The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-10-23
TRUSTS AND PRICES WORK all WINTER.
Facts About American Goods in
Foreign Markets.

When Hon Walt Butler was here
the other evening he declared with a
great sweep of the hand that "the
gigantic, tariff protected trusts of
America were paying the freight and
selling goods in foreign markets
cheaper than they were at home" He
produced no statistics or figures to
prove it, but assumed that because an
eX-congressman said so, that made 1t
so. But this conclusion does not
seem to be able to bear the light OF
Investigation
The Montezuma Republican which
has been very active in collecting
facts to disprove such outlandish
Statements, this week publishes an
article that so completely refutes the
! democratic argument on this line that
we take pleasure in giving it to our
readers as follows:
''W. T. Haynes, of Sheridan town
ship, is now in England for a visit,
after having resided in this country
for forty years. He owns several hun
dred acres of fine Iowa land, is an ex-
tensive cattle raiser and has prosper
ed in this, his adopted country Poll
| tically he has always been a demo-
crat until 1896 when he refused to
vote for free silver. The next few
years, however, he affiliated with his
party in county auairs and was a
member Of the committee on resolu-
| tons, at the democratic county con-
| yention in 1899. He never completely
turned his back upon his party until
it became apparent to him that it adj
yocated principles and policies that
were not for the best interests of the
| country. After a re-declaration in
favor OF free silver in 1900 he severed
all connection with his old political
| associates.
1--WE addressed a letter to him short
| ly after his arrival in London and ask
ed him to verify some o. the state
ments made in the democratic hand
book as to whether American made
goods were selling for less in England
than they were in this country, His
letter is appended below:
Stratford On Avon, England,
Sept. 30, 1902.
Mr.. J. W. Jarnagin, Montezuma,
| Iowa, u. S. A.
My Dear Sir: was just on the
eve of leaving London for this
place when l received your com
munication. When I got to this
| place | went to the leading agri-
culture implement dealer and pro-
cured enclosed price lists of
| American mowers and self-bind-
ers. lou see prices marked on
/ cover in writing. This is price
net cash laid down at any station
in United Kingdom. In explana-
ton will say the dealer in formed
me that before harvest the price
was & 40.) forty English pounds
or ($194.00) one hundred and
ninety-four dollars or you can
buy one now for one hundred and
eighty dollars because they don't
want to carry them over. This
firm hanuIes ali the American
standard binders and mowers and
the prices marked are the price
Il
for all.
Have also sent you price list
of Remington typewriter and the
| Wheeler & Wilson sewing ma
chine. The firm also handles the
American Singer" sewing ma
chine and ne informed me that
the price was ten pounds, five
shillings or $4,000 forty-nine
dollars in American money.
In conclusion let me state that
my note book is full of the rela-
tive prices of English and Amer
lean goods, and | find that labor,
whiskey, rum, hell and the devil
are cheaper here than in the Unit
ed States, while | can only find
one article of necessity that is
selling cheaper here than in the
United States and that is sugar.
l am staying here in Shakes
pearc's country and will probably y
be here two weeks. It's a lovely
spot, a combination of the poetic,
the lovely, the antique, the beau
tiful, the quaint and the queer. If
/ can snatch the time l may write
you my Impressions, but there is
one thing can tell you in all
candor, that while l have always
been an admirer of my adopted
| country shall return to it with
greater love and veneration than
| ever before.
Cordially yours,
/ w. It. Haynes.