The Red Cloud chief., 1885-08-07

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The economic aspect o. the drink and
tobacco waste. already presented Ia
thcsc columns. show thu the direct
burden ,hu- unnecessarily laid upon
labo- i something ,no-Tnog> A. al
ready stated il amount, - fully one
-iNth # tn entire productive labor Of
the United s,ates. 80 that tn" wonder 8
D., ;As, W. o.ca-.onIl'v have bard
times. lUI that Wc ever have anything
cl-c. When We divide In" community
i"to =, representative group. % unit,
ui commercial relation W .El tAat w
ha:" four me agricultural. tie
manufacturing. mechanical and MN
IN. lie ~.Ter-oHaI ana professional
service. and the trade and traa,-
ror'a..on." Attending 20 these m5rr
muu els We hud tina the lrs; two
groups furnish IL" substance OF ON
r.rrr-. ant ttr' the second tuo Group
derive thor supper. from -r.y cr> ,cu-
d,r.dt g. them. N me wly q fan.l ;a..Hy
tac Interchange Il products or II per
forming &c tam personal service for
them aud ior tie NOR" prp-p.ruu 81
their oHn members. Tsc Do .O-t.pu-
o. these gToui~ ~. nearly - follow.
agricultural, u; manufacturing. exc,
= personal and professional -ers -,
= trade and Transportation. :. In the
third group seven # 'h" ,!-Lt ar n
service or ia -'ml-cryil. = .at.ou, and
DO not ern 10 rscrr! an a,e-.E, @
>.u" = wear th" eighth i a profession
a man whose value We ma, iU!ly Ct
mate AZ ~i.ufaf a year. 80. also. IN the
fourth group there are three in trade. ~
an assumed income OF $500, and one n
=. ~~por.a'lon a not 10 exceed $50 "a
wear. Nha.c.cr there : If Necessary
hard times mus. be- :rtccabic IN the
condition Of these elementary relations,
and # til" drink and tobacco was,claVr
any iniur.ou, influence upon mmr
c.! prosperity i must be- possible II
show how and where. The tables last
prr,cn,c already do this 10 some "N-
tent. iut largely b. inference. We
readily adm; that the figures them
selves are not iniail bic. The grouping
oi facts i'm the census returns are IN
perfect. and 40 dou.t tic aggrc% Is
are wanting In accuracy. There j. no
reason. however. To- >upp'-" tha, these
imu,rfcctiln- aiirC, ou. uart Of the
conclusions Nor" than another. Some
II ,h" pos lions aye who'll reliable. e.
~pcc.aily the following
Ipon the ay"rag.. the total annual
production If the farms viii not exceed
-, per head Tor cach worker. ih"
WAGES IN manufacturing range from
500 n some lines to 800 in others. the
average for tie whole cOUutr, being
SIS. The average consumption OF
farm products i -G1 per head for every
man. voman and child. 81 >lNu rcr
Year for every person engaged in wage
caruIu" occupation. Inc aggrr@at" of
manufactured products Of all Kinds
amounts to an average OF 500 a head
for every man, woman and child 81 the
population. or 500 a Year for every
worker. II j, plain from the facts al
ready given that certain large GLASSES
Of worker, do not and can not take and
pay for I cr quota 81 manufactured
goods. The unused surplus must he
worked OF a. ~'luNury and cNtray-
a%aUcc' by the favored few. or lie in
warehouses IL ovcrproductiou. We
may also adj that IN the present state
Of thing, I . manufacturing operatives
can nutcNp"cf an Incrra>" "a wages. for
ih" reason that manufactures, are not
making money. These are the essen
tia conditions If the industrial! situation
as il exists.
The fatal disturbance which waste
brings into TIA. commercial world j. in
tens tied hv lis unequal distribution.
| Unfortunately il j. cutie certain that
the expenditure for drink and tobacco
amounts IL 80 or 81 per wear for
every woman and child in the
country. This. too. in the face Of Il
growing prohihitorv sentiment which IN
many localities amounts To substantial
unan nifty. Twcnty dollars a vcar is
not tie drink tax upon the laborcr. but
only a third "f il. for, since every work /
or has two other persons dependent
uD"n him he has to pay >Gt or even
So a Y ar for this waste. which if even
" distributed would be- a most burden
some tax but when %uncVuailv dis !
trihutcd becomes ruin. Here. for en-
ample. Is the agricultural group. which. !
Il: the most liberal estimate. can not bc
supposed Ia consume more than half Of
ii> pro rata OF drink. IL is N the rural
communities that abstinence i, the rule
rather han the exception. the farming
class beng in fact the sheet anchor OF
Temperance reform. 1t j. even doubt
fGl whether the farmers Use 81 much A.
a ot Their pro rata Of Dir nk; but
whatever amount they may lcavc, i
must be- charged over Ia the account Of
the other classes, the aggregate amoun
of the consumption resting upon evil
dcncc which does not admit of our dis
counting Il AZ al.
We have. therefore. in orr tables II
commercial relation an cr-
ror n the drink estimate equal 20 a
half quota for sixteen aU~ricu.iurai!~:s. 4
which must tc added 4 tn" conSump-
ton of the other classes. Now j. : evi-
dent that TIE trade and transportation
class a hardly lie cNp,c.d 10 do
more than 10 drink it, average. al
though possibly It might smoke conSld-
erahiy teyond tn pro rata Drink =
tHe Wee of this class. One-fourth
OF Is members are raj way operatives
and employees. who upon manv roads
~ah>t:uner, by con;rac, # not upon
principle. The remaining three-fouVthS
the retail merchants @. every sor
and their employees who drink but little
the habit of drinking being generally
recognized by tie proprietors n det,i-
II nn; destructive Tins We
are compelled 10 DIVIDE among the
81 oad and third classes the unused
trirN quota of ihn farmers. the re-
su.i beng ! sci ~ table, Ike the fol-
sixteen AGRICULTURAL producers
80 eaCa - $50
90 ,,u>uraps.on fcr4N persons