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t> Importance of Good Roads. klnL?kI - thero aro f) Interesting Letter on the Sub* important ject from President Finley, oommunit; of the Southern Railway. roftds. and us who lia liditor Tho Lancaster News: .. ity of tho > In their replios to my letter of July . , ' J in our pow 31st, 1908, on tho subject of diversities- ... J pill>llc opu tlou of Southern agriculture and indusprovomonl tries sonio of tho editors to whom it . . . , , . , , bo adopted * was sent asked ino to write to tlioin . . , whioli it w from time to time on matters of interest , . . tender adv to the people of our section. This lias , , * * to do so. led me to take the liberty of address* that can b< ing you on a topic of importance to nil pie cjiro<-t 1 tur people and especially to the farmers ?,uainted f the south. conditions If the farm is to be profitable it must interest of not merely produoo abundant crops, ns n mean: but its products must be put where they opui^nt wi can be sold. I?y whatever means of <.al wuy w transportation they nu ultimately be oporatlon carried before they reach the final con- RSSocialioi sinner, our farm products move prima- culture, it rlly over the country highway, and tho Ovor condition of the road leading from tho building n farm to the shipping point or to a near- builders w by consuming center, such as a manu- object-less facturing town, alfeots materially tho tir(.sses at profits of the farmer and tho value of r0ads cor his farm. Tho condition of tho road |jRn(1 an(i controls the size of tho load that can bo company i hauled over it and tho speed at which the good r it can be carried. An improvement by tho territoi which the farmer is enabled to carry, will begin with the same vehicle and tho samo with tho p team, a load seventy-five or ono liun- jnK inforn dred per cent heavier, will result in a ticahlo nm substantial saving in his time and in the wear and tear of his vehicles and teams. The construction of good roads leading from a market town hos practisally tho samo efloct as bringing tho farms nearer to the town. It I'hs tl extends by several miles in every shooting direction tho area of territory fin |jray pa8 which farmers can profitably engage in f||a ,,nnt market gardening and dairying. That u"x this is true lias been effectively demon- ^()f) ?11' titrated in those localities in tlio southern states and in other sections of the sllOOliU;! country where road improvements have does not beon carried out intelligently and sys- day ot i tomatically. date the The cost to the fanner of hauling his on Until I products over poor roads is not always At tllfl appreciated, for the reason that it is rare ?nil rtSSC that a fanner pays for having his haul- amend 11 inn done. Tlio United States depart- Jeclion C merit of agriculture has made an inves- j ligation of this matter, however, and the results show the cost for cotton, for 80,1 instance, to bo an average rato of I wen- ?r Upon t ty-seven cents per ton per milo for an ",e cO!'8f average haul of 1 l.K miles. That road ^0 D0t Or improvement would materially reduce 11 cli 1 J at this cost is shown by the following lor any striking statement in the Year Hook of or expor the agricultural department for 1?0(>: r quail ''If it were possible to increase the \ ears fro uunraon wniirlii nf il \f rtcror. Iftflil nftwdlnn A T\ 1 - " /I. I'-l -I in the United States from three bales, Tll0 n as it now is, to four bales, without in- ^g creasing the cost of hauling the load, i the saving on a crop equal to the ono f\ , . picked in 1905 would amount to$2,000,- . ? 