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TO CARE FOR DISTRESS COTTON South Carolina Cotton Association Outlines Plans and Offers Sug gestions to Farmers. I ??? | Columbia, July 5.?At a meeting of the board of directors of the South Carolina Cotton Association Thurs-1 day, J. Skcttowe Wannamaker, D.J M. Crosson, T. H. Tuten, G. L. Toole J and W. 0. Tatum were appointed a^ committee to prepare an address to the people of South Carolina on the) situation as if affects cotton today.1 This committee has issued the fol^j lowing address: 1 "At a meeting of the board of directors of South Carolina Division of the American Cotton association on July 1, a request was read from! the great commercial paper of England, the Manchester Guardian, thatl a detailed statement be sent covering' the production of cotton In America 1 4.1? w?oHnvr arinrr ' ana uie vanuua mabKic uw^t, thereon, and the ability of America to furnish sufficient increase of cotton to fill the wants of the world war, it being plainly , stated that the world will need an enormous increased supply of American cotton; and 'that every legitimate line of the! Fine Farms !! On the West Side of the Coi Belongs to Us and Balam It Was Lower 1 151.?367 Acres, known cotton land which lies well, etc. We will cut this in se^ 152.?272 Acres known tank below Lowndesville. must level. Good new G /oc through place. There is ei pay for it. We are ofTerei we will load on the cars for 153.?160 Acres adjoinii woods. Very fine land lyir There are plenty of men in --It 1 n n /-I (Vwt. ? St;il 111llL'li ]JU?Ji ci laitu iui come down here and buy t than one-half that price, pu shop and mill here and get ] 154.?300 Acres lying ju i from the above two tracts. land, nice whjite house, nec to be a baron, buy these ch here. The writer (E. R. Ho acres in this section and ki about. 155.?146 Acres adjoini Grant, et al, on road from Plenty of timber, 2 good ho 156.?154 Acres near Br room house and a good ten* well and is good. Lots of i public road. This is the Di 157?100 Acres, part of strong land, adjoining J. T. 158.?196 Acres, Luther nine room house and all n - sight of Lowndesville. Land tion. 159.?132 Acres lying I home and Lowndesville. Ct farms. Right aj good schoc I 4 AA A An AO o j-1 141 i 11 i 11 W. w nvi uo uujviiu Strong farm land, 4 room Ik 101?272 Acres. This is very fine place. Nice horn | buildings. One of the be i villo. 102.?Acreage not know I adjoining Will Kennedy's ji { ex Ira good pasture and son 103.?115 Acres, J. A. 0 oast of Howndesville. Seven turns. Land is in a good st price is very cheap. I 10.? 500 Acres near L< land in this hut lots of goo< $30 an Acre. I IT.?470 Acres, nice 7 II lint* lu.tu an Mere. 111 Acres lyinp in Lonp !{ lands ??r \\ \Y. Crawford. !| wile. A pond loin- room Inn If * pood pastures. known as th 150 Acres in Lowndo*vil !| ol' T. T. (luin|thcl! <?. i.. M || ham. ^ k'liant houses, past !| pood school, known as ,l. F 62 1-2 Acres in hiamon If lands Doc McMahan. .lolin |f farm, pond dwcllinp. ^ |ias{ 3 Anderson R( I Investment I E. J. HUCKABEE, L iiuioti ?mi mu i > ii 111 ii ii i ii i u 11 n i n win ii 11< 11?n im i it nm h iwii - ^ cotton industry is intensely uneasy, following five consecutive crops with the certainty of a short crop this year. The statement issued by the census bureau of the agricultura j department shows during the present year there has been an enormous de-1 J i crease in the available supply of cotton, the demands for raw cotton ex-: ceeding the supply to a greater extent than at any time In tne last 50 years, plainly pointing out the certainty of a cotton famine. "We believe that the time is at hand for the farmer to take stock and find where he is as to his prers-' ent holdings of cotton and the crop that is soon to be gathered. With five^ successive short crops and with the certainty of another short crop in^ 1920, it is unthinkable to the average j man that manipulators and gamblers j - 11 j?????? nvUn fw/v in cuiiun nan uepicda pnvc mv and three cents a pound per week but such are the facta. "The enormous increased cost in; production of cotton receives serious, consideration of the boarcr, It being clearly shown that the present crop J will be by far t^ie most costly crop1 produced and that cotton for future! delivery is being sold on the New I York exchange far below the cost of; For Sale III Hi if! jnty. Most of this Land jfi :e Was Optioned When 'han it is Now. as the Baker place- Fine I . Is close to school, gin, /eral tracts if so desired. as the Stark place, at the | This is very fine land, almi house, public road runs ~ |j lough pine wood on it to d -$9.50 per cord for all | V^lpwood. ig above place. Semi-flat ig almost perfectly level. Anderson County who can 150\to $200 per acre and hese two tracts for less it up a store, a ginnery, a rich in just a few years. gt across the G. & W. G- Ry Strong, gravelly cotton I - .ml it storeroom. If you want ieap farms. Plenty of labor rton) owns about 1,400 nows what he is talking ng John Bradbury, John Lowndesville to Abbeville, uses. own's Churcli. Good 4mt house. This land lies ,-aluable saw timber, on a lPre place. Larkin Hunter place, good Stokes, J. R. Presher et al. Bowman's nome. Good ecessary outbuildings. In I in high state or cultivajetween X. L. Bowman's in be cut into several small E{ >1, churches, ginnery, etc. ng Marion Bonds, et al. t\ )iise. . Will Hardin's house And a ?j ni?