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o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Gra: Every day ready for o V x/ o o o o o o o 50HE FACTS AB( COLLEGE A Is Editor Press and Banner: On July 2nd last, a large party of promiuent citizens, living in the city of Laurens, came into Greenville by night, for a purpose?as it develop ed later?a very definite purpose. Good business men of Laurous, as elsewhere, do not go off at a tangont and seldom do they go on a "wild goose chase." They usually pursue a definite object, and have obtained from some vource, assurance at lease a strong basis of hope, for ul timate 6UCC6S in their undertaking. The people of Laurens knew when this committee of its citizens came to Greenville, that the object of their visit would meet with a defin ite support from certain of the membership of the Board of Trus tees of Chicora college, or they would not have come. Greenville, on the other hand, bad not the remotest reason for thinking that any matter of so grave import ance and radical a nature as the re moval of Chicora college from her midst, would be even considered, much less taken up and concluded. What reason did the nine trustees ?less than a third of the entire board?have, for forcing their views upon the other members of the board? They took such action as no board of directors of a business organiza tion would have considered for a moment. No previous notice was given that the question of removal to Laoreos was to be considered. To claim as the motive, that they were prompted solely by their de sire to free the college from debt is puerile, for a moment's thought would convince any thinking man that a greater profit could be real ized by a different mode of "selling " r thmicVi anH T.anrpns only was to be considered. Green ville, nor any other city of South Carolina, was to be in *he running. The proposition to Laurens, from nine out of a total of tr enty-eight trustees, but the nine constituted a majority of those present, at that meeting like this: Raise sevonty-flve thousand dollars in cash or good notes; secure a suitable site in your midst, and then we will expend the money you raise, in your own town; bring to you about a hundred thousand dollars that we think will be left after the payment of exist ing debts, and placing behind these the prestige and support of all the Presbyterians of South Carolina, we will give you a splendid thing; and no other town in the wide, wide world, not even Greenville, would be allowed to get in the way of Laurens. Of course Laurens took up their oue?. Not to have done so would have been a discredit to their Intelligence and business acumen for all time. Genuine ftve dollar gold pieces at the rate of about a dollar and a half each will always be bargains. The alienation erf the more than twelve hundred Presbyterians of Greenville together with hundreds in other parts of the state, from Chicora, and this alienation would be Justified in the minds of all who understand the case?is of no moment to these nine men. Nor does it seem to matter that the almoBt vindictive flflht some wen who art connected with other We are shcn stand at tl until you se nd Mi] brings us somethi ur Grand Opening 1 rs. . DUTCH ICORA I JD GREENVILLE I of the churches' institutions are mak | ing that may reasonably be expected I j to adversely affect these places. The fancied injury to Laurens must be salved though South Carolina Presbyterians are sorely wounded in 1 its application. Practically every dollar in net val-! ue, vested in Chicora's property has i been put there by Greenville. Every < one agrees that there is a good mar- j 1 gin between the indebtedness on the1 < college property and the actual value ' i of the property. < The President of the college is quot-1 < ed as saying, "there seems to be noj < reasonable ground to doubt that given Ii a little time and the property proper- j i ly handled would bring not less than 1 $150,000.00." It is probably safe to assume that \1 this reference to value, only includ- i ed the worth of the realty and did!1 not embrace any of the costly equip-11 ment that a well furnished college i must always have. It is doubtful if i this could be purchased for $15,000. ! If the foregoing statement and; surmise are correct then there is a 11 margin of $100,000 between debt and ; property value in the college's balance sheet. Greenville alone created the i nrnnprtv value: the Svnod which in 4 *? ? -? eludes Greenville, made the debt. Some people have asked, why is | Greenville idle? Why isn't she on | her mettle and up and doing? In the flnet place, we had no no-1 tice of the step until the action was taken, and then we were told in un mistakable words that the question involved was between Chicora Col lege and the city of Laurens, and that no offer from Greenville or any other place in South Carolina was to be considered. When the nine members of the Board of Trustees of Chicora college ?constituting a majority of the board at their meeting of July 2nd?voted in ravor of the proposition that was sub | mitted and later accepted by the city j j of Laurens, they were implored by the ; ; minority to defer such action until a | time when a full attendance of the ! board's members could be had. A deaf j ear was turned to the importunities i and arguments of the few. At the meeting of July l-9th. at tended by twenty-five members of j the board, lacking only three of being ! I its full membership, the vote in fa-1 vor of rescinding the action of the j meeting of July 2nd, in reference to the removal of the college to Laur ens, stood; Fifteen in favor of re scinding, nine against rescinding (with one exception 'twas the immor tal nine of the former vote) with the chairman, who was in favor of re scinding, not voting. Unfairness to Laurens, and what a rich morsel this was under the tongues of the nine?though she only lost what she hoped to get. losing ab solutely nothing that she possessed, by this treatment must not be tolerat ed, though the gravest injustice might be done to Chicora college, Greenville and the Synod of South Carolina in tbe righting of Lauren's wrongs. The meaning of the resolution last adopted by the Board of Trustees of Chicora college, sending the matter to the Presbyterians for settlement, is Bomewhat absurd to most people by its phraseology. It is in no sense a request that the Presbyteries endorse the board's ac ome of the Fa " Woolcra wring for this seaso ie top They are ie them. Jinery ng new for this < L/ispmy ui jc an las. tion of July 2nd, but is only to place the entire matter in the hands of these j higher