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HEARTY INTEREST IN : STREET PAVING HERE! _ ! MAY ASSESS ABUTTING PRO PER TY OWNERS PERMANENT WORK Outcome of Tuesday's Election Awaited With Confidence on Part of People in Anderson About the only -eason tbat Ander son people feel any interest in the meeting of the State election commis sioners, 'held in Columbia next Tues day, is to ascertain the outcome of the amendment to the constitution which will give the city of Anderson and other cities in this State the right to assess abutting property forthe pur pose of permanent Improvements, which amounts to saying that tho city desires to make the-property owners along certain streets.pay a part of the cost of the street paving, now be ing considered for this city. Before the amendment becomes a law lt will have to go before the peo ple and will have to be approved by a majority of the voters. The amendment proposed for An derson gives this city the right ? - assess the property owners on either skid of the street one-fourth the cost of the improvements. The city viii pay for the improvements on the street crossings and for the remain ing one-half. The traction company will pay for paving between and for 18 inches on either side of its tracks. Mayor Godfrey stated today tbat it the results ot the election can be learned Tuesday afternoon he will ask : he city council when in regular session next Tuesday night, to adopt an ordinance providing for the hold ing of the election, to be held Just aa soon as possible. Since the former administration re tired 132,500 of school bonds, and since the tax assessments of the city have made some increases during the last year or BO, there is a bond mar gin, ot about $100,000. Certainly this will be the amount of bond margin when the tax books are made up in February. The money to be realized from assessing abutting property and the amount from the traction com pany will make another $100,000 and this means that the city of Anderson can spend $200,000 on street paving next spring. There are several kinds of street paving,, of course, and there are a great many different prices of paving. Taking a paving of average cost it will cost approximately $15,000 a mile to pave the streets of -Anderson. This means that Anderson has in her reach nearly ,14 miles of paving. And by the time this ls done the people will be so thoroughly pleased with raving that there will not be any trouble to gst. ?ha ,-bo?i? awglna of the city La creased: In the course of the next three or four years, taking other cities' experience as examples, it is predict ed that Anderson will have from 20 to 25 miles of street paving. A start is all that ia necessary now. if the election ls ordered and held there ls little doubt about the outcome. While there ls some opposition to the idea, on the part of the large prop erty owners of the city, it is already evident that the people of Anderson have come to realize that in order to keep abreast with the time and make the progress being made by other cit ies, sii-eet paving ls essential. GOVERNMENT MAKES REPORT ON SOUTH CAROLINA CHOPS .- [if WASHINGTON', Nov. ri^We crop reporting board of the United States department of agriculture has Just completed Its estimate of .ti;o acre yield of tho principal farm* crops of South Carolina for th?3 year. The estimates aro based oh crop condi tions during the early part ol Octo ber. The Anal figures will be given out within a short time, but lt ls reported that they will not differ to any great extent with the preliminary estimates. According to the. figures OJ? yield per fcere' ot the principal crops ot this State bi. if\4 'will be as follows: Corn' 22 bushels; irish po tatoes 107 bushels.; o weet potatoes 114 bushels; tobacco 9*0 pounds; rice 30.6 bushels and-.cotton 310 pounds. ?N UF-COUNTRY FARMER ? 1 i j In ode of the upper counties is a farmer, whose name wc would give, who began life without a dollar and who can not read. He has, at this moment, an abundance of corn and oats and rough provender; he baa meat In his smokehouse, hogs in the pen and.money In the back although be baa already been selling corn in the last few weeks. The outbreak of the war found him with cotton of the crop of 1913 worth $3.000 at July prices. Not a bale of that cotton is now for sale; no bank will be asked to help him "carry it" and not a bale of the crop of 1914 will go oa the market except at his pleasure. He ls not seriously disturbed about the var uric? bf cotton. It one man. with apparently the poorest of chances and beginning.lite thirty years ago. handicapped with il literacy, could accomplish so much, surely,, every other able-hodlod man may hope to Overe?me the obstacles before bim and may not lay to war or to any temporary disturbances of in dustry a satisfactory explanation of extrema 'poverty. Tba way ia plain. In any part of South Carolina Industry will oroduce food for man and beast and .In these time?!, toed ls wealth.