, 1874-08-22

hayo Ind many tempting orore, hut could not
ace m It III to aahio light. Now, i lavo small lots
1oo!s tarnips, narsnps. md tie like, that can
trade on to my grocer attn good round protlt,-
llo Eonorally paying mo the samo, or very nonr
tho 1rico, that o rotails tllotn ut: and this IL
tho ;t oaBo with TUG most OF rl1o membera Of our
Club, and long einoc vt. gave up tho tdoa Of buy
Ing at irHt linnda according to tho now theories.
Some paftioH suppose that tbia now tradd with
the Gtangora will mako nsharp competition with
tue vtlInKa.dealera but I fall to aao It In THAT
light. Dnt thts hayo observed during the past
yoar that -
= - UNIFORM cAsn.nuyEns
can got goods at tho. local stores much lower
tl,an q thoso WHO feep long:stahding. .aceonnts;
md there ie a sort: Of mutual Understanding
among tho doalors or"tholr, protection, that
shuts out tho old competition againHs everything
but prompt pay. Tho ulorchant ia as mucli d
producer az Wealth NJ the farmer, anti,if 10
sponaa his time u helping me to such goods aB
toners, lio liaa added 30 much to their valuo,
md is az muoh bnitled to tle credit and the OIL
hanoed valuo asa ath for my part Of IL. Flo has
worked just a. hard mud taken aa much pains to
or ~ TITO anporintondlng of tho threahinE Of tlo
grain, or in the pitching Of tho elihavaa, "A q
o'ahs We farmers hnvo hoen,' and got are, tho
Prey Of Hharka innumorablo, who -
liuatnud tia tn 4 THOUSAND WAYS,
inst now Tho farmers Of Ohio hnyo found that
thoy have n,d signed bank.notes to the amount Of
signing . contract TO soil agricultural Implo-
lnonts that waH going to givo then, large
profit, aud place inthoir hal'ds'a small monop-
Willie theao now Wholesale housoa have no
caah capital beyond ttoir integrity, and as tlloy
may bo tempted to tako advantage Of our ig-
norance =, % as TO tho Wholesale prlco Of goodsit
would DO just as we'll it'ta run tho risk, and to
make our PURCHASES OF those WHO cannot afford
TO oycrcllargo us; for no tionor can AFFORD to
ovotohargo' rogular customer, for tho dimplo
reason that he may thereby loso hia customor,
Of sugar, q caak of sir,p several boxes Of
aoap: etc, during tIo year, and haB nothing
to exchange with the local doalora may mako
small saving BY making luis purchases in tho
the eauie time, the local dealer will do qntc aB
well for him In like quantities, md thon mako
small por cont al his purchases. being much
larger. arc somewhat shaded to him. Tic farm
ofa who for q moment hayo tho fdoa that this
now claaB Of fniddlomen! can or do roll their
goods in ,rotaii quantitios ut wholesale prices,
nro toast1ns on fancy. ASIA business mattor,
tho o'thing cannot bo jono, and ia not done, for
tho sfmp'o roason that II costs time, ront, twlne,
aud paper. to doit; anlthoao must 10 paid for
that 1t ia not him to lose in tho operation.
Money Is offer lost In the handling OF goods,
but m,ainly from tho elfting Of values antl from
outside cauBee, and the wol1-iuformod farmer
JaAONu SHlp HHA tu1tHAOio AUC6 Aut HHHtEs
80 TO GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.
since writing the abovo, I hayo shown tho
prico-lst of those now mdlcn,or to several
groccrs. mud thoy assure mo TINT tho average Of
lstcos IS fully up to theirs, and that thoy. will
OF goods ct THO figures named, and guarantee
hotter goods, s,-tho point of profit being in tea.
atrups. aud shelf-gools. Tie profit Oh groccrs'
goods is not largo, and, aH they purchase for
ners, and, as Tiny now uollfor ready '' nav. ean m
ae] quite ~ clieap Then, again, tho local deal
or is tobe found in case nuy mistake ia mado,
"ltlo those runnora aro Otto somo now feId,-
to-tay sailing goods unler one tirm-namo, and
with woll~known, responsible inon, "wAo would
le honest rs they must aeom fair."
