The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-08-09

49, 49,
changing courtesies.r
Now, does this American farmer know
how .'this matter Of exchanging courte-
sizes" works in actual practice2 Does he
know that these home market manu-
facturers sell in the foreign market
cheaper than to him? Such is the fact.
The manufacturers Of many protected
articles have one price for the home
market and another price, which Is from
10 to 80 Per cent. lower. FOR the foreign
market.
f Does the farmer doubt this statement2
Does he ask why he never heard Of such
q thing before?
For a very good reason. The fact Is
kept secret 20 far as possible. It is
known by all the exporting merchants
Of our seaports.
But why does not the farmer know
this? In New York two trade papers
are regularly published which give lists
Of articles with the home market prices
and the foreign prices side by side.
These papers are The Australasian and
South American and The American Mail
and Export Journal, and are for circular
ton in foreign countries alone.
Farmer Brown, do you want to see
one Of those paperss
Very we'll; walk up to the EDITORS
desk and ask him for a copy-or even
offer him money for q copy-and what
does that editor tell you?
"Oh, no, Farmer Brown; you cannot
buy a copy Of this paperw
"But WHY you ask. And here the
editor will eye you sharply to see whether
you be trusted with a secret. "Yes,'
he seems to say, Farmer Brown is a
trusty man; he win not give it away"
And he leans over toward you and
says in confidential tones:
lyon see, Farmer Brown, the reason
we cannot sell our paper here is that the
retail prices quoted for export are con-
siderably lower than large dealers must
pay for the same articles here at whole
sale"
Now, as Farmer Brown will never get
q peep into one Of these journals, he
shall, at least, know something of their
contents. But first he shall have fur
Their proof Of this pudding by hearing
what several other journals have to say
ON this subject.
Let him hear what that dyed-in-the-
wool protectionist organ The New York
Press has to say:
1T is sometimes looked upon a wise
to ship goods out of the country at cost
rather than break the regular price for
which such articles sell in the countryin
which thew ara nroduced."
And The American Machinist says
this:
Just why American manufacturers
will sell machinery and other goods from
10 to 30 per cent. cheaper in Europe than
they will sell them to be used at home is
rather puzzling; but anyone curious in
the matter a easily enough find out
that many Of them do this. It may be
necessary to cut prices to secure trade
from abroad. but it is likely to strike
the American purchaser as being a little
rough on him"
The Engineering and Mining Journal,
although q protectionist paper, expresses
itself in this fashion: SO soon as an In
dustry has attained the position where
it al more than supply our home mar
ket and has to send it's goods abroad,
where they compete with those -of for
eign manufacturers, it is evident that
they are either giving the foreigners the
benefit {. lower rates than they do our
own people. or that they are able to get
along at home without any protection
from foreign manufacturers. II Is not
fair. that our people should be made to-
pay more than foreigners for the prod
ucts Of our own laad.
The Reform club, Of New York, has
taken this matter up with q view to put
ting the exact facts before the people.
The results OF its Investigations have
been published in . small pamphlet,
which = BE- had BY applying to it's
mailing office, No. 50 William street.
New York. This pamphlets called PRO
tection's Home Market. The figures
IN 1t have been in every case obtained
from the manufacturers themselves, and
In most instances are based upon q com
parison Of three documents-the regular
price lists. the domestic discount sheet"
to the trade, and the export discount
sheet" as furnished by each manufact
uref.
Now let Farmer Brown give q little
study to some Of the figures from this
pamphlet. and he will see how protec
ton protects. Let him turn his atten-
zion first to his agricultural implements,
rejecting thatthe manufacturers Of these
are protected by q duty Of 45 per cent
ad yalorem. S
4 cuLrIyAroRs.
Market. eisnsIs
Wheel hoe, cutivator. rake and
pI3w....s ~. ..s.s....--. Viz ~
Al steel horse hoe and cultiva.
tor, with wheel ....... s 60 Q rs
Al steel. plain cultivator. with
whesL RIO 30
noRsE RAxEs. rxDpERs AHp POTATO Dra0Exs.
Market edgners.
Lock lever hay rakes........ DIS 90 IA 81.
81 dump hay akes....... 1S 90 e =
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