The Winslow mail., 1900-09-27
TRUST PLANK A FARCE.
How the Farmers Are Robbed by Mo-
nOpOIies-Admi Placed
on the Defensive.

is what Few OF the combinations Old
in 1899:
The linseed oil trust raised the price
from Al cents on January Z, to 50
cents on December 80.
The menhaden trust raised the price
on menhaden oil from % cents on
Der 80.
The Standard Oil company raised
the price on petroleum from $3.50 on
January Z, to $500 on December 80.
The sugar trust raised the price on
granulated sugar from 4.94 cents on
January Z, to Is cents on Decem-
! Der 80.
The chemical trust raised the price
of ipecac from $3.50 per pound on
January T. to $3.65 per pound on De-
cember 80. The same trust raised the
price of camphor from 381s cents on
January 1, to 52H cents on Decem-
ber 30. The same trust raised the
price of quinine from 81 cents on
January Z, to 80 cents on December
80. The same trust raised the price
of sal soda from 62h cents on jan
uary Z, to 20 cents on December 80.
The leather trust raised the price
of leather from 20 cents on January
Z, to 25% cents on December so.
The calico trust raised the price
of calico from 2 3-s cents on January
Z, to 3H cents on December 80, for
print cloths, and from 4 cents to AZ
cents on indigo prints.
The jeans trust raised the price on
jean cashmere from 271a cents on Jan.
uary Z, to 40 cents on December 3d.
The jute trust raised the price on
jute hemp from 2Hs cents on January
Z, to 33s cents on December 80.
The copper trust raised the price
of copper from 1879 cents on January
Z, to 16h cents on December 80.
The lead trust raised the price OF
pig lead from 1895 on January 7, tc
$4.65 on December so.
The tin plate trust raised the price
on tin plate from So box on January
z, to $5.25 on December 80.
The cement trust raised the price
of Rosendale from IS cents on Jahu.
airy 6, to 95 cents on December 30
They raised the price during the same
period on Portland cement from $1.9e
to So 225
The nail trust increased the price
of nails from $1.1O on January 4, 1899
to $3.50 on January 3, 1900. The same
trust increased the price of wire nails
from $1.35 to 1920 during the same
period.
The Structural Iron company in.
creased the price of structural angles
from $1.15 on January 4, 1899, to $4.2t
on January 3, 1900.
The glass trust increased the price
of glass from $2.57 on January 4, 1899
to $4.20 on January 3, 1900.
The price of boots and shoes, con.
trolled by the leather trust, shows
an increase during the year 1899 or
mems grain shoes from 81 cents tc
SLIP; on Creedmore splits, from 9s-
cents to $1.10, and like increase
on all grades of boots and shoes.
The prices of cotton goods increased
so per cent. White sheetings on Jan.
uary II sold at $3.50, and on Decem.
Der 20 at $23.
All lines of building material, iron
stel, wOolen goods, cotton goods
| leather and other lines controlled by
| Industrial trusts, although showing
great increase in price during the
years 1897 and 1898, showed even
greater increase during the year 1899
THE ONLY PRICES TO FALL WE'RE
| THOSE OF FARM PRODUCTS. THE
| II III ID A l. ~ NJ L
OF AGRICULTURE FOR 1859, WHICH
| HAS RECENTLY BEEN ISSUED
| SHOWS THAT THE FARM PRODUCTS
! AND FARM ANIMALS IN 1899, AL
! THOUGH VASTLY INCREASED IN
| QUANTITY SINCE 1890. HAD FALLEN
| OFF IN VALUE TO THE EXTENT OF
| $706,969,971. THIS ONLY COUNTS AS
FARM PRODUCTS CORN. WHEAT
| OATS, BARLEY, RYE, BUCKWHEAT
| POTATOES, HAY AND COTTON. IF
| THE FARM PRODUCTS OF 1899 HAL
| BROUGHT THE SAME PRICES AS DIE
THE SAME PRODUCTS IN 1890, THEY
! WOULD HAVE BROUGHT MORE THAN
| THEY DID BY THE SUM OF s., 600, 49,, ,5S4
| Thus the farmer lost in two direc-
tions, first by the positive decline in
| the value of his products. and second
| by the fictitious rise in the price OF
products he must buy. There has
been large increase of money cir
culation since 1897, and under COM
petition the benefits of the increase
would be shared by all. But through
monopoly of natural resources and in
dustry the trusts have managed to
appropriate nearly all the benefits to
themselves And the trusts have been
able to exploit the people because the
republican congress and administra-
tion have fostered and encouraged
them.-Dubuque Telegraph.