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BENEFITS DERIVED FROM THE WAF VITAL SOUTHERN AND NATION AL OPPORTUNITY TO BE UTILIZED. (Manufacturers Record.) The whole machinery and iroi business of the East and much of th West is being lifted to a new plan< by the vast expansion of plants unde way in order to fill foreign war or ders. When the war is over thi: 'country will be far better equippec for the broadest development of th( widest range of iron and machinerj work than it has ever been. This industry is now passing through ai entirely new epoch. This is illus trated in the magnitude of many o: the plants that are being built for tht established concerns which would nol have been built in the ordinarj course of business for many years tc come.' For instance, the Baldwir Locomotive Co., as a result of th< contract made with the Remingtor Arms Co. and with another companj which has been organized to handh war-munition orders, will secure, ir addition to the profit to be had or this business, what will probably b< the largest and best equipped loco motive plant in the" world as one phase of its profits out of this work, The Bartlett-Hayward Company oi Baltimore, one of the long established and highly reputable iron-working concers of the country, employing about 1000 hands, will, as a result oi its war orders, build a plant which for the future will make it one of the foremost iron-working concerns oi the country, employing many times the number, of hands heretofore worked. Throughout New England developments such as those of the Baldwin ^Company and the Bartlett-Hayward Company are in evidence in manj directions. To the country at large, a? well as to those individual concerns, this development is of vital importance. It puts the country far and away ahead of what it would have been under ordinary conditions, not only for the routine manufacturing business of iron and steel, but for the ability to produce war materials, and in this respect our country has been woefully, almost criminally, short. A responsible authority has said to the Manufacturers Record that there is not enough powder in this country for one day's fighting in a big war, and it is claimed by well-posted men that Germany has in the last twelve months used up 100 times as much powder as the total annual capacity of all the powder factories of the United States. In the making of guns, large and small, we have been as deficient as in the making of pow' der. In the building of ships, and especially in docking facilities for repairing warships, we have been about as far behind Europe as we are in the making of war munitions behind Germany. It is true that the Allies were in I ft onm OTirli o f oimJIov nAoi+inw ? * uvu?vn*iuv oiiUiiHi yv/OiWUII"~"WUC* fully behind Germany, which for more than a quarter of a century had been specifically preparing for the present conflict, while the Allies were short in trained men, in munitions of war and, excepting Britain's navy, in everything else that might have saved them from the terrific i fight which they have made and must continue to make to save Europe from the military domination of the Hohenzollerns and the Hapsburgs. It is pre-eminently important, from a national as well as from a sectional standpoint, that the South should realize the present situation to develop to the very utmost its facilities for the production of war materials, and in doing this enlarge its diversified iron and steel industry. | r At present the entire war-muni tion industry of the country is practically centered within the radius of 100 or 200 miles of New York. It is conceivable that this section of the country might be captured and laid waste by an invading army, leaving the rest of our vast domain without facilities for carrying on a war by reason of the inability to produce guns and ammunition. It should be the policy of the National Government. in view of fVlic Slfnatinn onrl oc far as it may be feasible, to tht courage the South and West to develop to the utmost their facilities for filling orders from the Allies foi guns and war material. This is r matter of national safety as well as cf section advancement. The South will miss one of the great opportunities of its history ii it does not with all possible energj ^ turn its attention to the developmeni of its established industries and builc new shops where needed to