The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-29
DIRECT TRADE.


nittec of the National Grange are confer
ring with the agents OF the English CO.
operative societies TO establish direct
trade or system Of exchange with Eng
Iish producers or manufacturers. Proba-
blY this is all right, but there is no harm
in looking into this matter. What do tie
farmers of the Northwest wan. Of English
manufacture Or production? Our princi-
raj wants are agricultural implements,
grocc.ics and clothing. The first Of these
are imported to England Ia grlY from the
United States, and if anything in this line
is imported we are at a los to know the
item. Thirty years ago we used English
pitchfoTks, shoycls, knives, &c, bu: now
better and cheaper articles are manu-
featured at home, Oar committee can
not possibly DC arranging to import i'm
plimcnts for the farm. Groceries, in any
of their various varieties, are not pro
duccd in England in sufficient quantities
to import to this country. The last, and
which can be the only article that posi-
bly can enter into this international
sclcmc Of the Executive Committee, is
rlOthing. ShCddy is a native of England
and under the low tariff Of 1857 our coun-
tay was flooded with ii, and this is the
class not the quality, of goods generally
used by the farmer. But under the low
tariff prior to the ar,importcd goods sold
for &l - ppr ward. which can Fc had now
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~ '''' III ''',,' " 7'0., '''' D
~ per cent. less IMAM thc price lhcn PAID.
1t smells to Us rs if this scheme of the
Eypcutiyc Committee +. in the interest or
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turing cS'"ol''n'nch,7 III l-nS!"na instead
of the Northwest. And what makes Us
The more sr,Dfcfors j. the fact fbat sr,rr,
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li,','' I'I,-," '' '''' ~,i',"-' L L''""s
ana chicago Lt"IN are giving alu anu
comfort to this plan Of the Executive
Committee, 4 majority Of whom we he.
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ny concerted movement, the Grange
papers all over the North contain, Just 1t
this time, free trade articles from South
crn correspondents, and they are copying
articles from The New York Ec2Hoh,i2t,
the free trade organ Of the United States,
and the especial friend and advocate OF
British manufacturers. The N'ysr cop
les Oh article from the latter paper, which
proclaims the object Of this movement Of
direct trade. From this article in the
Helper We copy extracts, as follows:
If this movement is destined to meet
WIN even ordinary layoG, and be pushed
~. rd IL! lI'.
conIprclrnlcd bv the parties concerned
1t will bring the Changers face to face
WIN on! rag money ana il-A taElli.
rnot nf 'c a,ficies Wilt ,%c C st.,, "n
will receive from England our bcHirn
Government lcvicS tax OF from 20 to %,
anu even toJ per cent lhcSe uU'lcS are
cost Irfrrs If tIa rrnd5 Rnt -, r,. -'' ~
direct trade they must he paid bv Tie
Grangcrs, and then, How will they like
~ "e C',i ."L'|S me T."i!aCL repre-
lrjjc Of A counIe hundred thousand rronn.
Wv 40 w pay R4lt lNLlEN vi t.lf tDI>l1ll-
ment. lien comes his astonishmcnt at
,iI. S, ' N' ,r Un d , uG' on IT. ca
cash into the Government Treasury, \ :
1t viii bring
inc tariIt nome closer tAan ever before to
rsror on If G~i ,"M ,, GSSS'DI
the English and Amcrican REPRESENTATIVES, |
the payment Of the duties. It
Is :, G'Iut III ,IihG,iG OF M IarGI' inc
sentative Krjly- his PhijaJel,I,i, Hc cl
that it is the producers Who |
pay me duties. we may imagine the |
.ff To-" % bor o Y',, , ~ ,o Mn%o T
apon 10 Day the duties. !
Labo. is free 20
conc anu So where II PiSaseS, ana tie
h The son,r immrr;tv IF not ,,f,,-nots
IN this Washington movement for lis free
is involved the last GRAND
triumph Of humanity. Grangcrs Cr no
irangers, the period is not far distant