Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-15
COMMERCE AND CURRENCY.
President Harrison Writes About Farm
Products and Money.


Inc Ioilowlng ls me letter sent Dy President
Harrison to the western states congress at
Kansas City, spoken of in YESTERDAYS SrAR:
Exrcurrvr M.xs,ox
u., No 49, 300,
Ill C,.: C:.
NJ '' "'
H.. c., A., . ,~,.,,,..
Oh -. :, - -, -. ~ 49, o. s...;.;s
mo 10 .tta,a ~. ,,oa,;n. =, ,ha Co,,,,aro;oI
% -
Congress Vi the western Agricuiturai anu MIN
ing States, to assemble in Kansas City April IA
to 10 for the purpose of considering measures
affecting the general agricultural and business
r. ~.
prosperity oi inc mississ'pPi vahey sS''es'
regret tnat IL VIII not De possible ior me 10 ac-
eept TINS invitation: II am not detained mere
Dy pupic business shall probably start about
that time Tor the Pacific coast by the southern
route; ana IL that purpose should De tnwarted
1t VIII be by considerations that will also pre-
vent the acceptance OF your lnvltauon.
puDnc discussion OF the condiuons anect-
ing agriculturai ana business prosperity can,
not put be helpful II 1t Is conducted on broad
INES anu Is hospltaoie TO dlnerences OF opinion.
ane eAuaorainary Geveiopments OF Prooue-
uon oi agriculture wnlcn mas .aken pace IN
teeeh' Perlous III tnis country. U! reason Vi
.ne .aP.u en,ai semeh, VI ,ue are" Va .l;aee
unuer the iaVorihg ahu laws oi the Cniteo
80 ~ "
.he Haiue, ana, hoeea, ,ne necessity on larger
MARKERS. am one OF tnose VINO peiieve tnat
the nroJrcor .s ~ ,,aasrrahiy omanc;n.tos
him. in proportion to its nearness. from the
exactions of the transportation companies.
A LARGER MARKET FOR FARM PRODUCTS.
If the farmer could deliver his surplus pro-
duce to the consumer out of lis farm wagon
b;s ;raano,ao... "a III; ,ros.s ,o,,,a 10
aAN .' p.'' 1919 10
mleer anu surer. ~ seems 70 me qulte Possi-
PIE 10 astain largely increased market lor our
ss%iPie iArn prouucts without ihPa.rinS .he
nonie Inarket oy opening ihe IhanulacturinS
l l 10 competIloh IN "nicn foreign pro,
aucers paying lower scare Q, wfges %ouio
nave 1 the au'an'aSe. Poncy tna' "ouiu re-
uuos 'ne nunloei Vi our Pe1Pie ehSaSeo Al
niecnhlc"t pursuits OF uiiiiinish Iheir aulity W
cannnt II. hetipu, tn thosa ,o,r anSos,aS -,
agriculture. The farmers insist that the prices
OF farm products have been too low-below the
point OF far living and fair profits think
,I. s0T t uut venture 10 thn ;' .e
thinas NAV he too chean a coat NAV he too
chean as we'll as corn. ihe farmer who claims
a good living and nrof;ts for his work sbonId
concede The same To every other man and
woman VINO tolls. I look with great conf
dence To the comnletion of further reciprocal
trade arrancements especially with the Cen
trail and Sontb Americap states os fnrnishinp
new and large markets for meats. breadstuffs
and an impSrtant line of manufactured pro-
ducts
,xsn,or,ox y, ,,rrs
H0 ii'N ",
ferslstent and earnest EFFORTS are also pelnS
made and considerable measure Of success
has already been attained to secure the re-
moval of restrictions which we have recorded
as nrinst mon The Admission and use Of onr
meats and live cattle in some Of the Fnronean
nn,,. au nj 80 -. n4, VI a,,oos
canse 7 cannot INIT aoSnme that Wien TIA ahso-
jntolv sat;sfactorv cLor,cter Of Tho sori.arv in
sneci;ons now nrovided Inv onr law is made
Lpoyn 10 tbasa fo-o;on st,tas tbev will
nromnt,v reIox tbeir 3;scr;m;nating reonla-
f;ons NJ affort Cd 80 81 tha ,,owers Vested
IN H. a.oo,,t;,.a Iii ho iost rnnsaS 20 so.nro
or o., S;h 80; 1;SLI
"-' VIM "A-o. - 90 No'--"o-o
DOLLARS OF DIFFERENT VALUES.
Your deliberations will probably also en-
brace the consideration of the question of the
volume and character Of our CURRENCY. It will
:.
not pe Possioie anu "ouio ho' oe appropriate
for me IN this letter 10 enter upon any elaDo-
Ia.c uiSc uss , vi .iiSs. . y. w.
,,arsnn ,vhn ,hnronrbiv cons;ders the question
VIII agree with me upon a proposition which is
at the base of all my consideration Of the cur
rency question. namely; that any dollar-Paper
OF coih.a. i'su.u sne u.em I, 49,
~ Ell ns maui nther SoiIar So Inna "s any
as soou 40 an! o nr,.,ou;an5e h,, H.
R"?.i H Hono! eu VI ;n--.oa =!
oi.asu oa'es - os 49, ~. ~ o;"ad
anua . Use do .he ad 90 inro no oraru
uo ;, S sn,;s ,ss anu IL, e oIa ~ ~
coineu eoiar, "neuei VI ei'ei y. s, 80 90
sureu Vi an equai ''iue Al s '. use III
neeu oe no rear as W an sAo cs VI "o"''' "o
more ore VI su 4, inoi'e! INC pe..9l :
Dut' on tne otner MAUI "hen my ISSUE ,: Vi
paper or 1oineu uoaia si rs II, silu Selling
a. less value .iai o1nei paPes VI
uoiaf We n,e P"9seu VIC NM III u, s'is &c 1Lw
Heh1 IN hIhGe. II We nave ooA:re VI u'n1r
Gu. values on! .Ie pooies' wiz cii euia'e. ine
.aI IN. nu AZ. Tue l"pei WI" NJ atI no.
ic WIN 'n1 '.Ihei vi tiie seiesi aPn wiz
vel ~, o,nor our % @
uU,,i, VI ,uA raue .h ea. ~ 80
1900 sS s az q. w. ~. III . - ~
aan1o " oar n;:oont I'd fta,, 80,
M u II. anu ., p,S.
~, ~ '! ; nuo us ;. vel! e"s: unOe 81
.lio inhp vi I'M vi 'ne sae'e
a io! o.. .l ~ . nv VIC sioue %
~. y, :, - i'n;
w Paihi"' anu 'io" ou'ino'' w so' ou' "non
ohoe ILL.,
FIRM HLIEvER IN BIMETALLIsM.
have always believed, and do now more than
ever believe. in bmetallism and favor the fullest
&c =. L., =, oo,,,,o,.;o,, ,;.h 49, o,,.o
.h.. :, oou,,..;,Ia ,r;.h t,,o ,,o;.,.oo :,
"' .onp"o0 WIN 'o Vi
the parity OF 'he goiu ana shVer donar IN thelr
commercial uses. Notnlne III my Judgment,
would so much retard the restoration OF the
Tree use OF SILVER by .ne commercial NATIONS OF