handl< foreign orders for war materials This section should have a diversifiec iron industry as would thus be ere I ated, and it should make the most of this opportunity. It is incumbent upon the industrial leaders, the capitalists and the rail! roads of this section, and upon the capitalists of the North and West interested in the South, to do all in their power, working in harmony, to I bring about this result. A large ! development of plants, built as is bej ing done in the East out of the profits j of the war business, would put the | South far on the road to prosperity : and lift its whole industrial life to a 1 j higher plane. e Baltimore is making a great move e in this direction, and the capitalists r and some of the factories of this city - are achieving magnificent results for 3 the future through the utilization of I this opportunity. Some consideri able development is being made in 7 Richmond along similar lines, and 3 from Knoxville comes the report that i William J. Oliver & Co., has secured - a contract for $9,000,000 of war ? orders. Here and there in the South s other small orders are being placed t for varied materials <to be used for r war purposes. But outside of these ) sptecific cases very little is being i done, and an opportunity of vital i national importance is being neglecti ed. r Virginia has secured through the i Du Pont Company a powder plant i which it is said, when completed, will i be the largest in the world, now emi ploying in its construction and in the - two units already built about 13,; 000 to 15,000 men. In Birmingham, the iron and steel I center of the South, an effort is be ing made to do something on a large : scale. On this point Mr. James Mitf chell, president of the Alabama Power Co., a $50,000,000 concern, i which has developed large hydros electric plants and made other heavy i I investments in that State, wires the ^ > Manufacturers Record as follows: s Regarding the manufacture of mu- ~ nitions, I am using every personal in- ^ fluence and effort to obtain some, or- j. i ders for this district, but it is not . j [ especially prepared for this class of work with either labor or equipment, i and it would be difficult to make sat- ^ , isfactory deliveries except in certain ^ special lines, on which we are con- . [ centrating our efforts. In urging upon the South the utili- j zation of this opportunity, the Manu- ^ facturers Record does it not only ^ from the business point of view of I fViA Tropf fkof utaiiI/) fAll/im ' I vuv t?ov uvuviiM uiav nvutu xvnvnj ! but because it believes that the, men j who are engaged in making war mui nitions for the Allies are doing the * s greatest possible good that can be ^ - done for humanity and for civilization. Some of the big concerns in , i this country, as we personally know, i have gone into this business from this i point of view rather than from that . of possible profit. Doubtless the ^ i same feeling has inspired many of > them. It ought to inspire all. Every man who believes in demo. cracy as against the "divine right of I Emporers William and Francis Jos. eph to rule" or ruin; every man who ; believes in the honor of plighted , faith in treaties; every man who . looks with horror upon the raping of ^ Belgium, the effort to destroy France to whom this country owes a debt of . , gratitude beyond our ability ever to 1 . pay; every man wno iooks upon tne unspeakable horrors into which Ger-! , many and Austria have engulfed the' ^ , world, should be interested in doing' all in his power to provide war munitions for the Allies. It is conceivable that prejudiced men at the beginning might have been so blind to the truth and so un- I willing to admit the facts as to be, lieve that Great Britain and the Al- I lies were responsible for the war. But it is not now conceivable, it seems to Us, that any nonest-minded J : man, seeing the unprepared condition | | of England and the Allies in contrast i , ! with the enormous preparation for ! war made by Germany, could now ' charge the Allies with being respon- i ! sible. Therefore, it is incumbent upon every man in this country wor- J .! thy to be a citizen of it and every | ;: man worthy to be permitted to live J. . in it, regardless of where he may | ,! have been born?and many, of- them A I . . ..I L i sougni mis country ( to escape the j .; military service of Germany and j . | Austria, and to