The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-02

other hand u must not 10 rknttr ina
many roads are oNrItaNing their cOu&tIt
uents ia an effort a. secure dlsilcni~upon
total ~ capital aud bondci debt, \ portion
~ which AZ purely fictitious. That NAM
roads fail 20 pay any dividends al an, whit
the total profits ~ the railroads thronghou
the country represent hut a compAmtlNri
small dividend upon thn actual cost NJ con
Strnetions plant and equipment. ~tui n ~
wise ralllatcs the grievous wrong ~ ~
Y tempting ~ secure a pront upon nrtitiou'
values. y lsstsli 700 early y - tgest an,
important notifications Ia the Inter
< state M law. A fuller triA'
needed 70 Judge properly ~ u.
effects and 20 suggest IA lclru~ amend
\ tnent~. The condition ~ our ngf culture n.
such thar a large prop rtluu ~ our farmers
I must depend upon facilities for reach ng
: distant markets. ana the law ~tl hardi,
accomplish H. purpose of securing the
greatest good for the CREATES, number II a.
ultimate result should Dc % raise the cost NJ
tine long haul, It, most valuable office viii
b. ~ prevent injustice ~ lurhittding the
granting By the railroads ~ special priv.
irxrs ~ certain classes Or corporations
MhtVh are Nenisu tn thr community al large.
Another cause operating ~ drpres- the
price ~ the farmers honest toll j. the un.
ttne Increase ~ the class ~ middle men ana
thr dishonesty amt grced of many ~ them
Hence fhc wide Eulfh~tw zen the nigh prices
charSrd So the consumer aud the low prices
nH.n ~ tnr I'LL Ihr mitdlr.man
necessity. There ARE many things 10 can 10
fnr the farmers Which the latter can not 40
20 pruntabls Tor themselves. and under Such
conditions u - Wise 10 employ him All
sv4f which exists at the present day Ia tii-
direction could undoubtedly be mltigatrd
DIV. nrst. \ familiarity On the part vi the
FARMER himself WITH the market value ~
that which hr has "a sell. and second. a hct.
t.r system oi e, operation smnng me farm.
in the parchase ~ their supplies
GAMBLING N FAN PRODUCTS.
Few there are but are familiar with anil
htptufc the conversion 81 nnr exchanges
anu boards oftradc. originally desig red Tor
the ncoufagemcutan convenience uflegss.
mate trading. INTO vast gambling places.
irAuElt with ing Eravest dsngerto the coun
trf ~ large. but ~ which the farmer. whose
nrodnrtS are thus made the toy and play
thing ~ the game. j. the Immediate
ana chlts sufferer. The frequent and ex.
IRENE fluctuations OF price occa>inned bv
the operation of Irresponsible spectators +
the bane ~ the producer. whose best inter.
estS Will ever pe served BY the maintenance
~ 4 urm ana reliable market. To the allie.
CATION, not lntrcQuently made. that I AZ
Times prices are thus unAuly depressed. |
mere ar. also times when they are nnduIy
raised there lsa simple reply. A. already I
asserted, not only are ructuation and nncer-
tainty. the bane Of the producer. but the
speculative ombinations which result In
unduly raising or depressing prices ARC care. |
sutty calculated 70 raise them when the i
goods are no longer in the producers hands
anu % uepress them when thew are. Tn
qut~tionably legislation Is needed 10 remedy
this evil, and IL should be based on the prin-
clpie that tue evil - not "A necessary one.
requiring regulation. but an utterly mex.
cn-ablr one. % be cured BY eradication.
Much has been said and written alleging
.ne existence Of unlawful combinatl ions for
markets as 70 lower the price Of the farm
er.s products, and OF other comblnation-
Nno~e OBJECT y - raise the price OF the ar
tlcit- winch the farmer consumes. That
such combinations exist IL is impossible e.
doubt. anu the serious results Of their greed
AL selnsnncss are enhanced by the grave
uincultic- attending any effort 10 llmlf their
evil elects This Is one OF those evils "a
closely allied g the matter Of Interstate
om.nerce tnat r. regulation may possibly
Iaii wfthin the leg innate province OF Ma
ttonal Legislation. The great difficulty lf.s
IN the close observance of that line II de-
ar1aaaon which clearly exists between
ton and the advancement hv lexltlmaf.
