text_original: The change from the present haphazard system or want of system would no doubt cause considerable temporary dislocation of business, and would abolish many ancient weights and measures, interesting to the historian and the archaeologist in their relations to ancient customs, but in the long run it could not but expedite business, and remove one of the many handicaps attaching to the isolated position of the farmer.
text_transcription: THE CHANGE FROM THE PRESENT HAPHAZARD SYSTEM OR WANT OF SYSTEM WOULD NO DOUBT CAUSE CONSIDERABLE TEMPORARY DISLOCATION OF BUSINESS AND WOULD ABOLISH MANY ANCIENT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES INTERESTING TO THE HISTORIAN AND THE ARCHAEOLOGIST IN THEIR RELATIONS TO ANCIENT CUSTOMS BUT IN THE LONG RUN HE COULD NOT BUT EXPEDITE BUSINESS AND REMOVE ONE OF THE MANY HANDICAPS ATTACHING TO THE ISOLATED POSITION OF THE FARMER
phonemes: ðə tʃˈeɪndʒ fɹʌmðə pɹˈɛzənt hæphˈæzɚd sˈɪstəm ɔːɹ wˈɔnt ʌv sˈɪstəm wʊd nˈoʊ dˈaʊt kˈɔːz kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi dɪsloʊkˈeɪʃən ʌv bˈɪznəs, ænd wʊd ɐbˈɑːlɪʃ mˈɛni ˈeɪntʃənt wˈeɪts ænd mˈɛʒɚz, ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ tə ðə hɪstˈɔːɹiən ænd ðɪ ˌɑːɹkiːˈɑːlədʒˌɪst ɪn ðɛɹ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz tʊ ˈeɪntʃənt kˈʌstəmz, bˌʌt ɪnðə lˈɔŋ ɹˈʌn ɪt kʊd nˌɑːt bˌʌt ˈɛkspədˌaɪt bˈɪznəs, ænd ɹᵻmˈuːv wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɛni hˈændɪkˌæps ɐtˈætʃɪŋ tə ðɪ ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd pəzˈɪʃən ʌvðə fˈɑːɹmɚ.