The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 28, 1916, Page 2, Image 2
COTTON WILL
: LARGES]
f t
However, the Boll We
System in South'?Musi
to Meet Deficit. Lot
(By Joe Sparks in The State.) |?
"Cotton farming as a business in j
^ tlie weevil States of the South is no t
longer safe or profitable. Cotton
raising as a part of farming is both V
? safe and sound business proposi- *
tion. Many farmers in Louisiana are 1
producing cotton successfully along ,
the lines indicated by the agricultural .
I
experts of the State experiment sta-,
tion atnl the United States farm 1
demonstration work. The export of
raw cotton to the mills of the world t
0\ave been of a large economic 1m- <
portance in keeping the balance of g
trade ou the credit side of the national
ledger. A crop that will bring j
about $1,000,000,000 into 12 States v
<can not be abandoned or scoffed at.
<49ome cotton must be grown because t
the South for the present at least is v
tlie largest field in the world. The 0
fault has been with the one crop
credit system, under which cotton
<has been produced and not with cotton
itself.
"Since the advent of the boll wee- .
vil into the State," said Mason Snowden
of the extension department of ,,
the Louisiana State university, "it
3ms been quite the fashion to scoff t
it cotton and to ridicule its produc- .
tion. People have heard and read so ^
much of the destruction of Louisi- .
ana's cotton crop by the weevil that j
they imagine that it is no longer of
commercial importance in the State. 4
"In spite of the weevil damage ,,
ar.d reduction in acreage, caused h> |
the weevil it is still the largest cash r
crop iu the State.' s
As Is well kn<i>vn the production 1
of one cm>p as thrt main support of a'h
people has failed in all sections o?
the t'nited States. It is an agricultural
impossibility.
failure of System.
Mr. Snowden gives the following
reasons lor the failure of the one
crop system:
"Decrease in soil fertility is accompanied
by decreased yield. Cotton
being a clean cultivated crop
this deterioration has come through
the leaching out of the plant food in
the soil by the heavy rainfall;
through the washing awav of the
soils, and through the exhaustion of
the organic matter and consequent
loss of nitrogen and bacterial life.
Available plant food has become exhausted
and that mechanical condition
of the soil so necessary for profitable
crop production destroyed.
Washed and gullied hillsides, worn
out and abandoned fields have been
the heritage of the one crop practice
in the South. Soil fertility is the
basis of all agricultural wealth,
lave Stock.
Before the advent of the boll weevil
into Louisiana the people had
been depending on cotton as their
money crop. Pure bred live sto'k
was comparatively an unknown term.
The food of file Slate was being shir
ped in tiu cans and paper boxes.
The coming of the weevil forced the
farmers to diversify their crops and
to produce enough food for home
consumption. The live stock industry
is getting on a firm foundation.
i? '-fHdv margei is round at h'ort ; a
Worth. Tex., where Rood prices are >.
paid. In Itaton Rouge and Donald- ?
sonville sections large areas have '
been abandoned from the growth or <
cotton and turned into pasture for f
live stock. Soy beans are being r
planted. Velvet beans grow profuse- t
ly on rich lands. I.espedeza hay c
RENDER THANKS I
HAYS GOVERNOR t
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Also Asks People to Give Aid to Suf- ^
fering Europe. i
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Columbia, Nov. 23.?Governor j
Alanning this afternoon issued the v
following Thanksgiving proclama- s
ion:
"While other nations and peoples c
tisve sutTerod horrifying destruction t
of life and property, and have en- y
dured the stupendous catastrophes of li
"war, our people have enjoyed health, li
peace and prosperity. 1;
"Our unbroken custom has been to ^
acknowledge by public act our gratitude
to Almighty God for mercies
vouchsafed us.
"Thanksgiving and prayers should
t>c accompanied by generous gifts
for the relief of those who are in distress
and of those in want.
"Now, therefore, I, Richard I.
Manning. Governor of the State of \
South Carolina, do appoint Thursday. J
REMAIN
r CASH CROP
evil Dooms One-crop
f Produce Food Crops
lisiana Comes Back.
:rows abundantly. "Too much hay."
s the cry heard in many sections ol
he State. Louisiana has a great advantage
over South Carolina whet
ho lil'P si/toW iniliiutrv iu nnnui/hivoH
~ J to VWUOIV.V VV4,
lere in South Carolina the hay fields
nust be developed. In Louisiana let
he land alone and a good grazing
:round immediately is formed.
