, 1874-03-28
"A Farmer ot, Free Trade.

j. AlCACEf OAoFG CoGa Co.s 11l.t alArch ~, 1874
/! 10 tic Editor Of The Ch,cano Tribune:
+ Sin: a great deal has boon written III YOU,
valuable paper about farmers, midllemen, and
.plowmakcrH each, party, with due regard, to
solf-interest. doubtless thinking the co,l SO taoy
: taho right. Tho knights OF tho anvil uoen tc
; think they have the farmer nndor their heel; the
n,iddlornan thinks that under his manipulations,
the maker md user Of tho plow got unlimited
advantages; while tho farmer ia scrcochiup
Justify against tho plucking by two at ono tmo.
Instead Of losing Eo much time wrangling over
tho matter, We should look OFT for u remedy,
atld, il moi applicable just now, to put such dit:
fcrences out Of Tho question ia future.
/ II tho farmera eco no euro, it iA not tho fault
Of THE TRIBUNE, us oxccllcnt articles hayo an.
peared from time to timo on Free Trade, which
i am aorry to Hoot tho farmers aro slow to i'm
bibo.% It might DO necessary for pll parties to
know, that, if tho bl.yo twonty-one WHO will
die on cory combination's bronst before selling q
plow to q customer, were wiped out Tomorrow,
ttho. community would suffer little, or at most
Only temporary loss. =. 49,,
The articles which appeared in THE Tn1nuvr
lately about English and American plows were
substantially correct. The American implo-
ment is =. =. :,
>,
moro fitted, II my opinion, to bring out tho gy-
,rations Of the nn,blcst dancing sinister tlau to
do anything diguiled with the name Of good
plowirg. think any European manufacturor
Of agricultural implements would supply such
"slip- jacks" at 800 pcr dozon, dou't think
there il good bfcnkng.p .plow made III this
/, State 7 had to send to Ohlo for one lately. It
is true that, iii tllin aluvial soil. without rock,
stone. or All aore Of stir elay, wlcro the morest
Errntnh1nv mnka1. .0yhrn m rrr+ tt,o,,.,
Jerk, and shovel along at a great rate, hitting
where they don't miss and, Us might bo OK.
pected from such undue. exertion, tho tritle Of
steel, wood, pig-iron, and round bolts finds an
lnstfng ono-tourth the time good art1clo
should, and costing twice as much.
1t il very generally put forth tint tho farnor
ii sucl, poor, needy fellow that. it ho only eau
get tio Article on tlmo, my other consideration
very extensively, mud almost invariably pay
caal,, and flld can do no bottor than my ne,sh.
borg do OH six months tme.,r I know middle
Hlell are not In tho slightest anxious about cuBl1
down, but Seem to prefer selling on tinao md
carry their money homo with thom again. It
rooms tic plow or cultiVator IL made
70 III aoLp on TIME, =, - =,
and priced accordingly.
iug.naun |: is not ,irocd from foreign .corl-
petitors; but these Huporcilious plow-nlak-
ors, knowing 20 can't import q lahor.
saving implement, think they can have. it all
their own, way:..,, They should learn wisdom in
time, or they wil! hasten oventa, bringing; COM
positors to thois very doors, und i.lataad Of
grAsping ut immonhc fortunes in a few wears,
have to learn competition .is Tho lifo Of trade,
and bo satisfied with tho moderate atandy, mil
Auro reward. .ot houost industry which this pro-
tluotivs bolssorlng up la very il-calculatcd to
bring homo to tham., !: ..',.- 80, ~
Thore IL not ono farmer in thousand WHO il
not, as !,e should 10, in tavoror home 1u..l.ufuc-
turos, but whon. Instead; Of dealing oouttoously
with their patrons. aud giving honost ARTICLES At
almost coercion. they, forfeit auy Icanlnggs
towarls consideration. and 1t should bo u nut tor
OF ,nilfosoneo to tho furmor II i,o gots tic ar!-
oles ha wauts tronl England or Germany, 1lussia
Or Iinentoo: -. -; i; -. :.,,, ,.... ,.,
writer's aud political aapirants, to descaut on tho
danger tp this country Of tho /: -
This pntpor-naoltuery is however, very ac-'
coptablo aud usoful whou It co,noa fn lesh aud
bonos II 1t came in manufactured steel. iron,