-The Stat*. Announce Her Neutrality. LONDON. Nov. 5.-An officiai state ment issued here tonight says Persia bas preaeated tahal? tho few? a note aanoundag her^Dtrtci neutrality. QNE THING WE LAY GREAT EMPHASIS ON is our guarantee of satisfaction we say a great deal about it; there's a good deal more in that word, as we use it, than just nine letters, lt's a sort of declaration of principles with us; an evidence of intention and purpose. We can't really guarantee merchandise; because merchandise may have its de fects that only wear discloses; or other things may come up *nd make you dissatisfied with your purchase, or lead you to wish you hadn't. We want our customers to tell us when such a condition occurs; the money you pay us isn't ours until you're sure of satisfaction. flit ff I I B We feel pretty confident, though, about these fine suits and overcoats we're selling so manv of; they're the sort of clothes a man would rather have than the money they cost him. We've never before been so fortunate in getting such an all star assortment for both men and young men. For the young man, hundreds of the newest, smartest fabrics-full of color, gav .and exhilarating.' These patterns show more dash and "ginger" than ever before. No use try ing to name all the different colors and kinds of materials; you must see them yourself. Quality clothes by quality makers, $10, $12.50, $15, $18, $20, $22.50, $25. Overcoats on all the new models; Balmacaans, Chancellors, Chestd _*ds and Storm Coats: shawl and soft roll collars; bell and English box backs; the season's most popular fabrics, including chinchillas in a range of colors. Values you'll appreciate at every price, $10, $12.50 $15, $18, $20, $25. Boys' Suits. Overcoats and Furnisnings The mothers, as well as the boys, are certainly strong in their approval of our boys store, lt's really a wonderful advantage to be able to find assembled in one department everything for boys' wear,;;and so displayed as to make selecting easy. Noifolks in a wonderful range of models, colors and sizes; patch pockets, inverted plaits, loose or stitched belt; blues, grays, browns, tans greens and mixtures; all sizes, 4 to 18. We're very enthusiastic over our display at $5; we've never seen such values; all wool fast color suits in Norfolks and double breast, blue serges and fancy patterns. You'll be glad to exchange $5 for one of them when you see them. Other values at $3.50, $6, $7,50, $8.50, $10, $12.5o! A handsome gift knife free with each boy's suit. Hats Here are the styles and colors in hats that you'll immediately recognize as the proper ones for your face. Stetson's newest creations in soft styles; blues, greens and the new tints, some with con trasting bands and quite a few with the novelty bows, $3.50 to $5. The change fron: soft to stiff hats is on the sche dule and the largest showing of stiff hats in our history is awaiting you. A countless number of new ideas; Stetson's Specials $3.50 to $5. All the new shapes and colors duplicated in our Evans $2 and $3 Specials; you'll find such values at other stores but at a bigger price. Caps, 25c, 5oc, $1, $ 1.50. Men's Shoes From our immense stock you are able to select just the shape your feet re quire for their comfort; the style your good taste demands; values your economical aspirations should be fed. Whether you want shoes for street wear or dress wear you'll find it very profitable to see these we're showing you'll wonder how we produce them so reasonably. Snow's $3.50; Howard & Foster's $4, $4.50 and $5; Hanan's $6 and $6.50. Men's Furnishings We feel perfectly confident that no where else do you find provided for you the assortment of furnishings that you enjoy here. We're always anxious to serve you the very latest in the little essentials to your right ap pearance. There's no better evidence of this than our stock of shirts, collars, ties, hose, and in fact everything. Our underwear department contains many new ideas-let's talk them over. SEND US YOUR MAIL ORDERS We prepay parcels post charges on all mail orders. Any thing not perfectly satisfactory may be returned for ex change or refund. cc The Store with a C?nseteme"