Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-09-22

ern railway, delivered q speech at the
Fillmore county fair yesterday which
should be of interest to every farmer
in the northwest. " III f.y4rl I
Z Mr.. Hill emphasized the Importance
Of selecting men to represent the peo-.
pie in the law-making bodies who not
only are honest but who will vote
right on the great questions that af-,
feet the farmers. He urged war on.
graft in politics: The peoples repre-
sentatives should work for laws that.
Will help the farmer to get the best.
possible price for his products, and to:
pay the least possible price for what
he needs which his farm viii not pro-
duce. The main factor In price is the
cost . Of transportation, and anything
that reduces the cost of transportation
is for his interest. The Panama canal,
Mr.. He'll argued, viii not help the Fill
more county farmer, because it will
open no new markets for him. The
market of the future is the, Orient.
And in the development Of new
markets for the farmer, Mr.. Hill
argued, the: farmer gets no help, a
hindrance rather, from the tariff.
Your main needs are two" said Mr..
Hill. "An adequate market in which
your products may be sold at a., fair
price, and an opportunity to purchase
those things that you need which the
farm does not supply. To what extent
have these been furnished to you, and
IN what condition do you stand with
reference to them?
"As far as your grain. is concerned,
you must, sell in the markets of the
world The great consuming nations.
With Great Britain at their head, must
have bread. They purchase it where
phey can, seeking all who have wheat
and -four to sell. And by the compe.
tition of all these sellers, India and
Russia and the Argentine and Aus
tralia as we'll as the United States. the
price Is settled. I Have you been
helped there? Of truth it is impos-
sible to help you in any way but one,
to which we, will come presently. The
average politicians who does not give
you credit for the intelligence that
you possess, will tell you that you have
been helped, have been protected"
as he will call 1t. by placing tariff on
wheat and other products of the farm.
But you know better. You know that
tariff on imports of an article which
you do not wish to import, but which
you have for sale in vast quantities, is
as useless as a steam heating plant in
August. In the year ended June 40
1914 there were imported into the
United States just $3.50 bushels of
wheat in all. How did the protective
tariff protect this? This last wear
there were imported 3,102,5s5 bushels.
Either figure is totally insignificant in
country whose own wheat crop rms
from 6oo'ooo,ooo to 100000, 900 bushels.
but the 1uctuation itself shows, since
the tariff remained unaltered, that the
latter has nothing whatever to do with
the matter. Your grain and your dairy
products and your live stock are be-
yond the reach of all such assistance.
The market in which your grain. cat
tie and hogs are sold is not affected by
them at all. And consequently, what
ever you may think or may say to the
gentlemen who tell you that a tariff
mas been enacted for your benefit, Won
may reply with great confidence that
as far as sales of your products ara
concerned, it profits you no more than
an edict against immigration from the
moon.
90, There is one way, however in
which you may be helped, and that is
by lessening the cost Of Transportation.
what you get for the yield OF your
farms Is the price where the consum.
e ives, less the cost OF carrying the
article from you to him. That cost
You have to bear. Anything that
it is money in your pocket:
and when anyone advises you that you
are vitality interested in decreasing
the cost OF transportation he Is telling
you che truth. But how is this to be
brought about?
No one can arbitrarily send out a |
PROCLAMATION that such service shall
pe performed at such and such a l
charge. The business OF transporta.
ton is like all other business in this:
I must be conducted on 4 business
OASIS The cost of It can be lessened
only BY economies growing out 81 Il.
creased volume. So be does most Tor