Az OLD sw1HpLE nEDIvIous.
Mn .nrn EpkN droq%ois ot Co., IT, Asv: y. 1884,
AL ath' ,1 nuah-a as YOU mako It a point to ex-
publicity to tic following facls: e''0
last spring man cams through this part of tue
spasss iii ii as 81 e. sha4ssS Is
cents heaa for sows and q teaching TIM art Of
spays s ~ %,a s1 dena e.
number II, thfa neighborhoad; and should suppose,
from what ho oatd, that be must haYo mndo quite
he l4aa followed tho profession that Iongh Of timo
think heias run long enough now, und i this will
N NJ n afo afo hos aaag nn readsss @ OF TmE Tn
teon nersea. Yours truly, II. j.:
am aurpriaod that any reader OF T11E TRIBUNE
should allow hinlBef to DO thus humbugged, es-
neoiaIly when ho III at liberty to draw on Votcr-
tnarian for jnstauch information ns would l,nve
savoa him sho So. confess to very amal
amount Of oymrathy for sucA simple swindlcs as
tho'abore. 80 '''t'.'..'''- a.
7 would like to inquire II there is farmer
who has had dealings with nny Of tleso travol.
ing gentry, who was not iu some way clsoatod -?
Il taera,is such nun, ho will ploaso hold up
Ills hand anu testify. The country is filled with
poddlers Of all kinds of gooda books, mans rat-
traps, ,loll:axp1oaiye oils. ctc.. oto. and Aave
yot to Learn Of an instance in which deception
has not been praetioed.. 'lavo interviewed q
large number of these WORTHLESS, and In
no caso llavn / Beon' q plain caso Of fair
dealing, though some Or them looked
talr, and I Lave made PURCHASES; yot somo Do
havo fond that tho only aafo rulo ia to refuHo
dealing with tho whole triho. Tho amount Of
money gullea out OF tho rural population by
these fellowa ia amazing. There ia scarcely q
WoeE that sone follow does not present some
thing.
The farmer may not always BE- ab!o to defend
hfhaoIf against combinations but ho may do.
elmo to purchase pretended Aecrots. WORTHLESS
traps or giye lls 1oto for aAoddy goods. Thore
rEDDLHKs' GOODS,
mado Tor tlle exproas purpoao Of decciving; and
yet this class Of goods finds ready sale, iron, to
taet that they look botter tllnn they arc, i''
OF dit mou for tho farmor to nvoil is tho
perambulating "hoss-doetor." ~ ho ia always a
lnack Of the lirat water. Then tho man With |
tho bed-hug poison, iaaoct-destroYer, rat.oxter-
minator, troe- -inygorator, og-cholo1a-,nixturo,
Boercts to toll tho COX Of eggs, and thousand
other just aa uBeless itoms, should ali bo
avoided, and lilo tramps shown tho door thut |
leads TO the street. The farmers are them
selves to blame tlat these fellows and 1t pronta-
bio to continue tho busneAs.
GARDENING AT TIE SOUTH
YAzoo CRY, M!ss., Aug. 10, 1874 |
Mn. NunAL "-Sln: mn induced to wrltu to |
you because l Aaw published 1n tho Juckson F1ot
very ntercstlng letter from you, copied from TuE
cHtcAao TRIBUNE aud which raad with gseas nlcab-
re Your letter Waa III regard 10 thu Ruitahieueas Of
the lands on the New Orleans & Chicago Railroad
for inarkot-t:ardens. llayo loug l.en of tAa |
san1o opinion ~ yourself, and I du 10. hc- |
lloyo ,, -, a tIat there ia any country tn tlto
ia!lssrlaaa sen with an'aA thnn tho Thousands
Of neras now lying do on tho Great Nurtiern Uuil-
road. For yoarB have dDyotu great deal Of Rtcn
thH 10 tU raialng Of fruit aud havn never yet aeon
aoal aud climate whlel acem to suit ually vari.
Tile g is now iu great perfection. Unlke alt other
trees, Is subject TO heaaca, and ye,,,lrnn
acarcely any cultivation. Il growH Ia a he yatlv al
onr cfs II is tue fuyoritu fruit Of ti,is rcTicn
Ia.