Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-23
Down ON TME ORANGES.
From the Phila. North American, (Radical.)
"PATRoNs OF HusBANpRY."

"PATRoNs OF HUsBANDRY."
An article In the st. Louis Republican recites
recommendation, made by some seaboard journal |
TO the people of the west to seek relief from Ieir
troubles about the transportation Of their produce
to the Atlantic, by engaging in manufactures, and |
says that the business Of the farmers, who are |
recommended to put their savings together and
to start industrial establishments, Is not manu-
factures but agriculture. We might also add that |
II Is not land speculation nor grain speculation, !
but cultivating the earth. Yet it cannot be de- |
MED that many Of the troubles OF the western
farmers DO not arise from the railroads Rt ALL but
from boarding their produce 10 wait for higher
Prlces-ln fact, from speculation pure and simple
OF from holding too much land, all of which they
have not the means to cultivate properly, but
cover after q fashion, expecting land to rise In
value, that they may sell of part.
These are the sort OF farmers who organize
Oranges" Of Patrons of Husbandry, and rage
hercely against the railroads. And they are the
hit instruments Of the sharpers of the Chicago
Exchange, where prices OF grain are often higher
than at the seabOard. We are not, however, in
cined to accept the Republican as the organ Of
any considerable body OF intelligent western
farmers other than those boarding Ones, since IL
Is patent to everybody that the west has acted
vigorously upon the advice given 1t several years
ago, precisely similar to that above referred to,
aud has achieved wOndeis already IN mining and
manufactures. home market OF no mean I'M
portanco has really been made there, precisely In
the way recommended, and in the ReptbIicun's .
own State OF Missouri, mining and manufactures
have made such amazing progress as to bid fair to
, rival Pennsylvania.
But suppose the seaboard should take the west
at her word and let her alone. Suppose that we
should not only withdraw our advice but our
capital. Suppose that we should lend no more
aid to build railroads, open mines, or organize
vast industries there. Would the west be any
happier, stronger, better, more enterprising
prosperous, or even more agricultural Suppose
that the war against the railroads should c0mpe
the companies to stop all efforts to stimulate emi
grafton from Europe to the west aud from The
seaboard TO the west. such things are possible
1t costs these companies great deal OF money
10 Orgcnize emigration to the west Aud, taking
all the business Of their western lines together
the margin Of profit is very small. In fact thu
profit on through business - so Questionable tina
the Reading Railroad refused to pro rate on cat
tie from the west bound for the New York mar
ket II the Prosecuted milruad companies SHOULD
resolve to plant the foreign emigrants in Maine
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, ant
Virginia, what would become Of the stlmulan
that Imparts such energy to western agriculture
To do this would be quite profitable to some 0
the companies. The Baltimore and Ohio, for in
stance, could double It's business In Maryland II
few years by this policy. The Pennsylvania
Railroad could create u great way business alOnl
the Northern Central aud Philadelphia and Fri
branches. Aud, in point of fact, it would pa
better 10 land these en- grants thus than to carr
them TO Missouri Iowa or Kansas. Already rail
road building at the vest has been stopped by th
threatening position Of the Patrons Of Husbandry
1t can scarcely be supposed that the rAilrOa
companies will stand idle and see their immens
interests sacrificed without retaliation In som
form. They have encouraged by every means
. their power the organization OF mining and il
dustria Interests at the west, because they foun
that agriculture alone was not capable Of sustain
ing railroad properly