The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-22
as the association or company to be
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"We are colonists, and will work neither
for charity nor for profit. We do not pro-
pose to be sentimental either; the colony
is to pay its expenses-thats ALL 4...4
4 s;Will the bonds bear INTEREST,""
4 "4 es, moderate interest. There is
nothing Utopian in this. There are
enough financial Samaritans in the world
who will aid us in doing this by reflect
ing, we don't mind risking so much in
the experiment, and we don't want profits
we want to get our own back, while at
the same time aiding in good work"
as this Colony Aid Association organ
lied solely in the interest of the distressed
or discontinued English farmers?"
"Oh, dear, no. Wehope to help the poor
Irish farmers, and the branches of our
Cooperative Guild at Cork, Tipperary,
Kilmallock, and Limerick are to be used
for the dual purpose of cooperation and
colinization. We propose to offer facili-
ties for colonization to all peoples, and
expect numerous applications from your
American cities.''
"Have you in any way decided on loca-
ton YETI"
''Not yet; but our colonies will all be
located near some centre of civilization.
All the States will be bidding for us, and
hence immense facilities will be afforded
us.''
'Will you have to go to Parliament for
permission or power"
mo; if we had we should be beaten, so
strong is the territorial influence in the
Commons as we'll as the Lords. We can
incorporate under existing acts"
SIN what way does the present condi-
ton of England compare with that of
Ireland?"
eat present England is worse off than
Ireland. Ireland has free church and
compensation to tenants In England we
have neither. Our farmers are rapidly
verging towards a revolutionary state of
mind, and the only means of allaying the
existing and rapidly increasing upheaval
is repeal of the laws of primogeniture
and entail" q.
''Do you consider the present condition
of things crisis in the history of teudal-
ism?"
Il consider that feudalism has received
its death blow"
Scarcely. Surely the territorial pro-
prletors will return to protection; that is,
they will impose a duty on the importa-
ton of corn, and thus save the farmers
from being wiped out and their own in
EYES," replied Mr. Holyoake, with a
light laugh. II will exemp lify what pro-
lection will amount to. 1t means this, that
it will double the price of the poor mans
loaf in order to increase his comforts.
This we shall never see."
Surely England is not going to stand
still and allow the bone and sinew of the
land to leave it for ever' u
There is nothing else for it. We can
not compete with you in corn, and must
turn our farms into grazing. Once the
English or Irish farmer feels the mex
pressible delight of owning his own farm,
as he will do under our colonization
scheme--and such land-his feeling OF
independence will call upon those he has
left behind as with trumpet blast. Nc
English farmer. and no Irish farmer. has
ever felt this, and the moment the sensa-
ton is experienced adieu to crouching al
the feet of landlords, which two years ago
was, fguratively speaking, the attitude OF
the English farmer when farms were at
premium" as.' ..s
''Has not the British farmer been adj
the condition of agriculture"
"To small extent, yes"
'In what way?"
sin turning his farm into grazing"
Have you any idea of the decrease in
the number OF acres-say of wheat"
eyes. For the present year there is a
decrease of 32S,ooo acres"
'Have any practical remedies been sug-
gested for dealing with this crisis?''
ga good deal of advice has been given.
The farmer has been advised to grow
what his soil, climate and vicinity to his
markets will produce to advantage. He
is urged to confine himself good deal to
his pasture rather than to his arabic land,
so as to have an undisputed monopoly OF
potatoes, milk, meat and hay.
ave can export every one of these arti-
cles. | see that the returns for the year
show an increase of $4,000 acres in pota-
toes, and total increase of grain crops
amounting to $1,000 acres, while in per-
manent pasture there is a rise of $4,000
acres.
''The farmer must be relieved of his
antiquated land system, and the results OF
the ROYAL Commission are being anxious
ly looked to by those who know nothing
of the working of such Government ma
chinery. 2
II have advocated" continued Mr.
Holyoake, "and shall continue to advocate
that all education among the working
classes in Great Britain should be an edu-
cation far immigration, and that every
child should receive an education that
would make immigration easy. Immi-
grafton, instead of being regarded in the
light af a penal Punishment, will be look
ed forward to as the practical means to-
wards much-to. be desired end, and the
aspiration of each emigrant should be tc
make the adopted country glorious and
great through the medium of industry
Mr.. Holyoake recorded the "owre true
tale'' of the Rochdale cooperative move
ment, the struggles of the promoters, the
difficulties which they encountered, anc
I I IL LIE.