The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-01-02

Scraps of Useful information.


Scraps of Useful Information.
CoURsL No. 2.
The king OF England took tron the peck
els o, his subjects 81 .000, goo, 900 10 re-
place the Bourbons on the throne OF France.
The Interest OF this SUN, al per cent,
would be $500 000, 900 annually winch
would go SO far 10 place Jesus Christ on
the throne uflhis aliena;ed world, as 10 sup
port a standing army Of 400 600 misslona-
ries of the Gospel 10 pagan lands, and CHRIS
tan lands pa.anzed Nv systems OF grind.
ing oppression and moral degradation. The
interest Of the money thus wrenched from
the hard, lean hands Of the tolling people
Of Great Britain, would build 10 900 miles
OF railroad every year; until the habliable
globe were inlersecied by the iron nigh
ways for the nations. The amount or pm.
cipsl, if divided among the PA 600 GOO IN
habitants Of Europe, would pu, 81 90 INTO
the hands of every individual
The debt OF the Netherlands, contracted,
as oil national debts are, TO meet the eS
penses of war, nssl or prospective, amounts
TO S665 100000. To liquldate this debt
would require a tax of three dollars aud
twelve and bali cents on every Inhabltani
Of Europe, and IS cents on every individual
on the globe. Divided among the popua-
ton of Holland, the share Of each lnhabl-
tanl would be 1905. The wages Of labor
ing men throughout the world probably do
not average 30 cents day. Then, a! that
rate, three ,1ouS0nd three hundred and
fortv millions Of hard toiiing sons OF labor
would have to work one day in order TO
foot Tbs wer bill Of i,lle Holland
Let every Enelshman read this fact,
andslook upon the hungry millions OF his
coun,rymen, and ponder, feel and speak ;
During the year SIS, one Of grea, com
merclal prosperity, The value Of all the
British and Irish Produce and Manuiac.
lures exported from the United Kingdom
was s20S, 437 $50. The appropriations
for the paymeu, of the interest Of the Brit.
ish war.debi and Cor the support of The Ar,
my,iNavy and Ordinance, during the cur
rent year amour, 10 1925 ,4O3 500 =
Think Of that, all who love humanity
The war expenses, in time Of peace, ex
ceeding, by nearly S20,000,00 all tina
the human and iron machinery Of tina
grea, kingdom can produce beyond lis homt
consumption !.
But let US end, if We do not begin, q
home. Let Us assume the average price
OF cotton, al all places Of its expectation il
the Union, to be . cents per pound. The
crop for 1915 is estimated al S12 600 000
pounds; worth, a, ibe above rate, 500 400.
600 Ia 1884 the capital invested in the
production ofcouon, was $500, 600 600, anc
the value Of the whole crop, $40 100000
at sixteen cents per pound. II may theE
be fair to suppose thai 81 600 000, 600 bas'
been thus invested 10 ISIS. The intefes
Of this sum, at SIX per cent, amounts 4
500 000, 900 which, being deducted iron
the home value Of the entire crop, leave
but S., 400 600, clear profit Of the bushes
itself. Now The appropriation 10 he I. 5
Nopy, for the current year, iras $3.50,
7e9 I Let cotton growers ponder on TIN
fact, and on another Of vital interest 4
themselves: war, 10 prepare for which
we are absorbin. thee lourths Of the reve
nue. OF the nation, would anuihl'aie at leas
half of their capital now invested 10 the pro
duclion OF cotton Tor they would find tina
$500 600. 600 Of their money we're invest
cd in stocks which would not bring ore cen
on the dollar, in time Of war. In case Q
war with England" the function Of on
glorious little navy and Of The glorious grea
navy Of Great Britain, wbuld be a mutua
effort to destroy the commerce Of both na
lions, an in,eres! which they own in part
nership, amounting 10 500 600 600, Pc
annum, Of which RAW COTTON makes c
item Of $50 GOO coo So all that our "a
Wy would do for The cotton growers in sucl
war, would be to destroy market 70
Fifty Millions Of Dollars worth Of co,lo
year. + b.
Worcester, 4. S. 4. Nor. 2j, l545.