The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, May 10, 1905, Image 4
Mr E. D. Smith Says
Texas is Steadfast.
r
PluiHets in Tlmt l>:g Stale Ilnvo 1
Keiiiu'cil Acreage ?The Rains
and the Boll Weevil
t
The St?vlo. ,
II will bo grai?Iymjjc 1? n)<"
plo in South Carolina to know '
that Texas is keeping the faith, '
ami that between tho induction of
acreage, continued hoavy rains
ami the prompt appearance of the
boll weevil, the crop in that State j
will bo very abort. This i* true ^
also of Mississippi and the rich ,
delta country.
Mr E D Smith, Held organiz-r
. <
fi?r the Southern Cotton association,
loft here a few days ago for
a trip of 10 days through tho ,
great State of Texas, and tho
news which ho sends to the otlice
of tho State division of the cotton
(
association is indeed gratifying.
Yesterday Mr. Francis II. Wos- j
ton, secretary of the South Carolina
division, made public the
following letter just received from
Mr. Smith: '
"There has been so much guess- *
ing and speculation as to what '
Texas was doing in keeping the I
pledges of the Southern Cotton '
association that it was with a Uc< n 1
interest that I accepted tho in- r
vitation of |thc Texas executive 1
committee to meet 1 hem in Dallas *
on the 27th. t
,41 reacheii Dallas at S o'clock
Thursday morning and found the ^
executive committee waiting and 1
ready for business. Among other (
things the chairman, R 10 Smith '
Sherman, Texas, the 'alfalfa king, '
called for the report of the organ- '
izers and inspectors to whom had *
been assigned the duty of gathering
information as to acreage, the fi
holding of cotton and organizing. '
To each of these men had been as- I
signed a group of counties, the *
wholo comprising practically the c
cotton holt of Texas. These r
gentlemen were of the best farm- a
ors and business men of the State.
Among them were .J L Latham of *
Dublin, E S Peters of Calvert, ^
Prof Connell, editor of The Farm j
una itaiich: Editor it L) Hudson 1
ft
of tVaxukackie in Ellis county,
the largest cotton growing county
in the world, making 150,000
bales. These men from personal
observation declared unhesitatingly
that there was a reduction of
15 to 30 per cent, throughout the
entiro State.
THE CONTINUED RAINS.
"Now, I, personally, would n
prefer to take the woid of these f
gentlemen, who would rather 11
never seo 10-cent cotton again,
than to deliberately make a false I
statement, than the wild guesses j
of the speculator. From [[Birmingham,
Ala., to Dallas, Texas,
through the Mississippi delta and
the ri:h black lands of Texas, I
saw but a few fields of cotton up."
At least one-half of this territory
was not plowed at all. It is wet
to do any field work in this teniiory
from Meridian, Miss , to
Dublin, Texas, and while 1 write
the rain is pouring and has been
since noon today, and it is now 10 I
o'clock p. 111.
"When it is taken into consideration
that ordinarily the cotton
in this country at this season is
boing chopped to a stand, and l?e- f
ing plowod for a second time, n
whereas his year practically half ^
of the land is not prepared for
planting, some idea can be had
of the prospect. It mustalsc be
borne in mind that all this vast
nrAi of ? ? -> "
... ovoiiiciu lKiu miuojo icxns
is the boll weevil section, and that f,
their only chance for even half a tl
crop depends upon getting their t(
cotton in an oarly in April as pes- *
sible. ^
MA gentleman from Kills coun .
ty told me that a man came into A
la p) of business with five
/eexilo that had been caught that
a>, tnewinfl; that thoy were al??ady
iHit (>f winter quarters and
uady to ?K? business.
u it.\IN srrri.ftMKNTS Col'tON*.
"Of Course 1 am "ratified lit
he stand Texas is taking. From
i>allas I omiin horo via Fort
Worth with Mr .1 L Latham. We
>assed through thousands of acres
danled in oats ami corn, in which
wore last year's cotton stalks.
Why the actual conditions oxistno
here have not been given to
the public is a m\story. V\ liav I
lavo written can t>e verified by
lundreds of the host men in this
State.
"As to the vast sales of spot
jotton, I tirnl that no one here
uiows anything about it except
what tlioy see in the newspapers.
I'here is spot cotton being held in
his State. Every farmer 1 have
seen (I made my first address tolay
to Texas farmers) declares
heir intention to continue to
lold.
A RUSE OF THE SPECULATORS.
44It really t-ocms that something
s wrong somewhere about this
pot sale, because when Ma/
lot ices were posted there was
iracticall v no spot to hedge them,
fudging from the tenor of the
narket today and t tie wonderful
icrobatic feat of Mr Theo. l'rico,
t roaMy looks like those of us
vhoso faith in farmers haB been
teadfast will bo justified.
