Show fallica FALLI Cf BENEFIT THE so tar as his purchases arc concerned when prices are falling the rich man hag every advantage not only boeshe realize a greater amount of gain by leason if the greater extent of hia purchases but he can bide his time the market and buy at the lowest figures with the poor man it is not a from hand to proposition lie buy daily according to his necessities and in exceedingly small quantities at alie highest rates the rich man hai another advantage adian tage besides being able to observe the course of the market and buy at the lowest points he is also in a position to buy tit wholesale in large quantities it is a v ell known fact that prices have fallen much more than retail wheat for cample ea mple has lost more alian half of its value while he poor mans loaf ia nearly as dear as ft eer was the reason is that between the producer and the retail consumer stands an army of middle men each with his band in the grab bag and eacle bent on keeping his profits at the highest possible point in no possible aspect of the question can a gain for the poor man be shown poor men are never by hard times and falling prices cutting down the of production always lead to hard times but it must not be imagined from tic foregoing that rich men generally are actually by falling prices they also are injured except in rare cases but as stated in the article referred to in number fifteen they are belter able to save themselves and while injured by the destruction of property values chev abc not as a rule subjected to actual want and suffering national bimetallic |