Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-09


". II. Shroyer OF Miltonvale, ON,
8gsof the leading cattle men OF Contra
kansas, at the request of the Drov
" ers. Telegram wrote the following
v explanation Of what In his opinion /,
the matter with the cattle business
4 II IS worth reading:
Before ] begin want to say that
have voted the Democratic ticket
three times nationally, voting for
Roosevelt against Parker once, and
this year was in Texas and did not
I get TO vote, but know how ! would
have voted had been at home.
Everybody knows what is the mat
ter with the cattle business and yet
n04pdy seems to tell. The papers
have been full Of what the ills were.
First, export business all gone.
Second, the war over too soon.
Third, 1--WE must get back to nor
NAL"
Fourth, the wall of the thoughtless
wage earners that is quickly heard by
the professional politician, "the high
cost Of living must come down."
Fifth, the wise guy rares back and
says, II told you So"
One Jew banker boosted to me that
he was getting his all into money. IT
am making them all coff." he said.
TOO bad" I said. "that after you get |
y0ur little pile together that you are
not citizen OF Germany 40 that you
would have the cheapest thing in the
world
Then we have the real bankers
that are doing everything they know
how to relieve the situation. even
talking Of trying to finance Euro
.ope that they may be made able to
again buy our meats. But IN my
opinion nothing of any consequence
will ever come from this procedure.
] appreciate the motive and only
wish they could succeed. but think
they are on cold trail.
america For Americans"
We have home market that will I
take care of every pound of beef that t
we produce. and more too. We had
no export market in 1910. 1911 or
1912. and in the years before that +
time, and there was not pound Of r.
meat that spoiled on our hands. 1t s.
was all bought and consumed at r.
home. In 1910 we had 10000, 900 6
more cattle than we have today and n
100000 less people to eat them. g
Ten million, think of it. With mil m
ions less cattle today and with mil d.
ions more to eat them why should &c
We be looking for foreign market? re
We don't need any export trade on m
reef and mutton. We will have Job ia
o produce enough to supply home de- Ell
nand. What we want, In my opin- CT
on, is American markets for Ameri- til
an produce, but more especially wool III
nd cotton, meat and meat animals. dc
Wheat and corn. We need protec- tn
lon high enough on these articles nc
mentioned as to be prohibitive. tn
'hink Of 1t. 17.5OO,O0O bushels Of w
rheat imported from Canada in the
ionth just past; millions of pounds pr
wool and mutton from Australia, tn
nd millions Of bushels of corn ana
eef from Argentine and Canada. re
eventeen and one-han millions of ne
ushels Of wheat means $50, OO0,- fol
90 Of money that should have been pa
Ding the rounds here paying millions TIL
lore. It Is not at all unlikely that
would have by now paid at least Gel
0 times $35,0O0,0O0 liquidattons. tn,
at millions and millions Of bushels in
70 still coming. Is 1t any wonder wi
lat wheat is $3.50 lower and the the
heat raisers on strike, and those Sw
no have not turned Republican have KIN