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r 'f f 2 Agricultural \ Department I To Cotton Producers! Why is it that cotton has not reached the minimum price set, 15 cents? Is it too late? I answer, No. What, then, is the cause of its being down? The producer alone i9 to blame. He is ready at all times to listen to all he hears about the bear side of cotton, but fails to look into the true situation and the condition of the crop. He doe9 not realize that cotton is now scarcer than it has been in twenty-five years, while the demand is just as great, when we consider the supply of raw material. It must be remembered that last year's crop wis short more than four million bales. In view of this we can reach no other conclusion but that the producer himself is to blame for our not leaching the minimum before this. He has become frightened at the bluffs of the bear element, the 9pinuer and speculator, and has taken their assertions as facts. Their first bluff was the mills running on short time. It was necessary for them to do this, as it was impossible tor them to secure sufficient raw material to sumed operations last Monday. From this we assume that trade con litionp must he tret tinn better. I hear from authority that a 11 the mills in this section will noon hegin operating on full time It is understood (hat a number of mills ruu on. Last year's short crop forced them to curtail, not their production but their consumption. Cotton was not to be had. They next bluffed you in making you believe that they could not sell their goods, and frightened you again. While they have goods stored in their warehouses, the commission houses in New York and other centers have less goods than they have had in years Not until the entire surplus is consumed in these centers will the goods be taken from the local ware houses. On August 1st the mills fouud it necessary to close down for teu days, but this was not from choice. It was for the want of cotton. I know it to be a fact' that most of the mills which were closed down were out ot cotton to spin. They knew that there was not enough cotton to run them until the new crop comes in. They must have old cotton to work with the new when it first comes in. It is the old cotton that they want to get hold of now. I want to impress upon the far mers that now is the time to hold your old cotton, as well as your new. If cotton is held of! of the market throughout the South tor the next sixty days the Brokers and Speculators will be compelled to give the price in order to fill contracts sold to the spinner? ahead. You can do this by putting your cotton in bonded waiehouses and borrowing money on it. Money is now plentiful for legitimate purposes. The continental mills are short of cotton and there is a demand for actual cotton from this source, while the offerings are small. It is getting harder every day to buy cotton for prompt shipment. The supply in the American mills is not sufficient for twenty days, if that long. The New England mills will soon have to buy cotton or closedown. They have been buying from hand to mouth for the last three! months. I know of one hundred bales of cotton lold last week by one mill. Fifty bales of this went to a mill that was closed down, while the other fifty went to another mill. These two mills had to have cotton to begin work wit It on t be 17th ins'. All the mil'which have b n closed down re r THE LANCA have sold their output ahead for Nort several mouths. All together the situation in milling circles is not as bad as it i9 reported to be. ^ Generally throughout the couu wa8 try the mills would be runuing ^bse: on full time it they could get cot- e(* ^3 ton to spin. color Now, as to the condition of the growing crop. We hear it 8hiftl stated from the bear side that rec^' we will make fourteen million Cwmn bales this year, and that cotton will decline to eight cents. This an<* is another great big bluff, and it Peac' will frighten some producers It race8 is ray honest belief, based upou the inforraatioii at my hand, that raen( the