The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-02-26

would do something for the cause of
real temperance; and the way in which
he has done it is peculiar-he has made
Lienau, of St. Paul, IA lifelong saloon
advocate and patron) chairman of the
committee on education and also of
the committee on temperance. Not
only is Mr.. Lienau a consistent saloon
advocate and patron, but he is hard
shell, St. Paul democrat of the uncon-
vertible kind, as every man knows that
knows anything about Minnesota pol
itics.
NV. Agriculturist: Some farmers
and especially farmers boys, get an
idea that sharp practice which may
give temporary advantage will not
work to their permanent injury. But
here is no business in which it pays
to be dishonest and untruthful, and
this is as true of the farmers business
as any other. If there is misrepressn
tation and attempted cheating by a
farmer who brings his products to
market, he is thenceforward marked
man, and must always sell what he
has to offer under suspicion. The farm
or who builds up a reputation for hon
esty and fairdealing, can sell in the
poorest market and can get favors
which men of doubtful repute are re-
fused. 1t PAYS boys, especially to be
always truthful, honest and straight
forward. Every man who knows him
is ready to help such a boy, and he
will never want for friends and good
wishes.
Concerning the relative importance
of American and foreign carrying
trade, the American Economist states
We have thrown our ocean carrying
trade open to the competition Of the
world since 1919, and first the decrease
in our possession of our own carrying
trade and then the decrease in our
tonnage engaged in the foreign car
rying trade has been phenomenal. We
have protected our coasting trade, and
no nation has such coasting feet or
such a coasting trade. The tonnage
through the Kill Won Kull, the back
side of Staten Island, and all domestic,
is greater than that through "the Mar
rows" the entrance to the city of New
York of all the foreign and much of
the domestic trade of the port. The
tonnage through the 800" is greater
in seven months than that through
the Suez Canal in twelve, and is nearly
equal to the aggregate of the tonnage
entering New York, Boston and Phila-
delphia, while the tonnage passing
Detroit is larger than the combined
coastwise and foreign shipping of both
Liverpool and London. Of tonnage
passing Detroit 81 per cent was Amer
lean. About Ii per cent of our over
sea commerce is carried under the
American flag. OF course England
don't like protection.
For those mistaken people who
would enrich the city merchant at the
expense of the prosperity of their own
town, the St. Peter Herald has this
good ADVICE:
We have been told the farmers ad-
jacent to St. Peter, send away for a
large portion of the goods that they
need and use; that Montgomery. Ward
& Co., of Chicago, do a greater retail
business in st. Peter than any mercha t
here. We do not know how true this
is, but if it is true, it is wrong. 1t is
an injustice to your local dealers, and
it is an injustice to the farmers as well.
Your local dealers are expected to pur-
chase your surplus products and to
stay by you through thick and thin.
He is expected to credit you in your
hours Of need, and often Inconvenience
himself for your comfort. AS rule,
ne sells you good goods at as low a
margin as possible and exist. He rights
all mistakes,and his interests and yours
are identical. 1t is not good business
policy to send abroad for that which
you can buy at homo, as the more SOL
id your commercial center becomes,
better will be the market for that
which you raise. The farmer has oft
en- been gulled and cheated by some
irresponsible stranger who often re-
sorts to practices that would be fatal
to local merchant. Buy at home. 1t
will pay you in the long run.
The absurdity of one of the provi-
sions of the Currier anti-railroad bill,
now pending in our state legislature,
is we'll illustrated in the Mortified
News:
Now for instance, we have in this
city located on the Minneapolis & St.
Louis road an elevator that is success
fully operated by our own citizens
This elevator, by reason of it's splen-
did management and the liberal pric-
es paid, has been the means of attract
ing trade from twenty-five miles dis,
tant. This of course has been great
benefit to our merchants and farmers
In case the Currier bill goes into effect
on the basis of cent a mile on each
hundred pounds, it would cost this ell.
evator $21 40 to send a ton of grain tc
St. Paul. Now, suppose the elevate,
on the Milwaukee road enters into act.
i've competition. The people operating
the Milwaukee elevator would only
have to pay $3.50 per ton to secure the
shipment of their grain to St. Paul
The distance by the way of Minneap
oils & St. Lou road to St. Paul is
one hundred and seven miles, while
by the way of the Milwaukee road il
is only thirty-nine miles. The enforce.
ment of this law would result in the
practical abandonment of the Cannon
Valley branch of the Minneapolis &
st. Louis road from Red Wing to Man
kato, and oil the elevators along the
line.