTANA) APPLE DISPLAY AT THE CORN SHOW? reat Reductions On Al { Coats and Suits Our Great Stock of Coats, Suits, Dresses, . . H I rs. onsu 1 apii Three-Piece Suits and Furs Further TR e o e e Reduced to Lessen Stock ‘ ) from 13,000,000 to 15000000 bushels every | year to the demand. This s not a Price Reductions on Suits |prophecy of disaster, but a plain state- Every suit in our entire stock now marked far below reg- ment of fact that any man ocan verify for |himself. The situation s In no sense des- perate; becau: we know exactly how It ular prices, for quick selling. Regular $22.50 and $25.00 Suits, on sale at. ...815.00 Regular $27.560 and $29.50 Suits, on sale at. . ..$17.50 $22.50 Come in and let us explain our proposi- tion and show you how a 10-acre Charlos Heights Orchard will make you independent for life. The Bitter Root Valley is the home of the famous McIntosh Red Apple. “There are no avallable statistics of live stock raised for food purposes In this country. The exports, however, coupled with an Increase of 64.5 per cent in popu- lation, an inorease in the humber of swine on the farms of only 3.7 per |ean be met; but it we are Intelligent men we will face it fairly and inquire intelli- gently what we ought te do. ) Live Stock Com sons. Regular $32.50 and $35.00 Suits, on sale at. v Regular $37.50 and $40.00 Suits, on sale at. . ...825.00 _Regular $45.00 and $50.00 Suits, on sale at 30.00 Regular $55.00 and $60.00 Suits, on sale at. . Price Reductions on Coats Every Coat in stock reduced thus— Regular $15.00 and $16.50 Coats, on sale at Regular $17.50 and $18.50 Coats, Regular $19.50 and $22.50 Coats, Regular $25.00 and $27.50 Coats, Regular $29,50 and $35.00 Coats, Regular $40.00 and $50.00 Coats, at.. on sale on sale on sale at. on sale at. on sale at. per bushel since 188 has but once ex- ceeded the price in 198 Although most forelgn peoples have had to be educated to the value of American corn as a food product, it is now an important ltem of our foodstatt exports. © of High Va “For a perfod of five years, from 187 to 101, we went abroad from 175,000,000 to 200,- 000,000 bushels apoually. And although that export_has fallen to' 55,000,000 bushels in 1908 and 37,000,00 bushels in 199, it is not because corn has lost’ value in other mar- kets. It is being consumed at home more largely because 1t 14 dohvertible into other forms of food. It is marketable In the shape of cattle apd hogs. Indirectly it furnishes to the food ‘supply, the meat ration, just as wheat-gives the bread r tion. The two cereals reinforce each other in any estimate of the resources of a country and its capaeity to,support popu- lation, ‘“From the Allegheny mountains to the heéad waters of the streams that flow into the Mississippl and the Missourl s the cmpive of corn. Other products the ea yields In abundance; hut, from a limit that is every. year being pushed further north and dowh to the on_line wnd ‘beyond, m. Nine wtates, corn 18 _the at TeronT %6 Oklahoma and from Jowa to" Texas, produte two-thirds of the corn ralsed in'the Unifeq States, The value of the nation's. e \crop is more than 20 per cent of the $8,000,000,000 of value ereated each year from the soll. Nebraska in Front Line. “Take your own state; & fitly chosen as the seat of this celebration to King Corn. Ofticlal ftatistios of Nebraska glve the total value of all praducts of every- Kind in the state at somothing/over $600,000,000. More thian one-third of: this consists of &rain, potatoes and hay. The largest sin- §le ltent’ {s “corn, corstituting more than 40 per cent. of the whole agricultural pro- duct. “But 1§ wadition 6 the ‘hearly 0,000,000 which it represents, there were on your farms last year more than $130,000,000 worth of live stook exclusive of sheep. A good proportion of these cattle, horses and hogs are the Indirect product of your corn fields. While these facts demonstrate the great prosperity of Nebraska and the solidity of her wealth, similar statistios may be clted from most of the states of the corn belt. Whdat, corn and cotton are the three main pillars supporting the strugture of national industry and national wealth, Defines His Position Explieitly. “Whenever the relation of food supply to population, the effect of chofce of