Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Frmers' Union a Information. Q -Conduoted by thea South Carolina ParWft9ers' 2"V. A tional and Co-Operation vaton. I-Communlaiona intendedf th deprmn hbould be addrssedto. 8tAlblWCt, Pndleton, 8. The Founder of The Farmers' Unia N hDead. Newton Gresham, the farther of the i Farmers' Educational and Co-opera- n tive Uniod of America, died at his t( home at Point, Texas, April 10th. o work and spirit lives on in the Far- 11 mesUnion, whicI is already.the t greatest farmers' organizotioo. th4t .9 the world has ever known. In the Farmers' Un orgaiiati;n b Newton Gresham has left to his p'eo. ple, his family and the SoSuthern farmers as well an heritage and monu ment to his memory that is far great er than a mint of gold and many statues in bronze. His South Carolina UnUion breth ren mourn his loss, while we bow to C the will of Him who -gave for our good. Peace. be unto his ashes. Building Our Forts While Compara- 'I tive Peace is in the Southland' Cotton Market. tl 11 In answer to many inquiries from it farmers for the cheapest plan for p farmers to put up their own ware- b houses we are getting together as to is plans and cost of a very simple, good cc and cheap Farmers' Union warehouse in that most any strong local Union can is put up themselves at comparative R small cost. sc Send in to our bureau all the in- F formation you have on this subject. si 01 What about that farmer that con- se tinues to drive a nail with a rock, or id old plow, and allows his wife to do ti the same wily, when the price of three n drinks of whiskey and a plug of to- h< bacco would pay for a good claw- gi hatchet? SY e< There seems to be no salvation or tc hope for that miserable, simple-mind- cc ed ''all cotton farmer'' who absolu- al tely refuses to heed the warning of fo the Farmers' Union about not plant- m ing more food cropo. Nothing in the gc way of words seem to afeet these ai slavfcs of a ruinous system. They ft cannot be made to feel anything of in less force than a rear-end collision w with a billy goat or a hungry cotton si mule that would force them to eat li their meals from the mantlepiece for tI about a week. P] st You Farmers' Union main stand gi up there and pull off your hat, we si have something to tell you that will i make you feel proud. Did you ever ap think that our South Carolina Far- hi mers' Union column was now being 01 pulished in papers that. reach over ti four hundred thousand Southbern peo- f< pIe who subscribe to these papIers? si Newspaper men tell us that is so! oi This should remind all who furnish n informnajon for this colun that we w should be v'ery careful what we say, t~ for this responsibility i3 not only p) great, but our teachings along this e~ educational line should heC coniduct- ii ed upon a high p)lane.w Farmers' Union News. t This South Carolina Farmners' Un- a ion column is now publishedl in evry ' Southern. State from the Rio Grande '' to the James Rivers.r Texas and Oklahoma- papers .state ii that our Famers' Union membesr U no0W rounid upl more than six hundred c thousand farmers that belong to the e union. Cheer up, farmers, your or- ti ganizantion, is growing very fast in d both numbers and know~ledge. Tell a llfarmers, whe.ther they are v delegates or niot, to conme to Ander- b 50on, S. C., on May 31st, to be present 6 : at the organization of the State Far mlers' Union. 'Any farmer not already a iiembier t of the union can be initiated at And- a ersoni andl become a member and rep- n resentative at this State Union from ni any county that has no organization s Y' already in the union. National President of the Farmers* v Union, R. F. Duckworth, 0. P. Pyle. f lecturer, President Barrett, of the i Georgia State Union, and several oth- r or noted union men and officers of c ~' the National Union will be on hand e at Anderson May 3.ist, to assist in r M" organizing the State Union. Every f local and county unioni in the State t should be repre.sented at this State ] Union. ~t ~.Notice. To the Farmers of South Carolina: P.4 ou are hereby called to meet in a leleted power at Ainderson, S. C., t ~jfy 81st, 1000, for the purpose of t ~gniking a preliminary State Union. j nlaRI of reprisentation in organized g outiez vIflb6 one for every 100 t ~ ~bers or majority fraction there- t In cointies where there is io a )unty tinion,I one delegt from t ph local uniop. All , wh 'e, members 'Are inv 11 counties -that ha. nion orgahistion t nd e tes, ni I -ten" b$pge the e fo013Vwh,1 the !,tit I giri1is,#ado;V i'coiiitu- i on a aws to goVOP the ax-. I iers' Union. in South doirli; also. bring the farmers n'6bose (tid sed'ret rganization for the purpose.of hold g _Ard ,ontro)lig the price of cot )n, also, to encourage the building f a Farners' Union Warehouse in 1 very. county in. South Carolina,, to I e owned and controlled by farmers. B. F. Earl, State Organizer. Ahderson, S. C. 