The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-12
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Middlemen the Parasites.
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NIiddlemen the Parasites.
Unionizing of the farmers will be
the next step in the industrial progress
Of the twentieth century. Farmers
are beginning to realize that only by
this means can they ever hope to have
something to say as to what the price
on their products shall be. Under
present conditions neither the pro-
ducers nor the consumers have any
thing to do with the fixing of prices
OF farm products the middlemen,
who could advantageously be dis
pensed with, do it all. The middle
men are the worst parasites with
which the farmers have to contend
General organization of the farmers
into unions would "fx' them -Anoka
Free Press.
Can Sec the Politics.
Gov. John A. johnson and John A.
johnson are different persons appar-
emily. John A. when on earth patron
=. lied Sunday ball games, horse races,
went boating at the lake and took
part in similar amusements like other
mortals, but the politician John sees
great wrong in cane rush at the
State university. The governor oc-
cupied a private box at the State fair,
saw the high dive, loop-the-loop and
the Ferris wheel, but that did not
bother him. We who know John can
see the politics, but others may think
he has an actual motive.-Le Sueur
News.
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Not Hard to Understand.
The State board of equalization,
Democratic, fixes the valuation of
goods and merchandise in the twin
cities at about one-ffth of the actual
value, the assessment being almost
$4,000 900 lower than last year. Per-
haps it will not be hard now to un-
derstand why the twin city jobbers
and the travelling men of Minnesota
were so vigorous in their opposition
to r. @. Dunn and so enthusiastic in
their support of Governor johnson
last fall. -Bemidji Pioneer.
+ So.
The Reason for Their Activity.
Even blind man can now see the
significance of the attitude of the Job
bers and merchants of the twin cities
at the election last year, with the &C
ton of the State board of equaliza-
ton, appointed by Gov. Johnson, be-
fore them. The valuation of goods
and merchandise in Minneapolis and
st. Paul has been fixed at 81, 1876, I'll
less than it was year ago, and the
reason for the activity of the travel
ing men last year is now apparent to
the most dense intellect. From these
figures one is compelled to the con-
viction that the growth of population
in the twin cities does not extend to
business conditions, inasmuch as the
stocks carried are nearly two million
dollars less than last year. A Demo-
cratic administration seems to cost
the public cash as we'll as other
things.-Elk River Star-News.
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Most Essential Thing to Master.
The most essential thing for man to
master is the knack of knowing how
to attend to his own business and not
imagine he was inspired to act as
guardian for the remainder of the
human family. The next lesson he
should become proficient in is that the
world is not made wholly for him and
that he is not able to occupy all the
space or breathe all the air, and to
make things more congenial and
blessed, he should, as often as posi-
BILE, lend a helping hand to his brother
and say good word in his behalf
Waukon Republican.
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Has No Cnch.
Talk about tainted money! Do you
know Rockefeller has no cinch on that
T.