The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-05-12
HE KICKS VIGOROUSLY.

FREE PRESS upon the markets, and
proceeds in its issue of Tuesday to
kick vigorously for our presuming to
call the editors attention to his I'M
reliable and erroneous quotations.
Characteristic of his long-eared
specie, the Recie,c mans sole defense
seems to be in lodging the main
issue and going off half loaded, kick.
ing ut everything he meets and as
often missing everything that no
kicks at.
The man of large dimensions says
that '.since the practical abolition of
competition in our wheat market, the
Rerie,o has taken its wheat quotations
from the bulletin board ut the big
mill" We would ask the wise man
how long it has been since the ''prac-
teal abolition of competition in our
local market 2" Mr.. Roller is u buyer
upon our streets now rs three or six
months ago, and offers every cent he
can afford TO pay for all wheat that
comes upon the market, and is there.
fore in direct competition with the
mill here. TO DE sure there is but
little wheat beng marketed at this
season, but by no means is competi.
ton abolished, and the Rcrie,o knows
it.
To excuse the neglect of making
the proper quotations, the Reriose
brings forth the extremely ludicrous
assertion that "last Monday the bull
letin board (of the big mill from
which it claims to have posted itself
on the current prices of wheat) was
torn down and no quotations posted,
we continued those of the preceding
week." Yes, and as the files Of that
paper show for the three preceding
,ceeks, with change each week in the
price paid here for wheat. The fact
of the matter is, the Repiep has paid
no attention to its wheat reports, and
has thrown every stone in the way
possible to prejudice the farmers
against our mill company, and the
wheat market here in general. AS
instance of this fact it is only necessary
to call the Re0ieO's attention to the
infamous article it published not
many years ago that there was mort
gage against the mill property here
of $4,000 and when its editor was
taken to task for making such an un
warranted and grOundless statement,
he came down and admitted that it
was a mistake!
We fail to see what the Repiew
hopes to gain by downright classifying,
but when its editor is caught on the
hip he Immediately resorts to un-
truthful assertions and blackguard-
ism. He uses no argument, to defend
himself. In fact he had no argument
on which to base a defense in the
matter Of his market reports, and he
forthwith resorts to his ample stock
in trade. See what he says. "NOw
THE FREE PRESS, in one place says
that on the Saturday preceding our
publication, Hubbard & Co., paid five
cents more than our quotations; and
in another place in the same paper
that on The Wednesday, Jolloping they
commenced to pay that advanced
price. Which of these statements is
correct, we shall not attempt TO de-
eide" etc.
The exact words of TIE FREE
| PETsS, are rs follows:
This weeks paper (Repie,r) gives
wheat Is 1JiioWs: No. l, Sl.20; No.
>. Sl.l5: No. 3, Sl.05, when the
prices paid on these grades by Hub
bard a. Co. have been since, and in
GLIDING, last Saturday, $l.25, Sl.2O
and $l.l0 respectively"
In a separate item and OH another
page of the same issue of TIE FREE
PRESS the following words were in
serted:
"R. ID. Hubbard & Co.. began pay.
ing Sl.25 for No. wheat last
Wednesday. This is within Il very
few cents of the Milwaukee market"
We leave our readers to draw their
own conclusions. We re produce our
words, and 1t only requires a casual
glance to see that the Recie,o has en-
dcavored to put words into our mouths
that we never uttered, and vainly
tries to cOnfound the reader with the
idea that he is telling the truth,
which in short. he proves himself in
capable of doing.
The RerieD completes its display of
hypocracy by saying that it ''every
week gives careful prepared sum-
mary of the flour, wheat. corn, oats,
butter, hog, cattle and wool markets
of the leading commercial centers of
the country" when in truth these
markets are compiled in Chicago at
least four days before the Reuie,o is
published, sent here cast up on plates,
and are week old before the reader
sees them. Yes, fresh, we should
say and albeit the advice Of our con.
temporary to give markets week or
ten days old, we shall continue to
give the readers of THE FREE PRESS
correct and reliable quotations on day
of going to press.
POSITIVE information has been re.
ceived that Capt. De Long and his