The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-27

IN, had more influence with
PIES representa- ives than the
st their victimized constitu-
ITS.
A bill, purporting "to give pro-
lection to innocent holders of pat
ented articles" was reported favor
ably by the House committee on the
revision of laws. and | am informed
passed the House but failed in the
Senate. Had that bill become a law
it would have utterly failed to &C
complish the desired object. The
bill contained but one valuable fea-
ture, and that was a tacit acknowl
edgment of the power Of Congress
to limit the penalty for innocentlv
using patented article and relieve
the innocent holder" from the pay
ment of cost This removes every
obstacle in the way of legislation to
correct this evil, and our efforts in
that direction should he renewed.
TRANSPORTATION.
1mmed ately connected with the
interests of Agriculture is the ques-
ton of transportation, and in our
Declaration of Purposes we say
''that transportation companies of
every kind are necessary to our sue
cess, that their interests are intimate
ly connected with our interests, and
harmonious action is mutually adj
vantageous." 1--WE shall therefore
advocate for every State the increase
in every practicable way of all ia
cilities. for transporting cheaply to
the sea board, or between home pro-
ducers and consumers, all the pro
auctions of our country" "We are
not enemies of railroads or of any
corporation that will advance oul
industrial interests" awe are no.
enemies of capital, but we oppose
the tyranny of monopolies, and sucf
spirit and management of any cor
poratlon or enterprise as tends t.
Cypress the people and rob them o
their just profits"
This is the most important ques
ton of public policy that now agi
tates the minds of the people. Tina
our eforts,to enlighten public senti
- ment upon the unjust discrimina
ton made by transportation compa
sad to induce Congress to reg
inter State commerce by Ma
Legislation, SO as to protect tn
ri interests from unjust ex
ls, were based upon well
Aded causes the following ex
will show. In 1873, when tn
rs of the West were agitatin
;estion of legislation to regu
pmerce, Senator Carpenter
R0sin, said:
pducers of the West ar
TO the tender mercies Q
explorations, whereas a reg
- Of this trade by Congress
= tiMngthe rates of compensation 70
carrying would enable the produc
ers, instead of the rail road com pa
MES, to profit by advances of pro
duce in the Eastern markets. But
II sance of any general regu
= ibis fubject, it is in thei
djust and vary thei
sweep into their over
nsers the fruits whicl
y belong to the farmers o
EST. This evil is visited upo
branch of inter State com
The wholesale stores o
DIRK are filled at times wit
Adize from cellar to gairet
a for and needed in theWest
Gates, because it cannot bea
yorbitant prices fixed upo
portion by rail, and must there
.lore wait the opening of navigation
Flour is carried by railroads, and b
propellers on the lakes which ar
owned by the rail ROAD companies
Therefore the railroad companie
put up the prices for transportin,
Hour from 10 to 80 cents per barre
above the price for TRANSPORTING
corresponding amount of wheat
thus creating discrimination
against the manufacturer of fou
in the Western States, which ha
already proved very detrimental t.
the milling interests.
As early as 1871, in a speech de
livered at Minneapolis, Horac,
Greeley said: "A dozen or SO of raj
road magnates. summoned by pri
vate message, meet from time tc
time in one of our great cities. They