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'Back to the Barri Movement Louis Richardson Says That Farmers Should Hold Their Cotton For 12 Cents-Or Better. , (Fruin Wednesday's Dully.) Editor The Intelligencer: While I waa on leave several d iys UKO several of Illy friends asked me what tho farinera were to- do In 'tho present eriwin. I have thought over thia mutter seriously und stopped over lu Wash ington to see what waa hoing done. The amendment providing for the extension of the emergency currency was read to me before lt was-present ed to thc house. I informed them that the right rate Interest und tho nhort time loan render such a measure use less to moot the present situation If farmers took udvantugc of said bill to borrow money to hold their cotton the government would own the crop, farmera and nil lu a short time. I um glad lo ace that the senators from th? cotton stales are fighting tho amendment, although I am of the opinion that if it goes through the farmers would not TAKE ADVAN TAGE of them. Every ono should know that that hill wan passed originlally to assist thc bankers and speculators and other big interosta whon the financial mar keta were threatened. X have given a great deal of thought for several years to tho man who pro duces from, the soil. Whether he grows cotton, tobacco, grain or other producta ?pd as far us I can soe when the banking,system waa. launched the farmers woro. forgotten. There ap peared to bc no bank law enacted which looked .tu., lue .needs'of tho far. mers. ..... This condition of affairs cannot long enduro; but in tho meantime what ls tho farmer to do? I would suggest this watch-word: Twelve cents or flack to the Barn nit h the cotton. To be able to do this we must have tho hearty co-operation of all handB. Tho farmer, the merchant, the professional man, the banker and tho cotton mills. The prosperity of all depends on the farm products. This means sacrifices on the part of all for the future prosperity and progress of all. . Tho millo, na a rule, I believe, are working in hut ono shift and cannot got tho necessary operators to run n day and night shift. It would appear that the mills could pay 12 cents for cotton and make a very handsome profit on account of the. good prices they can get for their cloth. Then the mills must pay 12 conto for the cotton they need hnd the farmers hold tho rest.. This , would solve It': but can lt bo dono? Is/there a solidarity among, the farmers/ '.that'1 wbu?d s'?? that' only those'sold, who had'to sell.? Tha.V-only, those, ?old .to meet the demands bf American mills''and. the '-muli,demand of foreign mills? The solution then fa for eVery far mer that can' hold to Hbid ev'erf st a sacrifice, refusing to. Bell ai'any'price until next fall. The', banks to renew notes and lend money on easy ternis as far the money goes, cotton to be good security. Plant no cotton In 1915. Raise wheat, oats, corn, p?as, hogs, cows, etc. If thia con be done we will get get as much for this year's crop as we will get for this and the next crop and have all of our grain and meat to our 1 credit Those who have to sell:' "Twelve centa or back, to the barn." Those who can borrow the money sell at no price until the fall of 1915. ! Bvory citizen who can "Buy-a-BalO'*/ of cotton and hold until 1915. The great body of the very rich and powerful organisations are gradually ..._1_._? A ?1_*-? ?I.s. ?.AMA? t.. afi?mu.,w ?.i?v-i ?..*.*. *-.*-".? ?.? not all. That their happiness as well as fha . Peace and1 prosperity of the nation depends upon the equitable dis tribution of tho potion's wealth. The average man ia, public . life te day walka on his tges and speaks tn whis pers when you mention, any system ot finan co that might come ip competi tion wUhJthQ.'baaks... . Then, tho,farmers all over ?his, brpad lang pf oiu?s, r bid you awake.'; The great interest. of tho. country, ure about ready to render unto the pro ducer, his due. Unite for a farmers' banking sys tem and a rural credit system that wll| forever prevent such a crisis as like this. Too long havo the tannera paid an exorbitant rate of Interest and through the manipulation of spec ulators sold their crops at a price much lower than their worth. All producers of food products through their unions should get to gether and correct the errors of the past and prevent extortion and a re currence of their pr csa nt plight. I have faith in ?he farmers and If this cr|s{s causes them to awake and havo banking, taws made for all In Bteed of for the few. thoa this crisis has been a good thing. Do nat forged '.'