The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-18
SEEMS TO WORK IN RUSSIA.

The Charleston News and Courier has
the following despatch from Washington,
ID. c.: Consul General Crawford, of ST.
| Petersburg, has sent to tho department
| Of S ate report on the system now in
use in Russia (resembling certain plans
incorporated in the platform of tho Far
mers' Alliance in this country of making
advances on farmers grain stored in
ware houses or delivered to oflic c'als of
the railways Of the countISoAaA rSgellaa puuK or
n5sSrr ~s .ssde, ,sy lsSe Sseserra:~ss rer'
cent. of the value 81 TIA grain at the
nearest market placs except in cases o.
loans of six weeks or less, when an ~ per
| cent. advance may be obtained. The
| usuol interest is @ per cent, payable III
advance with further small charges on
account of t sinking fund and commits
sions to railroads. The loans range from
six months to one year, and if they are
not repaid Mt theirssxpiration the gram Is
sold at auction by he railroad company:
Grain NAV also be bid if in danger OF
deterioration, OF ifst is feared that the
value will not covaf the loan aud eXpen-
SEES of storage. Tie railroad compani
, hear the entire RI sponsibility for the loan
by the bank, and are required to meet
6 t6eir liabilities within seven days OF set
: element of a loan or auction sale Of grain.
q In calculating the percentage OF advance
fine cost of trans portation to the point o.
- destination is charged as part OF the ioap
" No distinction is made between farmer
!. and middemen inSmaking advances, tn
n loan being made 9y g. the ssaaH:
g In conclusion tif6cobshl general says
"This scheme went into effect Jun
h t4.26. 1888, and at the present da
q it is generally adopted throughout III
q country, and business is carried on uhus
-, it ON very large scale. l should ais
nj add that the scheme gives great sat'sia
iis ton to the farmers, very many OF VINO
declare it has been an essen'ial iea'uie
successful farming in Russia"
+r***
-. Tho Alliance in Louisiana is doing
,aa wey az il can under the circumstance
fill Jts growth has been obstructed somewh
]. hv unavoidable circumstances, yet t
j. byethrcn are in earnest, and are det'
es, m;rcd to place the Order on vanta
ry; ground in the near future. 1t is di
ted cult State to organize, and those W
dr. have stood i'm the front have had ha
the struggle. Within the past year St'
he o,gan' The Vidcttc, has been started, a
,ral most excellent paper it is, which "
don tlcss aid rnhteriailyin the prosecn'
wn- of the work of ref rm. The Alliance
sy scy this State are fighting the lottery swine
NJ W.. and as result are meeting with all
30. opposition that moneyed corpora.
- can bring to obear. 1t is expcctea
'r;n the Order will succeed, which VIII P
Geo. it on high road to permanent =
was pcrity.
That was very good answer CIV
!. gentleman by ex -PresideptEliasCafr,o o
mo. G. when tile man remarked u at such
,r;R. isla'ion as the AL lance proposed W
,nng make him get only 80 cents for DO
% %,nm' Bro. Carr said that wouldn't be as bo
18th the farmer getting only fifty cents Oh
;tan. dollar for products Of the farm.
vers. r+k*f
'st as At mass meeting Of 10000 worl
rtis.i men held at Dammcn, Norway. re
'ano- tions were passed, demanding that
very poyeroment should buy the land OF
felt eonntrS listfihuel1 h 6mcng the lat
; = n;c ~ and udva.seS them Che money nee'
Ra;. TO work it
O ma
There are IL, 900, 900 workmen in
.,o,. country ad ling to its wealth at th'
stands w Syhn .,sfs y,,c ntber s62 *,
allan, ln o.i .tor Ionnal
0 is as -
Imeri-
mans, Four hours' dgil grk ,s suiiici
1880; support any per14 social cou'
are just, Benz franklin.