The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-10-15
The Egis & telligencer
Bel Air, Md, October Is, 1886.
DEER CREEK FARMERS ClUR.


How Protection Protects Farmers.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club held its October
meeting at the farm of the Secretary, Mr.. VIM
ID. Hopkins, near Lapidun, last Saturday. Mr.
X. John Rogers President, was in the chair
Mossrs. VIM. Dean, John NJ. MackIen. ] p silver
Jas, ID. Kenly, George X. Stephenson, s. g.
Hanna, VIM. Stephenson. George L. VanBbber
John 2. Bayless VIM. c. Wilson, Otho s. smith
and e. G. Hopkins of Lee.
Messrs George Il. Silver, Johns III. Janney and
b. Silver, Jr., who composed the inspection COM
mittee, reported the result of their observations
They spoke of the richness of the soil this
The barn is probably the largest in the county.
1t contains stalls for so cattle and room for as
order the indictments we'll housed sbe land an s wei
cultivated and the corn crop of 35 acres, promis-
ing yield of about IA barrels per acre. The
committee especially commended Mr., Hopkins
fruit garden, in which he has raspberries. straw
berries, backberries, Sc. He has only fat cat
Tie left. Last year he fed 3d. He raised 1000
bushels of wheat of which he has sold about 200.
HIS fences are of stone and in good order.
Messrs. James Lee and Bent. Silver, Jr,, from a
committee to examine into supposed cases of
pleuro pneumonia in the neighborhood of OAR
lington, reported that there were no new cases.
AT one place the cattle are quarantined and at
the other the disease was reported by DIR. Win
doph not to be contagious.
A letter from the Fallston Farmers Club was
read. proposing conference of committees of
the several farmers clubs of the county, with
reference to public roads. Nlessrs. John Moores,
appointed on behalf of the Deer Creek Club.
Some talk then ensued in regard to the public
roads. Mr.. b. Silver, Jr.. said the roads are now
in pretty fair condition, but the General Super
vsors should urge sub-supervisors to mend the
roads early in the spring.
Mr.. Geo. Il. Silver thought too many road
menders are delinquent in this respect. Messrs.
Silver and Janney said the only way to properly
mend the roads in the 5th district would be by
turnpiking them. 1t would be good thing to
get stone crusher for this purpose.
How Protection Protects the Farmer.
After supper Mr.. VIM. Dean. wooden manu-
facturer of Newark, Del, in brief but forcbe
speech, explained now the high tariff affects the
farming interests of the country.
Mr.. Dean said that as wooden manufacturer
his interests would not probably, be in line with
those of the farmer, but as patriotic American
citizen. he wished to see laws enacted that would
secure the greatest benefit to the greatest num-
Der of our people.
We raise surplus of agricultural products,
which finds market in foreign countries and the
price is regulated there.
wheat. which comes into competition with wheat
from India, raised at cost of 10 cents bushel.
The price abroad for our surplus products regu-
lates the price of the entire crop.
The American wheat grower, said MIR. Dean,
ought to be able to buy supplies s for MS family
present high tariff cloth costing SO cents yard in
Leeds, England, would cost S1.27 to import, the
duty amounting to II cents per yard.
We are dependent upon a foreign market to
get sale for our surplus grain, beef, pork sc. If
it were not for this foreign outlet beef might be
cents per Id.
The tariff should be so regulated as to protect
and benefit the masses, not the few. Manufac-
turers by reason of their large profits, can pay
higher wages than can be paid by farmers, and
they therefore drai IN from farmers the best labor
and leave them the refuse. Then protection
compels the farmer to pay more than he ought
to pay for the goods he needs, and thus the far
mers profits are cut at both ends by the tariff.
lean people by the existing tariff. Take steel
bars for railroads, for instance. In 1881 they
could be bought in England for less tnan $25 a
ton, We manufactured in that year 100000 tons
and sold them at an average of S6l ton. Who
got the difference $, 100000 that these rails cost
the railroads in 1881, in addition 10 what they
would have cost ii we had not protective tariff?