tribunals that they might sift the entire transaction, in the light of i the subsequent acts of the more fully | attended boards, and render even and exact justice to all. A. G. GOWER. Greenville, S. C., Sept. 16, 1912. HEST?B'8 COTTON STATEMENT. Cotton Crop Movement September 1 to 18, Inclusive. New Orleans, La. Sept. 13.?Secre tary Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement, issued be fore the close of business today, shows a decrease in round figures in the movement into sight for the past sev en days of 21,000 under the seven days ending September 13 last year, an in crease over the same time year oeiore last of 75,000 and an increase over the same time in 1909 of 9,000. The amount brought into sight for the week ending this afternoon is stated at 259,509, against 279,880 for the seven days ending this date last year, 184,024 year before last and 250, 538 same time in 1909; this brings the total crop moved into sight for the 18 days of the new season to 426,187, against 449,280 last year, 290,818 year before last and 386,3^1 Bame time in 1909. The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all ports 306,733, against 331,168 last year, 231,168 year before last and 264,382 same time in 1909; overland, across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada 3,419, against 4,330 last year, 3,093 year before last and 2,526 same time in 1909; interior stocks in excess of September 1, 41,(T3B, against 47,782 last year, 22,574 year before laBt and 50,060 same time in 1909; Southern mills' takings 75, 000, against 65,000 last year, 51,983 year before last and 60,393 same time in 1 <109 Foreign exports of cotton since September 1 have been 139,118, against 245,712 last year; the total takings of American mills, North, South and Canada thus far for the season have been 118,265, against 108,500. These include 42,582 by the Northern spinners, against 43.410. Since the close of the commercial year stocks at American ports and the 29 leading Southern interior cen tres have Increased 168,804, against an increase for the same period last season of 95.068 and are now 151,470 larger than at this date last year. World's Visible Supply. New Orleans, Sept. 13.?secretary Hester's statement of the world's vis ible supply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphic advices, compares the figures of this week with last week, last year and the year be fore. It shows an increase for the week just closed of 99,332 bales, against an increase of 12C.977 last year and an increase of 13,081 year be fore last. The total visible is 2,258,554 bales, against 2,159,222 last week, 1.B97.944 last year and 1,450,079 year before las*. Of this the total of American cotton is 1,446,554, against 1,361,222 last week, 1,011,944 last year and 881,079 year before last, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Rrazil. India, etc., 892,000, against 798,000 las) ] week, 686,000 lat.s year and 619,000) year before last. The total world's visible supply of) cotton as above shows an increase compared with last week of 99,332 hales, an Increase compared with last year of 660,610 and an increase com-J 11 and Winter ift" Coats and n. In fit. finish an now ready for yo lepartment. Here fles, Wednesday an pared with year "before lust of 808,475. Of the world's visible supply of cot ton as above there is now afloat and held In Great Britain and Continental Europe 1,238,000 bales, against 845,000 last year and 790,000 year before last; in Egypt 45,000, against 35,000 last year and 34,000 year before last; in India 442,000, against 384,000 last year and 367,000 year before last, and in the United States 534,000, against 434, 000 last year and 259,000 year before last. )IO>V FIRST FELT HAT WAS MAIVE. J (din U. Stetson, to Entertain .and Convince Friends, Made a Novel Experiment Elbert Hubbard, in his "Little Jour ney to the Home of John B. Stetson," relates the following story which tells how Mr. Stetson illustrated many years ago the methods of felting the fur, which is the first process in the manufacture of either a stiff or soft felt hat. It is the basis of hat making. The thing that Stetson explained to his friends was something they had never heard of, and at once it I caused a big argument. Things peo-1 pie have never heard of they usually denounce as impossible. And while I they are saying that this thing can never be done, some fellow just goes ahead and does it! 1 The question turned on getting I cloth for shelter tents. One man made | the flat, dogmatic statement that cloth was made by weaving, and that it could not be made in any other way. Stetson explained that there was another scheme for making cloth. Stetson expounded to them the sci ence or remng. Stetson took some of the skliie that his friends collected, sharpes.ed up his hatchet on a convenient stone and shaved the fur off the skins. He then cut a bit of a hickory sap pling, sliced off a thong from one of the skins and made a hunter's bow. With this bow he agitated the fur so as to keep it in a regular little cloud in the air. Stetson kept the fur in the air, and thou it fell gently by its o?vr. weight and was very naturally distribute! over a certain space. As it foil, Stet son, with a mouthful of water, after the manner of John Chinaman, blew a fine spray of moisture througii the fur. Soon there there was a mat of fur that could be lifted up and rolled. It was lik?' a thin sheet of wet paper. There was n camp fire near, and a pot of boiling water, and into this boiling water tSctson dipped his sheet of matted fur. It began to shrink. Hy manipulating* it with his hand and rapidly dipping it in the hot wa i*>r in> snnn lmrl n littlo blanket, wov a soft and oven of perfect cloth. The argument that the thing could not ho done faded away into nothingness. Xohody said, "1 told you so." There was the actual thing?cloth made by the felting process?one of the oldest devices of the human mind. To amuse his friends Stetson made a hat out of the felt. It was big and picturesque. It protected the wearer from the wind and rain, fls well as from the scorching sun. Be sides all this, it attracted considerable attention. It made the wearer the ob ject of envy, ridicule or admiration, hs the case may be. This was the first genuine Stetson hat made and sold. That it would eventually lead up to i great industry, no one guessed; but t was the germ of an enterprise that was to be world-wide in its influence. mma LI a. j -.:fk V Kl* 1-1# IM '1,1 ' M ' inil Hi ^ 1 Hi i 1 H fr:|| 1 i t i S I y.cjiijljl li 1! i i * nil ^ ^11/ \ j. 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