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SOUTH'S COTTON COMBINE Importance of Making The Southern ' Cotton Association Permanent so that It May Continue the Good Work so Well Be gun. To The Editor of the News and Courier: I am just in the receipt of a letter from one of our most promi- e nent farmers in South Carolina which 5 reads tas follows: To the Southern Cotton Association Columbia, S. C.-Gentlemen: Made c yesterday first sale of -this year's oot- s ton, a lot of 200 bales, at 11 1-2 cents -per pound. I congratulate the asso- c ciation, and iherewith enclose a check s for a part of the 1-8, $50, to help on the good cause. I am very respect fully, R. M. Pegues,. C Kollock, S. C. I wish, Mr. Editor, just at this time to say that the Southern Go~rton asso- f ciation has treached -a point in its pro- s .gress that it will require a great deal t of tact to steer the old boat for time' to come, J, as its treasurer of the I SowU Carolina division, am in touch I with every section of this state as well c as other southern states. As I have said before it will require a great deal 'c of -money to perfect this organization. t What the association has accomplish-, c ed up to this time is simply marvel- ir otts and the world stands aghast, and is saying now: "Wbat will fbe the out- t -come. of this organization?" Every 1 civilized nation Ihas its eyes -turned c upon the -south, 'though hat is not i surprising when we realize the fac' a that the few southern stateg produce t at least 75* per cent -of the clotihing of t the world. If the association, widh a r -fourten million bale crop staring us in e the face, when they claimed that elev- c en millions was all that the world .% oould consume, -could -place cotton i from 6 cents -to 10 1-2 cents per pound, Then when cotton dropped below io cents the associ'ation came to the front and said: "Farmers hold your cotton for ii cents and you will get it." .Ought it not be sufficient evidence c to every "doubting Thomas" That the associati'on can, will, and 'has accom-] .plished a great deal :for the south, andt I do not hesitate to' predict that this i-s only th'e beginning in 'one sense of the organization. I have imn~plicit confidence in our I people and as soon as they realize whar this association is doing for them They will no.t hesitate -t~o put their; time and money into the work, and. when they do 'that, we will then hiave] when they do that, we wil tlhen have ,the st.rongest organization ever or ganized by man, especially when they realize The fact that if we control a 'staple which produces f-rom year to I year six to seven 'hundred millions of dollars. then we cean begin to realize what a stup-en'dous .undertaking this is, and 'no one can predict -the outcome -1 er-the untold amount of -wealth that will accumulate in.our souThern lana, and when we once succeed in getting the cotton growers and the cottonr manufa'cturers to s,tand hand in hand i with a mutual understanding as to r what tlhe price shall be, inl order to 'do e .way with flu mLati -nz and have a stable price, then those of us who livec to see it, and I believe it is in the neare future when such' a condition will ex ist, you will see every cotton patchi in the south double in value, you will see new 'homes take the place of oldr ones, you wil'l see new churches, school I: hottses and -colleges springing up ev- 1 erywhere, and we will be the richest.s and 'most -prosperous people on eartfh. Now, Mr. Editor, what I want toc see is our f-armers, .merch ants, bankers a and those of every avocation in the south -take an interest in .this move-t ment, and small contributions from a each will complete the organization . and will not affect any other legiti- I mate line of business, 'and 'by so doing, 1 as I 'have said, we will ibe the most in-t dependent people on earth. t We expect to 'have a meeting of th'e ; county p-residents 'at the Southern c Cotton association office tomorrow, and hope that we will 'have a good t attendance.c Pl-ease allow me to thank you as i well as the other n-ewspapers of thef state for the 'hearty support and co-f operation that you fhave rendered ust in this movement, and I -wish to say < i-n behalf 'of the farmers That they ap preciate it very much, too. I am, veryt respectfully yours, F. H. Hyatt, 1 