The following figures compiled by
he State department of agriculture
>f Louisiana show in a compreheniive
manner just how far the food
rop movemeut has spread. The comng
of the boll weevil caused the figires
for all food crops to climb
iteadily upward. The same condilon
will prevail in South Carolina
vithin several years after the arrival
if the weevil. The figures were anlounced
last March.
Here the figures are: .">48,508
ales of cotton, valued at $16,211,>62;
30.527.668 bushels of corn,
alued at $18,003,950; 311,952,076
lounds of sugar, valued at $12,311,'9
0 (the coming of the weevil did
lot materially affect the sugar indus
ry) ; 467.611.5u4 pounds of rice,
alued at $8,896,3 50; 5.675,145
mshels of sweet potatoes, valued at
12,443,507; 1,146,721 bushels of
risli potatoes, valued at $845,897:
07.000 tons of hay. valued at ovei
2.000,000. In addition the farmts
produced 3 28.700 hushels ot
lennuts which went to the niiirkc.
or $126,000. The peanut industry
hould be developed in South Camilla.
The peanuts can he used for
log feed e"d grinding purposes and
ecently the railway granted a tnaerially
reduced rate on peanuts
rhen shipped for grinding. The
otton oil mills wilt pay good pr ces
or the peanuts. The mills will enonrage
the growth of soy beans and
? is likolv that nrizes will ho offered
or the best record in the growing of
oy beans. In Louisiana Harry 1).
JVilson. the commissioner of agriulture,
will this year offer several
irizes to the members of the soy
>ean clubs. An effort will be made
o organize these clubs in all secions
of Louisiana. Here in South
'arolina the farmers should confer
vlth the farm demonstration agents
'onoerning the growth of the soy
leans. Good prices for the beans are
>eing paid hv the oil mills. Louislna
shipped ovei :?,700 carloads o!
egetahles and received in return
ibout $1,000,000. Over $2,OO0,00<l
vas secured from the strawberry
rop. The 5.000.000 gallons of milk
roduced went to the market for
iver $2,000,000. The coining ol the
veevil caused many farmers to turn
o the dairy business. New Orleans
s the greatest undeveloped m'lk
narket in the world and the dairylien
are finding a ready sale for all
nilk there. Toe farmers shipped
28 carloads of cattle to the markets
n Texas, realizing about $8oo,00o.
seventy carloads of hogs were shipted
bringing about $104,000 into
he State. Sixteen canning factories
vhich were established as a direct
esult of the infestation of the weeMi
sold about $2.->0,000 worth oi
mods. One of these factories is now
diipning its products to 20 Stat -s.
rhe total value of all crops for the
State was about $77,000,000. N?
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i^uicn tu c tivtiiiuuic iis l?) l lit* III rease
in the food crops, caused b\
ho coming of the weevil, yet the ofti
ials declare that amount is unusual.
November 30, 1016, as a day ol
hanksgiving and prayer. On that
lay I urge our people to lay aside
msiness and labor, repair to their
daces of worship, lift up their hearts
r. fervent prayer to (iod and ex
>ress our gratitude, by contributing
o the relief of the suffering and
rant of those who are in need of out
ympathy and aid.
"Given under my hand, the seal
if the State, in Columbia, this
wenty-thlrd day of November, in thr
ear of our Lord, one thousand ninf
lundred and sixteen and in the one
lundred and forty-first year of the
ndepondence of the United States ol
tmerica.
(Signed) "Richard I. Manning.
"Governor."
By the Governor
(Signed) R% M. McCowan,
Secretary of State.
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days
Vnnr druggist wilt refund money If PA7.0
LUNTMKNT falls to cur* anycaae of Itching,
Blind, Weeding or Protruding Pile* in 6to Mdaya.
The first application gi'-ea base and Rest. 50c.
THE JiANCASTER NEWH
GENERAL NEWS~
>; Qeorge Smith, driver of a stage in
Vancouver, if. C., died of heart disease
as he was approaching the North
Arm bridge over the Frazler river
and sent his car into an open draw.
J He carried nine occupants of the automobile
to death in the Hooded
stream.
