Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-08-22
Low Cost and Labor.

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dacuon n all arts 10 which modern science
and inveAhon have been applied. lie tAeL
adds: "Ihe highest Wages are or viii uiu
l1se.y be paid at those points at which any
gwen product or fabric can De made a. thv
lowest cost ana sold al the lowest reIau'e
prce
ask this pam question: Is .Ae above
proposition true IN !ac!e
i"id h2t /. Is incorrect 'ay down t!.s
E'oDo'lUJn: iAA- lie whole theor! OF rc2>oo
ny : VAIca that CONCLUSION Is reached Is
II '''''00'' an" e@n1o' stan" the lest OF
T'.'"sH "n"Hs". The idea OF "sa wage
'+", "'e result OF " 10" COS, 0. i'o1Ncuo,
""e'e'ef an anu invention nave nee" alEHe'
Y H@"''u'siy RIDICULOUS
10 Illustrate: Art and mYenuon nave beer
'...I'" 10 ".e Manufacture oi locomotive
pI'I INK co'' mas OVIn 'e''oCeo 'a1-Hail' &.
81 ,s' cent 10 '"e consumer II MI, -t'N'h.
son reasoning DC 'fUe' 'Aen las IaooTetS
Aho make Inc. locomotives ''Fcuid 10" fe-
SS'e more wages 'l"n "heh 'he h'sAef price
was E"'"' he pam "l'o S''iiPAe ""'" y 'na'
Tue! '1ce'e nl"Ci' less wages no" 'Aah 'heh'
W. y N'N''So' '''s',> VIVA no' Apply 10 IIl'
to"1'''0"s 0'~' eH''Son 'ne laooietS at 'hl>
''INe' t'' "'io NV 'e".'o" I"'F OeeH "t-
PIeu u tanning "'i-" '''e eoS' Vi P'ouuCll {
"'e'' "''N WI II -'''' '''J s'e""S ie""oeu'
~ '"' III ''',.'"' 'e..''~ i''Si0' wages "oN
''i'''' '''N''' ->'N'.'0' ''''''
o' increasing wages 'o' ''lI" n"""S nave
OS'n s'e'N''' s'0"'"s ~ IA iN'''''''' 'oi 'i'e
'4s' ,'''ee" Je"'''
-N' ana ''''e.'''o" ''''' oee" "PP''eu 10
u'e E'o""o.''" =, wagons ana Carriages "nu-
'"e e0S' u P'ouN0''o'i mas 09el c"e"P Peheo
one-AI''. i1o" i"'es ''Ie '"ooiei '""' makes
''eiA' LIS ""se' "1e 'euu~eN oli al "Sefase
. Pe' e'i' '''S'0".' VI 0e'ns 'hI'eaSeo'
"Ne 'i0 '''~'' '''''>''''e " "'Pe'S' "aere .
l''' setou' olie'' ei4'i W eos' y H'I'uc'ieii : !
-'"' ~n 80 az 80 '-i'e'i'
''o"' - "'"' 1'i :
'''"0' 'o'' '''o t''''a ''' 'ei Wages ~" ''i"''
''.n'e'9
'> ' ','.' ''e'' ''e >''''
N0s'e 'o't''I'' y ''.e al" VI an anu IN
Se'''0'' ~ Oiie"Pe"eu 'iie o0'' Vi 10 manu-
''~'u'e ','''' o'Ae' manufacturers were threat
e"N'' "''' >'c'>' "~''0'. VI ''e'' p1'.''esS 10"
','"e" ~ ''A ''a'' ~1'0 III wages "''' ol!ns u
| '"e "0'NN'e''' Ae' ''i0 s'o'E VI ''ie oIoo"9
S'''Ne ''.''Ns '"'"e', "''eie' oy power .
1i'"S' " "e"J '00"1'i'ii u "'ees was en-
''leo' "'Nes.e Gan ''o0"oe S'eei cheaPel
YES o0eS produce II cheapef--than any o
'''S ''" '",eo'o's. noeS he now P4y--haS Mt
e'9' p"'u--'l1 inquest ""sVs III his AEe'
say no. ne never oio' nor ooeS he now.
couiu 'o'io" ''i'S INTO d score Oh oMe
.'ne' anu IN each ore demonstrate me laIlacy
! Simply usLiiss IAe ialiacy win lhls remark
II VIII not S'aha 'he analysis OF apphcatioi
70 eMsNhS industries: IL Is SHOWN 10 be theor.
IAN 70 seeo' 'e'l 'he peoP.e 'ha' h'sh wage
never nave oeen' are not now and never vii
De PFealcated on the low cost OF production
Nheap cost OF production means, IN Its las
analysis, cheaper wages. not higher. Ihl
is me irresistible logic OF the situation.
Ley me say ris1t here, that the tarme
whose land is most productive and who there
lore produces wheat, corn, hay, oats and bar
ley at the least cost per buSael, and tn
manufacturers VINO produce the output G
their works at the least cost, regardless
what they make, are the ones who reap til
hene OF low cost OF producuon'" rnstea
OF the laborers who do the work. SO tn
railway company that owns line that wa
honestly ou'It' whose stock has not bee
watered. that has been honestly managed,
the road whose owners reap the profit
cheapened cost OF transportation instead o