The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-23
CARSON EGGEN WRITES.
Dear Brother Morris:

Dear Brother Morris:
We are little late to write you
abu Merry Xmas, but we can perhaps
yet extend to you and your family
our be swishes for very Happy New
Year. We sincerely trust that you
are all feeling just fine, and also that
you are having some fine weather
during the holidays-after the rather
wintry weather you have had during
he earlier part OF the winter. We
had some rather frosty weather here
month ago. but Of late it has sure
been quie pleasant
Carolina put in eight weeks and
one Gay at the hospital, and left there
on the 27h. We are now located in
a very cheerful private home here ON
Emrson street. Her hip seems to be
in pretty god shape now, and she ie
trying hard these days to learn to
walk again. With the help of a cane
and someone to lean little on she
can mana BE to step around the room
some, blu she has not tried the stair
way yet. You folks must take
whole day, or week, and come over
for good visit. 1t would be some
fun to see your big daughter now.
Can she run, Taught and talk?
Noticed by the Record few weeks
ago now, that you were delegate to
the Nonpartisan convention at Pierre.
and imagine that you all had an In
teresting time of it there. There
must have been Quie little stir N
in the different camps. 1t is now SO
long sincee was in the state, and
have kept but little in touch with
things, yet sincerely hope that the
farmers through their league will win
out in the coming campaign. It
seemed a little precarious and risky
while the war was still on to launch
into any very extensive enterprise
enterprises which necessarily would
thin have to be started under the adj
veres conditions of war times; but
even so 1t might have worked out
perfectly all right. At any rate, the
the Big Interests. Trusts. ana . grow.s
ing and organized class OF nifdd7ez
men, have taken such advantage OF
boosting prices-not only while the
war lasted, but steadily ever Since
that we must have some attentive.
1t seems almost idle to expect that
ether Of the Old Parties will tackle
the problems now confronting the
country. In way that would be ra-
dical enough; so long as hese parties
seem bound to shield and protect big
business and the methods now used
BY these large combinations. they can
never bring about the change in In
dustrial conditions which we must
have. This country is now at the
point where the monopolies and or
ganized middle men can absolutely
control almost all the staple commo-
dfttesused By the people: we no long
er have any competition among .hess
middle men which serves to brins
prices down-for they know that By
organizing and agreeing to a East
schedule Of prices and sticking to
that, they can exac higher prices and
thereby increase the profits O be d.
vided among them;; likewise. whan
large monopolistic concerns, like the
big five packers. for instance, which
control almost all the staple food pro-
dues OF the country, SO organize that
they regulate the amount of stun
that is marketed from time to time.
and thus make it appear that a scar
city alwys exists (by keeping all he
surplus "cornered" in cold storge).
they are enabled to keep prices soar
ing at all times, and teh result ia that
there is no longer natural economic
law OF supply and demand in this
country which would serve to brins
prices down at least during the times
when there is in fact q surplus Of any
given COMMODITY in the country. tits
time that problems be deal with diff
ferently in this country from what
has been the policy; and Tar better
that it come through the organization
OF new party han that It should
come through the violence and griefs
OF q revolution. hope the League
will be successful It South Dakota.
and that success will crown your ef-
forts in the county.
Carson Eggen.
1885 Emerson st.,
Denver, Colorado.
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