Miss Kate Gordon, the "Carrie Nation"
of New Orleans, La., won an
important victory against winter
, racing and bookmaking when the
supreme court granted her application
for a receiver for the company
1 operating the fair grounds on the
, plea that the company is an illegal
, organization.
William Holmes, aged 14 years,
' was strangled to death when his head
was caught in a window at the school
' building near Church Hill, Miss. His
, body was found dangling a few fee*
from tne earth. It is believed he
was attempting to sneak homo to
get a lunch he had failed to carry to
school.
Mrs. Emma Johnson, of Vidalia,
Ga., has brought suit for $20,000
damages against Dr. George D.
White, surgeon at the Park View
sanitarium in Savannah, Ga. She alleges
that he left a piece of gauze
:in her body after an operation.
The price of hides jumped again
this week, further intensifying conditions
in the American leather industry
and lending support to a prediction
that within a few months
(Americans may be paying $lf> and
$2<? for shoes of ordinary quality.
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Warrants have been issued for* the
arrest of 4 1 Industrial Workers of
the World, who are alleged to have
participated in the recent raid at
Everett, Wash. During the fighting
^seven persons are known to have lost
(their lives.
Riverside, Cal., is soon to have a
1 borne for stray cats, sick dogs and
any other domesticated animals in
need of food or protection. Mrs. C.
M. Loring. of Minneapolis, Minn., has
I just given $:i,0iio for such an institution.
"Sell the old horse and cow; send
me money. In jail for voting." This
telegram was received by a negro
woman In Bainbridge, CJa., and served
to give a touch of humor to the
anxiety over the presidential election.
It appears the negro attempted
to vote in New Jersey and was
caught.
E. L. Debardelben, one of Elmore
county's wealthiest men, today was
fined $2,000 and given 12 months at
hard labor on conviction ol burning
ibis liutiif to do fraud insurance companies.
Miss Laura Ward has received notice
that she will receive $100 from
the Bankers' Itisurame company for
the part she played in capturing robbers
who entered and proceeded to
ransack the Citizens' bank in Covington.
Ind. Her screams brought help!
and the thieves were caught. All
money stolen was recovered.
Combining to enhance prices of
necessaries of life has been made an
oliense by the Canadian government,
and penalties are $5,000 tine or two
years' imprisonment. The government
has taken action by orders in
!council under the war measures act.
Food, clothing, fuel and materials
tor manufacture are all classed as
necessary.
!
The Halkan express. which runs
'.between Constantinople and Herlin,
dashed at full speed Into a party of
women section hands in a suburb of
Herlin and killed lit workers.
I Watts Cylinder
I Corn Shelter.
The best and most efficient
. power corn-sheller on the
market.
, Made in different sizes, to
(| suit the requirements of both
large and small corn growers.
Write for special circular and prloes
1 Remember, we are head>
quarters for the best in
Farm Implements and
Farm Machinery.
The Olds Gasoline Engine.
which we soil, Is one of the best
of power Engines.
Correspondence solicited.
The Implement Co.
i 1302 Main St., - Richmond, Va.
TUESDAY. NOV. 28, 1916
Hank No. 2U2.
Statement of the Condition of
The
Fanners Bank Ste Trust Company
Located at Lancaster. S. C., at the
close of business November 17th,
1916.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts. . . .$119,590.30
i Overdrafts 4.806.10
!Furniture and Fixtures. . 3,075.00
Banking House, Building
Acct 8,238.94
Other Roal Estate Owned 3,500.00
Due from Banks und
Bankers 52.439.81
{Currency 8,647.00
Gold 1.155.00
Silver and Other Minor
Coin 1.742.25
Checks and Cash Items 1.908.82
Total $205,103.22
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid in..$ 50.000.00
Surplus Fund 6,000.00
Undivided Profits, less
Current Expenses and
Taxes Paid 5,807.33
Dividends Unpaid 2.00
Individual Deposits Subject
to Check 69.306.53
Time Certificates of
Deposit 32,856.10
Cashier's Certified Checks 1,102.26
Certified Cashier's Checks 29.00 I
Bills Payable, including |
Certificates for Money
Borrowed 40,000.00
Total $205,103.22 i
!STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
County of Lancaster?ss.
Before me came W. 11. Millen,
Cashier of the above named bank,
who, being duly sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement is a
true condition of said bank, as shown
by the books of said bank.