Treasurer South Carolina Division.t FARMERS TO REORGANIZE. .he Annual Meetings of the Variot Branches of the Southern Cot ton Association to be Held. The following has been issued froi he pres bureau of the Southern Co on asociation: The *annual reorganiz-ation and r lection of all the officers of th ;outthern Cotton association in all < he cotton growing counties and pai 5hes is near at hand. The election < fficers and .delegates for all the civ ub-divisions, townships, militia di! ricts and school precincts, as they ar lifferently termed in the sever1 -tates, Will take place on the fir. aturday in December. Farmers, mei hants and bankers are urgently r< uested tio meet on that day at the ocal meeting points in the variot ections 'of :the county and chooc rom one to five delegates to rep.r< ent them in -their county organiz ion. Tihe county or parish meeting wi e held at the county seat -on Decen ier 9, or the following Saturday. Ti'es [clegates will then perfect their cour y organization by the election of ofi :ers and the selection of from one 't hree delegates /to represent the :ounty or parish at the general stai neetings. The state meetings will Ibe (held he differen-t state capitals on Januar and the delega:res so chosen by t-1 :ounty organizations on December vill elect their staite iofficers for 190 nd also the members of the execi ive committee of the Southern Co on association on the same basis < epresentation as for 1905. The e. cutive committee of the -national o anization so dhosen will meet at H< ;prings, Ark., on the third Tuesda n January, i9o6. Farmers throughout the cotton be re urged .to promptly attend this ca )n the first Saturday in December at et the machinery of the local o anization in motion. Follow the di erent meetings up and let the ass< :ation get on a sound, systematic ar ;bstan.cial basis. Members of ti ~armers' Union, and onher organiz; ions are earnestly invited to join tI ~ssociation that every farmer in tU outh may cooperate shoulder houlder for the one purpose 'of han< ing the great staple crop of the son1 Lt profitable prices to the producer i n press is earnestly requested rblish tihis call. Harvie Jordan, residen:t Southern Cott'on \Associ tion. WHEN THE KING TRAVELS. 'Iany Precautions Taken to Insui the Safety of England's Ruler 'on the Railroads. ..ondon Daily Express. W4hen a royal train is to 'be run pecial notit is issu.ed, in whichi it tructions are lai'd down to stati nasters, guards, drivers, signal me: nspectors, plate layers, gatemen, fo nen and all other employees conceri d as 'to th.e sworking of the tcrain froi :te time it st.arts to the ti'm'e wihen raws uip at its destination, with -ti xit from The royal salo9n facing tI rip of re.d .carpet. ITo all whose dut s affected a copy of this jealous) ~uarded document is h'an'ded and eoeipt taken for it, and woe uni im ,w'ho shall be found wantingi :nowledge of 'his part, down to tl, mallest detail. tThe reason for all this secrecy: >bvious. A railway train-even a ro: :1 train-is not tih'e safest place in til vorld, and in spitse of 'all th'at huma hought can do to minimize the dar ~ers of t.ravelling .accidents will hal >en. Therefore, .in order to insui is Majesty's safe-ty, so far as in tihe: ies, the railway autihorities hold u 'heir ordinary service to some e> enr, an'd 'do all in their power to in press upon thei.r staff the imnportanc >f the trust placed in their 'hands. Waiting at any important juni ion or st-ation to see the royal trai taslh tihrough one is struck with f1, inusual stillness and absence of tra! ic. This is explain'ed by the fa.ct tha or some time before this privilege rain is due to pass, all traffic is eith< liverted to side lines or held bac .together. Very minute, indeed, a: 'he instructions as to what shall ha' en to everything onw wlheels that ikely to be on 'the line on this momer ous day within 'hours of the time< us Maje.s+y's passing. Even shnn ing oPerat1os on sidings near the line occupied by the royal train must be is suspended half an hour before the train is due, and not be resumed till it itas passed, anid goods trains drawn up in wai:ing on the adjacent set of rails n must be carefully examined by the tguard to make sure nothing is pro jecting. To insure that the royal travelers -e are not subjected -to the same annoy >f ances and inconveniences as -ordinary r- people drivers of standing trains must >f see that their engines are not emitting ii smoke or steam, or whistling, while S- the royal trains passing and drivers le of passenger -trains passing the royal i train must avoid whistling unless it is it absolutely necessary, and must also r- slhIut off steam while running past. !