The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-05-29

| BSossouSi coutIOi Suu exempt tneU
from governmental surveillance. !
reply that It Il not competent for leg.
islaturse-stAte or national-to create
and invest corporations In this coun.
try with authority higher than the
power which gave them being. There
can be no interest, private or corporate
% sacred that It may not be subordi.
nate to the public good aud subjected
to the will Of the people when legiti
nately and lawfully expressed. The
will Of the people A. thus ascertained
h supreme aud ,piN be enforced sooner
or later through their congress and
their courts. The railway companies
are entitled to legitimate profits and
should be protected by law in con.
Quoting legitimate business, but the
peoples highways should not be made
the toys Of bulls and hears Of Wall
street, nor the few gather In hundreds
Of millions Of dollars at the acknowl-
edged expense Of the people.
| notwithstanding the marvellous ex
pansion Of the railway system 1t is III.
adequate to the demands Of the coun
try's wonderfully expanding COM
merce. Nearly eighty thousand miles
Of railway are now In constant requlsi
tion. Were the number increased to
eighty thousand more tho freight
blockade Of the country would scarce
~ be raised. Additional TRANSPORTS
tion IL imperativeiy demanded. How
shall II be attained? Let the govern
ment build great trunk lines Of double
tracks aud steel rails, from the com.
mercial centers OF the Mississippi
Valley to the seaboard. Government
should simply own the track. dep0ts
and water stations; and private en-
terprise supply the rolling stock and
manipulate the traffic. Over these
ample roadbeds individuals or corpora
tions should be permitted tc enter
upon the business Of transportation,
subject to laws aud regulations pre-
scrihed by congress and government
superintendents. and toll be charged
only sufficient toskeep the roadbed in
order. The different trains or pers Gus
engaged In transportation will afford
competition. Government rules will
prohibit combinations. In this way
the tonnage will not be taxed to pay
interest on the cost Of construction nor
dividends on watered stocks; the
minimum price Of freiyhts will be
secured and the nearest possible ap-
pfoach to the economical standard Ol
wasec transportation attained; thus
will tn millions Of tons OF unmoved
Wester produce have an outlet to
I. the masets, the farmer securing q
! profit fohis labor and the consumer q
b cheaper.e ofliving.
: But wm we contemplate the ex-
! tent Of I great central plain, COM
Z prising tRe than three. .fDurths OF the
] cereal reens " North America, its
l. rich endopents Of soil aud climate,
Il the millae who shalt inhabit its
broad aressnd their productive pow.
ers. we 'nusiscover yet other mar.
kets aud wees Of consumption than
! those &C. 'Asle by merely artificial
highways. Where shall we find these
markets? | answer, at our doors.
A benificent Providence has not only
spread out the great valley and en-
dowed its virgin soil with . richness
which renders 1t the most productive
for food Of any equal area on tho face
Of the globe, but as II to signaiize 1t rs
not only the grsnary Of the nations
but the work shop Of the world, he
has underlaid its broad surface with
inex xhsustable supplies OF coal, iron,
lead. copper and the whole family Of
metals, and threaded its very parts
with navigable rivers. The best pro-
lection, therefore. that Western far
mers can secure is the establish ment
In their midst Of factories for the man.
ufacture Of articles Of consumption
now drawn from the East. the raw
materials for which they have an
abundant supply At their own doors.
BY this means the farmer will save
most Of the three bushels Of corn now
required to pay the transportation on
one bushel to the Atlantic cities, to
which saving will be added the freights
now charged upon the cost Of goods
drawn from Eastern markets. Al
ready the manufacturing interests Of
the West are developing with marvel
Gus rapidity. In 1870, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois. Missouri, Iowa, Michigan
and Wisconsin produce more manu-
factured goods than all New England
combined.
1t will not be long until twenty
millions will be added to the popula-
ton OF the Western States. Where
shall they find the most remunerative
market for their immensely increased
agricultural productions Let the
multiplication OF mining and manu-
featuring industries continue. The
earth is filed with raw materials.
Cotton is at their doors. Wool is
growing on their fields; hides and
leather are their natural products, and
the forest abounds with the most val
uable timber. Let the factories for
the production Of cotton and woolen
fabrics, shoes, agricultural implements
and machinery OF all kinds be in-
creased, encourage artizans and capi
talists to establish their factories be-
side your fields, and let the ring Of
anvil and the shuttle be heard
throughout the length and breadth OF
the great Valley. Thus with indus
tries diversified and our boundless re-
sources utilized we shall realize the
greatest possible degree of material
prosperity aud attain 10 the highest
intellectual aud social eminence.-
Christian advocate.
This is the way IN which member
Of the st. Louis Farmers Club put the
dog question:
There are In the United States
about 80, 900 Of sheep, worth not
less than $lOO, ,OOO, ,OOC, while their an.
nual incroasa aud wnol clin NAV hA