Smyrna times., 1890-05-21
Far tie smyrna TimCS.
Echoes From ChesW0ld.
THE FARMER,-wHAT OF HIM.

THE FARMER, OF HIM.
Being only a village our interests are
largely agricultural but the loss of the
peach crop aud cloud that is hang
ing over the farming industry for the
past year or tWo is not pleasant to re-
fleet upon and the future Is not bright.
Yet we hear Of no general or contin
uous wall gong OUT from this commu.
ni!y. The situation is accepted and
treated in the most quiet manner
The fact of farmers alliances and in
sti,ution being established throughout
the county gives the question that of
national importance and considera-
ton.
Il sometimes happens that a group
Of our horny handed tiller5 of the
soil get together and discuss and ex-
change views in regard TO the past
present and future Of their business
Their varied views and experiences
are often practical, interesting, and
very conflicting
Mr.. A. thinks the low price of grain
is due to the syndicatcs who control
the longs and shorts" at the large
grain centres at their own sweet will
and caused the BLACK Friday Just now
with farming. He always has found
when grain doomed everything doomed
with it and vice virca
Mr. B. thinks he never has seen so
long a period without a war in some
part of the world as oflate years. The
countries at war are generally com
PEELED t. look TO other nations for re-
sources in some form, which is likely
10 work to the good Of other nations
by its booming effects. But he is glad
to say the world is growing mere civil
| lied and enlightened and learning to
settle disputes by wiser methods Jhan
powder and ball Aud as this depres-
sion in agriculture is found in other
countries as well as our own, he be
licves the peace footing now existing
has some hand in it.
Mr.. G. thinks Secretary Window )
silver policy would be Of great benefit
to this country temporarily in boom
! ing values, and We're he a member oil
! Congress be would vote for it all the
time, with boots and breeches thrown
in if need be.
Mr.. d. iavorS the national storage
] B't-AA Ep blOuSlg tAAN uEdlGAl Nv ltlt
West. Then the government would
have control of the grain products of
this country and would keep it from
underline manipulating handofthe bulls
| and bears.
Mr.. L. thinks high living is the eat
ing cancer and curse of the present age
When he was young man farmers
| lived on one half they DO now. Now
every young man on farm before he
can fence in his mustache must have a
horse and carriage and the young lady
must be in the latest fashion which
changes every three or six months and
a great party given her to introduce
her into society, then sent of to school
to make her good for nothing. Here
Is just the whole trouble.
Mr.. +. and others take issue with Mr.
e. and call him "old fogy." Could he
think the farming industry is going to
lose prestige and fall back to tn,
Johnny cake aud spinning WAL 81
his day No, sir it is not high LvIu-
but over production that cause, oi.
present ills. There is probably MI
lions of acres more Of land now in cal
tlVation in the West than in Mr.. E's
young days. Gen, Grant in one Of hi.
messages while president, said this
country would, some day, support two
hundred millions Of souls. His predic
ton may be realized before many who
are now turning the furrow are laid
under the sod. The idea that in thi,
enlightened day college doors shoulC
be shut to farmers children is great
aosurdity. We are not one of thos,
who could believe such thing. Il
would degrade US as a nation. An,
the young men on the farm are goiu.
10 nave their horses and carriages ant
some pleasure too, or seek il in 9th,
pursuits. Farmers families need som,
comforts in their homes also. and
their business wont afford il. n larg,
class will step down and out of il
Ihen what ! II will be taken un bv
SlaSs VINO are content with the meagrt
liVlng aud would probably result fur
ther IN land falling into the hands O
lnoheyed Kings who might import
cheap degraded labor. This is n darl
picture, hut if there is anv STE
backward i. Y, IN farming we believe it viii
be in this line
mr.. q thinks farmers trouble vii
una a bottom after awhile and al
Things will work to solia basis and 4
aeommon level Thep even with the de
preciatIon in his land he will be as wei
Oh AS before the shrinkage.
Mf. Il. sees no reason though ther
may be abundance Of them why tn,
government could not as we'll and in
dleiously spend few millions Of In
puohc money il necessary in wei
regulated plan for freighting acros
the ocean the surplus grain product O
thls country as to spend millions il
river and harbor Improvements oftel
seemingly TO no purpose. Tae who'll
country IN this way would be treated
allke and few cents per bushel 60 il
the growers pockets. He learns oceai
IfeiB6ts on grain are scarce and oftel
cant be had when wanted, He ais,
wonders if Secretary Rusk has an,
( duties pertaining to his office or is hI
simply an ornament 2 His salary i
more than dozen farmers can scratcl
out of the ground these times by thir
teen hours hard toll daily. And thu
n do peoples opinions differ. es
Y q Olarenee Wilson sou Of j. a. B VIII
son delighted VS. Sunday evening h
preaching a sermon with good deliver
and uspsual vigor of-tho1ght for on
~ s8 8#f EE #a STELLA.
Bishop Foss dedicated a s1o 600 1To,,,
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