Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-12-17
Confidential Circular to Patrons of Hus-
bandry.

In view of the growing Importance of the
grange movement" winch has for one OF
its objects the desire TO deal directly with
the manufacturers of the principal labor
saving implements OF the day. thereby saw
ing tho intermediate profits between the
manufacturer and the consumer, which prof
its now go to the support of u large class OF
needless middle men, and believing that the
interests OF both mnnulacturerandc consumer
will he enhanced by thus dealing direct, we
have decided to address each individual pat
ron. and to oiter our machines ut the same
discount we give 10 Wholesale dealers.
Heretofore it has been necessary to intro
duce our machines through the medium of
intermediate agencies. The grange move
ment seems to be the first important priic-
teal step that has been successfully taken to
bring the manufacturer and consumer more
directly together, aud We trust that the or
ganization may grow in numbers and eff
cheney until every Patron can obtain his
purchases direct from the manufacturer,
and thus save himself the profits that have
heretofore gone To support the middle men.
Such II system will be found as advantage
Gus to the manufacturer rs to the consumer.
The above article is taken from a circu-
lar sent to the Patrons by a manufacturer
of first. class machines, aud shows the spirit
manifested towards the grange movement by
a large class Of manufacturers who under
stand aud appreciate the effort that is being
made to relieve the toiling millions from the
monopoly which to-day tolls the laborer and
the producer, until he has scarcely money
enough left for his labors to meet his most
pressing wants for the necessaries of life.
Combinations exist among every class, ex.
copt among the farmers, to sell the product
of their labor. their skill, or their wits, at a
price that will, in few years, give wealth
and allow them to live in luxury while &C.
cumulating their millions.
Occasionally we fud an acknowledgement
Of this fact made by those who have been
members Of these combinations, AMI the fol-
lowing from an article 10 the same "circu-
/ lar we have quoted above, is dire;tly to
the point 1t reads, I'm presenting this
descriptive circular of machines to the Pat
rons Of Husbandry we do so with full cou-
sciousness Of the existence Of well organ
lied aud powerful combination Of manufaet-
uring companies, possessing enormous wealth,
who will use their whole power To keep up
the present extortionats price of machinery
aud to prevent others from selling at less
than their established prices" Here we
have the whole story in a nut shell, told by
a leading manufacturer, and an offer to help
us break the monopoly at the same time
WHIT farmers of the nation accept these
propositions and break up the rings and
monopoles or will they tamely submit ? is the
question which presents itself to US to-day.
The Patrons and the Sovereigns are Crap
pling manfully with the hydra.headed mon
ster aud inviting their brother farmers and
mechanics to fall in line with them and
help fight the battle OF life aud death be-
tween the producer. tho laborer and the
mouOpoliSt. Many welcome the ARRAY aud
Join our ranks, and battle manfully that
labor shall have its fair reward, yet some o.
whom we expected better things stand back
and choose position where they can say, ii
case we succeed, ii told you 1t would be I
good thing if the farmers aud mechanics
would do thus and so, and didn't we 6gh
I brayely," or ii we fail, IL told you so. Far
mers and mechanics haven't enough brains
to take care Of themselves and control their
own affairs aud organisations. II was no
our fight, ye Gods Of monopOlies, deal gent,
with u.s." Such stand in q false positiot
and help build up men who are drawing tn,
/ life blood from the farmers and laborers
: Every dollar accumulated by tho monopo
: list, the banker, the Wall street broker th
: corn, wheat, pork, butter or ang other ring
: the middle man, the commercial runner, job
h. Der, Wholesale dealer, speculAtOr 10 stock
a or Spectator in the necessaries Of life, foo
= clothing or implements necessary for on
= welfare, is taken from the hard earned do
] lars of the workers in the worlds busy hiv
of industry, and the farmers, the laborer
the mechanics, the miners aud the manulact
= urers constitute that class.
. These producers add to the material Wealt
= Of the world while the other classes name
: never add farlhing TO the worlds wealtl
They draw their subsistence and the million
accumulated by them from the producers {
It the worlds wealth, aud curious stAtemor
J. we often hear tlor argument II is nOt) is, "tt