'UBLICAN NEWS ITEM CHAIkL£S L WUHa, Editor. Published Every Thursday Afternoon By The Sullivan Publishing Co. At the County Seat of Sullivan County. XiAPOBTE, PA. \V i . Mason, Kre*i<k-u. K. >l . Dunham Trees THUS. J. INIiIIAM, Secretary. Iviiereii at the i'otu Office at Laporte, rh second-class mail matter. AS TO EXPORT PRICES THE SHIPMENT OF AMERICAN RAILS TO ARABIA. Farmers and W«(t Earner* Have l.ittle Hraaon to Complain If Our Surplus Manufacture! Are Sold A!>road Cheaper Than at Home. No farmer's dog ever made more noise over a lost chipmunk than our hard siding champions of forelgu in dustries are making over the loss by the Krupps to our steel rail monopoly of an order from the Mecca railway for i!o,tnio tuns of steel rails. The price at which the order is said to have been taken is $22.88 per ton at Beirut. This probably gives the steel rail monopoly about S2O per ton lu this country. The hearts of Miss Krupp and the other heirs of the great German gunmaker are supposed to bleed for the poor downtrodden American railroads, which a re. forced to pay these same monopo lists" 328' per ton for all the rails they putin their own tracks that the trust may sell rails abroad cheaper than HruijP... This- interference with the Krupp profits has stirred Representative Rieh n fiiMin, a well known publisher from 'lViWrossee, to Introduce a bill lu con gress putting all. trust made articles on tlit; free list and reducing the rate of diiy on all articles which we sell abroad more cheaply than here. But no chipmunk ever eluded the farmer's dog with more energy than Representa tive Richardson in fleeing from a prop osition to apply prohibition or increase of duty, to foreigners who do to us what every American manufacturer should do to them, "and do it first." However base the motive of the steel trust may have beei), the action will result in re munerative employment for American labor. ;ind Representative Richardson's 'bill' is designed- to take bread out ol our laborers' tuouths and reduce flu proliiiible sale of farm produce in this country in order that European maun l'acturers may make more money. i.et us look at those sales to Arabia. At S2O per ton they bring $400,000 into this country. Secretary Shaw says with substantial accuracy, "A foreign mar ket tor $1,000;000 of manufactured projliK'ts means a domestic market for at Toast SBOO,OOO of labor." On this basis the sale of the Mecca rails means ?:!2o;<*)0 for American labor, or enough to keep 8,000 men Employed a month al S4O each. As much concern for railroad inter osts under the operations of the steel trust is continually expressed by openly and surreptitiously free trade papers, a glance at the statistics in "Poor's Man ual of Railroads" will be instructive. Comparing 189tt, the last full year be fore '.the Ditigley bill, with 1902, we find .that in 1890 the average charge on our railroads for carrying one ton of freight one mile, or the ton mile rate, was .821 cents, and iu 1902 the rate for the same service was .704 cents, or a loss to the companies of ,O.">T of a mill. This, applied to the tonnage of 19u2. means that the railroads of this country handled their freight for $89,- 2.7.7.1100 less than they would have re ceived at the rates of 1890. The fall in freight rates was 7 per cent, and in the passenger rates the fall was 1 per cent. The total difference between the rates received on.the business of 1902 and the rates that were charged in 1896, applied lo the same amount of traffic* amounts to over $93,000,000. And that sum must have none into (he pockets of producers and-. consumers. Ou i lie oilier band, tlie average price of stool rail;? for IJSI>O was S2B, as it was in 1902.. Thfc dividends paid in 1300 on railroad stocks were $31,328,154. and in lito2 they were $151,019,537. a gain of tiUeut 85 per cent. As no calamity how ler will ever refer to these figures or admit that lie litis heard of them, tliey. with freight and passenger earn ings.nre putin tabular form: Per cent increase or de -18%. 1902. crease. Freight rat<»s. uvr ton mile 0.821 0.7G1 6.94 Freight earn inps ...; »770.424.013 $1,197,212,462 +55.40 Prtss'gr rates, ; per mile i?:. 2.032 2.012 o.:iB 1 J a s sen g tr earnings ... J2C5.313.258 $396,513,412 +49.55 Div. paid on Stock ... ... 81.528,154 151.H1!> - "7 85.13 Av. price of mils 28 3 The table, which contains a great deal of sound political economy, pre sents no foundation for a theory that I'IC public has been injured by the price of steel siuee the passage of the Ding ley bill. Nor have the stockholders of our railroads suffered, although it is perfectly apparent that if rails were lower the cost of maintenance would li.ivo been less. But the cost of rails, whether S2B or $8 per ton, lias only a microscopic interest to either the pro ducers and consurtiers of this country or the owners of railroad securities. The export of these rails will have no tendency to increase the supply and decrease tlie price of wheat in the European market. All of the $400,000 will add to the wealth of this country. The $320,000 paid for labor will be distributed from the iron mines of Min nesota to the docks of New York. As the 2,507 families of wageworkers, re ported on by the bureau of lubor as having average expenditures for all purposes of $708.51 each, spent 42.5.J uer oent of this for food, over 8.000 if.