Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-08-21


keep pace with the public interest, and what.
ever may concern any community. in business,
or in political, mental or moral improvement.
warrants sentiment Of general solicilude The
suggestions have to make, belong to the
business department. and though they have a
bearing on all the svocaiions, still upon none
so much as tina, Of the producer.
| To the farmers, then, | would say that
money was intended to facilitate exchanges.
You all understand this, and il is unnecessary
to say tina, the first Bank was incorporated
at Venice or how long afterwards folio xed
one at Genoa, Amsterdam or England. as the
most.of you are partial to that kind Of currency
which gives ponderosily TO the breeches peck
| cts. and Of the precise date when il came into
use, my chronology does not a, this moment
advise me.
We suppose, however, that far back. in pas.
toral days, a shepherd needed dog and after
announcing his wants to the public. he found
one dog that could be had for so many goats.
The needy shepherd had sheep and cattle. but
the owner of the dog wanted nothing but goats.
Another shepherd had dog to spare, and
would take sheep for him, but the dog was
not of suitable habits another shepherd had
dog 10 dispose Of, but wanted more than fair
value in sheep. The needy shepherd then
tried 10 exchange sheep or cattle for goats, so
as to secure the first dog, but the exchange
could not be made. The only course left the
poor fellow, was then TO secure puppy-bide
the time and besow%ahe training necessary to
make him suitable dog. This was found to
be inconvenient, and hence was apparent the
necessity Of specific value being set upon
some imperishabe material, which could, by
common consent. be receivable for all surplus.
es, and on the other hand. secure any thing
thrown into the market. without unreasonable
sacrifice or delay.
Hence The origin of money and very im-
poriani step in tho progress Of society. Bul
gentlemen farmers of Old Grant, you seem
partially to have forgotten tina, society has
made such an advance. You take your bat
ter and eggs TO Beeiown, Lancaster or Potosi,
and you dispose Of them. To whom9 To
the merchant What do you gel for them!
Goods. Do you at all times need the goods
you get in exchanged Or do you, a, all times
get goods that precisely suit you. or a, fair
yaluel Does the merchant of whom you can
get the best bargains. at all times, want your
marketing, or have you not at times, TO beg
purchaser, and take bargaine and articles tina,
are no, entirely satisfactory Now what
have seen can with some readiness believe,
aud this system Of barter does not stop % ith
butter and eggs. You dispose of your pork,
flour, corn, oats and potatoes 10 the same way,
and yet you complain Of hard times --lhat
you can hardly get money to pay taxes. sc.
Well. gentlemen, il is all your own fault. and
although ! admonsh, l feel under no obliga~
lions 10 sympaihze with you. because loss is
and ought to be as incident 10 folly. as punish
meaf is to crime. Pursue a different course
then, and prosper. Instead Of milling your
surplus wheat. cash il to the miller, and en-
ploy the mispent time of milling and irafiicing
al home, hauling on, manure and cleaning
out fence corners. But you say the miller will
not buy your wheat. How can you expect
him to buy wheat when you supply the flour
market Cor trafiicl You force the miller 10 do
a custom work or confine his purchases to the
inducements for export. You drive him ont of
the home marke. because you take traffic.
while he must have cash. You take currency
al par which would rate az heavy discount
With him; nor while you remain in the mar.
ket with aim, can the miller pay you az
much Cor what wheat he does boy. because
be runs more risk Of not realizing proper re-
turns, from the fac, of your competition. The
same principle is good in regard to al your
surplus produce. Cash your bacea. corn.
lard &c, to the family grocer, and If bis
stock sui' you in price sod quality, give him
your cash custom; if not, go to another. Bot
you say there is no grocer who pays cash for
your surplus. Wellthere never will be. while
YOU adhere to q miserable system Of traffic and
charge him as much in cash currency as
you could &c, 10 calico currency.
tell you gentlemen. as farmer. tia, a
proper change IN your mode Of doing business
would save you 90 per cent. annually; and it
would no, only benef, you, bu, all other
classes; for upon your prosperity depends tba,
Of all. 4.
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