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Farmers' Union Bureau of Information." /-Conducted by the South Carolina Parmers' Eduea tional and Co-Operation Union. gD-Communlcatins Intended for this department should be addressed to J. C. Stribling, Pendleton, S. C. More About That Farmer's Home - Made Cotton Warehouse. The importance of this cotton ware house business to farmers we think justifies our devoting considerable space on this subject now in order to get in shape for a big effort in build ing these houses as soon as the far mers are through their crop work. There is no doubt about this, that if all the loss in weights and damages onl cotton in one season were bulked in each cotton county, the loss sus tained here would, pay for at least one small warehouse in each import ant county in the south. Whilst farmers are getting together on a co-operative plan on the cotton warehouse they are at thle same time becoming educated of other lines of business; this coming together on this warehouse business will teach farmers how to get better school houses, ehurches and better roads and mail facilities, and, above all, it, will teneh farmers that there is stien.ti, and power inl organized ef'forts, while in dividual e'forts of our strongest men unorganized is notling m1ore than the struggQle of a weakling. We did not state in 0111. other arti ele tihat the specifications there given wele r(ckbottom as to the cheapest plans on all bought material. The prices on cement, for instance, ranges in different places all the way from $1.50 to $2.75 per barrel. Where cement has to be shipped any con siderable di:;tance over the rail the hihest grade cement is the kind to use. Tnstead of slopening the roof all one way it -is perhaps best to make the cone or high part in the middle, sloping the roof 50 feet each way. The difference in the insurance 1ates. will not jllt ify sprinkling or waltr tank arrangements for less than 11 tirlee section warehlouse. Cost of water tank and equipment is about $500.00. Additional cost of piping for each section added. Where automatic sprinkling ar rangements are to be used the space above the bales should be at least one foot more than mentioned in our first plans; that. is, the lowest part of walls should. be nine feet instead of eight feet. Remember, also, that after one see tion has been put up that only the cost of one wall-no cost of machine -has to be paid for each additional section, the roofing, ends, &c., being the same on all sections. About Insurance, on These Cement Hollow Block Buildings. This bureau has been informed that some designed men hav'e circulated the report (no doubt to discourage this warehouse movement among farmers) that insurance rates wvould be higher on these houses built of hollow cement bilock thtan on standard brick houses, when in reality the reverse is the truth in this matter. Looking at it from the standpoint of the farmers' side of this wvarehouse business, there seems to be too much doing by the large cotton wvave houses men to discourage farmers in build ing and owning their own warehouses. Nowv, we are of the opinion that this Farmers' Union movement has reach ed that stage in numbers and strength that we can safely say to all these in surance agents and othe henchmen of the opposition to the farmer's warehouse business, that we are not going to have any more bomboosling and tom foolery in this thing. Farmers will soon have enough of these ware houses to run a mutual insurance of their own, like the mill men are now doing. Tfhe Farmers' Union warehouse bus iness we trust will soon be in shape to take care of itslf in every other wiay as wvell as take care of the price 'of 'cotton. Pricing Our Own Products. The Farmers' Union ought to feel very proud of their record in the mat ter of setting their own prices on their great money crop, cotton, and main taining' these prices as against all efforts of both' bears and bulls and even a good stiff pull of Union men who persisted in the attempt to followv the speculative breach of trust by the Cotton Association who made an ef. fort to jump from 11 cents to 15 eents at the' risk of their reputation for fair dealing. 1t will be remembered thma't at the cotton groweris' meeting at Ashevlkl ther'e ~vas a hard pull made by con* sumers and bears to set prices lower We oreGCoiug Will move to the St( *We have a very large st( It is unnecessary to nai we say. We have almos Machines, including the V Tables, Trunks, Window frigerators, in fact, almos Everythi.ng C When we move to our Come Next I SK BLE while the Farmers' Union stood firm ant of the proper at their original set price of 11 cents cotton seed prothi and won out on this price. And raises cotton says again at New Orleans when the .Cot- enough most cert ton Association jumped the other way dispute it mid pa) and named 15 cents the Farmers' help it, though w4 Union stood firm upon her pledge will say that exc and said, nol our foundation upon who has sold his which our organization rests, our ten cents on the character and reputation for fairdeal- most rampalt bea ings and our good judgment as to the world' what is a fair price for our cotton. 