Marble Hill press., 1896-03-05
ITO THE PRODUCERS.
AN ARTICLE INTENDED FOR
THE FARMERS.
How They Are Forced to sen
Crops for Half Prices by the money
Combine-Free silver Would Freak AZ
Back.

"Wulett & Grey's statistical TeVle"
nIaces the consumption of sugar IN Tue
United States at 1.s45,4O6 tons dufins
.tha year 1895, against 2.ol2,fZS TONS ~
1894, This means that the people bought
less sugar by 67,S2S tons. in 1888 tnah !
in 1894. Yet the price OF raw susa,
averaged lower during 1889 enah
throughout any other year OF Whlch
commercial history takes notice.
The above is from the Inter ocean,
and is made the basis of an argument
in favor of protection, the idea pelhs
that the cheapness coming from liee
trade will not bring prosperity
wbether the Inter Ocean is right OF
wrong upon that point, we shail nv
consider. The statement is reproouoeo
for another purpose. In some cases
ch.anness may be good thing, pu'
when the cheapness is caused not y.
sunerabundance of the COMMONLY pu'
by scarcity of money, it is an uh.nl,i
gated evil so far as the masses ol 'no
neon]e are concerned. Under such eiA
cumstances. to talk about the con-
sumer's" benefit is the very refinement
of cruelty. The source OF all huinaA
nrosperity is industry, and the very
basis is that particular industry "nioN
is applied to production. Without pr
duction' no other business could nfe'
and man himself would disappear lfo"
the face of the earth. -
: Production is the primary WORK VI
, no, while everything else is secondary
and subordinate. ,,,,+
r The nroducer is also consumer ou'
n If hn make anything more than pare
= living he must sell more tnah Ne p''S g
Il Take the case of q farmer. suppoae
l. that of his crop he can sell $looV worm
l. each year. while his expenses. lncluu,ns ,.,,3
= grocery bills, help on farm, doctor Dlii'
lie taxes etc. amount to $500. lie saves
ut 5000. Now suppose that prices fali one
at half all along the line HIS cfop 40 ~,
D. sale sinks to $500, his expenses 10 P7V0
N and instead of being S2oV aheao' !"
ly only has balance OF Sloo. ...
This though, is upon the sapposlllol
that all things have fallen in the sam
es ratio But we know that all thlnss
an not cheaper uniformly. Taxes. loi "a
an annie. have not been reduced at al
ar On the contrary, in many cases. 'ne
of have actually increased. Fresloen' :,
IA governors. congressman, judges anu II
90, officers continue to draw ther Sd
-, -, aries as of yore, while those VINO ps
49, the salaries sell the products o. luz ,,
~ labor for half price. Doctors oitl
40 40 LAWYERS fees travelling expenses d,
~ other things remain suostahtialiS u
20 same.
7ih. The hired man stoutly reslsts tal
u property cut in his wages "hils !. !.
lal' manufacturers, the middlemen, anu
ted merchants by combinations do ever
TWO thing in their power to keep up ~
her rates. The great farm staples
odd usually sold at wholesale prices.
de- Bearing these facts in nina iee
ling now make another calculation. D
nose his taxes, doctor bills, ETC., anlot
ia s10o of his total expense. IN
1ich stand as before. Upon the reliaili
d as s7OO which includes the hired ma
ther nay, groceries, drugs, etc.' "e VII :
ally nose that there is reduction Oh
With. 80 per cent. This represents q say
per TO him of $21O leaving his expenses
this those lines $3.50. In the meantime
cade 81 900 has fallen to $500. the acco
. Is now stands as follows:
inses Income. Crop for sale soo
liant Expenses -lTaxes, doc
ten tors bills, etc0 ...-.$ $lOo.oo
lines Other expenses ......-... aso.oV
Ger "a
italy. io''i eps-'N
urces naao;a,cv SIS
pld Instead Of having profit q szoo
find find that he has suffered ioss y
D the on his years work.
COM Now, suppose further. what y "
The multitudes Of cases. that the iarm'
wood Al 900 in debt on his farm IA
rough behind at the rate Of 500 9 veal,
! ill., long viii 1t take him to pay the ae'
! de- The above figures are given q .
representing strictly the exact rae
which different prices have Iaiien
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