Daily Republican., 1890-04-09

me Csusss Thas aave Produosd This
Hvis-Eszesasa Nss Responsible for u.

Kvil-zaxasaeu Not Responsible for II.
The Scllowipg article was prepared by
prominent cflclAl OF pennsyiyanis ID
answsr % The several questions pro-
pounded By SECRETARY Of the Kansas
bsato Dosrd Of Agriculture. Tho answers
ere BRIEF bot they seem to go 10 the very
root Of The trouble now upon us. They
ere we'll worth reading.
T. Whhk 80 your judgment, 10 the
chief caues 81 the'low price Of the pro
duets?
Asswer: Phmsrily, overproduction;
The price Of OUT products Is fixed b. the
Europeap demhnd; within the pat lew
year, aud nussbty siLce the opening Of
the euss Censl. We hAve to compete With
the cheap lands snd labor OF India In the
production Of wheat; we cannot. with
our prsssnt fssm wages and the present
price Of our iArm lands, carry on thh
competition successfully and are being
driven to the WAN.
2. Whist u the aecond in Importance
Answer: TO The Esstern faimer the
second Item Of importance Is the low rate
Of freight nom he West which puts
Dakota wheat on ebipboard in New York
q cost Of twenty-eight cents per bushel
for freight aud twenty cents per bushel
for cost Of produstion against wheat pro.
duced on my farm within one hunired
and TWENTY-FIVE uiles OF New York al
coat oi seventy-1ve cents per bushel and
eleven cents addsd for freight to tie sams
vessel.
8. What. In -FOUR judgment, 10 the
remedyl
Answer: II, - We have assumed. tho
| trouble II due to oyer-productIop. "a can
find relief 10 one or more OF tbeso WAYS:
1st, BY decreasing tie supply; "a, BY in
crsasing consumption, and 50, by dc.
cressiig the cost Of production. Over
the nrst We have little or NO control for
the entire stoppa0e Of all OF our aurpIus
wheat would do but little to Affect the
European market or our prices, and this
slight effect would last but few years
ct beat, or until more cheap India and
Russian wheat land Ia planted with
wheat; by the enlargement focal manu-.
factures, We may not only increase the
Iproduction OF whcat but we may alse
produce home market for the msny
products not now worth shipment to
more ditsnt market; by producing more
per acre We may decrease the coat. AMI
thus enable Ne TO more closely commit
with our new rivals In the Europear
market.
4. Isit 70 be had through legislation
II 80, what Liquidation
Answer: The laws Of supply and de
mand are above and superior 10 leelela
ton, and, II We are over producino / an
unable to see how legislation can beuefI
US, except II be Of suCL nature a. vii
increase consumption at home: III
freight across the ocean 10 % low that
even II We consumed all that we pro
duced, the surplus Of the European
market would act % . balance whee
In keeping .down our prices. II BY an
class OF legislation We could for eli
months maintain the price OF wheat :
one dollar aud one-half at New York. ~
would soon find our market supple,
with wheat from India via the Suez ca
nal and our market thus regulated.
Taxation % not alone responsible 10
relieved from taxes they still could no
compete at present pricea in the world :
markets, nor can trusta, etc, be tn
cause, for they Affect neither suppIy no
demand. The tariff ID not responsible
J for We do not import grain, and will no
do It at present prices.
30 far - our own farmers ara con
lcerned think that the preeent condition
! Il due to the greatly Increased production
LOT wheat on the cheap lands, and Vii
} the cheap labor Of indie aad 1u6sia; th
: dressed meat OF Australia aud 6cut
America is competing with u In ever
/ market which was at one time almoa
| exclusively our own and our prices ar
. fixed BY the condition Of their suppl
aud demand; We cannot In any way IL
fueuce this supply or demand, and henc
W are powcrlsss to reach the source {
the difficulty.
But does the diniculty complained q
exist TO tho extent claimedi Is not th
lprssent condition partially due to 81
} travaRant habits learned when iva
!: Eprlces" prevailed Do not our farmer
live better, spend more money and enjo
life more than their grandfathers did
We are glad that they do, and they hav
] the right TO, but we must not expect I
have the money and spend 1t, too. /
we live better, aud spend more money
! we cannot save ~ much, and no kind Q
/ legislation will help us. There are farm
ers In all sections of the country VIII
, have and who are now making money
and there always will be such, but the,
are not found at conventions cryinl
down their business and apparently on
deavoring 10 do what they can to dis
courage their brethren, who. from sur.
roundines which they are often not re
sponsiblc for, we are not SO favorable cit
uated; but they are found at home at
tending to their businessin every possibl,
, way, and endeavoring to stop the leaks
Trusting 10 even the slow filling I,
eventually run the barrel over.