, 1873-02-13

r1arkota Of Europe to whicl, our surplus far1n
produce muat 10 for mnrlot; but OH account o.
high rates Of transportation to those markets
Tho freight is 30 ligl lint, whom our produce
reachch tllo scaboarl tho freight being doluct'
cu, tito farmer Of Tho Northwest IL loft worry
r'nall al,nro of tho gross proceeds.
lHofoioro, c'lonp transportation Is w1lat wo
ton mostly used, OH account Of tlofr speed md
Bhloly or tranut. Thoro aro duties OF, great
many articles, ai,cl. an iron and lumbor, which
epe ept sea m IN building rairoals increasing tic
a1,t lncreaaing til? capital In reilroadn aud roll
ing stock, which increases dlyilonl8 in propor-
ton to tho capital invested; and likewise thoro
arc Duties on q great many. articles consumed
roads, which increaHo tholr oxponaos in propor-
tion as aucll duties increaBe tito coat Of art{cloa
used ny thom, md therefore should and.
20 dor.,ol lnereaSo saa ,,, thoIr wagcs In pro:
and q groat many other articles uaoil BY rail.
roads, which, taken altogether, grently increase
the coat OF operating railroads and It ia q
known fact that larger dividends and oxponses
higher fre!uta on railToaaa TIC tari acts sIa as
q toll loylot for revenue upon all passengers,
goods, and produce passing over all lines of
tralBportation, na tho rato par mile In fixed by
consumed by. oacla limo Of transportation, and and
Our geographical location compels un 10 use
great deal moro transportation thnn tho East
n, 70 WI VII explain by snppoaing that Farmer A
ltvos log milos from Now York, aud produces
ono car-1oad Of wheat for market and sI,ipa It
by railroad to Now York. In transporting that
cor Of wheat 100 milos, 1t consumcs-
onetourth ton q coa1, at 800 per ton sioo y 10y:
Wear q ana tear on iron, i i ,por milo, 80
1ba OF iron, at cents por rib,....,.....$2D0 ....
Duty Oh Iron, cent per rb...............,.,, ID. go
$500 70
Now, ! will suppose Farmer 3 liyss in Iowa,
l,Goo milos from Now York, md produces one car
load Of wheat for market, and hta wheat goes to
the an1nc markae an A'n; 30 ho shipa to Now
York, GOO miles. It consumes ono ton Of 'coal
every 400 nliloa:
Four tona o, con, ~ 6. m u. 5eter.al. Duty.
Duty on COIL at 81 90 per lon. saoa
"aar Ss Of ana 5Saf q r1n IL sne 900
Daty On iron, cent per ID. :...,.... w Hn0
$500 sl2,o1
~ It makea no difference whether tic tariif ia
high Or low, pays 81 aud 3 S1G. -
!, 1tis quite. plain that farnor should pay for
tl;o materials used Ia tho transportation Of Lis
wheat, which his distance from the aoabonrd
necesBltatos. But 1t IL not 60 plain that farmer
~ distance from the seaboard, which is natur-
al disadvantage, should cr-nrel him to pay s1a
in'duties for rovonuo, while farmer A pava'75
conta for the saulo purpose on tho same amount
Of produce.
It operates tho aan1o both to and from the aea-
board, aud with nil articles. IN fact, the tarin
operates as an oxport-duty, which inoroaBes Oh
tho distance from tho soaboard increases. There.
IN tho scale Of Justice, would outweigh tho e70,-
000, 900 oxport-tiuty CLAIM, OF tho South.
Now, have explained my yisws in my farmer
way and, il there is any ono who is in favor OF
tariff for revenue, or OF ultra protection, who
will show that Tho theory / hayo advanced ib
fal1aoy, ho will confer n fnvor upon great many
farmeEH Of the Northwest, by removing thoss
fcolings that arise in the breast when We belove
that wc aro dlacrimnatol against either by rail-
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