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? HARRIS CONFIDENT 1
COTTON WILL RISE
If Farmers Lose, Merchants Also Go
Broke?Sit Steady In Boat. t
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"If this cotton crop gets out of f
the hands of the farmers at the j
prices quoted today, I want to say i c
to every business man that has1 -5
goods on his shelf that the bigger j
< portion of his stock will stay there," ^
said Commissioner Harris yesterday,
when he saw that the cotton futures t
quotation had gone down another t
100 points during the day. Mr. Har- t
ris is not dismayed. He says that a
cotton really is higher today than a
it was a year ago, and it went to 43 t
cents during the summer just past. ]f
He feels confident that cotton of t
the present crop will go beyond 50 q
cents next summer, but he wishes to .
6ee the real producers enjoy the f
benefits of those high prices. a
"Since I have been old enough to c
watch things," says Mr. Harris, "the s
farmer is always the one, the very t
first man to get a lick in the head. S
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Name "Bayer" on uenuine j
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, ''Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" is li
genuine Aspirin proved safe by t
millions and prescribed by physi- o
cians for over twenty years. Ac- v
cept only an unbroken - "Bayer ii
package" which contains proper y
directions to relieve Headache, a
Toothache, Earache, Neuralgia,
Rheumatism, Colds and Pain, v
Eandy tin box of 12 tablets cost o
few cents. Druggists also sell larger j a
"Bayer packages." Aspirin is trade I s
mark Bayer Manufacture Mono-1 a
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; HZSCALED TINS ONLY f1
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SOUTHERN RAII
ANNOU1
EXTREMELY LOW ROUND-TRI1
UNITED CONFEDERATE
OCTOBER 6TH,
HOUSTOI
FROM Schei
Lv. Blacksburg, S. C. 9:15 AM
Lv. Gaffney, S. C. 9:3.0 Aft
Lv. Union, S. C. 9:12 Aft
Lv. Tryon, N. C. - 8:35 Aft
t n i i n n 4 a . j a AH
.L.V. spartanDurg o. v^. iu:^u ah
Lv. Greenville, S. C. 11:58 A]
Lv..-Seneca, S. C. 1:20 PM
' Lv. Greenwood, S. C. 10:15 AN
Lv. Abbeville, S. C. 10:00 AR
Lv. Belton, S. C. 11:35 Aft
Lv. Anderson, S. C. 12:05 PR
Lv. Seneca, S. C. \ 1:20 PR
Lv. Westminster, S. C. 1:40 P1V
Lv. Atlanta, Ga. 6:40 PM.
Lv. New Orleans, La. 11:25 A
Ar. Houston, Texas 10:50 PM
' \ Proportionately low round tri
Tickets to be sold in addition to tl
3rd, and 4th, with final limit to re
tober 31st,?1920 with stop overs a
Fares authorized are only ava
ed Confederate Vtterans, Sons of
ern Memorial Association and Unil
acy and members of the afmilies o
organizations.
Those desiring to make this 1
Certificate from Camp Commande
be presented before tickets can be
Special Pullman cars will star
and Greenville on the above schei
from Spartanburg, Greenville, Gr
Uppers $4.50.
(Eight per cent. (8) war tax
rates.)
For Pullman reservations and
nearest Ticket Agent or address.
R. C.
WOMAN, 103, MAKES
LEAP YEAR PROPOSA
Seward, Neb., Sept. 25.?"Bett<
oo late' than never,' is the philos<
)hy of one of Omaha's oldest?
'act the oldest?female residen
klrs. Patrick Convey aged 103, r
:ently took advantage of the Lea
fear opportunities and proposed 1
)aniel Kennedy aged 100, of Si
vard, by the mail route.
Kennedy, who recently made
rip to New York, and other citie
aking $10,000 with him, receive
he proposition with little, enthus
,sm. He stated that he was too bus
t the present time to acept the inv
ation and also declared that h
awyers had tied his money up s
hat marriage was almost out of tli
[uestion.
le is the man who gets jumped o
md cussed out when the prices (
ommodities are high. At present
eems that the finanical interests (
hp rountrv are arraved against tt
>outh's monopoly cotton. We ha\
i monopoly and they have a cottc
amine, it is actual, and yet th
.re trying to beat down the price (
otton. Deflation?after our crop
nade and p&id for by the farme
"hat's a one-sided proposition. 1a
is make it and then squeeze u
"ause us to suffer a heavy financii
oss, and our section as a whole 1
ie weakened in power and infh
nee. That's what they-are drivin
or.
"The reason why they can g<
way'with so much , of this kind <
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tUlt IS Decause 01 our uriuusuiei)
ike system. I have presented this 1
he State Bankers' asociation an
thers and they promised relief, an
/e must change our system of sa1
ng all of our indebtedness for tl:
ear to fall due between October 1
nd December 1.
"Every bear speculator- in th
/orld knows how much money
wed by the farmers in each count
nd when it has to be paid. Th
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peculators have for 40 years take
dvantaee of the situation for the
now that some of the cotton has t
o on the market to satisfy debt!
'his is a bad system for the farme
nd it is up to him to remedy it.
"There is no just reason why cot
m was worth yesterday 110 point
lore than it was quoted today,
m proud to say that there is ver
ttle cotton going on the market fo
le farmers know that such price
re not justified by the costs of pre
uction and the law of demand. 1
lis cotton crop gets out of th
ands of the farmers at the price
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.WAY SYSTEM
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VICES
9 Fares account of the
VFTFPAVS RF.IJNION
?8TH, 1920.
