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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 
Pig; 23, 
ECONOMICS OF FRUIT 
MERCHANDISING 
It is characteristic of the weak and 
derelict to charge their failures to out- 
side influences. Let not those upon 
whose strength and sanity the welfare of 
an industry depends, and who, in turn, 
depend upon that industry, make this 
mistake. The fact is that most of the 
“ills that flesh is heir to” are from with- 
in, not without. This is an axiom of 
human activities as well as human life. 
On this hypothesis nearly all of our own 
particular economic ills can be attributed 
to our sins of omission and commission, 
and the few remaining ones, justly charge- 
able to the other fellow, can be corrected 
without the costly necessity of eleminat- 
ing him. 
Speculative Land Values 
In the first place, there has been almost 
from the beginning, both within and with- 
out our ranks, reckless promotion of the 
industry, and “Bull” speculation in its 
