Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01

10 go 10 CnlCayo Will Ills pTOuUCc
Tor the tr,flins profit made on arti-
rlcs for his W use; exactly so, aud
that is why we advise a combination
OF farmers, for it viii pay six OF even
three farmers to .combins aud send
one to transact tho business. There
are no halt dozen farmers in any 10
calrty in Iowa, within a days ride OF
4 railroad, but what yearly send from
five to ten car leads of grain. and
two to six loads of cattle aud hogs,
to market, and, on the present plan,
paying two agents (home and Chlca-
go purchasers) instead OF paying one,
and that ne.themselves. Wc may
rest assured il there werc no profits,
and good round ones, there would be
no specializing agents; we may talk
railroad expense, elevators and COM
missions, but If Chicago capital can
employ and pay agents to purchase
and ship, aud can pay the above ex-
penses, and yet realize a comfortable
,nteres. on tho investment, then a
farmers, doing there own work and
saving agents pay, make q larger in
terest. Spectators may cry, "you
do not figure IN the fluctuating mar
ket risk" yes, I do, practically, and
in this way MY experience has been
that a grain Or stock buyer, OF aver
age judgment and prudence, take ons
year rith another, invarisbly comes out
with plethora Of the purse, and that
comfortable condition can be trans
| terred to the farmers purse, il, by
proper diligence and energy and CON-
bination, they secure the full value OF
their products ono year WM anothsr.-
There is no business TRANSACTION OF
life but has its risks, but common
prudence a keep the per cent. Of
risks 50 low that they will be the ex-
ception to the general rule Of sue.
cess. We would think 1t very poor
policy for one merchant to buy Of a
retail merchant at home, when he
can po:ket both profits and expenses
BY purchasing Of the wholesale mer'
chant At q trade center, and yet this
is the policy adopted BY tho farmer
in selling and buying. We have said
any six farmers can load their cars
and there are no six farmer.neigh
bors but can select one OF their owr
number who possesses the requisite
tact and honesty to conduct thei1
sales AMI make their purchases o
winter supplies in such manner as tt
save the two profits for them. Th'
general assertion is that EARNING ca,
not be made to pay" simply because
i does not pay, and t. does not pa,
becaus Sc, of all trades or e'Aployments
the farmers alone, instead Of acting
as a class, act as individuals. and
with all other classes combine,
against them, are satisfied to beat tn
wolf temporarily from the door yea
after year until age sets its seal o
the brow OF an overworked and poor
~ provided man and stamps his care
and privations in indelliblc mark
upon the mental and physical bein!
of their children, and to this the
submit instead of uniting and dcs
troying at nj the bane OF the farm
CT. To speak plainly, it is this sell
ishness Of the farmer. thinking an
sc:;ng only tor himself, thus indirect
ly aiding the specnlator, that make
him so easy a victim. Physically
great worker. lie 5etests that ments
exeruon which removed the ston
from the sack of his fore fathers an
supplied the weight with grain; liz
the old Dutchman who "'didn't wan
any such smartness like dat" the,
will carry the. proitless weight t
ti;eir graves because their fathers di
Speak Of improvement, the answe
is, 1yes;;" aud that Us tho end OF i
unless you can g.: one a little hard
Ter or more tractable than the rest t
lead; then they go it witt, a rush,
Patent right meD say they WI
leave one machine in a neighbori.no
# they have to give it away, tor tina
one will sell all the rest" That i
the trouble, and now how to obviat
these extremes of Incidence and fur,
BY com bined interest which will bas
their actions on good Judgment
Rev. Beecher suggests q farmers
club" not an organized society wit
ritual and creed, passwords and grip
and signs, but . little social affair
like the womens' sewing .soclsty o
tea. party whore they meet to gossip
that is just what is needed; q week.!
meeting 10 gossip about crops an'
markets; it lets the dull into the se
crets Of the active farmer it inspire
the ambition OF the careless; it pro
notes s~ocisbility and neighborl,
kindness, and will produce unity o
thought and action that will lead t
a correction Of the evils that are now
grumbled over but endured. Such
club IN each sub-district, with /,
President and Secretary for officers
EH LAa" LE -.