000; and if the average load of wheat, inj"rodl now 55 bushels, wore increasod by 20 hfSt J bushels, tho saving elfected in hauling 80,1 shall a crop like that of 1905 would be more either U than $H,000,000." lands. In addition to what may bo termed The 1 the commercial aspect of good roads (mutiny they have a highly important social ^li? new aspect as well. They bring the farmer t)r0yj^e3 into closer touch with tho world at ^ large. He and his family are not forced to remain at home for days at a time a'u!'e e*C because tho condition of the roads may ^ make traveling unpleasant if not difft- or fXCOpI cult. flood roads insuro efficient and resident prompt rural mail deliveries, placing invitatioi tho newspaper on the tablo of the far- to catch, iner early on tho day of its publication, with 8ticl enabling him to transact much of his {^gy p,r business by mail and to tako advantage ( of early information as to tluctation in t. 11C6U86 J the prices of his farm products, tlood ^ ^ * roads mean that the farmer and tho members of his family can enjoy to a and greater degree the society of their neigh- IHeilt to bors and friends in the town and conn. $25, to i< try. They mean that his children can sident a V. ~ Iw% c?lw,ol AAMtvit* 1 UU IllUir in OI'UUUI niiriitinmr and can receive to a greater degree the year. A advantages of education. They mean jecled U tlio bringing closer togother of tlio town tumQj ( and country, with advantages on both coun sides, for as the farmer is benefited by . , being brought into closer touch with ^ the town, so all the business interests 111 * of the town prosper as the result of the facility with which tlio farmer and his The v;holes family can do their shopping. Uood Htou .. " ous shrub, roads also benefit trie inhabitants of i{t.medy towns and cities by alTbrdlng facilities ordrybror for pleasant country drives. They in- yield to tin ite the business man to tho establish- t|lf.y"Cftn Wl ment of country and suburban homes, \oungbabe such as he can enjoy only when ho is absolutely assured that the condition of tho roads jy^6 j] will by such as to enable bim to reach Demand I) V his placo of business promptly in all burlf I'harri THE LANCASTER NEWS, C roather. _ Cotton Ginned-Over t may truthftilly be said that; 3 , M th ( jw matters of such general j -DaiCb ML re man V d to ail the people of any j ponding Date Last y as the provision of good j . believe, therefore, that all of * a Oct. vo ?he progress and prosper- j CeilsU* bureau report Of) south at heart should do all i'bt ssii'Ml '0:)av, rer to aid in tho croation of a ; 2,582.688 hales, COU'.tillZ aion favorable to road 1111- is half ba'es {lit-llfid t. The system that should 1 gro .Vtll of 1 908 >0 Septem L in any locality is one on compAr'd tvi'll 1 5.'i2.(5 ould not bo proper for me to , j <)q"J 2 ()57 28b fn'r J')( ice, oven if I were qualified,.) q-- - ? r ' ion.- kt .. . .. .. 1 ?,u5o,t ib lor lllOo. Nui It is nccossarilv a matter; .. . ... ?st be determined by the peo- 1 aCtlV9 flienerif'S ' h'^ * . . . . I 09 ?r.n _-j _-.i y lnicrosK'ii mm wno arc ac- <n/,unv. uomparert vriut with the peculiar needs and 'or 15)07, 20,410 for 19 in their neighborhoods. The 21,891 for 1905. Round this company in Rood roads including 1908, are 55,01 s of aiding in Southern (level- pared with 43,309 lor is evidenced in a very praoti- 66,502 for 1906, and 74 hen afbw years ago in eo- l905; 8ea island 11,275 It with tho National <>ood ItoaiJa 4 259forl907 2 08<J fo i and the Department of Agrt- ? ' sent a special good roads an ?