The steel rail manufacturers. Why should they
he protected at the expense of the rest of the
people? That S47,OO0,OOO must be paid by the
people who use the railroads.
duty has been levied on WOOL but notwlth-
east of the Mississippi river in 1880 than there
was in 1850. Why don't protection on wool en-
courage sheep-rasing in those localities?
The protected people are getting high prices
for their articles and are spending their money
where they get the most for it. Will the U. s.
G2yernment allow farmers to- 40 kewseH
from England, paying heavy duty on 1t, and
selling that cutlery in Sheffield and Birmingham
price of cutlery here is double the price in Eng
land: Why? Because the protective tariff shuts
out English cutlery.
The agricultural interests can not be protected
by duty, because we are raising more than we
can consume and have to find market abroad.
al Agricultural Fair, the centre of attraction was
the American exhibit The English farmers
didn't know the use of many of the American
implements. He saw in u store some evaporated
apples. imported from America. The storekeep-
er said there was no sale for them. but after
showing how they should be cooked they sold
rapidly. He advised Gamers to send agents
abroad with exhibits of canned goods, at all the
fairs, and show, practically how the canned goods
should be cooked. Let them taste them and they
will soon want to buy them. Many of them don't
know what tomato or what corn 49,.
We are in advance OF England in mauufac-
notwithstanding her cheaD labor.
we must pay twice as much for our implements
here as they, can be bought for in England. All
because of the protective tariff.
A vote of thanks was given to Mr.. Dean for
his interesting and valuable address.
A general discussion OF the tariff question from
the farmers standpoint then took place.
Geo. L. Silver said Enthusiastically he Is free
trader but looking at the matter from national
point of view, he did not believe free trade ad-
vsable. He was opposed to protecting the few
ut the expense of the many,
james Lee was in favor of protection. 1t gave
employment to a great many people, enabled en-
ployers to pay high wages and thus indirectly
benefited the farmer.
n man selling goods where he pleases. A salts
factory conclusion in regard to the tariff can not
be arrived at except by experiment.
Benz. Silver, Jr., saw strong arguments on both
sides and thought the general drift of sentiment
in the country is towards high tariff.
Free trade would drive many manufacturers
out of business and throw labor out of employ
ment which would eventually be turned towards
agriculture, still further increasing our surplus
Jas. b. Kenly was of the same opinion.
Johns H. Janney thought reduction of the
but we would have the world to buy and sell in.
We could sell in the highest and buy in the cheap
est markets, thereby increasing our profits. We
have high tariff and a depressed condition of
business. Let us try a low tariff for awhile.
Geo: X. Stephenson is a free trader. He
thought the time past when American industries
need protection by taxing the whole American
people A high tariff fosters monopoes. He
did not think high tariff views are spreading.
VIM Munnikhuysen is also in favor of free
trade. The policy of our government should be
the greatest good to the greatest number.
Col. Ohio s. Lee said he held conservative views
on the tariff. A tariff is Indispensable but the
duties should be on the luxuries not the neces-
saries of life. There is something radically
fits manufacturers but does not add one cent to
the laborers wages.
X. Harris Archer also favored revision of the
tariff. Under the high tariff business is at a low
ebb and could not get worse. He would like to
see low tariff tried.
country had profited long enough by protec-
tive tariff and he wanted to see tariff that would
Geo. L. Van Bibber was also in favor of revi-
sion of the tariff. and mentioned instances of the
queer effects following change in the tariff
me trenton; n. D.. pottery manufacturers got
ed into the business overstockng it and forcing
down prices and democrat izng the business
first result was largely increased sales and high
prices.
j. +. silver Thought the tariff should be equal
lied, but it is difficult to do this. because every
man wants the advantage on his side. Whether
the tariff is high or low 1t does not seem to affect
the prices OF farm products. If we had no tariff
business would be demoralized for eight or ten
years.
Among other members present were Messrs E.
Z. Moores, VIM. +. Hays, Jas. w. Hanna, VIM.
ID, Lee, II. Spalding, Bennett Fl. Barnes and F.
W. Baker.
idence of Mr.. II. Spalding.
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