The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-12-04
lFor the VInlon Recrd.
The Patrons of HuSbandry.

WHAT the Ol JectS vi Tue dssOcl-
alton are. Some call it a pOlll-
ical movement, some one thing
and some another. As | am a
member of the order and one
among the first in this State
and have taken a great deal OF
interest in it, | have endeavor.
ed to make myself acquainted
with Its movements, l deem il
my duty to stand up for its de
tense whenever it Is misrepre-
sented. The order of Patrons
of Husban1ry is an organiza-
ton of farmers and hortlcultur
lists, one object of which is TO
secure to its members the ad.
vantage of cooperation in all
things affecting their interests
To enable the members of the
order to purchase implements
and machinery at as low cost
as possible by saving the enor-
nous commission usually paid
to agents and the profits of the
long line Of dealers standing
between'the manufacturers and
the farmers. By this system
large orders can be made up
by the consolidation of the
Oranges in one vicinity and
special terms for freight, &c
arranged with transportation
lines thereby effecting another
large saving to the purchaser.
The farmers do not want any
thing. But it is charged that
they do want everything-tha
they are combining for the pur.
pose of getting everything in
their own hands and that they
even want 10 run the political
machine of the country. But
let us reflect a moment and
see whether we have not a
right to be dissatisfied with the
present arrangement of things.
To day about 200, 100000 bush
els less wheat ls in Europe and
other competing sources oil sup
ply than usual. That is, if there
was no such a country as the
United States to supply this
deficiency, Europe would suffer
famine, unless some substitute
could be supplied for wheat
She must draw about 100000.
900 bushels of wheat more from
The United States this year than
at other times; for Hungary,
Russia and other countries from
which supplies are annual,
drawn, lack just that amount Of
being able 10 supply Europe
with their small quota Of
wheat. But wheat is below the
average price this year. Why
is this 500 1t certainly appear.
to me that the farmers have q
right to inquire why this is so?
1t certainly appears to me that
the farmers have a right to re
ceive what their grain is worth
They have a right to reach the
consumer directly. Then COM
binatlon means carrying their
rights and nothing more.
We will therefore encourage
all kinds of manufacturing in
our midst, believing that in so
doing we bring a market to us
and save the cost of transpor-
tation to both producer and
consumer. Our chief object
shall be TO benefit ourselves
and not to impose on any 9th
er corporation or any class Of
tradesmen on ceasing to deal
with such as receive our mon.
ey without giving a fair return
for it. We have another objecl
in view, That of promoting the
moral, intellectual, social and
pscuniary welfare of the farm
err of this country. Any topic oil
general IL crest may be dis
cussed in its h.eatings, but the
association shall hot use its in
luence in favor OF an polite
al party, or Individual or con-
spire to impose on any house,
Trade mr. daaler hut IN