Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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22 AN IMPORTANT T, CONSIDERED Salisbury Post. j ter In a few weeks the South will have , i>*l | !' > t< another cotton crop on hand, how j ^ ! nci much of a crop is yet to be seen. . ; tor Having grown this crop for the pur- j e(l pose of converting it into money how j in? to do this to the best advantage ' nit should be given the most serious con lov eration. The big problem with the Th g -ower of a product has always been to the selling end of the process, and sul (his is as true of cotton as any other coi product. Cotton has always been sold me in rather a haphazard way. a hit or est miss scheme, or rather lack of scheme, and the many unfavorable on experiences the South has had with fro her cotton are causing serious con- lat sideration. Cast year's crop hung ser neaviiy, anci great de'M or It is yet in 0IT1 the air throughout the South?ami thf : nother all but in sight. pla Condition have changed somewhat cot since the last crop came on. The Re- thi serve banking system has been put wh into operation and the financial sys- wh tem of this great country is quite a th< different thing from what it was last year. ThiH system is offering most vei helpful opportunities to the whole no country and this can be made to in- Kv elude the Southern cotton grower, shi His cotton is valuable, regardless of en the fact that the world's markets Wi have been practically closed there is bu nq? need for the bulk of the crop ly- ne ing about in the open without doing he any one good?in fact working a to hardship on every interest of the tal Southland. foi The Reserve banks can and will ! pr take care of the situation, but in no lej haphazard way. There must be some co definite plan, some organized effort j dil ?a recognized system which will j on ?si?c Luc ?iiipie a sianuani valuation ' re and lift it above the uncared for de-' be 4 4 i ll ! 1 I I 1 1 I 1 I WWWW 4H + + THK K\ -S1 ,.\VKS ARE FEW. + * . 4 I I 1 I I IHItH lflH-WtttH 4H Columbia Record. Fi We have seen it stated that in one of the counties of the Piedmont sons so of the patriotic societies are trving pe to arrange a reunion of the ex-slaves I S{, of the county. A very pretty senti-1 in ment, if it tan be made to show the] a real depth of feeling which such an ; vv' occasion should stir. Rut until all of the ante-bellum negroes are gon we will fail to appreciate them prop-: hr erlv. Wherever they had proper |('r training and service, they had strong a' characters, faithful hearts. The ex-slaves are getting so old i-1 that they do not appreciate tlie full oa significance ot any occasion in their a!j honor and the younger negroes are ',c somewliat resentful when the servitude of otlier generations is mention- an ed. although, their record of progress since slavery has been a marvel. ? There is at Fort Mill, in this state, fa a beautiful monument c-ommemorat- '?! ing the fidelity of the slaves during the war. In the same park is > SP monument to the Confederate sol- ed dier. a monument to the Women of ''ri the Confederacy, a monument to the Catawba Indians. ra It was quite an occasion when the 'v' monument to the ex-slaves was un- ',e veiled. It was reared by a Confeder- cr< ate soldier who loved his slaves and at saw that they were comfortable in after life. He endeavored to make ,)a the inscriptions and the bas-relief SP scenes as delicate and yet as signifi- 8(,< cant as possible, and yet the younger negroes did not seem at the time to se' care much for it. an Polk Miller, the celebrated Virginia raconteur, mane the address of the occasion and gave r number of to dialect stories and old plantation songs with banjo accompaniment. an The ex-slaves were entertained hut I that was about all. t-a The white people have more of sentiment about the ex-slaves than 001 tae negroes have, and well may the vv'' Southern whites cherish the memorv ',u of the faithful black man of war ,1<* times. In all the day3 of the war, there was no blot on the record of r()l the slaves. They served faithfully, rot and the young negroes of this dev nnd time should be as proud of that sa' record as if it were something cr' r.chieved on buttlelield. We believe that it it hail not been for the enacting prematurely of the lir< tfith amendment there would have been no sordidness among the no- ^ei groes. and their i>nn(UUn>. ???.... in j ? would have been better, but for that}A" terrible wrong In giving them political authority or even political ( rights. Citizenship is too high .? ,ry right to he trifled with. fcxi M . the if you wish to be miserable, you the must think about yourself?what the you want, what you like, what re- exj poet people ought to pay you, what the people think oi yen Ktrgsley. rut THE LANCASTER NE IMIJUr* Tf\ DC Two p,cturw i IJ DCs Chicago Journal. * rp| up TtlUfE In tlie wor^ was at F ytj J J ??