The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-12-25
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''eoss II transportation eAnnrs " ssis
III reduced h.'ew existing rssss ~,
Western farmsfa will s,on Iri, /
the, succeed In destroying the capita
''iassasd In The railroads., that Thu
will MT relieve them They mus
''real.fe the truth IL their position, am
acknowledge the fac. that the, have
gone tno far West.
And ~ true ID this that there il ~
la~sihle escape frsm the consequences
of the mistake. The reduction n
transportation rats. though II Should
be pushed ~ the utmost conceivable
limit. csnnpt lpnrE. inrn whn arc ca,n.
re,ing MT ouly with the agriculture u
Europe, hut Win arc horcl,<sly landi.
capped hy tho very vas.nsss Ut the reg
ion Ii which the, have takcn up ,hsi'
residence. For as transportation faeil-
i,ics increase, cultivation aud prodnr.
tim increase, aud 10 matter how Low
Heights may be put down the rcaue.
ton will b. discounted by tho c"rres.
bonding expansion Of the area Ia grain.
There is no fighting ngains. such stu
alton a. this. The fact is that tlis
farmers are Attempting 20 emulate The
task VI The nalnaian---in Gil jars with.
on, bottoms. They have set themselves
10 compete, under rigid conditions,
y IN inst that which il unconditional.
There IL practically NJ limit 70 The
nrca which cnn he devoted TO wlca,
growing In the West. and tho cheaper
tho freigl,,s tho larger will DO tho aero.
ago - employed, 70 long ~ tho farm
crs conceive i. possible t. carry on the
business ut a profit II il were fsas.
able To limit the wheat producing arca.
the farmer might make profit, but Il
ia not feasible short Il utilizing all tho
available lands in tho West ior this
purpose, and that IL n question "a per-
l,npr another century.
Mr. 10 this tho sole consideration
a,a,ls, tie business IL wheat growing
III tho West. Fer tho same increase
ii facilities wlirh Ii being afforded In
Europe. aud the vast wheat fields u
Rursia arc being brought A. close To
markc, - our llinols crops would BIO
surprising that tlleir market was Now
York instead of Liverpool. Against
such combination &c disadvantages II
Il vain To contend. Obstinacy may
blind tho fnrmurs 10 their own inter-
cs.s. but the longer they persist IL
their present course tho more severe
will their disappoinsments be. and the
longer they pursue chimcras BY light
ing the wrong objects, the longer viii
the, 10 compelled - endure all the
evils Of which they complain now. Il
IL apparent 1t this moment to all dis.
passionate observers that tho wheat
producing business has been oyrrdonc
In the West. and that nothing can 10
less ju.tiaabls from prudential stand
point than to cling TO that occupation.
II II not probable indeed that tho farm
ers of tho West will ever again secure a
rsmuncrativc price for their crops, un-
lcss indeed considerable proportion II
thcm should Withdraw from tho Lusi-
ness and devote their energies 10 other
products. And under the circumstance
- tho worst thing tho farmers can do
ID 10 attack the capital which they
will find the urgcn. need Of before long.
they canine. h, contrasting the rail.
road property alter the ineAoralle law
whicl, prcvsn,, them fem rnl,iag whca,
n . profit. because. first, they arr too
fAr from d market, seend, they arc
competing agsinst to vas. an orp,Ai.
ton. and third they arn themselves ~.
tending the obstacles which interfere
70 prevent their own pr isIe,ity =
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