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CITY SHOULD KNOW ITSELF One That Has All Necessary Infor mation at Fingers' End Makes Impression Upon Inquirer. There are many ways in which a central organization can be of service to a city in industrial development. An industrial commissioner, a mun of Vision and intelligence, with experience in the problems that confront manu facturers, can make a survey of a city with reference to industrial advantages and have thom rea dj* for every in quirer. Thc prospective manufacturer likes to do business with a city that knows itself, just as the individual likes to trade with the man that knows his stock. There are so many details that enter into industry, so many points of information about location, switching jand traffic facilities, raw materials, and Kelated industries, that it requires ex austlve study of the whole field to inake a creditable presentation of the city's advantages to the inquirer from ?the outside. The city that has all these ?facts at its fingers' end, and can pre sent them convincingly, is in better po sition than the one where only a smat tering of essential facts are known The importance of a careful survey ?of related manufacturing groups should not be underestimated. Now more than ever before the manufac turer looks for a place where his un finished material can be delivered in any volume on short notice and at a minimum of cost. Or It may be that he wants a city which has developed a line reluted to his own, so that he can get the benefit of its prestige in that line. Here, again, we see the import ance of knowing our city and its in dustrial possibilities thoroughly, and that is the function of the industrial department of a chamber of commerce. BETTER GITY AN INVESTMENT improvements in Streets and Buildings Pay Returns Just as in Any Private Business. Mr. MacFarland. president of the 'American Civic association, takes the ipractical business view when he says that city betterments are nothing less than paying investments. The streets belong to the people. Their widening, or the building of new ones to accom modate increasing traffic, is simply n .business expansion that will pay a l-e iturn as does any private business up on new capital put into it. The same thing is true of housing, No city is rich enough to afford hous- , lng conditions that mitigate against the wolf:ire of any part of its popula tion, says the Kansas City Star. The man of small means, as Mr. MacFar land says-the man who must have a low rental-is the basis of industrial prosperity. Low rental dwellings are necessary, but it does not follow that low rental dwellings should be lacking In the sanitary conveniences that are essential to public health. The owner of rental dwellings wh^ neglects to maintain them in pr: er condition is interfering with the o.cy's business and prosperity. The city's business de mands laws regulating housing in con formity with the best interests of that business, and tiiose laws should be rig ?dly enforced. Small Suburban Lot Best. The ideal size for a suburban lot, if you do not keep a man or a horse, ds about one-sixth of an acre-say, 50 .Dy 150 feet. This is all that the owner can keep in apple-pie order, provided .the place has plenty of vegetables and flowers. This assumes that the family ls willing to spend $25 a year for out iside labor, fertilizers, seeds, bulbs, ietc. It also assumes that the wife is willing to spend an hour a day in the garden and is not ashamed to be seen Taking, planting and doing everything ?except the hard labor. Those who move from the city to the country will make a great mistake if, under such conditions, they attempt .more than this. Gardening is an ex j)eWRive business and one might as well jTCogifze the limitations of the game. ; Brick Porch improves Old House. The transformation a broad porch <?l nice-looking face brick will bring feboOt on an old-style frame house is .wonderful. One sees in various places Along the streets houses on which such changes have been made, and he ls forced to admit that a great Improve ment has resulted. "While the effect is so striking, the cost of such an ad "dition is not so great A combination of rough face brick .of reddjsh-brown coloring, white stone cap and turned columns painted white, .with the steps and porch floor of con crete, makes an attractive appearance. A new brick porch would be a valuable addition to many wooden houses of the old type, which now boast of old-style narrow piazzas. Value of Vegetable Garden. A vegetable garden never hurt the looks of any lot. It doesn't take a dreamer to rave over a 30 by 40 foot plat of growing lettuce, ripening to matoes or sturdy potato plants-not in these days of high prices. Indeed, if a piece of ground has demonstrated ita productiveness, it ls more saleable than erver when put on the market-Wis? cousin State Journal. Abbeville-Greenwood Mu tual Insurance Associ ation. Organized 1892. Property Insured $2,500,000. WRITE OR CALL 011 the un dersigned for any information you may desire about our plan of insur ance. We insure your properly against destruction by FIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT NING and do so cheaper than any Com pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared to prove to you that ours is the .-afest and cheapest pian of insurance ? known. Our Association is now licensed to write Insurance in the counties of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor mick, Laurens and Edgefield. The officers are: Gen. J. Fraser Lyon, President, Columbia, S. C. J. R. Blak^, Gen. Agt., Secy. & Treas., Greenwood, S. C. DIRECTORS. A. O. Grant, Mt. Carmel, S. C. J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C. Jno. H. Childs, Bradley, S. C. A. W. Youngblood, Hodges, S. C. S. P. Morrah, Willington, S. C. L.N. Chamberlain, McCormick, S.C. R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield. S. C. F.L.Timmerman, Pln't. Lane, S. C. J. C. Martin, Princeton, S. C. W. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLAKE, Gen. Agt. Greenwood, S. C. Jan. 1st, lt? 17. Southern Railway Company. Columbia, S. C., July 23, 191V BULLETIN: To AU Concerned: Effective Tuesday, July 24, will restore service between Trenton and Edgefield as follows: EXTRA. Lv. Trenton . . . . 8.00 A.M. Lv: Parkhill . . . . 8:10 A. M. Ar. Edgefield . . . 8:20 A.M. EXTRA. Lv. Edgefield . . 8:45 A.M. Lv. Paikhill . . . 8:55 A.M. Ar. Trenton ' . . . 9:05 A.M. Ill, 131 and 132 will observe following figures: NO. 111. Lv. Edgefield . . 11:15 A.M. Lv. Parkhill . . 11:25 A.M, Lv. Trenton . . . 11:35 A.M Lv. Baynham . . 11:45 A.M, Lv. Eureka . . . 11:50 A.M, Lv. Milledgeville . . 11:55 A.M Lv. Lakeview . . . 12:03 P.M. Lv. Crofts . . . . 12:09 P.M. Lv. Pineridge Camp .12:19 P.M, Ar. Aiken .... 12:25 P.M No. Ill mixed between Edgefield and Trenton. NO. 132 MIXED. Lv. Aiken . . . 12:55 P.M. Lv. Pineridge Camp . 12:59 P.M, Lv. Crofts . . . . 1:09 P.M. Lv. Lake View . . . 1:15 P.M. Lv. Milledgeville . . 1:25 P.M. Lv. Eureka .... 1:34 P.M. Lv. Baynham . . . 1:42 P.M. Lv. Trenton .... 1:55 P.M. Lv. Parkhill . . . .2:15 P.M. Ar. Edgefield . . . 2:25 P.M. NO. 131 MIXED. Lv. Trenton . . . 1:15 P.M. Lv. Baynham ... 1:25 PV.M. Lv. Eureka .... 1:34 P.M, Lv. Milledgeville . , 1:41 P.M. Lv. Crofts .... 1:55 P.M. Lv. Pineridge Camp . 2:08 P.M. Ar. Aiken .... 2:15 P.M. No. Ill, 131. 132 make flag stops above stations except Trenton which is a stop. Time shown as informa tion only and confers no rights. B. W. BROOKS, Chief Dispatcher. Mice of Final Dis charge. To All Whom These Presents May Concern: Whereas, L, G.Watson has made application unto this Court for Fi nal Discharge as Administrator in re the Estate of H. C. Watson de ceased, on this the 28th day of July 1917. These Are Therefore, to cite any and all kindred, creditors, or par ties interested, to show cause be fore me at my office at Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, on the 30th day of August 1917, at ll o'clock a. m., why said order of Discharge should not be granted. W. T. KINNAIRD, J. P. C., E. C., S. C. July 28, 1917. CocyriaM 1509. br C. K. Zitc-oerman Co.--.No. 51 THERE is no doubt about money in the bank, it is sure and positive. Maybe slow, but there is the satisfaction that it is sure. Posi tive in every way, both that it will grow, and that it is safe. BANK OF EDGEFIELD OFFICERS : J. C. Sheppard. President; B. E. Nicholson, vice-President E. J. Mims, Cashier; J. H. Allen. Assistant Oashier. DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, B. E. Nicholson, A. S. Tompkins. C. C. Fuller. E. J. Mims. J. H. Allen. Southern Railway System I An Ambition and a Record I THE needs of the South are identical with the needs ! of the Southern Railway: tbe crowth and suece?; of one means ? :l.e upbuUdinc of tue other. Tbe Southern Railway asks no favors-no special pri.-l'ere nor accorded" (o other). Tbe ambition of the Southern Railway Comrany is to ?re that nnitv of interest that is born of co-operation'betwren thc public and the railroads; to see perfected ita: fair and frank policy in the nunaee mcnt of railroads which invites thc con?dencc of covcrnmrntal ajrencics; to realize that liberality of treatment which will enable it to obtain the additional capital needed for the acquisition of better and ?-nlarced facilities incident to the demand for increased and better service; and, tna?y To take its niche in the body politic of tbe South alonrsidr of other rreat industries, with no more, but with equal liberties, cjual ricbts and equal opportunities. " The Southern Serves the South." Crossett Oxfords Have you purchased a pair of the celebrated Crossett Oxfords yet? If not; come in and see our new spring stock in all of the pop ular leathers and lasts. We also sell the Selz-Schwab shoes. Nothing better for the money. DORN & MIMS The Carolina Metal Co. is buying junk of all kinds, scrap iron, brass, rubber, etc., paying the highest prices. See the local manager at Daiieh Brothers Store Next Door to Farmers Bank I BARRETT & COMPANY 1 g (INCORPORATED) fe g ? COTTON FACTORS Augusta ----- Georgia ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Seeds Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets On Georgia R. R. Traeks August a, Ga. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED See our representative, C. E. May. "Land of is the appropriate designation of the wonderful Mountains of Western North Carolina Located in the magnificent section of loft}' mountains, abounding in towering peaks, beautiful rivers, smiling valleys and charming wooded slopes, are hun dreds of excellent places at which to spend the summer, ranging from pre tentious hotels with gay social life to home-like boarding places, quiet re treats and camps for roughing it. Get Out in the Open Golf, tennis, horse-back riding, mountain climb ing, boating, bathing, motoring, driving, and all other out-door recreations. Send the Boys to a Summer Camp Excellent camps to take care of the growing boys during vacation time. Academic instructions if de sired. Out-door life and athletic instructions under wholesome influences. Many Wonderful Sights In the "Land of the Sky" within a one-day trip from any central resort. Excellent Accommodation 4 To be found at Asheville, Hendersonville, Hot Springs, Lake Junaluska, Waynesville, Brevard, Saluda, Lake Toxaway, Flat Rock, Tryon, Black Mountain, Ridgecrest and many other. Southern Railway System Write for illustrated literature, fares and schedules. FRED R. McMILLIN, Division Passenger Agt. J..A. TOWNSEND, 228 Eighth St., Ticket Agt., Edgefield, S. C. Augusta, Ga.