The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-20
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man in the county speaking ac
quaintance with every other man an
make them all close neighbors.
Our numbers are not so great, I'M
last census in 1900 showed 5,7s7. AZ
owners OF farms in the United states
The same census showed 2S.753,sO
male laborers. Those laborers have or
ganized and thereby shortened th,
hours of labor and vastly increase
their compensation. / will leave il I,
the farmers who hire some of them a,
to whether they have added to thei,
Independence. If $4,000, 900 of laborer,
with an empty larder were able 10 with,
hold from the market what thew hat
to sell, their labor, until they got wha,
they demanded for 1t, then certainly
100000 farmers, with granaries load
ed with food products sufficient for
their own personal use for ten years
ought to be ashamed to admit that they
can't hold their products until they
are offered such prices as shall nav
them honest wages for the labor be-
slowed upon them
In fact, If the farmer himself would
so about the matter of organization for
his benefit and continue 1t in am in
telligent and determined way, he would
have an easier path to tread than any
other organization on the face OF the
earth, Why? Because he has to sell
what the world can't get along with
out three days, while he can get along
without replenishing his stock of what
he buys from the world for weeks.
months, and even years, If necessary.
Debating the Prices.
But I maintain that with such an
organization the farming communities
Of the country could very easily dictate
the prices Of their products. 1t is not
the entire quantity of grain or other
farm product that Axes a high or a
low price. II is the surplus. A very
little surplus will greatly diminish the
value Of the whole and very little
shortage will greatly enhance the value
of the whole, II, therefore, you could
just ship an amount equal to the sur
plus abroad, accepting the worlds price
for that small portion as you now have
to accept 1t for the whole. so as to re-
duce the home supply a little below
the ONE demand, 1t would raise the
price of all the balance rs cents per
bushels above the worlds value, or
sum just equal to the height of the
tariff wall. To elucidate. We raise
say in one year 650,000,000 bushels OF |
wheat, and we need 600,00O,0O0 for |
home use. Now, the head Of pour or |
ganization arranges to sell direct to |
the foreign trade $4,000, 900 bushels of !
wheat at the worlds prices. When YOU
are organized thoroughly you can easily |
do that. You are reaching toward it /
now, first in the erection of farers' ele |
vntors all over the country; second i'm /
q treminal elevator which believe you
win some day have and the next step
would be direct communication with the I
European consumer. That would leave
us 10,O00,000 bushels short Of the home
demand. Result--wheat values would
30 to the skies were it not for impor-
tations All the balance on hand, $780, /
100000 bushels, would rise as high as
the top of the tariff wall. OF course
Il IL should go higher importations
would flow in and bring IL down. Now
rs cents bushel upon 500, 1000, 900 bush
als would mean an advance of about
150,000.000 to the farmers of the United
States. If we raise 10000, 900 bushels
n this state IL would mean $40, 900, 900 L
additional wealth to North Dakota
armers each year on their wheat crop
llone.
I believe the time will shortly come
when organized farming interests will
" able to say to the consuming inter-
sts: I'VE have invested in our lands
% many dollars. Our labor costs as
% much. The things which we must
purchase are of such a value. Now I'm I,
rider that we may make a reasonable ,
eturn upon our investment and reas- !
nable compensation for our Individual /,
abor, our wheat must bring us in so !
much per bushel; our oats barley and !
orn such a price. and we will not sell !
or any less price" Whenever we once
ay that to the world and are SO or
anized that the world knows that we !
lean what we say, the world will come :
> our terms.
An Example OF Shoes and Bread. q
The world needs shoes every day. Il
however, fail to see any evidence OF 4
i'm the shoe trade. We late y
Z reduced the tariff on shoes from IS Il
, is per cent. | have not seen any v
reduction In shoes. The 4
ougias So shoe sells for that sum across II
le street from where IL is manufacture
L. It sells for the same price In San t
rancisco. Three thousand miles of 0
eight do not count penny in either /
lising or lowering It's retail value. "
yheat may go up or wheat may go p
own but the $40 shoes goes on for G
Ser. Suppose you try the Douglas
lam and meet him with his own meth
Is ofwarfare. You can patch up your a,
d shoes and make them wear six :,
onths or a year longer IL necessary; Il
At Douglas can't work any miracle ON I,
s loaf OF bread Now you organize Il
I'D fix the selling price OF a sack of ri
heat at $3.O0. Then let Douglas hold ii
! to his shoes until he is willing to II