The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
Lime GRINDING
FOR THE FARMERS
.(Contlnued from FIRST page).


some $4,000 or $4,000 and accomplish
nothing" suppose one OF tho easiest
things in the world is to venture an
opinion of the future bnscu o.. "A sur
mise Of the present But wc much
prefer basing our calculations on
history and instead OF accounting our
selves pigmies trust that, as the old
couplet In the old reader. We as chill
dren studied. expressed II:
Things. that other folks can do,
Why, with patience. may not youc.
Why. with patience AMI perseverance
and persistence, can wc not do the
thing our sister State Of Illinois has
done. and especially since she has so
we'll blnzed out the way to do It?
How can even the father Of false
prophets and pcss'mists see tho results
mp there. and make sucl prognostica-
tons In the promises?
Argument No. 3--"The state never
did anything as chcaply as an In
dividunl." The question concerning US
here is not wat individuals can do,
but what they ave done ana will do
And again we quote the facts: In
Illinois the state 8 delivering this
ma terial T. o. b. at 90 cents per
ton, and sinking no money. In vir-
ginia the Individual offers to do it
for IS TO s3.50-just exactly the same
service here costing five times when
performed by the individual as in
Illinois when performed by the State.
Now. fearing the occupation of too
mu:h OF your valuable space. and Of
becoming tedious to your readers. let
us briefly notice the argument OF the
newspaper article, and Then we shall
have done.
The argument is that it will affect
some private interests.
Personally, we are OF the opinion
that some personal and special inter-
ests are really in need of being az
fected. both in the State and nation;
and the surer and swifter the pro-
GEES, the better for the whole people.
But again. let US turn TO the history
bearing on the case: In Illinois, not.
| withstanding the fact that the State
is doing precisely what we propose TO
do here. there are twenty private mills
now reducing and delivering this
material to the farmer at a cost eX
ceeding 81 per ton. and IL any of these
are operated in the name Of phil
, lanthropy we have not learned it
suppose THE last is simply a re-echo OF
the cry we used TO hear in our boy
hood, and. in fact, until a few years
ago, when il ceased, and we thought
! everybody had become even ashamed
. TO use 1t again-this cry as 4 comes
timidly. TREMENDOUSLY back seems to say
something about protecting our in
FAINT industries, but as We see il some
OF these poor little infants have al
most outgrown their pa, and unless ne
hurries up an6 gives some of them q
spanking there is imminent danger OF
his losing control CT his household.
Farmers, listen not TO the siren
voice of the willy politician or the
representative OF special interests, but
/ be steadfsst, immovable, and pull
nightly for your rights In this mat
ter. Send a great roll Of petitions &c
your Senate and House for this bill
and should your representatives fail
you in this matter, why sit on them
Send some one in their places next
| time who will represent you. This Ia
the most effective medicine a people
ever administered to a politician, and
verify 1t would be well II the people
would give it mora frequently
From Louisa there will go a petit