Title
High Prices
Subject
Economy
Description
This exchange between "Farmer," a reader of the Puget Sound Herald, and the editor of the newspaper is revealing.
The editor, in his original article, claimed that farmers on Puget Sound could and were doing very well. He was teasing his readers, but he was also doing his job - as his newspaper was sent south and east in exchanges, his editorial would be excerpted and reprinted, encouraging migration to the area. "Farmer" argues that farm prices are no higher than they should be and institutes comparisons with New York, that the editor takes issue with. A good-natured disagreement, that tells us much about the antebellum economy on Puget Sound.
The editor, in his original article, claimed that farmers on Puget Sound could and were doing very well. He was teasing his readers, but he was also doing his job - as his newspaper was sent south and east in exchanges, his editorial would be excerpted and reprinted, encouraging migration to the area. "Farmer" argues that farm prices are no higher than they should be and institutes comparisons with New York, that the editor takes issue with. A good-natured disagreement, that tells us much about the antebellum economy on Puget Sound.
Abstract
A Letter to the Editor by "Farmer."
Here the "Farmer" responds tartly to an article entitled "High Prices" in issue #33, October 22, 1858, page 2, 3rd. column. The editor had claimed that farmers on Puget Sound could become well-off, charging the prices that they do for vegetables, milk, and butter. "Farmer" rebuts these claims, and the editor responds at length..
Here the "Farmer" responds tartly to an article entitled "High Prices" in issue #33, October 22, 1858, page 2, 3rd. column. The editor had claimed that farmers on Puget Sound could become well-off, charging the prices that they do for vegetables, milk, and butter. "Farmer" rebuts these claims, and the editor responds at length..
Creator
"Farmer"
Source
Puget Sound Herald
Publisher
Steilacoom W.T.
Date Issued
1858-11-12
Contributor
Allurinda
Medium
Web
Type
article
Bibliographic Citation
Vol. 1, No. 36, col. B
Spatial Coverage
Steilacoom; Pierce
Temporal Coverage
Farming Season 1858
Provenance
http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx
URL
http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers_detail.aspx?t=29
Start Page
2
End Page
2