occupa- tion and trade and standards of living upon the future maintenance of the nation are considered, a surprisingly large num- ber of well meaning people set down the investigator as an alarmist. He ‘belongs, they say, with the followers of the dis- mal doetrine of Malthus, that men must some day choose between preventing the birth of additional human beings and seelng them die of starvation. Since this stupid mistake seems o easy and o gom- mon, 1 reter to It early and explieitly. ““The true statement of the broad general tact which it Is.most desirable that every- one should understand is this: That thls country. cannot feed the population on which Jt' must necessarily have within comparatively’ few years, If jt does not change its agrioultural methpds. The em- phadis is all on that conditional clause. “Germany, which sets the pace for the world in commerclal expansion abroad and Industrial activity at home, has 300 inhab- itants to the squane mile. There are less than 30 per square mile in the whole United States. It could support 160 to th square mile as easlly as any country in the world, Somoe of our states already have over twice that many. But no such population as this: none such as we must inevitably expect in the United States by the hmiddle of the present century, can be maintained unless we improve and keep on improving our ag- rlcultural methods, “We cannot support our coming popula- tion upon the crop yield per acre that now satisfies us, We have to transform a #rowing decline In' the value and pro- duetivity of our soll under ecntinued cul tivation into a rapld Increase in both. The problem can be stated simply, in the three terms that It invoives: Population, occupation and food supply. These cover the whole of it. J Population and Crops. “The population of the United States is now not far from 90.000,000 For con- venlence we may use that figure, It in- creases by from 2000000 to 220,00 an- nually, according to prosperity and im- migration. With a practically fixed bifth rate of 166, of course the additions from |that source grow annually numericaily, while immigration has brousght us from 760,000 to 1,260,000, of new inhabitants every year since 1002. This will not dec’ine per- manently while the tains Its high wage rate. Hence it is probable that our population will reach the 200,000,000 mark somewhere near the middle of the century. “A rellable. estimate may be expressed in térms of wheat, the great food staple of the highly civilized races. This coun- try rafsed 064,000,000 bushels of wheat in 1908. The average for the ‘ast ten years has been about 640,000,000 Our consump- tion per capita has been @bout six and one-half bushels. It is increasing, with the rising standard of living, &nd there is good authority for saying that iteis probably now not far from seven bushels. It that be true, wheat production >#nd consumption, on the average, are just ahout balanced in the United States to- day. If that be true, In a little more than a generation, even though higher prices should raise our total product above the present figure, we shall be looking abroad to where we can buy, and pondering at home how we are to pay for it. Raffling Off Public Lands, “Area s finelastic. Our public lands are mainly exhausted, A few more years will see the last of them. And, lest they should not ‘be squandered quickly enough, we not only offer them to every- body under conditions that invite and re- rd fraud, but when the government finds Itself burdened with a particularly holce and valuable t of farm land see QoS 0P 00 28" PP OT OS OFOF0P FO6 P0F8 Fo Fs I 56 Pe A Shoeland for Young People Quality risks are reduced to a minimum if you will but confine your purchases of young peoples’ shogs to this establishment. a reputation to maintain on this line. SLIPPERS—Ankle GIRLS' DANCING We've for the GIRLS' Popular style demands rigidly ad- hered to; lasts at the same time are sensible and comfortable. and will offar vastly superior shoes We can same and less money. SHOES—Goodyear welt button United States maln- | cent. The flesh of the hog enters Into the daily food of a larger number of peo- ple than any other animal, and is, there- fore, the best test of how far these sec ondary products af the soll that