Year: 1874




would be good man for Minnesota to
send to the United States Senate. In
speaking Of him the editor says:


The Age has repeatedly expressed its
hearty approval of the ability and the
general bent Of the mind of Cushman
K. Davis, the present able and indc-
pendent governor of Minnesota. AL.
though elected as Republican. yet
during his entire term Governor Davis
has been in open sympathy with the
Reform movement IF sent by that
party as its representative in the
United States Senate, no man would be
more able, more conservative, more
honest than he. Of one thing the
Minnesota Independents may rest as
sured-the impartial mind Of the gener-
al public thoroughly appreciates and
admires the noble stand taken in it's be-
half by Governor Davis.


All Of which is certainly intended to
be very high compliment to our
young Governor If we were in the
Senator making business We would say
more, but as we are not we spare our
readers except only the remark that
We hope after all that was said about
reform, both by partizans within the
party, and by non-partizans outside of
party, we hope that the Minnesota Leg
islature will inquire first whether man
be good and true, and send such an one
rather than to stop to inquire to what
party or church he belongs. The in
terests Of the State are safe in the
hands Of judgment and integrity what
ever the shade Of his political faith.


What every town containing more
than thousand inhabitants needs is a
market place, furnished with stalls and
other conveniences for keeping, handling
and selling all articles Of farm produce.
Such market is a great advantage
to both the producers and consum-
ers. Under the present system in our
Western towns, the farmer is often
compelled to waste much valuable time
in finding purchaser, and then very
often the purchaser is not the consumer,
but a speculator who has been watching
an opportunity to buy at a price below
the real value; the workers, who are
the most numerous Of the consumers,
not having time to spare from their
daily work to watch such chances. To
this way producers and consumers are
losers. If there was q place in every
town and city where the consumer Of
farm products could 60 With certain.
ty Of getting what he wanted, whore
the producer and eonsumer~would meet
face to face, on equal te.ms it would be
IN advantage to all concerned. An e.
change, in remarking On tAs subject Of
the bad results Of the prelent system
to farmers, says: + ill.,. !


Many farmers come Il town With
their produce without kno hing its price
OF being sure Of = purchaser; they
hitch their horser, wait 1or purchasers,
and At last take what they are offered
By the last conner. Much valuable time
is lost, and they are frequently OBLIGED
to receive price for their produce much
below it's real value. A farmer will
often sell his wood or other contents
Of his wagon at sacri6ce rather than
allow night to overtake him before he
gets out Of town. He will sell at low
er figures if bidders are few. !. He will
take about what he can get if custom
ers are slow in coming. Prices all
around and to others viii therefore
have downward tendency, and the
banefnl effects Of such j course are felt
throughout an entire season. Whsney-
e buyers see that statesmen are obliged
g g eel II certain contingencies they = viii
.be ! cheated, y # possible