, 1881-12-24

ltn very gratifying to know that the
Patrons of HusbsndIy are once more
massipc their forces with the idea OF be-
coming a power in the land. Never was
there more xuspisious time thaa now
for our farming population to unite their
mighty power for mutual aid and pro-
lection .s things now are they pay trib-
ute to every sehemer whe visits tho eoun-
try from outside parts instead Of trust
ing men whom they have known for years,
by misrepresentation many have thrown
themselves body and soul into arms out
stretched only to crush. The profits on
wheat which would and should have made
the hard.working grain grower eomfSrta-
Die has gone into the pockets of those
grain dealing rlonopolists, and the farmer
after all his toll and trouble has beenforced
in many instances to borrow money AZ ex-
orhitant rates of interest on the ''iron-
clad system, to his great loss There is
no esrihlyreason why the Grargers should
not in future conduct their own business
The fault in the past with them is that
they have trusted to the very power they
FIRST organized to Kill, and tha, is the mid
dleman; they have trusted too much to
the representations Of those who came,
Judas-like. only to betray. To make
themselves the power they would become
they must conduct their business On a |
different basis, and do IL theWstisS On |
tie great principle that success is essen |
tial TO success" the first thing to be done
is simply to ship their grain direct to tide |
water instead of lor,s, useless and ex
pensive Journey up and down the Vii |
lamette river to Portland. THIS extra |
and useless voyage takes away that share |
Of the profits on crop # whezt which is,
in many cases, the difference between |
profit and loss. This can be easily
accomplished now that the railroad is go
nearly completed TO where the mighty
Columbia flows on without an obstacle 10
the sea-
BY the next harvest gram should be |
shipped IN the lower Cascades and from
thence trans-shipped in barges, steam ana |
otherwise either to Astoria or to kalama |
for reshipment to Tacoma as has been
successfully performed the past season
with much profit and highly decreased
danger To the ship. The difference alone
in the expenses of vessel III being towed |
and piloted- say nothing of lighterage
ond other necessary expenses from eth
er Astoria or Tacoma, Is a fortune IN
itself Cor Il Score OF our farmers. One |
great drawback 10 the previous success of
the Patrons of Hus5andry vas that loud |
mouthed demacogues were allowed 70 talk |
too much, and there is good Reasons Tor /
believing that in many instances these
fellows were employed hy the middiemen
for no other purpose than to create dis
cord. We do not advocate silence on the
part of the members but moderation IS al
ways in order and w;li bo listened to with
respect when demagoguism is treated with
contempt. There must naturally be dis
cusslon, and Just as naturally there must
be extremists The best friend the Eng.
lish farmer ever had-Mr. Cobden-said,
in one Of his speeches, eve talked sad
rubbish when We first began, and 50 l
will be with this element until they have
learned by experience and educated them
selves up to Il proper knowledge Of their
wants. Thev viii find advisers III ple1ty, |
and these viii be petty humbugs OF the
aspiring politician stripe; they must be
guarded against, for they viii be tie ser-
pent who will eudeayor to enter Eden to \
create its downfall.