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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24
We call the attention of Chief Dep.

We call the attention of Chief Dep.
Grain Inspector, T. c. Hodgson, to
the following, from the Marshall
Co. Banner. It's editor certainly
does not agree with the Inspector
Deputy that, IF the present Inspec-
ton law does not remedy the farm
er's wrongs nothing under Heaven
will >"
We are in receipt OF a circular from
A. G. Clausen, Chief Inspector of grain,
which is explanatory and in support
Of the operation OF the law provid-
ing for inspection OF grain. The cir
cular reads easily, and we have no
reason to question the truth OF it's
assertions; but it does not touch
upon the methods adopted for tax
ing advantage of the great army OF
grain growers who donot ship direct
ly to terminal points, but have to
run their grain through the elevators
Of local markets. The facts are
something as follows. A farmer
hauls his wheat to an elevator where
the agent grades it, then ships to a
terminal point where it is perhaps
graded the same and SO reported to
the general office of a great line OF
elevators; that general office
sends word to the local agent that
the grade fell off at the State Inspec-
tors Office, which of course in the in
stance above reported is an absolute
lie, but the local agent must be con-
trolled by it and when the same
wheat comes again, he grades it low
Ter, and the elevator company makes
''haul," That's the practice. One
remedy we think of would be for the
State Inspector to report the grade
of wheat directly to the identical per-
son who loaded it as we'll as to the
nominal shipper who sits at the end
OF line OF elevators a thousand
miles long, figuring how to evade
the law relating to weighing and in
spection of grain. Another way
would be for the state to put man
at every railroad station, to whom
the State Inspector could report the
grade and any person interested
could easily find out how wheat ship
ped from that station was being gra-
ded. AS it is, the government ma
chinery employed for the enforcement
of laws iatended for the protection oil
grain growers, is powerless, useless
and expensive, because it yields no
substantial results.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24
s50o,ooo,ooo- Half Billion Of GTeenbacks
The Scheme Of the "Fiancier," which Fires the N y Times
Give The Country More Exchange Macadamze nearly hamon Mile
Of Wagonroad Employ Labor Now practically Starving and
Give Internal Commerce Chance.

Congress, it's expediency is on it's
lace, and If we do no better than
England we cannot expect to pay
less costs than that country has
paid.
The remark OF the Times that we
propose to 'settle the fortunes of the
whole American Nation with $780,
600, OOO," is idiotic. We made no
such remark, nor can any sane man
SO construe our language. $780,
100000 is $500, OOO, 900, no more
and no less; we did not say it would
make this country rich; it will do ex-
actly what we stated it will do, and
If the Times has not brains enough
to understand it, so much the worse
for the Times.
But the closing sentence, is the eli
max; for the Times is mot pleased"
at the contemplation of:
"The Supreme Court OF the United States has
declared that Congress has the power to carry
out such wild and crazy schemes, il it should
choose to do So
Ii anything was needed to convince
the reader that the Times writer is
emphatically an ass, 1--WE speak scien-
tifically, not disrespcctfully) this
quotation should conclusively do it.
For the point OF his argument is.
that the Supreme Court, or Congress,
that means, the people of this
country, have no moral right to in
crease their circulating medium if
they see fit. That is it does not
please the Times" to think the peo-
pie have the right to govern them
selves in financial matters.
One thing we are "mightily" sure
OF, if they have no such right they
will certainly not look to the Times
columns for facts in support of that
sheets remarkably unrepublican SEN
timents.
We suppose the Times meaning is
the American people need King to
instruct and dictate to them in such
matters
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24

A genuine farmers Trust would be
a union of every farm-owner in the
country and a compulsory, bond-pen-
atty, reduction of the area of a cult
vatiOn-tO reduce the amount OF
wheat produced. The products OF
sale to be divided pro rata among
them. For instance Xds crops would
lift wheat above the dollar point on
the farmland the combine could
make it $500.
The "Seller-BOard" which we des-
cribed the other day is not trust -
1t is IL simple method OF putting the
visible" wheat into an agents hand
for sale.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24
Pall-Mall Gazette LOndOn):

