New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-08-29

pound of meat, bushel of wheat, mile
of railroad and every country bank
under control of the cities.
"The cities produce nothing, but
control everything. They would
starve and freeze if it were not for
the country, yet while country people
are busy growing grain and cattle to
feed the cities, city people have plenty
of time to scheme how to get this
grain and cattle into their own hands
soon as it is ready for market.
''And they succeed.
"The price of corn, wheat and cat
tie is fixed in the cities. Shipments
of all products are under city control.
"country Money Flows
Into the City Banks"
Country money is also under city
control. The country banks carry
their reserve deposits in city banks.
'They have to 90 so by law, which
says reserve money of country banks
must be carried in city banks desig-
mated repositories in order to count
as cash in vault.
''Twothirds of the money in city
banks is country money. Thirty-fve
of the fifty billion or so in the Han
over Bank of New York is deposits
of country customers This ratio
holds good of all
''This money is used to control
Wall street and the trusts.
Insurance money is another of
the three great rivers of cash which
flow into the cities and control the
corporations which control the coun-
try. It's an endless chain by which
the country produces all the wealth
and turns it over to the cities.
The Object Of
Rate Legislation.
Legislation aids the cities.
Legislation as to meat, pure food
and all that sort of thing means in
the end only the trusts can do bust
ness. The country butcher, can't af-
ford the elaborate plant demanded by
legislation.
"The big concerns are the only
ones in any line that have money
enough to keep quality up and prices
down.
crate legislation will concentrate
| wholesaling by making it impossible
for wholesalers to ship goods from
any except great cities like New
| York, Chicago and st. Louis, where
| the political organizations are that
| control congress.
sThe railroads are the friends OF
the country. Not from friendly mo
tives. They are as selfish as the rest
| of the trust but their prosperity de
ponds on the prosperity Of the coun
try people. So they build up the coun
try, settle new fields, stimulate agri
! culture, cattle-raising, manufacturing
and wholesaling, and thus create traf
fc. The more business and popula
ton are scattered the better for The
railroads and the better for the coun
try.
Railroads want legislation tina
will distribute prosperity through tn
4 country, and the cities want legisla
i ton that will concentrate prosperit,
in the Cities"
4'The Private Car
Helps the Country"
.eWhat do you think of the privat
car question:" was asked.
Legislation against the Irivat
car is legislation against both tn
producer and consumer Of fresh fruit
vegetables and meat" he replied. Il
aims to give control of perishabl
products to city commission me-
chants
.They had this control before tn
private car took it away from then
The private car system carries fres
frait, vegetables and meat from wher
they we're produced direct to wher
they are consumed, guaranteein
: prompt delivery In good condition
securing universal market at ia
! prices and distributing hundreds {
! millions Of dollars to the farmer, ca
& tie and fruit raiser through applyin
: business methods to the shipmel
]. and selling of his products and lea
$ ing the control of those products
his own hands.
Q abolish the private car! As we
9 abolish the express and postal sy
!. TENS and compel each railroad
! !, have its own express company and i
E own postal service.
S "The Railroads Will Not
Replace the System"
sBut will not the railroads put ]
! q refrigerator car system Of the
!. own? ''
mo. y
S .sWhy not ~
Well, In the words Of Gener
Manager Mohler Of the Union Pax