. ' "Twelve cents or hack to the ail rn:" touts Clark Ittehardsbh. . Brooklyn, New York. ' ; ' .? FEDERAL AID TO BE DEMANDED Representative Henry Will Call Upon President Wilson Some Time Thursday ; Washington. Sept. 30.-Representa tive Henry of Texas, who has a bin pending for direct government loan* to .cotton growers, ls oxpected to see tho president Thursday with another delegation interested in the cotton question, Mr, Henry hos announced thatf-be will rress tor legislation for the relief dr cotton growers during the present ses?ion ot congress and ls endeavoring to secure the support ot tho president. BLACKVILLE PEOPLE ASK ANDERSON'S AID IN THE "BUY-A-BALE" MOVE MENT GET OUTSIDE HELP Would Secure Co-operation of the Fertilizer Companies aud Get Them to Buy Bales One of the moat sensible ideas yet advanced in connection with the "Buy a-Balo" plan has como from Black ville, ucenrding lo the secretary of Ute Anderdon chamber of commerce. The local trades body received a let ter Wednesday ufternoou from the "Blackville ll-y-a-Hale Association." In which that ^ ionization asked An derson's aaalataMce in their efforts. Copies of thia I< ' ter also went to Ab beville, Aiken nnd so on down the Hat of counties in ?ne. State. - Tho follow ing ls what the Blackville people sug gest: "AB our organizations are of the samo oat ii re and have the samo pur pose in view, that is, to help the far mer, ro-cstabllBh confidence and to placo a value on cotton, we aro of the opinion that we, each and every ono of our organizations should our strnegth or union by writing letters at onco to each and every fertilizer company doing business In our several territories, urging thom to take cotton at IO cents per pound. "Do this today, gentlemen, 'In union there ls strength,' std we believe that if we all get together and get busy, that this can be accomplished and a value put on cotton. ? "We havo today mailed each com pany doing business in this territory the lotter, a copy of which Is herewith enclosed and hope that you will foll In line and do likewise. "Any suggestion that you' can make to.ua will bo gladly received. "You . iery truly, A. H. NINESTEIN, ? ,i , ? ? . "Secretary." The following is the letter to the fertiliser companies: i "Our .association was formed for tho, purpose ot .trying to help the far-! mar and all other Interests mutually. ' We have, studied the situation and re alise ijigf the it Hil tee 7 companies are ' strongly organised and that they are' the ones to come to t bea id of the far- ! mers sad merchants. "The farmer bas made his crop at' a .great expense, considering the fact that the price of everything he has had to buy has been based on 10c or Ito cotton. He bas worked hard, made' bis crop and the reverses have come,' today his product ls based at abouti 8c per pound. At this price for cotton and tho price ho contracted to pay j for suvplies to make his crop, the far mer cannot meet his obligations and ! UV:?. I "The fertllllzer people can handle the situation and bring tho farmer out on a sound basis and we think they should be willing to do BO. We urge upon them to take cotton at- 10c ' per r-.und, retire as many bales as possible, collect their notes and ac counts, and by holding this cotton help tho farmer to establish a price for bis prodect, by curtailment of acreage, etc., which the fertilizer companies can almost force him. to do." i . JL J. Gentry For . The ?aptist Hospital Columbia. Sept. 30.