The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-12-16

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untirins from the nrse stimulating .ad aid.
aud abroad whoss ofiCial duties euabled
them to participate In the work.
The total trade IN hog products with
Europe in May, tseo, ammnted to Sa0U,"
600 pounds, against tS9oo. 100 ia tho Same
monta Of 1901; Ia Juue. 1872 ths exports
aggregated IS 100 00o poUnis, against 49,
800, COD pounds in the same month OF the
previous year; in July there was az increase
| Of IL per cent. aud In August OF IS per cent.
| over the corresponding months OF 1891. Over
A. 0O0 700 pounds Of inspected pork have
been exported since the law was put into |
operation and eomparisou OF tho Tour
| 1872 with the same months OF 1891, show an |
increase In the nu unber Of pounds OF our ex- |
port Of pork product of 62 per cent, and an
OF Ssu from
137. ,0O pounds in 1889 to aao. $4,000
pounds in 1922. or about 90 por cent. Dur.
iny tho past year there have been exported
394,8JT mead OF live cattle as against .oS, ;S6
exported in 1889. This increased exports.
ton has been largely promotet by the iu.
spection authorized by law and the faithful
etfcrts OF the Secretary aud his efficient sub
oriinates to make that inspection thorough
aud to carefully exclude IRON oil cargoes
diseased or suspected cattle. -
Tho requirement. Of the Engltsh reSula-
tions that live cattte arriving from the
United States must DO slauy yhtered at tho
docks had its origin In the claim that pleuro-
pneumonia existed among Americ IN cattle,
and that the existenc, OF the disease could
only certainly be determined by posr-mor.
| tenn inspection.
The Department Of Agriculture has laborei
with great energy aud faithfuiness to extir-
pate this disease; and, on the 26th day OF
September last, public announcement was
malc by the Secretary that the disease no
longer existed anywhere within the United
States The value to the cattle industry Of
tho United States OF t1:s achievement can
hardly DO estimated. We cannot parhaps
at once insist that this evidence shall be ac-
cepted as satisfactory by other countries;
but it tho present exemption from tho dis
ease is maintaine and the inspsotion Of our
cattle arriving at foreign ports, in which
our own veterinarians participate, confirms
il, we may justly expect that the require
ment that our cattle shall be slaughtered at
the DOCKS will be revoked, as the sanitary
restrictions upon our pork products have
been. IL our cattle can be taken alive to
tho interior the trade will be enormously
increased.
Agricultural products constituted 7s.1 per
cent. OF our unprecedented exports for the
fiscal year which closed juno 80, is92, the
total exports being 81 OS0 278 c30, and the
value OF the agricultural products $!s3,-
7l7,678. which exceeds by more than $780,
600 900 the shipment OF agricultural pro-
ducts in any previous year.
An Interesting aud a promising work for
the benefit Of the American farmer has
begun through agents o. the As
sists in efforts to iutroduce the various
products OF Indian corn as articles
OF human food. The high price, price Q. !
for the experiment. In Germany o.
combining corn meal with rye to produce .
!, cheaper bread. A tair degree of success ha
n corn for food have been intro luced. Th
n Secretary is Of the opinion that this ne'
,. use of the products of corn has aireai
: stimulated expectations, aud that II dill
faH lov- nd f,,n MT
10 kets can presently be opsne1 for this grea
n american product,
1t may, think, be said without chalenz
that In no corresponding pertoi has SO muc
n oeen done as during the last four years 10
I'd tho benefit Of American agriculture.
l. NEED OF NATIONAL QUARANTINE.
lt The subject Of quarantine regulations, ir
W spcction and control was brought suddenl
- 10 my attention by the arrival ut our por!
~ in August last OF v0sses in ected vat
- cholera. Quarantine regulations should
uniform at all our ports: Unter the Cor
sttution they are plainly within tue Q,
J. elusive Federal jurls fiction when and so ia
,r as Congress shall legislate. In my opinio
n National control and adequate power give
"a to the Executive to protect our peopl
- against plagna invasicns. On the is
o of September last approved regula
u tine for all vessels bringing immigrant
u from foreign ports This order will be cor
q q tinued in force Some loss and suferin
!. have resulted to PASSENGERS but due car
for the homes OF the people Justifies In sue
cases the utmost precaution There is dau
= ger that with the coming OF spring choler1
, will again appear. and liberal appropris
tion should be made at this session to enabl
our quarantine and port officers to exclude
the deadly plague.
We are peculiarly subject in our great
= ports to the spread Of infectious diseases bY
reason Of the feet that unrestricted emigra
tion brings to us out of European cities, In
the overcrowde1 steeragss OF great steam
; ships a large nunber OF persons whose
surroundings MAKE them tn' easy victims
as well as those affecting the po
litical, moral, and industrial interests o
our country, lead me to renew the sug
gestion that admission TO country
and to the high privileges Of its ctiz nshii,
should be more restricted and more careful.
: We have. think, right and owe duty to
= our own people, and especially to our work
ing people, not only to keep ous the vicious
the ignorant, the evil disturber, the pluper
and the contract laborer but to check the
Z too great dow Of immigration now coming
\ by further limitations
s WORLDS FAIR PROGRESS.
!. The report of the Worl IS Columbian Ex
\ position has not yet been submitted. Tha
of the Board of Management Of the Govern
ment exhibit has been received and is here
with transmitted. The work of construction
AMI of preparation for the opening of th
EXPOSITION in May next has progressed mos
satisfactorily and upon scale OF liberality
D an! magnificencc that will worthily sustain
the honor of the United States.
PROTECTION FOR RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.
= In renewing the recommendation which
] have made In three precs ling an
r nua! messages that Congress should
@ legislate for the protection Of railroad
employees against the dangers incident t
9 the oil and inadequate methods OF brak
ing and coupling which are still in us
upon freight tralns do so with the hop
a that this Congress may take action upor
! the su Jject. Statistics furnished by the In
tcrstate Commerce Commission snow tina
O during the year ending June 80, 1891, ther
, were AZ different styles OF couplers re
r portei to he in use, and that during the sam
!, period there were 300 employees killed an
26 l4) injured. Nearly 10 per cent. of tn
. deaths occurred in the coupling and uncoup
: ling OF cars and over 3G per cent. Of the in
n jures had the same origin.
= ELECTIONS AND APPoRTIoNMEyrs.
o have, in 81 ch of the three annual mes