Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-24
NOTES AND COMMENT.

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THIS past year has witnessed the in
PRODUCTION and growth of a telephone
system in Kandiyohi county, which
makes it possible to receive and trans
NIT intelligence to many parts Of the
county in an instant where before it
required messenger for urgent busi-
ness or a slow mail had to be depended
upon for ordinary matters. 1t re-
quires no prophet with supernatural
powers of divination to foretell that in
a very few years the country will see
a net work of telephone wires and
every we'll appointed farm residence
will have it means for direct commun-
ication with the city.
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IN the matter of the mail service the
county has also seen great improve
ments during the months last past.
The more important star routes reach
ing, Norway Lake, West Lake, Sun
burgh, Irving, Harrison, Svea and
Roselund have been Changed from tri-
weekly to daily postroads, and the
Ringville, Warner, Colfax, Burbank
route has been changed from bi-week-
ly to a tri-weekly service. These
changes are means of added conven-
ience to the country population. Those
living near the Offices may now read
the daily papers as we'll as the people
of the villages, and correspondence is
facilitated.
BUT why cannot the people of all
star routes have daily mail? At the
figures which the government contract
ors have contracted for mail carriers
for the daily mail service, there is no
added cost to the government to speak
of. There seems to be an inexhaust-
ible supply of persons who love their
country to such an extent that they
will donate their services to the gov
ernment for hauling mail. Persons
who would scorn to work for priv ate
citizen with team for less than 81. .25
day, will jump at the chance of driv-
ing from 80 to 40 miles a day for a
dollar, more or less, a trip, and be
forced by heavy bonds to brave all
kinds of rough weather. This is a
class of self sacrificing volunteers who
do not receive due appreciation from
the government There are: no pro-
motions and no pensions. And in
stead Of glory, those unselfsh patri.
OTIS generally succeed in earning the
contempt Of people who believe in the
saying that "the laborer is worthy OF
his hire.''
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1T will be disheartening for the
farmers this year after being blessed
by bountiful harvest to market their
grain at price at or below the cost
of production. With the demand that
exists for wheat it is simply robbery
to pay the farmer SOC or less bushel.
There is no doubt in the world tha,
the powerful elevator companies are
straining every nerve to keep the
prices down. If the business men o1
the northwest and the twin cities dc
not assist the farmers in making a
protest that will cause the graiI
manipulators to tremble and looser
their grip they have less spirit than is
needed for ordinary self-preservation
No meekly-worded and sweetly scented
notes of prayerful supplication will
accomplish anything in wrestle will
this gang. The people must make
';Rome howl" with protests and w
and at them with the business end O.
their beings with all their might an6
main.
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WHILE the gold standard monopoly
is in power, we may expect a lower
range of prices of commodities than
under bimetallism or an independent
money system, but that is no reason
why these speculators should be al
lowed to steal from ten to twenty cent:
on each bushel of wheat marketed
If allowed to operate these rings viii
get in their work as we'll under on
system of finance as another. 81
while you are contending for a mor'
equitable money standard, do no
neglect to look after your interests il
other directions.
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THE TRIBUNE gives space. this weel
to an address to the Alliance, ant
comments on the wheat question b.