'If m in the In the face of 6 cents cotton in 1904 ar.un sayin s:x the F'armners' Union pledged them-wha,teeou selves to stand up for 10 cents, anderwatdIfe they who kept the faith got their igbte shg price. The Farmers' Union made the 0udi ted price of 11 cents for our last crop andwolbeaati have stood firm at the stake. It made Hnei swt no difference whlich way the wild cattatwcofstl jumped, the Farmers' Union stood alrusdw firm upon the rock bottom price of 11emaass1)t cents and got all above this figureoiprdcswt that she could. This record for good cainudrtt judgment, firm convictions and gvoodlcrlsns np faith should drive confidence into mre.Ltu all Union men as well as all others lA.Ltu l that hereafter when the Farmers'ofte( Union make a price for their cotton lnrbeswh that said prices are in the first place o h aktn a fair and reasonable price; and that frcttn the oldest and original price-nmakersbttradme11 for our cotton-The Fames Unioncotngnigii -have in their power to maintaintogtme rit these prices even under greater pres-dutealntle sure than before, because the Unionsed Althsi is now better fortified than ever be-tenainoth fore with more wvarehouses of theirtoiscepaff own, more home-made supplies andbeasthmil more than six hundred thousand mem- tecoho a hers in our ranks and still growing at treyas n icton hen prouc Whie or peset copsaregi.~vra ie tn saysgi of the cost of our cottonecro and fi-tnpaiy.O)iC'' nrc out t ourhelpn mi,dshhatgwoul l)e far pofi toeac OdntyUnin Tcent ongh 111)1 he verge, henleteacostteNv Yrmak ea ak th avrae. henaggegte Represenativ the avrage mong althecotto ent sinlte State at ne rund p meting arg~ous,yn ofixh thendrie dwn he sake ata firenat ,tereanu aveiage nd tandby hesepri e rs of thueds Ifme Thefllowigsesibleclip ing utter oc caigh froma ladin aricl takn foma beore i the e Cotto and ottonOil Nws s ouldAfe bein a eapi ho ool fodfo th mndsofal co- t Hene it. eist toi famer: .Corli uns downei "If he ew nglnd tats hdteybaradssee alt the rasing f theAmerianco t on nderstatedgw ~ poud. "Itis he fstm .f o r enyo the sig peope totellyouthat10. ent i lipthe marekiet enouh fo coton.Morver he r icsan ef re notni majorty o our eopl are og o onygemre foa itsc 1o Cha ge our Pk ONJULY 1 >re on Upper Main Stre by Copeland Bros. >ck of furniture to move, and i we will sell at cost for six dai r%.31M.h. g .U'u ..eI me prices, as we will sell to yot t anything you want. Bed-r Vheeler & Wilson, Mattings of Shades. Hammocks, Toilet Se t everything found in a first cl ash During this Cut Prici new store we shall continue to Week and Get wi ONLY SIX DAYS SAL -alue of cotton and Sent to them thit they Showed them s. If the man who selves mn deek. Tey appeared about that ten cents is twenty minutes before' sailing time, iinly :no onie will ai god natmredlly stood oii t f more if they can ter deck foi nearly five mitutes n think no planter til the photographers present had pt the unwise 'one tken all the snapshots they wished. This wrop ini advance at board i advanc te Am. Longworth wore a very neat have a board is now the fitting black fin(l white checked io r and crop liar intiimmed with jelly gi black gipirg and black velvet wt bits is enough for srtt itr a, timd wt be tar and feath- blaek p a s t e a black I,went around say- t-lle -0i a t s enough at' 15 centsI iry districts, there ''eaegigtgtofatSuh ;t in stale .milk. a po,'si r ogvrh 'n Limspeakable shametcaemaefrLno,veefr e South systemati-tw wekwesalbthgutso ts own wvares, andAmasdr ei.Te wesal cotton -and cotton tae nFac n emn. epreciation, denun- "r o on od n uo values and grosser ibing"Frm eparing cotton for "el ae' lyatmbl,SRN Il turn over a niew tog ihIhd' ontend for the sut- Akdaothspltcltos *tton and force the to$ r ogot adta oiayi are so. many short v' to have ai better Cncnaiwatoleispon t he ginner to get a frCnrs." esi o oe riform price for his acrigt u rsn ln,o u the cotton oil millgst4'lisad'an thrwllb .manufactured pro-tienog totikaotlcin Dik n to pay more for we e ak"dikti easy. -Let us 'tell earth that our cot-: Tee wsasor-hc h ln teen cents a 'pound, on othdiRitea-fawl have been selling ee nrhs en ena h ok is of that price for Ayugmnwshadt s h hat cotton oil andgteawhtethLogotsadf mniformily present iredAbytnetocdhmci"H H do this we shall in h hudradsi 1 to realize the Utop- ''S o okfrteLnwr.s sent goin to blow themyp shoee there orth'Hidesewhishon dck.r he aeared caotM d.'lamwet i nutoes bef o' f sai l on ime,t andMsnNcoa goo rturklyd nthf yetra n ter deckfor earl _fiv mnt s uh Amrianlie,take UNIllIT the sasoTH hey wisepThs persos aVl w r s. Scolgwrsh Exmto n. veyn ate fittft Rin blckanfwer Scholarshi mo ertaineAat supp r pNrmalceprtent toimmed un with by Mr.and lMck me ng eaCnty blac ve lvebu ~,woege ts,i linei w ist b40i blckney and 8F u inth ~orin, o-t~st Fidra , uly e wth.Eai ship. tiblciecc' foraeao ~thes Univerack tuer ord ellbe el a tn saoe m.JS.M ~s augterandhencie fae formaonowhrfo visbl, ad t a vei FrNAInc SLAN , G era n" "WellquesthhadnbeennColumobile, PRNC ce of Busliess 3t Formerly Occupied n order to reduce our stock 's i at cost. We mean what oom Suits, Stoves, Sewing all kinds, Rugs, Mattresses, 6s, Chairs of all kinds, Re ass Furniture Store. 3 Sale. sell either for CASH OR INSTALLMENT. iat You Want. Ex . S& C. FRUIT JARS! is the season for putting up fruits. We full supply (all sizes) of fruit jars and asses. Also rubbers for fruit jars. Let ply your wants in this line. Prices right. lEO. 0. DAVENPOR T. The Seller of Good Things to Eat. ENTURY OF HEALING. ore than a hundred years the merits of GLENN S MINERAL WATER have been recognized, and s are ready and willing to give testimony as to its effi 11I diseases of the, Liver, Kidneys, Stomach and Skin. Physicians Prescribe It. Patients Depend on It. Everybody Praises It. Glenn Springs Mineral Water and keep well; if si,:k. 3 water and be restored to hea'th. Springs Company, Glenn Springs, S. C. Newberry, S. C. ,1 stock paid in . . $ 50,000.00 's . . . . . . 25,000.00 its - - - . . . 235,000.00 lo business on business principles. extend every consideration consistent afe and sound banking. per cent. paid on deposits in Savings Department; Fire Proof Vault. Burglar Proof Safe. INTOSH, .J. E. NORWOOD, President. Caser.