- It is a special ins,ruction to station ir masters to arrange for 'the placing of ts .trus'tiworthy men at "facing points, -e over wfhiiclh the royal train will run, thalf 'an -hour before the train is due. -These 'facing points" must also be carefully examined and bolted and 11 padlocked for the .ti-me on 'which the 1- royal special is travelling. No work e in any way likely to affect -the line 1- must go on- at any of the stations, an.d - all work in connection with the per ,o mianent way must cease .a quarter Of r an hour before the train is due. In ad :e dittion, it is the station master's duty to see that the entrance to their sta rt tions are -watched and kept private. 'y It is -rather a cu.nious fact also that e all -fogmen, whether there be any 9 sign's -of fog or not, must b'e at theiT 6- posts an hou.r before the King's train I- is due. t- The arrangements for the make-up 3 and 'driving of royal trains are, -as C might be -expected, most precise. En r- gines of royal trains must carry three >t discs by .day, shtowing the royal arms. Y After dusk, during the foggy weather or when it is snowing, four lights 1I must be shown, one white on each 11 side of the smoke box, a green lighi -on top, an,d -a purple light on the near r- side of the buffer beam. Royal trains f- tr'ust pass "facing points" at a speec 3 not exceeding twenty miles an 'hour d or less in specified cases-and with ie steam 'shut off. a- As 'some of the companies do no1 ie ow~n a sufficient num~rber of roya ie co'adh'es for all purposes, 'these ar< to bor-rowed from 'others who have therr -I- 'to spare, an.d the company owning :h the roll'ing stock send artificers witi '. thl e train th'roug'hout 'the journey. T'w< to ir- specto.rs, acting as guards, ~accom .pany -the roy.al train, 'one riding in th< fronit and 'tihe ot'her in tIh-e rear b'rake a- van, the former .kee.ping his face 'c the rear 'of the train so as to observ< a'y 'signal from, his .colleague or frorr 'the royal 4ttenda'nts, and convey .a' c-ice to the driver any instructionm re r.ecessary. Anothier impo3rtant iteur v'orthy of n'otre is that royal trainm carry an emergency telegraph instru 'nent, by means of wihidhi telegraphic communicatrion can 'at 'once 'be estab. a Ii 'hed .at any pl'ace, a special call being 1- a-rangeld to :whic'h precedence mus1 mn ba given over messages of .all kinds. n, a:'ad 'a 'staff of experienced telegrapla - rr'an accompany the 'train. The elab t- or'ate precautions as to signall.ing "the 'n r yal" are interes:ting. All telegrap.li it co'enators must be 'at t'heir ins'truments e o, hours before the royal train is te d?.e 'to deqpart. and while .tlhe train is :y rr-nning they must on no .account ly leave 'their places. Signal men must a be continuously on duty during 'the :o time t'he royal train is on its journey. n ar-d all signal 'cabins in regular use Lmast be op.en an hour before the trasin is due, 'and signals lighted if necessary. s re'mammig so till 'the relieving Li gnal e- h'is been 'received from the cabin in Le a'dvaince. It is the station 'masters n " ~': a3 care to see that the -danger sig. 1- nals are kept on till the royal train >- has passed and is signalled back from -e the next 'station or cabin, and to be 'n o:1 their stations during t'he'h'yassage p o f the royal .train. c- By such and o't'her carefully worked 1- out means, which it would be tedious :e to mention, is the safety of tihe person of the 'sovereign insured when he tray Sels by train. teReflections Of A Bachelor. f- Falling in love is easy; you have to t, dig your tway ou't. d Once in a while an honest man gets r elected and 't'he surprise 'kills him. k Either a girl thinks she 'has a swan -e like neck or 'that it is white and pure > like marble. is ITh~e handiwork -of nature must be 1- unsatis-factV-y to most women. judg >f ing from the amoun~t of coin they ICIAL BANK Y, S. 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