Pall-Mall Gazette (London):
THE advent of the Americans on
the high seas as the first naval pow
er in the world is as certain as the
rising of the sun, but hitherto the
development of the navy of the
United States has been slow. The
Secretary of the Navy at Washington
is, however, moving in the matter,
and his latest report recommends
the building of two fleets of battle
ships, eight for the Pacific and
twelve for the Atlantic, twenty coast
defense ships, and five first-class tor
pedO boats. This is of course only a
fancy programme. But it has sub
stance enough in it to give stimulus
to the hope that before long an An
glO-American flag may be unfurled
which will represent the combined
naval forces of the English-speaking
world"
Well, what do we want with a
navy now? There is one answer
and but one: To get rid of vast
surplus of money, hundreds of mil
lions, dragged from the pockets of a
people growing poorer every hour
That is all. The building of Warships
now is ludicrOus nonsense. There is
not ship that floats which will be
worth turtles back in five years.
Our cruisers" are ''crew-killers. -
Why, America, If she intends really
protecting" the coast should build
1900 CRUISERS" of 10000 tons each,
at cost of one Thousand billions OF
dollars-and then let them rOt-of
course. But we must get rid of the
surplus-don't build public roads,
canals, telegraphs, or reduce taxa
tion-such things would be useful.
Be careful in that respect We have
to support 4S distinct governments
here in this country-and get rid of a
surplus besides-Oh yes, build a navy
to rot!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24

More wood is being burned in Pipe
stone this season than ever before.
This is because the best maple can
now be had from $3.50 to SIS per
cord Observation-Disclosures Star.
The best maple costs So per cord
in Paramount. The above illustrates
what competing line of railroad
will do for a town.-FairmOunt Sen
tinel.
Window has no competing line OF
road but our dealers have been sell
ing the best maple wood all winter
at IS per cord and in some cases less
than that. The competition is
among the dealers.-WindOm Citizen.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24
Coal freights from the Pennsyl-

Coal freights from the Pennsyl-
vania mines to Chicago are quoted
at $2.75 per ton. This would ma
turally make coal worth about "a. Is
a ton in that city. 1t is retailed at
1925 to $3.50.
Coal freight from Erie, Pa, to Du-
luth all last summer 25c. per ton
sometimes it is as high as 4Oc. The
other day a firm in Dubuque, Ia,
NW. w. Jackson & Co.. offered coal
(authracite) for $500 a ton. II
there was a profit in that why did
the Combine ask $500?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24

The Iowa Tribune, commenting ON
the bill in the English House of Com
mons to abolish the House of Lords,
SAYS it would be singular if England
abolished her aristocratic senate be
fore ours was elected by the people!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24

When the Northern Pacific charges
ASSOC car rate from Minnesota to Ia
coma, livestock, and gets $500 car
on the return trip, it gets for freight,
on one round trip, just twice what
the carcOSt!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24

The coal barons get coal mined for
9Oc. a ton. They sell it at $3.50 a
ton at the mines, and $500 a ton at
New York City. The New Workers
are now asking why this is thus !?
Wait till New York pays $11.OO a
ton, and then it can howl with some
reason. -
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24

At this writing there is a deadlock
in the legislature of Iowa. On one
side is Allison-on the otheris grang-
erism. The fight is over clerk! If
the deadlock can only be kept up till
the statutory limitation adjourns
the legislature the Senator will be
elected by the: people! Keep it up,
bows.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24
A Letter IN Reference to the Rochester
RAILWAY Bonds.

