The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

,From the =. Loui, Republican,

From the -. Louis Republicans.
\ comparison of the industries o! these two
state, i'm The lght of the last census will
illustrate chat system Of fedora. legislation
which makes the people ana the interest, OF
certain state, subsery.cn' 10 the people and
the Interests of Olhcr--Which selects certain
states and their yocation, for the favor of it,
.pccial protection, and forces other states and
their vocation, u pay tribute to them. one
of them is "A western state devoted chiefly to
agriculture; the other Is an eastern state, de-
voted chichytO manufacturing. One otthcm
raise, a surplus Of grain aud provision, to
sell, and buys the greater portion OF the manu-
features it consumes; the other produces
surplus Of manufactures to sell, and buys the
greater portion Of the grain and provisions 1t
consumes Each pursucs that business which
the circumstances Of its position dictate Il,
the most advantageous The one has a good
soil but little watcrpoWcr limited capital,
and no cheap ocean connection with the Tor
cirn sources Of raw materials; II therefore
devote, itself to raising food. The other has
a thin stubborn soil but abundant water
power, ample capital and cheap ocean con
ncction with foreign lands; II therefore
.dCvOteS its attention to manufactures. Up to
this point the conditions are equal between
them; if each has Disadvantages with which
the other i, not ictered, each also has advan.
'tarcs which the other does not possess. But
right mt TIL, point unjust laws come in to
destroy tie equality by comforting special
tayors upon one, and imposing special bur
den, upon the other Those laws assume
that the pursuits that are followed in one are
entitled to encouragement, protection and
fostering care, while the pursuits that are toll
,,cilr,. ,ayoI TLCy oII 10 nrr cent 10 the
Iricn ~ fine n,nYt,ctnrc, nt the one
i,,t it, ,Io ,,,,,,. ~ tLn n'hnr ,n T., sold at
,,i,ot ti,o,. viii frin,r Ln that moro ar less
,i,a,, ii,irr nrica mi. i. vbv fine manu-.
t"cfurors If one ara entirely satisfied with
,,oir onndit;on and fine ,rain raiser, Of the
otI,nr orn disSotisfrd vim thrir.
IIIinni, Los 9-f AZ nnr.nr. cro,rcd in
oorir,,lt,,ro and Mas.,rbr,rtts ba. only -
! "a. I',,t Nos1acI,,,.o,t. L,. o-oYSO nrrson.
,, nl,j ~ ,f"nnf,ct,,rin ,,LiIr TIIinnis has
- 90 TIIimnfs Ia. nnIv 5os water,
oI'y ',fto az, Ig,.o ,,,,,,or and NTossochu
.,. H., - TX ~ ln5 s5l Lorsc ,,ovrnr-o fact
,r[ini' .hnu, ono nf tbr notnrlI ADVANTAGES
,ni';lt, Wa,socL,,sntts ba. over Illinois in
"i ',,,'c,,,,,r;,,,, uii,ois has SUI 9Ge az
na',itai o,m,,ln,.ol IN non,,focturrs and Mas
eoiiI,msott. MS goal az Sro-anothcr treat
-, l., r,,.n, ortho I,ttnr Tho IIlipoi.
"", 49,, ~ ,,annf,Ctrrn. in tS-0 WINS S0O5
r50 c.S, Hot ~ NTasson[vso,t. ,,.os s51@ 90
ui"t ~, ti aro i, f,ror
oS7' tn a. .i Wv ,o1n" af II.
farms was 1920 500, BAG while that of MasSa
Icbusctts was SIG, 432,7Si The value of
\ illinois farm products was $40 SG0.5s that
of Massachusetts was only S32 ,l92.31S The
yalrn of animals SLAUGHTERED and sold TO!
\ .Iaurhtrr IN Illinois was S5G.1lS,9ii. in Mas
sachnsctts S4324G5s The value of farm
observation-disclosures in uIinoi, was 3 ,4OS 016; in
i n!3H'daC'"'C9 ~ ~ I,tj
MaNSachu9cQS 500 g., ~ 80 NJ
pT,,'"t,, 5000 Az rho oorrrcafr of farm
''',',o. IN fII,nnis y,,s 500 "5 ~. in Mas,a
cI,,77sottt * sol ono
TLoSo f,rnrr. SHOW. th,t the eastern state
I,rlraI,. n[rccd. in manufacture. and the
w. W. ',o,o IarucI,. nycnods in arriculturc
NV, aacI, fmL7 he greatest dcyrIonment
g Wealth !, that n,1r9uit for which if is
T w., dt,r1 Nassotbnsrtt. cannot compcte
pc>t H,t" roitInr no