The Daily News. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1905. THE HARVESTER TRUST.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7953, 17 October 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1905. THE HARVESTER TRUST.

Tar.' lit iac<* wilh a peri! thai fr'.ios fair to t)uval«-ii tlie \eiy -xis r ence of (lie agricultural ma'-hin-or\ industrv. both t lit- niaini:i« Hirers and tli<- Farmers' I nioti KxcntiVt: ••m t.nabh- lu grasp th'* lui! .ui|i tr'. mi lhi ci;»uy,"r, and. so u<r. liiii.j.' a common uii-i>-i s! aii'J.uvi'.f,! at between all those ini«•: is' • d iii ih»* question. t h'-re is a i.-MMdviabbr Oi \i.-VS. I'li.- inamn'arniri'rs natm*all\ rel,\ « ;» «lve protection ah'or.hd by a suf-lici-jilly iiHTi-asi ij tnrilV to o'lt import. .1 marhinery. The Fan i«ts' I 111<>>i aiv inoiv eoncriM-'l \\-th th" pru<> i\ implein. Nts than wit); »':<• of support-ins; local it Initr \. To i in'('t this asp ft of »ho su!i.iift a proposition has b. .-n m;nl>' b\ iMinean, imph-m.-nt nuuiia«'rir<rv. that shrubl tend to la iilu'i- ovi r the ij 11" which now •n-pat'at• s thv views of the two parti.s. They propose that 'he local makers ol' in -plemenl s should dep: -i' «•■»[► ,-| . i ik.-ir danlnrd prici* lis!:.. ai,.J ii' the prices*.arc n Incnl th«-n tin- import dut,\ i. to lie increasi. ] ii\ four liui. Ihv amount ol' I h<'' I duet ion. while il' lhe price-. are incr. as».l the import Juj> is to b" 1 ri rri-.-pi,i. lini:l> deeivas- I- Tins pia'i ha - much to iitomiin'iiil it. Imt jt must )»• thoroughly understood that il-. Tnwt van t nl\ W >n»vfssl»ll\ ' ion;.lit |iy both producers ai/.l buy-' • tv. lu.ii Is in concerlid ac- * ii;ji. I ii. IV veius to hi' a ni<po.>itii;.i oil ihr part of lin.' Fannei«»' ' Pniun to dally with tho vlangvr it) Ilr hope tliat ermp-Tition will lower prin v. J J.is is exactly the 'lino of anion thai, will play into th-, hand.-, ol ihn Trust. Hacked uith almost ■ ii.l.miti l <apital. Iln-.M 4 combines arc pii-paii'il !•> ->'' H )ar l»«-N.w ccst until tl; \ haw -ilri\ "'ii local comiv.-t itors on' ot' th.' ti«lvl. and thtti thv\ reap t hi-ir liarv.-st at lh»* i-xpfi'M- nf the fanin'ts. I'ossihlv tlio-e who par- \ during the war oi pi'itcs will ilii w.'II. hut ;is soon ;is tin- Trust has ;• monopoly ihf heav\ liaiul ol oppii'ssion will he sorely felt. I'or ;h» local manui'acturcrs to n»ly on an undi-rstamiiug that th« % tanners will yive tlu-tn prrfeivnco "ill '»<• to a very slender »vnl. Kv p,-ri''in-i- elsvw here has proved this <ouclusi\.-ly. , Uehuiti* an;l decisive action must he taken to combat the ; ruM . and 1 h»* sooia r tin- I'ai ir.--rs' I nion l-'M-cut ive recognise this the t Ta *i i.-r Tli'-, schi'me proposnl hy ij r ,ll.•;! opt ral ioms. and ii should (omnn'iid its.-It to thv inanufart uivrs, the larmi-rs. attd the (»oVfTniiM'ul.