Reduced to its lowest terms. this expression of the President means that while the measure will not reduce the price of wheat and other farm products below the present level. it will. and the President hopes it will. prevent the price from increasing in the future. The only undue fluctuations that it will prevent will be the Increase in price due to short crops. In other words. when our farmers suffer from drought. as did the western farmers last year. and it becomes a serious question with tlem how to tide over until the next crop is harvested. the President would have the Canadian wheat as a supply to fall back upon in order to prevent the farmer from getting a slightly higher price for his roads. and the land companies to promote immigration to that wheat because of the shortage. region. the opening up of the Canadian lands will proceed at a That is the statement made by my friend the Senator from much more rapid rate than did the opening up and settlement of INebraska . if I remember correctly. our lands. The settling of North Dakota has been in progress The President enters a flat denial of the statement that be- for 30 years. cause of our higher tariffs the price of living is higher here Mr. IIITCHCOCK.
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