, 1873-01-16

+ count, ont on account Of the producer, OF OF Il
|" merchant Middie-.nea, or the consumer Uud
rms usetul system, there hare grown up maj
d1auos anu Irregularities that need correcti,,
.heir service, and thus avoid the risk OF chan
! me saities, OF loss i'll transit or Of deea-,
! ! ihe far,ner OF today can hardly realize Il
ehAnges that tho building OF railroads hi
o1Goeht h,m !; he is GLOW to outgrow old habit
and to atlapt himself to new conditions {
.hlngs. The older members OF this Convcntio
! navo not forgotten the days Of their boyho1,
"nen, II new house was required, the an
tnne 70 DO done was to e.tter tie forest wit
aa aae ana cfoss-cut saw, feu the trees. cut th
gut into boards for tho new building. Then th
1armof and his BOD asHstod TIC carpeator. or he
came the architects and carpenters themselves
Ma yoa need pair Of boots, hidea were er
changed for tho leather at tho local ta.,ncry
the shoemaker called in with his kit Of toofa
ana he ct down At the kitcbou-hrc,. smoked hi
PIPE, TOLD Lis stories, and fashioned tbs boots
anu then took for Aia pay such farm
3a nsoancts ~, as would meet his family
loom supplied tho quilt mud counterpsno @ for t The
PEI and the clothing for the family: hut nov
tho OLD music OF the wheel and the loom is lost
IN lle distance, and only comes back to memory.
Inc LIZ plow was made Mt tho sznitl!y that stood
al the croaB- roads, cast at the villago furnace
an and was paid for in tho produce Of tho farm.
Inen We had little occasion for either class OF
middle -men.--for our corn. wheat oats, lumber
| and 9th products OF lhe farm or the Forest
were eu anSed direct with the merchant mid
dio~men { the consumer, who supplied most OF
necas direct from tho shop. ALI that has now
become Ii matter OF history, and ne now read of
thc shoenaker at Eome great coatre of the
trade; tho - blackn9ith has gone <tlo city;
or, rather, these old-tine Industries laye grown
and spread, and ampliEed themselves, and built
up great industrial citias and martg Of trade
ana, .wha.e7er Wo may have produced on our
1esns Deyond our OWE noeas,' or the work of tho
mecean.o or OF the azti1t, must be sent to soma
commercial centro for distribution, and to have
a Fasus liked upon it. And now, in order to sup-
ply those with whom We formerly Ind direct
exchange, we must moods employ tito commission
mlddle-n'en Or the merchant mlddlo-mon, or. as
no practically do, both Of them. Than we en-
stead ct hauling the produce of our farms, as
a2s55efas os5asa IL long g. distances. Thus We lire
aqd have retained for ourselves tn tho ui%n1s hosSs
ton this, with lhe ail Of tic new impioments sn
shat genius las thrown in our wny, it need |
9 6a no matter Of surprise that our garnerg, arc
lllied. to ove1uo"ing, and. the markets oyer- /
stoeRed With tho products OF rural labor
That VIC are simply producers, whether Of tho t
PRODUCTS o. tho farm the garden, tho orchard, |
Or the workshop, a,ld that NC must amnIoy con,e
ne5c1al agents, orlnddlo-mon, to mako SALE md |
% distribute these creations Of labor, to those
~ eeu tne!:-' - o1Joho any question, and ita
@n!ther consideration may b dtspensel With
sno ne may now TURN our attention to the
;raTer :qnostte15, How aud by whom, thesa |
!alss and exchanges shau be made !? How many
commissions u1all NO pay, al,l how shall wp 10 |
f. Of 1fon oss IN cupid
As regards tna product Of tho eoil, tho 1awB OF
et:.and' end supply arc too inexorable to be
nofe than temporarily set aside. The storing
ny aa93!alng OF grain By tho farmer against .
fnrrF ~
ouses. By. the merchant middle-1aan for Tia
ano eA3ees: appear to DO all that IL required to
asl5e the consumer against periods Of famine. |
nd have long been admitted as q part Of Tia |
.*s ot supply and domand. Tho turning Of
orncrs, and tho pooling Of larsa t;,.sntitios Of
1rm- products, goods, Or .stoolis, are Simply ,
alnnung, and should he punished IA such
But Wa haya mat hero to. more than The sirnn1o !
11posa of telling tha world Of our grieyauces.
~ aavS y come aAso to aeek remedy and, it pos
order to DO this, VIC must ascertain Just What t
Q ueed, and then GorerA Ourselves accordingly. !
u Is Pssin that wa cannot ueo. the consumer a
peiaon and mako h sale direct, at least to | I
ore than limited extent; aud it is also plain i
st tho great bulk Of our farm, garden, and | q
chard products, US well as thoso OF tue work. 1
op. must 60 to tha cnn,,nercihl centres to be D
smpod with a Ea'ue, and to be distributed to +
. ecnsn1ner 1t il there we meet tho TWO a
a asees q mladle,lnon the merchant middle a
mInlaaion & mon, supplying thiaaemand direct Il
ON frat hands. 4hrls We hayo two commits | ia
ons, or tive profits. to pay before re reach the r
nsAMer; .or re mlsht'pu it in auothor point o.
Pay after the goods leaYe first hands. 10 this te
often added q third, BY a loos1 <leaher q! tho Il
ace Of shipment who lause also hsye a | II
oht or = ma:9lns as he se1ds forward is
sale os his onn account, or simply. on COM p1
asion: Ihis is quite common practice in tho =
nor staples Of the: farm, such as butter. Mt
eese, sgga, poultry. potatoes, email fruits, Ii
o., pork, live hogs, and hides. This practice M
not an OBJECTIONABLE one when tho goods .o #
!, Two commissions should be paid at most. re
the sale of grain to this class OF men. il ;a al; ~
At an inVariab1e rule that it adds another fh
an'ssion, thus adding aseseas expcndi- pa
he remedy for t4:a Is for tho farmer to tako er
" tri-weekly, OF weekly commercial paper, Of
ordtng to his needs or post office facilities. an
published at tho point where his sales are ar,
aMe, M in o5der TO DO posted in regard to tho se1
pliety OF shipping to the city On hie evn ao- til
ut or OF selling to the Local dealer. ch
les on being well posted ia market Fl Fl
les, and nlso depend largely on tho ignor- tl1t
. : %: q their patrons in this most irapor- III
's also charged that tho commission men do M
always make correct returns Of SALE and Tint ros
~ so1netuaes pu1 cue money INTO tleir own | rai
kets, as has boen done time and again, That sli
u yer, true; no doubt II answar to this, We sig
Q tue Wcn-known fact, thnt at ali OF our the
centres, there are large numbers OF los
a., q both classea, Who have, by strict inf
gritty and fair dealing. established 4 reputn- RAJ
runners to look up business, advising you Go,
they will givo your ahipment extra atten- TIL!
, or that you will, in some WY, be favored E11
] on the other hand they simply do even aud oro
It justice to all their customers. I1lis is the I
9 Of man to whom you should make consisn- era
ts, and not to those who 50 paraistently pen
IL your patronage. | Rim
this connection, permit me- to eay that, Tue
ng the last seventeen years, have shipped / it's
farm and orchard products to the middle i
OF lineage, aug 1t has been my good for lear
to haye met with fair. and honorable deal va
!! am; t1elo1ofe, inclined to believe that har
. is no lack Of good, reliable houses, where The
farmer will ba fairly dealt with. It is. tim.
efore, his duty to mako careful inquiry in
I'd to this matter, without making tho OK ]
nent with some adventurer who seeks your
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