The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-08-14
hanges in the
Style Of Living.

- VAAS
orty years ago, and, indeed, up
b, there were-very few great privat
tunes in the United States. Th
onajrs in the country at that tim
ID have been counted on the fingers
re were, perhaps, a score or more 8
bn.
here was another notable fact il
connection. There was s.arcel,
hmp in theSl;mits of this great re
ic A any rate, the num- bers ot
ramps were'not greater than the
bhers Of the millionaires. The
masses Of the population, about
10000 in 1860, lived in simple tru-
" on the fruits of their INDUSTRY
major portion Of the people were
ged in agriculture, Their pro-
shad to Ie wagoaed long dis
rs to market. and they sold at low
b compared with the costs OF get
10 market and the charges for
bling. Middling cotton sold for s
cents a pound, but the charges
for handling and marketing were
greater than they are now.
st sold at no and l25 cents .
el, but it had to be wagoned 100
before it would bring those
Mess pork sold It from $40 toi
barrel.
the meantime the farmers paid
prices for every article Of con
zion which they did not make
selves. White cotton cloths were
at wholesale to s cents a ward.
ID caicoes cost from 6 to o cents
case per yard. Sugar sold in
Pt from 5 70 s cents pound
are double the wholesale prices
Pay. In 1860 bar iron was worth
fon, Today it is sold for less !.
nalf that price. Iron rails were
s9o ton. Now they have gone
use, and in their places have J.
steel rails, which are worth ),
|&4 Nails. which in 1860 were
|s5a keg, are now worth a little J,
not desired to~burden these oh.
Pohs with figures. but merely to
h a few leading articles of do =
production which the farmer
|sell' and the principal articles =
Pumption which he had to buy.
lhe freight on a busbel of grain =
nicago to New York was 25 cts -
Fome down to less than S cents -
and cana! and TO 10 cents by -
routes. In the time that has
since 1860, the enormous ex- -
OF railroads, the general use of ~
81 machinery in agric culture and !"
'raordinary reduction of the
all the articles which the far -
10 oiy, and all the expenses ~
7 pay, contribut to more thai.
balance the loss in the lower
grain and cotton.
is no doubt that if the farm -
content to live in the same
ie which prevailed before the =,
y profits on their crops would
. 'han ever before in the good !,
''ch are SO much talked of
is different. The coun =
are brought into such clo.e
cation with the cities that
same general style of EvIng a
everywhere. In couaties.
eVlous to 1860, there were not 80
'r'es' there are today 1000, -
hanged style of living will be ,ba =
'ne way through
0'ames the American people n,on,
y 70 live we'll and TO have
That formerly only rich nos,
: ao'e to procure; out the D.,
political economy must SEE :. :, !,
:" d general spread of lux 80;
''Vades The entire population .sar
SNui' OF decreased expenses ,;s,oa
a"d increased facilities for -
style of l;,;., " more just 1
higher v.c.e saving peopl
usiness sion a
II the no,;,;a, publ,
had been in ths n..o. =, -, Q. that t
80. The foundation prin- in dis
! satle doctrine is that nisfol
:, : susll have an opportunifr 80.
~ :, 20 get all The benefits at
~, y. ene proper employment turn =
NH oH and physical powers drifte'
VIII favor none. buf ped fr
1'oPmen' Of bis is tillil