'HE GREA AMERIOAN FARMER ongressman Lever's Speech on This National Institution was Well Received by the House. he Statc. Washington, April 20.-Among f io many things that come up for r t the house of representatives while n is trying to take as much time as )ssible passing the few important s ,]s it has been decreed it shall pass r the American farmer. The Ameri- s n farmer, as we all know, is a great g stitution. The ''agricultural bill'' 1 before the house this week and a epresentative Asbury F. Lever, t metimes known as the Honorable A. rank Lever of the Seventh congres- C Dnal district of South Carolina, took )portunity yesterday to deliver him If of a few of his ideas, very good ens, too, about this great institution, tj ie American farmer. Just before e aking his speech Mr. Lever was t: am', to say to some of his collea- v ies, on the side, that lie would not P vap his place on the agricultural d mmittee with any of them, not even e be chairman of the ways and moans mmnittee, or words to that effect or f 0ng that line. He was loaded then u r his speech, which lie was about to h ake. He made it. Contrary to the A ieral custom when such speeches tj e made, ie got a good and respect- ti I as well as a semi-respectable hear g. About one-third of the members n ire in their seats, a fair average on 0 ich an occasion, and they not only 1 tened attentively, but they frequen- t, y interrupted the speaker with ap ause. When lie finished speaking t4 iething like a dozen of his collen-- a les left their seats and went. up to .t ake hands and congratulate him.i b te great American farmer and the rieultural department seemed to be e s subject. He said among many t her things that, the first sugges- a in of a department. of agriculture ir thte government came from a mes go sent to cotngress by the ''Father 5 ' is Country'' in which lhe recomn- g endCed a governmentsal agency, e hieh should be charged with the dui- e of ' 'stitnulating enterprise and ex ritmeti ng along agricultural lini ''Thte suggestions of Gen. Wash totn were met with favor by thtea isesi antd best statesmuanship) of that ~riodl. The respotnse of the senate 1 t fhose suggest ions was written by I, South Carolitnian, Senator Read. The I rnthI is'', asserted Mr. Lever, that from the earliest days of thtis ~public, thte South has been vitally ' Iterestedl in every effort to better te cotndit ion of the agricultural 1 asses atid there is no sectioti of the. mnttry which gives heartier supporti the present administration of the opartnmnt of agriculture. The ~ outh believen in the integrity and C 'isdomi of Secretary Wilson and It oli.eves that lhe , att least wvill give the onth a 'square deal.' '' Mr. Lever charged that the govern cent hiad been tardy in extending aid ~ > agriculture, ''the most potent gency in our industrial develop-. itent,'' and declared that this tardi ess reflected on thte patriotic fore ght of the nation. ''For,'' said hte, a policy of liberality to agriculture Tould bring to the country a twvo-e >ld benefit.; it would help the farmter uliv'idually and would add to the. enue of the government by in reasing the farmer's taxable prop rty.'' lie also claimed that such ecognition as agriculture finally won rom congress the result of Democra ie effort. A Democrat of Missouri, fr. Hatch, lead the fight in the house, nd the act was signed by a Demo ratic president. He said that agriculture was the argest contributor of the nation's enlth and argued that the. app1iopria-4 ion .mado annually by congress for his industry wvas not a gift to the armor, but an investment for the I ovornment from which it expected,< nd did actually receiv0 