The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-02-18

heats Of the sled makes are glad as !
notice that a number of new sleds are out
Though cold weather may be disagreed
bic. it is well to have it in its proper sea-
son. January is much more an appropri-
ate mon h for cold weather than April.
! thiak I realized more than ever, this
winter, the necessity OF wind breaks IN
our prairie country. The fierce cold winds
would not be SO tedious % man and beast
with something to break them rs now.
Every land owner owes it as duty to man
kind to not only plant groves around farm
buildings but hedges Of willow, Usage, or
trees along the line Of the public highway.
And again the grass and weeds in the
highways ought to be removed by fire or
otherwise at public expense every fall,
10 prevent in measure a blockade OF
land, and tire true foundation for a pros
porous community, but being in the
range Of the snow and cold weather limit,
it will require greater effort to make it
pleasant and homelike. Farm buildings
must be made warm, trees set, lines OF
wind breaks formed, and every precau-
ton used to mitigate the terrors OF the
Frost King. But people do not generally
plant wind breaks-sone through indif-
ference and some for other reasons. Rem
edy-let the law enjoin upon every land
owner the duty of doing this. We have
a law, granting bounty on the same
but it is not enough, there must be law
OF com, ulsion would suggest this, that
as the public highways are generally four
rods in width, wider than there is any ne
cessity for, that every person owning land
abuttipg the highway shall plant two
rows of trees bordering the road the first
row four feet from his hedge line and the
second row eight feet from his hedge
line, say four feet apart in the row OF the
maple, larch cottonwood or some fast
growing timber, and shall properly pre-
pare, set out and care for the same at his
own expense; and whenever the land ad-
joining a public highway is unoccupied
or the owner thereof fails or refuses to
plant out said trees, it shall be done by
the road supervisors, at the expense of
the owner or owners This will leave
the road rods in width-plenty wide
enough for all practical purposes. If such
rule was carried out, who may calculate
the benefit it would be, or who can real
ize what an addition it would make to
the appearance Of the country ten years
hence.
Query for our Legislators: Is it
just to compel q person TO give up GER
tain portion of his land to public use, and
still compel him to pay a tax on the same
year after year? and further, is it just
to tax me on credits secured by mortgage
on my farm and at the same time tax the
farm the same as if it was not mortgaged,
thus collecting double tax. Our prairie
country still continues to settle, and inn
prove, while the price of unimproved
lands are still advancing, being held at
$40 per acre when sold on time. 1mprov
ed lands $50 and ss5 per acre. But the
greatest want Of our section of the coun-
try is still unsupplied, viz: a railroad.
Marshalitown and Grundy Centre have
talked Narrow Guage Road between
the two points but | have reason to be-
lieve it will never be built. MarshalltoHn
wants to fleece the people along the line
and the people object to being tieeced.
Talk will never build Rail Roads it is true,
but if one gives aid he desires to put it
where it will do the most good, not in
sense, however. The peo-
pie are not adverse to assisting in the
construction Of railroads for we all know
that we cannot do without them. What
would the State Of Iowa be worth to-day
If our railroads were wiped out Of cxis-
tence? but we must have some written as
surance that the money We give, or the
money we buy stock with is not idly
thrown away. If the inhabitants Of town
ships or neighborhoods, s. all combine
and raise a joint fund for the construc-
ton of a railroad, electing a board OF Di-
rectors who will give ample security for
the performance of their trust, no Difficult
ty need be experienced in obtaining sub
sufficient to construct the road,
The farmer who works hard wears poor
clothes, undcrgoes all kinds Of hardships,
! think has got Just cause for the prescr-
walton Of his hard earnings, and Just cause
to suspect those whose hands are never
stained with toll, yet who live in fine
houses, drive fast horses, wear rich cloth
ing and fare sumptously every day There
is limit to human forbearance, so also
there evidently exists great inequality
in the rewards of different kinds OF labor.
L was this inequality that gave rise to the
Grange movement-but very unfoltu nate-
", the fathers aud mothers of the Grange
movement poisoned the very life Of their
offspring, by doseing it with the doctrine |
IF trades unions, i.e.: Warning upon other I
classes and interests unreasonably. While |
We must live we mnst let others live, rec I
,gnizing in all cases the imperial law of I
supply and demand Socially the move
nent is good one; practically it ought
0 be good; it has accomplished much
t is capable Of doing more The Changers
ay to John Deere and others 1--WE will +
i've you sis a piece for your plows.n
Thank you very much, NIr Granger, but
We prefer to have the price of our plows
egulated by the law Of supply and de-
nand.' Who is right? Combine Grang-
rs, and manufacture your own plows.
The Cedar, Iowa, Des Moines, and other
ivers Of the State, afford unlimited water
'ower; it needs improving. Improve it:
Bring the producer and customer together
nd you viii do away in measure, with
he necessity Of long and expensive rail
rays. If you must ship your produce.
ombine; if you need warehouses, com
me; If you need railways, combine; in
hort if you would relieve yo rself Of
Ugh rates, high freights, high prices, and
he middlemen one and all, combine, put
our money and brains together, and
nus, from your grange movement will
pring great blessing your equal par
cipation with other classes in the lust
awards of labor