* TEXAS
dule DATE Return
Fare.
Sou. Ry. Oct, 4th $23.20
I Sou. Ry. Oct. 4th $23.2C
[ Sou. Ry. Oct. 4th $22.88
I Sou. Ry. Oct. 4th $23.58
1 Sou. Ry. Oct. 4th $22.62
M Sou Ry. Oct. 4th $21.98
[ Sou. Ry. Oct. 4th $21.20
[ Sou. Ry. Oct. 4th $21.86
1 Sou. Ry. Oct. 4th $21.50
I Sou. Ry. Oct. 4th $21.76
I Sou. Ry. Oct. 4th $21.56
I Sou. Ry. Oct. 4th $21.20
[ Sou. Ry. Oct. 4th $21.08
West Pt. Rtc. Oct. 4th.
lM Sou. Pac. Oct. 5th '
Sou. Pac. Oct. 5th.
p arfes from all other points,
le above train on October 2nd,
iach original starting point Oci
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I cUi puuita.
lilable to members of the UnitVeterans,
Confederated Southted
Daughters of the Confederf
members of the above named
;rip must secure identification
rs of the U. C. V. which must
secured.
t from Columbia, Spartanburg,
dule October 4th. Lower berth
eenwood and Anderson $5.63.
to be added to all the above
I other information call on
COTNER, D. P. A.,
SPARTANBURG, S. C.
i AFTER YOUR MONEY
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j Walter T. Duncan, who was re2r
cently elected Comptroller General
0- has been appointed Director in
in South Carolina of the Dollar Camt.
{ paign for the National Democratic
e- j Committee. Mr. Duncan succeeds
ip ( Col. Joe Sparks who has been made
io J Assistant Treasurer. Col. Sparks
e- has started an aggressive campaign,
| his slogan being "Openly Solicited,
a Openly Contributed and Openly Res,
I caived." Col. Sparks thinks it
d I should be an easy matter for South
1-1 Carolina to raise one hundred thou;y
j sand dollars and is asking our peoi-1
pie to "Match the President" who
is recently contributed five hundred
;o dollars.
6 150 POUNDS DYNAMITE
STOI.F.N PROM WAREHOUSE I
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!n Chicago, Sept. '23.?Department
^ of justice agents and police seeking
clues here in connection with the
New York bomb explosion speeded
16 up their inquiry today following
re discovery that 150 pounds of dyna'n
mite had been stolen on September
^ 5 from the Aetno Explosive Com^
pany warehouses at Lambert, Jlliis
nois.
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it FRANKLIN AUTO
s. . PRICES ARE CUT
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'O Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 23.?The
i- Franklin Automobile Company
g Thursday announced a reduction of
. fropi 17 to 21 per cent in the price
it of its automobiles.
)f It was stated wages would nqt be
s- reduced. H. H. Franklin, president
:o of the company, in making the and
nrmnrpmpnt. snirl nripp
id in all lines are necessary to stimu-1
/- late business.
>e 1
5 quoted today I want to say to the j
merchants that have goods on their i
le shelves that he bigger portion of the j
is goods will stay there, the people ; E
;y will not bijy them. And the bankers 11
le know that their deposits will be I
n slim. g
y "The prices being offered for cot- H
.0 ton today are $50 to $75 a bale be- j B
3. low its intrinsic value. Yet, I am I
r sorry to say, there are some very 5
prominent men in South Carolina!
who have said that the farmers have!
s made a verv crave mistake in not'
I selling their cotton before -now.1J
y These men evidently think that the' *,
r farmer was holding for speculation j
:S but he wasn't. Cotton has not sold in i
>- the last 12 months'for the average'
I cost of production over the cotton
e belt last year.,
is "I do not think that any ' farmer j
_ or any manufacturer is doing wrong
m when they are holding their pro-'
ducts for a price above the cost of i
'production. The present crop has!
cost the farmers more money than j
any other crop, and if it gets out o'f j
the hands of the producers at a
price below the cost of producing it,
every business man in the South is
going to feel it. Will selling above
the cost of production hurt the
South?
"I will guarantee if 13 New England
states owned the monopoly of
such a world's commodity as cotton
short staple would be selling today
for a dollar a pound. They would
1 hold it and make the world pay for
it, just as they will do with the
goods made of our cotton. I am
afraid if-some of the fellows who
! say that 40' cents is too high for
j cotton had to get out and make it
and gather it, they would say that it
was too cheap at that price. The
committee of 100 farmers in Texas
has figuredthat it cost 43 cents a
pound for the 1920 crop in that
state, and I am sure that the cost in
South* Carolina will be just as
I heavy, for we have fewer boll wevils
i but more fertilizer bills.
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"I call upon all classes of citizens
in our state to assist our farmj
ers to get over this crisis. If we
j want money and prosperity in our
state, we must help the man who *
; has the raw material to convert into ;
: that cash which makes all lines of
j endeavor more active. Let the far- j
j mers warehouse their cotton, getj
I the receipts and borrow enough to j
pay their pressing debts. I am not in j
favor of the farmers evading their!
debts, but pay them off with ware- j
house receipts and let the merchants
pass them on to the banks. This will
hold the cotton off the market and
at the same itme keep business go-: ?
J ing in a fairly normal way. The farmers
have the situation in their own
hands if they just refuse to become
stampeded." _
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