AN AMERICAN FARMER'S TRUST.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 277, 30 June 1888, Page 6

AN AMERICAN FARMER'S TRUST.

The fanners of the United States are nowfollowing the example of the traders and endeavouring to form o trust. The movement has originatod in Kansas, and it proposes to include the farmer*, sfcock-raisers an^feeders of the north-w&stena Spates and territories of the Mississippi valley. In furtherance] of the project a mass convention of the fanners and stockmen was called to meet in Topeka oh the Ist of May last, to complete an organisation. The address urging farmers and others to attend the oonventjon sums up the situation as follows : -— Witbiij the last ten yearb, tho manufacturers and- noarly every other branch of industry except agriculture have formed

what are termed trust associations, having for tbeir object, first, tp, chock overproduction ; second, bo prevent an overeupply of goods being thrown upon our markets, to the ruin of prices and Che general injury of trade. We may not by this proposed association be able nor do wo care to limit the production of the sod, for this will depend moro or less on good and bad seasons ; but we have the power and can control our shipments, and thus regulate tho supply of our commodities offering in the public markets of the country, and this will always insure us fair prices. The farmers of this country cannot compete with Indian wheat in the Liverpool market, nor do we intend to longer submit to the payment of the cott of taking our wheat to Liverpool before it can be sold in our home market. What we want is a fair oxchango of products. This we demand, and will submit to nothing leas. We have tho power, and all that is needed i»> organization to make thib power effective. It we can by this proposed organization control our shipment of these commodities, and prevent the fcupply from exceeding the demand in the market, then we can unquestionably hecouio m ah tors of the situation.