The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-13
The Remedy Favored by the Des Moines
kegister In Its Articles.
TO OUR IOWA FARMERS
II Their Corn was Cheap They Were
Told to Burn It
IMPLY 4 cKERv
Contrast the Statement Of tho Chief Repub-
lissn and Protection Organ in lows snd
What Gsvsrnsr Beiss Propossl-sss
How They Lsak Together.


ary IL, 1890.
There hes been considerable foolish
discussion among the newspaper In 70.
gard to the burning Of corn - fuel by
Kansas and Nsbrasks farmcrA Some Of
tho ultra religious critics contend that II
10 sin to burn any article Of food, .
wicked waite that cannot DO too severely
condemned. This 10 mere quibblinR. A
farmer can just ~ religiously raise corn
for fuel II he can produce the corn more
chesply than no can produce or buy the
fuel. o he can raise timber for fuel. Il
I'll tho farmers OF tho United States would
bura up ole.fourth Of the total corn crop
for fuel, they would as least save sn equal
amount In fuel, at present prices Of corn.
and the remaining thres.fourths Of tho
corn would sell for two or three times the
aggregate the surplus corn win bring u
prevailing values. Whenever corn h
cheaper than any othsr fael obtainable il
Is the very best policy for farmers to burn
IL There hes beon overpSoduction OF
corn for several years past The world
cannot consume oil that hes been raised
during the seasons Of plenty. A large
visible supply" 10 being carried over
each year and this supply greatly do.
creases the value Of eacn now crop.
The Kansss farmers are al right and.
II the stoves can be arranged TO burn
corn o. economically, ana, with % little
trouble and labor - coal and wood, oil
town and city people can greatly aid in
increasing the prosperity OF the farmers
abd Of the whole people BY buring corn.
Il 10 . cleanly fuel, easily handled and
there ID no question but that it, general
adoption @ fuel will speedily ex,in-
guish the visible supply" carried over
each year. rapidly advance values to ng-
ures that will give farmers good markins
over the cost Of production, and greatly
revive oil business interests In oil corn
producing sections. More corn and less
coal and wood for fuel IL policy, the
general adoption Of which will speedily
bring relief 10 tho farmers who have been
depressed BY the low values resulting
from overproduction for several years
past II Iowa farmers alone were to
burn up one-lhird Of last years crop the
value Of the remaining corn would more
than double In Iowa and oil over tho
world.
The Illinois state grange offered prize
last year OF $4,000 to any person who
would invent machine which will biad
grain with Ito own straw, hoping In this
way to escape the extortions OF tw.ne
combines, and II 10 said their object hiss
been attained by the invention OF . ma.
chine which will meet all tho require.
ments, and result 10 . saving to farmers
Of 10 to IS cents per acre In binding
grain. II similar prize will secure the
Invention Of stove that will burn cheap
corn-sll corn below Is cents bushel IL
cheap corn-ss economically and with %
little labor and loss Of time in keeping
the stove supplied with fuel. % the usual
stoves burn coal or wood. Is would add
ct least IS per acre. st present low prices.
TO every acre Of corn raised In lows!
Nothing can more speedily or more
greatly add to the prosperity Of tho
farmers OF the corn raising sections than
the consumption Of about 100. 600. 900
bushels Of that grain this winter q fuel.
Corn makes very hot IRE in the usual
stoves, but there 10 two much incre ased
labor involved in keeping the stove sup
Piled With corn to keep mp regular
heat This 10 the only problem necessary
for solution TO give farmers speedy relief
from cheap corn ana the subject ID
worthy tho attention Of oranges, alliances
and inventors.
From the Dies Aoinss State Register, Janu-
ary u. 1890.
The Des Noines Leader Of Sunday
made cheap attempt 70 demagogue the
farmers OF Iowa In regard TO an article In
the Register urging the increased con
sumption Of corn. through burning II -
fuel, when Il can be burned q cheaply 40
coal or wood. The Registers article was
entirely In the intereAt Of increased pros
interests. The person who will invent .
equal or less expense than coal or wood,
how to relieve the depressed condition Of
Tho farmers Who raise grain 10 sall.
Over production for several years past has
kept the value OF corn below cost to the
farmer. II 100, 600. 600 bushels could be
burned In stoves for housekeeping. Office
and shop purposes. IL would double the
value of oil the remaining corn before
three months. This 10 Q elf-evident
proposition. Farmers oil know II, bust.
ness men al realize il and pet tho
Leader tries TO dsmagogue tho farmers
Of Iowa In regard to the matter.
TIE LEADER aud oil other democratic
papers In tho nation will lind that tho
farmers cannot bs misled In regard to
their own interests, AID the general pros
peri,y Of the country By chssp dsmagog.
uery. The farmers read. study and act
for themselves, and they cannos DO nis-
led By bowling demagogues Who have no
other object In view than dsNrs 20 use
farmers' votes to gain power for democ-
racy. The farmers know that the cen
sumption Of cheap corn - fuel, II it can
be made practical and economical. viii
relieve the great depression which has 70.
suited from over-production. No person
can deny the truth Of this statement. and
70 tho Leader descends to tho lowest
depths Of demsgogusry in ~ attsnps 70
lead tho farmers 70 believe that the Rag
lister was guilty Of . ''mocking insult to
nve-si1shs Of the people Of Iowa" Is
can be safely said that nothing has ever
perity OF the farmers, and Of oil business
interests IN the corn growing regions
that could 90 speedily and permanently
give relief to the depressed condition Of
agriculture . tho general burning OF
cheap corn for fuel.
Perhaps THE LEADER will also call the
straw burning stove 'mockery Of farm.
srs." but II straw can be readily and
cheaply burned in stoves. without greatly
increasing the trouble In keeping the
stoves supplied with fuel. II ID only ID
additional argument for the Inventions OF
stoves which will burn chep corn scono.
mically. Burn tho chssp corn and straw
- fuel, and save the coal and wood 70,
future generations. The Register ha
never advocated Anv nolicv apAinAt II.