Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-11

as the steady increase of population is
an offset for greater facilities in farm
ing. But considering the immense
shortage of this year, no average price
would be adequate to the situation, and
If we we're the owner of wheat we would
hold it for much higher price.
Sell sparinglv, even when better
prices are offered to you than those Of
Tered above, and you will see steady
advance to the end of the crop year.
This action would be similar to a
strike, but with this difference: The
workingman loses money every day the
strike lasts. while you do not lose any
thing, and if some should be inconveni-
enced for few weeks for ready cash,
they will surely not get poorer by it.
IN the second place the wOrkingman
cannot tell whether he will be success
full and how long it will take him to en-
force his demands, but you know that
in year like this you must be success
full, for nothing can be sub
stituted for your product, and
that few weeks must decide the war.
You have nothing whatever to risk and
everything to gain.
1t will be argued that some farmers
have already contracted their crops,
and that it would be impossible to make
all farmers act in harmony.
The party who has contracted for the
product of some farms steps into the
shoes of the farmer, and will be too glad
70 receive double prices for the con-
tracted crop, and that all the farmers
act in harmony is not at all necessary
ior the success OF this move. There
will be very few, indeed unwilling to
| hold off to see what will become OF this
move, as in view Of the situation prices
could never be lower, but even If one
half or more OF the farmers should be
persuaded by the arguments OF railroad
and elevator men to rush their wheat
into the market, the result would be
the same, for If q considerable number Of
those ephO are in the habit OF marketing
early hold back little aohile, the farmers
deliveries ,co,tld fail short of the require
nlents, and the effect WOULD be the same as
If no sCI.edt had been brought IN at all.
There is, however, little danger that
any considerable number of farmers
could be induced to market their prod
ucts in hot haste at present prices, as
resolutions adopted by the state ALI
ances long ago show that they know
their enemies. They also know that
the remnants OF last years crop are
smaller than ever, and that present
prices are entirely out of proportion to
the condition of the worlds crop.
No crops that can be raised ttiS gear can
chanQe the toct that the aoOrld's supply IS
immensely belOaC the reqltirenlClltS
The American farmer is intelligent
enough to know that whoever markets
nc LOTT in 10
ceives the best prices, and there is real
ly no danger that many will show
enough sympathy with the speculatOr
man will hold back to see how the spec
ulator succeeds in feeding the world on
wind. If it should be found that his
stuff will not make bread, the miller
and elevator men will come to you for
your wheat. The people of the United
States will not begrudge the farmer
good price for his product, when his
chance has come, for it will bring money
into this country and start such pros
perity that rise in the price of flour
will be little felt. BY holding off few
weeks and marketing the grain grad
ually, the farmers will learn to know
their power, and if they exert it always
with moderation and according to the
true situation, it will be of infinite value
to their interests for many years.
1t has been said that the farmer can
not put off threshing and cannot hold
his wheat for want OF storage. Now, if
wet weather should delay the harvest
several weeks, would that not put off
threshing anyhow?
In the old states everybody is in posi-
ton to hold his wheat a reasonable time
and if in the new states some farmers
should lack the facilities few dollars
an. Mt for boards will create them 1t is