Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06
MOUNTAINS or HONEY.

redeem able and N0n.EXDOPN0klo.'s
From the Boston Advertiser.
We quote an interesting passage fromV
General Boynton's letter, describing
some of the beautiful features of this
finance system which is now recon-
mended to the people of tho United
States:
g The scene in the large commercial
houses was an instructive one. Some of
the party visited large coffee house
fronting the quay. There was large
stock on hand, and it was disposed In
immense piles reaching the ceiling, and
extending the length of the warehouse.
In the clear space near the door, and
adjoining the ONCE, sat negro woman,
half concealed among several piles of
what all mistook for bundles of RAGS.
She was rapidly pulling over what ap-
peared to be packages of waste paper
and rags, and depositing them in largo
baskets near her. 1t seemed odd to all
that an establishment dealing 80 heavily
in coffee should add small dealings in
rags to its business. Passing along
the block the same scene was pre-
sented at stores of every class. No
matter what the business, there in
the space outside the Office was the sorter
of rags. The involuntary question,
docs everybody in Port-au Prince deal
in rags?" was soon answered by the ex-
PLANTATION that these sorters were arrang-
ing and counting money. And, SURF
enough, this was the true solution. Tn
whole party stopped at the next pill
A woman sat on the floor with hel
containing several bushels of varit
sized bundles of dirty paper about
These she was examining, opening
counting some, and distributing al !
three baskets, each holding full
bushel. There seemed to be no fe,
its being stolen, for the woman alll
members of the party to handle it,
even to sort over the loose specimens,
for a few silver pieces specimena
nearly all varieties which the heap q
tanned were readily procured"
This is picture which We must SUI
pose it would delight infationists to ed
reproduced in every commercial city of |
the United States. at was not I'M.
usual" continues Gen. Boynt0n, Ito
see porters or clerks passing along tho
streets with a full half-bushel of notes
tied up and marked with their face
value, on their way to make purchaeee
or settle bills. Those who went to mar
ket carried full basket of money: for
which an equal bulk of merchandise
was not always obtained. The banking
operations we're not seen, though some
of the great baskets of greenbacks pass
ing along the streets were doubtless On
their way to be deposited"
We desire to call particular attention
to the fact that this money was in all
essential respects Just what the inhar
tionists desire to introduce. It was
cheap; it was abundant; it was legal
tender; it was ir-edeemable; it was nom
exportable. Surely Hayti ought to
have been at the highest point of
felicity and prosperity. But yet the
people were not happy. Wretchedne@
existed on all sides. Every body had
money by the bushel, but the republic
was shaking with efforts At rebellion, the
chief cause being that the money had no
value. There had been issue after issue
Of greenbacka, and this process carried
On until every man, woman s6d child
could easily secure supply. But when
it came to buying bread with it, the
situation became serious, and 60 the re-
public was in . ferment, ind insurrec-
lion was threatened on every hand"