The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, January 11, 1905, Image 2
V' LEDGER.N'
itlCBLIIW S. CARTER, 'i"
KDITOR AND M VNAGKK.
fsSlTD W KI?NI IS PAY A N I) SATI1KDAY
WKDNKNDAV, JANUARY 11, 1905. f()|
jy* u
KTTFWmil'TION $i V)PEP TE\R
of
Selling rso Cotton.
poi
. P'"i
A special to News and Conner
wa
from Lancaster, January 7, says: ^
VVhilo the farmers of this county
are not foolishly horning any cot.
ton, they are doing all in their
power to help the price by holding ?,'U
on to the staple. They aro carry
, r . . I 11111
ing out in good faith the resolu880
tions of their county convention,
held a few weeks ago, advising
against the sale of cotton at present
prices. Scarcely any cotton,
in consctpience, is seen on the
market nowadays. Only one bale nofi
was sold hero yesterday. CR'
Among Lancaster's corporations
which pvid dividends to me
stockholders on the 1st instant a'
was the Hunk of Lancaster, it c0*
paying its usual semi-annual divi- clt^
dend of six per cent. This hank
is unquestionably one of <hc most uc^
prosperous in the State, owing to t0!>
its exceptionally tine management.
It has never lost a dollar on bad 'jat
loan - and enjoys Iho unbounded aD(
conlMenco of the people, us ovi- *1CM
deuce-1. by its large volume of co*
busiucss and gradually increasing
deposits. The latter now amounts
to considerably over $316,000, an
in .reuse of noirly $50,000. Col.
Leroy Springs is president of the
bank and Mr. Ij C. Harrison, ar|t
cashier. J011
Mr. J. Ueeee Hlair of Troy was rec
painfully hurt in a wreck on Pages me
loud between Troy and Aberdeen rec
last Monday, lie was on a gaso- pu
line motor car going to Aberdeen at
to take the SAL train for Ual- tio
eigh, when an engine pulling a tor
special train struck him, knock- tk<
mg him a considerable distance, tor
breaking u rib and badly bruising by
him. The injured man was taken qu
to Hex Hospital, Kaleigh, where
ho was given medical attention.
Yesterday had been named as Mr oui
Blair's wedding day and for firi
awhile it looked as if the wedding rig
would have to bo postponed, but an
the groom elect thought that wed- ter
ding day hud beon postponed long no
enough and thereforo ho had Miss ho
Ada Allen of Troy, to whom he mi
was engaged, go to lialeigh yesterday
and in the hospital they ^ct
were married. Dr ,J M Blair of c'c
Monroe attended the wedding. Mr tni
Blair is a Monroe boy and has 808
lots of friends hero to wish him 'ea
11 ? f T"1 t t*t
wen.?Monroe inquirer.
-n I ne:
John Dees, a white man living bei
on Dr J B Eubank's farm in lat
Lanes Creek township, while in a of
drunken condition, shot his wife
early this morning. The weapon
used was a 32 calibre pistol. The
ball entered the groin and it is
not known how serious the wound
is. Decs has been arrested. Mrs
Dees was at the phono talking ho
when her husband in his maudlin
drunkenness concluded that she
was conversing with a man and
he became insanely jealous and
he shot her as above stated, and
struck her on the head with the ^
weapon. When not drinking UD
Dees is a hard working, good
niti7/?n nnil iu i^nnnnnKlo n rwl n 11 fai
* ?"?" ?? ? Mu"?*
in his family. Liquor does bother
folks who do not bother it. A
good woman must suffer and in eti
all probability meet death on ac- *lfl
count of liquor sho never touched. mc
? Monroe Enquirer. *oc
wi:
Will Springs, col., who killed pie
Kural Police Officer S. E. Cole trii
near Charlotte last week was ares- vill
ted near I Vrt Mill Thursday and
is now in the Charlotte jail.