-J. J. Qentry, qr S par tanbar g. has been named geno ral superintendent of the South Carolina Baptist Hospital here. . Mr. Qentry was probate judge for a number of ' years before ho entered the Baptist ministry. Tho Baptist Hospital 1B the child of 1 Rev. Louis J. Bristow, formerly of Wllllamston, and secretary of the board of trust?es of Anderson College. Mr. Brlstow's intention at first was a kind of infirmary, hut the move ment assumed such proportions that the Knowlton hospital In Columbia*; was finally purchased. CAMPAIGN FOR CONGRESS, President Wilson WAI Write Some C : ; .. Letters Tah' Month jj y% Washington. Sept. 30.-With ar rangements for adjournment of con gress nest month, virtually complet ed, administration t?aSfcts today"w gan laying plans for actively pushing the campaign for an'election of an other Democratic ,8cnat?r"Aud . .house bl. November. ,'?.' \t. : j i*:?H iii V<>' j ' In accordance With hW Meehi lettop to Chairman Dor emus, of tho? Demo cratic .congressional lommltteo, Presi dent Wilson . Will not. i make any speeches himself, hut he plans to car ry on an. active letter writing cam pr.iln In a number of states. . It waa Intimated today. that prac tically all members or the cabinet will speak In the campaign. n. rorfOXJ YOUR AD IN THIS * fleaciiss Every H * of ti? Tom ANDERSON AUDIENCE HEARD SPEECHES LIVESTOCK MEN MADE AN IMPRESSION 'AT STOCK EXHIBIT I ? * . " .! Splendid Speakers From Clemton and Southern Railway Talked To Farmers of County (From Thursday's Dally.) Closely approaching t Partners' In-, ??titUte or i> achoo! of instruction along linea relative to the rals'ng of llvc atoik, tho first part of the program for the farmers hero y cat erda-' in connection with the stock exhibit was very enjoyable, wan entertaining end was highly Instructive, sMHO ?f thc ibest posted men on things pertaining to stock raising and cattle growi; g, ? to be found in this section, were in 'attendance and delivered good ad dresses. This part of the program took place in thc park at North An derson and began promptly at 10:30 .o'clock. Music was furnished by the ? Zion band, following which S. A. Burns, president of the Anderson I County livestock Association, called ?the mooting to order. Prayer was of 'fcred bv Rev. J. Haller Gibbony, rec tor of Grace Episcopal church, ?nd ?the first speaker was then introduced. j\V. J. Shealey, of tho Southern Rail road. He advised the farmers to place ' their farms , ?n n Wore business-like basis hnd to do away with the great |waHte now hoing experienced on the average American 'arm. Ho touch ed on fodder pulling as ^r.e of these wu:-ten, pointing out that this miBtom destroys 20 per cent, of tho y ?.!d and advised that the corn should b<> shock ed and shredded and then fed tn the stock or store in silos. He sntd that any farmer now owning a shredder could plant the corn thick and cut it and that the ?tock would eat a great deal of this. He said that pulling fod der costs more than it is worth. Dr. J. O. Williams, of Clemson col lege, made ? splendid address and i told his hearers of many things in which they are interested. He dis cussed the subject, "Tho Future of .Southern Livestock," and predicts that there will be e. radical'change in' agricultural rnndlllons in Knuth Car-, olina within the nest'fdw years. He, says that the system is at prescrit on an unstable foundation and with out diversification there must come o chongo at no distant date. He point ed to'the monoy invested by ' South Carolina tn fertilizers;' Showing that In 1894 they spent $4,000,000 oh fer tilizers: in 1904 tiioy spdht ?:O.O?/O. OOO and in M?4 they spent $2^.000,000.' This Is ?n?drffth ot all the commercial fertilizer sold in the ''United States each season. He said that Within thc last ten years the crop' production in this state has Increased 19 per cent.; tho' yield for tho same time has de creased 23 per, cent, yet the fertilizer expenditures have lnceased 157 per cent. He lays much of the' blame for these conditions on South Carolina's one-crop Bystem. Supporting this idea he showed that ir'land "at Olio timo depended entirely uren the singlo crop of Irish pofuto<i3, but fi nally had to diversify and says that this country ts now reach inc the same point. Tho boll weevil caused Texae men tb diversify, according to Mr. William*, and now Texas can pro duce anything and yet continues to grow more cotton than anything elBc. He pointed to tho result of tho war, now being reit on every Bide, and said that ' conditions will bo oven, worse when'the noll'weevil! arrives here;' provided tho people or this; State con. thiu?'' to ' d?pend up?h,%bne' ' crop. ' Ho says th?t the "West is "atfhost out br cattle and says that this t's e. golden op porunlty'fbr"' the - people1 of ftn?