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Editorial
January 23, 1908
The Greenville Journal
Greenville, Darke County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Editorial quoting Thomas B. Reed to argue that farmers benefit from selling produce in local home markets to higher-wage mechanics, emphasizing the importance of building up commercial and manufacturing in home towns to widen markets and improve prices.
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Economy In Home Trade.
In an address made some years ago before congress the late Thomas B. Reed said: "Which is it better for the farmer to do—send his supplies a thousand miles to the seacoast, 3,000 miles across the water and sell it to the mechanic who gets less wages, or sell it right here at home to the mechanic who gets more wages?"
Reed's logic is sound, but he might have gone a little further, and shown the farmer how important it is to have the home market right at his door; how by the building up of the commercial and manufacturing importance of his home town, he widens the market for his products, and that the livelier and better the home place can be made, the better will be the prices he will receive for his products.
In an address made some years ago before congress the late Thomas B. Reed said: "Which is it better for the farmer to do—send his supplies a thousand miles to the seacoast, 3,000 miles across the water and sell it to the mechanic who gets less wages, or sell it right here at home to the mechanic who gets more wages?"
Reed's logic is sound, but he might have gone a little further, and shown the farmer how important it is to have the home market right at his door; how by the building up of the commercial and manufacturing importance of his home town, he widens the market for his products, and that the livelier and better the home place can be made, the better will be the prices he will receive for his products.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
Economic Policy
Trade Or Commerce
What keywords are associated?
Home Trade
Local Markets
Farmers
Manufacturing
Economic Logic
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas B. Reed
Congress
Farmer
Mechanic
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Importance Of Local Home Markets For Farmers
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Building Local Economy
Key Figures
Thomas B. Reed
Congress
Farmer
Mechanic
Key Arguments
Farmers Should Sell Supplies Locally To Higher Wage Mechanics Rather Than Exporting Far
Building Up Home Town's Commercial And Manufacturing Importance Widens Markets For Farm Products
A Livelier Home Place Leads To Better Prices For Farmers' Products