Correspondence.

Western Star, 26 January 1906, Page 3

Correspondence.

[We do not hold ourself responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspond ents.-ED. W. S.] TO THE EDITOB. Sir,—Considering the many. bitter attacks which have been made against the International Harvester Company by local manufacturers and importers of agricultural machinery in this colony it would open the farmers' eyes were they to send for a copy of the argument entered into by_ the said 'manufacturers to corner the implement trade of this country, and it is just possible that were it not for the fact of imported machinery coming into the country they would succeed in their efforts to do so. It will also give the farmers some idea of what they might expect in the future in the event of the local manufacturers getting the monopoly, in tho country. The howl made by the local manufacturers is quite sufficient indication of their tactics. Were they to get everything their own way, and as they do pretend to protect farmers from foreign impostors, they themselves would be the imposters. The foreigner is the protector at the present time, and it behoves all branches of the Farmers Union to encourage all those. who give the best article at the lowest value—and few farmers but know the Yankee is the'best.—l am, etc., "Farmer."