Even as late as 1880 about 70 per cent of our population resided on farms and in unincorporated villages. Now. considerably more than a majority of our populace dwell in cities and incorporated towns. In other words. the country has moved to town by leaps and bounds. ind an overwhelming majority of the immigrants have located in the cities and industrial centers. This movement to the city. which is proceeding at an alarming rate. is a direct and inevitable result of the high protective tariff policy. which has enriched manufacturers and built up populous centers at the expense of the agricultural population. This policy has so impoverished the farmers and has so drawn on the agricultural labor supply that it has become a very serious problem not only to the farmer but to the consumer as well.
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