Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-02
Some Talk About honOpO'ies.
Peck san.

transporting wheat worth forty cents
q hu5hci IN store pay, without rail-
reads. to mprnrt who're the lm.aor
realiz-s nearly i dollar - iu-Ecl IT.
cash.
DcmaguJuta nm, t'c changes Oh
these monopoii"s, tell how the dir
cctors Iile III palace els and dliHk
wine, FROM the proceeds OF the mi
lions of dollar, invested IN iu.iuad~.
though they never mention the fact
that the railroads have made ii posi-.
bic for farnelS to give up driving oX
teams ard lidc after lols"s that can
trot III 30.
We presume that railroad man
ayers like to get IA pretty good dlvl-
deni on tier iuvrs'm.n'-, lat 90
they "e; ltr' r. ~, c!-"d - a, iarm-
tr- - Oh >uIu'' .'. r..., men ,
D. tr.I an"N -. ." .i..cr that
o:c' "1nr.,.n ... - produce
-, avlillG iMr b 49,: 4, !"u con-
pam at ray.nI nvc H"iIals for II
jiG Oh crow = hest wood 0uun% IA
snow blockade. does lie argue with
You, to show that he is II monopoly,
or does lie tell yen ;hal if YOU don't
want the wood you needn't have it?
Now, talking Of railroad men
manipulating stock, and takiuc al
vantage of raise, how /, it about
cg4s: Within the last two months
there has been the worst corner on
eggs tia; the world has ever seen,
and the dividends that farmers have
received on thtir Investments have
been SO enoyInou, that they must
blush 70. shame, unless they are Il
sou!less corporation.
Now, for lns ance, Il farmer paid
twenty-five cents for good average
hen the 1st of December. Before
the first of February that hen has
laid five dozen eggs, which are worth
two dollars and half. Take ont
five cents tor iced, two ccL;a I"r he
society that ;he hcn has enjo!ci, and
ere is IL clear profit OF two-do.llr.
an;l forty. thtee cents, and The ta'E-
er las got the hen lett. DID uny
/ railroad wlecker ever make Il greater
PERCENTAGE than that? Tu!G about
Watering stock, is it any worse than
feeding hen, to make her lay tour-
shilling eggs:
We have it from good authority
/ that some farmers have actually gon,
SO far as to bride Legislators vii
eggs, 10 prevent ther passing any
law iXinga rate for the sale of eggs
This i, 4 sc!lOus charge, and We 4
tot youcl for it. 1t i, probable tina
farmers who are sharp enough 10 Sc
corner Oh egg, by which they cal
be run up 10 u fictitious value, III
sharp enough not to lay thcmseiyc
liable fol- bribery by giving o%s
directly TO the members bat Their
are ways 10 avoid that. They cal
send them to the e,idcnces OF TIA
members, where they are worth thCl
weight in gold almost,
Rich railroad owueIs have sab
m;.,ed to this soulucss monopoly q
the egg business as cong rs they can
and we learn that they have organ
lZod state grange, with grips au
passwords, aud Will institute sGb0l
dinaic lodge al oyvr the S,atc (
Try and lre@k NJ th', sic lu,.nc,
that is .app,nS their nj blood. \
ready bl!l la been pref ul,d Tor II
PRODUCTION in;o the legislature To pr,
hibit manipulation Of The cGS ma
ket III Tie future. = Shal! the farm
els Of the Sac he allowed to cot.
h.ne with hens AID roos!,rs an
create Il famine IL. e14I,s, Az article ,
food On which so many people II
| ~ to keep soul ana bed! together
they ask.
a Our heart has b,,I, IN the la
g sixty days, as well rs oug rocke
book, while studying tbs Iuvs.Jo,
We have seen men II wealth GJll
about the stitets crying for an g.;
10 cool taeir parched Tongues, III
they have been turned away eagles
5 aud gone to their pa,a,Ial Eom,
3. ouiv II suffer untold ISoucs, tt
I result of these unholy aihauc,
between farmers and hens. Tn,
have tossed sic pies,iy on tie
dowry beds, wondering il there ";
, no baim IN G.lcad, 80 rooster !her
Tney have looked III van for Goa
passion on the pant OF tue farmer
who have only laughed III thelr I'll
fsripss, aud put up the price
q eggs Then take turkey mca: at
t cents a pound, and when one
these hiprds with a fat c)rpora'i,
/ kicks the beam al enough avo!' i
Il pois 70 cos IS 81 does i, no: Too
: as if the law shou!d 81 p in Il:
ii protect the innocent consumer:
e The time has arrived for acti,
IN tie pait of ;he wealthy c)n4Iu
>, ers of eggs, and We ale glad Il
" State grange has been forGe
- Let a few determined men &c: (
gcther IN every community, N
> swear by the balC-hoa!cd profit III
hey will put down this hen mono
oily or die, and after they have swor
/ let them send to us for charter (
II Il odso--enc'oo ins two dollars
e adyance-and we will forward
. them the ritual OF the order.
Il II this thing is allowed to 20
for five years those farmers viii
Y beyond til, power of the Governmo
If to control. This is agravc que,;io
e and il the wealthy people do not =
!. .e'ief we might as well bid fa'o"'
|, to our American institutions, as I
+ liberty for wh.ch our forefa' he
: fought will rot be worth payIi
+, taxes for.
ic Tn@ Republican p rty is having
/. hard time Of it, klerlng all I
Il promii ; that ii made dunn she l
d cent campaign. Here is IL sample