Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-14

t-.do .,r o unoci sho ioW UT Tree
eo ana .a.lh vi 1880.
III nh looo our farmers nad 70, 477,961 head
VI sheep' gain OF 6.006,676 In 10 years.
I'm. lnis % SHOWS an Increase Of more than 25 pei
cent unuer 'he hign taTin OF 1861, while
,,,ush u,,usl .he low tarin OF ls46, for the same
nunDo, III, vi years. tne increase was less than
PC ,oon 1o'
In 1851 our farmers owned 40. 19a .07i
h heaa OF sneep, an Increase OF 1874, 12S
neau III @ " years.
n 1000 our Iarners nad increased the
q nuiioer I'M 10 OIL sheep 10 ao,36o,2 24s, gain OF
,aoH, 10y mead III hve years. producing
nealLy all lhe wool used In this country,
etc1S' a. 10 s. low grade OF carpet wool, valued
AZ ~ cents per pound, which we do not
anu possibly can not produce at profit.
oul i,ee trade iriehds make so great an
ouuiy ior Tree WOOL that the people gen.
ciay suppose that very large amount oil
clothMg woois are Imported every year Ia
Supply .ne wants OF our woolen mills. and
IL NV wen 70 correct TINS IDEA.
we imported ciothing wools In 1855 70
tne value OF only s2,262. s24-an insigniti
CAM can ahount as compared with the 3oo, 200
Voo pounds grown oy our own farmers
the e, same year.
Inere are other farming interests, the
statistics OF whleh are interesting, as they
snow tne increase OF our agricultural pro
auctions.
In 1860 there were o,2A9,l l74 head OF
hoTsss.
III leSo tnere were were io,So1,oS mead
Vi horses-increase o0 per cent
In lsoO there were 25.620,l19 head OF
cstue.
In ieoo there were oo,Szo.oll nead OF
catue-increase more tnan A0 per cent.
In isoo tnere Wero So,ol3,oof mead OF
hogs.
In 1850 there were 41,osl,700 head OF
hogsIncrease more than ~ per cent.
In lsoo we produced li3, lO4,sS4 Dushels
OF wheat.
In lsSo we produced 49S, 5a9,S6s bushels
OF wheat-lncrease nearly 200 per cent.
liz 1860 we produced S3s, 1S2, 742 bushels
OF corn.
In 1850 we produced i. .754. 59l, ,676 bushel:
OF corn-increase more than 100 per cent.
In 1850 there were 1853, l 10. 720 acres i'm
proved land.
In 1880 there were 2S1. .2ll, S45 acres I'm
proved land-incrsase more than 20 pei
cent
In 1850 the value OF farms YVES 70, ,645,
945.007.
In 1850 the value OF farms was SIG. 1877.
l6l l,9oo-ncrease more than 5o per cent.
In 1860 value or farm implements ant
machinery s24o, o00, 0OO.
In lsS0 value or farm implements ane
machinery, s4o6. 000-an Increase ol
nearly 20 per cent.
These statistics cannot De doubted. They
are taken from official documents OF tn
government, and are beyond question n
nearly accurate as It Is possible to max
them.
Now, In view OF the facts l have giveI
you, regarding the Increase OF our agricul
tursl interests. how can 1t be possible 70
any man To come to the conclusion that on
farming interests are going down. eithe'
because OF the tariff OF 1861 or for any othe
canser
And yet MT. Thomas saws they are goini
down. Possibly he may believe 1t. but 1t !
doubtful II he can hnd any other persol
who does.
Next we have his fourth conclusion
which reads as follows:
"fhat the tariff OF 1861 Is the foster par
ent OF most OF the trusts and 'combin
atoms wnich are now extracting fortune
from the many Tor the pride and glory o
the few.
lwould nave been pleased had the gentle
man named Few OF the trusts that hav
been fostered by tue tarln OF 1851.
Does ne mean the Standard Oii Co.
or trust = II you please 10 call It by tina
name? This Is the largest manufacturing
industry In the country. under the contro
OF one company. out II Is not projected o.
III.
Certainiy 10 lOes nov mean tne cottol
project cotton SEED OH. for neithef mas IL
foreign competitor.
Does ne mean she sugar trust! feinsp
ne naa tnis IN ms mihd wnen ne concluoe'
tnat Tue sariI OF 1901 was the roster parent
trusts III so, iet me asK MIN tn
ssrin Vi iooi .. any otner sarin Is responsl
Ole ior IL. Otner parties as well as thos
composing the sugar trust can import suga
anu ~ tne same price as psid Dy tne suga
trust. iheIe Is no Jaw 10 prevent any on
from going ihto me business the tarin aoe
DOL give any one tue exclusive right torin
port sugar OF snything else. linen Wn
! cnarge tne tarin WIN oeLng responsloie 10
Wnat are teimed 'trusts! suppose there wa
no duty en- io.eign sugar-tnas IL came II
Iree-Wouiu TINS prevent complnstion o
captai,sts 70 cohtroi tne mArRet3 MOS
assureuiy not
fOI tie PROOF OF shis, nee' out ieier yo
W ea.iornia'-,nere .ney nave mao ire
sugar lof more than ten years, yet the pric
mas peoh higher tnan duty-paid sugar
NV iork. :,
one man, Cisns Spreckies. mas controlie
the markets OF Cuiornla Tor ten years
ana only curing Tn, past year nave price
Deen reduced.
Ihen Tree sugar Will not prevent trus'
or control OF the MARKET
| FOR iurther PROOF, refer you to the COP
per syndicate In Europe. The markets Q
Tree trade England are completely unde
the control OF TINS syndicate, which puts u
OF down the prices as II pieases without Il
CARA 70 either Tree trade OF protecav
tariH.
Ii my Tree TRADE friends would perm
| me 10 make the SUGGESTION would say tfls