The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-24
8. Largest cotton crop.

12Au lAe lOWeSl price Oh GeCoTu.
4. Largest export of breadstuffs.
While there were millions at home
with not enough bread.
B. Largest aggregate export of mer-
chandise and produce.
TO pay the interest on foreign own
ershlp Of our industries.
&. Largest exports Of manufactured
goods.
While u W people are in want
or manufactured goods. There Is not
a locality where this want is not ap-
parent.
Z. Largest production Of iron ore.
Done with the least labor, at the
lowest wages and by the fewest num-
Der Of firms.
8. Largest production Of pig iron.
BY the most overworked and under
paid labor.
.. Largest production Of coal.
All produced by the coal trust at the
lowest wages and sold at the high
est prices in the history of the in
dustry.
III. Largest production Of copper.
Which also went to increase the
holdings Of the millionaire holders of
the mines, but not to benefit the la
Dor that produced it.
ii. Largest production of silver.
Done at the lowest wages that ever
prevailed.
II. Largest production Of gold.
DCrI,,o1I ~ ~ ,~,1 1E
suffering, life and crime, and which
cost more than the market price of the
product. 1t made a few rich and many
poor.
13. Largest gold holdings.
Held for the purpose Of making
money or profit out of the producers.
Using the government to help tie up
the gold to aid in the cornering of
the little god.
IA. Largest per capita circulation OF
all forms of money.
Which is pretty nearly all concen-
trated in the banks and not in the
hands Of the people. There was plen-
ty of water in the Mississippi when
there was a drouth In Kansas.
Is. Largest aggregate bank clear
ances.
An evidence that the banks are do
ing business at the old stand and
their prosperity is so much feeced
from the people who produce.
16. Largest aggregate railroad earn
ings.
Which is proof that the people are
prosperous, because when one makes
a large profit Off his customers his
customers are more prosperous!
II. Largest aggregate sale of bonds.
When there was the largest sale of
chattel slaves it was proof that the
slaves We're prosperous and had more
freedom! That bonds which employ
no one are sought after, and the in
terest on which comes from labor, are
in great demand is proof that the peo-
pie are being fieeced into prosperity.
IS. Largest aggregate sales or New
York exchange since 1882.
Showing that the paper that trusts
and m%onopolies have printed and float
ed pay better than any other industry.
AS they prosper, the little fellows go
cut of business.
10. Smallest number of failures and
smallest aggregate liabilities since
1893.
Caused by the combination of thou
sands of little concerns into trusts,
many Of which would have had to go
to the wall but for the new methods
held out to them. Besides, there are
many thousands less fellows in bust
ness because of the ten to fifteen
thousand failures q year for many
years.
Yes, it has been a prosperous year
for a few-and no mistake. AND l
hope the present year will witness big
ger crops, less prices, more exports,
less imports, lower wages and more
mo%nopolies. 1t is a good thing to
crow over. Say, prosperous reader,
loan me a tiver.-J. A. Wayland.
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