Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-07-18
Re;oipdsr 70 Wanderer.

We rrrrct this correspondent has not s'cn
Gt Q, rrcs,ut MS with the well authcuti,aicd
f-u,g, to controycrt our st1tsments, and The
frurc. ou which those statements were based.
Imurys,ions arc an very well IN their place
auI in the absence % anything more tauci-
tlr. but in a controversy Of this Kind, some
thing morc than impressions or absence Of
knowledge IS uccjci From the absence OF
statistical information. which can alone
routrovgrt our positions, there is liti'c that
need, Dc said in ryrly to " Waudrrsr," but
wc shall notice a few points, and then call
attention TO some additional facts guins %
establish our position.
I In regard % wage, thcs, have h'gu
unusually high r1r the last three os ious
year, an Over ;hg country. Eut they have
l,,ru no higher, every thing taken into ac-
yguut, iu Illinois, according % bis own
showing, than here. Able bodied men here
now obtain FROM SI71 90 49, Pr year and
IoarI. and when thgy board ,hsnss,y,s,
from $500 60 Sluo Pr year And tt has
Iyru tae ease u,at money could not buy a-
lur here, as We know hy experience. Tax
ing into account che differences io ;lc expense
vgIiyiu-, vc ak, bow much higher arc wac
s- In Illinois than ,n Maiuc' Tag art
,ryt % provisions h.-a is twice as much as
ta Illinois But .g we reckon tac ac;ua,
y.., afb1lrI at only ousth.rI more than iu
chat state. chen vy are g,ea ui;h /. ga ;he
s-.rr oC wages.
O.. Iu tle matter of sucr. $50 have much
gsaluuaes We can ha.lI good board
.rs ar vhat tas raw material costs a, De
principal railroad stations, and hy all.uc
,i.s'y -.ut. G, the rJI W, can laye Stone
wall tlat will hsl an age a'met without
repair. Aud bow {, itw.ta Gru.rs who
r.ry Cen, twenty, thirty, dny or hundred
uue. lram q railroad sat1n' What b.
h..r condition, both m regard 90 luce and
rg ,aIgug Jheir produce Whom produce
eracs down 90 10, lowest figure as twill
f,mrc che end Of o., year, thc cost Of trans
pgrta,,ou to market will eat up, as many
have before g4rer..asel, m.s- than ia- lions
share.
O.. So las as making money is cuue.suel,
1s have ul doubt NOR, money can De- mad.
rv men $50, have but li,tls capital from O.
r-,hrr- iu Maine, than ismlls hy thcmust
.. men who own thgir ara. What thc.s
a5u. cost becomes tlE capital, aud 3. tl.,
absorb, rT iheir capital, they cannot make
their farming operation, highly profitable.
l,vgulJ Iay them bs,t.r 90 r.a' their farms
ana max. ,ler cy.t r.r.,r- rpHgl uur
objection, tI renting arus age yl a social
aul political character. We never wish o.
.rr ir our rural districts tbg relation OF iH-
r-, and r-tG-I established, however mach
D., may facilitate money getting There is
a .varm Of s,gial and political gy.., cluster
.a- around ils,vh.eL have mgTs horrors tu
ta.m than r1-r'y.
Relative % the average produce TCr
acre gr farm crops, We gave thg figure. a.
lhgy arc not corryst, Why not show 9, by
testimony Impressions and queries are not
abe thing. Give u, taris and figures. II
these decide a.lius; us We give it up. What
o. Maine doe. consume muss rtr.l than she
msrs' Illinois consumes more sugar aud
mg'ass1s tlau she pryJus5s Is 10 not bet
trr t1 eTsu=ar at nine r.uts Tsr pound in
Maine. than o. fgy it iu Illinois 40 eighteen
c.uts AMI m9la,.e- at City cent. Ugr gallon,
than buy D, iu Illinois az one dol.ar' Bat
what has this o. Do with che agricultural
aIyantas,s Of thc one over the other II
Maine has not rlsli % scll she has other
thIucs, or she would soon h1 bankrupt, in-
s,alI 0g huyiu. up Llli the timber land that
supple. Illinois with building and fencing
material, o.. she has What if twenty acres
oG corn can d. as easily cultivated ia llli-
u.., a, four in Maine which by tbc way
cannot be done, when harvesting is iuclu.
lsI With proper cultivation as many DOB
Irrs viii De- obtained from the four acrgs ia
Maine as from the twenty ia Illinois. This
ve know Is not done now by the majority Of
farmers, but it is done by our lsf cultiya-
t1rs. Had as n our cultivation oi the s9il
IN Maine, she rrars OVER frfyp0 onf. on
che average, on her agricultural capital.
Does Illinois 90 better thau this, virgin as
is her ,oil2
b The dying OF cattle from cold and want
orsuitah,e food and protection Is not denied,
tut the railroad matter is li,crclitei. Now
we assure Wandcrcr. the story was told by
an IIlinoi. paper printed on the line Of the
vcry road vherc it happened. In relation
% the road here in Maine that was m such
fix We happen 10 know about that, aud il
Wandrcr does not know something more
about ii than what he relates, we are sure
some Of his acVuaintanccs DO. The truth
is, the road alluded 10 at that time had bu,
one 0p.ige and that borrowed one, and
riad irpiev in the bargain Il no won
der such concern could not st through
the snow. 1, could hardly e, along when
there was no obstruction or freight either
This surely was terrific force to attack h,
snow with, 4 tremendous "usy sHgiH'
N ne amplgyo ne road 'fr'