*'"Sontn. and- mor? pard?ularly ' tho People bf South Chr?llna. . ? !:D>. Waiter, Sorrell*,', pf 'tho .Southern Railroad, spoke.lhtercstlngty at,some length^ Ho dl?cupsad. "Llwos'tork liaising Along Sclentlils Lines.". In discussing this sub? oct. Dr. Sorrell ponied ?o the big \ coat of meats and told his hearers that they neod never expect to see meat sell for any Cheaper prices In this country, and therefore If . they want meat at cheapen prices the Idea IB to raise the .hogs at homo. Ho pointed to the fact that moal and hulls aro cheap and that therefore hogs can'ba fed cheaply In tbts. sec tion. He says that ordinarily he would not ?dvlae 'farmers to go Into registered cattle raising, hut bel levos that they should uso fine bred sires. He says that pasturage In South Car olina is usually as good an lt R lr. Kentucky, .yet. South Carolina farm ers will not use lt. He knows of a man lo North Carolina who lives 40 runes from.? rftfeoad,;ani?4rei/|?. sell, lng cattle-to South Carolina and oth er states ?ind makin? money out of h. He,say?! that the Norh Carolina man conm-'feaatly'/cVimmWd 'fte** pesero1 for bis land. Ha nay? that thera will soon be a eufflciency of fine breeding Biros in fmm?t?mi* ^jWjfcMW theTboll *\?vit enters this state the former, will Instinctively tuni to live .took. He advised . his hearers to .'get in on the'ground floor." Re Eos not favor dual-purposes- cattle stock raising ls to be'attempted on y extensive scala He asked that 63 many -Anderson farmers as contd piako the trip, go tb Columbia for tho Btate Fair dorins the last days ot Oc tober and. see '/or themselves wbat type of cattle they would prefer and thnn gd Into the business lo earnest. R. A. Gr?bel, of he Southern Eal!, wavy whb v?as on the program for an address, failed to arrive and this oc casioned considerable, disappointment. .Paul'rH., Calvin, of Clemson cailege, made one of the best addresses of tho day. He Bald that thc profits to K derived from the livestock iudustry depended to a large extent upon the man doing thc stock raising. He said that the first thing to be considered, before any action was taken, is to determine whether or not there is a market and e. demand for livestock. He answered that suestion by show ing that' South Carolina annually im porta from tho Western states ?.1?, 000,000 worth of stock and dairy pro ducts and $20.-000,000 worth of inuit's for farhi work. People in South Car 'ollha are paying he Western man a gfeod profit ?nd then paying tho freight- On the animals to Anderson, >vhen they could be raieing them here j at home. He pointed to the fact that hogs cell on he Anderson market for 1 ) cents per pound on the hoof, yet | the top of the Chicago market is only i '?.cents. Ho makes the statemeut hat hogs can be produced in Anderson I county for from three to five centB I oer pound He advised his hearers j to buy good brood mares and raise their own mules instead of buying I thom and asked the farmers present1 ?o compiit? what they would gain in 10 years Itv following?, this system. . ?? ?-'{] j,j3 hearers that Anderson -..