"1 am informed that there is a
und guaranteed la this Slate to
ctire 500,000 bales, and that
iperations will begin Monday.
The reason this has not been done
icfore is because the company has
>eon waiting to bo convinced as
o reduction in acreage.
The farmers and merchants are
dive to the necessity of ware
louses, there being practically no
irovision for Htoring the crop in
his Stato. Tbcy are forming
sompanies rapidly to build these
mien neeaeu inctiiltes for storing
ind handling the crop.
"1 will he in the State of Texas
0 days perhaps. I speak in
Jalveston Monday and Houston
hat night. I wind up my tour
n Texarkana on the 11th of
day."
CASTOR IA
Tor Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Foley's Honey and Tar contains
io opiates, and will not constiuto
like nearly all other cough
nedicines. Refuse Substitutes
told by Funderbnrk Pharmacy.
OVE* VO tfCEO
KIDNEYS
iVurr ray's Bucbu, Gin and Jun
iper is prenorihed and endorsed
i?y eminent phyHMana. Itcuren
when all els^ fail* Prevents
Kidney diseases.Dropsy,bright*
disease, et At all druggist*
$1 OO A BOTTLE
Or Direct From
Murray Drug Co,
Columbia, H C
application for Final Discharge.
Notice is hereby given Mi at at 11
'clock a in. on Hatunlay, May 18th,
005. I will file my linal report mh
oiminietrator of t lie estate of Jno A
',"<1 rblae. deceased with J E fteWiati,
Probate Judge, at bin office ami
pi.lv for letters ilismietory as such
(Imii.i-trutor.
VV Marcus Katiidae.
v pr 11 12, 1905?1m
- r ? ????
(MAA nnir i nrv a
$IVU KEWAKU !
A reward of if 100, will ho paid
>r the arrest and conviction of
tie party or parlies who set fire
^ and burned my hnrn and stables
bout three miles North of Van
Vyck, on Wednesday afternoon
tpril 12,1005.
.1. D. Nisbot,
k pril 20, 1905-21.
. ?
Heater'* Weekly Statement. *
Now Orleans, Viay 6.--tJecre. i
taty Hester's weekly coitoU (
statement issued today shows! j
For the live days of May mi in- 4
crease over last year of 133,000 !j
and an increase over the saiuo 11
period year before last of 103,000 j I
For the 2-17 days of the season t
that have elapsed tho agregale is 1
ahead of tho sumo days of last t
year 2,173,000 and ahead of the
same days year before last of 1,?
020,000.
Tho amount brought into sight
during the past week lias been
182,102 bales against 40 961 fot
the sumo seven days last year and
93,700 year beforo last.
The movement since Sept 1 H
nhiHVH rnooinJu of nil I f
.vvv,,.w r?v nil UUIICU I ,
I >
Mates porta to bo 8,702,486 ^
against 6,910,228 last yeur. jf
Overland across the Mississippi, i
Ohio nnd Potomac rivers to north J
ern mills and Canada 948,264
against 883,685 last year. Interior
stocks in excess of those held
r
at the close of tho commercial J.
year 370,142 against 163,977 last 4
year; southern mills takings 1,- i
670,000 against 1,560,001 last a
year. - f
Tho total movement since Sept
1 is 11,690,892 against 9,517,891
last year.
Foreign exports for the week
have been 176,106 against 94,098
last year, making the total thus
far for the season 7,085,780
against 5,562,339 last year.
The total takings of American
mills, north, south Canada, thus
far for tho season have been 3,657,821
against 3,584,106 Inst!
year. |
Stocks at the seaboard and the
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f
OASTOniA. i ,
fie&n the Kind You Have Always Bouy
-Clubbing
Payable Strictlj
THE LEDGER (twice a we<
c
JOURNAL (twice a week) 01
THE LEDGER (twice a wee
TON NEWS and COURIE
year for
THF LEDGER and The SO
TOR one year for
THE LEDGER, The ATL/>
SOUTHERN CULTIVATO
THE LEDGER (twice a wee
CONSTITUTION (three tim
THE LEDGER (twice a wee!
WORLD (three times a week
THE LEDGER, ATLANTA
and FARM, one year for
Positi voly Cannot
ft,**, wi i. w . i>l?in?rin ? ? .
39 leading southern interior centra
have decreased during thi#
week 64,336 Imies iignlnst a dosrta^p
during a corresponding
lerind lint season of 85,3*21.
I Including stocks left oVeP ??i
?orlH tind intei ior Iowiih from tho
Hst crop Mini the numh-r ??f 1 ? ?It h
troiight into sight thus far fioin
he now crop the suppl / 1<> ditto is
1,852,859 against 9,685,690 for
he sninc period last \enr.
