Show 5 5 5 I 5 5 5 5 5 5 HE SAW THE TIlE F FAMINE S C. C WOOD DAVIS AND HIS CROP CROPS PREDICTIONS S k I J Lon Long Ago Aso He lie Predicted That There Ther Would Ue lie Dollar Wheat In 1897 1807 Th The Decrease In A Acreage create Ills Theories Confirmed j i S. S I IC 7 WOOD Davis who a few tew years ago at atS attracted at- at S S W 4 much at attention at- at C 0 C as a statistician statis statis- it c. c o 0 o f I breadstuffs bread bread- stuffs is a again g a I n nI II I prominent by reason rea rea- I I I I son of ot the high J prices 0 o f t wheat fE which tul fulfill lI to a ti degree his He Is a Kansas Kan Ian sas lOas pioneer and nd a former raf railroad road man He lie vas was In the traffic department of the Michigan Central and the Kansas Pa- Pa chic now the Kansas branch of the Pacific He lie built the first house mouth of the Arkansas river In Kan Kan- sas He lie was a friend of Gen Fremont Jand nd accompanied him on several tours For two decades his health has com com- a farm life lite and he has amply l on his home claim near Wichita Kan His leisure has been devoted to study of crop conditions an and his articles have appeared In leading reviews of this country and England In the tIll October Forum he sums up the present outlook for tor an Impending De- De of Breadstuffs thus When wo we reflect that although the worlds world's s 's of ot wheat In 1897 Is several bundred hundred hun hun- dred million bushels less th than n requirements require require- ments meats acre yields have been but little below below an average that an average yield from the acres now employed would be bushels less than present needs that the greatest crop ever irown grown would not equal present re requirements re re- re that requirements for wheat and rye progressively Increase year after atter year by more than bushels and not an acre has been adderl add- add eu eil rl to the aggregate of the worlds world's bearing area since 1884 1 that not In ln 11 a single year since 1880 have additions additions addi addi- to the acreage equaled the years year's Increased needs that but for tor an over dyer average production of wheat and rye aggregating more than bushels since 1881 and extraordinary exports from Russia of ot more than 1 bushels bushels because because of ot declining ing unit consumption In Russia the Russia the supplies of ot the Importing nations would have aggregated some 3 bushels less Jess In the last sixteen years cars that the world can expect no co better than average acre yields no matter what its necessities that not net even when the great valleys of ot North America Amer Amer- tea ica were being developed did annual additions of bread bread bearing bearing acres alres exceed two-thirds two present increase of annual requirements and that an acreage deficit exists equal to the supply of as I many eaters' eaters as have be been n add add- cd to the he worlds world's population In the last twelve years we can begin to understand understand understand under under- stand the present situation We can can j also realize the nature of ot the task before be Cf tore fore the world In an effort to eliminate an enormous area deficit which deficit which means that simply to meet jaeh tach years year's Increasing In tn creasing requirements It must annually annual ly add one halt more acres than ever over before before and and what Is likely to be th tho situation respecting supply and demand demend de de- de mand mend If It the world should as Is by no means improbable again harvest In tn succession three such crops as those of ot 1879 1880 and 1881 crops 1891 crops which gave acre yields materially below that which nod results In a deficit of ot one fifth or lt orS S C C. WOOD DAVIS possibly one fourth the bread required required re- re To Illuminate the tho City halt Hall The Chicago City Hall is to be 11 il 1 by a new splendor The scrub woman Janitors and elevator men are to wear uniforms of much beauty The scrubwomen scrubwomen will wear r blue gowns white aprons and dainty caps a costume which cannot fail fall to tomake to I make them look better and to impress and gratify all visitors to the City Hall hail The Janitors will don blue blouses and black caps a raiment scarcely suitable to their employment They should have blue swallowtail coats Loats with brass buttons blue velvet small clothes white silk stockings and buckled shoes and their sublime her should be roofed with cocked hats A blouse is too civilian and for tor a Janitor of ot the Chicago City Hall Ball The elevator men are to have a blue coat trimmed with gold braid and brass hut hut- tons and a white cap A most must ef effective effective effective ef- ef costume The mere sight of ot It IL will be encouraging to the elevator and andS S will at the same samo time humble the pas va- Still the elevator men In n blue ou ought ht to be provided with trumpet Then they could call the various floors with dignity and sonority New NeN New York Sun |