The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, May 20, 1905, Image 4
Mr E D Smith Back From
Texas Trip
Says Crop Will J>e Short.?Roll
Weevil, Rains a n d Other
Forces Will Help the
Cotton Association
to Increase Prices.
The State, iSth inst.
Mr K 1) Smith, president of the
South Carolina division of the
Southern Cotton association, has
returned from a trip of two weeks
in Texas. Mr Smith is also field
agent of the general association
and his energy and enthusiasm
have been potent in fusing the
many interests in the cotton 1
States so that they would be 1
united in making this a successful I
movement. <
Mr Smith is very much pleased <
over what he saw in Texas. He '
believes that the cotton associa- '
tion has won its fight anyway, 1
but the rains and the early ap- I
pearancc of the boll weevil mean 1
that the next crop will be short. i
"In the letters sent to the press 1
from the west I did not in any '
way exaggerate the condition ex- I
isting there up to the i ith of 1
Ma)'," said Mr Smith yesterday. '
"There was scarcely one-third '
of the cotton in Texas planted at i
the time I was there.
"Through the State of Indiana, '
from Sheveport to Vicksburg, '
conditions similiar to those in '
Texas and the territories existed. '
In Missippi the conditions were '
no better.
Throughout the boll weevil
section of Texas, unless the cotton
is planted the latter part of
March or the first of April, it is
practically useless to plant it at
all; because in normal years the
boll weevil comes out of its habitation
about the first of July, and
under these conditions a crop of
bolls is matured sufficiently to
guarantee a partial crop. This
year the conditions have been
ideal for the propagation of the
boll weevil. Excessive heat and
humidity arc conditions necessary
for the prolific crop, on this basis.
Alrcadv he has annonrerl r?n th*
I I " "*
the scene.
"Prof Cornell, editor of The
Farm and Ranch, was shown
specimens of the adult weevil
about the first of May, which
show that he is from four to six
weeks earlier than normally.
Under these conditions to plant
cotton now would be absolute
folly. The government report
bears out this statement.
NO SHELTER FOR COTTON.
" As to the farmers of Texas
keeping the pledge of the New
Orleans convention, I find them
as determined and enthusiastic as
any part cast of the Mississippi,
in fact, more so. I found that in
this State, and in fact in most of
the western States, the need of
warehouses for protection of the
crop was more acute than here.
In those vast cotton fields there
is absolutely no shelter to protect
the cotton, and their method of
storing it is to enclose a space
with barbed wire, called the cotton
yard, and into those tho farmers
haul their cotton (paying a
monthly rental for the use of it)
and dump their cotton on the
ground, exposing it to the weather
and to the moisture of the
ground; and as a consequence, of
all cotton bought in Texas and in
forf m AC t rxr A A/T *
*c?w* w mi, 1VI I33l93l|jpi
valley states, as well as the western,
40 pounds is deducted for
'country damage,' whether it is
damaged or not, which at 10 cents
per pound is $4 per bale average
loss to'the farmers of Texas annually.
Multiplying the number
of bales by this figure will give,
you some idea of the loss of the I
farmers, and the gain of the buy4j
erB, a sufficient amount to erect
and equip warehouses sufficient to
4 ~^
j warehouse the entire cotton crop
I "Hast of the Mississippi river I
unil that the conditions are from
20 to 30 per cent, worse than the
same date last year; 1 mean as to
weather and preparation. This
coupled with the reduction of
acreage, in my opinion, will guarantee
a small crop, and such price '
within the reasonable bounds as '
the farmer sees fit to put upon it. '
"I want in this connection to j |
urge upon the merchants and ( <
bankers, and farmers and business 1
men ger erally, ?b solute ncces. t
sity of a system of warehouses t
thfOlirrlwui f? 'I? ~ ^ -
uiv, auiivii iui I lie |Jl U" j I
tection of cotton, as a means of i
facilitating the holding and mark- 1
cting the crop so as at all times to j
comm and the remunerative price (
for it. I found that the bankers and
and merchants of the west would (
I
agree to join forces with the farm- q
rs upon this proposition of ware- ! ^
housing and holding cotton, in ' (
that it promised fine security j r
for money that the banker had to j
lend, a dividend upon the cap- ^
ital invested by those who erect ! n
warehouses, and its tremendous ' ^
saving to the farmer who wished
to hold for higher prices. The e
prospect for success, permanent I n
mean, for tin Southern Cotton as- r
sociation was never brighter than r
it is now. 1 .