supply the meat ratioii ! the national diet are falling behind. . The only comparison of any value to be made hers shows that Increase of production has been much less than increase of population in the last twenty years. And while In the flve years ending with 1900 there were exported from this country over 63,927,784 pounds of hides and skins, the Imports in the same time were nearly 1861357,102 pounds. Nobody Is surprised, - therefore, to learn that in these five years there has been an increase in the price of hides of, every varlety at Chicago, ranging trom 14.2 per cent to 8171 per cent, according to grade. “The official government figures show that the percentagé of exports of agrl- cultubal products from the United States has been falling for thirty years. It was 9.2 per cent for the five years 1876-1880 and BL4 for the Tive years 1901-1906, and every tive-year period between the two showed a decline from the preceding. Of course the rapld disappearapnce of the natlonal food surplus is also reflected in high prices at home. ~ The average price of beefsteak In 107 was 2.4 per cent higher than it was ten years before; bacon was 615 per cent higher; butter, 5.1 per cent; eggs, 50.7 per ocent, and mutton,' 30.6 per cent. Since then every housekeeper has had painful proot that the upward slant of prices continues. That this is ‘due rather to decreased supply than to increased demand appears to be Indicated by the fact that ecommodi- tles obtalned from abroad show no such striking ehanges, The price of sugar in 1607 was but 41 per cent more than in 1897; that of tea 6.9 per cent, and qf coffee but four-tenths of ore per cent. “Summarising the lesson of all these colneident facts, it: seems clear that some: thing must be déHe to advance the agri. cultural interést. "The country, unless there ¢hall be & change, is approaching the time when It must import wheat to meet home needs. Other 'foodl products also | lag be: hind the constant new demand. Since that demand ean pot be escaped, and since not to meet it theais want or a lowering ot the standard Of life and comfort In this country,, which.no American woild wish to see, there {s but one course before the nation. That I8 to Inerease the productives: ness of the farm o that the earth's gifts may year by year equal or exceed the peoples’ requirements. “All that is needed to turr. an impending national food deticit Into a surplus, to support in plenty 180 or more persons to the square mile in the United States, is the use instead of the abuse of the sof the practice of that knowledge which agrl cultural schools and experiment stations have already formulated and are daily putting before the people. It is almost |88 much an exmct sclence as the building of a rallroad or & skyscraper or any other bit of engineering, To double the volume of the products of the soll, at present cep- resenting an, income of over $5,000,00 an- nually, becomes, in the light of ascertain d fact and repeated experience, as simple as bullding a house.” Men on: the Platform. On the platform with Mr. Hill were Q. W. Wattles, president Natlonal Corn ex- position; Bugene Funk, president National Corn assoclation; Willet M. Hays, assist- ant secretary of agrioulture; Willlam George, vice president American Breeders' assoclation; C. 8. Rosewater, chairman ex- eoutive committee Natiohal Corn exposi- comes into b full particula L.B.M:COUN CO. =COAL= South End 16" ST. YIADUCT OME OF THE LONG TON” aut, L. W. Hill of St. Paul, J. H. Beek of 8t. Paul. EDUCATIONAL DAY. Today—Musio Hall. 10130 s, m.—A. B, Mildebrand, superin- tendent of Junior depar ©, Bishop, Nebraska state superintendent of publio imstruotion. 1:30 p. m.—Concert by Mexioan Wational presiding, “ tural and Industrial Work in Nlinois,” E. G. Blair, Nlinois state super- intendent. Othor exercises by schools. 4100 p. m.—Blograph Mall, Superintendent B. 0. Bishop presiding. “Bducation of Girls for Efficlency in the Mome,” Anua Lois Barber, connty superintendent Christian eounty, Iliinols. “Missourl Corn Boys,” 8. M. Jordan. 4:00 p. m.