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Official Address. 11 r ft President Smith, of the Cot- t ton Growers' Association, ?' Repeats With Emphasis 1 d His Advice to Farmers to Hold Cotton?Why it is to h the Interest of the Mer- * chant and the Banker to a Stand by the Farmer in J S rrcsent crisis. t r ? The Southern Cotton associa- ? tion is an organization of, by ' and for the people. It is not tor k the lew but for the many, not c for the farmer alone but fc?r the merchant, professional man, me- * c'nanic and laborer, tor every one 1 , "Who makes a living where cotton J grows. p The objects sought are mani 1 fold and far reaching; amonc c them is the establishment of sys- ' tern both in production and t marketing, thereby creating a f condition conducive ot fair and a Tenumerative prices. To promote manufacturing where cot- t ton grows, to the extent of our f own people selling the finished product instead of sending two- h thirds of our raw material out of a the country. But tho immediate h anxiety of the S. C. A. is that cotton this year should bring the 8 farmer 11 cents per pound, the g price set by the association. t * I- - t * - - a lunt me iHnnere are not gett 11 ing this price is no proofthat the 9 association and other oraganiza- P ? tions made a mistake in estimat- e ing the value of cotton, but it (i does prove that the association b is timely and the work it was created to do is an imperative t necessity. ' 8 Its weakness is apparent h 'l rather than real, its success s under the circumstances is phe- 1< nomeual. Without its powerful '< influence cotton today would be b selling at as low a price as at 8 any time last year. Never in 8 the history of cotton has ten per a cent surplus blended with a sue- 11 ceeding crop without the price J running low till the farmer had ? sold out. We are weak in pro- '< i/\r? n <i ? 1 1 f ' jjuiuuii no uuBiiiesB mmi ana iar- w mers are unlisted in our common d cause, aud we will grow in a strength in proportion as the n people in cotton growing com munities uuite with us in defense ? of our own rights and interests. We have allowed conditions to ii - obtain that robbed 812 cotton ii counties annually of $200,000,- ti 000 that rightly belonged to d them, and the loss of two cents a d . pound this year means $100,000,- o 000 gone forever, leaving empty ii store buildings and paralyzed ? business to that extent. There are reasons why the far- * mers are not petting 11 cents. The farmer always distinctly d remember the experiences of the i year before. Now two years ago the farmer tl sold on a rising market and ti after each sale he regretted that y be did not hold his cotton a little ai longer, and resolved not to be si caught that way again. So last w year to profit by his late experi- rr ence, he was disposed to get his ci cotton ginned and then not be in tl any hurry to sell. Then when c< the statistical condition showed e( an immense surplus he was caught in the awful avalanche of ei tilling prices; and he don't yet. < ealize that last year prices were t ood lor so long a time, simply I ecause he was a conservative 1 nstead of a precipitate seller, 1 Remembering the good prices I luring the early weeks last year nd the trap that crippled him, ie resolves to be the early bird, ?ith the result that at this year , greater per cent, of the crop is Iready marketed than in any eason of the past, and this ilended with the shrunken skele ' on of last year's surplus, in so hort a time forms a combination hat would break down any mar ;et, whatever the concomitant ouditions might be. Helping this condition the < nerchant needs his money and lie farmer wants to pay as soon i s possible, and while our bank- 1 Ts are willing to extend good )apers and to grant further ac i ommodations, yet merchant and > armer alike have had so many . >itter lessons that they hesitate 0 drop a moderate cert ainty lor I 1 promising uncertainty. i As things have always been, i his position of merchant and armer is not unreasonable. Heretofore no concerted effort ] ias obtained to make the owners , party to the trade when our | arm products are to be priced. | TI A.r i jLiortjioiore no morougniy or- j anized work has been done to ( ;et the statistical situation for j he farmer's use in time to bene- | it the farming community. I Heretofore no interested or- , anization has been strong ( nough to influence market conitions to favor the farmer in , ime to benefit him. I Heretofore all has been uncer- , nin ornaou wnrlr Knf " ^uvoo nui n uut lino y uai tut? | tatistical situation is well in | and. I When the first bale this season ( soked back over the past year, , t saw that 13,000,000 of its ( rothers had been laid upon the ( helf by the fatal hand of con- t umption, it looked to the future , nd saw the disease spreading in t ew and wider fields, through . apan, China, Russia and the ( rorld, including the survivors , swer than 11,000,000 would be , brown out to fall before the t read destroyer who is eager and nxious to consume 2,000,000 j lore. ? Farmer, is it not $10 a bale ( rorth looking after? s Merchant, is not 50 per cent, t ncrease of business worth look- t ig after? Are you not willing i 3 help carry the financial bur- | ens of an organization that has t one so much for you and your i wn people? Are you not will- 1 ig to help us carry on a greater t rork of usefulness in the future? \ To all our people let us say -e are seriously in earnest, are r are of our premises, and confi- j ently urge all to stand firm for i 1 cent cotton. Merchant and banker, 6tand by , le farmer: