The sun., 1890-08-31
MILLER TALKS TO FARMERS.
OTER-PRODUCTTOE THE CAUSE OF TEE
DEPRKSSI0g IN AGRICULTURE.


Too Little Currspey aud Too Mech Raii-
road BuildIng Had Somethine TO Do
with II. Too-Rut In Five Years Increase
OF Population will Maize II Ali Right.
SYRACUSE, Aug. 80-Ex Senator Warner Mil
Ter was one Of the speakers who addressed the
farmers OF 0swego and onondRga counties at
their thirteenth annual picnic at Three Rivers
this afternoon. The ex-senator told the agri-
culturists that the signs OF the times were
Frightening for them. Among other things,
he said:
The immediate cause OF the depression In
the field OF agriculture and the low prices OF
farm produce is the large overproduction,
Farming has simply been following the In
exorablo laws OF supply and demand. This de-
preston in our country has been no greater,
however. than in England and other countries.
1t has not been so great rs in England. for the
farmers there are turning their wheat
fields into meadows because they can
not compete with the Dakotas. The
cause OF this overproduction can be
found directly in tho rapid building OF
railroads in the West. opening up vast fields,
which require only plouRhing to make them
yield large crops. Tho two Dakotas produce
all the surplus wheat In our market. or an
amount equal to that surplus, and II the open-
Ing OF the Northern Pacific Railroad had been
deferred twenty-five years there would have
been no surplus. This building OF Western
railroads has operated against the Eastern
farmer. Many parts OF this State
are especially adapted to the grow
haEye hnE bSd Of 10 wheat and corr hT. we
tent and resort to dairying. Formerly. our
lands land BROUGHT high prices. because, they had
turned very fair profit to owners on invest
ments OF from $50 TO 5000 an acre. All this
West began 10 be given away H for; hon 6o9esteads st ads
fssS,o Esstsrn e farms have isIlsn daTIns sSe last
49,, ~ think. however, that, there are remedies.
The last census shows that our population is
could support only about 77.oO0,o 200 or 5000.
ooo; OF course, II the population should in
msnt Of the farms. Il would TAX take 'H only TSoi few
Is er Tho Ss%anS ss t. Is h IS supP
se6OG than nh' it %as aslSnss csr 1s Is
acreage Of wheat reached maximum, and It
has slowly decreased ever since. We have
the Eate u n the
tion in excess of the production continues for
the next Ave years, we shall not be producing
i{gTned. and think 4 has turned airsady
VphS What n.1t,v have o said abSpt wheat 4
during the last FIVE years Perhaps the pros
pects for impro ement ip the great industry Of
agriculture. because when the West goes out OF
wheat growing i enters the field Of cattle rails;
upon as one Of the greatest of wheat growing
States but now It ranks, next to the state Of
ot Of the Union in that respect; The remedy, Tor
ne s depression OF dairying is more difficult to
oSer ha nS. si%sds ei for
acreage OF wheat is tending to bring back the
wheat belts to that crop, aud predict that the
yeS aTsSter So thai the state Of New York viii
rely ppon diversified agriculture instead of
farms IL the West to keep % up with the pOpuIa- t
tion- The remedy must come a1d. as have
sed It T eSms WIhR iRs the ys
sion has been the condition Of the currency
There has been too little Of II. The passage Of
Even in India the price q wheat has Increased
vanced price has been due TO short, crops, but
not, not al The increase In the circulatinG me-
sre brisRtes for the future within t The next next
% Msr s Is sSas ON ho place of
the farmers we're % sgtatnS in the mottor
OF taxation. He recognized the fact that there
aS dutS in makas sRe laws s
stringent as might be desired.
The trouble Is" he said. that the laws Of
New York only cover one state, and when our
laws are made more rigid they serve to drive
eapital out OF tho State. New Jersey has long
States, and 1t is noticeable that . large part OF
the corporations operating In New York city
got their charters In New Jersey. This has
notable example is that OF II. B. Clahfn i Co.,
which company was Incorporated a few weeks
ago with. think, a capital OF $4,000, ,O00 Tho
incorporation was made In New Jersey. do
not argue for the relief Of personal property.
but point out difficulties IN the way OF getting
the desired results at ence."