Railway Bonds.
For several years Rochester has
been subjected to the exactions Of
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company. Everybody who has lived
upon the line of that road, or whose
farms or property is tributary to
these merciless exactions, knows just
what this statement means. The ex-
actions have been OF that character
that the company has taken every
thing from us-leaving hardly liv-
ing for the producers. These robber-
les were not only made upon the
produce that was shipped out, but
also on everything that was shipped
in. 1t was in this city that the great
wheat ring grew into it's gigantic
proportions under the railroads
fostering care. The wheat ring and
railroad together have used such
depressing influence upon us that it
has actually depopulated our city
and the surrounding country. To
enter into details would make this
article too long. The city OF Roches-
ter, or it's people, have made several
efforts to get from under this bane
full influence, but these efforts have
always failed; and this anaconda
still holds us embraced in it's crush
ing folds.
A few words will lead me into our
present bond question:
A few years ago, at the solicitation
of the citizens of Rochester, a num-
Der of railroad men and business
men came down from St. Paul to
Rochester and entered into prelimin-
aries with our people to build a rail
road from this place to St. Paul.
The G. & N. W. R. R. saw their
danger and sent their emisaries to
Rochester, and spread such induce
ments to some of our citizens that
the tide was soon turned from the
st. Paul men to the C. & N. w. R. R.,
who promised to commence, at once,
to build road from Rochester to st.
Paul, provided we would give them
$4,000 in bonds. This sum was
voted and paid over The road was
built 26 miles, to Zumbrota, and
never built any further. Along the
line of road the company got about
$50, 900 in bonuses. We consider we
were robbed of this money, and it
was a road to St. Paul we supposed
we were buying.
The C. & N. W. R. R.. seeing it's
danger, that other roads might get
into this territory, determined to
prevent it by building out stubs in
every direction that it was possible
for roads to come into Rochester.
They built out 20 miles south to
Chatfield, leaving the people under
the impression that they were going
to build down into Iowa. The people
on this branch voted aid by it's bonds.
The railroad company again built
out southeast 26 miles to Plainview,
also getting large bonds under the
promises that the road was going on
to the River.
So the Northwestern holds all of
this rich county tributary to it and
subjected to it. tits a great octopus
reaching out in every direction, and
sucking the life blood out of our peo-
pie. We have reached out our arms
in every direction for help. We have
offered bonuses, and in one instance
voted a bonus of $50, 900 to the Mil
waukee & St. Paul. The Northwest
ern then stepped in and threatened
to encroach upon their territory if
they should build the road. The
project was given up, and we got no
road. We have applied to Mr.. Stick
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24

Evidently the labor situation in
Europe is reaching a crisis. There
has been a great miners strike there
for everal weeks. While ten thous-
and miners were starving princely
festivities were going on in palace
and villa, and the opera houses were
giving fetes to wealth and beauty.
Stock speculations were more extern
sive than usual.
On the 7th day of January both
the great theatre at Brussels and
the Belgium bourse we're destroyed
by incendiary fire. The kings sum-
mer palace at Lecken had already
been burned and the ST. Michaels'
church at AK also destroyed. There
is today a threatening among the
fair dancers of Belgium's capital
equal to that which ushered in the
Hateful storm of Waterloo. The
miners offered to compromise, but
the offer was rejected. Al as for
Europe's princes-we fear the hour
when they marched their pawns to
slaughter is-over and over forever.
And vet we trust that manhood will
take the toiler through his coming
conflict without resort to any bar
ho r;o xyonnroonco
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-24

The New York Financier is a Jour-
nal devoted solelyt to money interests.
1t has always "stood in" with the
great banking interests of the
country, and has even defended the
abominable trusts. But when call
loans went up to 80 per cent. as per
cent. afterward) that journal recog-
nized the fact SO long contended for
by us that the small amount of money
in the country was running every
commercial interest. Like a thunder
bolt from a clear sky came a green
back proposition from such a source.
But it's remarkable good sense struck
us at once. 1t was to issue one-half
billion dollars in greenbacks and
build macadam roads with it.
The New York Times struck out
vigorously against the scheme. And
as the Financier is abundantly able
to protect itself from the other plu-
tocratic organs, we giveit a chance
in which we get a clear understand
ing of the plan proposed.
In regard to the proposition the
New York Times said:
1.-The latest-would we could say the last
proposition for making the country rich by act
OF Congress comes from a journal bearing the
curious title: the Financier. 1t is ito pass law
and print $500 600, 900 in greenbacks in excess Of
the present issue, and as fast as printed, expend
the same sum in macadamixing the country roads
all over the United States. This little job is to
be done in twelve months. 1t is to give employ
ment to millions OF idle men, and relieve all
poverty, &C., &c.-the same old story, 1t is
curious to see such q thing in print anywhere in
this the next to the last decade OF the nineteenth
century. The writer does not see that his $780,
10000. to be spent in one year, would not give
81 so to over one million OF men, without reckon
ing the cost of material, but the incapacity to
make SO simple q calculation does not restrain
him from calmly undertaking to settle the for
tunes Of the whole American Nation. And it is
not pleasing to think that wild and crazy as he
is, the Supreme Court of the United States has
declared that Congress has the power to carry
out just such schemes, il it should choose to do
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-03
Met After Thirty Years.

