The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-29


Manufacturing and mercantile enter
prises are not conducted by cha nee. Why
should farming be an exception? II need
not be. We appeal 20 every producer OF
crops to consider this matter very care
fully and decide In the future TO do bust
ness on business principles
With this plan IN successful operation
IL will limit or stop a.. speculation In
agricultural prod'.sts-such as wheat.
cats corn. cotton. pork. beef. etc. by
SAMPLERS. who only thrive ON Uncertain
ties.
The Resulta
II will Increase the value OF all farms
from Is TO 100 Ter cent II will make OF
the farmer a spender OF much more
money for improvements on the farm.
for necessarles. luxuries and education.
II means enormous benefits to all people
engaged In agricultural pursuits. also 10
merchants. millcrs grain dealers. manu-
facturers. professional men. etc IL means
Unprecedented and uninterrupted pros
pcrity for America and the civilized
world Uncertainties about prices. over
production or unpronta ole prices In any
great enterprise like farming are constant
menaces to the prosperity OF nation
The selling OF farm products In the past
has always been guessing match.
certainty Is several thousand per cent
better. With profitable prices made on
each crop. farmers can put up elevators.
warehouses or granaries 10 hold their
products. or build cooperative cold stor-
age plants TO hold their fruit. II neces-
sary. Did you ever think OF TT The far
mer may be the greatest monopolist OF
them all. To illustrate: He can take the
rawest kind OF material (pant food. put
IL in his land and manufacture through
his plants and animals the very highest
finished products. such as meat. butter.
eggs fruit. etc, and sell them to the
consumer at the highest possible price.
There need be no person 10 share profits
with him IL he lives up 10 his privileges.
Tho present plan Of the society. how
ever is not 10 interfere with established
business methods as long as the other
people will concede to the farmers their
rights. but only TO put farming on safe.
profitable basis and secure for farmers
benefits equalling those realized In other
business ndertakings.
The success OF this plan means steady.
uninterrupted prosperity for farmers II
means that they can make many i'm
provements that otherwise they can not.
Ii means substantial buildings. with
many comforts for the farmers families
and stock that may never be enjoyed un-
der the old order Of things. Having GER
tain profit from their products. they Will
| spend IL freely and every industry In the
| country will be benefited. thus beneninG
every man. woman and child There can
| be no mistake about this prediction.
The success OF this plan also means the
| control OF the markets OF the world py
| the farmers: and they can be trusted 70
| feed the world at fair prices. But should
the fair prices be refused they can starve
| the world by Withholding their produce
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| ties surrounding any business and you
make better citizens OF those people. they
| will be better morally. mentally AND
| physical Ivy Remove the uncertainties OF
prices for agricultural products ana you
will lessen sickness. poverty, crime arc
| taxation Our schools ind colleges VIII ~
nm and our poor houses. asylums. jails and
penitentiaries will have fewer inmates
! Give us equity and you Will give US nap
pinesp The success OF this plan Will cause
! the farmer 10 love his business. 10 care
| for his farm, TO raise better crops ana
larger crops. He will be encouraged 10
irrigate and to do thousand things thas
| now he can not do
The success OF this plan. where equity
rules. will obliterate that feeling. DO
him or he will do me-" on the contrary.
when you get your Just reward. you can
love your neighbor as yourself. Inc
churches will be filed because humanity
will have much 20 be thankful for. and
the saloon will be empty because or no
sorrows TO drown. Uncertainty OF price
does not stimulate demand and consump-
ton. Remove the uncertainty OF prices
OF farm products. give the producer fair
profit and the middeman a fair margin
and there will be a constant stream now
ing TO the consumer causing greater con-
sumption and benefting every person
The plan In simplicity itself. as already
explained. Give US fair proportion OF
| the farmers willing TO ask fair price.
based on production and consumption and
/ the result will be accomplished Give US
unity ia cooperation among the farmers
| ~ that is possible In the carrying out OF
this plan and no trust ever dreamed OF
would represent such a power OF capita
as would be behind the American Society
/ OF Equity.
| enough now to take this important step
Prompt action will prevent prices from
siipping down TO an Improbable basis
with oil the hardships attendant on
! condition OF poverty and bankruptcy tina
large crops and Improbable prices VII
bring sooner or later. Profitable prices
Cor good crops IL what we must nave
then the benefits will be evenly and gen
orally distribut ed and permanent nat'oh
al prosperity guaranteed
Note Amy attempt 10 control prices
through large fund recently proposed
by several companies will fail because y
will encourage producers to increas'
production and 20 hold their crops which
will result In an unwieldy surplus
the fund is actually used TO buy ana hois
the crops. II will certainly result IKE IN
Letter deal-in an inability TO find buyer
when they must be disposed Of Neithe
| Individual corporate. nor national an
along this line can be effective unless
the surplus that Is bound to result WI
be destroyed.
Note This society will secure 10
farmers a profitable price for staple farn
crops and be beneficial In securing oette
prices for perishable crops. such as veg
etables. fruit dairy and poultry products
etc II Is broad enough sor every pro
II ducer no difference where situated
| Note 3--Good prices for farm product'
are absolutely necessary for the continu
ance OF the present prosperous conditions
Good prices have never In the past main
,ained themselves voluntarily ana WI
not now In view OF the greatest crops
that the country has ever harvested
why should not good prices be main
,a,ned IN view of the fact that the people
who consume the farmers products III
erallv have money TO burn" With IN
neonle unprecedentedly prosperous II WI
he n great calamity II the farmers mus
feed them at ruinous prices
Note with prices for farm products
on the same basis for prcSts as enjoyed
by the manufacturer. the labor question
on the farm VIII " ny snou'
not the city people pay the Farmer To-
| ~. n,cauce a t,~ir, ~ allow hin
"a nav wages and work short hours. eoua
"a the manufacturer. whose goods th'
farmer consumes? Surely this would bs
| enuity.