/l Jill npfpssjirv* nut II: st farms around Lowndes- ill !!! i 5 I n. R. C. Parneli's place, jj lace. Two good houses, hj le good bottoms. f.|j rockers place- Two miles Ifj acres of good branch bot- Ijj nte of cultivation and the ff E ? ; is! ii1 >\vii(lesvi lie, some waste ]|. 1 land. Rerrv Allen place. l\ II 11 room bungalow, land is fj< (lane Township joining |j! \\. Winn and P. 13. Car- * | i |= z ' isc. one tenant house two if] e .1. Kay Carwile place, le Township joining lands jjj cMaliau. good dwelling. |I lire, an ideal farm near li , II! . .Mo.Miinnn place. il liiil Township joining ||j (Irani ct al. Extra nice }|! tires?will sell cheap. >al Estate & II1 12 i ?i! Company 1 m; i| Deal Representative. ? ? ? I '"'t production, which will result in forcing higher prices when tne mills demand this cottoa. "The matter of agricultural labor is a most serious concern to the entire agricultural and commercial life of America. Two million negroes have moved from the cotton producing sections alone since 1914. Statistics show the certainty hereafter of an even far greater increase in the expense of producing cotton, the fertilizer for 1921 being sold out at record breaking prices. "The enormous earnings . being made by the manufacturers both at home and abroad and the fact that the cotton producer is unable to produce cotton at prices being paid and compete with other lines of industry impressed upon the board of directors the necessity of issuing a statement of depressing cotton prices that has ever existed. It was also shown that the European countries, such as Germany, Austria and the Czechoslovaks, who were large users of low grade cotton were in distressing need of some and steps were being taken to get this cotton into these countries through our representatives abroad and open up marice: for every bale of same. There can be no question but that these efforts will succeed. "Our committee was appointed to prepare a statement through the press pointing out to the farmers, merchants arid bankers the necessity of holding cotton, the erection of warehouses, and arranging for the securing of competent graders and the enlargement of the organization of the American Cotton association, and impress upon the bankers, merchants and other financial interests 01 the South the vital necessity of joining with the American Cotton association and impress upon the bankers, merchants, and other financial interests Of the South the vital necessity of joining with the American Cotton association for the purpose of the protection of our commercial life. "It was unanimously agreed by the entire board that the association would cooperate with and render every assistance possible in the erection of warehouses in the, boll weevil section. It being fully recognized that with the existing world shortage of food crops the demand for the future would be record breaking and that under, boll weevil conditions there warehouses would be needed for the storage of these food crops; and that Ann a -T +Via m Aof 1 rvi r*n >4 q wf /Infioc l/IIC V/l l/l lilVOb kOUb VIIA WvO VX the American Cotton association was the diversified agriculture and the protection of the entire agricultural interests of the South. To Care For Distreu Cotton. "Plans have been perfected by the finance committee in cooperation with the bankers of the state, who are largely members of and stand behind the association, to take care of all the distress cotton, and both the small and large farmer will be able to get all advances needed to hold his 1920 crop for a profitable price. "The' most thorough and systematic campaign ever conducted in the state was arranged to start on July 15 for warehouses, graders and membership of the American Cotton asPA/tinf-Vn TTr.^?? 4- V, J o ^lo^ 5 4- 4- "U ^ ovst-iciuivsu* uiiuci tins |Jiaiif it is liiu concensus of opinion that ware- . houses will be erected in each >and every county in the state sufficient to. warehouse the cotton and other agricultural products produced therein. Under these plans the state warehouse commissioner reports over 100 already in course yof erection. The graders will be secured ror cotton markets in every county and organizations formed to market co;ton and other agricultural crops in time to op?n cooperative marketing in all of the counties of the state and the membership of the American Cotton association in this state will be increased by 30,000 members. "It was shown that mutual fire insurance companies were no J&nger experiments but wonderfully beneficial, safe and sound and it was de crdcd to take steps for the organization of the same in the various counties of the state. Special attention of the business was called to the advantage of organizing such companies. The organization of a statewide mutua: nre Insurance company is .under consideration to obtain a low rate ' of insurance. Save Farmers Money. Orangeburg county is a concrete example of what is now being done in many counties in South Carolina. The American Cotton association of Orangeburg county along with the Far- I mers union and Cotton Marketing | I of Orangeburg