The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-07-10


er would receive for his CATTLE and that the pack
er would pass the whole increase on to the farm
er, the increase per pound on the price of the
live animal would amount to six one-hundredtbs
of one cent. But even this inintestmal increase
does not represent the true relation of the price
of the live animal, for with fat cattle selling
at from Ia to Is cents pound, the market price
OF hides ranges from II to 6 cents per pound
But when it comes to the price of shoes.
harness, leather and other products of hides, the
situation is entirely different. 20 per cent in
crease on SIS pair of shoes is an increase of
81; on $40 pair of shoes an increase of So, and
on a SIS pair and increase of So. And the farmer
will have to pay this increase along with every
other purchaser of shoes. By the same token
Is per cent duty on harness represents an in
crease of $3.50 on a $50 set of harness; S1O35
on a set of harness valued at $780, and on harness
valued at $40 and upwards, the tariff is 35 per
cent. And the farmer is the biggest buyer of
harness.
Moreover, the increases above cited do not
represent the actual possible increases under this
schedule. There is also duty of from 1914 per
cent to 35 per cent on leather, which means at
least corresponding increase in the cost of
leather to the shoe and the harness manufacture
ers, and therefore another corresponding increase
in the cost of their finished product, which serves
as the basis of another tariff duty.
1t is time to quit trying to kid the farmer
into believing in the benefits of the proposed
tariff bill and to begin concentrating on efforts
to force congress to pass tariff bill which will
be of benefit to the farmers. Placing duty on
hides which will help only the packer and then as
compensatory action place double such duty on
shoes and other leather products which the farm
er must buy, comes as near adding insult to in
jury as anything that can be devised-Rock
County Herald.
Despite the smaller size of the new two dol
lar bills they will be accepted at the Gazette Of
flee in payment of years subscription just as
readily as were the larger ones.
60
An exchange prescribes, as remedy for
holding your temper that you count to one hun
dred before saying anything, and if he's bigger
than you are, count to one thousand.
$50
If anti-knock gasoline takes the knock out
of your motor why don't some one make it fit
for human consumption? 1t would be prescribed
advantageously to few individuals in nearly
every community.
Although the United States Treasury has
joined the farmers in raising surplus, the Min
neota Mascots Jester thinks they will have little
difficulty in getting rid of it, once Congress
hears about it.
Thousands are applicants for positions on
the newly created Farm Board. Since the salary
is $4,000 year, there would be- Such liberal
will
serve on the Board, at least.
While Minneapolis and ST. Paul were en-
gagged in a friendly game of ball the other day
nelghborly CD quarrel broke out which finally
involved several players in rough and tumble.
How like twins those two cities are!
A few years ago older people dreaded the
Fourth of July because of the accidents
caused by frecrackers. Now the motor car ac-
cidents on the Fourth outnumber those caused by
fireworks and generally they are far more seri-
ous
Service Station Ahead-Rest Among the
Pines" reads sign on Highway Number just
west OF New Ulm. That's where many people are
resting who were in too big hurry to reach a
service station or some other equally important
spot.
1t is said that calamity has caused the fall
OF few nations and few individuals but pros
perity is something that few can withstand.
Walk over the ruins of ancient Rome, Babylon,
Egypt and Greece. Prosperity, too much of it,
leading to moral decadence, accomplished their
downfall. In our pursuit of wealth, it might be
well to stop and consider the meager and fleeing
happiness it provides.
Governor Christensen and Highway Com
missioner c.. M. Babcock had some great old
differences during the last session of the legis-
lature but that didn't prevent the governor from
appointing Babcock as highway commissioner
again. The incident stamps Christianson as an
executive of rare Judgment and ability. He re-
cognized in Babcock the best man for the Job
and named him for it. Such is the test of states
manship and such is the type of action which
differentiates the statesman from the politician
go
While the writer doesn't advocate taking
boy from his summer work, it would be a won