Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-03-25
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bring their agricultural product. to the
oyrr-tocked markets of the world Tor as
nearly nothing a. possible, aud certainly
at freight rates lower than the world
ever dreamed ~.
Instead II letting our agriculture gow
by natural cau.cs-hani work, lmproy-
cd methods. better culture, aud slowly
extending arra-wc have seisci the new
land which properly belong. Ia the NEXT
century, and have .quanierrd the riches
which nature garncrci Tor mankind With
q waste and prodlg 'lliy for which future
generations, " they have any sense. may
well curse their fathers.
n. The second cause which has opcr-
aie,i upon the New Englani farmer. IL
also IL governmental origin. Daring
the greater part ~ the period. Ia which
the government has been giving bonn-
tie. In land to hls rival. Ia agriculture.
Il hs. been giving bounilcs In duties H.
III. rompeflior. In the labor market.
tn the Que hand,
rIir rAniTr
brought q market near Ia the farmer,
which l. an sd,antsgc not to be lightly
estimated: and on IA. other, " has aug
mcnt.Si th. cost of everything lee huys.
In the discussion ~ the suhjeCt, buth
siic. overlooked What has proved to b"
the mo.t important factor ~ the case,
viz, that the tariff brought to the farm-
sr'. very door competitor, strong In
capital. In credit. anil In government
.ub.idIe., Who rouli snl would ouibid
him until be shouh iak' away frum him
hl. heat hands. hl. p"orr.t hands, and
ultimately Ia many eases his sons snd
daughters. II Lea queer way Ia help .
man, to take his htnds away frum him
In harvest. The farmer fought hraNely
against the oVrrpoNcfing oid., as long
q. health ani strength lasted hat Nh"n
old agc and sicknes. came, he hai io
surrender and throw the ''old place up-
on q declining markei, Ia which there
w.r. many seller. ani few hnycr..
Wherever you hui an oil man, tlIrrr
you flnd farm for salc.
M. III. thlrl cause which has opcr-
Ats,i upon Eastern agriculture u in ou"
sense the conser.. of the preceding ones.
The commercial rivalry ~ the grrat go.
boari citle., ani ~ the great trunk
lines" which run a. them, demanded that
a. much Western projur" a. possible
b. brought Into each. \ frN summer.
ago tNo carload. ~ butter came Into
llo.ton ou the same day. The Que came
from Vermont In common car was
.palle,l hy the heat. sni sold as grease.
The other came from Iowa in . rrftiger.
ator car. arrived In prime condition, and
commanded th~ Highest mirksi pticc'
The freight on these Two loads ~ but
ter va. the same psr pound.
", v. The fourth and hfih arr
natural causes Nhlch. unhapplly, can
never h,e ayrrtei. Nature Ia. made the
New England farm a small farm, and IT,
owner I. confrontsl hya winter seven
mouth. In l~ngth.
WHAT. IurN, suALL riIE ENrw rNGiANp
rAguUR Dof
lie cannot comI~ts In the cereals With
the West: In fruit ani vegetable. With
Delaware aud New Irr.ey; ln cattle
With men whose hrrl. ran summer and
winter an the fr-~ ranches ~ the govern
m-nt: In Wool Nlth the unhousc,l fock.
~ Texas aud California, ~ New ZEALAND
aud Australia: Ia buit~f With Nebraska
and Iowa; indrrs.~l b-cf With Armour
syndicate. In the labor market With the
local manufacturer. What, then. shall
b. dof IN. gentlemen Who have kindly
advised him have In the eni come down
To saving that b. must work q. early
and late a. hl. fathers dld, snd I've on
a. little q. the Irish or the french. li~
thank. them for thslr gooi advice, bat
answers that be can do better. And 80
hc can. IIl. Industry, problty, lnielli-
grnce, good sense. and general handi-
nc.. ar In demand c,crywhcr. III"
lo.. 4. not hi. bat ours.
II l. very .ad that the Highest, pufr.t,
noble.i agricultural population that this
worh la. ever po..e.sei !. hclng iis.l-
pai.,i, anil. a. race, merged and losi.
Asa race II has b~-n rich beyond com.
pari.on In human prO,lucis-clergymen,
soldiers. statesmen, scholars, poets,
merchants, Inventors, and men Who be-
llcye Ia hone.ty aud work. Vet the last
act ~ the Ncv Enghni farmer !. not
unworthy ~ hi sturdy ani upright
lineage. lie ficc- IL. situation, ani
close. his account. aud paw. hl. debts
like q man; Il !. the busine.. which has
l,~com. bankrupt, not he.--CHAs. 4.
NorT. In New England Farmer.