The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
Correspondence of the TINES.
Thoughts and Doings at Kelton.

J KELroN, Feb, 22.-Wsl, Mr.. Editor,
ar that you are false p ophe; you said
Soh- tiWe e'back when tho ges-haw Of the
p'owssn was heard generally, throughout
'ne c0ssSy that the cry of hard times would
sSuSd sthl caIocs throughout the county.
(But the ges-haw ofths plowman is n,r
generally hearl ss yet, friend. Give us a
few weeks more.-EDIron.
We have hadJsry nice weather for farm
work for thelatt week or so, and there has
been great de3l Of plowing done, such a.
sowing oats, preparing land for planting
corn and cottoa.
The railroad election was held ut Ke!ton
last Tuesday As ordered, aud everythin.
Ia.sed Oh peaosabiy; every body seemed to be
IN the best of !hmor.
Now, my ketou friends, you have lots for
'ale at the Pea Ridge Capitol, don't ask to.
much for YOU'D lands, that is, if you want
your town TO bti'd up. The brightest pros
Jects Of nine out of ten small villages have
oeen ruined bylputting the lots at such hixh
Jrices that no herson would buy them, anu
| am afraid that Kcton has started in tha,
direction s
Mr.. A. Adams will move 10 Lockharl
shoals in q few days, If not providentially
prevented. 'Tifat Will leave Dr. W. T. Dali
'on's place without II tenant, and at this
date il will be very hard to get hand, 70,
every person tina. isnot employed expects iG
30 to the Ratlryad to work just as soon as
the company isready for grading.
1t is said 6y some that there is an over
production of cotton. Is il so? say IL is
iot. 1t is aader-consumption from the
'carcity Of money that has caused such u
vail of hard times. If there were fifty dol
lars per capitathers would be enough cotton
goods used TO consume all the surolu, that
claimed TO be on hand. Hundreds OF
people go ragged in thi, section, aud why 7
They have 10 sell their cotton at 6 and Z
cents per pound and buy it back at abou,
28 cents PEI. pound. Non we will say that
IL tnkes one-fourth for waste and expenses,
that leaves II cents profit cents for the
manufacturer, Z cents for the wholesale
merchant, and cents for the retail mer-
chant if equally dividod.* Now where
is the farmers pro6tY IL comes over
the left; and the poor fellow has to 90 rag
1ed and baif shod, for The want of none,
TO buy what the farmer produces; aad never,
while the Iaaaied monopolies, trusts ana
combines control tho National Governmen,
will there be nyfhing better for tho farmer,
unless he learpsto live at home, and not
have his corn crib and meat house in the
hands Of speculstprs. - KsLToN WHEEL.
You have forgottea tho 35 per cent.
ad patoum protective tarifi''s in your
division Of profits, which the government
imFo oses upon oil goods tina, come in competi-
tion with our home manufactures. That
will reduce the II cents to be divided ap one
the manufacturers, Wholesale and retail mer.
chants little more than onc-third. But no
one goes yag5ed in this country for the
want of cheap cotton cloth. Ragged clothes
'omes from mihzlness aud downright want OF
'elfrespect.. When the cloth for shirt can
30 bought for 30 cents, anl neat calico
enough for a dress, costs only 90 cents, it is
'piling the agony on pretty thick" to say
hat any "poOr fellow has to 60 ragged and
lfths people oftlis country would fight
is hard against high tariff as they do agains,
apital and the industriat enterprises of tie
'ouniry, established and sustained by cspitsI,
here would not now be such wall about
lard times and scarcity Of money. On one
hing youase right. The farmers will find
20 relief dhlil they raise their own corn,
Iour aud meat.