Of the Interests ~ "A class. craft or
industry and combinations or trusts In -plred 1 I.
W greed. whose objects are unaftainablr n
us they infringe upon the legitimaf. :
Iignts q others: In spite 81 these diflcul- I
lies, however. there can not lie any donht
hat an earnest demand for adequate leris q
alton on thlss subject, sustained ~ popular ,
opinion, Receiving tho earnest attention Of 4
2 some adequate means OF controlling this 9
gigantic evil =
PROTECTION ron n rARxER. +
: nov come 20 the consideration Of one OF 9
Eravest causes In my opinion II the a
agricultural depression, but which Q
nm happy g state can be siiectually and =
ion. Few people realize that our jmosrt. /
q agricultural products estimated - prlces
PAID ~ the consumers ARE about equal 10 ,
,aid 70 the farmer. yet such n the case
)ur imports Of products sold in compctifIon !.
rtth those actually produced on our own !,
much more could be produced on our own =,
oil under favorable conditions. we musr J.
ureiy conclude that We have here another \
hat l can not dismiss .it briefly. Indeed !,
an DO no better than 20 repeat here views \
ireauy expressed BY me on this subject. y
IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRopUcTa. =
VI All the wonderful phases Of dew cIop- 81
lent Of which the Cnited states furnishs. ~
ucn striking examples. none Il perhaps !,
lore remarkable than the wonderful III y
rease, totally disproportionate 10 our IN. n
rease OF population. In our imports OF prod. N
which are distinctly agricultural. In y
, $i0.vv,0D, for the fiscal year ending m n
~. they amounted to the enormous snin ~ 4.
~ vlo,p,o, n Increase Of nearly nine hun u
during the corresponding period wa :.
)nsidcrably less than three hundred nrr \,
mt ms i All the more remarkable K
hen taken IN conjunction with the N
NJ that his - pre-em inently an Az 4,
cultural country, opening up wear
VI yrar, win = rapidity. which has Il
'rhsc tracts ~ country 10 De de voted *. / a.
usiv"ly % tillage: all The more remark.. j,
Wien We realize furthermore hat over ~
srnty per cent Of our total exports are the N,
rect product OF the soil. A-ccompanyinv VI
~ "xtrAnfdlnary movement there has Oren III
~ I" II7t l"taIt, ~ winch the great. fr
Increase of such imports have taken M
ace, "A steady decrease ia the prices ~ NJ
IN. grown products TO any reasonable Il
an the conclusion must be obyious-name ~
mat ~ the line Of products. with tire -. ~
'ptIun ~ cotton. upon which our farmers III
depend. there has grown M 4 well ~
gh ruinvu- competition ia which the labor 81
the peasant of Europe. Of the miserable IN
nan 81 Egypt. and Of the unfortunate IN
~ --tafyed Indian ryot, working FOR pau. IN
~ wages negiecting all the amenities 81 III
~ order that women aud children ~ -
~ ~ men may work In the fields. - nltted ~
'ain-t that OF the American farmer. r.lv- ~
X upon his own and his sons labor. Or VA
mere ne employs hired help. paying them a W.
" rate 81 wages according % our AtnerI- Nj
y standard. besides providing them with ~
Fn family. ~
SURPLUS WHEAT.
srowing q surplus ~ wheat. that surnlus. /.
hose price - forced down by the comneti
~ ~ Russia and India. regulates the prica AZ
the entire crop. The product III our yasf cn
n ntlls, Tor which a comparatively iu-ig. 81
Meant foreign demand exi-t.. mu.t he mi. ~
n largely by the farmer for the raising ~ W
and hogs. The foreign market for live &c
tile which exists In Great Britain ~ ~ th
mpcred by the oppressive regulations r.. ~
slaughter AZ point ~ lanIinv IN
80 exercise little or no bcncnclai a
nu-nce on the price Of his product. while on
= oD-tructtve measures adopted bv sever. W
~ the continental countries In regard 10 2"
pork has reduced tho exp,rts az 81
~ p.ouuci since 1881 over forty per cent. ~
nusliy Under such circumstances there ~
~ " out ono cause a-signable for TIM Nh
eject Dy Amerir.u l.r...- II. N fef