The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24
A NATIONAL HOG-PEN.
A Full Outline of the Workings of the Allis


sub-Treasury Scheme.
Birmingham Age Herald (Dem)
The Nashville American is authority for
the statement that Colonel Mcdowell, can
didate for United States Senator on the
sub-treasury ticket. Is preparing an amend
ment which Congressman Rice Pierce, of
the Ninth Tennessee district, who is q SUBJ
treasury advocate. will offer at the next
session of Congress, to cover the case. Ac-
cording to our Nashville contemporary
this will provide for national hog pen to
be regulated as follows
This federal hog pen 10 to have two sub
pens, one of which is to be known as the
Pen of Weights and Appraisement and the
other as the Pen of Cur tailments and Abbre-
Walton. When the farmer brings his hogs
for deposit they first pass through the Pen
of Weights and Apprsisement, where they
are separately weighed and valued and the
proper figures written upon card and tied
to the tail of each hog. Thence they are
driven 10 the Pen of Curtailmente and Alb
breviatiOn, where their caudal ornaments
are neatly shipped off land returned to
the farmer, these tails to be his receipts.
Hogs having no tails when offered for de-
posit are to be thrown out as mutilated
coin. After passing through this pen, they
are next taken to the Pen of Final Deposit.
or Swine Vault. as it is called, there to be
held for redemption. 1t il provided that
each pigtail shall represent SO many dol
lars per inch, and shall be cut the proper
length TO represent JQo Iu1 value Oh the
hog with 10 per cent. ADDED. These tails,
according to the plan of our worthy presi-
dent and oil inspector, are to be legal
tender for all debts. including custom
house dues; though Brother Pierce Is in
clined to think that it would be sufficient
to mako them receivable tor State
and county taxes. Whichever view pre-
walls there will be provided An abundance
of cheap and convenient currency, and the
hog-rsiser will be supplied with q means
for meeting his most pressing necessities
while holding the bulk of his hogs for
better price. they being cared for and fat
tened in the meantime without trouble or
expense to him. Whenever he thinks the
price justIfies it he may redeem his hogs and
throw them on the market. To do this he
proper offiaer. vino identifies the hogs
by fitting tho tails to the proper stumps.
The Office assigned to this work is
called the Department of Tail Fittings and
Adjustment. The hogs are then redeemed
and the tails taken mp and Cancelled by
means of bell punch, the punching to be
done with care. and in the presence of the
passenger. The tails are then taken to the
Bureau of Leaf Lard and Soap Grease. W here
they undergo the proper process of manu-
facture. and from this is created fund to
be called the Tail Grease Fund. for the
payment of salaries
This is a very good scheme. but it seems
to be rather restricted in it's application.
Besides hogs they also raise quite a variety
of other kind of stock up in Tennessee. in
Gliding jackasses. Probably the reason for
not carrying the application of the bill to
this extent is that Messrs Mcdowell and
Rice fear that it might endanger their per-
sOnal liberty.