Farmer argues tariffs hurt despite Canadian price gaps
J W Scott of Gilby North Dakota urges The Grand Forks Herald to examine northwest Canadian wheat markets and tariffs. He compares Winnipeg and Duluth prices to U S prices, argues wheat buys more in Canada with fewer bushels, and asserts tariffs raise costs for farmers while past records show similar outcomes.
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Comparative tariff letter mocks cheap days and wages
A Williston reader argues that post tariff reform costs rose for farm families, noting that binders nails and wagons required more farm produce then. He compares wages, clothing costs, sugar and wool prices, and newspaper value, contrasting old and new prices while urging readers to consider the impact on farmers and editors.
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