The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02

SAL ,oUO.OOU. of this amount the ont
put of the American mints was 500
! 6b9. o322. Tie output of the minis of
| the old world was SSl.S40. 46S. an
amount $36.92O. 4,iS greater than the
products of the Eastern continent.
The nations of Europe purchased
$50, 900. 900 dollars at the rate of Sc
cents per ounce. amounting to Soo.-
WU.ono. At SD! per ounce that
amount of silver bullion would have
cost the nations of Europe 81. 900. 900,
Tie net gain on this purchase amount
ell To $40, 900. 900.
During l>9o, England purchased
silver II So cents !er ounce. and
coined it into Indian rupees Il. "A ratio
of l. - |. thereby realizing Il profit of
II cents an Dance. The amount put
into rupees during tia, year ly Great
Britain aggregated ~j,i. 80. 800. That
aMuI:ni exceeded the rroiuction OF
England hy >. Sit. $40. She likely
used >l".oo0,uio Iuring hat ,criui in
the mechanical arts At yht English
nslntS IL Bombay ANA Calcutta. during
1880. over -. .uuu,uoo more. than were
coined in the Unite, States were
coined INTO rupees.
ENGLAND con>,init'> more silver than
ANY OTHER na:,on. Vet her nnlntS pro
d,lc,' oEl Y l3,tu0. eco each week. Can
not any one see from these facts that
F.nGlanI ~hualI do ali in her power to
rc::uce the price al silver in the mar
KEGS OF Europe and America: She
buys at rr;tUrtu prices I.un. Europeans
anI Americans. and ,ri!s IN he form
,t 81
sac t.lvs all the cotton AMI the Mhea.
produced in India. This course en-
;ih"> her to ma kr a ilanusrme profit on
silver and purcIta>" cheap raised ma
ttriuiS. Again. she pays very largely
tor iirr American purchases of silver
with manufactured goods. thereby re-
dItllG h" price at silver still lower.
aud 1trlvln" :: fair profit from :he sale
OF her manufactured wares. OF course
anyone can understand that the lower
silver becomes. the heavier are the.
purchases OF the British nation. When
silver is purchased at 81 cents ptr
ounce, and i, coiuru into rupees 1T a
ratio of l., to |, every hundred dollars
thus invested brings $40. thereby
producing Il n.t profit of 40 per cent.
on the investment.
Cost of CarrNin.: Railroad Passengers.
The zone system OF railroad rates.
which is 50 successfully operated in
Hungary, has made Il deep impression
uroH James l.. CnwlesS. We'll known
Il railroad circles. II" SAYS:
ir~tan.> cost practically nothing in the
Tablespoonful on "a ne" ca. passengers. aile'
''."GHtrr'' dist ,nt" Ia ana NJ di>r"Esartt"t III
tnr discrimination q. RATE. Ihr rate n""
charge, frl' fE' shortest distance" ior any pa
t.rIliar service j. Ia" rat tnat ehplllI he
4 tritr:l .,i al distances when once a train
starts from i.u- ;u:i t. san Francisco There.
In man ll itG tfat can ten Tie offence in
cost 81 RUM TX thai train. whether. 4 pl>~ol-
g'r I"aN- IA" train at n" tIf~c n;:tl"n out al
fp~iDu. or goes tHfnHGh from the Atlantic 10
the 'Ariiir coast.
Ir. CnwlrsS further SAYS that there
is not SO differences between runnin"
q train from Chicago to New York.
full Of passengers 'or empty. 1t does
not cost soc to maui Il train bearing
geo passengers from New York to
Chicago. One dollar per trip per pas
>enGer would. III his opinion, pay all
expenses. including the New York
Central and Lake Shore roads are car
rvinG passengers on their Exposition
flyer for S;'l. Of which - go TO the
Wagner company.
II Mr.. Cowless knows what he is
talking ahout, the public, which gives
tile>" companies their franchises ana
then patronlzes tAcm, Is being swim
dlri. The country is becoming very
sensitive on the railroad question,
Their administration has OF late been
so .!iscra, einliy careless and the com
!
the demand for public ownership is
growing louder every day. II is the
only way out. New Nation.