... merchandise is an injustice to the townspeople and to farmers not selling produce, in fact it amounts to a taxation of these people for the benefit of the egg producers. 2—The inflated prices of merchant's wares work to his disadvantage in competition with mail order or out-of-town trade. 3—The farmer who exchanges eggs for dry goods is not being paid more for his eggs, save as the tax on the townspeople contributes a little to that end, but is in the main merely swapping more dollars. 4—The use of eggs as a drawing card for trade works in favor of inferior ... — The Dollar Hen • Milo M. Hastings
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