Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-03
BOOST IN PRICES
DELIGHTS FARMER
Tiller Of the Soil Writes About
The "Fat, Sleek City
Fellows"
CAN NOW ENJOY AN OUTING.
and With stilI Higher Prices lie
Would Like to live In luxury
Just Like the Broker.

That the people IN salt Lake have
no monopoly Of discussion on the topic
Of prevailing high prices, Is illustrated
by tho communication given below,
from a Country Subscriber" To prove
the old odage that il IS an in wind that
blows NO one any good, the country
writer Is clearly in the zone whore
there Is no complaint Tie urges that
the high prices stay and then follows
his philosophy OF the situation which
finally works out that the farmer gets
more proht and that he brings this
in to make business conference week so
that the Salt Lake merchant gets Il al.
in the end anyhow.
I'VE have watched" begins our cor
respondent. who writes from Oak City.
the investigation and discussion on
the subject OF higher prices that have
prevailed In Salt Lake for some time,
for products of the farm. We farmers
are not In sympathy with the move
for lower prices. for the prices he gets
for his products are always more or
less governed by the price OF the ar
ticles. OF course. he realizes that
sooner or later all his money CRAWL
tates to Salt Lake. StIll he enjoys
getting 20 instead Of 10 cents per
spring chickens, and % instead Of IS
cents per dozen for eggs as formerly
and 30 cents for butter fat Instead Of
IS cents or 20 cents as formerly. And
so II goes al along the line with
these prices prevailing. they will be
able TO come to town with their fami-
lies TO see the fair. and 10 conference
and have an outing they never could
have enjoyed when former prices pre-
vailed Before these horny handed sons
a 90 rHN a
every last dollar they have and will
wish they had more to leave with your
merchants.
THE UNEQUAL LOAD.
I'VE. as farmers. gardeners and dairy
men are stu willing TO carry the big
end Of the load in producing the good
things from the soil for the city folks
and expect to put forth more EFFORT for
every dollar we get than DO the people
OF the city and live palmer. but we feel
that the profits ought TO be more equal
y divided between producer and con-
sumner.
las an evidence Of who has the best
end OF the bargain (the soft snap take
a stroll around the city and meet the
men who are no doubt loudest I'm their
cry against high prices-the lawyers,
the doctors the saloon men, merchants,
and agents OF all kinds by the score
many Of them so fat they have to wear
leather belts 20 keep their enlarging
stomachB within bounds.
WHO GETS THE MONEY.
I'VE think an impartial investigation
would convince all that even IL prices
OF food stuffs are higher than formerly.
still the city folks have by long odds
the best end Of the bargain and that
instead OF trying 10 pull down the
prices we ought to work for still high
en- prices for the products OF the farm,
until the farmer shall be able not only
to enjoy an outing once a year but
educate his family to the same STAN
dards. and live with the same ease and
enjoy the same luxuries as his city
friends.
IN LAP OF EASE.
Each class OF citizens is only one
integral In the whole population, and
why should the class which has the
easiest and most comfortable Jobs,
where they are well protected from the
sun and the weather, draw from i've 70
20 times as much per day as the man
who tolls In the hot sun 20 produce the
grain and fruit and vegetables and all
delicacies that adorn the tables or the
fat, sleek fellows above referred to-
A few more shares Of stock to sell