Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-01
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
The Proposed Combination of Farmers
to Sell Agricultural Products.
(From the Rutland News.)


the purpose of which would be to raise the
market price of farm products, make
dollar wheat" and otherwise place the
farming business on high and extremely
profitable basis. The convention" start
ed in with considerable oratory and some
talk about an organization with a capital
of sl0O.000.000. but 1t adjourned without
accomplishing such monstrous combi-
nation. but with merely an agreement to
sec If such a combination could not be
effected.
The gathering as convention of farm
ers, is described as being ludcrous The
leaders of it were not farmers. and 1t is
doubtful If there was a single active par
ticipant in the meeting who was engaged
in genuine agriculture. Some of them
were representatives of agricultural as
soCiations, and some were business men.
They did not come together because of
any concerted movement Of farmers
throughout the country. They could
properly he called promoters"
Whatever the motives Of these organ
zcrs. 1t is safe to say that the real farm
ers of the country will not fall over them
selves to get into the band wagon The
scheme to build great elevators and ware
houses all over the country. and to force
up the price of grain and produce by fix
ing minimum prices and refusing to sell
for less. will scarcely appeal to the prac-
teal mon of the pillow. Such n plot would
make the coal trust look insignificant. II
would he conspiracy on such a huge
scale that even the bodest and most Wis
ionary would hesitate before embarking'
on IT,
A general bcttcrment of farming CON
ditions is most desirable. Nobody will
deny it. Farm products are often much
too low in price. at least the farmer gets
too little for his investment and his la
Dor. "Middlemen" stand between him
and tho public and take u large share of
the profit that should go to him. as the
producer But ii is doubtful if any grand
union of tho farmers of the country can
be of benefit. even ii the diversified in
lterests of different sections could be
brought together.
One thing, however seems tolorably
sure. When the farmers want to organ
izc such n union. they will proceed to
organize it themselves They are quite
ms capable of undertaking such move
mont rs are the city men. the professional
organizers. who are trying to drive the
farmers into the combine.
JUDGE MtNsON's RULING.
GNrom the Bristol News)
If Judge Munson's ruling restricting the
operations Of wholesale liquor dealers has
been correctly reported by the daily
papers a license of this class will here
If wholesaler can sell to licensed retail
moss within his own incornorotod Iin,its
he might as well throw up the sponge
AN ABLE ADVISER.
Q'rom the Rutland NewsD
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W VIC "''''
LUCK AND FOUR LEAF CLOVERS
,r,ro,, e.. ,,
''' Wv "'''iiii'S ~" hd''lI'r|
h"huhe Tor four leaf clovcrs seem to
~" iaH win young ladies, The Gran
Ni' Sehtlnel speaks or lady finding 35
the DANNY Mirror o,n, eads 9 3i tor
10 on one stalk FOR luck. A Dorset lady
mo Sbo o,i,. on,,,r.t sne went nSn-
the brook ana wac carabt IN ~ ,, ''i'o
shower she tbirLe 70 -. -, e, 81
she cert,irlv would ho,,n hao,, 5 ioOn,u -
So much Tor lucL ,s t,o,,o, W" III
loaf cIovore ny lour
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MARKSMANSIIP
49,. A.
'"l' '''e N'oil'I'eiler ArgusJ
senator Proctor says he never hunted.
flr"d Il gun or hshod on Sunday in his life,
ana all who know the senator know that
it is fact. He shot that coon from the
top of "a tall tree on Saturday afternoon.
not knowing that there was a law protect
ing the animals. there being no similar
one in any other State in the Union
When he learned that there was siich n
law he informed on himself and the com,
missionors came around and collected tbo
tine. The senator is somewhat nroud NJ
his fine markSmanshin but ovidontI,. ba,,
forgotten the proper method Of killirr a
coon. \ result Of the Incident ie that w.
senator is the rocipiont If much cho tf,ne
hut he receives If With rrho,u,1ad arole,
nature and manages 70 got hocI,'. IN a
manner which shows that bis ut, ,,,ro,
lois his ,nor,sn,nrebin f"'"
lllt STATE FAIR
(Fron tho \ortbno1d >-o,.s,
IT ~ about time for tho citizens of
vermont I" make protest against such
an exhibition rs Was held IN Rutland
TINS year being called a state fair. II
kutland wishes to father it ana cali it a
clty lair or even "A Rutland county fan
that is the business of the people Of that
section But to make the State stand foI
S"-c'Ilou aE'1cultural eNhlhition of d
gathering of gamblers and s,yindlers was
permitted because they divided with the
fees is NOT caIculateG 70 add 80 no ra,1,
tation of Vermont.