Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-16
Free Trade Logic,

who thinks as he s0Ws and reads when
he rests. In his EXAMINATIONS upon the
tariff question he has settled down to
the following conclusions:
4 tariff for revenue only, if it means
a%nvthing. implies the following effect {:
\ general reduction Of the existing
duties on imports
To be followed by a larger importa-
tion of foreign-made fabrics.
TO he followed by 4 falling off in the
demand for those lpale at home.
To he followed hy the closing Of
American workshops.
10 be followed by a relatively great
sr number al li,eti engaged in agricul-
ture.
70 be followed by an increase in the
supply OF farm products, with 10 cor
responding increase in the demand.
To be followed hy Il reduction in the
farmers profits.
/. for one, do not like it.
Perhaps some robust philosopher
who raises theories instead of corn Will
rise in his place, IN the call of States.
and prove that Samuel PEBBLES doesn't
know what he is talking about, Upto
the present time however, Mr.. PEBBLES
has a clear majority in his favor
philadelphia Press.
The Ease of Pluminer VS., .lackman,
involving title to 100 acres of valuable
land near BismafN I. has been de-
rided by the Secretary of the Interior
in favor of Jacklnan for the whole
quarter section. .Jackman.s claim to
theland was contested upon the ground
that he had not settled in good faith,
but to sell in speculation. in violation
OF section 2.262 of the Revised Statutes.
He took the land at that particular
point in 1912 with other parties. in an
ticipation that the Northern Pacific
road would cross the Missouri river
there, and a town be built. The Sesre-
tary, in his decision. says: 1.-The stat
ute referred to cannot be construed to
mean that persons going to the from
tier or along the lines of projected rail
ways, and anticipating centers of pop
ulation shall not enjoy the benefits Of
their enterprise and foresight. though
they believed their claims Mould be-
come Of great valneon account of proN-
unity to villages or cities. OF that vii
lagos or cities would even be built on
such claims and thereby enable them
to ultimately realize large prices for
such lands. That is not the "specula-
ton" the statute intended TO prohibit"
The project to transform the bed of
the Delaware & Hudson canal into a
railroad is again revived, Ii nowseems
that the Delaware q Hudson Compu-
ny are again seriously contemplating
the change. 1T has been impossible to
keep the canal supplied With water
from the reservoirs, especially during
the drouth. and more than once during
the last few seasons have the boatmen
been forced to lie idle through lack of
water. Perhaps they might sell it out
here in Dakota, as we have some liber-
al-minded patriots who would like to
build q canal With the dear peoples
money. having nc other real object in
view than OF ultimately selling it for
post holes.
a New York architect proposes to
build a fifteen story fiat house. to cost
:S65O.ND, and to accommodate thirty
eight families. Better come to Dako-
ia and build one story houses, where
that much money would build COM
Portable houses for thirteen hundred
families.
The Postmaster General has decided
that postmasters who fail to notify
publishers when subscribers remove or
fail to take papers from the p~ostotice,
shall be responsible for their subscrip-
ton.