The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-03-06
PEOPLE TO BLAME
NAVE rRoUoHTLEssLV AIDED ~
cENTRALlziEo INDUSTRIES.
EVILS NOW CLEARLY SEEN
Uneaufesbls Distribution o. the Earn
ings Of the People Inevitably Fol
ioWed-orowth o. Small Towns
and Communities Retarded.

During the last few months % 1907
the people had a striking example oi
the effects OF too much Capitalization.
I While all over tho Unitcd States there
was prosperity. few embarrassed
concerns In Wall street New Nofk.
/ brought about a financial stringsncy
that became generally felt For years
the agricultural sections have been
sending money by the millions 10 the
great financial ccntcrs Here q va
/ used for the building up 81 great
| trusts and combinations. which were
grcatly overcaniialifed. on this
watcrcd capitalization the people have
been compelled 10 pay ponderous div.
| dends
ono natural law is that Of oonceutral
iEation. segregation. and Ia these mat
ters Nature carries on lts work vel.
but unnatural concentration. like Oh.
or infractious OF natural laws. hfIuE
quick punishment Tho Capitalization
81 industries which has been goinE ON
since the trust era started has
brought about an unequitahie disffI
button of the earnings of the people
n has retarded the growth % towns
and communities II has brought iu
It's wake many evils that Affect Nork
crs On every field. Yet Tor these evlia
the masses Of people are o. blanc
Every man. womaa and child Who la
bors and sho sends the products OF
that labor % other places than the
home community assists just % much
IN Capitalization OF business and
financial power Every resident OF a
rural community Who sends his d..
lars % the large city helps along tha
trust builders and tho CcutralIEera
While the maiiorder evil is one that
IL serious. q d only 80 a. 90 Is O.
means of Capitalization % buslncFs
and the consequent sapplng from CON
muui'Ics the wealth that should b. p
tanned in them
The commercial enterprises are che
lIfo elements % the rural towns
When these enterprises are destroyed
the town doteriorates with the dis
appearance % the town goes the home
markets. the good schools and che
churches and the other public con.
veniences that the town affords With
the roing down Of the town. real cs.
tate values are dcpreciatcd. and do
PRECISION comes 20 all the community
How would ths farmers fare n the
towns we're wiped out and oniy the
iarEe cities allowed 20 eKists What
kind Of markets would the farmers
have FOR all their produce9 How dos
tho average farmer md dealing with
city concerns a. the present tmef
When shipment % eggs Is made 20
the city commission man. does the
farmer get AZ good returns a. be does
from the home Dealers How about
other produce u IL the home mar.
kets that anord the growers OF pro
duce protection Whon the calm
thinker who IL engaged In agriculture
considers eli these little matters. he
vii find that IN home patronage lies
the keystone of his success How
would the agricultural districts be a.
living places we're there no home
towns' But this IL what the situation
would be n all the people o. a com.
muniiy sent 90 some foreign place for
al the goods required
Home Is a word dear 10 an good
citlzsrs That man lacks patriotism
whose inclination u IL 20 oppose the
progress ~ the place where be r..
sides Hy making better the home
town. We are improving tho com
munity of which We are a
part We cannot improve with.
out benehting ourselves We
cannot give psronago 20 concerns
In the large cities without giving just
30 much help TO the trust builders
and the business oontralizers All
these things are worthy of the most
aerlnus cnnaldnrailnn Of eTarr cliIran-