The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1894-01-26

sonE kind friend publishes the following nfor-
nation in exchange. for the benefit of nauistivs
humanity and suckers in general
fat car costs about $780, a fat bottom coal
car $475, gondola drop bottom $500, double
hopper bottom coal car 1925, aaoedo double hopper
bottom coke $40, box $500, stock car
$3.50, fruit (ventilated) 500 and refrigerator
car $500. A four wheeled caboose costs $3.50 and
an eight wheeled one $780, The prices give on the
above cars include power brakes and vertical plan
couplers. A SO foot mail and baggage car costs
$35OO, second class coach 1890, first class coach
$780, while first class Pullman costs $4,000.
If the kind friend wants few cars we will
furnish him his $3.50 fiat for $l25 and make gen.
erous profit off the flat. He have coal cars for
of $500. That 5Ofoot mail and baggage car may
have cost So, 500 once-but Just now, or just few
years past-that necessary adjurant to a paternal
government is made and 1elvered f. b., for 81 600!
The second-class $4,000 must DO dandy for tramps
-nasmuch millonaires ride on day coaches which
cost, now days-and daisies they are-from $4,000 to
$4,000!
A Pullman coach that costs over $4,000 has not
been put on wheels in fifteen years.
A locomotive that costs over $1,000 is dandy,
and over $4,000 sneezer Our k f. may put
these fgggggers in his briar- wood and smoke 'em.
Two years ago the editor of this paper declared
day after day, in public addresses that while the
farmer was then reaping the fruits of damnable
system of finance, the merchants turn would soon
come-and then they would have a clearer vision.
The time came, and we are waiting to see the
"clearer vision You the farmer struck the rock
iIst-but he could stand it longer. A farmer
could farm" and could be tenant and ssrf The
merchant can't 'merch'-and be tenant or serf.
The faru-er will be farming after the wrecks of
merce are strewed along the highway. We spent
December in Florida three winters ago, and brought
home a foot and half OF live alligator The a1ga-
tor did we'll for about 18 months, aud became quite
pet But one night the office cat remained indoors
night The alligator and the cat! Great Cat.
ling Guns! Think Of it! No man saw it. The re-
cord-no the wreck-ord will never be written.
Alas and alack-furies and phosphorus-fre and
fur-scales and scratchers-jaw and yeaw!!
In the morning, here and there leg two-a little
eyeball-a tail-one aw--and the alligator was a
scattered memory of the past. The cat lay on the
table humming graveyard melody in sweet and
humble peace.
That alligator reminds us OF the merchant left
over night with the Wall Street tiger
Gentlemen, you opened the stormdoor Of Hades
last year-just wait till you open the big door and
let the tiger out!
The case of Mr. Hoskns is awakening interest
throughout the nation. AS tho G.. W. goes to
Thousands of new readers this week we give a very
short resume Of the facts:
Mr.. Hoskins published certain disagreeable facts
about the banks of Fergus Falls, Mimi, in county
popullst paper which he edited. He made affidavit
that the bankers liars, robbers embezzlers and
perJurers- challenged hem to take it up.
They entered prosecution for libel In court they
made several missteps of which Hoskns took ad-
VANTAGE of cOuraa. Than John Rurka tho