Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
What If Reciprocity?

as has the uue}on of racinrocit,. -
tween the United stotas .,d t,a,,.,ss. -.
is this at all stInge bur - - .sea ,,p
proper that this lbou1d no aono a. ., =,
PueS''o" III "Ifh every citizen is deep
~ interested, Ind will affect either
directly or indiratty ,,.,=,,, i,t
Without Doubt The nroson, o,,t., 90.
"'""1 'le present extra ses-
sion of CongresS will ratify this treaty
but whether in l. o.;,.;,,., -. =
remains 70 no a, h.s. ''' .. io' ~ or not
MAINS " pe SYN nut II is far more
likely to be so amended that its authar
will not be able{to roc,,,ri.,a = ~
,naa,s l.. l.; -, Z - u iS
Jay hight
NJ uouot many Farmers are in favor of
reciprocity but EranreIv cno,,cb .ha,,
ara sonou,bat fui,,, my
-, ~ "s I" the particular
prdhd OF reclprocfy that is to be handed
out to them, Th6e arc SOM, VII, ut,
be in favor 90 Il ~ "'o'"
-. VI "'sotute tree trade be-
WV" lI'e Two co ptrleS, but many more
are in favor of a geaaouab1, N -, -,
duty on an cor,,I dittal ~. az s%'oteo'
a,.ai,,,,,,., ''i'ies tiiat would Dc
e'.e''a iseu petWeeh the two countries.
Reciprocity is not necessarily FREQ
trade or a biob -.
,I,,,,,, =, -, 10y 'ul IdtIef II
''''''" oe HdPpyi medium between the
No one who has To-, -.
,ra,+,, o, -, 10y VI '"'N
treaty can nave f3hed to notice that
practically all farnt products are placed
on the free LIST ,bltie tt.,,,,,..,,,. =,
,,,,,,fa,,,,s -. ~ IA siedtiS afi
nd - C,wlca sVouS are to pay duty,
of ,,iscrini Hi,$ ,oohS as II II was a case
- ' 10 liillatIoi against the farmer.
cart -. 20 % tie manufacturer; and II
! 70 con,si, Mou,u pG Sdthcult proposition
no,e.e,, - any iutfiilSents tatr- minded
fot SIio1 ,'i3t ttlete WAS any lust reason
he 49, ri,ii Jpn what would be
Iiven ,o,ija - - 1ie teasoh mat could be
H. of ~ ouiu nV ttdt II was Tor the bene-
cost IF U,.inty y - use 81 the nigh
articIot. " ,tS', - i:el us consider two
ri,tii1d Ia "tiIvo' anu I'VE animals are i'll
nettbe,. u,ba ent lIce INST eut people eat
traot,, i "Iiedt Hoi I'VE animals, but the
of fISur r''p snd a. uttS OF 9oc. on barrel
The c,,,s nueasS' ~ this Tor the benefit of
I MT 1851, ettdiniA not, IL IS SIMPLY
tbe "haef rvs ti ih,lns ihtefes SITS and
go, oeet u u.s. ou! why shpulu not the
t@a .a,vf aiso DC proteeted2 And il the
cansn,1nr "Star'ttcu' no" iiucn less VIII the
dressed ,,aatao " pay iof Hour and
Tho onlv 6ia,sibia ,,a., ~.
nossibIy r. Pi - ITdsoh that can
d1cts ~, 1S SfHeh iot piaelns farm pro
COST 81 % s,oI, s, nst' would oe the nigh
snmeT bUt IL o ,h TO she ultimate CON
sucb a cIeir, - .losS VINO IhisRt make
tion tbs faa, , Totiu take INTO eohsldera-
~ o,, &C. ma. IA % TIE prices PAID by
y 70 n IN tHe ldtHltF receives put
tba w ~ ~ PEI oentii. IL ~ouia De well Tor
% per cent gpes to- There is certainly
no no, JASON why the farmer should not
his Iabor In s In 10, iof the products OF
III, "Doi as " III tHdpie MN 10 i've fairly
Ill a nIalatain ms farm and buildings in
20 co. in, edutdte MS cAedfeh take
fev %GlIe on eoceaSlohaiiy ana lay up a
sur to come eoona1. &c, ~ aaa th az Is
am 't ~ i,ayoli.4 ~ the farmers are
1eVaS y ,ir ,,iS phoseil ~ tIInet mere was
Try nf ti I'M wilSn me Great oaslc INDUS
q
nrese, ~ coIdltion than at the
hers an otbar ai i,,s VII asIleuttufe pros
Tbere no ,,,,,, I t prosper;
,nars nc ,,['" ieHei pen d 1ithe Wheh tar
products of their farms than during the
past two or three Years. and ttis ~
without reciprocity. bur the farnnrs;
expenses have Increased during fbn MAST
few years. just as have the expprsss of
those engaged in other lr,dustrIaG ava t,a
just as have wages maid for All linis 'g ~
work In order to make farming fairfv
profitable and at the same tfmh nainta IN
the productive CAPACITY of the farm ba
must either keep more live stock and ca
employ more labor. or use Iarga 1uantI
ties of commercial fertilizer ana tbanifs
to the fertilizer trust. there has been
quite an increa SO in tho nrica ,,+iti,i ~
past few years If so fortunate as IN va
cure reliable help. ne is obliged Ia nav
much higher wages than foTrnariV lie
must have quite little CAPITAL investe1
in Agricultural imnlements and ,,,arbipas
and also have sufficient team 70 nncrato
them. - " q y
''Oh, but" saw some s''vftb horses IN,
the free list. YOU can buy them ar a lovvo,.
price than now. which ts doithttass tr',.
certainly NOT an amount ooi,ai r. H.
present duty. hut This votId danend
largely on the dealer. hui sI,nnosing a
farmer purchased a pair of horses FIR
$3.50 that with the present diitv unt,td
cost him $500; if they were sound and ali
right and five or six Years old 1vitb enod
usage and care. thev should last him
and be a serviceable team fnr al least -
years. before they would have to he re-
placed nv anntber nil CO - ~ ~ - ,,fI
make an actual saving of ST. i62a per year
Tor the IL years.
Now if the removal of tho dutv of COX
on a horse win decreasa tho 11rico 81 - -,
same,-even one-haIf ~ tbat amn,,nt - c IN
any one exnIain whv tho ro,nn,5aI 80 ~
present duty Of 95c nor bnshoi ~, ., 49,, ~
toes will NOT decrease the n,.ien - ~ III ~
growerP oven IL IL decrea sos tho 49, To-
b4t or 10 cents nor bnebci IL ,ipn,,IS
mean to potato growers Of Aroosfaaii
county who sell from 5ooo tn o. 900 bi'SI'e
els every wear a Inss far ia o,tte ae ~
amount thev would SAVE ~, y r,, =, ne af
horses. even If fbeV bnttobt q ~ psi ti,, -,
year, referring again r. To- 70 eact tbat
live animals and wheat arc on thn frae
list while dressed meats an1 an. III,
be required to pay a duty; If has bean