* hi 1905. Bj tho system, carrying road- ' p number (>! ha PS (Ci lachinery and export road- round as hall bales) tmd ho built short stretchos of ginneries, respec'ively, ft on roads and delivered ad- l'd;ows : central points whore good Alabama 307,508 bal t vent ions were hold. The 2,911 ginneries Arkansas Industrial department of this s ftnd j 4;)() jjjnnerie . kCC,.inK in clOKO tOI.fl. will, i(|(l jg J6(J ha|e. ,m(1 lg5 , movement ihtouithot. fj Bii| 5 , .,.2<?0 b.v ry traversed by its lines and ' d, at all times, to co-operate "i?7o gU>IlGU6 ; lvphtUC coplo of any locality by giv- bales and 1 ginntrj; Lc nit ion, or in any other prae- SI,208 bales and 1,252 treasonable way. i?*; Mississippi 15)S.433h{ Yours very truly, 2 38 ginneries; Missonr w. W. Fin ley, l'res. bales and 47 ginneries; """" Carolina S9,19S ha'es a< c ig Game Laws. einneriet: Oklahoma per. sea-on for dove o?? oo^kT'68' is now on and for some- u?rnlln? 28i>-?2 ? b>l?? ?? t sporlsu.on throughout g'nneno.; Ion, o?see ItV have invaded the ^ e' *'1 t 'JTJn?' I lie'd in search of this ?61-??6 "a|P3 ?'?> 3,764 the open season fur le.9'' Virginia 37fl bales , 1 i -i ginneries, qu-il nn I partridges * begin until tha 15lh ' " " November, Iroin which ?urD8. bruise* and scratches, . . ... , little cats or in fact anything hunting reason will be a salve, are bent and quickest hoi the lirol Ol Mrtrcll. healed by Do Witt's Carbolized ^ i ?. ? ,a zel Salvo. The best salve for ' last 8(s ion of he gen- 8n e y0ll DcWitt's. Sold niblv an act was passed Mackey vUo. g the law tor the pro ?f partridges, and quail, D||v:n(r ? Pij,nA nr t "unlawlulfor any per- Drying a riailO Or t E>t upon his own lands, ?3(1 is HOt Hard tie lands of another with , , ., , whqu von come or write to .lit of the owner thereof. Q?r ?r. s trap any partridge or and up-to-date, and Ht ft reason id it shall be unlawful T,be ciwes are beautiful, the . mado by the bent and mosi r-x person to sell, or ship, men in iheir line, so it in no w t for sale any partridge pianos and organs HOLDS th ... _ t a. tone a lifetime. Writo ns at on for the space of live ft|0gucand special price and tern nithe 20th of February, preference piano or orgon, 907." Malone's Music H ew act also amends the (OLIJMWA. s. c. Pianos ? to shooting Mongolian B so that none of these Money t0 Loail 11 be killed, trapped or J 1 ? ,i A I am now prei ared to negotial o .my way before the fr0m $'.Mo.oo and upwards on anuary, 1912. No per- cotton farm8, repayable in aqdu Ko a.1 lowed tn Iti 11 them ments, at h pn cent inteiest. 00 allowed to Kill imra mis8;ong ctmrReJ ; only a reaso pon his own or Other for abstract of title. 00-fiG U K WYLIE, Attornoyaw for non-residents' ~~ is full and exacting. DR. J E- WELS act in section three DENTIST that "it shall be unlaw- Office in Emmons Build ny non resident of this posito First National 1 ept on his own land, or I'houe No. 8. .and under his control LANCASTER, S. t t when accompanied by tree-holder by special VV . Ir" i~\ O H I IN ^ n for a special occasion, ATTORNEY AT L \ , kill, injure, or pursue )(Hce over ?eath.Jone8 c0 li intent any wild tur- LANCASTER, s. r I ridge or quail, in any prompt attention to busineai >f this state, without a and the clerk of court T FO^TP county is hereby author- J* ^ required, upon the pay- Physician and Bui him of a license -'ee of nfllce over Crawford Pros. 1 >i isue to any such non-re- All calls promptly atton licence to hunt in each night and day. which shall be for one " ! ill licenses and fines col- Notice of Dischar nder this act shall be N?ti?e i*h?r?bJr 8* " tb? , 24th day of October, 1908, U ?ver to the war?len of signed will make his final ty for the enforcement guardian of J. Herman Yr 'flmo lflwa "?Ynrlrvillo apply to the Probate Court caster County for letters die J. M. Yoder, Guardian J. ... . , Sept. 24, 190S. lome, harmless|green leavrs and is of a lung healing mountaingive to D.