PIQUA, o., Sept. 24.-Two sisters
separated for thirty years met here yes
terday by accident. Thirty years ago
Mary Wyatt Of Ironton, o., married a
man named Blevins, who soon afterward
went to California. A dozen years later
Sarah Wyatt married the Rev. John
Snyder and went to Michigan. In the
meantime all trace of the sister in Cali
tOrnia had been lost. The Snyders al
ter spending tvc or six years in NIlchi-
gan were sent to establish mission
"mong the Blackfcek Indians, Seven
years later they went To Oklahoma on a
similer mission. Last June Mr.. Snyder
and three children died. With the three
remaining children, horse and buggy,
and little money, Mrs. Syndcr started
TO drive To Michigan. At Marion, Ind,
sickness came and her money gave out.
Accidentally Mrs. Snyders learned her
sister had some years aEo lived at Lima,
o. After many hardships and being re-
duccd to heggary Mrs. Snyder reached
Lima only To find her sister gone to Gin
c;nnati. At this place Mrs. Snyder
again gave out and Mrs. Weaver took
them in and kept them week. Ecstcr-
day, as Mrs. Snyder and her children
we're about to leave, Il remark led tC
questioning which resulted III proving
Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Snyder were the
| lOny-ScparatCd sisters.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-03

CHICAGO. Sept. GA pledge of
sl, 100000 TO the University of Chicago
was conveyed to the trustees of that i'll
stitution to-day in Il letter from John d..
Rockefeller. who has already given to the
university 100000. The magnificent
profler was promptly accepted by the
board and a committee appointed to
arrange for filling the conditions of tie
gift. Rockefeller stipulates that $780,
600 of the amount shall be used for non
professional graduate instruction and
iclIowships; 100000 for theological in
struction in the divinity school and
100000 for the construction OF the
divinity buildings. Except the last
named $l00, hoo, 81 .Oo0, 900 principal is
to remain intact, the income alone to be
expended. The present Baptist The
illogical Seminary is to be part of the
university. and the Seminary buildings at
Morgan Park are to be utilized us an
academy. The new university begins its
C; Ger with cndowmcnts making 81 500
000, all ofwhich are in had or pledged.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-03
has never been any accord. For them

has never been any accord. For them
the wedding march ought never to haye
taen paved. The twT'u dive eat in
septin' en-. the North poe an, south
rDle might Just as we'lhave been mar
L d. A TWIST o. ne lies would have been
nore aNpropri tic than garland of
orange b,os 'oms. The unut; '...b e mis-
AXE was ma to please parent. or for
the acquisition of cst:;c. or for heiYhten-
ing of social position or thorough thought
iessness. L cal the attention Of such to
the rapij. dissolution iamilies. This
VSyht&hish is sadness 10 Il happy
nJ4IitoF sEle1 might lie tonsolatory to
those uueqGally vo..cd. A very short
path is tie path o. lie. The rolling y,lr
will give quick emancipation. Every
bOuy. or discipline, must have some
kind of trouble, and that is your trouble.
Pat i'll I song now and then to cheer
your spirit. Make the best of things.
Find i'll God that peace which no one
else can bestow. The days and months
and years are crowding past, and the
last of the procession, so far as YOU are
concerned, will soon have gone by. Re-
member that some of the best men and
women who ever lived have had the same
lifetime misfortune. They bore up under
it and so can you. The expiration of the
life of one of you. will, after Il while. re-
move The aiflctiOn. Let the one that
remains make no hypocritical mourn
ing at the ObscQulcs OF the one tnat goes
or initiate those whom we have all no
ticcd who fought like cats and dogs all
their married state and then could not
get organs to sound drgcs dolciul en-
oueh, OF furnishing stTres to prepare
weeds LACK enough, or tombstone cu'-
ters to chi,Hl eliuapns culogistlc enough.
| IL is a mater of conGratulation that the
unhappicst coniuyal relations will ter
inmate. The crooked shall &c maGc
straight. In the ages of The word, when
the people lived five or siNor eight or
nine hundred years, such consolation for
any kind OF trouble would have been IN
ant. 1t would have broughs no relief to
some of those old patriarc::s TO say,
You will have only 700 years more OF
this" But life has been abbreviated by
the cutting Off OF century after century
until we can console people, whc;hcr
their trouble be financial or domestic. by
saying it will not he long before the
crooked shall be made straight.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-03
DISGRACEEUL SCENES
At the Annual Gathering of the san
DIV springs Camp Meeting.