"By practically holding his cotton
from the market the farmer f|
has forced the price to its present
level, and with the conditions I !
have indicated above, by holding t
on still he can force it still higher. \
"On May 30th there will be (j
issued a report as to acreage and f
fertilization, and I take this occas- f
ion to urge every county president g
in South Carolina to see to it that y
the acreage report which has been |
sent him is properly filled out and !
returned to this office promptly, j I
It is absolutely essential that we ,c
get out this report so that wc may J
use it as a correct basis upon which :
to fix the price of the coming
crop."
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
me Kind You Have Always Bought
OVER YO tICG D
KIDNEYS
JHiirrrny's Buchu, Gin and J tin
iper |h pre^oiil>e?l hihI endorsed
by emiiii lit nhyaL.iniis. It cureH
when nil else fails Prevents
Kidney diseases,Dropsy.brights
d is* uhc. et At all druggists
$1OO A BOTTLE
Or Direct From
Murray Drug Co,
Columbia, H (J
NOTICE.
The board of county commissioners
in their meeting Monday
passed a resolution 10 the effoct
that hereafter no magistrate in
Lancaster county will bo paid for
holding a 1 inxuest unless it is im
possible tu get the coroner, and
then the magistrate must comply
with the law by securing affidavits
from threo citizens of the immediate
community that it is important
that an inquest be held in
the particular case under consideration.
M 0 Gardner.
County Supervisor.
NOTICE!
The Board of Control for Lancaster
County will meet at Lancaster
C. IT . S. C.. on T:iendftv
, J J J
June 6th, 1905, for the purpose
of electing dispenser* for I he dispensary
at Lancaster C. H., and
the dispensary at Kershaw for the
ensuing year bf ginning July 1st
1905. Applications for these
positions must he tiled with sain
board at least twenty days before
said 6th of Juno 1905.
J E W Haile.
Chr Board of Co Control L C.
May 5, 1905?lm.
Cotton Mncb Delayed.
Continuous Heavy Rains Have
1 nterfe-ed with I ho
Planting.
Washington, Mh/ 16.?The j
weather bureau's crop report savs ;
hat m consequonco of continuous '
lonvy rains planting has been
jreatly delayo 1. In the nuin
central and oastern districts of
he cotton belt good stands end
utisfactory growth nre generally j1
epyrted. Considerable planting re !1
nains to bo done in Arknnst s and j
, 11 * *
nu tiiern portion Of Louisiana, ' 1
Mississippi nn<l Alabama, and ?
danting is unfinished'in the Car- '
il inns. ' i
Planting is about completed in 1
Jeorgia, whero the stands are ex- 1
ellent and tho plants honlthy and ,
;rowing /ext. In Carolinas, I r
loorgin,' Alabama and Arkansas ! \
ttany fields are foul, f
In Central and Northern Texas .
lanting has been further delayed 1 r
nd tho crop which is very weedy I
as beon much damaged by heavy 1
ains, and is doing well over limitd'areas
only. In Southern Texs
the condition of tho cotton j
tinges from fair to good and ?
luch has boon chopped and eulivated.
Boll weevils and other pests are
Hacking the crop in localities.
Senator Tillman has returned
o his home at Trontor from At?
inta, where ho went for a course
f treatment for tho nervons disrder
from which he has been sufering.
It is reported that ho is
reatly improved and appeirs to
e entirly cured.
- ?
Mothers cau safely give Foley's
loney andTar to tbeir children for
oughs and colds, for it contains
D ' ]
to opiates or other poisons. Sold
>y Kunderbur* Pharmacy.
?Pay for The Ledger.
