The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-01-24
One Way 70 Fight sgonopolies.

Every county In Illinois can and
ought to manufacture all the heavy
farm implements that are used in the
county. A high man In the Farmers
Association said to me, not long ago,
that the New England states were
made for machine shops, and the West
to raise food for them. That is true,
but he did not tell the whole story.
They can, too, raise better wool
and more butter and cheese than we
can. The West can raise any amount
of grain, beefa pork. and In Illinois
YOU may put up large machine shop
In almost all of the counties, and sink
shaft as nearas you wish and have all
the water and coal needed, under the
shop. Now the freight Ia not much
on a dozen hooks and eyes or dozen
clothes pins, but 1t amounts to some
thug on u reaper and threshing ma
chine. Now let the eastern men make
our small articles and ship them to ls.
and let our farmers buy their heavy
machinery where it can be loaded from
the factory into their wagons, without
the aid or interference Of any third
party. This Cut off Of treight-agencies.
commissions, and profits and loss to
middle pafties, will lessen the price Of
reaper about one-half, and other
things In proportion. Some will say
this can't be done, but 1t can. Farm
ers are willing to pay about 50 per
cent. more for respers than they ought
to. Let them do without or repair
their old ones for two years, and put
800 into stock company to 60 to
manufacturing tarm implements, with
the condition that the stockholders are
to have their machines at a small per
cent. on cost. Suppose the original
stock is sunk or never pays a dividend,
the amount will Soon come back IN
saving freight, commissions. &c.
Make all the farm implements in use
in the county, and it will add consid-
erably to the population, and, Of course
a part OF our surplus will 60 to feed
the county manufacturers. There
would be- less to ship, and the proba-
bilitles would be better prices would
be obtained. At all events we save
freight and commissions on all con-
sulned In our county. Farmers
Associations win hardly do this. but
it will be done, nevertheless will be
done by the patrons of Husbandry."
10 work against monopolies, who do
their work in secret. you must meet
them with the same weapon they use.
Although their work may be open, the
beginning is not known to all men.
Tie patrons" are held together by
All obligation which is binding on
their honor, and this is a fraternal
feelingnot known in" Farmers Clubs"
or Farmers Associations" and if
they choose to run machine shop or
an elevator they pW do ii. That they
can do such things is known by their
putting up elevators In certain coun-
ties of Iowa and shipping their own
grain. Where they have done SO, pri- !
vate elevators are to rent, and In some
cases the Patrons have rented them. |
This plan of doing our own manu-
featuring is going to be hard on the
poor middle men, the travelling ma
chine shops, and all ofthat sort. What
viii become of them? No one of |
them has made a dollar of lne for sew
eral years. | will buy, first, where
made, if possible. next where they
keep such goods for sale as want. /
would like the farmers OF Illinois to
talk this subject up through their o,ca
paper, the Prairie Farmer. Ifwanted.
will give what little help | can.
would like to hear all objections raised
to home manufactures that can be.
can only1low see one, that is they don't
''h0me make. "-EE.