that has brought that market from being the poorest in lower Carolina to one of the best. It brought more cotton to that fnarket the first seven months of its operation than had been handled there for the 12 months previous and saved to ^ the farmers who patronized it from $5 to $50 per bale aJt a cost of- 30' cents per bale. Already Aiken, Cal-j houn and many other counties are ready to follow Orangeburg's example with the 1920 cotton crbp. "We earnestly call on every present member of the association to get active and enlist the sympathy and: enroll as members every fellow farmer, merchant, banker, business and' professional man and all the good women interested in liberating our fair land from the enslaving influences of those who would k^ep the Southern farmer in industrial slavery." CATFISH CLIMB 18 FEET An interesting account of the climbing catfifish of Colombia (Arges marmoratus) was published a few years ago by R. D. 0. Johnsoif. Thes-i fish can climb, by means of suction' apparatus, not only up the steeply inclined bed of a mountain torrent, but even up a smooth, vertical surface. Mr. Johnson saw some of them climb a vertical distance of eighteen feet in half an hour, up a wall of rock over which trickled a thin film of water, says "The Scientific American." In connection with a recent publication of this article in "Natural History." G. K. Noble states that other species of fi?h are known to climb in the same manner. Several of these occur in the Himalaya. Nemachilus rupicola, and perhaps other species of mountain cyprinids, adhere to the rocks by means of their smooth' ventral skin and enlarged lips. The silurid genera Pseudecheneis and Gly nfocfprniiTn Hinc hv TriPflTiR of a well i rvvw?v...-?- o y ? developed abdominal sucls?r. The mountain torrents of the 1 I Himalaya form the nursery for many species of frogs. Their tadpoles, like the fish, have become adapted to their location; some cling by meansj of their lips and ventral musculature while others possess a well developed ventral sucker. I JOIN I Join The who trade where QUA Courteous 1 | SEL 1 Is Our B i every day. (A stran bought a su quired On " Grocery Stc Have Yo ICo-Oper PHONE 372 ii inim n STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION j OF THE BANK OF MT. CARMEL located at Calhoun Falls, S. C., at the close of business June 300th, 1921. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts __ $58,206.86 Overdrafts 71.23j Currency 4,724.00 Gold 40.00 Silver and other Minor Coin 464.15 Checks and Cash Items__ 1,599.88 J ! TOTAL $65,106.12' LIABILITIES Undivided Profits, less Cur rent Expenses and Taxes Paid $2,970.49 Due to Banks and Bankers 13,277.87 Individual deposits subject to check $47,815.62 1 Savings deposits _ 929.04 Cashier's Checks __ 113.10 ] 48,857.76,1 I I1 TOTAL $65,106.12 ' State of South Carolina, , , County of Abbeville, Before me came H. W. Lawson ^ Cashier of the above named bank who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is aj ( true condition of said bank, as shown t by the books of said ban*.. H. W. LAWSON. < Sworn to and subscribed before ) me this 6th day of July, 1920. 1 G. 0. HALL, Notary Public. s Correct Attest: B. F. MAULDIN 1 W. H. HORTON, J. W. MORRAIL * < Directors. f ALL GET THEIR PAY Then census taker entered a large'' garage in Louisville. I "How many people are . working here " he asked. I ? D/?/A ?rEhero |j|y?ZESIKZ THE THF r Throng of Thri regularly with lLITY is a Pri yeatment a Poll LING GROCEF usiness and we c ger came yest< pply of Grocerit rhe Square For re" and was dire* .1 Tried IJ?? ative Mercar STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION , OF THE LOWNDESVILLE BANKING CO. ocated at Lowndesville, S. C., at the :lose of business June 30th, 1920. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $160,288 36 Overdrafts 5,215 02 Bonds and Stocks Owned by the Bank 7,650 00 furniture and Fixtures. 1,400 00 Banking House 1,350 00 Dther Real Estate Owned D_0__seM Due from Banks and Bankers ? 16,153 53 Currency 1,198 00 Sold ' 80 00 Silver and Other Minor Coin 527 54 Checks and Cash Items _ 851 25 TOTAL $194,713 75 LIABILITIES Dapital Stock Paid In __ $12,500 00 Surplus Fund 12.500 00 Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and Taxes Pdid 7,854 15 Due to Banks and Bankers 245 17 individual Deposits subject to check $76,769.58 savings Deposits 58,088.60 rime Certificates of Deposit 4,798.71 Cashier's Checks __ 1,962.54 141,614 43 Bills Payable, including Certificates for Money Borrowed 20,000 00 TOTAL $194,713 75 5TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: County of Abbeville: Before me came A. V. Barnes, Cashier of the above' named bank, ' vho being duly sworn, says that the ibcve and foregoing statement is a :rue condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. A. V. BARNES. Sworn to and subscribed before me :his 7th day of July 1920. ,W. H. BONDS, % Notary Public. 1 Correct Attest: W. FRANK McGEE B. F. MARTIN D. L. BARNES, Directors. The proprietor shifted his Piper ieidsieck from starboard to port. "Bout half of 'em, he said."*? rfotor Life. ? IONG I ifty people I this store I nciple and I cy. I JES I ire doing it 1 ?rday and i ;s. He In- 1 a " Good I cted to Us. i itile Co. I PHONE 372 I mhuh^H