In 1760 King George III came along and set out to control every detail affecting the lives of his subjects at home and abroad. The first thing he did was restrict emigration to the colonies and prohibit any more settlers from moving westward. The King's planning even included American trees, with the King's men going through the forest and marking the best pine to be held for the royal navy. This so irritated the colonists that they not only went out of their way to use the marked trees, they also adopted the pine tree as their symbol of liberty. Whenever the British government tried to place restrictions on trade, the colonists went right on trading. When the weaving of cloth was prohibited in the tried to colonies, the women went right on working at their looms, with the stage being set for a confrontation until finally, "the embattled farmers" stood at the Concord bridge and fired the "the shot heard ‘round the world." It is interesting to note, that in trying to manage a planned economy, the object of government regulations is always to prevent a fall in prices, just the opposite of what creates prosperity. What government has never learned is that lower prices, not higher prices, aid the economy. It is an unheeded lesson of history that government interference in the marketplace always e484 1 ¥. 61 The American Republic the King's navy, but this was just considered an ordinary business risk. works to harmful ends. It never helps.