crop of last year will not l'ce8 more than be duplicated. An- f?uni other shortage like last year will 8Ur?8 produce one of the biggest panics ment that the world has ever known, ^ and the tails of our shirts will a,,d have to be made ehorter to give Proir every man a shirt. assut Crop conditions in South Car- OWI1 olitia are not what they wero ta,n two weeks ago The crop i6 ,or fully 25 per cent. off. This is due tc too much rain in June 9e've and early in July, followed by t0 a( excessive heat. It is impossible diffei now for the plant ever to recup- we, erate and make a top crop. In Texas reports say that the re crop has been damaged in sec- co'or tion9 by too much rain, while in wa^ other sections the crop has been cut oil considerably by drought I)eftC( and the devastation of the boll co'1)r weevil. Texas cannot produce w^'c anything approaching what is body considered a lull crop. serve Alabama and Mississippi both report too much rain, followed bv excessively hot weather, pro- Eve ducing rust, black rot and shed \ ding. he owi Georgia reports thirty coun- ^ewtr' ties affectedjwith black rot which eVitah is damaging the crop no little. l>i*co< Other sections report caterpil- kTh'io lars, too much rain, followed by throat excessive heat. Cotton has deteriorated wonderfully in the tee at last ten days. free Then other cotton belt States report conditions just about as bad. In view of this informa tion, it is the height of folly for the producer and holder of spot? C< to become frightened and sell, lanti The Farmers' Union is in a pos- elecl ition to get a correct estimate of in tl the crop, and it is wisdom in the noor farmer listening to the Union, wen whoso interest is identical with Tho hi?, rather than to listen to the loss speculator, whose interest it is to with get your cotton just as cheap as U. > possible. ed a The National Convention of lati< the Farmers' Union will convene the September 1st lor the purpose of as tl fixing the price on cotton. At an a that time the Union will know hote t K /\ rv v n /J i ( ? f 4 U /> ? /*v a-v t ItA 1 ilCJ CAttV/V Lwuun I'MI y*i l/UW 11 U j; , v,,v and will fix a price in keeping buili with those conditions. In view of these facts, I urge forwi every man owning a bale of cot- Core, ton to store it in a bonded warehouse, borrow money to meet Dr. your obligations, and hold on till the price set is reached. It is suicidal in us to work hard and Rep make a crop and then let the gambler and speculator have it at less than it cost us to make it. Stand by your guns and make a va 1 good fight and victory is ours. t(,' " B. IJarris. Piesident, 8. C. Farmers1 Union. this the .^tat- of Ohio, City of Toledo, I Lucas County 1 ' 1 1 ratik !. Cheney makes oath that hp is lev ' Senior partner ol the tirin <>l F. J. Cheney Jly ] A < o .doing business in the city of Toledo, enunty and state don-said, an 1 that sai I :,t n tirni will pay the s im <?1 ON F 111'NDKFD nigli DO FLAILS i'or eaeh an 1 every ease of Ca- j tarrh tbat cannot bo cured by the quo <it ? to Hall's t atarrli Cure I r -in .1. Cheiiov .Sworn to la-fore tne ari l subscribed in j a v pri sonct, tliis r'.ili ilny of Ducrnilicr, A. I'. A. W, (lleiisou, Mr ; | .Si ai i Notary Public. I Ave., II ill's Cut irrh Cure is taken internally, 1 Klcei and acts directly on the hlood an I mucous Jy, |. urt ices of tl .ystem. Send tor tcsti- .,i tin | i.>oni.11 11 r. I ('honey a Co, l'olcdo, O that I I >old hy nil 1 nitcyists. 7'c. favor 1.. kc Hull I.mills fills for constipation. lief fi M j licalt Dr. King's New Life Pills i |v ' Tho best in tho world. unicy SXER NEWS, AUOl ;h Carolina Negroe opt Sensible Resolutions arlot'e Observer: Tbei published in yesterday1 rver these resolutions adop t the Iiowan Association, ed organization: tesolved, That we deplor e9sness and the rash acts c ess individuals. We re end industry and economj protection of womanhoo every means of securin 9 and harmony between th solved, That we recoil 1 the teachings and prai of piety and the graces * 1 in the Word of God as th t means of the accomplist of peace and prosperity, e denounce wrong whereve whenever found and w lise whatever aid we can t e law and order and by oi conduct secure and mair the friendship so necessar je good of the races. * * mi . 