* turners. If heads of fauilllea, will pc nil «ii:f.S.OfX) for food. Our farm . j wii! probably get between SIOO,OOO and $120,000 of tliis. Vet the farmer is told he is Injured by keeping the price of steel rails up to the Wilson- Gorman standard. lie Is urged to be lieve that a reduction lu the country's freight bill equivalent to sl.lO per cap ita of every member of his family is a Hardship to him, because rails are sold to foreign roads at less than our toler ably rich railroads pay, though he gets about half of the price received. If this order had gone to Krupp what American farmer, laborer, store keeper or professional man would have received a dollar of the mouey? It is because our railroad managers do not get all their political economy from enemies of American industry that they have Just allowed iron and steel makers a reduction of 33 1-3 per cent on freights for export, "as during this lull in the domestic demand it would be good policy to keep the mills going by creating a foreign business." This is done that the employment of productive labor in this country may not be cur tailed and prices in the farmers' near by markets may uot be diminished. THE GR-ANGE Conducted by J. W. DARROW, Press Correspondent New York State Orange GRANGE WORK IN THE WEST .Nutlonal Master Jones I'mes Patrons to Stand und Work Tottellier. [Special Correspondence.] Having recently returned from it three months' lecturing tour and study of the conditions and necessities of the order in the states of Washington, Ore gon and California, I determined to carefully study the treud of thought and work of the order in fhe several states of the Union and carefully note the conditions confronting the farmer's occupation in the various sections of our country with a view if possible of advancing the interests of the order to give greatest benefit to our membership in every section of our beloved country, so vast In its territorial extent and so varied in climatic and local conditions. Tanners who are engaged in a par ticular lino or specialty sometimes feel they are not so much Interested in the condition of farmers in remote sections of the country who are engaged in en tirely different lines of agriculture and therefoiT' do not need to actively co operate with them in securing Just recognition of their respective rights in business and legislation. It occurred to me that it was the duty of our great order to study the trend of thought and direct the minds of the American farmers along lines that will reach the conclusion that farmers of necessity must stand to gether and see to it that all branches or subdivisions of our great industry must stand together, work together, prosper together or suffer together for such failure. The duties and responsibilities resting upon our order and the part necessarily taken by the officers thereof more and more impress me with the duty and responsibility on them. Some of our members may sometimes forget the more serious and responsible duties of the officers of the grange and view the work of the lecturer as one of great personal pleasure to himself. Any one who goes out to lecture In the interest of our great Order of l'atrons of Hus bandry should no doubt make himself as agreeable and pleasant to the mem bers and all others as possible, but he should never forget that he stands as the representative of the great princi ples of otir order, the observance of which leads to broader and better citi zenship. to more profitable agriculture and to the advancement of the general prosperity of a great nation. Our first meeting in Oregon, held In the city of Portland, partook more of a national and Interstate council of mem bers of the Order of Patrons of Hus bandry. state and city officials and citi zens and agricultural colleges and the public school interests of the great states of Washington and Oregon. The Influence of this one meeting was felt In every portion of those states and at tracted C o attention of all the people to the work of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, and I do not think it over states the matter when I say that the national character and great work ac complished and to be accomplished by our order were understood and appreci ated by all the people <>f the Pacific coast better than ever before. As a re sult of this one mooting a better feeling will obtain there between residents of city and country, the standard of coun try schools will be raise.'