St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-15

get together and do business? 1t Is
legitimate, and there is no law against
it. Let us fence our farms and diversity.
Let us make prosperous and happy
same time swell the bank accounts OF
our neighbors in the woods by giving
them market for their wood and posts.
Let us proceed at once to business. and
do it promptly and straight. In order
to get this work started and fully APP
preciated, every man living in the
woods who has wood or fence posts to
sell is asked to send me his name.
stating that which he has or can con-
venlently get out-lowest cash price
and station where located. And every
farmer who wants wood or fence posts
is asked to send me his name,
As soon as | hear from the gentlemen
living in the woods i will print all their
names In circular and mail them TO
the lnQuiring farmer free of charge.
The object In doing this is TO get those
who have industries to diversity, and
those who have material to diversity
with, acquainted. The farmer living on
the open prairie raising wheat has got
to fence in at least portion of his land.
1t is not matter of choice, but one of
necessity, if he is going TO prosper. We
have nothing against the man running
the lumber yard, who keeps wood and
fence posts to sell. But it makes diff
ference to farmer whether he pays 10
cents for post or 8; whether he pays
So or ST for a cord of wood.
l am informed that a certain grade of
wood is being loaded on cars for 81. Is
per cord; that the very best of mixed
hardwood can be had for s. and the
best of dry for 1925. and good posts are
delivered on the cars for So per hun
dred.
Freight on wood is as follows: $500
pounds Is cord of dry oak. 5000
cord of green, 5000 is cord of soft dry
maple, 1000 cord Of green. Freight is
cents per hundred weight for so miles.
for 70 miles, Az for 100, 81 for $50, 6
for 200, 81 for $50. for 500, for $50, 9
for 400, 10 for $50. II for 500. At this
rate cord of dry maple can be carried
Oh miles for 80 cents, 200 miles for $3.50,
and 500 miles for 50. so. At this rate the
best of wood can be laid down any
where in North Dakota for about 81
per cord, provided the farmer and the
wood owner are acquainted. The first
and all important step toward diverSi-
tying and reviving our industries is to
get these gentlemen together. get them
acquainted and get them to doing bust
ness. Will you send me your name so L
S1h luLlOuuCc you lIlEOuSU Tie GlsOBE.
We may not do so very much this year,
but before another year rolls around we
will transact thousands with you. We
want to get ready by knowing where
you are, what you have and want your
names. please. The man living in the
woods need not be afraid to get out
fence posts, for every Dakota farmer
needs them. He can't diversity with
out them-the picket pin may answer
for one cow, but not for q herd.
l have taken hold of the GLOBE
because it is newspaper. Because it
clrculates i'll the timber as we'll as on
the prairie. Because the ends of the
earth can be brought together through
1t. While Minnesota is near with thou
sands of timber, but very few farmers
know where to get stick of wood or a
fence post outside of nigh priced
lumber yard. As long as there is
plenty of material in the country of all
kinds, with railroads to carry it, and
newspapers to carry news and adver-
Using, are we so far gone we can't get
together and fence in a COW pasture,
build pig pen and hen roost? Let
us see If we have lost our senses, like
man at fire. l have taken hold Of
the GLOBE to help diversity. The sub
Ject of the next letter will be North
Dakota" BUDD REEVE.