large re-r urns. He saidl the farmer did not xpect the government to give him nything; the fa'rmer still believed. he old-time d6etrine that the peoyle hould support the* government and tot the government support the peo ile. He polpted out that the farmer lot only ,3tributed nipre wealth to,, he gov, went-'thikn qYq ?ther in lustrial ,el.iss, but thr4ug agricul ure thio country was e4i4ng im. nunity tor1 dqbt. "IA i4t'rnation di trade, duAngthe: ast 10Gears, the' )roducts ok agriculture have paid t foreign debt of $543,000,000-an tdverse balance of trade against pre lucts not , agricultural from other .ountries.'' Not only had the farmer >aid this foreign debt but he, hai >rought to our shores $5,092,000,600 o swell. our national wealth. He had danged us from a debtors to a credi or nation. Notwithstanding that the United. 3tates is the greatest agricultural -ountry in the world - Mr. Lever howed by carefully prepared figures hat we spend less in support of that ndustry than any other so-called vorld-power. He said if we gave as r6ely for agriculture as other nations, i lie bill under consideration would all for $100,000,000, which it calls ier capita tax of the United States y or agriculture is abuot 7 cents; in iost other countries it is double that imount. Mr. Lever submitted a table which howed that for the last six years ag iculture has received among the inallest appropriations given. by the overnment for any purpose. ''The 1 avy," he said, "receives 20 times I s much as ogriculture, and this in a me of profound peace." ongressman Lever Champions Farm- S er-Strong pleas for Agricultural Appropriation. r Washington, April 25.-The ears of ie American farmer must have, burn- 1 : today because of the eulogies and ibutes to his untiring energy, his de- 0 Dtion and his patriotism which were aid him by members of the house a uring the considering of the agri iltural appropriation bill. 1 Next to the achievements of the irmer, the American hen came in for S nstinted praise for her industry and or usefulness, her champion being C [Ir. Dawson, of Iowa, who contribu A a thoughtful speech to the litera ire of the farm. The president's message recom lending an appropriation of $300,- tr DO for the Mare Island navy. yard,; 'as read and referred to the commit- f ,e on appropriations. 0 Without reaching an agreement aa the limit of general debate on the t iricultural bil, it went over until >morrow, the features of the bill not 3ing touched upon. Mr. Lever, of South Carolina, class-. I the farmer as the great eonserva ve force in America politics. I-. iid the government expenditure per ipita of agricultural p)opulation for U me republic of Francee amounts to . 2 cents, for Austria 69 cents, Hun ary 90 cents and for thme United tates, which owes more to its agri-, Liltur'e than any of these nations, the spenditure is 16, cents.r The peCr capita tax for agricultural a4 uirposes for the United - States is sc bout 7 cents. g Mr. Lever made a strong plea for ti irger agricultumral applropriat ion andl iss for the army' and navy. t And He Was It. udge. Mrs.' Benhamn-Do you know how tI bsters are caught? W Benhamn-Only one, my dear. The language denotes the man. A al oarse or refinmed character finds its xpression naturally in a coarse or re-b ined phraseology.-B3ovee. p . A Translation. 'Ohm, that's a wecll known saying f Louis XIV-'LI'Etat, c'est moi.' '' '' And what does it men ?'' I ''Why~, it mneans 'The State, I 'm tc p To Delinquent Tax Payers. The Hon. John L. Epps, County 'reasurer for Newborry County, has ilaced in my hands for collection, the Leinquent tax executions for the year 905. Parties due for delinquent taxes vill please call and settle and save urther cost. M. M. Buford, Sheriff. Newberry, S. C., Apr/1l 16, 1906. NOTICE PINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that I will nake a final settlement in the Probate jourt for Nowberry County, on the 16thm day of May, 1006, as adinis ratrix of the estate of J. K. Epps and mmnediatehy thereafter apply to said ourt for letters dismissory as ad ninistratrix of said estate. Janie Epps, Adininisturatrix. Mai l I8th( Making Eighteen Hun CHOICE TENNESSEE F aid While it Lasts to G< Iest Patent $5.OC ,est half Pat. $4., Best Meal 75c. bL Best Grits $1.75 S Don't pay any more, don't be swit( al9ng, save money and buy from us. Our immense stock of spring goods ties and fancy goods and staples, our ing novelties in millinery. Come and right thing in prices, style, quality, & ply cannot beat us, we don't make a you up on. balance, people getting and looking out more for No. x. Cor o Forty years experience counts somet ,r don't you fgrget it, PROSPER11 STATEh e Of the condition of the Exchange e the close of business March 31 si mity with an act of the General A Resourcep. Loans and Discounts .. $137022 71 C Furniture and Fixtures .. 