The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-12-06

Cae OF the cleares. and strongest OF
-ecent writer's in the cause OF silver res
Itoration is s. s. King Of Kansas CITY
Kansas. He is the author OF "A rev
Financial Facts Sample SILVER
Bricks" and other works on economic
Questions. He writes mainly from the
standpoint Of the farmer. and shows Ia
the most impressive way how agricui
lture. in nearly all it's branches. has oeen
crippled since 1873. Sample silver
Bricks" is a most admirable little
pamphlet. in which several lines OF IN
dustry are taken up singiy. and tne
shrinkage in values presented IN most
vivid and striking way The nrsi
entitled "A Soft Brick" and II deas
with the alleged prosperity tnat nas
blessed the American people since the
adoption Of the gold standard IL - 80
suggestive and instructive that " y
well worthy Of reproduction Aeeoru-
, lingly. 1t is given in full:
when was silver demonetized, IL
! never was demonetized. But when vas
il deprived OF its full legal tender
. power, In 1873. What has happened
: since then, The greatest prosperity
this country has ever seen In is4S
: kansas had 2.100 miles Of railroad. 5so.-
! 600 people. and an assessed valuation
/ Of S125. 5.sS4.176 Now she has S-s4@ miles
/ OF railroad. !. 500. 900 people. an assessed
valuation Of 1887 .501.72.. This Is only
2 q sample brick. The whole country has
: enjoyed unparalleled prosperity since
. 1873"
Mr.. Charles s. Gleed. OF Topeka.
prominent director OF the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. recently
3 contributed an elaborate gold-standard
. argument TO the New York Bond kec-
: ord. OF which the above is an extract
u The article. though applauded to the
J. echo by the gold standard folks and
even admired BY some OF the silver men
.. .. Is as false In its statement OF TACT. ann
= a. faulty In its conclusions. as the above
> extract will appear when examined Mr-
e Cleed should use a harder brick tnan
I he uses. Who owns the 6.7oo miles OF
d railroad that have been built, Not the
0 people Of Kansas. do they, Not the
4 people generally OF the United States.
do they. Who do own them, II MI
Cleed will Investigate he will md.
4 apprehend. that somewhere from 81 to
|. 100 per cent Of the ownership OF Kansas
e railroads is in the money centers OF
II the east. The assessed values that he
= tells us have grown from 125.ooc.oco to
{ So .000. 900 have fallen far short OF the
!. growth which he gives the population
!. He should amend his figures al once
: Applying .he simple rule OF three. ~
a have this formula: As $4,000 people
% (Kansas population in ls79are tol.5"o.
600 people fKansas population In 1925
10 are l25 600 900 Of assessed values
d us7g to 500 Oo0. 600 Of assessed values
n (the required amount In 1885, As Kan.
q sas has in 1895 337 Ooo. 900 Of assessed
= values. instead OF the 100000. 900. sh'
:, should have according 10 Mr.. Gleed''
:. own figures. II follows that she Is shor
y 1s3. 900 900 OF assessed values. But in
i. asmuch as Kansas "a typical Western
4 state. in Just the same condition as he
l. sis,ersO though Gistressingly short IL
y assessed values Is distressingiy long OF
a the interest bearing debts which Mr
Cleeds friends hold against her. IL !
!, not surprising that he is satisfied Wit
!. the peculiar prosperity which he ha
ur discovered. II the reader will turn I
i'll paees 2e3 and 294 Of the Statistical All
IN s,ract Of the United States for 1s9l
ly published under the direction Of tn
~ secretary of the treasury. he will fin'
ne in the figures pertaining to the sewers
~ classes OF livestock and their values. a
~ interesting refutation OF Mr.. Gleei
al statement Of fact
As Farm Animals Of the United State
In Ian. 1. 1870. Jan. l. 1se
-. s24s. SOC. Horses =. :. 1888 81
m LIS. 500. Mules $3.50. 2333.i,
PIE n Oes 500 Mich Cows 1s.504 Is.