The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-10-28
TO THE VOTERS.

| 1t is WE'LL known that as soon as any
person is nominated for an office, the
opposing politicians try to find some
thing against him to electioneer with
even if compelled to resort to false
hood. In my case they accuse me OF
being the fault of wheat prices paid
here.
| This statement is only a political
trick, and is SO ridiculous that / hard
ly think it necessary to deny such fool
| ish and absurd statements.
In the first place, l have nothing to
do with the price of wheat at present
nor since fifteen years.
We buy for the mill and pay out the
wheat tickets in the store the same as
banks do for other mills and buyers,
but have no control in regard to the
price, as l have no interest in the mill.
In the second place, every farmer
knows that the higher the price of
wheat and other produce is, the more
money he realizes, and the more goods
he will buy, consequently business is
| Arrays best When chedt is high, and
as | am interested in the store only.
it is very natural that what is the farm
er's benefit is mine also, namely high
prices for wheat and other produce.
Manitowoc, as rule is one of the
best produce markets. There may
be exceptions at times, but the price
of wheat is generally as high and
sometimes higher here than at other
places, and when milling business is
good the prices have been as high and
often higher than in Milwaukee. But
the opposing politicians are careful
not to mention this.
This has been very dull season for
the millers here, and the mills have not
been grinding to half their capacity.
There are others buying wheat
besides the Mills, and any of the deal
ers in the city are at liberty to buy
wheat at their own prices, and if more
could be paid the dealers certainly
would, if they could afford to pay
more-when buying of wheat is open
to everybody.
The politicians also refer to the
weekly price list in the papers. We
report the prices paid in the city for
the information and benefit of farmers,
of all produce, also such as we do not
buy, as Hay, Barley, etc, consequently
the assertion that because we report
prices, others are compelled to paw
the same, is very absurd as prices
often change every day in the week.
1t is also asserted that 1 belong to an
association that makes the price on
wheat. do not deal in wheat nor do
| belong to such an association, and
do not know of the existence of anv.
AND OFFER $1,000 to any person or
persons who will prove my connections
with any such association, or that |
have control in making prices on wheat.
l belong to the Business Mems As
ISOLATION, which consists of about 100
members of all trades and professions.
The only object of this association is
to advance the interest of the CITY in
aiding manufacturing, building fac
tories, etc, and thereby also benefting
the farmers.
The firm, of which [ am member.
has contributed as much as any other.
in stock and donation for factories and
public purposes to help the city, and
are ever ready to give more aid to
anything which will benefit the CITY
and county.
Everybody will easily see that the
talk, that l am the fault of wheat
prices here, is used only as an ELEc-
TOWERING TRICK, and that it is to my
interest to have wheat and all other
grain bring as high prices here as
possible in order to draw trade to our
city, and increase businrss.
Its for my own interest as we'll as
the farmers to make Manitowoc a good
market for all produce, and shall do
all III my power to make it so if
possible. Respectfully,
FRED SCHUETTE.