The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-12-18

An excl ange says: "The wooden
lies now in use upon the tracks of the
United States number 525, 1897, 999.
The average life. of a wooden tie in
this country is six and half years.
Every year, therefore, calls for 10000
900 new ties. One-fifth of the timber
product of this country is regularly
absorbed by the railroads. And the
railroads fifth is the best that is pro-
duced. A million acres of good forest
IS stripped to supply this single de-
mand.
Papers of certain class are crying
over the troublesome times that have
fallen upon laboring men. The facts
are, says the Northwestern Agricultur-
.st, that there never has been time in
The history of the country when really
capable and faithful men we're so
scare, and commanded wages so high,
considering the cost of living. The
owner of a farm who wants a good,
capable, honest foreman is put to his
wits end to find one, at any price, and
good farm hands are scarce. There
are plenty of half-and-hal men, who
do as little as they possibly can and
collect their wages, but men who real
IL interest themselves in their work
and arc skillful are not readily found,
and when found never lack for en-
p!oyment. Instead of looking for
job, such men generally have half
dozen Jobs looking for them.
a number Of our exchanges intimate
that some Of their patrons of the ALI
ancc persuasion are disposed to boy
colt their local papers for failing to
cspouse the alliance cause, Whether
this is true or not, it is obviously true
that such course will work more harm
to the alliance cause, in the end, than
! to the local papers. The alliance can
never be strengthened by the help of
trucking editors or paid Hessians of
the local press. Such newspaper men
will merit and receive the contempt of
farmers and business men alike. An
editor who is not sincere and honest
, in his opinions is damage to any
community. When the alliance can
enlist the convictions of editors in their
, behalf, we have nothing to say. But
where they secure their favor through
threats of withdrawal of patronage, it
is hard to say which party is duped
the worst the obsequious creature
who yields h $ convictions, or the mis-
guided donkeys who expect to build
up great political party in that way.
In the language of contemporary
It is bad politics to put the question
How to win, before the question, What
is right?
1t is bad politics for republic based
upon equal rights to prefer the adj
vantage of some to the rights of all.
S. NJ. Owen, late Alliance candidate
for governor, does not approve the
proposition to convert the government
into builder of warehouses for the
storage of all kinds of farm products
from grain to eggs, and a loaner o.
money upon the articles so stored. He
does not believe the farmer will be
materially benefited by helping hin
to bear his burdens, or by the unlim
tied expansion Of the currency, which
S one of the features in the alliance
sub-treasury bill. The opportunitie:
for centralizing the currency in the
hands Of few men he considers dan
gerous to the farming as well as othe1
interests. The sub-treasury bill was
submitted to the Minnesota Alliance
last summer, but did not receive the
Endorsement extended to it in the
Southern and some of the Western
states, He regards it as the height O.
folly for productive industries to Dor
row S3OO,OOO,OOO Or s1OO,OOO,OOO from
the government, when the probabilities
are that the entire loan will soon fine
it's way into the Golfers of those already
rich. There is but one road to gen
eral prosperity, and that lies through
the ruins of oppressive systems which
now draw the life-blocd from the PEG
pie" says Mr.. Owen.