The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-03
CORRESPONDENCE.
New YoRK, May %, 1919.
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NEW 1 OnN3 &A"y - n
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have in common with all who are IN
kerested in the struggle going on IN TINS 4
country between producers and non
nroducers. watched with much interest
f,o,,r effarts towards the lifting OF the
iowIv NV present business takes me
;nto the very busiest centres OF TINS
,.raa+ centre of non production and mon t
eenoly and as there is but Small chance y
tn inter the truth and the whole truth (
IN this Eastern country. frequently let
off NV indignation and express my pri'
yate opinion very publicly in the free !
s .aoI Western papers. We Of the East
Who do not Join our fortunes to those
Of the oppressors, look very anxiousiy
to the West,as we expect it to come to , the
front With its young vigor in the great
hattie against corporate. monopoly, class
LEGISLATION, and the other gigantic eyiis
that Cypress the land. ,' - - ~
l THE RIGHT WAY TO HOLD GRAIN
The subject that first suggests Itself
+o mefor discussion to-day Is the holding
" Grain in the West, and especially at
chicago Our New York papers are
sbak;ng 4heir heads in holy horror at
That naughty city Of the Lakes, because
it will keep all the grain l: can lay nold
Of and store it for rise, instead OF lei
limo New York pursue its time-honored
custom in this respect. Beng cos.
mopo]itan, and not particularly attached
to New York, although it is my native
c;tv. ( do not feel bound to sustain the
selfish creed of the metropolis. .alt is
Yearly am even thing between the two
great monstrosities; but if Chicago has
sccu ,mlatcd capital enough to enable her
to hang on to sic, 100000 worth ofgrain,
I,uould rather see her do it than to see
INC er1a.t mass Of the worlds food come
on here to be held for rlse' tina. "heh !.
comes VIII further swell the bank account
of the overgrown and over1eo proouce
gamblers of this city. 49,
The Commercial Bulletin here COM
menting ,.pon the fact that Chicago mas
held on to her prize about as long as she
can, saws that it is out OF the questioh
chat New York should yield. Chicago IS
cv;dent]vson her last legs, as witnessed
bY to.day's grain panic, and she might as
we'll give up the fight at once: X
"The natural spot for holding produce isst
tho martet which stands next to the foreign
markets. that is, at tile centre OF the trade
Yhis rule prevails in all grain-exporting coun.
tries. and there is no obvious reason c.s why Il
sho,ih}l be otherwise in the United states -
Grange Republic.
(AM very fine, but we propose 'sto do
things differently in this country. The
point thatI am especially driving at Is
this: would say to the West, hold on
to your grain if you think you can make
more by keeping it awhile. We are not
starving here yet. But if you will retain
II. keep it as much as possible at the
points of production. Let the individual
farmer hold what he can. Then let the
subordinate Oranges have their elevator:
and granaries to Keep bigger pile In
and let county Oranges, if yot
have them, hold it II
still larger quantities. With the increas
mo railroad and Geographic communica
ton it is becoming ever easier to do thu!
thing. The time will come, think
when the people Of each township will b
banded together for mutual protection
against middlemen and all other marau
ders: when they will not only constitut
q township Grange. but will carry on q
their trades and professions as coopers
tive association, and also elect some
their principal officers to fill the ninetcc
political offices Of the township, thus col
shutting themselves perfect little ha
monious republic, wherein all Interest
uill be in Unison and al the lpeoplesworl
inc in a solid phaianx for each other
o,ood and against the eneroachfhents :
al outside. hs54 ss<e
WHO PAYS THE PIPER.
The Northwest lis interested in II
Lake Shore railroad, and it is our oble
ofintsrest here also: as it is, apparent
now the, dueling ground selected BY ii
Gould upon which to meet Conhanodo
Vanderbilt. What want tor say abo
this road now is, that les last report
tnstrates the fact that in hard times 1t
the working class that has to suffer. h
This port shows for the fiscal ~
calendar wear 1874, rs compared WI
1878. decrease of $2,26S, 31S. AZ. =
large part Of the savings was due to
more skilful makeup Of tho train servi
vh;ch saved SQ75,667 in the payroll
reduction of force employed. irrespect
OF s545. 692 saved on the pay Of the TO
retained.
That is the way It is all through I
haantiful civilization. Dividends must
kept up in the great corporations ut
hazards: and If they cannot be made
onv other way they must be taken out
the wages Of the "hired.
We see the same fact sticking out
The bank reports Of this city: The \
York. Commercial Bulletin says;
ssThe business Of the banks does no. apl
been supposed fro4 the TACT shs. the p l,s
.hs ,rorst ,s,,ics IN our history This is
na mar mt from the circumstance that the b b
the year and that, on the is g Malsn, -
had in hand s5i $50, % 81 undivided pxs
II might have been expected that cr, .
the severe character OF that q 1919, louo
by ! sharp liquidation Of debts and p !, 8
eral severe depression OF b0sinesss 49,. ~ !.
boen attended with large loses g the
and even with numerous bank insoaven
and the fact that the hanks have mos tnu,