-tv .""irnvjrs can raise their cattle ? .i"' ntrhft ->t heme. thSrcbv disposing ?r many nf t';e wa'-to products of the p'rm and caid Mist h*i ?alle would'he as good as any ever imported from other otates. Tho farmers present said after this featuro df'the program hnd been com pleted, that; they felt much bon cf it ted. and 1 W bolWed -that 'li? addesses will lave some effect. ?IRDOME SERVED A GOOD PURPOSE Interesting Exhibits Shown There Yesterday of Swine ?nd Dairy and Beef Cattle Were Judged (Prom Thursday's Daily.) The Airdome at North Anderson waa utilized for a place to exhibit swine and beef cattle yesterday and Dr. J. C. Mitchell, formerly city health Inspector and now a well known veterinary surgeon, had charge of the handling of the same. Dr. Mitchell, classified the work and no place in North Anderson . yesterday drew a larger and more Interested crowd than the slrdome. It was filled with people ali day. . The most interesting exhibit shown there, 'perhaps, Was the exhibit of hogs1 made by R. M. Spearman of Piedmont, Route 1, who placed on ex hibition 13 pure bred ., Berkshire swine. . They were beauties and at tracted especial . . attention; ; Mr. Spearman'stated he made a specialty Of-raising them, and that "he always had a mamet for all that he could raIso.nL/: .r;K;AV;. 1 |?? ? PRAISES WORK UNDERWAY HERE James : A. ( Hoyt, Prominent ; Co - lumbia -Man, Visitor To Ander? "?son Fer a Day"..." (FVo^tf Thursday*s Daily.) r ' James. lfM Hoyt, formerly a resi dent of Anderson and son of one of the founders of Tho Anderson Intelli gencer, was In the city-yesterday, the guest of C? W. Wobb ahd other rela tlfos. Mr.- Hoyt recently was chosen to go to the legislature from Richland county Ho was president of the state democratic; convention this year. He has beon clerk of the house of rep resentatives for six years and is now a candidate for speaker. HIB opponent In the race is Dr. Geo. W. Dick of Sumter, chairman of the ways and. uic??ib c??uS?itic?, ?rand chancellor cf the Knights of Pythias ahd one of the most lovable gentlemen' In th? state Mr. Hoyt wan greatly,, im Dressed. wd th he growth of Anderson slnco he'Waa here f. twoiijssars < ago and ho . declared that he knows ot uci .other city ltf" the ?tate which has moro "construction work golnfc' oni',.He?w*S"a?iaftoVat the. horse/ahoWf - ead-' tiwas j- greatly ol?ased with 'the fine-tobit of fine stock. .. '. First Stock Show Ever Held Hero Was Such a .Success That It WU1 Call For Fair Nest Year fProm .Thursday's Daily. ) Great credit ls due Dr. H. L. Sni der, manager, ot the .Racing and Ex hibit Department of the Animal and ? Livestock ':sjiiow for the very' capable ? manner in which he handled the many details of ,the show. Dr. Snyder is ! among 'UtO-^C'w?"omsrs ta Anderson and he proved ' yesterday that what' : hp, didn't, know agout a livestock show ls'not worth knowing. HS was on the job carty and was'among the last to return to tho city. ? He,rode a beautiful Morse ,aa'dri^.vsveWslitt^''Instance; each event' was' pulled 'ofT strictly on . UMe:'*i.TneW^e*Wa^v.V--''>tv - ' ?loi?h VtitM chairman !*t the cothmltt?? OT i arrangements, al?? ' T. T i Wakefield; assistant <. chairman, stated tb'ian Intelligencer reporter last hight' that they ->Vrew delighted with the wholo exhibition and desired to have plans mapped; out as soon as possible for tho organUing abd holding of a pormaroent fair here each year. Mr. Davis.stated th?t; he!had held a conference'with the secretary of the chamber1 of commerce, who stated ho was at work,on plana to carry Into ef fect tho program for a county fair next . yaartfand, he believed that he would bo able to do so. When osked about the watter ot or ganising a* perman8ni fair for next year. Secretary Whaley stated Gmt the board of fdirectors .or tho chamber of commerce ha? ehdors&d such a move at a recent meeting and authorised: - i ?.,. . ,r- .'"';,,'> _ -----m^ni i -ruin fi While Our Stock Is Complete g'c^^? if NOW is the Time, Young Men and Boys, ... Q^^^^f^^s^ Bl Isaac Hamburger & Sons ^^|^^^g j|| Always Pleases the Hard to Please and Fits ^t^^^^i 9 $10,$12.50,$15, $16.50,$18, $20 &$25 |?\ !? 8 ??JSSk We are showing some EXTRA \ W$^? B VALUES in Young Men's | '"^|| ||||| B 1^^^ $10, $12.50 and $15 Lr^H | An EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG line of Boys' | ^^m^Mk Clothing from $2.00 to $10.00. j ^X^m REGAL SHOES $4.00. $4.50 and *5 Ov 1 % R. W. TRSBBLE I BT "THE UP-TO-DATE CLOTHIER.'