Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-04
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yer produced In the Sne value a.
dncp moro ciucking hens n gs2lla
miners, who SO p@atroni,y sar than IN
what they viii do for fi,arssiy tell M
Farmer friends Of s,S,A
told me that before the NY p Nina
wheat % miles TO markat" I they Ass1
cupying days in each III, WIN On my
bushel for 1t in wildcat :, and cot N
danger OF being wortLInNoney, VIII
hone. Yet in those daye 49, When 4
the free and unlimited mint
The Situation Of Farnss
So much has been said l.. u
70 instead farmers into rec silv,]
thing was prosperous with ,iaea ~
and nothing has been sinea ,,nem
q paragraph that I hive ehat su~
port OF the Iowa State Aerioouuppled isSl
1913. IL - from an addrsss swtpral ~
Rogers at the Harrison co, ueiisetS1
d faithful picture of the sit,A iaif, N
in that mighty state; 'ustiol M
Proud OF these aspects ana n
IN practical agriculture. stim q her
the iaboring man and far,,as. ehe co..
Is desirable. They have wy" Is far ~
waited for an ADEQUATE ro.Aed. watS
ness has well nigh tu~rn.S"aru rMf
Farming has been a nnancs. 70 hoa14
past three years. Hard tnsi ( y ialGr, }
farms and brought to the las opeas !
unexampled harvests, Int ,hhaasln Toe pe2
ly paid expenses and bopaLS. saies hss
until the coming harvest Sphs cnesb !
TO improve buildings, purchansere sh
stock and furnish the hom" thoful
iuxuries OF art and literature.""'a sq
Would BE Hard ON NJ.
Let us suppose that the advo...'
Yer sweep everything before aasesd 4
the presidency and the HOUSE aai, ~
10 control the senate. What Mn anu cH1|
ural thing to expectt What won,a y 9
some n owed you and you wssa yu|
cd by q gold clause in the con,ra..a w !
demand what was coming Ia vos izl
having an obligation eomino Lsc|
self defense, demand all that n, une VI
TO him while he could still Get na.n ~
OF full value. Debtors would psiu I'd
pay up ~ once or give new ana Inoapd
rity, with a promise to paw in o1A1|
present standard. On the ma,n.oley1
obligation they would certainIs Inslna I
an enormous premium for the I,a asss 7
required. They would not escana uu
ment In money OF the present s. Mans
would awe TO take their cbsncas
enough more for their products - !. !
to make the payment without ACTIN, sSae<
certainly would not gain anythins ~. ~
take all the RISK OF Distinguishing NJ
premium which they would sursl. I
pay. u depending upon the forI:y.a
their credltors not 10 lose all ther -
And what Is the probability al r. !
being able and willing to grant ca.s
Depositors In banks would withdrs~ 4.
posits. would compel the bank. y,
their loans. The four months betwss, 4
and inauguration would be strewn y
wrecks Of business houses now sssan
ment 70 millions OF people. s"'asd
The plan OF the free silyerites ...u
ence shows, would kubtract from ~
OF money Q very large and exceed,rs.
BILE part Of IL. II would dimipisb 49,.
by the amount OF our gold ana \. w.
tivcs, nj the worry lowest estimate ~,
It's disappearance would be immsdi.s
Moreover. SIR, wa would have ,oo,s
The silver money would be bulfis, !.
convenient than what we have now
would lack In stability. And shil.a
makes the mare 60" We should NOT a..
that 10 must be stable money. '
Creditors, AZ Q rule. would theress,.
able, no matter how well disposed 4
concessions TO those who were owirs
We who are In debt. SIR. are the ooss
tally interested In the defeat. thu ov,,
ing defeat. Of every proposal for the n
age Of silver.
Marvellous Performances Of Q CIreus
When i was = small boy, I saw "a,
that shasi we forget. II was AZ
The clowns and some other emnIor
ranged themselves I'm q circle. Let us
there were 20 OF them In all. No. | M
q: II owe you 81. I'll pay up as soon =
No, 2 made this statement TO No. 4
No. 4, and 10 on around the circle, Xe
ing IL TO No. I. No. ! showed his he
his pockets and with q look Of pleased
pulled out o dollar. Turning TO No. 4
hI didn't know that / had that do,lsf
so much on account" No. 2 took tn
and with similar Language passed Il q
3. and so 10 went around the ring. No /.
it to No. 1, who received 10 with q n
started TO put II into his pocket, bat
he turned TO No. 2 and said. II didn,
to be able to pay you the balance 20 =
here IL Is" And 80 II went around 1
6nally coming back 10 No. |. who vii
listed smile put 10 into his pocket
To the little boy who looked as ! a
odd years ago. ,his wa, simply the fun
OF clowns. to be laughed at and forge
was not forgotten. however. and 10
older grown and cha, I'D with TIE ~.
sideration Of the Nneirs on : |. eat "a;
Illustrates the profoundest truth IN
What Is that TRUTH II Is this; Unde
conditions the working power Of .
beyond all human computation.
wns very much surprised 10 hear
ernoon q man 40 prominent ~ my irt
Tennessee Mr.. McNillinl speak % I
paid for taxes was lost 10 circulation
often heard men speak "a II they thou
there must be rs many dollars In Ell
there are dollars worth OF brslne
transacted. What would a farmer ~
agent for bushel baskets who should
TO convince him that he needed as y
kets ~ he expected TO raise bushels
The farmer would feel that his nj
had been insulted. and Justly so
that he can use the same basket over
again, and the quantity measured Y
time will depend on the speed WIN
one handling il works. And then, II
used, il is ready 10 do as much more.
So with the yardstick. the pound w
the dollar. Each can do an limos
amount OF work II properly used.
the conditions of highest efficiency u
under what conditions can q given :
money do the most work. Let useA'
illustrations.
The dollar in the circus ring did W
forty dollars in five minutes ana wa
I capsule OF accomplishing as much y.
succeeding five minutes. why was
| ply because ii moved promptly !,
Now let rs examine the matter . D
closely. Why did 10 move soi WY
one SO promnt TO pass the dollar ont
he felt goOd-that Is. he felt hehes'
that when he owed money and had
pocket the only proper thing lei
was TO pay up. Moreover, each had {
in the other. There was a feelng y
and good win among the men u \
This Is one OF the conditions unu
money does its work most eUecIse,
What is the other condition. mhl
man willing to accept the dollar ~
of what was coming 10 himy becau,t
that IL was a good dollar. He knew .
ever he wanted 90 use 10, whether J.
that day or not for ten years, ~ "ou
as good as when he accepted ~,
Suppose, on the other hand, tnase
men had n dollar in his pocket ous
distrusted each other. each fearms
let 20 Of the dollar that ne nau us
soon get another. although monyi
him, and suppose that each wa a.
cept the money of the other, tear"
might not be good when he wah'eu
that it would d~epreciate ON MS W
would be the RESULT Why, OF S0'
would keep in his pocket what nun !
and each would continue 10 owS
that is. the money would accompiis
Quality More Important Than
With good money and mrtuai Y