The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-02-28

During the last few months OF 1907
the people had a striking example 81
the effects OF too much GENERALIZATION
While all over the United States there
was prosperity. a few embarrassed
concerns in Wall street New York.
brought about a financial stringency
that became generally felt For years
the agricultural sections have been
sending money by the millions 10 the
great financial centers Here II was
used for the building Up OF great
trusts and combinations. which were
greatly overcapitalized. on this
watered capitalization the people have
been compelled 10 pay ponderous divi-
dends
one natural law is that OF concentral-
ization, segregation. and in these mat
ters Nature carries on its work well
but unnatural concentration. ike 9th
or infractions OF natural laws. bring
quick punishment The Capitalization
OF industries which has been going on
since the trust era started has
brought about an uneluitahle distri-
button OF the earnings Of the people.
IL has retarded the growth OF towns
and communities Il has brought N
its wake many evils that affect work
ers in every field Yet for these evils
the masses of people are 20 blame
Every man woman and child who la
bors and who sends the products OF
that labor TO other places than the
home community assists Just so much
in Capitalization Of business and
financial power Every residen, OF
rural community who sends his dol
lars 70 the large city helps along the
trust builders and The centralizers.
While the mail-oTder evil is one that
Is serious. il is only so as Il is a
means OF Capitalization OF business.
and the consequent sapping from com
munities the wealth that should be re-
tanned in them
The commercial enterprises are the
life elements Of the rural towns
When these enterprises are destroyed.
the town deteriOrates With the dis
appearance OF the town goes the home
markets. the good schools and the
churches and the other public con
veniences that the town affords. With
the going down Of the town. real es-
tate values are deprecated and de-
preston comes 70 ali the community.
How would the farmers fare II the
towns were wiped out and only the
large cities allowed 20 exist What
kind Of markets would the farmers
have FOR all their produce? How does
the average farmer find dealing with
city concerns at the present time7
When a shipment of eggs Is made 20
the city commission man does he
farmer get as good returns as be does
from the home dealers, How about
other produce? II Is the home mar
kets that aford the growers Of pro-
duce protection When he calm
thinker who is engaged IL agriculture
considers all these little matters he
viii find that in home patronage lies
the keystone Of his success How
would the agricultural districts be as
living places were there no hone
towns But this is what the situation
would be II all the people of a com
munity sent 70 some foreign place for
all the goods required
Home is a word dear 70 al good
citizens That man lacks patriotism
whose inclination Il il 10 oppose the
progress OF the place where be re-
sides. BY making better the home
town, We are improving the com
munity OF which we are a
part We cannot improve with
out benefting ourselves We
cannot give patronage to concerns
in the large cities without giving just
so much help 10 the trust builders
and the business centralizcrs. All
these things are worthy Of the mos.
serious consideration OF every citizen.