The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-01
possibly differing in degree?

ME farms, phySlcaI monster, I
shall mention only one, and call it Ignorance of the
executive" Something yes many things, know well
enough how to do, not accomplished and for the life
of us could not give good reason though as
people have great reputation for getting there
These items refer especially to private affairs,
but there is another class which more less APP
proximatey be designated corporate leves. To
plain shall make of pertinent statements by
National JONES' of the Grange organization in
his address their annual meeting in November Here
it is: He urged upon patrons that it is duty to
cheaper production by better and intelligent cul
tvaton conserving fertility, lessening labor, and by
increasing the products of FARMS improving stock,
and scientific feeding. Production be cheap
10 25 cent and the aggregate production OF
the in the United States increased from so to
100 per cent, by the application OF the best metnods
We as farmers are iterested in finding profit
able the sale of the products of the farm In
the past average farmer spent SO cent of his
thought energy in production, and only small
cent thought and effort in profitable sale of what his
labor and farm produced This practice has resulted
the producing annually vast aggregate of
wealth. but realizing but small amount for their labor
and capital The profits absorbed by those
engaged in commerce. Some of their exactions have
excessive to degree that left but very small
per cent profit to the producer 1t devolves on the
farmer all these methods and to equity
in the exchange of the commodities of the farm fac
tory professional and official services of the people OF
this country.
Any people, or any business that permits allows
those whom they deal to fix the price of what they
SELL and buy will become the servants of the who
likes the price The farmers of these United States
change their present system financial disaster
will to them.
The logic of and the history of our country
prove the correctness of this position In 1850 the
wealth of the United States $135 100000 of which
amount farmers $780, 344 00O $3.50 per cent
In 1900 the wealth the nation $94OOOOOOOOO OF
which the owned $4,000 100000, or 2l27 per
cent In the production of wealth all these years. farm
ers produced than all other interests combined
UJbv have ia lon
the wealth of the nation which they had ftytwo
ago. only 2127 per cent at this time? Farmers must
see the causes and them. They are many They
will be excessive charges and determinations
in transportation, in exorbant storage, large commits
dealings options by boards of trade. combinations
and corporations commonly called trusts authorizations
of food products inequality of prices of farm products
and commodities official and professional services
and many other causes
Also in of actual taxes paid to county and
state we pay than would be necessary IL we
were familiar with public finances Hear this from
article by Dr. A. e. Winshp in October EVerypodys
Magazine headed, "a Womans Victory for Schools:
To the agitation led by sixth grade teacher In the
public schools is due the recent payment OF nearly
$500 900 in back by the franchise corporations
Moreover within year past much more money as
that has been received by the city, due entirely to her
activity in this 1t is also made that more
than million dollars year will come from the same
source hereafter because of this agitation
Am | dreaming when l say some intelligent thor-
ough agitation the back tax proposition might be
helpful in some sections of this Northwest?
classes of tribute having reference more espe-
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