Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-06-27
Labor VS.. Capital.

II Labor vs.. Capital.
Mr.. Editor.
4 l nc necessity for the farmers OF this Ter.
rltory to organize Oranges in imitation ot
1.-THE step wisely taken BY the Patrons of Hns-
banary III mary, other portions Of the Union.
asa method Of protection against the host OF
obstacles In the way of their success which
were enumerated III the first article of this
series, isvery apparent when the benefits to
be derived from such iii organization are
csearly foresecn. s
/ The rapid advances Of this movement
wherever il las hem iraisgn.wtetl and TIL.
co ntiEned growth IN power and favor which
Ieyerywhele inarks.ts existence IL sufficient
+ II indicative Of shc fact. TO those who have
become jealous co-wGrEcrs under its ans
pices That III avenue has III last opened to Il
joint settlement aiiss aaar y, the cf lis at
lalof
It's estimated that Ill Tie fnite,l StsteS
there are about II 300 ,055 propcs engaged Iii
the various avocations +. ON which. they mid!
fInsnz i..,. Is..a4 raTrsII
obtain the meats Of life; and OF tits la,5tr
that about 6,ooo0oo, Or nearly o.tc-haf. ate
employed il the pursuit Of agiicnittfre,
Willie tile capital of The country Is controlled
bv about 2,0oe,oeo people Tie remainder
comprises the mining. mechanical, and The
branches OF industry embracing professional
services. Mark the numerical difference.
1t is il fact well known to every iatclljaenl
farmer that the producing interests of the
country have long maintained iii wealth and
splcndor that part Of the whole population
which represents tile mollied interests, and
owns and directs tile railroads, the banks.
ma,in and other institutions OF 4 corporate
nature, besides tile multitude OF individual
enterprises lii whseh millions OF dollars are
Involved The ir1tclli cnt farmer also knows
/ that these corporations, which are euaintly
said to have no souls, have unj,rstly required
/ INN to contribute In many ways to their
speculaiions and undertakings, and that
merchants and manufacturers have not been
behind them IN max Ing like demands. And
as the concentration OF capital centfaIizes
power, and that power is mutual, synlpa-
thetic and cooperative, 50 these corpora
tons, merchants and manufacturers thus.
control the very result Of labor, and enjoy
the profits which should, in the main, acrtie
to the industrious producer alone. Tho Or
ganlzation Of the farmers into one united
mass is only for the purpose of resisting the
encroaehinelts continuously made by con-
cs,t,ote5 e.,,,i1al ma, ,y,a;. r;..,,t ;s
- - - -
otnef Wofas, 70 nghb inc enemy WITH his
own weapons.
II The large number Of farmers whose I5oy
hal 90 1ana s.-ua,I i, .,.
,'1' - ss e .o4 - the stlaii NUM-
Der comparatively OF capitalists deter
mined now to secure to the I,us5aleImen the
era;tSE az t),n;r to,i j. a,l tla ,,<,,-oa...
~; &C., i'.'s
eni sun ~ man eiehusiastics supporters,
ana IS already 50 powerful, that very re
spectacle prophecy is current of ifs ultimate
scnocaas* - I,rt.a ,,,,a,1 II n.
). 'i,i = sas ieasiisis
newspapers " TIC country are earnestly
aiding the cause. Il iH III a i
The II; .nronorr;an ~ ,n,,,ha. -.
-, - + -. 'i''i''s. = apose
ipdcca' representing, respectively, labor
and capital. exists In every locality. In Gal /
latin County. for example. Al, agrieuIfnral
sect;on ,ha,,t 1 oaa ,,aas,a
!, stoo'.s i'-oo peopie as engaged " I
iiie various avocalons referred to. OF this I
ltnGber those who represent and control fhe
capital Of the eaftntv ean Ia m,,,,;,,aa