The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-04-03

they sell their -four and feed, aud so
have a sure and large profit. The
demand of flour and the scarcity of
wheat should make the price of
wheat but as it is to-day, millers
pay option prices, and dealers in OPP
tions rule the price of wheat, and
the farmer must be satisfied. Is it
to be wondered at, and is itnot com
mendable that the farmers should
form themselves into unions or al |
liances and battle for protection ! |
The farmer holds the key to the
whole situation, and all that is want
ed is leader, one purpose. and
united effort i'll one direction, and
brighter days must come. If the
government fails to give relief, there
is only one thing left for the farmer
to do, or permit himself to be driven
against the wall-and that is this ::
combine build or buy their own
mills and elevators grind and ship,
and sell their own flour and wheat.
BY so doing, at the price of flour to-
day, farmers would realize 81 for
their wheat. The farmer must pay
trust prices on nearly all he con-
sumcs, why not combine and make
the prices for his products as well !
BY 50 dolnghe would be on the same
basis rs the manufacturer. But,
any one can see how hard this will
be to do. rs the farmer is compelled
to sell, to make up interest, and
taxes, and cannot hold on to his
products. Hold the wheat for
days and it is bound to go up. The
farmer pays set price for iron,
steel. nails, wire, coal, salt, leather,
sugar, molasses, coal-oil, ropes,
: twine, shingles, lumber, glass, oils
and paints, queensware, cotton
goods, etc. The manufactures
knows the cost of production i'll his
particular line, and SO Il selling scale
is made and agreed to by manufac-
turers of one line of goods, and the
farmer and consumer compelled to
, pay said price or do without. If
81 market is dull, manufacture is stop.
, ped till there is better demand
{ again. Give the farmer protection
, and he will be able to give employ
b.. ment to many II laborer, but, rs ho
V is situated to-day, he does what hC
G can himself, and the rest goes un
@ done. / believe in II tariff for pro
? lection. but then protect all. | dc
4? not believe in tariff that protects
? certain class Mt the expense of Others
j. Remove our tariff, and what vii
= happen. Our mills would be com
q PEELED to shut down, because cos
fl of manufacture here, at high price
/ paid for labor, would be so mucl
p greater than i'll Europe where labo
4 is undcrpaid. Consequently Euro
n pean manufacturers would be abl
& to supply our markets with cheapo
# goods. Our money would go t,
II foreign countries for our goods
o and, having nothing to give i'll eS
~ change, but few bushels of whea
L. ut so cents, we would soon, rs n III
20 ton, become bankrupt SO it
10 with the farmer to-day. All he buy
i is Mt protection and trust price
if His money goes into the cities an
~ manufacturing centres, and all i
In has to give in exchange are fe
4 bushels of wheat ut 30 cents pc
il bushcl. 1t is IN undisputablc fa,
.; that cities and manufacturing cel
m tres are getting richer in compariso
with farming communities as ten
one. Why? Simply, because MOI
must be expendedin the country t,
40 taxes, interest, ncccssaries OF hf
.OD than can be raised at present pric
'oo to be given in exchange for sam
H. Why is it that farming land is &c
300 tinglowerand lowerin price Fir'
DttuuNt lult VI lultitNb 10 wv III p
Second, because more can be ma
by lending money mt per cent. TIL
by investing in land. Third, becau
money invested in coal mines, IA
roads, iron works, salt works, &C
% ,DU oil wells, sugar reiineries, distilleric
% 90 etc, under our protective system
be IL much surer and larger gain tn
on investing it in farming land. | Il
vill again is the farmer protected?
rec not the rate of interest at G per cel
Will too high for the farmer to pay VIII
pay wheat is worth only 80 cents |
wn bushel Also too high for Ia
the bought at 800 to 5000 per acre, Il
'e ? five or six thousand dollars still
'at, pay on the farm. Spectators sa
lar, land must come down in pric
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