The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
Correspondence Of the TINES.

! KELroN, Feb, 22.-Wcl, Mr.. Editor,
ar that you arc n false p opher; you saio
'oh' time back when tho gc1-haw of the
p'owhau was hcarl gcnertlly, throughout
nc cosaIy that the cry OF hard times would
sound stL cchors throughout the county
But the sce-law of the plowman is n,r
generally hearl IS yet, friend. Give us II
few weeks more.-EDIroR.
We have had rery nice weather for farm
work for the last week or so, and there has
oeen great deal Of plowins done, such A.
sowing oats, preparing laud for planting
corn and cotton.
The rairoai election was held ut Ke,tou
last Tuesday as ordered aud everythin.
.a'sed of peacoaby; every body seemed to br
IN the best Of !mmor.
Now, my ketOn friends, you have lots 70,
ale At the Pea Ridge Capitol, don't ask t..
much for you' laods, that is, ii you want
your town TO baid mp. The brighte.t pros
ccts of nine out Of ten small villages have
occn ruined by putting the lots at such his h
riccs that no person would buy them, auu
| am afraid that kclton has started in tina,
direction.
MIR. j. a. Adams will move to Lockhart
shoals IN few days, If not proyidcutiall.
prevented. That Will leave DR.. W. I. Dat
on'a place without tenant, and at this
iac 1t Will bc very h'rd to get n hand, 70,
every re,son thai isnol employed expects to
20 to the Rair,al to work just as soon a.
che company is ready for grading.
Ii is said by some that there is an over
reduction of cotton. Is i. so? | say it is
.ot. 1t is mltr-cOnsumpuon from the
carcity Of money that has caused such IL
vail of hard tiI!":. If there wcr. fifty dol
ars lcr cap.ta thcr. w"uli DO enough cotton
gooiS used TO consume all the surnlu, thai,
claimed TO be Oh hsnd Hundreds of
people so ragge il this section, nnd why ,
ihey have to sell their cotton at = aut :
ents per pound and buy it back at abou.
!S cents per pound. Nov we will say thai
II takes Onc-iouth for waste and expenses,
Ihat leaves II GEMS profit cents Tor the
mhnuftc;urcr, ! cents for the wholes ,lr
"crchant and cents for the retail mer-
chant If equa ly divided Vow where
IS the farmers profit? Ii comes over
the left; aud The poor fellow has to 60 rag
-ci and half shod, for the want OF none,
TO buy what the farmer produces; aad never
while the IaaGied monopOlies, trusts auu
combines control the National Government
will there be anything better for the iarme,
unless he learDs 20 live NJ homG, aud not
mNc mas cora crib and meat house in the
nandS of Spectators. o kELroN WHEEL.
You have forgotten the 35 per cent.
m rWorcm "protectivc tariff in youl
dISi>i' of profits, which the government
inn oscs upon all goods tha, come III comprti-
tiHn with our home manufactures. That
will reduce the 81 cents TO be divide am one
;hc manufacturers, Wholesale ani retail mcr.
chants little more than one third But 10
one goes ragged in This country for the
want Of chca? cotton cloth. Ragged clothes
comes from lazincss aud downright want vi
SelfreSpcct. When ths cloth for shirt can
be bought for 30 cents, AMI neat calico
enough for dress. costs only GO cents. il is
''piihg the agony on pretty thick to ga,
that amy "roor fellow has to 60 ragged and
half shod.'l
lfthS people Of this country would fight
as harl against high tariff as they do agains
capital and the industrial enterprises of lie
country, established and sustained By capital,
there would not now te such wall about
nard lines and scarcity of money. GA one
thing you are right. The farmers will find
no relief until they raise their own corn.
Hour and meat.