Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-08
1HF, Plk1ROYs OFHURRAXDRY

the lH0pOCt10Co u S0COImB m00 nun
comforts and attractions for the farm
that the ALTERNATING Of farm labo
and the introduction Of better habit
and practice ON the farm would lea
to greafar profit to the farm owners
that more attention should be paid t
IN interchange Of ideas and experinc
among farmers; that farmers were Ia
boring under serious disadvantages
because of their lack of unity of etfor
in throwing off the expressions q
mi<lallelnen, especially those engages
in transportation that too little atten
ton was paid to intelligent plans ant
practice in farming; and many Othe
matters of like import. The agricul
tural press has never becn unnindfu
or negligent Of its duty in calling at
tentiOn to these things; but, until re
Gently, very little progress has beer
made toward any amelioration Of tn
condition Of the farmer in these nc
spccts; and why' Simply from lacl
Of unity of action among farmers them
selves. Their isolated condition ant
their ancient repugnancc to, or mex
perience in matters political, CONNER
cial or social, and outside Of farm life
have rendered them unable to cOp'
with the unjust cancellations OF IN
tercsts which have flOurishcd all thu
more through this very inactiOn Of thu
farmers in their own behalf.
How changed has all this become
within only . few months pasta
most within two years. Now, no in
tcrest in the land is 60 thoroughly uni
ted. 80 completely organized as that o.
agriculture. We have but recently
witnessed the assemblage at st. Louis
Of the representatives Of more tt:a
1,OOO, 900. of farmers intelligent
conservative, but earnest men land
women, tOo), who have put forth de-
claration of principles, and needs, en-
bodyipg all the needed reforms in con.
nection with agriculture, which are
essential to enable the Turner to reach
that high position in the economy Of
nations to which he is justly entitled.
and to the active support of which all
this vast army Of producers is pledged
as one man. Such Q declaration, If it
had been announced three or four
years ago, would scarce have attracted
the least attention. Now it is read and
commented upon by all the leading
papers Of the country; and statesmen,
politicians and capitalists, everywhere
are giving 1t . careful study, as q mat
ter which is destined to effect q greater
or less modification of every important
industry and interest in the land.
II any doubt has existed in mems
minds, hitherto, as to the possibility
that the Patrons of Husbandry would
reach any measure of success as 9 ma
tiOnal movement, that doubt must now
be quite effectually removed from the
mind Of every rejecting, man. They
have already advanced well into the
season Of most successful fruition.
While the agricultural interest can
not fan 70 reap large and most impor-
tant benefits from this new movement,
it is most fortunate for the country ct
large that there il no single element
Of danger or disaster therein, to any
competition or associated interest.
The farmers are proverbially conser-
vative element in the community, and
fully recognize the fact that no one !
productive industry should be built up |
1T the expense Of another. They act,
both q imdividnals and IN their asso-
ciate capacity, upon the broad and
generous pginciple Of "Gve md let |
live" Hence this movement, conduct
ed upon such principle, cannot fail |
to give . vast and most healthy i'm.
petus TO every other industry Of the
land Farmers fully recognise the fact
that when other industries increase, q
better market is sure to exist for the
products Of the soil. Hence nothing
but good need be feared from the far
=; iaisssrss's movement to every producer of
values. There is, however, certain
class Of middlemen, which has Of latel
years grown more numerous and more
exacting than il needed or profitable,
which may ind the movement injufi.,
BUS to their interests; but they are
lew in numbers and have generally i
grown fat on the toll Of others, and
are abundantly able to meet With the
little reverses which may overtake
them. There Il room enough, however,
FOR them, also, to become honest and |
useful produe GERS; in which capacity
hey VIII do the Woeid more good than
~ standing a. unnecessary toll gath |,
srers in the wsy Of honest producers
II wealth. II
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