Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01
MurrayviIle Ills.

We are having the beautiful weather
dian Summer" as we term it, as there
is no smoky haziness, but clear. pleas
ant weather, with occasional light
shower in the night. The early sum-
mer was very dry; so much so that corn
was nearly killed and the potatoe crop
spoiled. During the last summer we
had heavy rains. but though we had
over two inches in single day, the
county is so we'll drained that it went
Off like water from a ducks back, and
not enough was retained to raise the
wells, which are very low. Bee-keep-
ing is killed and now people begin to
think that potato growing will have to
be abandoned.
A few days ago your writer spent
most of a day in the company of Hen
ry George. the author of progress
and Poverty" and other works setting
forth the single tax. 1t had never oc-
Cured to Mr.. G. that there was con-
nection between our increasing drouth
mess and his plan of taxation, and he
made careful notes Of the reason Civ
en- him-the breaking up of the uatu-
raj reservoirs of water on the prairies,
or table lands, and the consequent
drying up of our springs and streams.
Mr.. George lectured in jacksonville
On the 18th inst, under the auspices
of the Phi Alpha Society of Illinois
College. This town could jam a room
when an abolition speaker came along
before the war, but it gave Mr.. G. on
ly a small audience, as it is well known
now that his system of taxation would
end landlordism, and all the wealthy
people here are living by landlordism.
Mr.. g. was surprized at the farm
rents paid here, and after your cores
pondent had introduced him to his
audience he called attention to this
and received confirmation from the
audience. He is model lecturer.
AS in his writings, he works all round
a point before going to it, and leaves
no one any logical escape from his con-
illusions. He is plain, atfable man,
who puts you at once at your ease; and
be has way of asking questions that
soon gets most out of his subject. His
name is household word in every civ
ilized land to-day, and the time is near
when he will stand higher than any 9TH
es map in the world in the heart of
the patriotic and philanthropic.
More than any other man has he
taught us how we may get rid of
system that has millionaires and train
robbers for its products and tenants,
and tramps for its victims.
Politics are lively here just now, so
far as politicians and candidates are
concerned; but voters often shake their
heads. The candidates are peddling
cigars, as usual: and the politicians
trying to magnify an infinitessimal re-
form into something magnificent
There is some evidence, however, that
the Democrats want platform SO ad-
vanced that hereafter collar-and-cuff,
and sugar democrats can't stand upon
it. Great and radical changes are
near; let us hope they may be for the
better.
Rents are as higher or higher than
ever here, while everything else is
down. Even hogs have dropped to
1915. Cholera is just now playing
sad havoc here, and is ascribed local
ly to a couple carloads shipped in
from Missouri. But while it began in
this drove, it was probably due to
their being taken off mixed feed such
as they got on the range. and stuffe
with corn exclusively.
Wheat is Al and 40 cts, corn 50 and
40 cts. A worm just like the cot'o.
boil worm has done great damage t,
corn, especially to the yellow varieties.
Oct. p, 1891. WIN. CAMM.