find here a broader (I P; 'field of lif^for themselves and their | s j children?to stand unitedly now i ,' against the militarism of Germany I and Austria, and help this country, \ . | through the making of war muni, tions, to aid the Allies, that the civilization of Europe may be saved. In ? j this way our own country may be . kept from being dominated by the j 11 same lorces that with almost super. human effort are seeking to dominate all of Europe. L ; All honor, therefore, to every | f American industry that is bending 1 T its energy to the supplying of war t materials to the Allies. \ But in after years if a man refuses to let his wife buy his neckties I i she imagines that he has ceased to . | love her. WHEN YOU AND I WEIKE YOUNG Persons occupying second floor of- Ai fices on the public square, were startled Thursday afternoon by the pas- Ai sage of some object in front of their windows. It was the person of our levil, Charley Lyon. He had been T1 out to his father's farm to get the long-legged mule, Gi-raffe, which he Ai and Fraser McDill were to drive up to Due West. Ai There are two certain young ladies in that lively city who are favored W with the admiration of these gallant young men, and after some days consultation, Charley and Fraser de- P cided to hire a livery stable buggy, ?et old Gi-raffe, and launch a move- rj ment against the outer fortifications sf that city, and lay siege in concert bo the hearts of the young ladies. So they drove up. They took tea with Eraser's uncle John, and heard all 1 ibout Woodrow Wilson, from which point they proceeded to the home of :he young ladies, where they remain- ?a :d in earnest conversation for at east fifteen minutes, and until the m,? Of, nother of the girls came in to injuire what the boys wanted, thinking it the time that it was some of the a ^ leighboriiood children who had come ter ;o borrow something. >sw Thinking that it was about times to "" etreat, Charley and Fraser fell back ;o the outer trenches of the city, and * . ifter further conferences it was de- yi :ided to hitch up old Gi-raffe and go crc ifter further reinforcements. When hey had made all arrangements to jo, the mule wished to take a drink a ' it the public well, but not finding a rnblic drinking place there, they Pr< lrove around to a trough in the rear >f the store of Pratt & Clinkscates. ar! t was very dark back there, and old lac Ji-raffe must have come to the conilusion that, being in Due West, it fui vas not safe to drink in the dark for ^e< ear of getting a swig of Bryan's e(^ rrape juice, so he refused to drink. pls 'raser got out and grabbed him by ^ he head with the intention of stick- ma ng his mouth in the trough and fore- an( ng him to drink, whereupon a coniderable riot was precipitated, re- ma ultmg in Gi-raffe "ringing" one of ces ront wheels of the livery stable >uggy on Pat Kennedy's gate post, I^e lepositing the balance of the buggy n Jim McClintock's back-yard, and ?* ighting a rag for home. Being exl leet of foot, Charley circlcd around hrough Poverty Hill and way staions, and headed him aboul; four ar ailes from town. Arriving back at the beginning r*? >oint, a search was set up for a ilack-smith who could fix the buggy. ^ le was located about four o'clock, er5 ,nd after inspecting the vehicle he orc :indlv informed tVn? Knno ou1 v ? ? VMV MVJO uinv UC rould give them an old buggy to ome home in and that they might *01 eturn later and get their vehicle. caI )f course the blacksmith, who has the Jd buggies to sell, has a right in fix- f?1 ng his price for repairs to take into C01 onsideration the fact that he gave ow he boys a buggy to go home in. The boys reached Abbeville the text morning at about eleven o'clock, wil vhich is the reason our devil was out ehen his Abbeville sweetheart rang lan or him on the phone. One wheel if the gift buggy still had two spokes a, :l n it as the boys came up Haskell hill. kn< Charley slept soundly Friday night, ex] )ut Fraser attended the dance at wh 5haron, and tripped the light fantas- alo ic until the small hours of the night, obi ailing the sets. co:i \ tui TO MAMA. v __ (By Request.) )arling mother, ^thou hast left us, And we long for thee in vain^ Jut we know that thou art freed C from ? All thy earthly care and pain. ''reed from suffering, thy spirit, And in peaceful rest, thy soul; )earest mother, thou has entered In the blessed, heavenly