W. H. MILLEN.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 22nd day of November, 1916.
W. P. ROBINSON.
I
Notary Public.
'Correct Attest:
J. E. CRAIG.
W. P. BENNETT.
A. J. GREGORY,
Directors.
! NKGItO A It RESTED IN
DILLON HINT
Dillon. Nov. 22.?Arch Campbell,
I a negro, is in custody and a posse is
searching for John Johnson, also a
jnegro, in uie oener mai mese men
I were responsible for the murder of
Hugh Hurrelson and the assault on
| Mrs. Harrelson in the I'leasant Hill
section of this county last night.
Bloodhounds led a posse to the bed
in which Campbell, with whom Mr.
< Harrelson had trouble recently, was
?iooninc and tbe man was arrested
on suspicion.
Mr. Harrelson was killed with a
j blunt instrument , probably a plow
point. After he bad been felled Mrs.
Harrelson was beaten with a club until
she fell exhausted 011 tbe floor,
the negro believing her to be dead.
Regaining consciousness Mrs. Harrelson
screamed for assistance. As Mr.
Harrelson did not respond, she rang
the farm bell. This tocsin was an[swered
by neighoors. Campbell was
spirited away from the Dillon county
jail for safe keeping as a lynching
was feared.
Feeling is running high and the
community is highly wrought up over
tbe murder and assault. Robbery is
jthought to have been the motive.
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EVERYONE SHOUIJ) DRINK ODA8S
|OF WATER TO CLEAN KIDNEYS.
If Your Hack Hurts or Bladder
Bothers You Drink Ix>ts of Water.
When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with a
lot of drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you
keep your bowels clean, by flushing
them with cold water and kidneco
which removes the body's urinous
waste and stimulate them to their !
normal activity. The function of the
kidneys is to Alter the blood. In 24
hours they strain from it 500 grains
of acid and waste, so we can readily
understand the vital importance of
keeping the kidneys active.
Drink lots of water?you can't
drink tod much; also get from your
druggist about one dozen 5 grain 1
kidneco tablets, take one tablet before
each meal and at bedtime with
a glass of water for a few days and
your kidneys will act fine. This fanious
remedy Is made from perfectly
harmless Ingredients and acts
ijuickiy, and has been used for generations
to clean and stimulat*
clogged kidneys; also to neutralize
the acids In urine so it no longer is
a source of irritation, thus ending
bladder weakness.
Kidneco is inexpensive, cannot Injure,
make no mistake, insist on kcrtneoo
which everyone should take
now and then to keep their kidneys
clean and active. Try this, also
keep up the water drinking and no
doubt you will wonder what became
of your kidney trouble and backache.?Adv.
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Stop! Listen! Think!
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We Sometimes Learn, Also Make
Money by Observing The Above.
We Sell Nothing But The Best
Our Fancy Groceries, Our Heavy Groceries,
Our Faints, Varnishes and Oil Stains are
the Best Money Can Buy.
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Don't Forget 'The Pure Food Store," ,
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Bennett-Terry Co.
| P. S.?Just Received 350 Bags of Hog Feed.
to to
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l.on(ion, Nov. 22.?The Brltleh j ft | . IT
hlspital ship Britannic has been sunk i fit LiUflCdSltT if6105
with the loaa of about 50 live*, aaya
r British official announcement to- ~ ~ ~~ 7
lay. Twenty-eiKht peraona were in- u ,
lured. The Britannic was aunk by MONtil 10 LOAN E
1 mine or a torpedo yesterday morn- I
Inn in the Aegean sea. according to I 1
the official statement. I I "w preparej ! ^ tialela... Q
The Britannic was nearing comple- I WOBey in*rov?>4 coitoa
lion at the outbreak of the war when ' I?s????ter county jn ?ama of 1300.
she was requisitioned by the govern- P'rsrda at 7 per Mat iatere?t,
nient and converted into a hospital repayable ia Mailable ia?tallmeata. ia
?hlp. In company with the Maure- periods of five, aevea ar tea
tanla and the Olympic she was enguged
in bringing thousands of > lirv'l 11,'
wounded mon from the Galllpolt MjWFj9
peninsula soon after the evacuation Attorney at Law
of the peninsula by the allies. wmmmmmmmm?1
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