?I will exchange a good plug
nule for a mule or horse colt.
C L McMainis,
"Notice to Farmers"
Olir Nit riltn nf S nlil Ipiu nri iwuil
nd we shall bo pleased to fill your
vants. Also have on hand acids
,nd all kinds of Soluble Guano
or corn. Lancaster Mer Co.
An Estray Cow
Strayed, from my Hear Branch
>lacc, about three weeks ago, one
mall, brindlc, horned cow, about
[ years old, will find calf soon.
\ny information of her whereabouts
will be appreciated.
H. N. Sowell. !
day 2, 1905 ? 21
SHOES";
We are expecting a eall
from you. We now have
a complete line of Tan
and White Canvis Rib bon
Ties, just the thing
for summer any price
from $1.00 up. We call
special attention to our
High Grade lino of
L)BESSY low cuts. Edwin
Clapp for men LaFrance
for women.
CHERRY & CO. 1
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Rates,
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ek) and the ATLANTA j j
ic year for $1-75
I
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k) and T1IE CHARLES
R (twice a week) one
$i-75
I
UTHERN CULTIVA- ;
$1.75 | J
II
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lNTA JOURNAL and
R, all three one year for $2.00
.
k) and The ATLANTA
cs a week) one year for &2.00 j
1
(
k) and The NEW YORK 1
) one year for $2.00 j
JOURNAL and HOME
$2.00
Send 011 Credit.
T. S. CARTER,
Pub. Ledger.
Tlio Kind Yon llavo Always Boug
in uso for over 30 years, lias
- and lias b<
XwnTo
All Counterfeits, Imltat'ons and
Experiments tliat trillo with nm"
Infants and Children?Bxperiem
What is CA'<
Costoria is a harmless snbstitut
coric. Drons vnwl ?>" ?
*?
contains neither Opium, Morph
substance. Its age is its guaran
and allays Fovcrislincss. It cur
Colic. It relieves Teething Trou
and Flatulency. It assimilates i
Stomach and Uowels, giving bet
The Children's Panacea?The M<
genuine CASTC
Bcr.rs the Sigi
The Kind You Hare
In Use For Over
THE CFNTAUI* COMPANY. T7 MURRAY ?'
I >? 2 ? ca-J^lliotr* : j
Lancaster, S. C.
1 vfni !nee phone Nt? H7. Otliec,
Vavix liuM'li u<. eorner ^t . and
Dun lap sheets; phone No"-.
Will practice in hoth town and
county of Lancaster. All call' either ll,!u
day or nigh . will r uoive pr-nnnt at- lietii
Lantion
Jan. 10. 190V?t r.
PKOFE4mIO.NA h ' A HI).
DK M P CKAWKOKD I)a H(! 11 HOWS
? K \ WFORI) A il RO WN.
Pisvehdana und Surgeons, ,, ,,
? bull
1 uncarter, n. (. , ..
Treutiuei.t of the eye. nose nn?l ^
Lliron n t pceinlt v.
(tails promp ly answered <! ?y or fur <
night. nvi*r i 'luwPod Urns. lor >
Drug S'.orc, .
Phoney; OHlce, X > 17t>; H (deuces J,
Nos 11 anil .Hi.
i i ill II 11 i 11 1 11 I | HUB IB III f
Business Education
PAYS LAHGK DIVIDENDS !
YOU need :i | rai ticut business ed j
u cation \V? guarantee satislaetloij. ^
llelirstw of study endorsed as b.ing the ?
in st practical; they have no stiperio s \a
li:str:j< t|?in given is first cIns* No
at her business e diee.es < 'I' -r t-e'ter advutittttfes
E iter now and prepare [ i
for a lucrative . i.yiu n. Our graduates
urein deinai d Let u.s as-i-i v< u we
Iihvh assiste ' hundreds ? tlisv are it>
positions We oiler special rates j
Mac to it's S. (3. Rummus ; Cullruij
C luuibiu, S <3. For
Ati". 2S>, HUH ?if.
f? ?
mm
SIDNEY TO LOAN I
tiave niiidft arrangement wk.i
lenders of money in New Y??ra ' i \,
Willi whom T 11111 able to ncgot i .t?toimM
lecured by liret mortgage ??>i impoved "i "
otiou firroo, at 7 per e i:t lutetetu? i J
repayable in annua! it xtall in nts of 'lays
live years No brokerage or eomnin t ear
uon charged Only a ie*Hunnblo kook
jbarge for abatraet ??f till'-. j,
R E WYI.IK, I
Aug 31?6m, Attorney at Law J
KIDNEY DISEASES''
etre the most fatal of ail dis* <
eases. '
mi Pvm K10HEY CUBE lg fc
B yL^ t y 6uarant6id Rimed;
i.v ii
or money refunded. Contains 1; 1
remedies recognized by cmi- J!
nent physicians as the best for A y
Kidney and Bladder troubles.