3324 15 P Due from Banks .. .. .. 6223 17 Over drafts ..I.. .... .111 65 B Cash and Cash Items .. .. 15501 19 11 Y B1 $162182 87 Personaly appeared before me M. L. S Y who swears that the above statement is cc belief. 0 Sworn to before me this the 2nd day of . Attest. Edw. R. Hip, C. J. Prel Geo. B. Cromer. . .STATED Of the condition of The Commei at the Close of business, March: Resources. - Notes Discounted .. .....$377487 64 ( Furniture & Fixtures.. .. 3051 93 1 eo Due from Banks .... ....51531 70 I 1Overdrafts.... .... ....2807 42 1 Cash and Cash Items .. .. -13934 12 I 1$448812 81 j State of South Carolina, 1 County of Newberry f I, J. Y. McFall, Cashier of~ the above statement is true to the best of my knowl s e s ~ Sworn to befe Attest. e Z F. Wright, Li Jno. M. Kinard, W. H. Hur.t. 50B . :0 SI. S.Bir =w. IAVE YOUR W ROP ewrry.v.C. W. B RIKARD 3 now in The Herald ar 4ews Office where he will c our work promptly and und< GUARANTEE. Give him a trial. qEW STORE I am now opening up a nic tock of goods in the stor >om formerly occupied by E 1. Evans & Co., on Main St pposite the court house. Ai sking now the pub'.c genera come in and inspect r .ock before making their pui hases. My Etock consists .of Dr 'oods, Groceries, etc. Ca to see. Will be delighted 1 iake you close prices on ever) ing-and satisfaction guarar ed. Yours for business, W. R. REID. Prepared to furnish every ~ingi n the way of supplies. eal Estate and Insuranc4 Do you have Real Estate to sell < nt which you do not care to has Ivertised to the general publie? ] , place it in our hands aind we wi ye it our personal study and attet an. We have standing buyers for ee: in kinds of land. Do you want to buy Real Estatc you mean business come to see t r we have Some property for sal Lat might greatly- surprise you r all as interest you. If you don't mean business coni see us anyway and we will tell yo I we know about the weathe We undertake to sell -no propert ifore we have inspected it and ar roved the price. Loans negotiated on approve curity.. Rents- and accounts collected. We are agents for the Aetna Lil surance Company. It wvill pay ye see what this old rel iable, and cot rvative company has to offer befoi acing your Insurance. More and more men are beginnia understand what this statemei eans. Office ovei4 the Commercial Bank !. K. SLIGH & COMPAli StickI Brick For Sale by C. H. CAN NON. BANK DEPOSI OoR.R. Fare Paid. Notes Tai ~M USmE8 a~Us1' e AR dred Barrels of that LOUR Just Received. at I Every bbl. W-0 guaranteed. ishel. ack. ::hed off by argument, come right arriving embracing all the.novel Mrs. Moseley in the North select. see us, we are prepared to do the c., for an all round bill you sim. cut price on one thing and burn educated and opening their eyes ie and see us and be convinced. bjing, we will treat you right and rY, S. C. /ENT. Bank of Newberry, S. C., at 1906. Published in comfor ssembly. Liabilities. apital Stock .. .. . . $50000 00 rofits less expense 4713 14 Deposits viz. atnks $1142.56 idividuals 80550.83 81693 39 ills payable ..........10000 .00 e Discounts ........ 15776 34 $162182 87 earman Cashier of the above Bank, rrect to the best.of his knowledge and M. L. Spearman, Cashier. .pril, 1906. J. C. Wilson, J. P. N. C. /IENT. -cial Bank of Newberry,,S. C. 31st, 1906. Liabilities. apital Stock .. ......$50000 00 'roflts less all exp. paid .. 42645 72 )ue Banks ...... ..... 4339 89 lividends Unpaid .. .......707 00 te Discounts ...... ...70000 00 ndividual Deposits .....281120 20 - 448812 81 named Bank, swear that the above edge and belief. , J. Y. MeFall,7 - Cashier. re me this 2nd day of AprIl, 1906. H. T. Renwiek, . N. P. ofS. C. Ten Dads PER trrels ..j. t Flour' I.R BARREL. -ge Co.