The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-04-11
FARMERS, DEPARTMENT.
AFARALEit3YS! THE ORANGES.

a FARNEi3TG. THE ORANGES.
A farmer, writing to the Winona
Republican against the Oranges, gives
his brother farmers some plain talk.
He says
But why are farmers as we'll as 9th
ers 50 generally disappointed
First-lnexperience. Many who came
West to farm have to learn by experi-
once and lose much while they are
learning.
Second-Getting in debt too much
too much interest to pay.
Third-SOme have signed notes for
their friends, and have had others
debts to pay beside their own. This is
bad.
Fourth-Some farmers are not very
healthy and cannot work very hard.
Fifth-Some are lazy.
Sixtll-SOme are Incorporate.
Seventh.-Some are spendthrifts.
Then speaking of the war on the rail-
roads, he says:
A moments reflection will convince
any sane man that without the rail-
roads the farmers of Minnesota would
be ruined. What would our grain be
worth if we had no rail <Oad or steam
boat monopolies to take it to market ?
But this railroad monopoly hulnbug
has had its day, and accomplished its
object. Thousands have joined the
Lodge under it's influence. If any evil
dence was wanting 10 prove it 4 hum
bug it is furnished by the National
Grange, which has just discovered that
all kinds Of Transportation Companies
are necessary to the farmer ssuccess and
that they are no enemies IL raiiro0tts ant
ro,,uls. Wonderful declaration WHAT
will those Changers say who shouted
ANTI Monopoly till they were hoarse,
and talked ant monopoly till they be-
lieved they would he better off without
amy railroads The evil effects of the
insane war against railroads may he
seen: Work on railroads is stopped
bonds are a drug III the market few
wish to buy projected railroads dead
Il panic induced, and thousands thrown
out of employment who now must
cease to consume our products and be-
come producers. All these things are
against the farmers.
Nevertheless, the Grange movement
is undoubtedly in the right direction,
and Improperly managed and not CON
trolled by designing politicians. it will
result III incalculable good to the farm
ers. We have no doubt that the isnl:l.
ton, the seltshness and the loneliness
of farm life have been the great Difficult,
ties III the way of the advancement and
elevation of the farming class. The
Grange movement tends to overcome
these, and if the Changers will ct 1T.
tempt to do too much, and will stce,
clear of the politicians, they will &C
cOmplish a great reform. LII all Other
pursuits there is association, combi,la
ton, and to some extent cooperation
and this is what makes the business
and the industrial classes SO powerful
. That good old farmer, Horace Greeley
who, notwithstanding his theories and
supposed vagaries, did more for farm
ers than any man in America, hoped t,
see the day OF coop rative farming
when neighborl>oods would conbin,
and 90 in bands from farm to farm tt
reap the harvest. A few implement:
would thus be sufficient for IL neighbor
hood, and land would not he mort gag
ed to pay for machinery, while the liar
vest, instead of being stormy cap
which the farmer fears he c;,nno
weather, would he Il sort of holiday 70
both sexes. OF course, these things ar
not to be realized now, but the Grang
movement is teaching farmers how t
combine and to help each other, and un
less it assumes to control the country
it should he heartily encouraged.
( 1,G74 car loads OF pine lumber wer
| received in Sioux City, from Minnesota
during the year 1873.
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