The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-04-28
From the U,.i1n Dtm ic;lt.
EXCHANGES

Much OF the Inconv euIence arising E ON
bad currency. or the want Of currency, IN ght
he OhVised BY system OF muuI Exchanges
am1ng The msmb5 $ Of society. The great
object "f ali occupltIOns nav ~, TO convert
eve'y thing INTO money Tns Farmu wants
money fJt his prodIce; lhs Mechanic and 9TH
er WOIklngman wan m0ney for hlslabO';
The Manuac urer far his wares; the d pclur
tnr bis bills the LAWYER Cnr his fees; the Mer.
chant for his goods, &c &c. Bu what use
do they make Of their money! More than
half perhaps nlne, tenihs Of It, is used to pay
for food and clothing, furniture and ueusI|s,
timber ssd labor, furnished by their immediate
ne'ghbors' 1t lie qui'e obvious, that If there
be Two neighbors Of the same or different oc-
cupaions, each Of which has an article which
the other wants, it is their lnlerestto make an
exchange in preference TO selling for money,
and then going with that money into The mar
kei to purchase. BY an exchange, they eejoy
thus far the entire fruits Of their own industry
between them, whereas by first selling for
money and then gong into the market 10 buy,
they pay out Of these fruits, profit TO the
dealers.
Few men reflect how various the ransac-
iions are in which the use Of money m ght be
dispensed with TO the advantage Of both par
Ties. 10 our cities every Mechanic and La
baborer who has family, must purchase food
for them, and there are few who might not get
il in exchange for their Tabor from some of the
Farmers of the surrounding country. Every
Mechanic occasionally wants the labor or The
manufactures of other trades, and might OBJ
tain them in exchange for his own. Farmers
wat tie labor of Mechanics and fatmhands,
which they might procure by exchanging for
them grain, potatoes, hay, wood, butter, meat
or any other produce which Mechanics and
LaboTers are obliged to have for the support
and comfort of themselves and families. The
same principle applies in greater or less de-
gree 10 merchants and Professional men Of
all sorts.
Can it be doubted, that at all times and eepe,
eially 10 lhe present dearIh of money, The com
forte Of our people might be greatly enhanced
by 90 extensive system of mutual exchanges?
There are muIuudes who are obliged 10 dis
penS0 With comforts and conveniences, simply
beeaOee they cannot getmoney for their labor
% for wha, they havo 10 sell. If they could
fin6 out what persons have what they want,
and al The same time want-wbat they have,
an exchange might be effected conducive to
the interests of both
The difficulty is in procuring this nforma-
ron without waste Of time. Night not this
difficulty be obviated in the oIlowing manner?
Let Book be opened al some convenient
pace ia which each farmer, mechanic, aborer
Grocer, aHd every other class shall be at liber-
tyto write down what he has 10 part with and
- what be wan!s. 10 looking over this Book,
he will be able to discover whs,her any person
wants Whathe has and has what he wants.-
lie will then be enabled to see euch person
and effec, on exchange with him.
The entries may be made somewhat in The
following form:
HAVE
Cabinet Ware Of all sorts. Chairs, Tables,
Bureaus, S,deboards, Wssbstands, &c. &C.,
and will make any thing Of the kind 10 o,der.
4 WANT
Bacon, Meal, Flour, Potatoes, Butter,
Wood, Timber, &c. &c. Also brick and ma
son work.
JOHN JENKINS,
Cabinet Maker.
HAVE
Al! kinks Of Blacksmith Wares, and
shoe horses, sharpen ploughs, aud repair the
IRON work Of wagons, carts, cairiages, and all
sors Of tools and farming utensils, &c.
Il WANT
Charcoal, meal, Aaur, cd iron, wood, car
.Pen,ers' work, &c.
SLEDGE HAMMER,
Blacksmith
HAVE
Wood, corn, wheat, OATS, potatoes, bacon,
hay, fodder, butter apples, dried peaches,
charcoal, cows, sheep, pine and oak t'mOer,
&c, &c.
Labor on my farm, bricks, mason work, a
bureau, a dining table, timber, carpenters
work, groceries, dry goods, wagon, plough
horse, &c.
. JOHN SMITH,
.. Fa mer,
Thus, carpenters, brickEa kersr painters,
and every other trade and occupation may en- :
ter what hey have and what they want, and
rho boo& thus made up would be sort fgen-
eraf advertisement, for all classes Of conima-
nI,y, and Of the highest utIIty.
The project might be put 10 practice by an
association; but no formal society would be
necessary. A very moders,e fee would COM