-. shoop a cough t0 Debtors and Cr i cnrotive properties, ncklwg lcbial coughs quickly and safely All persons indebted to lh< s highly eff. ciive Cough medi- James P. Hailes, deooasod, ai Shoop assures mothers that notified to mnko payment to t ith safety give it to even very signed executors, and all par s. No opium, do chloroform? Ing claims against said estate r nothing harsh or harmful. It ed to prosent same, duly attest listressing cough, and heals the Mary Itleeker Bailoi rembrnnes Acce( t no other. .I.J. Hailes, >r Sheep's. Sold by Funder- S. K. Hailes, jaoy. w Kx )OTQ8ER 7, I9Q8 EllOWB ^ rouud ;>,.*<* ,< ' t .-v\* ?i.' - > t.? >n . \\ 'k I , 25 - ' ' >' " 02 lor M W- ' > ^ "v "n,i 1 nb r ol :?1 ^*r>?-M ' e;?r i? ? 18 121 fl A' 4?, 00 and *j //^v'y-/ ^ ^ bales, i /''<&'/ ' 8, com- V /y^h M?f\ 1007; *4 # #f *'A 810 f )r. Wli 3 ^3k&h #\. >r 1908; ? & fi Sta'esi HI JMiii ountinp % active ol TO & TltCOi?3y fo ^ 1<,0S' ^ Koyal C les and p " 85.827 R Of gr >; I1 lor ^ ugc pinner- J les and * kr.117 Hpl^S nusiana m Yjyj pinner- 3 ^ fvM^ 1 ^,131 1 North ] $J 1 1.812 Thi.^iam~J>.V-??*- ? 100,141 ? South 5am*H BI,,IBBI id 4.699 * j \ k riEv pinnerand 35 1 ^ 1 I big aDil requiring othed and 1 A'itcli Unties ue Our stock is n by J. r. prices orra basis We quote a fe L 2000 yds 3-4 sheetin UK 1500 yds Gc plaids.. uarantced -i nnn J -in j.able price 1000 y?S 10c OUting inside in I 2000 y s 7 1-2 outin; onder'our 2000 yds yard-wide ! eir sweet 500 yd red wool flar ce lor cat- We have some jobs 8>Ktat,nR 24 men's $7.50 suits "ouse 2^ men's $10.00 suitf id orenns Nice line overcoats ? " 50 prs 14 wool blanl go at 25 doz 50c overalls, < Le loans ul ^QO men's 50c Ul improved ul install No coin- we are headquarter nable fee 4 at-Law. I Men's fine shoes fro - Q^^OO<i^>QO<ZZX)0<^>OQ ) M . _ ? Don t fail to get a in? or. ery pair guaranteed, Our line of dress i the best. Come u* ! Funder !R : 'goon J% * nig store. if W ^ > m on the lf. ie under xr>r* C\jP^ for Lan- W^repui imisftory. ing of th Her0990 J firm the lead # superior Cho? i Manufactured by editors. I i KxclllS ) estate of ^^ ro hereby ho under- I ? ties hold- ? ire direct"?" HARRY HI A TTOHN EY-A TOBtccs in SprinRS Mock, Over I editors. LANCASTER, S. 3 ?? !f I /Sg%r j ']fi\ ijOSj i ^SsSZ!*; tUv^ fc$l ilJ? Jf & sfrfefs^# ... W jpsilf *fW%IL pij wzmm/EJjl akfny powder made from IS a irape Cream of Tartar /fj| A ADE FROM ORAPES MMJRTI eatest healthfulness and fulness. No alum or Absolutely * - ru RE -?i. uiwjiwijwi'w?a?? VG00D5| Lower Prices ovv complete with new goods and with low priced cotton. w items to sustain our claim. f; g 3c yd ' 4 1-2 yd 7 1-2 yd g 7 1-2 yd sheeting 5c yd inel, a bargain 12 1-2 yd in men's suits that cannot be matched at $4.48 s at $7.50 ind rain coats from $3.75 to $15.00 kets, worth double the price, these d>n aa double-knee, 11 we ask you 35 pr iderwear, to reduce stock it goes at 75c suit s for shoes, women's fine shoes at j 85c pr up to $3.50 m $1.15 to $5.00 pr . pair of our cushion shoes for men; ev^oods is complete from the cheapest to to see us and save money. Yours to serve, ; burk Company lOAINTIf ANDOELicioUSli J The one final, crucial test |f of a Confectioner's standinp is had in the quality of his Chocolates. Now then, remember that it was the exquisite flavor and superiority of our Chocolates that first made the tation of this firm, and it was the maintainat superiority of quality that has made this er of all the world today in the matter of colates. Sold bu all Drvoo<*t? and Confectioner*. Littlefield & Steere Co., Knoxville, T Tin. ive Agencies Granted [NES DR. DOUGLAS McINTYRB LAW DENTAL HUltGKON r.louU'8 store Office over Heath Jones t'o.'g Store. C. I.A^CANTKR, 8. .