~—Music Mall. Concert by Mexi- earing. rs. The McIntosh Red Apple is the only apple that can be safely eaten in the dark. Not a worm in a carload. We will sell you a 10-acre orchard, plant ™ the trees, cultivate and irrigate for you until, it If you desire we will con- tinue to care for it as long as you may wish for 10 per cent of the net yearly protits. - Come in and see our representative at the Corn Show or write our home office for THE 0. W. KERR COMPANY MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. WOOoD'sS ICE KING SEND FOR Ice Tools SOLE AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATE GIFFORD-WO0OD C0.’S TOOLS The Only Complete Stock in the West CATALOGUE Jas. Morton & Son Co. 1611 and 1513 Dodge Street, Omaha Buy a Santo for Xmas SANTO-- pYacimSle B. F. Swanson Co. Inc, DISTRIBUTERS. 415 8. 16th St., Omaka, Web, Ind. 4316-0AL US UP-—Doug. Sa1s. rap styles, or proper pumps, in patept leather, or.pink, blue or white calf. Priced AR e, - it .$2.00 at'§8.00, $2.60 . HQUSE, BLIPPERS for girls, in red fur trimmed Jullet styles, according to size, at, per palr, $1.25, 95¢, and low as .. eee Shoes for “Little Tots” Our shoes,for “Little Tots" are sensible, broad soled kinds, strict- ly orthopedic lasts, bullt for wear. $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 7 According to Size tion; C. C. Belden, vice president Natlonal Corn assoclation; C. F. McGrew, treasurer National Corn exposition; F, L. Haller, Rome Miller, B. Buckingham, Emil Bran. dels, D. B. Fuller, David Cole, W.'F, Bax- ter, executive committes Natlonal Corn ex- position; T. F. Sturgess, socretary and W, Will A, Camp- Commerelal club of. Omaha. Viee presidents National Corn association: V., M. Shoesmith, Columbus, O.; G. I Chris. tie, LaFayetts, Ind; O. E. Young, De. trolt, Mich.; W. H. Young, Athens, IIL; R. A. Moore, Madison, Wisconsin; O. p. Bull, Anthony Park, Minn.; W. A. Wheeler, Mitchell, 8. D.; A. M. Ten Eyck, Manhat. tan, Kan.; John Fields, Okishoma City, Okl; A. M. Ferguson, Sherman, Tex.; W. |H. Olln, Fort Comfns, Colo; R. W, Thatcher, Pullman, Wash.; Martin Nelson | Fayetteville, Ark.; Alfred Atkinson, Boge. man, Mont,; T. L. Lyon, Ithaca, N. Y. C. W. Pugsley, Lincoln, Neb.; M. L. Bow. man, Ames, Ia.; 8. M. Jordan, Columbla, Mo.; Gllbreath, Bismarck, N, D, | H. J. Waters, president Kaneas Agrioul- | |tural collese: Prof. M. E, Hanson, South Dakota Agfoultupal college; Prof. H. W, Mumford, “Iliinois Agricultural college; Dean C. F. Curtis, lowa Agr.cultural col. lexe; W. O. Palsley, ass'stant general man. ager National Corn show. oan National band, 5100 p. m.—Oonoert by Mexioan National band and travelogue leoture, NEBRASKA IS RECOGNIZED’BY CHILD LABOR AUTHORITIES Demonstration in Your Mome op Office, styles; orthopedic toes; dull or kid iea- at Our ther with patent tips or patent leather. Ac- cording to size, at $3.00, $2.50. . TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER RUBBERS, overshoes and leggings for The it Farm Pape: girls, children, boys and for young people in general. Large lines at really attractive prices. “Startrights” for Girls “Startrights” take in all the qualities that make a girl's shoe good. Absolutely nothimg better made. $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 Accord- ing to Size AMUSEMENTS. THE HEAVY WEIGHTS in Winter Suitings and Over- Methods in Convertion Into Operatfon. BOYD’S romenr || FRIDAY AND SAT —MAT. SAT. David Belasco Presents BLANCHE BATES In “I'EE FIGETING ROPE" Next Sunday, 4 Days, Mat. W COHAN’S Zirnees THE AMERIGAN {DEA TRIXIE RUGANZA - J Brilliass Oo; SEATS NOW ON At the last convention of the Natlona! Qhild Labor committee, held in Chicago, fermer Labor Commissioner Ryder, a dele- gate from Nebrasks, protested against the impractical, time-wasting method followed In making up the program. Long papers were read on the pecullarities of state laws With which all were fairly familiar, with no time léft for discussion of means and methods. During the present week Mr. Ryder and other members of the organizailon have recelved notice of the meeting to be held in Boston January 13, 14 and 15, 1910, which contains this significant paragraph: “We plan to make this meeting some- thing of a departure from our former ses- slons, in that we shall devote nearly all the time to Informal discussions of the various difficult problems that arise in state and local work, Instead of consuming it in the presentation of formal addresses and tho