* I v i BB bim to assist in such a move, which he was now at work on. He said, how ever, that he did not want to half do the thing, and at the proper time he would plan a move which would se cure the saide; aa he believed was dem-, mm traten yesterday, the need for a real fair. "Our people want it; now, and when Anderson' people want any thing, they get it. . I believe we will hkve a real fair next year, amply financed -?nd'< becked ' by 6,000 - white termers 1 of Anderson' county abd All the people et ?he 'city/'^'said Mrr Wha?ey, wh?u further.1 dlR??BBlng the matter. . . ? Many farmers expressed- tho f: hope that a permanent fair would be or ganized and' wanted to assist flnhn clally in the same.' lt will be remem bered by "the readers of The Intelli gencer that this' paper has urged such s ; move for a year and has pledged its support to the same; '?'<['] >; 0 o ooo o o o o o o o o o , Omnj?rti . o o o o. o o o o o o . O o O O ! Mrs. Lucinda, Martin Price. Townyille, Sept: 29.-Mrs. Lucinda Martin Price, wife of James Harrisbn Price, aged 68. died this morning at i i o'clock at her home here, after only j i few days illness. ._ Mrs. Price is a ' neniber of a .very prominent family {ls section. . She lian eurv?vlng l^er, and, twp sons, Jom?$ ?nd libere, 6. PrlL^wsis^h alftctlonate,. yytfe.: deyotte?t, m.Q?hor, hXi?er ?blldre? HrlB?^pB./'?nd>.c?4?^er btosaed.'j; hndlVpcn a ChriWan.sinc? early ^^l'oqd a?C^ at' an f,dd^u^^ relative's friends Uhfs attorndpn the funeral m<3 interment were from the Baptist ?hbrcb, conducted hy her pastor. Rov, N.B. Hawkins, and F.ev. W. S. Myers, Methodist pastor, "and R?ys. T: C. ,igon and W. T? Hollingsworth, Presbyterian pastor; A beautiful loral tribute also showed the popu arlty of Mrs. Pricey Miss Mm^rette Ans,Brace Townville, Sept MAM?B* Margar ete Ann Bruce, who lives near here, lied Saturday afternoon, after an 111 ?ess ot sometime. Miss Bruce had Wed all of her liio (at the old homo ther brother, Janl?B. ' She leaves oura her departure four brother*," / and J. R., of Townvlllo, W. U? akway and Dr. S. O.. of ArTd*$ and four slaters, Mesdame^JIWfy Amanda campbell, Jane IS. ?npars. of .T.ownvJUo.and-Mr^.^aUlq Ryeland. ?kWoy^ras?-4 ?>' MS. ? emtui Bruce was CS yeefrs^bld. Sh# Mime a Christian early In life and $*as her delight to servo her Master fejhe-faithful discharge} of chi(r?h: luttes. Sho waa a teacher in the pub ic so.hoal 8 for fa number ot year;*. . funeral services ware frord the Rap ist church Sunday afternoon at foUr /clock, conducted hy ba' pa?tor. Rev. W. B. Hawwns) . Interment took place, a the Bairt?sreetaet?ry/.-?y? . > it 'i?w York!! jse??f ?o?Snth ninety iouatles missing throughout the state, lomea W. ^**?worth. Jr., had an on m$lal ttlnralttVof 7^05 votes tonight ? &? direct prhhary ?batest of Mnu> lay fr the Republican nomination tor Men Who Want Service a?d Style > Should select their shoes from our 'fall stock. Never before haye we shown bet ter shoes, nor more serviceable. We doubt finished. r . _ ' % ?ur Wen's shoes look as if. they, might Vhave tost twice as MdW . they nave the /'custom" look without the custom price. jj f Ble* F;?fe^ slioW foremen-nonevbetter at any jr^i^ce. 1 Cfc* them here at $5.00. . Bion Reynolds shoes-as good. as any v $5.00 shoe on the market--our price $4.^ ?Men's all solid leather, correct style shoes at $2 (H), $2.50, $$3.00, and $3:50 pair. See Us Also for Anything in Women's and Children's Shoes at Lowest Prices. #nllea%*t&^^^ t??j plurality . M?LVVV,.'' ' 'R> - / ' up-stato wilh fifty districts missing StOD TO?tUF& was '48,555. The plurality of Repre-. ! _ ? Tf -T?T^ senatlvo William M. Calder in tho J?2sTtS?23 ,?f?&K greater city waa 35.74n with,**dto- raDD,Urd?. You ?n J^<T?C ylcta missing hero. It was not be- ?^t*tridof^He????&-3a lleved he complote returns would ma- n>st*? ?n? warn vHfh Tr . terially change the .situation. 'ik'1-1'1 ' ? jJU-: - .Late returns from up-Btate tonight Aftftflf?iT& KfUer maihtalpod the early, advantage- of ; rjWJS&Br-* Frederielr. M. Davenport ovor former AI? ti- f-t e?-*?. Governor William Sulzer In the Pro- t ^r??I?T gr^tetve gubernatorial contest. Dav- .l'^??f!^.!^*Wf?;