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Their Brothers’ Keepers
Haveyouhadachancetotakealookattheconditionofthefarm-equipmentindustry?They’renotbigenough,anyofthem,tokeepastaffofefficientgangstersinWashingtonortopaypercentagestopull-peddlers.Sotheyhaven’tbeengettingmanyallocationsofmaterials.Two-thirdsofthemhaveshutdownandtherestareaboutto.
Andfarmsareperishingalloverthecountry—forlackoftools.YoushouldhaveseenthosefarmersinMinnesota.They’vebeenspendingmoretimefixingoldtractorsthatcan’tbefixedthanplowingtheirfields.
Idon’tknowhowtheymanagedtosurvivetilllastspring.Idon’tknowhowtheymanagedtoplanttheirwheat.Buttheydid.Theydid."Therewasalookofintensityonhisface,asifhewerecontemplatingarare,forgottensight:avisionofmen—andsheknewwhatmotivewasstillholdinghimtohisjob."Dagny,theyhadtohavetoolsfortheirharvest.I’vebeensellingalltheMetalIcouldstealoutofmyownmillstothemanufacturersoffarmequipment.Oncredit.They’vebeensendingtheequipmenttoMinnesotaasfastastheycouldputitout.
Sellingitinthesameway—illegallyandoncredit.Buttheywillbepaid,thisfall,andsowillI.Charity,hell!We’rehelpingproducers—andwhattenaciousproducers!—notlousy,moochingconsumers.We’regivingloans,notalms.We’resupportingability,notneed.
