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adjustment. The farmers of the Middle 

 West have organized a Society in Equity to 

 force wheat to one dollar. This is illegal ac- 

 cording to Federal laws. The Federal Gov- 

 ernment should come to the farmers' aid. 



THOMAS WITHYCOMBE. 



The following are letters I received from 

 gentlemen to whom I sent this communica- 

 tion to ask their opinions: First one from 

 late Honorable J. Gaston, and is as follows : 



Aug. 17th, 1906. 

 Mr. Thos. Withycombe, 

 Hamilton Bldg., 

 Portland. 



My Dear Sir : 



I have read with great interest and atten- 

 tion your very able paper on the value and 

 importance of an export duty on wheat, and 

 now herewith return the same with my 

 thanks for giving me the pleasure of read- 

 ing this expression of your views. 



It seems to me very important that you 

 bring this matter before the people for dis- 

 cussion by either publishing it in the Daily 

 and Weekly Oregonian, or printing it in 

 pamphlet form for general distribution 

 among intelligent farmers. These reforms 

 move slowly, and won't move at all without 

 public opinion to push them. 



Very truly yours, 



J. Gaston. 



