The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-08-28
Per cent.
FACTS FOR THE REV. SAMUEL P.

Georgia, recently wrote, for a good
price, we presume, a very cunning
defense of trusts. This was pub
lished in a leading trust organ and
an advertising agency sent it broad
cast over the land. We are glad to
see that few North Carolina papers
we're caught by this bait. The South
ern CultivatOr, of Mr. Jones own
State, having read his article, makes
the following suggestions
We respectfully suggest to the
Rev. S. P. Jones to read the follow
ing list of. raised prices, and that he
inquire the price of windOw-glass,
newspaper and printers ink, AS
you read this list, remember that
these are wholesale figures. The.
CONSUMERS who buy at retail have
had to pay a much greater advance.
Even matches have gone up about
one hundred per cent. The farmer
will find out what the trusts are. do
ing for him when he bales his cotton
this fall and pays for the bagging
and ties. And yet we e a concerted
effort to persuade them to use two
and one-fOurth pound bagging, and
thus play still further into the hands
of the trusts. It has been proven
that cotton can be put up all right
without bagging and ties. Down
with trusts, say we.
WHAT THE TRUSTS ARE DOING.
The Rochester IN. Y..) Herald
gives the following list of necessar
les, the price of which has been adj
vanced by the combines created
since the Mckinley administration
came into power:
1.-THE linseed oil trust raised the
price from Al cents OF January z, to
so cents on December 80
"The menhaden trust raised the
price on menhaden oil from % cents
On january z, to 27H cents in De-
cember.
1.-The Standard Oil Company raised
the price of petroleum from $3.50 on
January Z, to SO on December 80.
1.-THE sugar trust raised the price
of granulated sugar from 4.91 cents
on January z to So cents on Deem
Der 80. Now it is 6 cents.
"The chemical trust raised the
price of ipecae from $3.50 per'pound
on January z to 1895 per pound on
December 80. The same trust raised
the price of camphor from 38I cents
on January 7 to SIX cents on De-
cember 30. On quinine 81 cents on
January z to 80 cents on December
80. The same trust raised the price
of salsoda from 62H cents on Janu-
airy z to 20 cents on December 30.
1.-The leather trust raised the price
of leather from 20 cents on January
z to 25H cents on December 80.
1.-THE calico trust raised the price
Of calico from 23a cents on January
z to 81 cents on December 80 for
print cloths, and from 4 cents to ~
cents on indigo prints.
1.-The jeans trust raised the price
on jean cashmer from 27H cents on
january Z to 40 cents on December
80.
1.-The jute trust raised the price on
jute hemp from ~ cents on Janu-
airy z to 3I. cents on December 80.
"The copper trust raised the price
of copper from 1871 cents on Janu-
airy z to 1917 cents on December 30.
1.-The lead trust raised the price of
pig lead from S3.O5 on january Z to
$4.65 on December 80.
"The tinplate trust raised the price
of tinplates from 50 a box on Janu-
airy z to 1925 on December so.
1.-The cement trust raised the price
of Rosendale from rs cents on Dec.
30 to 95 cents on January 6
They raised the price during the
same period on Portland cement
from $1.95 to 1925.
"The nail trust increased the price
of nails from $40 on January T.,
1899, to 50. so on January 3, 1900. The
same trust increased the price of
wire nails from $1.35 to So. 30 during
the same period.
1.-The Structural Iron Company in
creased the price Of structural angles