The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-01-22
Paper by C. ]. Brewer, President
of the Big Cove agricultural
Society.
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ufacturing centers, getting big
wages and paying high rent and
dear board, let US be busy look
ing after our interests and sec
that the monopolist between the
farmer and the consumer does
not get three fourths of the farm.
er's profit. Let us fight monopo
lies. This can best be done
through organized effort. Let us
combine at the polls, and elect
men who are farmers of the type
that can stand up for the right
under the hardest pressure
men who consider righteousness
far above gold. Let us have a
Legislative com mittee, whose bus
mess it shall be to find out what
bills are pending, both state and
national. Look into their mean
ing, and notify our representa-
tives that we expect them to see
that bills detrimental to the in
terests of the farmers are tabled
as soon as possible. Let US see
that the scheme that is being con.
templated to impr owe the arid
lands in the West, which would
make few men immensely rich,
namely, those that manage the
project, and put thousands of
acres of fertile land into cultiva.
ton that is not needed for years
to come, and thus increase pro-
duction, which would react upon
the eastern farmer. This we do
not want to see, unless we want
hard times.
Let US strive for the equaliza-
ton of taxation. Let us do what
we can to have railroads and cor
porations pay their just share of
taxes. Farmers cannot give free
passes, expecting, when the time
comes, to be favored for these
courtesies but they can vote.
Road improvement, which is
sure to come, should claim our
serious attention. Unless the
farmers look into the matter, and
see that the money shall come
from the Govarnment-either
state or national, or both, they
will certainly be compelled to pay
the majority of the tax for the
purpose of improving the roads
or keeping up horde of officers
in which, if things keep up as
they are, the farmers would have
no representation at all.
Let US notice a few things that
will be benefit to us in way of
disposing of our live stock &c. |
believe that we should have a bet
ter class of live stock. / think
that the raising of plenty of good
dairy cows will be an excellent
thing for US farmers to do. Milk
all you can, feed well, and sell the
best. Good cows are always in
great demand. Let us have
special sale days-a stock yard
on small scale until we can run
it on a large scale. This would
be new feature, and would be in
direct line with agriculture; it
it would create interest and make
business and stock raising more
pleasant and profitable.
Let US advocate the idea of
grinding our grain at home, have
a storage house at railroad station
if necessary for convenience, and
have the by-products at home
where they ought to be. Let US
become exporters instead of i'm
porters.
Let us stop the emigration from
our county TO the city by improv-
ing our home facilities. Let US
enlist the aid of capitalists to help
US develop our natural resources
and we will have use for our chill.
dren at home, in the midst of the
beautiful scenes of nature, where
beauties are eunfolding every hour;
and, instead of sitting around
waiting for something to turn up,
let us turn something up, and
quit the cry of, farming don t
pay" which only has the effect
Of depreciating land values, keep
ing capitalists from investing
among US, and driving people
from the farm. Let us look after
each others interests, so far as