/ jfiWjfc Factories were busy. Crops ' good. There was no threat of t ioratiug bales that are to be seen bje abroad. At home, the Rep ng around on many Southern | can party, self-appointed vlzle ms. The warehouse is a promt-1 prosperity," was in undistu it and necessary factor. The cot- control of the government, and T i must be stored. It must be stor- K00sevelt held forth daili in an approved manner. The stor- tbo Whole duty of man, with ; must be in accordance with deli- white House or the President's 1 o laws which assure protection, i as bjs rostrum, r Insurance and bonded caretakers. Yet out of that clear sky car ?? ,..<11 U ????- 0 11 - * ,.o ?iii n. uc iiun?iiiif iur me bhiiks panic that forced every bank to step in and assure rendy money pen(i specie payment and rel; tteient to keep the crop from be- "cashier's checks." The card h ning a burden to the grower and a 0f prosperity tumbled to the gro nace to the whole business inter- Factories closed, the stream of of the South. Ac dried to a thin trickle, diss Elsewhere is published an article overtook the whole nation, and financing the cotton crop taken effects of that disaster were m Wall Street Journal, and it re- plainly visible when President es the plan which the Federal Re- son took the chair in 1913. ve Hoard is promoting and which Turn now to 1914. In early ers opportunity for taking care of gust of that year began the grei s crop. A careful reading of this and most destructive war the ^ n will revenl the fact that the' nmunity has a very important, ng to do. The cornerstone of ole plan is the bonded warehouse tch must be furnished to contain ! * cotton. This is an important matter. ai^A m ry important matter, and should BW t be neglected for a moment. ery section of the Southland Duld be moving rapidly to the one IA B K d of getting the crop cared for. e must not depend on the banks. I^P rn-nnor'i t ton * V* - ? ? VV| w|^w??vi?/u " tin iiic uaiina is cessary. We stress this matter re and now for the reason we want see the cotton crop of Rowan ken care of. We want to see it rtified so that the continuation of esent world conditions will not ive us helpless with an unmarketed tton crop. The way to better con- OllC ?J tions seems clear and it is plainly r duty to act now, for it is only a . .. w weeks until the new crop will pinnl*' finding its way to the gin. ?and satisf 11111 n 11 ii n 111 m i m m 0 a knocker. + ^ tried to j?i * m W+-MMII I I 1 ? i 1 I 1 II l + H W . luntain Inn Tribune. ^ |oTs ot ' n Once there lived a man whose art had turned to gall and whose a and reinai ul had soured. He nursed a por-,^? tual gtouch and envy was his conant companion. He saw no goodi^K t>lU' Slllt'CI anything, opposed everything as 1A r,r l.r,I.It 1 ..v. ... iiiiuii. .111(1 1VI1UCH.CU l!H! ^ I .... . . II . II .1 . .. I . II IjHlM'clSter >rld and all that tl.crcin dwells. ^p If a preacher came to town, he inmated that the <ood man was \W \\ obably not above taking a little am. for he had heard?Oh, he had 1 v avs heard something. Home ( ol If young couple nv rried, he c\essed sympathy for the groom be- ..... ? t id i >, 11111 "se he "lmd heard something" iout the bride, and pitied the brld" cause he had reason to believe W i 11 at the groom was heavily in deLr d too lazy to work. Me knocked the home hall playersj^p lllt'lltls. Ill r feeling good when they won and lied them boneheads when theyj^P ll;tr<l t<> till ' A Me knocked because money \vas|^p ent for a ball park, and then knock-supply till the management because thc.^P awds were not larger. ' I . . 1 Me knocked when his townfolk ar-j^p Ifl < ?llMl J. Il?Tf*fl ffir ? hlor oolnli^" ,, <.eicuiaiiuu, UIH1 I ten the crowds came to celebrate |^P afc VOU Wit knocked all creation because thcl^P awds did not spend nil their money his place. k,1?W W"? He knocked everything?good and d-?knocked bitterly, hatefully, hilVO tilt* " Itefully. He was a pestilence, a mrge, a fester. ^ And at last his sour soul tore it- ^P If JlllV ill'ti if loose from his disgusted body, d his neighbors?he had 110 friends With II Sllli arranged for his funeral. Crowds came. Kveryhody wanted ^P hear what the preacher would say. ^ hilt \ oil The good man read a few verses, d then began: "Our dearly he- WO will fill ed brother is knocking at the war tes of heaven." ; , . A deacon arose front the amen ^ rner and cried "l n IX/II V IYIIUW ^ lether he's at the gates of heaven, ^P H| iplVi'UlH' t, wherever he in, I'll guarantee! ^P ? knot-kin'." A tfoillK to *1 The preacher looked startled. I ighed, and stepped down from the' ^P ,, drum. 0 M. < all a "I thank you for the interrup- ^p d he. "I was about to he a hypo *? " . 