The Need For A Measuring Stick
by Terry Broome
According to the Milwaukee Journal, December 5, 1969, p. 12, “Here’s Where Uncle Sam Measures Up,” early in the history of our great nation, President John Quincy Adams called both Houses of Congress together for a special meeting. He brought with him two “bushel” baskets, one from South Carolina, the other from New York. In comparing the measures, one bushel had 68 cubic inches more than the other one.