goal. ^nd to be resigned we are trying, For we know God deemed it best, ^.nd thy face, so calm and peaceful, Si Told us thou hast found sweet rest ^nd we could not call thee back here To this world of pain and woe, !Vhen the perfect joy of heaven Thou forevermore shalt know. Jut our lonely hearts are aching ? For the face and smile we miss, Ind we long for thee dear mama, Whom we never more shall kiss. lome's sweet sunshine seems to van- gj ish, ? As thy face no more we see, ^ Vnd without thy loving presence, Vl It no more as home can be. tc \.nd thy place, forever vacant, tci Will bring memories of the past, (3; \nd our hearts will e'er be aching -i For the times that could not last. SVe, perhaps, have caused thee sorrow, Q] That we did not wish to do, But we know thou hast forgiven, Dearest mother, kind and true. And thy spirit, ever loving Hovers still around us here; /erything and place reminds us Of a precious mother, dear, nd it may not be long, mother, E'er we'll meet in realms above, nd be sweetly reunited, In eternal, boundless love. len no more shall pain or sorrow Come to grieve an aching heart, id in joyous realms we'll linger, Nevermore we then shall part, id our blessed dreams of heaven, Will our souls then find fulfilled, hen, at last, life's cares and sorrows Shall forever more be stilled, ^rom your loving daughter, Lila. ^PLANNING A FARM FOR LARGER PROFIT Clemson College. Julv 2f>.?At. is time, when so many South Cavoa farmers ara gradually working iir way out fram under the donation of cotton, there is much of ;erest in a summary found in Far- . srs' Bulletin 370 of the United ites department of agriculture, j is bulletin is entitled "Replanning ? j'arm for Profit" and is really in- 5 ided for the man who is making J eeping changes in his -farming me- I >ds, but the statements in the sum<- J try will apply equally as well to i farmer who is gradually diversi- jj ng and getting away from the one- g >p system. The summary fol vs: (1) Habit frequently continues ;ype of farming in a community K ig after that type has become un- [ jfitable. [ (2) Changes in the farm system i often deferred (1) because of k of knowledge of how to replan 5 > farm, (2) because of lack of g ads in carrying out new plans, (3) I :ause new fences, buildings, or | lipment are called for in the new, I in, and (4) b<;cause a change fre- [ enfJy requires a readjustment of .ny of the usual ways of thinking ! d doing. I (3) In replanning the farm, help I y be obtained from visits to sue- | isful farms, from faitn literature, [ ricultural papers, the state experi- f nt stations, tlie agricultural col- | es, the United States department agriculture, nad from agricultural J >erts. I (4) The farm can be as success- ft ly planned as other businesses [ !, provided the plans are made to I rer average conditions over a pe- [ d of years. (5) Profitable fanning results J m farm plans comprehending evr faflfnro nf flia #??? ? ?v?.vwav vu niv xaiiu wax ciuujr tUlinated and effectually carried t* ' (6) A good farm plan provides (1) a reasonable reward for the i >ital and labor invested and (2) ! maintenance or increase of soil tility, and it must be within the nprehension and ability of the ner to carry out. (7) The income from the same m can often be doubled or trebled bhout increased expense by adopt; a system of farming suited to the id, the locality, and the owner. (8) The successful replanning of farm rests on a comprehensive owledge of agriculture gained by perience and by familiartiy with t at is being accomplished by others ng agricultural lines, either as served by personal visits or as re-ded in the literature of agricule. SAM ADAMS ATTORN JEY-AT-LAW )ttice Second Floor City Hall Cleaning, , Pressing and Altering: WHILE YOU WAIT t Suits in one (M flft * Montii 4>I,UU~ our Suits in 1 fin two Months.. I,UU H. H. DuPRE CO. i] 0 Annual Mountain ad Seashore Excuron August 11, 1915, f ! ~ 1 .. , Lit) UUiHlC5tuu auu ' 7estern Carolina Ry. r > Spring and Mountain Resorts in North ( arolina, South Caro- < na and Tennessee. For rates, etc., call ( el Ticket Agents or ddress 1 Ernest Williams, 1 Gen'l Pass. Agt., ; Augusta, Ga. l With RED DEVIL GREAT g*i? rfiWfiKHMMSifiyiift TEN DAY 1 ! ^ via i Seaboard Ai] I "The ProgrmiTe Rmilwi I FROM I 1 Abbeville, S. C. ? Anderson, S. C., 2 Athens, Ga., J Atlanta, Ga., Bel ton, S. C. ? * Birmingham, Ala J Gedartown, Ga. a Donalds, S. C., mi a n _ - jDjDerwn, ua Greenville, S. C. D Greenwood, S. C. 1 Greer, S. C. J, Hodges, S. C. Lawrenceville, Ga. Pelzer, S. C. Piedmont, S. C. I Bockmart, Ga. nSheals Jet., S. C. . Spartanburg, S. C. J Union, S C B Williams ton, S. C. Winder, Ga - 1 Tickets on sale each Thursday u ], 2, 1915, bearing final limit to reacl " turning prior to midnight of secon sale. Extension of final limit may 1 Bference between the ten day and ses Call on nearest Ticket Agent i I formation, or write. J C. S. COMPTON, FI 1 T. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. J Reduced Rates!' VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY I Premier Carrier of the Sou?h * FEOM ABBEVILLE, S. C. Pr SAX FKAXCIStO, CAIj. Panama-Pacific International Exposilon. February 20-Deeember 4,1915. B. F. Sweetenburg, Agent. *1 for oar SEABOARD SCHEDULE. u?* TTffnrtfityo "\f?v RH 1 01 5. H SOUTH. 1 No. 5 1:50 P.M. and No. 11 3:27 AM. rar No. 29 4:00 P.M. m*1 NORTH. ' E Na 6 8:11 P.M. No. 12 1:43 AM. No. 30 12:54 P.M. No. 17 (South) leaves 5:00 A. M. No. ' 8 arrives 10:10 P. M. J. D. Milleri Agent. J. Southern Railway Schedule. Effective July 4,1915. A.XI. PM PM I joave Abbeville 9.55 8.43 6.35 ... m-ive Abbeville 11.20 5.10 8.0 ^ I. d Cheer Up I w Chat Tired Grouchy Feeliiig m d Cleans Lazy Liver. J< J. LIV-VER-LAX will clear you out, ind make you feel fine and dandy ? igain. It is just as effective as calo- ^ nel, but has none of its well known lisagreeable after effects. ' ] LIV-VER-LAX eliminates poisons, :leanses the system, and relieves "* :onstipation in a thorough but pleasmt manner. A little taken regulary, means consistent health and no ioctor bills. ^ Guarantee. Every bottle bearing No! the likeness of L. K. Grigsby, is *Jo. guaranteed to give satisfaction or No your money will be returned. For sale here in 50c and $1 size bottles at any druggists. ... Y Mr. King Pharr, can- r. ner, of Catherine, Ala., > t wrote us as follows: 3 "At your suggestion I [f tried Red Devil Lye for 1 peeling peaches. It was so successful that I bought 1^ she cases and am saving iSKj $25.00 to $50.00 every day ?and peeling thousands of bushels. I feel that I I must thank you." I Send for Booklet that crp1?ln>'v f WIL SCHIELD MFC. CO, J ST. LOUIS. M0^ * / ' RATES ji p Line Ry. [1 17 of the South" I Wilmington, and ? |' Wrightsville, N. C. J | r : $7.50 If: . -8.00 j | :-::::::::::::::::::io:oo R 8,00 w 15.00 m ->.11.00 Bfr ?- aj?.vW- . ; ==i I 8.uu .-a*.} 10.00 K "III-I.IIIIIIIIIIII s!oo Ks ? 11.20 DK |.00 jrc 7_v_v.y_r_r_-i".i 10.00 5 p to and including September n h original starting pointy re- K d Monday following' date oi be had upon payment of dif* Ht ison rates. 9| :or Pullman reservations, in- jfc RED GEISSLER, P U?'tGn1 P. A., Atlanta, Ga. jQ TimnnJziiJMcuaEm . - ][ ' ' i.X'*' * ; j? ,! ' k' V-'V . . Lb Devllle-Greenwo od aUTUAL imiiiike / ASSOCIATION. ? I ' mm Tf. V operty Insured, $2,10) ,003 January 20th, 1910. 7 RITE TO OR GALL on th? nadirs *5 ' or the Director of your Towm'* p any information yon may dedr* aba plan of Insoranoe. 'e insure your property agalait destruc i by 'I ;.E, TIHDSTOSV OS MRUS, ' . [ do bo cheaper tb?n ?ny mmranoe~Ooir> 7 ' iy In existence. Dwellings covered with lh 1 roots are lasared lor 25per cent, cheaper n other property. ?member we are prepared to prove to yon t oars is the safest and cheapest plan of nranoe known. J. E. BUE?, Gen. Agent Abbeville, S. C. FRASEE LYON, Pres. Abbeville, S. C. , G. Majors....... Greenwood. t Afohry Cokesbary , H. Dodson Don aids . a. Jbit.io Due West \ W. L. Keller Long Can? A. Keller ?.JdnallhyiUe . A. Wardlaw Cedar Spring \ W. Bradley Abbeville r. J. A. Anderson Antrevllle S. Boles Lowndeevllle . O. 0?-an? Magnolia r. D. Morrah Calhonn Mills P. Morrau Bordeaux . L. Rasor Walnut Grove r. A. Niekles Hodges . G. Bowles Coronaca .S. Hattlwinger -Ninety-Six " " Klnards " " Feliowehln )S'Pli Lake Phcen.'x W. Smith .. Verd"'y K. Chiles Bracley T.vot) ; 1 rov . K. Moseley Ye defl B. Hell... ...PflHson " " .. ^irkseys lihovlllp. H . .Inn. 20. 1015 PASSENGER SCHEDULE edmont & Northern By. Go. Effective June 6th, 1915. GEEENWOOD, S. C. Arrivals. Departures 1 8:00 A.M. No. 4 6:00 A.*ll , 3 10:00 A.M. No. G 8:00 A.M . 5 12:15 P.M. No. 8 10:00 A.M . 9 4:10 P.M: No. 12 2:00 A.M .15 7:20 P.M. No. 14 4:20 P.M .17 10:55 P.M. No. If, 8:45 P.M C. S. ALLEN, Traffic Manager*