, 1879-08-16
HARD TIMES IN SCOTLAND.
Dfstreas OF tho Tannnt-Farmarb~.Dsma
for Lower JtentA,

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AAhAO Go AN DOV11ANOs
Distress OF tho nnt-Farmart-Dsmand
for Lower Rents.
Eprynt1Ro. Julv ea.-rhe n,rfcultura, ont.
,,.,. ~ s.a,,aa !. :,tI, a,.,a,,.s.:'.a ,han,,
w., ,,..,,, soao,ss, ~ ,,a 1a..sa ."I "".,;,
hos no ut'erly oopS'eSs r as ,ne lafms,s rs, Hoau
aud ungenial, and extremely unfayorabIc to
r,.,,t,,,, onar.t,ono m, h,o,i. nu,umn,I 1,,no
,as ,,.en s,,r,..1.I ,r n,n,s, ~, ,n.o J,,,.
.as oeen sueceeaea " MOST ana ciosc 'aiy.
The warm sunshine which was expected to folloE
the solstice Ia. not vet set In, and, indeed
,nol,cs m zion NJ hcInrr arcc,,,,v for,hc,,nInr
w. al. tor,,a~. hrt a., ,;,,tsn. ~ oras.
not o"'S 'aene,7' oot a'so s'sI'ans VI eFets
wardncss OF the season. Grcatcoats and winter
c,otb,np nrc at;l the ro,nmon ucar. nnh
,rharo ocror,,ir,, IN co.to,r fro. had h,sn
""...' ''., ~ .'"' "4.' 1 'se"
sumed, not merely ns luxury, but as
a positive necessity, This state of matters has
had marked ellcc, on TIC tourist harycst on
,.ht,h 4, . .,,,r-.s,uo ,,u,t-r III, u,,,Ia,5
"nleI' !" y o'stu1esluc eouut1f "hs ecetlaho'
lnrge sections Of Tue population rely Tor obtain
Ing The means Of likelihood and fs!r return for
their invested eap!ta!. This industry H., OF
course, affected by ,hr general depression OF
trade, and also to sone extent by the Glasgow
Hank failure, which has forced retrencbmons on
many nersons who might o,hcrwtso hayc been
inclined 10 follow the usua, custom Of travelling
nj this sea.nf, or Of migrating to summer quar-
tcrs In I'M Highlands Of az tic seaside, i re.
cent visit to The west coast acquainted me
with The fnet that the tavorite rotltcN by the
ioua nml the Lard Of the Isles are being Ycry
ntpr|y patrontzcd. The usual convenience. and
comforting accessories arc being proyIted at
enormous expeuso 10 the caterers; but
there is d melancholy and most dlscourac1nr
shnrtcon,snc III tic piit,jc patronage, There il
a similar falling OF in the demand for summer
rcsiienccs on The coast. Many ln,,scs which
empty. Rents, which used to BE-. perhaps, ex.
hotsis, Which formerly took pride III turning
away travellers from their DOORS are fa!n 10 re-
ducc their staH Of walters uutl their stud Of
horses, xll thls, It Is true his ltttie to Do WITH
depressed farming. Yet 1t Is important IA
/ showing That farmers ase not thu only traders
| who are entitled to grutn5le at the bail times,
| md thAt ii tLny lave fair ulea Tor q reduction
/ Intors, und steamboat contractors not TO men,
tion ohcr cal crcrs for the army Of tourists. may
| hc able to make out for themselves quite al
| GOOD casc.
cran,ed that the senson, in respeci both OF
tubcrs and Ut cereal crups, viii be unusually, il
| mt uu,,rero,1cuteJty late Tho genera! all.
atS 9.ye@ a. By @ s29s. Of 5 IT, o som
| two To four weeks, or on The average three
wncks. Inter than that OF recent Years. It has
| to be uofcd however, that tho season has not
been uniformly conde,nncd in ali part. q ,hc
III ,is a m M .a. ssee e P e st eas
r crn ~ au1i Som,hcastern rerIons iara suffered
n mat " In thu IntIana. ior crsmo1c. Whsrs
ngh farming las been most ssecessfally carried
III" a., ,nrrtbnn,iant raIn has done rreat damage,
nnt il the rnnst norther,v couuties. in t;attf,-
ncss Sutherland. and Ross. thc scasn1, has been
so tar cnincntly favorable for tho oncra lions OF
wnrlI tn mats atirh moan. ,h, farmers nrv
act,,Hl,v rom ninn,nt, f tho n,{schicyn,s dryuess
~ ,hn snasnn. In aorne resnrcts the
nrcvaiinp moisture has not bccu an
.hn",snt and t,n na.t,,rc ii inrrrtsnt. In so,nn
es.ns ny"r @ to rnnkposs ria nniv frsr il rhat
,hs eontIruod ,.nt ,re. ,hcr NAV ugtc ,3,c secmr
;r@ r 9 ,a 'ox cr m.tte n ,iiS'csy sianv
III III ~ i nv f,,,1s ~ Icn1 ts.n1v Hnn,ci "n,,
t tn" rron haa ham 70 mich i.id na n tn.erfern
sooo,.i, ms ,ti, rachiue cnstIrS MrcI ~ thc
hav ti,af ha, a1reaiT hscn cus il ,ynr on iium1,
t ": ~ ~ ,notrIor ~ ,ia ,-nn II a.v
.nsc ia nrt,.e ~ hay II srnerted to he low. n
,ho.a o Is ',rs,. aani ~ lasr rsa-,s c,nn In }hn
msrsei y ,r i. hnn pot I'd Of a. unnrotsbls
rarss. Al rcrarIs nast,,re. i hear GENERAL
n.nttiy II IL noor In ousi,tv' much Of il he,nt
,.t WV os,t. T. fend .rsn.i 4 h,tton,Is,s 4
Nausr.ns,r.s @ ntS ca,tic md st,..n vrs sa;d Ia
be thriyilr wslt. % Ind priccs ara roInc IN. The
| ttreufnat fniiurA nf f1ts ktha1n II in ttlfnjns.
.x.is ~ ~ h.cr sovo ny II most n,oce. twn or
.hrca ~ lima. and rhsrn this hss oc.
cI,rrc,t thero ii very lIttto hopo OF Ills
t.tnss snw,nv Welding rcmunerstiya re-.
ss,te ~ ,hc' ra]n, which haTs
.frnwn.d t1,a vnmnr ni.nts hayc mt fhe snne
t;,ns wos,,as ,he vrtns ri "rt1i5rinf nanures nut
~ .ho s,fi and hnyn matls thn lind Ndirtyn az
we,i AZ iif;,anit to clean In driving through
1aa.a,t a. nnrt. ~ N" Inthian. lat wcos iii
.n,,nr,nit1ss ~ ohscrvnr ihe artual stats nf
mstIcrs md nnthtnr coI,i,i bs mora .iistIeartet.
ts tn@u W ~. - ~, .,1t,nt ~ ..1fch h"n.
;s ~ - n',S. mn"S hsd Man sI,nie, IN m.n,,rs
@ !, " nn,," n nrchancal Iabnr. we're iisiic
t,nt,sr t -. th"n warm md tha rerja wera an
~. a,nt.h.h u s esrca. crn,,s T.,
H. n'ra"t,ra nv .r, ~ory nronisn: Int fsars ur"