., a largo In crease of members to our order secured, and the farmer will have a higher ap preciation of his calling and his impor tance in the industrial activities and In state and national prosperity. AARON' JONES, Master National (Jrange, Patrons of Husbandry. Th'e Ideal liraiiKO. I think that the ideal grange will be one which gives some attention to al! phases of the individual needs—the so cial, the intellectual, the financial, il.e political and the moral or Inspiring side. It is a mistake for any grange to permit any one factor to dominate. Nevertheless the grange finds people coming to it with all sorts of prepara tion for grange service, with all kinds of tastes and with all degrees of edu cation. If it is to live and thrive It must deliberately cater to these vary ing needs.—Professor Rntterfield. Mrs. Brighani, wife of Colonel Jo seph 11. Rrigham. assistant secretary of agriculture, d:«-.l in Washington on Nov. 29. She was stricken with apo plexy on the Wednesday previous. Colonel Brighani is past master of the national grange. John D. Reeser's Big Store, ! ank Block, Dushore, Pemi'a. Mn■■•vaii"iajhu I- L. rMsan.T.isw (BaHnav| The Price DM It. j Ihe Biggest thing in rubber Selling that this town ever saw is now offered to you, .;> 112 r this k- d o.f weather you will as'they are maiked down regardless of cost and c< mi' rt to ihe v. <; r r. in Kn! b; Boots for Ladies', Gents and Children* „ | Shoes, have a. very fine assortment of Shoes', in llie 1 test style sand the best n ak<\ ai d the I «1 li; thai yoil can find,)"as they are the,best, that buy. Have a great supply of fish, just received, which you will need us I cnt is 112. si approaching, includ i ~■. V. hiu tish | salmon, Mackerel, Trout>nd Ciscoes. Carry a complete lire in Groceries ard handle ti e best' Hour. The Coffee trade we have, he hoid its superior drinking quality is tlic'ieas* n '1 here's no coll e lik<| f.he brands we carried, and once tried proves wl at we sav'ls the truth. Carry a full and complete Dry Goods, Millintiy. Cat pets, Boots ;nd .Shoes, V\ all p .per. Trunks. Su;i| Caces, Satchels Telescopes, Etc. | | John D: Reeser's Big Store- I i ■ i • i -t■■ ■ xycrsiaxMßjEa • 112 l mmmmmmmmmi » Tw*ciwaw»mt^-r.p««a;» ~«i i i i »I»i i mi « fj Dollars 3ave<J are Dollars Earned. What Ball Band Felts and Perfection overs we have on hand go for $2.00 a pair, cash. l.umbermans Flannel Shirts, were $1.50 and $ 6?, r...w 1 "■> and 1 30. Duck Coats from 1 25 to 2.75 were i-4 to 1 > higher Heavy jsc Leggings for 50c. Granulated Sugar by the 100 or barrel. Horse Blankets and Robes for cost and less to close them out. WE sri 1 EVERYTHING. A. P. WIELAND CO. General Merchants, pr °prietors steam uKlo 1 MILL/, ITOB.DMOITT, IF.A_. ® Here: ® Can you get anything for the home that will make it more bright and cheerful than Fine Finished Furniture ? The BIC STORE has always tried to keep the best at prices within the reach of all. Call and examine our 1904 stock of Fine FURNITURE. Sewing machines, Bedroom suits, Couches Dining chsirs, Morris chairs, Child's rockers Child's morris chair, Doll beds, Chile's bureaus, Doll carriages. Rocking horses, Baby tenders', High chairs. Pictures and odd frames by the dozen. RUGS, RUGS, RUGS. Molcombe cfLauer, Porn itu reef Undertaking DUSHORE, PA. TELEPHONE. . . _ . .1. TH£ NEW YORK WORLD THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION. o*l y 1.50; Clubbed with the News ltem,l year. TrrnrauTo patent gooi < ideas i I 111 M may be secured by II I I k|l our aid. Address, 1L LL 1_ W B THE PATENT RECORD, Baltimore, Md. Subscriptions to The Patent Record fi.uu per annum. ■luouinourf IJUOA3JJ fapjog iMng aVI^JHNOHSAaiOJ. BANNER 8A LYE the mc —•in'? -oivn in the world. bid-, -... . . , ... . „ L •• ■•' >» ' ■'« caret*, i orever Kon't Tolisero Spit mid Si i>k* Vtmr I,n> To quit tobacco ensily and forever, be mag | netic, lull of life, nerve and vigor, tuUe No-To J Bac, the wonaer-worlter, that makes weal; men » strong. All druggists, 80c or sl. Cure guarnr. te-d Booklet and sample free. A<l«n:'<= » Sterling Kemcdy Co.. Chicago or Ntw York | FOLEYSKIDNEYOM Makes KldAeyi and Bladder Right I To Cure a Cold in One Day I I Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. <VL£ °* ever y 1 I Seven Million boxes sold In past 12 months. This Signature, l)OX. 25c. 8 I A RE YOU GOING TO BUILD r* A NEW HOUS I OR LAY NEW FLOORS IN THE OLD OPiE If so, it will poy you to get some of our TjCloob Jflooring Kiln drfed, matched sides and ends, hollow backeu and bored, MAPLE and BEECH. It will out-wear two ordinary floors and is very much smoother, nicer and easier to put down ik.m soft wood flooring. All kinds kept in stock by Jennings Brothers, Lopez, Penn'a. ALSO ALL SIZES IN HEMLOCK WE HAVE IM STOCK NO. 1 AT.'D ? LUMBER, SiDir-iG, PINE SHINGLES. CEILING, LATH, ETC. AT LOWEST PRICES. Williamsport & North Branch Railroad TIUVTE T'.A.IBI-.ibi In effect Monday. Jan. I Nth, UMJ l. Head down • Road tij> Flag station:* where time is marked "i" 1». M. P. M. 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