DIV springs Camp Meeting.
ANDERSON, :. c., Sept. % Sandy
Springs camp meeting has been for
years 4 F5P6s.sp HI Il 4 HIS
of people Religious services are con-
Quoted morning, noon aud night for
four days. but there are a great many
who go there that never hear Il word
they go there for the social feature only,
and it has always been very peasant.
Everybody went-the very best people
of the town and County, and at times
some disturbing elements were fCurd
there also. This year the meeting w"s
unusually largely attended, and l. .,v-
ran under the M ,St favorable lSpicr> i;
but to-day there is cloud aS ulack rs
The darkness of Egypt over tue p.a'.'.
aud there is no more fun there. TINS
has been caused ny :. long list ii iras' :
ulrs. ali of which occurred in IS than
twpnty-four hourS and TUNED ,he f,S-
tive scene into one of gloom an" sorrow
and witherrd the gay garlandS OF pl"a-
sure Two Of these may result IN
murder and one is Il fatal accident.
The first Of this bloody list is the ac'i-
dent whiYh has pr0bahl even n4Y 1!.. -. 4. .
t6eies Uf WfiIiamston. NJ. Cunirv
drove over to Sandy Springs to Ht:cn,t
the meeting yesterday. Before he
reached the camp grounds his hose
took fright and Mr.. Cooley lost courrrl
Of the rcinS, and in the runaway which
| followed he WAS thrown out of the buy-
~ and his head dashed against Il Stoar
and the skull fractured. He was taken
up and carried to Il grntleman'S house
near 10y ana medical aid summoned.
1t was thought then that he would die.
The latest reports received were up to
last night, there being only an 0cca-
Si0nal chance OF getting news from
there. He was then still alive. but the
doctor thought he would be dead 10y this
morning.
William Simpson and Bob Frasicr,
two employees of the Pendleton fac
tory, became involved in Il row which
may end fatally to both. Simpson told
his sister not to go with Frasier be-
cause he was drunk. Frasirr heard
this from the girl and sought Simpson
to lay him out. In the row which fol-
lowed, Frasier Shot simpson below tho
right eye. the ball coming ont at the
temple. Simpson .. ;.slled Frasicr's skull
! with roGn. FraSier died in the after
noon Simpson is still alive. The bull
let went below the eycball without cut
! ting it. So far the sight is not believed
10 he impaired If the wound uOtS not
prove fatal.
1t is probable that after this series of
accidents the annual camp meeting at
sandy Springs will be discontinued. Ii
was decided relief to everybody when
the meeting was uver.-COlumhia Reg
lister.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-03

Many Physicians who hay" exa;nin:i IL
INTO the merits OF Il. Is. l.. (B,talic
Blood Balm), have been confronted
with testimony which they deemed sur
rrlSiug, and / lis being Convinced of
It's wonderful efficacy. have not failed
to pres s"ribe it in their practice us ov-
caSion required.
IL. L.. Cassidy, krnnrSaw. Ga. writes;
For two wears my wife was Il great
sufferer. Skill!ul physicians did hrr
no good. Her muuth was one solid
ulcer. her body was broken Out i'm sores,
and she lost Il beautiful head of hair.
Three bottles oi B. b. B. cured her COM
pletelN, incrediul. as 1t may sound. and
she is now the mother Of a healthy
three months old baby clear from any
ScroiuiouS faint"
y. ii. Morris. Pine Bluff. Ark. writes:
"llot Springs aud several dnrt0rs failed
ID cure me OF several running ulcers on
my leg, }. B Is. effected a Wonderfully
iuick cure after everything else had
failed"