/Ml l^l^i
-v/iu?Ding
Payable Strictl;
THE LEDGER (twice a wc
JOURNAL (twice a week) o
THE LEDGER (twice a we*
TON NEWS and COURIE
year for
THF LEDGER and The SC
TOR one year for
THE LEDGER, The ATLj
SOUTHERN CULTIVATC
THE LEDGER (twice a wei
CONSTITUTION (three tin
THE LEDGER (twice a we<
WORLD (three times a wee
THE LEDGER, ATLANTA
and FARM, one year for
Positively Cannol
I* }*'r'
Many a man has been turned
down while waiting fur something
to turn up.
The money of tlie self-made
person is apt to talk regardless of j
grammar. ?
An ounce of flattery goes futher
with a woman than a pound of
sympathy.
Give to others the bc?.t you
have and something better will
come back to you.
It is surprising how soon people
begin to practice economy after
they go broke.
A bachelor farmer says that
the quickest way to remove weeds
s to propose to a widow.
Prosperity has ruined more
nen than adversity?but that
<ind of ruin is so much more dcightful.
That man never lied who can
epcat the Ten Commandments
1 *1
vnue removing a porous piaster
rom his anatomy.
Foley's Honey and Tur contains
k> opiates, and will not constitute
like nearly all olhcr cough
nediclnes Refu>o Substitutes
>ol<l by Fondorhurb: Pharmacy.
OjSk.STOR.lA,.
3Mri ths yp T^0 Kind You Havn AlWW Bcu;.!?
shoes""
We are expecting a, call
from you. Wo now have
a complete line of Ton
and White (Janvis Ribbon
Ties, just the thing
for summer any price
from $1.00 up We call
special attention to our
High Grade line of
DBESSY low cuts Ed
win Clapp for men LnFranco
for women.
^sry&tO?^
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Rates,.;
i
^ in Advance.
:ek) and the ATLANTA
ne year for $1-75
sk) and THE CHARLES
)R (twice a week) one
$1.75
r
)UTHERN CULTIVA$1.75
\NTA JOURNAL and
)R, all three one year for $2.00
ek) and The ATLANTA
tics a week) one year for $2.00
?k) and The NEW YORK
k) one year for $2.00
V JOURNAL and HOME
$2.00 |
t> Send 011 Credit.
I
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T. S. CARTER,
Pub. Ledger.
^ ... ^ -v rr..-.*" -
The Kind You ITtwo Always 1
in use for over 30 years,
All Counterfeits, Imltat'ons
Experiments that triilo witl
Infants and Children?Expo
What is C
J -
vusiona is a Harmless subf
goric, Props ami Soothing
contains neither Opium, M
substance. Its ago is its git
and allays Fcvcrishncss. It
Colic. It relieves Teething '
nnd Flatulency. It assimih
Stomach and Bowels, givinj
The Children's Panacea?1Tli
GENUINE CAS1
Bears the
The Kind You Ha1
In Use For 0
Ml OKNTAU n COMPAHV, YY MU
?? iiiiiii limn niiim mi 11 mi
H >i* P t < i- Evil! i? >1 t i
Lancaster, S. (\
llealdoneo phone No IS". Ollice,
Davis Building. corner Main and
Dun lap streets; phone No 72.
Will practice in both town, and
county of Lancaster. AIIcaID, either
lay or nigh . will ivceitfe prompt attantion
Jan. 10, 190 V?If.
? li IIH MBMWHMM??
PROFESSIONAL LAUD
1)11 M P CKAWI-'iiIII) Dli It O Rhows'
< RWVFORD ti DROWN.
Physicians and Surgeons.
1 .nnc iht; r, S. C.
Treat met. t of the eye. nose and
tluoa Hppccialtv.
Calls promptly answered day or
uighL Ollice over Crawford Bros
Drug B ore.
Phones: Ollice, No 17">; it Idences
Nos. 11 and 20.
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Business Education
PAYS LARGE DIVIDENDS !
YOU need a practical business education
We guarantee satisfaction,
(bourses of study endorsed as being Hie
most practical; they have no superiors
Instruction given is tirst elass. No
other business college* o4Fer ho'ter ad
vantage*. Enter now and prepare
for a lucrative poaiii n. Our graduates
are in demand. Let us asxi it you, we
have agisted hundreds?they are in
positions. \\c offer special rates
MacfeU'sS. 0. Businc^ College
Colutnhiu, B C.
