Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21
WHY A PROJECTIONS e.
Not Always Best to Buy Where it Is
Cheapest.

Cheapest.
On a western farm 10 town
ship, county, state, dur
ing busy time, when the harves. was
home from school. The father proposed
field and assist in cutting the wheat.
The price to be paid was 81 per day
just double the ordinary harvest =
days wages The boy accepted the
offer and continued to work until the
sometime afterward, when hauling his
in the large mill where ne was deliver
him 80 that he might be able to deter
the items of labor he said, 13days at 81
per day for John" The clerk looked at
the farmer in surprise and said, "Why,
you did not pay that much per day to
your hands in the field?" Yes, l did,"
was the reply. WELL" said the clerk,
4 know that could bave hired plenty
'of help at less than two dollars per day;
why, there were strangers passing the
mill, looking for work, almost every
day"
The farmer, after moment of serious
thought, said: "Well, I did pay that
boy of mine more than [ need to have
paid to some stranger or foreigner, but,
you see my boy, John wants to go back
to school again next winter, and he is a
good boy. He always pays me we'll for
what | do for him, and you see, a ter all,
it is not a big price. That thirteen
days work just comes to $50 cash. [
give the boy the money in his own
hands, and know where it is; he just
gave it to his mother to keep for him.
So you see that money is in our house;
it is where we could get it in case of
tight times. Now, if | had hired some
of those fellows who come along to day
aud are gone in few days, even though
only paid s. day, would he out
some money, for the stranger would
have taken away $26 for the thirteen
days that I never would see again. Also,
John, my boy. would not have $50. So,
when he is to get ready for school this
winter. | would have to raise just
$50 which he now owns himself, and that
amt all; have payment to make on
that old swamp propert which bought
lat year, and if I should be little short
John can loan me $50 without interest
unIll GET Gne pOIdUO crop Oh. ~, you
see Mr. Clerk, you may be a great deJl
smarter than be in figuring but I tell
you that | believe in takin' care of
things about home. If you do pay a
little more to them who you may expect
some return from. | never could see
no use in sending the money away to
buy things cheap. I'm for home market
home industry.
I'VE old farmers don't know so much
as some of those Congressman do about
the great country we live in, but we
know too much to te fooled by English
men and foreigners who come to
America crying, CHEAP" cheap" We
don't want any free trade, cheap labor
conditions forced upon US or our child
rem. We have great country, great
opportunities, great comforts, and by
far the best place in which to live and
prosper in all the world. Now, young
man. | don't what your politics may be,
but hope you are not one of those fell
lows who are crying for reform, free
trade, and buy where you can buy the
cheapest. I've lived my three score
| and ten years. and | want to tell you
that times keeps getting better every
year. | don't want a change"