redding ef written reports.” As the Nebraska delegation has thus practically been recognized as haying se- cured the pdoption of & new deal for the | national mbeting of anti-child labor advo cates, it lo urged by Owen Lovejoy, na- | tional secretary, that the state should be strongly representcd at Boston. The Ne- are still on our So we are making to measure at these coatings hands. them prices: $30.00 $28.00 $25.00 Overcoats and Suits for 20 These garments are lined luxuriously, and with infinite care, and made faultlessly. We guarantee absolute sat- isfaction and perfect fit. MacCarthy-Wilson ! Tailoring Co., 304-306 South 16th St. ing line comes in blucher lace sty Water-proof leather, double soled from S A ) ROCOT h’:‘llu. at 93, 94.75, an cenve BOYS' BEOES. Box oalf or velour calf leathers, blucher lace style aad welt soles, the best made at the prices, ¥riced mcoording 1o sizs, & Per pair, 92.50 and...., OYS' BUTTON SHOES, very finest dull or patent leathers, all siix fitted, gonuine welt soles. Friced according to iz, At pair $3.50 $3 sors SLIPPERS. Boys' aud Little nty' Mo Slippers, in brigh §OA% leather, Just Llke the ments Ariee, riced IMMII‘ 10 sise, at .50, $1.35 an . BOYS' DANCING PUMPS. x-‘ or dull leather, at, en G THEATER 230, —PRICRS— MATING BURLINGTON EN GIVE LUNCHEON Oftictals Entertain il Purty at Omaha C} James J. Hill and the men who | 7 A mOMANOR OF THE FrLarwg The _above . mentioned “Ortho- Loeal SUNDAY. AN TRS SUN WENT DOwN pedics™ for lithle tots, come in the finest "of patent, dull or white buckskin leathers. Also patents With brown, white, pink or blue tips. .and aleo red kid. Lines are indeed replete. for girls, i1t so fav- “Startright” shoes upon which we have b ble a reputation, may be had In nt, dull kid or tan leathers, while bullt on sensible shape o lasts, they are stylish, and t BEST = day Stocks qualities made. Send for new illustrated fall catalogue. Arein 1518-20 Farnam St. Readiness oo Lo Fe S (PO OE T P 5686 P56 P F6Pe b 1 L4 accom- panied him from 81 Paul were guests of | the loeal officlals of the Burlington at a |luncneon at naon Thursday at the Omah: club. A number of prominent Omaha busi- ness men #nd bankers were fnvited to the ? H H ¥ N gunenu- to meet Mr, Hill. Among those AUVANOED VAUDEVILLE | Matinee Bvery Day 2113 Bvery Night 9:1 Walsh; chancellor, F. | This Week “Al the Country Ciup: P o Guerrero, Cun an “ braska committee scon will take up the |A. Reynolds; financial secretary, G. C. :“:,‘,'“.'“' Luciane - Lucear s;nu?fi‘.‘“a matter of securing the attendance of sev- senhuth; treasurer, Georgo Issenhuthi re- | 3o feu ‘Myosotts, Badie U Roms Hhe eral delegates from this state at the na- |cording secretary, Harry C. lf-u ; warden, | odrome anfl ‘the Orpheum ?';'rfl Or- g e e / |N. J. Cass; inner guard, George Morse; o | grand knight, 3. P. THE YOURG PEOPLE'S QOWN STORE present were: James J. Hill, George W. Holdrege, James E. Kelby, Charles F. Manderson, George W. Loomis, L. W. Wakeley, C. E. Spens, C. J. Eroet, W. P. Durkee, Gould Diets, C. N. Diets, G, W. Watties, Henry W Yates, W. R. Watson, T. W. McCullough, Mel Unl, Al Sorenson, Joseph H. Millard, Luther Drake, A, L. Mohler, C. J. Greens, W. D. MeHugh, B. T. Whits, Wiliam Wallaor, P. 8. Bustis of Chicago, W. A. | Lawler of St. Louls, L. C. Gilman of St, chestra. 26e an Send for INustrated Catalog, g~ New All Holi- Y Prices—10c, outer guard, T. Whalen; chaplain, Father | 7 X to B 1. D. F. Desmond; trustees, Ed. Delaney; M |0 AYETY E:fl‘,fl:{?‘,'{.““ HURON, 8. D, (Formerly the Burweod, repidly has the order of Knights of Colum- _— | % uge. bus of thia city Increased that it fs found | PILES OURED IN 6 T0 14 DAYs. | GREAT U ey Prdtin necessary to either lease or erect ' bulld-| Paso Ointment 18 UATANI~af 0 cure any | B aEitr s ke as Doy Bisvers. L] - - was take at the last meeting, when the|/uding Files In 6 to I dayx or‘money re- | wouning Greater 1i m'n‘?nu.-“". following officers were eleoted: X g 1 L ‘ - i - Grand Wnight, Frank D. Burke; deputy | Clocks—FRENZER—Hth aud Dodge. .“_"“““'w., Bowe Mill % donl Dec. 9.~(Special)—8o | I, Tobin and M. Mahowald. | o34 GREAT BEHMAN SHOW: 4 7 Belfords—aeorge Ing for its especial use. Action to this end | case of liching, Blind Bleeding or Pro- Armstrong.