Farmer, refuse to ike less than 11 cents; when ou unite to show the world you re in earnest, that you under- j 1 a t\ f\ ? liO oi t ? ? - 4 1 nuu 1110 31VUHUUII lilt? UlitrKUl ill quickly respond to your de t land, for the spinners and spe- a ulators know the situation, and ii ley know that you could get 12 1 ints if you were unitedly arous- t 1 to demand it. c Ohl Farmers, Morchants, Bank- j rs, Editors and all the people of t >ur cotton growing south, let us (laud together now a band of [>rothers and we can win this 1 tight; to lose out means humiliation, and ''defeat'* will mar our banner. All papers please copy. E. D. Smith, President S O. Div. S. O. A. i\? * - - uispensary constables ro Be Returned to Pickens? Liquor Being Sold in Towns and Country, Says Chief Hammet. Columbia Record. Acting upon a report by Chief State C< -stable Hammet, Gover nor IIeyward today ordered Mr. Hammet to again place dispensary constables at work in Pickens county. They will be paid nut ol the proceeds of a special levy of a half mill in that coun ty. Mr. Hammet also made a report as to Newberry, but action as to that county has been post poned for further investigation. Mr. llaiqinet's report is as fol lows, addressed to the governor: "At your request I paid a visit to Newberry and Pickeus counties last week, and endeavored to gather such information as would anable me to make to yon an im 4 1 i -fit - ? pmtiMi report 01 ice actual situation with reference to the enforcement of the law, which report I trust will prove satisfactory. "At Newberry I conferred with ? number of the most prominent people, both for and against the dispensary, and from a careful review of what was told me I am led to believe that the local of ficials and the better element of die citizens desire the enforce nent of the law, and are en leavoring to compjl it in the :ity, but at the same time I am orced to the conclusion that it is jeing violated in certain parts ot he county outside of the town, ?nd I would recommend that t i , , , . jonstames ue placed in the couny where it is necessary to pre /ent the trallic in whiskey as long is it may be deemed advisable^ "From Newberry I went to 'ickens, where I found about the lame conditions existing, with .he exception that I satisfied mylelf that liquor is being sold in he towns as well as in the coun ry. Here, too, I interviewed a lumber ot substantial and wellposted citizens, eliciting from hem suincient mtormation to warrant the above opinion. I earn that the distillers are again ictive, and that most of the vhiskoy being used is blockade. 4,In view of the above facts, I ecommend that constables be )laced in Pickens county where lecessary." Position of Farmers Growing Stronger. forkville Enquirer. We are inclined to the idea hat the position of the farmers is to 10 and even 11 cents cotton 3 growing stronger and stronger. ?here is no doubt of the fact that hey can get 10 cents, or 11 onts, it they will only market udiciously. The mills are all naking money now and the pros pects ahead are better than they have been for several years. They want to buy cotton as cheaply as possible, of course; but they can easily pay enough to net the farmers 10 cents' or even 11 cents. Of course, if the farmers fall into a panic, prices will fall; but if they stand pat they will certainly win. ? A?- J ? - - - ? ? w>uuv,iviiig ^.^ciucnt 10 a v^nna. Monroe Journal. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Austin, of Wingate,fell in the fire last Friday morning and was so badly burned that its recovery is yet in doubt. l'he child was just beginning to crawl about good. Its mother had got ton its little shoes to put on it, and putting it down, stepped to the closet to get the little stockings. NOW FC I FANCY G1 Z Nuts, Cheese, Is J Crackers, Pre r And Fruits of Every Kii ^ Give me your business, ^ and Quality. ^ Don't forget I keep a f J China, Crocker A Yours to serve. I J.] WAN The Trading I We have the B Cheapest Stock c ever had. We he cotton was cue higher prices, such being the i more goods than Our stock of DRESS / S NEW AND We pride ourse medium priced 1NG in the tou well-assorted am GENTS' FUl And at prices tl tion?quality coi When you think of SH< Think of us. We carry tin styles and quality. Wo 1; Shoe for men, and Kippend pair guaranteed. Give us a call ; wo wel or not. Yours, with Honest Go Fundi 1 ? The child crawled to the hearth and sat down with its back to the tire. Becoming overbalanced it tell backward, and its head struck between two smoothing irons that were on the hearth. A stick of wood was on just over these, and the little head was dreadfully burned before the mother could snatch it up Dr. Stevens attend* led the child, which, though better at this time is not considered out of danger. Meaning of Graft. The Washington Post has hunted up the history of the word "graft," and says it is a Dutch word, meaning a canal. That's about it. A canal cut right into a treasury is what a grafter wants.?Augusta Herald. >R. YOUR J ROCERJES | lacaroni, Cakes, ? sserves, Pickle, J . j r?-i ^ iv. ^eiery n/very weeK. ^ and I will give you Prices ^ ull line of ^ y & Glassware. ? B. Mackorel. t TED 'iiblic to Know iggest, Best and >f Goods we have v., J 1 ^n^ni/ wnen nip, anticipating and, of course, case, we bought usual. GOODS COMPLETE. Ives on the best line of CLOTHrn. We carry a :l up to date line RTVTT^l-IfiM _ w W A m. m. A. ^ iat defy competilsldered. DES I om in an endless variety of tandle the Forbush Cushion orf Shoe for women. Every, come you whether you buy ods at Fair Prices. erburk Co. | -