?
imber of the Prisoners.
mpleted Libt at Port Arthur
eludes 878 Offieers and 23,
491 Men.
Washington, Jun 8.?The Jupe>e
legation today received the
lowing catdegram from the
reign Office at Tokio under dute
today:
"General Nogi on Sunday re ta
that the delivery of Uussian
oners under tlie capitulation
s completed on Saturday. The
al of the prisoners were 878
cers and 23,491 won, whereof
1 officers and 229 orderlies gave
ol so far. Gen Smirnoff, Gen
ck, Gen G irbaWosky and Adrnl
Willmann preferred to he
t to Japan as prisoners of war"
Wnte Housing Cotton.
aco, Tex., .fun. 5.?The busi
is Men's Club, of Waco, has
led a conference of merchants
the cotton growing States to
et in New Orleans on Jan 25,
the same time the Inter-State
ton committee meets in that
J'
L'he merchants are expeeted to
in conjunction with a commitfroill
the Cotton Growers'
tiventi;n and a committee of
ikors attending; the convention,
1 devise a plan for the ware*
ising of cotton in the whole
ton growing area.
Cotton Statistics.
Washington, January 7. ? The
use committee on census to-day
horized a.favorable report on a
nt resolution, submitted by Re>seotative
Burleston, of Texas,
pleating the Secretary of Comrce
and Labor to direct the di:tor
of the centus "to ?ollecl atd
blish on the same dates, iand
the sametime he makes publican
of the ginners' rooort of coti
production annual statistics of
) surphus consumption of cotfit..
? ?
i, ox iue surplus or cottor held
the nianafacturers, and the
notify of cotton exported.
Ik is important for mor6 thaa j
a reason to hold cotton. In the
it place the farmers should by
hts receive better prices than
i now offered; no less to bis inest
i.? it that the countiy should
t bo flooded and the store
uses filled with cotten goods
ide with 6 1-9 and 7-eent cotton,
at will disturb the market,
iding to reduce the price of
ith to the injury of all manufaeers
who bought early in the
ison at advanced prices, and will
,ve the mills with small orders
>m a glutted market when the
ti crop comes in, giving the
ars an opportunity to manipue
their hammers at the openmg
the season.?The State.
:-Gov. Lowndes Dies Suddenly
Cumberland, Md., Jan. 8.?
rmer Gov. Lloyd Lowndes of
irylaud died suddenly at liis
me her# today. He arose at
30, took a bath and began to
ess preparatory to attending
urch services. A sudden fall
racted the attention of Mrs.
>wndes, who was in the room,
e suminoaed assistance, and the
conscious form was placed upon
? bed. Death was due to heart
lure.
Give the southern cotton growi
a thorough organization one
ie, and instoad of being floor
>psfor Wall street, as they have
i often been in the past, they
1 thenceforward beeomo comte
masters of the entire iudusil
and financial world.?Yorke
Enquirer.
?Fay your subscription.
Call to Cotton QrowdrsI Ass
ciation of Lancaster Corn
ty, to Meat at Lancast
Jan. 14th, 1905.
For the last 30 or 40 days tl
farmers of the South, especial
all those who raise cotton, ha'
been thrown on their mettle I
the sudden and utilooked-f
slumps in cottou, their gre
money crop. They have be<
busy organizing as if for a gre
battle, which, it Beems, now
bo inevitable. The farmers a
organized in almost every cou
ty in the cotton belt. And ta
ing the time of year, conditic
of weather, roads, etc., it is r
markable that an oritanizatic
of such proportions could hai
been effected in so short a tim
Rnf flio nanoofi 4 V% n 4 V* n J ? >
JLV U V WHO oauooo V LI CI v UiVO UI'IVC
the farmers to organization wei
imperative, and nothing but
want of manhood and appreci
tion of their rights and proper!
could have prevented them fro
making a determined effort
aave themselves from the di
tress and ruin consequent upc
the present policy of the cottc
speculators and manipulators.The
thing for the farmers to <
just now is to hold all cotton
their hand9 for 60 or 90 days, i
nntil we can get 10c. or mo
for it. It does not matter he
low it may go; it will go i
again. It is only a matter
time and necessity. There is i
undisputed reason for the pr<
ent low prieo of cotton. The no
thing for the farmers to do is
reduce the acreage of this yeai
crop 25 per cent. This is simp
a business proposition, and n
that if not carried out by t
farmers will result in great
loss to them than the preBe
low price, for it is evident tb
more cotton will be carried o\
than at any time before, a
this cotton will be thrown up
the market at or about the jii
the new crop comes in ; and
we should have anything like
large crop we cannot expect
get more than 5 or 6 cent9 1
it.