5 = Then he smiled. i "Our brother has departed this ^p j," lie resumed. "He has gone Pa ' ga sy. We shall see him no more. ^P ML? t the congragatloa rise and Join A singing Braise Ood from Whom B m J Blessings Plow.'" PUlP ^B^P One-third of the tools in the couu- ^p think that they can beat a lawyer )ounding the laws. One-third think J p LK)T 1 't. t'orj ;y can heat the doctor in healing PP ! siek. Two-thirds of them think ^p y can put the minister in the bolc^^ tounding the gospel, and all of m think they can beat the editor ^P ming a paper. Osffney l.odger. aoooooooooi WS; AUGUST 3, m5. has ever known. Men by millions w || dropped the tools of industry and EjMM *ace. sprang to arms. Battles involving N . , The world is coming mi were armies larger than the hosts of ...... , to realize that the onl: rou- Xerxes grappled on two frontiers . . .... measuring the value of a uon- swaying back and forth, and tramp- . ,. r of is by the service that li ling civilization into the mire be- . ,, rbed dered to humanity tween them. The purchasing power .... .. , . . . ing lived. The man v.'1 r 011 of this nation s best customers war, , , .... . . . lr ' uu himself dies to himsel: i the cut in two. and some of those cus- forgotten, but he who lis :rain tomers perforce ceased buying alto- world better, who has gether. him something of value I Yet there was no panic. Business an 'c'oa or an ,n .... . . the man whoso life and on halted, as a ship might halt if she ... . . v 0,1 worth while and whose ouRe ran against a continent; but the ship | only reWarde<l liim in 1 und. did not sink, nor even take in water, i hut irat- There was a tremendous disruption i has gone to give an ac ister 0f commerce and finance, but no col- I time on earth, to hies the lapse like that which came seven and to make the world b still years before. The army of unem- At best, human life i Wll- ployed was no larger in 1914 than in pointment. even to those 1907; and while the earlier depres- pllsh most, because they Au- sion lasted for years the later one is the spirits that see most i atest already passing away, and prosperity to be done and are mos rorld is returning with steady pace. serve. Hut the individ ? I RODDEY GENERAL MERCHAND 111110 the first, nineteen hundred and eleven, we opem of Lancaster <1ountv, and today we remain in the action, is our motto. We have served von as best we ve you service and satisfaction in every respect. W< ends throughout Lancaster <'ounty, that have stood n still loyal to us. We fall short in our best efforts e appreciation to the many ?ood people in both tl ish to u'ive to our many friends a cordial invitation i ni11u Day, August the tenth. Win n you reaeli town brellas, paekaijes of any doseripl ion that you wish t take rare of them. When you tvarh town with y< ley will no doubt be thirsty, awl a- von know that a id '?i town on an oecasion of this kind, we are noing t? r many friends with plenty of good eool water, and jet water when you are thirsty. Conic as often as v< nt and stay as long ns you want. Our store is your we are, you all know where we are, you all know wh foods and wo have tho prices, tin* quality, we guura iole purchased in our store is not entirely satisfactory le. We carry at all times a complete line of Fane want, if you will call ot. our store, or ring Phone No. S and deliver same on short notice. If we should make e will correct it just as gladly as we took your ordei your trade, and that we are on the corner, and in tl ay there if we don't make a thing. Always on the j nd you will find us here. I. RODDEY LANCASTER'S LEADING GROCERY *et Itings "Elegant Flour, the highest grade flour ii rifting Holds Her Own. ooooo??eooe?o?tMMM? % IS SERVICE ore and mor vision perishes, as do a people with f means cf out vision, perhaps, without seeing human life until it is too late, that there were fe has reir- opportunities and responsibilities > It was be- that he ,nl8bt have embraced in this life that would have made eternity 10 lives J with him an entirely different exand is soon , |?tenre Those who have wisdom and is made the undemanding in this world are left behind tlloao wj,Q see things in their true to humanitv re)atjon8 in their right proportions slitutton, is and so govern their lives as to meet work were f|lp essential issues of this existlabor not enc8t leaving lite vanities to others, .is day and _The Wjse Mjm id after he ount of l.is s humanity etter Whenever You Need a General Tonic s a disao- Take G^?'? Who aernin-! The ?!4 Standard Grove's Tasteless I rliilt Tnnir in roiiallv valuable aa a are usually; General Tonic because it contains the 11 this world : well known tonic propertiesof QUININE ? u-iiiin<r tn and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives . out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and ual without Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. & CO. { use 5 ========== '<1 our doors to the trad- A ring. Quality, service A could, and have always Q feel today that we have A by us, from the first day A when we try to express a le town and county of a to conic to Lancaster 011 a briny: your lap-robes, ^ o have eared for, and we a ?ur wife, children and w y;ood drink of water is ^ make special effort to J we want von to come J mi warn, armk as much 2 headquarters. You all J? at we are here for. We ^ 11t.ee in every respect. J 7 we return your money v Groceries. We have ^ J7f>. Give us your order, ^ a mistake, tell us what a p. Don't forget that we le ring, and that we are w ob, from 5 A. M. to 9 P. 0 & Ltt | i the world. Sensation Self- 2 o )?M??OeOMMMO J