Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-22
REPUBLICAN TRUTHS.
Retter Prices For Farmers.

The farmers have better prices
this veal. But why? inquiries the
New York Tribune. One reason is
that the home demand for all farm
products has increased, because more
labUrers are employed on this side in
stead OF in Europe. Here they con-
sumo American food; there they con-
sumo largely the products of foreign
farms. This movement Of works and
workers to the United States In con-
sequence OF the new duties on import
ed goods has been going on for
year, and scarcely a week has passed
In which there has net been recorded
the transfer of one or more important
esta bill hmeuls to this country.
This week the i,cm of interest is
that works arc about TO be established
In Massarhuset s, probably near Wor-
Cester, by 4. b. Crosley IL Co, owners
Of the Fort Vale Mills "a. Sterling,
Scotland, who have exported to this
country an enormous quantity OF
wooden goods but ind their markets
cut short 10y the new tariff. 1t is not
yet stated how extensive The works on
this Sue are to be or how many hands
they will employ, but the magnitude
OF the trade Of that firm with this
country gives reason for believing
that the est lbiishmpnt will be one OF
first imr UrLauce. 1t has been usual in
such cases for foreign firms cOntem-
plating II change OF location to begin
with Il moderate plant, ia order to
ascertain practically how the manu-
facture and the trade are effected, and
afterward to extend their plant on this
side as they find IN adequate market
Tor goods. But since the new tariff
was adopted it has been noticeable
feature that firms whose trace with
this country has been cut OIL or
threatened have started here with the
intention of supplying from American
mills the entire demand formerly met
by their works abroad.
Last week it was announced that the
purchase OF property and the estab-
lishment of works near Manchester,
Conu., was contemplated by IA French
wooden manufacturing firm now To-
cuted near Paris, In like manner
WORKS for the manufacture OF pushes,
Of cutlery, Of tin plates, Of cotton ties
and many her products have been
recently removed or are nov in The
process Of removal to this country. In
the aggregate these transfers with II
tue last year have brought to tho
Unued States many Thousand hands,
who will hereafter consume the
products OF the American farms and
American artisans. AZ they come
here to DO work which vas not pre-.
yiously done by operatives ia this
country, but in foreign establishments
cusiyely, there results no decrease
whatever In the demand for American
Ibor. But their own consumption OF
all other articles except those
they produce must be supplied by
American industry, and thus the de-
mand for such products and for
American labor is greatly increased.
Every thousand hands thus trans
ferred from other COuntri-s to this
soon demand aud receive The Ameri-
can rate of wages, which is at least
double that paid abroad for the same
work. ln,t;ad OF spending $500 n
year ;or the support Of families in the
purchase Of English, French and Ger
man products, tAesc thousand work
er5 spcud 5000 year, in the pur-
chase of American products, aud thus
give additional employment to nearly
II thousand more Americans in raising
food for them, building houses for
them, and providing them with furni-
ture, clothing, shoes, implements,
and all he things ncedful for the
more comfortable life that is possible
in mis- country. In many cases the
hands arriving from abroad are
sailed and able to support families.
and bring their families with them,
so that four or five additional con-
sumers of American prOlutts come
from every hand employed in the now
industries. To produce the articles
required for the support Of such Il
family the labor Of nearly another
family is employed. The home market t
IS enlarged, not temporarily or spas
medically, OF until traIe relations or
laws or treaties may be changed, but
for all time TO come.