The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-02-26

with 0ue-thlrI of all the business
houses closed up-deserted-uni then
remember that this can be effected I
without making any reduction in the I
price of goods-simply by Vvitndra wing .
custom Having completed this mind .
picture as to Kansas, give 10 the wings I
of your imagination a broader night J
ina giue tue same state OF affairs In the f
whole west and northwest, and going |
farther east behold iu all the large I
eitiea from one-third 70 one-half of all /
the large wholesale establishments .
closed mp. Now ask yourself what are T.
all these men. employers and employees .
to do2 There is bu- enc answer I
Either swell the ranks of the army of I
tramps or go to farming. All there!
Are there not already "a million or two
OF idle men? Do we not hear "a great
not the farmers alliance writer and
lecturer who SAYS that u is not over-pE--
duCtlou but under-consumpuon And
how then viii it work t. increase the .
production of farm products and de-
crease the consumption of the same2
Go TO- You who pretend to be alliance
men and vet advocate the claims OF
this national octopus. Italicise this
fundamental proposition: So Tong as
.-r Zee ind " ne c5upsfVirF system af so
c.gf rra-0WV the ctfgf concern 0f the
TTrug.r lies ia the direction gy Keeping as
usuUy 1HsH euphyeH no 0thsr occupations,
az garE 7rgglg. rs can consume his surplus
Dra8urts. j tia parties TO an exchange
must have something to swap. The
farmer will prosper better under al
era Of good wages aud high prices than
under system of low prices and idle
men. The farmer, of all men, should
he iuteres. cd in the enforcement OF au
eight-hour law and the conversion of
every idle mu1 into "a food CON
TrH .F
the National Union Co. would
reduce the capacity of the farmer
TO buy by destroying the domestic
market for its products i'm much
greater ratio than il would decrease the
price of the goods me had to buy. Iu-
decd-as most business men, on uc-
count of low margins OF profit sooner
og la'er have tu go into bankruptcy
all tho National Union Co needs ia
order to kill off competitors is a pledge
of the custom OF the farmers
There is mo- doubt that all those con-
uected with or advocating the claims
o5 this vast boa coustri- tor have asked
themselves the question, What is there
i'm it2 Let us see If we can find out
From the Advocate of january 20, ]
clip as follows;
You will rrrlrmbcr that some days since we
wore discussing the national cummCrrinI union
. and Z promised 90 -rltH You the results OF any
Investigation could make of the matter. and
-... , ~, - - - ~ trr-.. ] --,
eg--sL-ll ,--i,i nav q L g ~ -Ly t7 con %
/ final agreements, as the first may not be
en',n5g-- .,-. ,--.7 etc.,. I'd s,
/ union G., customer A has o store with 5000
paid up capital; B buys the store with s. 900 de-
/ heuture bonds C buys at retail of local store
et5.ely OF goods
yi+r5 rr ,I,, dos me 7,rIrrf-r IN sr--ts ~ ~
/ wholesale who receives q per cent on gross
f purchases- Local agent gets 1t5 per cent ON
gross sales: customer gets ? per cent rebate on
5 -'S s-8l--I I -,.r,. Oh - To-
t r1-r
I EOU01 purchases av dis
trlct trade eomm.T "t
1 .., l,5L -t...-l g,l-. --T i''''
g'-e-t Il- 5rr cent 61lo0
] $40 gJJ customer rebate,
] p per cent ..--------- 5000
I -'...,l cteLa L.- ItIg- - - ',-.7' ,-o,o,
$4,000
. $4,000 first cost-avcragc
OF - Hst cent '''''o o' -...-,o,
eve