Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-02

stead of hr the lakes and canals. ,nl'e tn"
prices Of freight by this Lust named route
should be reduced so that grain conld 60 as
cheap tina, way "a by the river In such
ease. the farmers every where would have the
benefit of ,ae reduction of rst's forced by
the Mississippi competition. With ilic RI
pids' improved SO that they could no longer
he au imp,dimeI 10 the river ia, igsdlUn,
there il no doIbt in the minds of practical
men Vriia Lave thoroughly examined the sut-
iect, that graf n ard fionr can be taken to the
s.abuard market in the East vastly cheaper
than present rates bv lakes aud canals. With
good Lavigatios. with elevators AMI other ia
cilities for moving grain al 81 Louis and
Now Orleans, with lev and competing lines
of transportation. bushel OF wheat caa he.
transported from the Upper Mississippi 10
New York for thin ty-fiye cents a hushcl, while
To day it costs sixty cents bushel 10 send il
ly the way of Chicago and Buffalo. This is
Is 4 saving 10 the producer Of twenty five cts
per bush'.l in favor OF the river route Ia mar
ket I he idea that wheat and corn viii MT
bear transportation through the heats Of the
Gulf stream is utterly explode With the
regular and swift lines of propelle;s from New
Orleans TO the Eastern cities, the transit of the
products of the Valley of the Mississippi will
be quick and certain. When we figure the
prodigious amount of wheat raised in these
States which have mentioned. which would
find its way to market BY the river were il
uuobstrnc:ed we can readily see the mill ions
of olallars witch would be saved to the people
of that section eyery year, counting the say
rug at twenty-five, twenty, OF even fifteen cts
per busbel
The elevators aud other facilities"
the ''new and competing lines Of trans
portatiou,' are fast being prepared, and
Mississippi will yet float the vast md fast
increasing wealth Of the region which it
!raius, not 70 the nearest rallroad, but
down to The broad sen.
We have not space to pursue this
this subject this week, but will call atten-
ton to two things:-
ist.-The owners and directors OF ex
listing !'ues are no worse men, personally
than thosa who suffer By them. except rs
being richer, it is Scripturnl TO suppose
their temptations are greater. Money
getting, not philanthropy, is thoir bust
ness, and they get all they can. They
may err i'll Judgment, be too extortionste
for their own profit, but their motive is
easily seen and understood. II is simply
human nature. 1t is working By the rule
accrctiou, '.kcep what you have, and Get
VIVA. sou can" We who complain VOID
doubtless be just rs gresping if the pow
vas in our haads. The lesson Of this
is, that there is no secure rolief to be
found in men, bat only in these causes
and restraints which inexorably control
men. Legislative attachments and per
manent competition are the only sure
sources Of relief.
2nd Tho farmers are the ones who
principally suffer. and who should in per-
atively demand relief. Business men are
dependent to large degree on the car
rying lines, and natu rally 10 not wish to
incur their hostility, and they only pay
the extori;onate freight as the farmers
agents A business man will have a
profit, just rs surely as lawyer will have
a fee, and he will charge up against you
the added cost of his wares, just as sure
ly as tie lawyer will tax up against you
the costs in your case.
As we showed two weeks ago, Pierce
County alone, loses this season. $50, 600
or At Mr.. Washbnrne's estimate of rs
cents per bustel, S75, 900, BY extortion
ate freight on the one item of wheat. 1t
will pay to look after it, and compel The
business men with whom you deal to
join you in an earnest effort to procure
suitable Legislation and nsedful competi
ton.