11 __ soiveu, iiihi we any uu s with everything that tenc Ivance the interests of til rent coramuniiies iii whic e. ese resolutions deserve t ad from the pulpit of ever ed church. They blaze tb to good relations betwee as and blacks and to tb a and prosperity of tl ed race. The committt h reported them and tb which adopted them d ) all commendation. Why James Lee 6ot Well iybody in Zanesville, O., knows M Let. of rural route 8. she writi ltisband, James Lee, firmly believes bia life to the use of Dr. KiU| Mscovery. His lungs were so sevei cted that consumption seemed i le, when a friend recommended N'i very. We tried it. and its use 1: ed him to perfect health," 1 s New Discovery is the King and lung remedies. For cong )lds it has no equal. The first dc relief. Try it* Sold under guar* J. T. Mackey a Co. and Funderbn jacy. 50c and $1 00 Trial hot ns Destroyed by L?igh ning in Georgia. srdele, Ga., special in A a Journal : During a eeve :ric storm which prevail lis section yesterday afte i and last night, two bar s burned bv lightnin mas J. Little suffered a hea1 in his entire crop of on i but $150 insurance. Jud rT. Whipple's barn was bur t 10 o'clock last night. T] ?r lire creallv endanger w J O business section of the cit ie structure was located i Hey just back of the Suwan 1, the Harmon building a] new American National bai ding. women should rend my "Book N< omen.'' It tells of Dr. Shoop's ni| Tells how these soothing, heali Bptio suppositories, bring quick n n help. The book is free, Addr Shoop' Racine, Wis. Funderbi uiacy. w rieved on Way to Gs lows. aeon, Ga., Aug. 21.?Ni Is, colored, under senter e hanged to-day at Baxb lor rape, held in Bibbcouc for safety, received a reprie morning while wailing I train to lake him to Baxb ill Branch arrived from Bt with notice ol the repriet left a mob waiting for llvi H.valy and he returned I t to Bibb jail. The reprio i September 11th. Excellent Health Advice. s. M M. Davison, of No. :I71> Gitl San ?Joho, fal. -ays I lio worth ric Hitters a- a perioral family ret >r hotulnclie. biliousness anil tori ? liver an?l bowels is no pronoun* 1 am prompted to say a word ill , lor tho benefit of those seeking rem sneh alllietions There is ui h for the digestive organs in a bo i trie Ititteis than in any other rei know of." Sold under tfnarantei Mac key A Co. and l'undeiburk I'll 0(Jc. ... . . ; JST 26. 1908 I Williams-Hug 0 d w E carry a full stock k of trunks and suit cases. i Let us quote some 3- prices to you. s 6 t , ' >r < e rIs e h o y ie n ie ie e<?: ^ ? Williams:-Hih ;;f | vv liiiuJiiiKj uu^ >8? J D" ? tie w ???????????????? I GOOD N FOR : EVERYB S TEN THOUSAND y, ee Worth of Merchand: Cost. We mention JUDGE FOR Y( Kht 15.00, 13.00 and 20.00 Men's Si 10.00, and 12.50 Suits at 7.50. BIG LINE TO SELE< 10 dozen Men's 2.00 Pants onl; i shoes, Button and Small sizes Pat Leather Oxfords 75 cents. 10 dozen Ladies' Linen Skirts 5000 vards Embroiderv and 0ftl 10, 12 1-2 and 15c. Your pick ice Wear Guaranteed Silk, yard w py, Androscoggin Bleach, 12 yards ity Nice line Sample Shirts, Suspei ve at less than Manufacturer's cos f<>r 3000 yards good Sea Island at. And a Hundred other th 7e save money by buying f 14,3 Yours to serv lo- j Funderbui 7 ? DR. J E. WELSH W DENTIST Ollice in Emmons Building opposite First National Hank. Phone No. 8. w LANCASTEK, S. <.' Prornj hes Co. ? . V flies Co. EWSj ;ODY DOLLARS ise at Actual i a few Items 1 )URSELF ?:?? lits 10.00 and 12.50. 7.50 Suits at 4.98. CT FROM y 1.48. Ladies' tine , 75 cents or men's Good Brogan 98c. worth 1.25, at 88c. Inserting, sold at at 8 1-3 cents yard, ide at 82 1-2 cents. ; for 1.00. lders, Hosiery, Etc., it. .* .* .* .* .* 5 cents yd. ings. You can mm iic e, rk Co. I P ROBINSON ITJ'UltNKY AT I.AW over Heath-Jones Co.'s Store. I.AM'ASTKR, H.'c. >t attention to business. ter