PRICZ SOc. %vA $1.00. A v
MURKK i V'S iRON' I Lv L
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MIX I Ul K : I V \
j i.v r
No ia the t m~ to lake 21 >-pt ing jJ v,
tonic. My tm tno lost thing j 1 , j *r
t?? take ih Murray'i? Iron \l X- j j j v
turn it maken pure b o..it aiul I , v |3
gels ri I of ttint iir?.l feeling \t j f1
all d ug mIoio*. ; A r I,
r.Oc A IJOTTLE I tin
! ' arol
Or Direct Prom j i n.
The Murray Drug Co, j ' A
Columbia, H (J I,EH
1 ' I*rt
.... .
& U.V., i
S^likv
lit, eii'l which has ? oo;;
borne the signature .cen
niado under Iih: -; ?.
nlsion sir-co it- h?r.?.> \.*,
iic to deceive you hi'!;
" Jtist-ns-good " r\v- htii;
I endanger the uoeJ.V r,<:
:o against XSxpcrimenh.
5TORIA
;o for Castor Oil, Parens.
It is Pleasant. Id
Liio nor other Narcotic*
teo. It destroy:; WormR
cs Dinrrhum anil Wind
hies, cures Constipation
tlie Food, regulates the
illliy and natural sleep,
dlier's Friend.
)RIA ALWAYS
laturo of
Always Bought
30 Years.
rniCT. NEW YORK CITY.
E. RUTLEDGE, Dentist,
Lancaster, S. C.
M'fUinj; i?n credit doesn't pay,
my tonus from this ti.no
:eforth are strictly cash.
oa, ;ona,blo jpric.5^,
d Filing $1.50
Amulgam Filling 75 cts.
Cement Fdling 75 ct
RUBBER PLATE,
upper set of teeth $12.00
ier and lower set $25.50
jjsp 'Those prices are strictly
cush. No work done except
cash or good security.
E. RUTLEDGE, Dentist.
~-v ^ * v. -
f. u a any foster.
Attorney at La.tv,
LAN CAST Ell, S. C.
r < ! ion sji iIr >
O to the
\NCASTER MARBLE
?V 5 >
GRANITE WORKS,
Good \\ ork and Low Prices
f? .. i i <* S *> a
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l. \ v<v\yi't'o o *
6. ; ^ L lJ O, \J
MMWM! * ^ avr?. -<*.- **- ! ?- ?
Notice.
,* ?egulnr olll c (ii'j's will lw? Knf
ys himI first Mondays. Ail <il!:pp
you will And mo nt my offlce
I, (' d.pot Will Veep school
s lit h til OlllOfri iill ' Will I?? gliul
?it. on you any day in the week.
W M Moore,
CoSupt of /fdue-itlnn.
,6, 190
(e S * KR AND C1I ESTKK
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> 1 !1 in J:il? 8. 10 )ft
{ Daily f xipi Huiid* \ ?
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:i mantel. 7 I ft ;? ni 8 48 p ni
'oi l. Lawn, 7 til n in 4 H p in
iusi'on vi iIn 7 44 a in 4 SO p in
llchliurg, 7 60 a lis 4 47 p in
dieater, 8 16 a ill 6 lo p m
Par'otle, r5o It 0 65 a m 7 10 p m
olumiiia S??Rll 30 a rn 1 Oft a ni
. i sVa'&N W 9 Is u in
:i ii * a ( y ^ 10 38 m ill
n'.ir. e a ii, r 2 12 p m
l 'anlit, s .t i, r 4 -j-'i p m
S-. x ! 1 UNll.
ii!h, Hit I, r l 00 p in
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i si.Oil SI " 6 00 11 rn
I>rir y|l!i? ' 0 /SO p in
'MU'nl'i-i, -<?? K ? 10 n til 7 00 j> in
hinlo'U-, -m> it 0 15 SMTl
ii>. hI? i, 10 00 :? m S 4? p m
lifli iuiv, 10 40 a ;ii 1) 09 p ni
ugiunuvilie, lOiO a ni 0 I* p ni
'oil. I.awn 11 00 ? ni 0*20 p m
ancaa'er. 114 0 am 0 4} p in
conn kc rronf*.
"*t? r?.-Mill'hern, - . alii/aril ami
ina ?fc Nor h wester- railway.".
iicaater- Honihern Uaiiway.
t J\ J/cLUKiC, .l->i Trattlc ir>gr
<>Y sl'RIf'Hn.
rt ami Tralllo Manager.