The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-12-25
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''ross n transportation eanam IL ssfs.
4, reduced hslew existing tsns The
"Mss,efn FARMERS viii sen hna, II
''.he, saceeel W destroying the eap,,al
''ias,sssA In The railroads. TIA, this
will nj relieve them The, must
''realss the ,ra'h.i their pusi,isn. anil
''aekaaeledee the rar, that The, have
gene .oo far West II
Aud ~ true il the ,hs, there Il M
la*sihle eecape from tie consequences
u the mistake The reduction NJ
transportation ts,,s. though |. should
10 pushed Il tbs utmost conceivable
limit. cannu, benefit men whu arc cum.
reting Mt anls with the agriculture IL
Europe, In, wlln are hopel, -sly handi.
capped i, tho very sastnsss u tho rcs.
I'm M which tile, have takon up thsir
residence. rur as transportation facil-
ilics increase, cultivation Anl prudur.
tim increase. aud ~ matter how low
f,cights mar bc put down the redu,.
,ion will b. discounted by the CORES.
pondins expansion, VI tic area IL grain
There Ia no lighting against such stu.
alton Va this, The fact Is thu. the
farmers arc Attempting 10 emulate tho
task " tho nalnaiir.---to oil jars with.
on, bottoms, They have &c, themselves
70 compete, a,lrr rigid conditions,
d N int that Which IA unconditional,
There Ia practically NJ limit 10 the
nrca which can Ia devoted to whea,
growing IN the West. and tho cheaper
tho fruig','s ,hp larger viii ho tho aero.
NO - employed, - long NJ tho farm.
erN conceive II pna,iblc g. carry - the
business ut a lroii,. II 1t wcro fsas-
able 70 limit tie wheat producing nrca,
,l,e farmer might nlako u troti,, hu. II
Ii MI feasible shor, " utilizing all tho
assiIuble lands In tho West ior TIL.
v,lrrnse, auL tim. il question u pr.
hnrs aautist ptutuiJ
Nor 10 tlls tic sale consideration
ayeiust tic business ~ wheat growing
Ii, tie Nsst. fur ti,n SAnle inrreanr
ii furii,le. Which IL heinp afforded IN
Europe, and tho vast wl'ea. iiolds u
nursia afc being hrvugh. a. clure %
market ~ 4ur Illinois erols would be
surprising tl,nl tlArlr markt, WI. Now
York instead u Liverpool. Againrt
sucl, combination If disadvantages II
Ii vain 10 contend. Obhtinaey may
blind .he farmurs to their own inter-
es,., but tho longer they persist In
thpir present course tho more severe
win THUR disappointmeats BE-. and tho
longer .hey rarsao chimcra. by light.
ing tho wong ahjeeis. the longer VII
the, bs compelled to endure all the
owls of which they complain now. II
II apparent ~ .l1i. mo,nen. 70 All dis.
passionate observers that tho wheat
producing bnsinurs has bscn o,efdone
III tho West, and that nothing can 10
les~ ju.iiAnbls from = prudential stand.
point than % cling 10 that occupation,
II Il not probable indsud that .h. farm.
srs u Tho Wcs, viii over again acouto a
rs,nuuerasiye price for their crops, un-
lcss indeed q considerable proportion II
them should Withdraw from tile busl-
meas and devote their energies 10 other
products. Aud under the eireunstane-
~ lhs worst thing tho farmers caa DO
Ii 10 attack the capital wbieh thcy
viii find tho urgent need VI hsforc long
'l'hoy cnnpot i, confsraliog the rnil-
road property alter tho inusorahlr law
whiel, lrcsyni' tl,am fem ,rl.iag wien.
NJ q profit. hecnus., ilrst, they uru tno
f4s from n mhta.t. teep,.d. they nro
competing nsaiptt to sas. IN err's,'
tion. aud third they pru themselves es-
tending il,u obstacles Which Interfere
70 prevent tl,oir own pr pfsle,is, -
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