The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-04-05
aollits and the Current 9rus Of the Dan.


Noothcrn markets, where it is finished sold
then to Northern shoe manufacturers, and
our own leather comes back to us as North.
ern leather, in harness. boots and shoes S.
Many OF you wear to-day pair of North.
ern boots or shoes made of Southern stock
The general opinion here is that leather
and shoe material manufactured here is of
no account. In this you are mistaken
Encourage your tanners. Sell them rood
hidest and warrant you they will give Won
good articles back again.
Iron.-By hunting around YOUR farm
premises, you will find old iron enough to
make farm implements, mill gearing and
other iron ware to last you for fifty YEARS
Gather your old iron before it becomes
worthless. Start fouudry--we have nine
s.mssr ssaas. esosgs s2k keep Z large foundry. in.
sfofs sonesRale tSc cost youd do now. . 8
1o6acco,-How many Of you do not love
good cigar, good smoking or chewing to-
bacco Wat becomes of the tobacco
which you raise Most of it is shipped to
the North and comes back to you in the
shape OF Havana cigars, or of Durham
smoking or some brand of chewing tobacco
You get from eight to fifteen cents for your
weed, and after it has been sent North and
been favored a little, you buy it back at
from sixty cents to one dollar and over a
pound for smoking tobacco, or pay for it in
the shape of cigars from 5 to Is cts apiece.
Fruits and VegetaJles-Just see the
large amount of peaches, tomatoes, berries,
peas, &c., which you ship to the North for
which you get but trhe, and then when
winter comes you pay enormous prices for
the fruits of your own soil by going to some
store keeper and buying can of Baltimore
canned tomatoes or peaches. My friends,
could go on for whole day in showing
you what we can and what We don't do. but
know that you will all say, elbow can we
start such enterprise when we don't know
how to do it?' Twill tell you how. Epcour.
age immigration. Through it you will en-
courage home manufacture. Induce the
right kind Of immigrants to come here. and
assure you that in less than no time you
will see home industry flourish, and our be-
loved palm.tto State in a prosperous and
healthy condition
Before close my essay, will give YOU
some statistics Of the amount of money
which yearly leaves our State never to re-
turn:
Supposing We have, at low guess, 7OO.-
600 inhabitants in this Slate, anG put down.
as an average, $50, which arc spent bv
young and old during one year-it gives us
tue small sum of s2l 100000. Then put
down 100000 with two pair of shoes or
boots DOC year, at an average of So per pair.
s2,eOO,OO. 100000 sides Of leather, such
as sole, upper and harness leather, at So n
side or skin, 100000. 100000 iphobi-
tants who smoke or chew tobacco at an av-
eeraSe OF $40 a year, 81 100000. 100000
hats. allowing one new hat every year. at an
average of So, S2,10O,OO0 Further, VIC
allow tor farm implements, farm ware, tools,
&C., 100000. Together it sums up, s27.-
100000. ~
No wonder We are poor, then, if this sum
leaves our State yearly, never to return
why cant we keep it here If we try
we can, and | hope we will all Join hand
IN hand, and lift cur State, by agriculture
and homo manufacture combined, to that
station where she ought to be.