Mexico Missouri message., 1910-01-27
THE HIGH PRICES.
The Republican Party to Blame
An 0ptimist Defined.

EDITOR MESSAGES
In my article some time ago, on
the high prices of food stuff, |
foretold only a part of what was
surely coming, as we see more or
less about it 10 nearly every paper
we pick up | saw aud article
written by w l.. Fowles, well
worth reading He says that to
organize boycott on food stuff
would be the worst thing that
could be done. which is true. But
he doesn't tell us that there are
thousands of people who are forced
into a boycott because of their in.
ability to buy, which is the same
thing as far as an organization
goes.
| Now | want to say that the
farmer is getting no more for his
produce than he is justly entitled
to. In fact for n number of
years past be has done more work
aud received less pay than any
Iother class of men. But | feaI
that present conditions, when il
has time to react, will be very dis
artrouS, as it is a we'll known fact
that when anything is selling high
everybody waits it and when the
price start down they fall over each
other trying to unload.
4 But the subject is still before us
aud how to remedy it is the prob
: lem that we have TO solve. | think
the first thing to do is by some
b legal meaus To get the produce
, from the farm to the sousumer at
{ much less cost | would suggest
that there should be law enacted
S that would give the cold storage
plants only the time necessary to
= handle their goods, and get it on
he market, thereby preventing Il
l corner of the market. AS it Is
now the farmer or poducer gets
D but little benefit OF the present
i high prices, as extreme high prices
D come when they have little to sell,
g as the bulk of the produce is in
= cold storage, bought at about half
e of what it is selling at now. And
n when these vultures in human
o form unload they will put the price
!, down again and get ready to fleece
S the people when the farmer has
little to sell. If you will notice
;, such things as beans, potatoes,
i cabbage and many other articles
not in cold storage are not affected
d at all and are selling at reasonable
g prices, Just think of it, cattle that
cold storage men bought last sum
TT mer and fall at 4 to ) cents put in
10 storage aud held for present high
prices.
re 1t appears that supply and de.
le mand has nothing to do with the
m price of produce when it reache,
T. the consumer. / think that TIT
st exchange, or future dealing in
farm produce, ought to be looked
DE- after. There was wild cry a few
D. years ago about race track gamb
* ling, but this monster dealing il
D. imaginatiOns has caused more dis
tress than would be the case if W,
re were to have race track in ever!
IN hamlet in the State.
ad think that if local butcher
od would slaughter their own stock
nd thereby saving freight aud tn
so pocker's rake off, would go lonl
ell way towards reducing prices to tn
consumer.
gs AS have briefly stated the cas-
MT would it not be well to ask our
n selves what brought this d pIor
H. able state of affairs abontl Ifyo1
u have a tr,e that bars had fruit
t. cut t down. All the lllsand ache
to of the nation can be charged +" III
D. party now in power, as we IN,
'rs nothi e of the kind until they go
nd hold of the nverpmrut Sc
they have intreuched tIemsrlvp