The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-17
ORANGEBURG, 5. c.. OCTOBER II. 1875.
Accumulation.

Accumulation.
The harvest season being we'll ad-
vanced, it is the proper time fer the
farmer to look around him and see
whether his plans haHc been carried
out and his calculations met in sum.
ming up tl;c results OF the years la
,bor. Livery one, doubtless, expected
to make more than snillciency, and
that surplus lie designed to be uddi-
'tional values created, or wealth accu-
SIMULATED more than he possessed at
the beginning Of the year. Whether
these expectations will he realized,
depends upon the iudicious use of
the three great elements of material
prosperity : industry in lahoring, fru-
gality in living, and security in pro-
tccting that already possessed.
Accumulation Of property does moi,
consist in making, preserving and
storing a certain amount of substance
for gradual consumption, but in the
gradual increase, year hy year, Of ag-
gregate values. If th. negative
members of the proposition were true,
then the rowing tribes Of every new
tcountry might Ge said TO grow rich
because they provide and store away
q suhiciency of food and raincnt for
direct, though gradual consumption.
These, however, cannot be called ac-
eumulations of wealth because the
whole is every year reduced 10 moth.
ing anqsthosc who were the owners
at first arc not particle the wealth.
:ier. AS a proof that the Affirmative
member is true, we cite farmer
who prepares his fields, sows bis seed,
.reapg his grain, and, at the end Of
harvest slime, finds that after laying
-ts53J'- -45y enoughFt SO feed and clothe his fam
ally and stock, repairing his implc-
.nents, paying for his manures and
abe labor of making. his crops, he has
something, left which may be,converJ:1
ed into. values and thus increase his
capital. Such inan has accumnla-
ted prQperly and is wcathier. These
additional values thus Created and
saved may be: exchanged for other
4lnds, or a mill, or interest bearing
bonds, and thus be made, in turn to
accumulate other values and so on
tjit the owner becomes wealthy
man. 1t further implies q saving at
Ahc end of the year Of something over
and abore The values possessed at the
beginning. There is really nothing
slone if a. the end Of the year q bare
;9uillciency is made to maintain the
family and pay expenses and nothing
anorc, Under such circumstances
everything is at stand-still. No
children can be educated, no adj
,litional helps can bc employed
and no member Of the household
lpn2t get sick wlLhou. running the
family in debt. 4 bal season CT n
failure i'll the crops would be utter
+uin. We fear That in many cases
The present expensive syslcm OF farm
fng results ip jast such 4 state Of a(
fairs rs We have described. II so, it
ia hof <,j,n ok
made. Tild that something is accum-
"latcd oyer and above plantation con
sumption. Whilst there arc many
.ialm who make both ends meet
and manage to live comparati> ely
comfortable. Oh what is made. there
are others who fail to do SO we'll and
are obliged, through liens, to draw
upon their next years crop, even be-
fore it is planted. Such necessity
is an insupcrablc hindrancc to all ac-
rumulnLiOn Of values and the result.
t continued, will he burden Of debt
that will eventually crush the spirits
Ul the farmer anil force him to sell
gwen the shelter that covers his riil-
drcn. Before such q trouble is met,
Jet such change be made, and at
once, that vii! obyiatc TIC necessity
Of giving II lien and place Tie owner
in :. position where he may begin 20
accumulate values for his protection
ppl comfort in the future
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