St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-04

can be had They can ret the best by
buving if, and ii is less trouble.
DO farmers in your part OF the state
raise more or less live stock than Or
merry? Wne1her more or less, what
caused the change, and what classes OF
animals were subject 10 tie change
horses, cattle, sheep, swine?
Answer-rhey raise less stock than
formerly Steers. horses and sneep
were subject to The change. Steers
have ruled very low for numOer OF
years | cannot give the cause. Horses
are now lower than formerly, perhaps
caused by other power being largely
substituted for Nurse power III our
cities.
Entirely Ou4 of Politics.
Are farmers raising sheep? If SO, are
the tiOckS numerous and are they large
or small?
wer-I do not know farmer who
is incrC asing his flock. They prefer 10
sell. One of M neighbUrs. who has a
flock Of over 600 head, was offered s.
per head last year. Fearing the defeat
of lite Harrison administration, ad-
Yised him to sell. He was not for Har-
rlSon, and he ridiculed my tears: 10
day he is looking fer buyer al y per
head. The proposed tariff Legislation
Will destroy the wool Industry ar the
country and viii benefit only few I'M
porlers. This country cannot protitablr
raise sheep for mutton. don't say bat
What this would be a gam 10 the world
al large. Understand me, l have Moth
leg 10 do with politics. hold no office
and never expect TO hold Oh ONCE. am
simply giving my impressions.
WAT effect. If any. has the interstate
commerce law on agricultural interests
lii your state?
AnSwer-i can hardly tell. l am III
favor OF the law Oh general principles.
1t is 4 step III The right direction, out II
would require long article for NE 10
give my views.
Farmers All Making Honey.
How does the condition OF the farm
Ing business in your state darl2E the
last lew wears compare with its cundj-
ton III former years? If there has been
any marked change, whether batter or
worse. when did il begin. and what
caused il?
Answer he condition is much i'm
proved. The farmers WHO manage their
business SO as 10 give employment to
themselves aud help the wiICle year are
now doing well. The farmer, OF Free
Torn c0dnty ale more prosperous than
are the business Hien of our TownS. The
careful and Industrious farmers are ali
making money.
l say firmly that in this state where
farming is carried on with intelligence
and Thought that it is q good business,
n:CIe successful than any other bust
less in the state. VI hatthe farmer wants
IS laws that rest on eli equally, that is
all. Gave him this, and il he directs his
efforts earnestly and thUughtfuiiy. he
Will succeed. Our system OF farmers
Institutes is dong great deal to make
good 1arTing in this ftate.
Chiids Suggests Remedies
Hon. E. b. ChiIds, of CrooksJon. does
not agree with Mr.. Gibbs at ail.and sum-
married. the condition OF the farmers in
1893 in the following language:
Farming is AT its lowest e5b. Farm
erS are in despair; cannot III many i'll
stances support their families, say moth
Ing abGat paying principal and interest
Of debts or taxes. Began four or five
years ago and has been growing worse
ever since"
AIr. Child opposes gambling in op-
tions and states the remedies he thinks
would bring about change, as follows;
"In the first place l would have sem
atOrs elected by popular vote, and so do
away with senators getting into Office
by buying up state legislatures. This
would omen the gate 10 brains" now il
is gold" that qualities. would adopt
a modified tariff whose maiu purpose is
revenue with "prUtGcuon as an incl
dental feature. but NouId have 10 tariff
lCr the sole purpose Of protection. |
would have 4 national bankruptcy law,
4 b:metalIc circulating medium. l
would stop yer-capitaliZation and
squeeze the wafer out of those stocks
wLIch are now watered. | would stop
option gambling, enforca the laws
against trusts. cultivate Our trade with
foreign countries, amend tive naviga-
ton laws, and III all ways try TO iegis-
late for the masses instead Of the few"