Aug. 29, 1901?If.
"money to lop
I have ntade arrangement .wn i
lenders of money in New Y??r < 'Jity,
with whom I am able to negnti- to loans
secured by first mortgage on imptoved
cotton farms, at 7 per cent, ii.ten st?
repayable in annua! ii stallou nts ??f
five \ eats No brokerage or commia
sion charged Only a reasonable!
charge for abs! ract of title.
R E WYLIE,
Aug 31?Opr. Attorney at Ii?w
mmmmmmm,1 urnm\1? ,>> i i.imo??sv ~
kidney DISEASES
are the most fatal of all diseases
.
?fU EVJflKtDilEY CURE law
rULEI d 6uafsntaod Remedy
or money refunded. Contains
remedies rcrncrn?r<?rl kv *? *?}_
ncnt physicians as the iest for
Kidney and Bladder troubles.
PRICE 50c. and $1.00.
MURRli' V'8 IRON
MIXTURE
No la (! ?! tiiTi" to tuke ft H|?rii>K
tonic. By Shi the beat thinf* j
to Luko is ?Vturr.'iy'rf iron M'x- ;
ture. St nmkea |>uro li oimI ainl i
K<*Ih l i'i of thut tiro'! feeling. . t
all <11 in;store-.
HOC A ltOTTLIS
Or Direct From
Tho Murray Drug Co,
Columbia, H C
Bong^it? ?m:l v.hivh hs: ; : .:
has borno the t>I?;ijuit:iv> o
taa been made mid* r his pe* supervision
sluco iti in-.'an v.
'no 0110 to decv: v : : -t
and " Just-as-gootl" n> e ;
x andendanger the ho:tl;U ?> *
rlcnco against
ASTORIA
?tituto for Castor Oil, ParoSyrups.
It is Pleasant. It
orpliine nor other Karoo lie
arantec. It d.esir* ys Worms
cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Troubles, cures Constipation
itcs the Food, regulates the
; healthy and natural sleep.
in Mnnioiri. 1^?5 '
kv/ Jl' A iUUUl
fORIA ALWAYS
Signature of
^^^mmnniu ? ^gca*H0
ire Always Bought
ver 30 Years.
nntv htfikct. new vonn city.
J. E. RllTLEDGE, Dentist,
I
Lancaster, S. C.
Working on credit doesn't pay,
and my terms from this time
henceforth are strictly cash.
Bua?,onablo Priest,
Gold Filling ?1.50
Amalgam Filling 75 cts.
Cement Filling 75 ct
UUIlliEll PLATE,
Full upper set of teeth ?12.00
Upper and lower 8jt ?25.50
IlieHe prices are strictly
for cash. No work done except
for cash or good security.
J. E. RUTLED3E, Dentist.
J. Il.Ullir
Attorney (it Law,
LANCASTER, S. C.
rxi>" " >iio sp ctul'.y*
Go to tiie
LANCASTER MARBLE
1 -v rv > i
GRANITE WORKS,
For Good Work unci Low Prices
1.J. ilr^inch,
LANCASTER, S. O *
Notice.
My regular ofll o days will be 8?tunlaya
i.nti first Mondays. All oilier
lay h you will llu?l mo at iny office
?i?* ?r ],& {' d?-pot Will keep hcIiooI
book'- at b t i olli -ch ant will be ifbul
to wait on you any any in Hie week.
W M Moore,
CoHuptof /MtlCUllnn.
Jan li>, 1905
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h bedul* >"? !'- ?? J in H, l!)J&
(Dailyexcept Sunday )
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A \ t 'aula, H a i, r 4 55 p ill
iJ ? Hi < UNO.
Lv Atlanta, n a 1, r 100pm
1.v i a n ii , e?5n,r 3 05pm
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l.v York villi* " 0 60 p ra
t A' l nil)Uiliiu, v> K 0 10 i' ill 7 00 pm
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CONNECTIONS.
Chester?Southern, Seaboard and
.< Hrolinu& Northwestern railways.
fiHiicuster-- Souiheru Hallway.
A i*. Mr C v)C. 'I radio mgr
iiii)Koy rtl'Kl 1 if.
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