The matter of getting up mc
ey enough in the South to banc
lU. ii 2- ?
buo cuituu crop ib now oei
worked and we think of all t
plana and propositions tb
claim the attention of the 80111
ern people this is the most i;
portent, and if it can ba effect
will result in the greatest go<
There is no class of our peo|
but that are affected by the 1
pression of our agricultural pi
pie, there are none who shot
bold toemselves aloof and 1
give us all the influence tb
may hare, for we are all iu t
same boat and must sink
swim together. This is not t
first time in the last 20 yei
that we have been system!
cally robbed by the same eya'ti
that is now being worked, I
we have never been in con
A A S B O
viuu to maae a successful Dj
before. Now, taking everythi
into consideration we are ale
responsible for the furtberai
and success of our cause,
the language of the President
our Association, "We have t
brains, the manhood and 1
will to win." Let every lo
Association in the county se
delegates to the county meeti
Jan. 14, as there will be bu
ness of interest to every or
and we can then more thoroui
ly complete our organizati(
We will also have to attend
business called to our attenti
by President Smith of the Sti
Association.
T. J. Strait, Pros.
Geo. W. Jones, Ssc.
?Judge J H Hudson i
unanimously elected to the Seni
from Marlboro county lust Mi
day to succeed Senator McC
whoso death was recently not<
..ill I . .1-11 . 1 v%TTEN
5 BARC
or
: THE H E A T i
to
re
si. f "si.
1 j ^ ^ j*
kSuccessors
to HEi
;ne TILE CO., which
?. settle with the esl
ceased.
a
a" ^
ty ^ ~
m
3? We arc here fV
>n our share of the ti
ings will induce tl
?? ing renoyated the
r & Mercantile Co.,
r# our place more co
1 i'*i l
U nvr/\ /v . i i? l
jp uaic ucviucu uui s
?f ies first, on the coi
ao 7
>s ment second; dry j
t? the fourth room.
We would call j
ne we have many gre
ho
ier
:: For The
'er
nd
?,e as we want to mu
" chasing our Spriu
to
In moving our Shoes, a
>o- decided to place them on a bar
ile these shoes are not old goods
hf as DREW-SELBY, GODMAN and
lat
CLOTHING
iOu
)d.
Ip. And if prices wi
"j you to take advant
'? You can have any
Ihe ment for actual c
?r delay but come an
We would like i
^ have in the way o
>ut prevents our doi i
ght tion and you will 1
Dg
me
IN SHAPE
of '
he
and can make you
?d feet satisfactiau,
i?iK ous New Year an?
rooage, we are,
>n.
to
on
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I III!) II 111
vas
ate _
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HON
iAIN SEE
HONES CO.
/>r /* v*..^
VTI1 BANKING
has been liquidate*
tate ofJ AS. M. I
*m m m m
^ ^ ^ J?
>r business and hit
'iv*3f> iflnw nvir?p? n
. V?. vy EL ML. JL -B. Ji. X-' V/ ^ W
he public to stick i
stores of the lie;
gives us more 1*001
nven iei.it for bus
slock into departm
riier; gent's turnis'
^oods third, and
our attention to tl
at inducements to
Next Thirty '
ike a clean sweep
g Goods.
great many of the boxes were i
gain counter, and let them go ;
but right new and some of the
other makes.
WE HAVE IN ABUNI
II move tho goods,
age of this great r?
ruit of clothes ;n c
ostfor the spot ea
id let us dress 3 cu
to tell you more al
t bargains but beiii
ig m>. Jl\\we ask
readily see we are
l FOR BUS!
? " r, r
i prices that will gi
Wishing ever) oil'
1 hoping for more
in-,kim mi
ASTER S. C
KERS1
H IS3 PS2k n AH tf
fit r A W Y.
fc M ERC AN
d in order to
IE ATM, deend
getting
nd fair dealto
lis. Havith
Hanking
in and makes
liness. We
ent, grocerhidg
departmillinery
in
lie fact that
otter
Days
? before purbroken,
and we have
at first cost. Now
best we have, such
)ANCE.
it is up to
eduction sale
up establish'
J
iSII, BO UO'"'i up.
t>out what we
ig so rushed
is an inspecI
NESS,
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IVA 1T/\11
i T ^ j "u |?cr?
e a prosper,
of .vour pat
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