The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-05-09

cnttle auu nOHa. The foreign market Tor live
cattle which exists in Great Britain ia SO
hampered by the oppressive regulations Sc
quiring slaughter at point OF landing a. to
sxercise little or NO beneficial inausnce on the
price of his product. while the Obstructive
measures adopted hy several Of thu contin.
nsal countries in regard to American pork
nav have rsd,'ced Ss, the exports OF that product
such circumstances there con be but ono
.,'nnse assignablc for the neglect of American
farmers to turn their attention to other
crops in the line of such agricultural pro.
ducts as wc now import, and that is that in
this they would meet an even more overwhclm.
inx and disnstrouscompetition than they nre
now confronted with in the raising of cereals
and live stock Obviously, then, the only
course possible to enlightened Craftsmanship
is to assure the farmer adequate protection
in the iversifIcation Of his crops and the
production of larger proportion OF the ar
tirles which VIC now import.
These may he summarized as follows, the fig.
ures given being for the tscal year ending
June 30, 1850, and the values those ut the
ports OF export:
Sugar and ,nolnsses .............. .$93, ,3O1, ,S94
Animals and their products, ex-
ceTI 4O,gO3,Ol4
Fihers. u;::::::nl mud vnrcsnble... 50,453, 93G
Miscellaneous, including bread
stuas, fruit, hay, hops, oils,
rice. seed, tobacco, vegetables,
wines. etc.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ,254, ,S94
For obvious reasons omit any reference
here to the S9O,O0O,C09 expended for ten,
coffee. nnd coca, but emitting these. VIC have
still the enormous sum OF s2GG. ga, 73s i'm.
ports Of agricultural products, the fnr grent-
er pnrt Of which. amounting probably to
0,OOO. 900 or $25O, 900. 900. could, with
proper encouragement. lie produced on our
own soil. The establishments Of our Aerlcul-
tural Experiment Stations the energetic re-
search by the Department. of Agriculture
into the. different sections Of this
country. investigation of their soils
and climate. aud the application, in
general. o! scientific principles to agriculture
all combining: make this Insurance doubly
sure. provided nlways that this diversiicn-
tinn he encouraged and tosterci hy the ap-
plication of the principle of production to the
development of new industries on the farm.
1t is simply the extension to our agriculture
O. the protection 30 bcneficinlly extended in
the past to our manufacturing industries.
In the days when the farmers were prosper
ous, when good crops wore accompanied with
high prices. md the value Of agricultural
land went up accordingly, tho farmers, to n
ma" stood by the principle oi protection
,,' on behalf tile manu 'ncturcrs, who,
!,nr"rned then with the heavy load of taxa
tion imposed upon them by the civil war,
were threatened with grave disaster in the
ince Of European competition. Now, in tho
fGce OF the severe competition which to-day
confronts the farmer in foreign markets,
duty. fairness. and in the long run seli.inter-
eat demand that we should ntforl him the
tensftts OF home market for all that he
may be able to produce on our own soil.
This includes all the sngnr and molasses, all
animal products. wool, silk fax aud other
fihers, all our brendstuffs, fruits, hay, hops
rice, tobacco, vegetables, and wines, hut
many OF these things will never. can never
be produced on American soil in competition
with the labor OF European nations, especi-
ally when, rs in the case Of sugar, tho indus.
try abroad has been helped by liberal gov
ern ment bounties. 1t Ia worth while noting
that the price per pound OF the grent bulk OF
the sugar imported was. ut the point of ship.
ment, 2.0l cents. 1t should be borne in mind
thnt, while We estimate in our statistics the
vnuo ofimports ut lie price in the foreign
port o sl,ipuent, the value of tho export IL
on the other hand. estimated Mt the price ut
tho port ofsllipment in our country, no tl,atto
the former must be nddctl transportation,
commissions, exchange, and dealers profits,
which without the duty, would add fully 2l
TO 40 per cent. more to arrive at its value ut
the point Of consumption; this would bring
up the cost, to the consumer. of our ngricul.
tnraI imports to nearly $500, 900, 900 or es.
timnting solely such ns could he, with prom
or encouragement grown on our own soil,
we have nvnlue of not much less than $3.50.
ooo. 900 as the possible reward oi diversified
agriculture. n sum almost equal to our ngri-
cultural exports estimated Mt farmers prices
TINT ia. less cost of transportation and
commissions or other shipping charges to
point of shipment.
Before leaving this subject. glance Mt tho
competition which our farmers have hitherto
been compelled to meet, even on ouropn soils
will he found most interesting. OF the 81
ooO,OooorS e, Ooo. 900 worth of live animals,
imported into this country, the greater pro.
portion "rr" o. ordinarily marketable stock,
Nh frfF l,Nn
imported for breeding purposes and admitted
Tree. VI all animal products including wool,
t,iere ~ not one TINT cnn not now. indeed
that ~ not now being rdised upon our own
SOIL, ana vet, including wool md hid"s, the
imports OF these animal products amounted
~ ~ me year referred to over SOC, ,OO0.O to
TINS TINS ada f2O,o0O,oOO, for fruits. $8,O0O,-
Ooo 'or marley, over 81 100000 for hny and
hops, *3hDD. Ono 'or rirr, $l1 ,0O0,OOO For
t"hnrco. S3,Ooo:Ooo for oils, $4,000, 900
worth OF vegetables the same ofeggs over u
million dollars worth of cheese-these re-
nearly Sll',O0O,0 600, which iii spite OF the
prodnrtiveness OF our own soil, are brought
INTO this country md sold in competition
with our farmers The region o, the United
States where this competition il doubtless
most feverely .elt. 's in New England, the
seat Of manu- ncturing enterprises which owe
their existence to the fostering care OF pro.
tective tariff laws, and what is lieresult?
1t seems to me that oursystem oftnxation
demands Improvement in certain directions.
Inc cost OF supporting tho government
needs to be most tquitably adjusted among
the different CLASSES of our people. At pre-
sent in many Stntes the burden of local Tux
alton presses heavily upon farm property,
is very nature rcneerng itcasily nssessnblc
Every corporation created by the State, md
to whom special privileges are granted either
by state. county, or incorporated village or
city, should he taxed in proportion to it's
earnings, and in all ways the principle OF Tux
alton should he to place the burden of main-
tanning the government, whether State, mu-
niciDal, or National, upon the luxuries and
comforts which the wealthy enjoy and to re.
dnce it to minimum in its application to
the hardly earned property of the poor man.
No doubt many more causes could he as
signed forthe present agricultural depression,
still less is there any doubt but that other
nnd more efficient remedies than those sug.
geste'l might be found, may say will be
found, to relieved it. | have merely tried to
indicate what seemed to me tho more impor-
tnnt causes and to point out such remedies
situation, and may add, long familiarity
t.,n.u vhich !. +ho ;,nmoJ;ntn nnl i,;t 80