The Waihi Daily Telegraph. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1905

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1459, 18 October 1905, Page 2

The Waihi Daily Telegraph. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1905

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I Xt appears ihai the Farmers' Union has o decided not, to support" too hurriedly the appeal of the implement makers to imjoso a.prphibitive tariff against the Harvester Trast of America. It was reported on Monday, that the eiooutire had decided that although the soheme of the implement manufacturers commended it* self to the favourable consideration of the executive) definite action would not be taken till the soheme was further consider- " e4, and the discussion wan adjourned till October 25th. Thp j proposals simply that if local maUers re. dace, the prise of the double-furrow ' ploughs by 11, the duty imposed on . double-furrow ploughs shall be £4; local makers to be at liberty, on giving three ( months' nctice, to make further reductions, whon the duty shall be correspond- F ingly increased. Should looal makers desire to increase the price's on on any of the linos after making a redact tion, they shall give a year's noticd of >fi tlieir intention, and the duty shall be f> reduced to correspond with the inceaae, . At first, glanee tbe proposal , appears feasible, but farmers arc a class who go ■■ . beneath the ourfacor Thoy will probably ' do so in the case of the tempting propo. " sal. 1 If is beneath the, surfaee that the defects of the scheme are tamable'.'We j c rely, of course, on the telegraphed acooaut* It ii rendered clear by th« lo !'

makers thai they will turn oat implements at the prioes now charged, and probably lower. But tbe question is this 1 Do they guarantee that the quality will always bo the eamo ? Do they guarantee Ithit reductions in prices will not be ' accompanied by reductions in quality ? With no guarantee to the contrary, any kind of rubbish oould be foisted on. the matket, and the farmers wonld have to take it or pay extremely.high prices for the Amerioaa article, the prices' havinp risen by reason of tho high tariff,-, There is nothing in the guarantee as telegraphod to proveutthe forming of a trust io tbe colony, a trust tkt would'possibly bo an hurtful to the farmers ab anything foreign, In shutting out foreign trusts wo should iee that we do* not open tho way to local concerns quite as-obnoxious,