The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-08

success financially is fully assured
These products must be sold: Thev
represent the labor of year; we have
worked with our heads and our bands
What haVe~ths cost us and at what
price must we sell them to bring us fair
return for our labor and a fair interest
on our capital. Marketing is very I'M
portant part of the business of the agri.
cuturist.
Cooperation in the Farmers Club will
afford valuable ASST .tance in marketing
our surplus. We need posting as to mar,
ket prices as we'll as to know what our
productions cost US and the probable
extent Of the demand for them. The
SPECTATOR is jast honest enough to buy
our products for the least possible amouns
Of cash. | once wrote to wool BUYER
in this county and asked what he would
give for my wool. Before his reply came
another buyer called on me and offered
Scots per ID. told him that if con.
Guided to sell Guild let him know as
soon as I received my expected reply.
In due time it came and it reed thus ::
We arc paying from 43 to 45 cts. know
your wool is a nice sample and will give
you 47cts but you must not let it be
known, the market will not warrant that
price. The speculator may have more
than one object in trying to buy of US on
private terms. In case the seller is not
posted he tries to lead him to believe
he is Offering him more than the market
price while perhaps it is less; or else he
intends to take advantage of your neigh
Dor who does not happen at the instant
to be as we'll P sted rs you. In the Far
mers Club We can share with each other
any advance information we have and
help our neighbors to get as good prices
as we do. love thy neighbor as thyself.
The Farmers Club is a convenient
organization for the discussion of political
questions which affect agricultural in
terests and aft ,rd ready means of uni.
ting the farming community and placing
them in a position 80 make the political
power and influence tell in the enactment
OF just and equitable laws. The trans
portation Of our surplus products to
market is question # greaa Importance
not alone to us but also TO The consumer.
The proper relation between the people
and railway corporations and what is
just and fair between them is problem
which as yet remains unsolved
Our representatives. in both our State
and National Legislatures will be called
upon to adjust it. Our judicatures will
be called upon to decide questions in
law and equity, involved in this ques-
ton, between corporations and the peo-
pie. Before We adopt policy with re.
gard to tksss questions we must thor
oughly understand them, we must dis
cuss them in the light of facts. We
shall be prepared then to act understand
,ngIy and The occupation of demagogu es
of the BIiflGius stripe will be gone. We
are all aware of the cheapness of water
over railway carriage for heavy freigbts.
Statesmen and political economists have
pointed out TIE way by means of canals
and rivers of opening up continuous
line of water communication between
our great lakes and the Atlantic ocean
capable Of floating vessels of thousand
tons burthen. These and other questions
IF internal Improvements which affect
our interests as producers should. engage
a share OF attention. Through the Far
mers Club and conventions we should
be prepared to act as unit in engraft-
ing whatever policy we may adopt into
poll ;lcal action. AS producers
of the nations bread we are not an unim-
p rtant part of our commonwealth, and
we have right to take prominent part
in the government of our country. But
we must unite-we must organize and we
must better qualify ourselves for the dis
Charge of our duties as citizens of the
best government In the world. The
Farmers Club is not a combination to
war against other classes. 1t will foster
the building of railroads and will use
its power and influence IN establishing
lust relations between them and the peo-
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