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"We Lead Others Follow" ONE POUND OF SUGAR FREE With Every Purchase Above Five Dollars A SMASHING SURPRISE All who are attending our Smashing Cut-Price Sale, which began Saturday, February 28th, are, as we predicted, astounded at the re markably low prices we are selling our merchandise. It is no wonder that so many people have patronized this record price smashing sale, as we are selling goods below the market price. We must'reduce our stock and you have the opportunity of securing the biggest bargains ever before offered in Edgefield. We do exactly as we advertise. The Sale Will Close Tuesday, March 16th I. MUKASHY, Edgefield, S. C. The Store of Better Qualities at Lower Prices Uncle Sam Turns Railroad Back to Private Owners. Washington, Feb. 29.-America' Tail transportation systems, operate! as one great public utility since De cember, 28, 1917, are again dividei * ".among their 230 respective corpora ti owners. The government has release? control. Director General Hines, as th< agent of the president, hands ovei the properties and equipment, valuec at approximately $20,000,000,000 tc their old direction, free, except foi the jurisdiction retained by the gov ernment in the new railroad reor ganization bill. While all the arrangements for foi mal restoration of the rails to theil owners were completed yesterday by Mr. Hines, instructions went out to day to operating representatives of the railroad administration, inform ing them that they would "report to the proper officials of the corpora tions which resume control at 12:01 a. m., March 1." . Of the gigantic organization, creat ed by former Director General Mc Adoo, as a wartime expedient, only a small part will remain. Region?' of ficials, federal managers and treas urers and many high officials com prising the directer general's staff, ?will cease to function as such at the designated hour. Some of these have gone back to their former places as officials of the corporations, while others have entered into new lines of .endeavor. Hines Still on Job. Mr. Hines will continue in his pres ent capacity until about May 1st. Al though without any railroads to di rect, he still faces the settlement of literally thousands of claims, con tracts and grievances. Only 147 of the 230 compensation contracts with the corporations actually were sign ed during the government control, and the remainder will continue to be subejet of negotiations. Damage claims have arisen of which many are pending. Labor has several thou sand cases before the government wage boards, and Mr. Hines has as sured the labor spokesmen these will be concluded. Some will require the payment of retroactiveVvages, if de cided in favor of the workers, and others will mean the establishment of interpretation of agreement, ?which labor, of course, will refuse to have altered by the corporations. Many effect general labor policii and represent vitally important que tions from the labor view. Railroad Union Chiefs. The reply given by President Wi son to labor's objections to the T< organization bill will be considere tomorrow by the railroad Unio chiefs. All of the union executive who are here will be called into cor ference for the purpose of agreein on a public expression of railroa labor's attitude. There was no indication tonigb as to sentiment among the leader who ha? '.ead the president's state ment in answer to their request tha he withhold his approval from th bill. They said they had stated thei case and that until a policy can b determined, they would remain ai lent as to future action. With the lines again under privat control there will be almost imme diately a resumption of the "day of competition." Corporation head have been preparing for this for sev eval months. The various roads wil attempt to divide again the busines which has been handled jointly dur ing federal control, reports indicated The roads go back to private con trol under largely new conditions The railroad bill, signed last nigh by the president, gives the system! certain new privileges, but as an off set, it enlarges the interstate com merce commission, both in power; and personnel. The corporations an no longer masters completely oJ their bond issues, nor are they al lowed to stand solidly against laboi for labor's demands, if not met bj arbitration and negotiation betweer the parties concerned, go to the higl court provided in the bill and or which sit in addition to labor anc railroad representatives, public rep resentatives as well. In resuming operation of theil properties, the corporations have s particularly valuable psychological asset bequeathed them in the opinion of Director General Hines. The cor porations, he believes, have public sentiment as favorable to them as at any time in their history. Also the properties are regarded by those who have controlled them for the last two years as being able to meet the heaviest demands, which can be made upor i-.Vun. As for finances, Mr. Hines has as serted that the corporations would have had difficulty obtaining the necessary credit had the government not extended its care to them durin? the wa?. This difficulty has been swept aside to some extent for the roads can obtain loans from the gov ernment in these days of strained credit, it was explained. The inter state commerce commission is also bound by law to consider the roads' financial status in rate-making so the I properties may always stand on a j solid base. Abbeville-Greenwood Mu tual Insurance Asso ciation. ORGANIZED 1892. Property Insured $8,875.360 WRITE OR CALL on the under signed for any information you mas desire about our plan of insurance. We insure your property against destruction by FIRE, WINDSTORM pr LIGHT NING and do so cheaper than any Com pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared to prove to you that ours is the safes! and cheapest plan of insurance known. Our Association is now licensed to write Insurance in the countiei of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor mick, Edgefield, Laurens, Saluda, Richland, Lexington, Calhoun and Spartanburg. The officers are: Gen. J. Fri^ej Lyon, President, Columbia S. C.. J. R. Blake. Gen. Agent, "ecty. and Treas., lireenwood, S. C. DIRECTORS. A. 0. Grant, Mt Carmel, S. C. J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C. J. R. Blake, Greenwood, S. C. A. W. Youngblood, Hodges, S. C. R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield, S. C. J. Fraser Lyon, Columbia, 3. C. W. C. Bates, Batesburg, S .C. W. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLAKE, GEN. AGT. Greenwood, S. C. January 1, 1920. T. B. GRENEKER Attorney at Law Office ii the ADDISON LAW BUILDING Farmers, Attention! 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