The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-25

them. and all through the day his
boyish play would be suspended, aud
he would look at them as if afraid
thai they would vanish into dreams
ag4iu-the dreams where he was sure
his happy eyes had found them
But its AL hoky p,ky.' said Zeph
to his wife, as he Shouldred his AK
aud went down to the anil. for the
day.-Chicago Times I~rald.
The Condition of Agriculture.
In its ;,duirable report ou the con
dition Of agriculture, the national
grange 'i.i.s out that notwithstand
log ti.r fact t;lat the country IS passing
through period OF unprecedented
hard times, American agriculture is
more seriously depressed than any 9th
er industry. Laying aside all preja.
diceS, and with praiseworthy breadth
of outlook. it does not fail to fully re-
cognize the immutable law of supply
aud demand. The report shows that
i; witniu Com oa:a'ivel y receut period
trade conditions have so changed by
the intro duction into cheap land and
labor countries OF laoor-saving ma
chinery, the devel pment of new
lands and The cheapening af transpoG-
tation, that all nations are practically
in close touch with each other. The
prices of farm produce are thus fixed
! oy the relative cost of production IN
this and other countries. and while
su5iec. to temporary changes through
qualifications of statute laws and ma
nipulat;on, the general proposition
Just noted obtains.
As the leading industry agriculture
feeds the 70, 900, 0Q0 population OF the
the Unite; State: I'd furnishes each
! year pro ,;arty valued al 900 t" SEQ mil
on dollars to help feed IL" n.a:!ions
oi othe' countries. In. the past 81
Years it haS created the wealth to pay
, D million dollars of the pn:'i:; dsht
g! .iYe naiin;:. I. contributes more IN
Tie paymen. ccc iuua!. srate and nation
!, Il ,atatiun Lh:l any f,t:Ies industry
| Il furnishes work for more "eo-
PIE than all other industries COM
! bned and the hast mark IN the
| world for manufactures With TIE
! coni iition Of American agriculture OF
such paramount interest, not only to
! farmers bat to al business men, II is
! but meet that the farmers great na-
| tional organization should clearly out
line the situation, for the benefit Of
everyone, including the national law
! mG Gkers soon to assemble.
The leading crops of this country
are compared with those of foreign
countries. aud it is sobserved that in the
food prod ducts, Russia, India and Ar
gentina. all cheap land and labor
countries, are exporting literally,
competing in the worlds markets with
! the farmers of the United States. The
study of the cost of production and
possibilities of those countries to sup,
Div the worlds markets are of vital
interest to the farmers of this country.
| The introduction of laoor-saving ma
chinery. and with friendly govern
mental aid. means the sharpest kind
of competition in the future. 1t IS
brought forward that in the majority
of states taxation falls heavier on farm
property than elsewhere. matter
worthy of the wisest consideration
among legislators:
Transportation is another important
item. affecting the general agricultu-
raj classes. The securing of the utter
state commerce law, which has been
in operation eight years, has saved
| millions of dollars to the farmers.
While by no means perfect, it has
been great means of relief, yet there
are many practices Of the railways
which need revision and improving
in the interest Of the people. The law
| should be so amended as to give the
commission full power to classify
freights and fix minimum as we'll as
maximum charges and should not
alone coutrol all common carriers but
also regulate the cost Of storage in pub
| lie warehouses.