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F$TOPJNG OOTTON IN BAOH COUNTY. Plan Outlined to Southern 'Cotton Association-onimittee Issues A Call. Mr. E. D. Smith, the president of the South Carolina Ootton associa tion and Southern organzier, has .issu ed an impontant address, through a special committee, regarding the erec tion of warehouses for the storage of cotton and for lond-ing money on such cotton stored in association, ware houses to the members of the asso cintion. The address is of the great est imporbance to farmers, tell.ing as it does the plans 'to be worked out. Mr. Smith accompanies tihe ad dress with a personal card as fol lows: 'Recognizig the fact t1iait the commercial prospect depends upon 'the permalniiout b'isis, and in view o'f the fact thalt we must have surplus capital invested where it can be a vailable for retiring this cotiton, I hope the plan given below will be taken up by tihe several counties in the state, and reports made prompt ly. ''We will begin 'an active caipaign from county to county about the 1st of July. In a. few days we will pub lish our sdhedule of appointments, and hope that all parties interested will see 'that at our several places of mceting there wi-l be as large an at tendance as possible. ''E. D. Smith." Every fall thousands of bales of ct.ton are forced on the market re gArdless of tihe price, because the piAducers and owners have inciirred .iebts in making tiheir crops, and have ni other meais of meeti.ng their ob liga-tions. other than by selling their cobton. It is this very condition that has caused every year unsatisfactory prices to be obtained for the pro duct. It is useless to tell a farmer or owner of cotton what it is really worth without giving him a mans by. which he can realize its worth. The people are demanding a practical,, simple, uniform 1 plal of cooperation by which cot,toi can ne stored and oney borrowed, and the floating tton purchased and retired from the arket, so that the price can be fix and mnintained immediately. It therefore, evident, tlihat in order 'maintain a fair price for our cot there must be concerted action, g b tho- earrying- of cotan at inimum cost. and the removal of distressed or surplus cotton the market, and preventing its g into comlpetition with that for whicli there is a natuiral ealtihy denand. eordance with a resolution [at a meeting of 'he inational 'Ke committee in. Birmninghani, A January, 1907, the fol lowing' detail is given as t he policy socia tion f'or organizin g thme Sing and holding companies ing a profitable price for ounty ito nieet and appoin,t ee sto soli'eit subscriptions 'stock of as much as $5 WMr the cotton grown .i.n that ,Mis money 'to be used as a MMedit for .building, buying wa.rdhouses, for borrow or lending money on cot earry on any and all IL essary controlling the sale of cotton in that eq a committee to app)oint ents to obtain subscrip capital stock from all idles of profession or vo tupon the subscription bhun ytof the capital Ant it, there shall be 'a Sstoeloholder.s .to elect ager and board of di avd of directors and o bt'ain a dharter to varehouse coltton. That Sthec several ware nag companies mn fl conjunction with t 'ix the carrying to cover all ex ng on tihe business a in that4 state. The rom among its mem yes 'to meet wit>h tJhe re -committee of .the Asdociation and they bJe of cot-ton, and tihe necessary to meet ~toring, insuring cot rest on money and B ach county organ control of all of its 'api'tal and ito have all ved from its itwest jtoeldholder 'and mom thorn Cotton associa ntitled to all of the lvileges arising from m. That to each mem yment of annual dues a mombership eerti the name and postoffice of the mem ber and the fact that the holder d'hall be entitled to all the priv.ileges and beonefits under -the organization. That When cotton under the control of these several companies shall be sold, it shall be sold at such a price as shall represeiut 'thp minimum as fixed by the association, plus the carry ing chmges, so that -the owners of cotton belonging to ou-r -association shall receive a minimum net, and t1hc purchaser made to pay all expenses ineurred in storing, insuring and warehousing. Duties of Manager. The business manager shall be bonded in a sufficient sum -to guaran tee -avainst any losses and shall ne gotiate all onns, see to the location, buildi!, buying and leasing- of all wa-relhouses and shall be responsible fori the sale of all cotton under his chai-ge. A member of the association bminging his cot-ton to an -association war-1oulse, shall be eutitled to re ecive a loan upon his cotton, to have it wei--bied and graded, and to have a certifica-te of Ownership; which cer tifieate shall set forth t'he weight and grade, marks and mnumers, aind the amount per bale horrowed. The own er s'hall be required to execute -to the business manager- a )owe of at torney to borrov money oi and to sell his cotton, provided it shall not be sold under the price agreed upon by the national association. The busi ness manager shall be empowered to buy any an.l all cot-ton offered for sale in his county w'hen the price at which it is offered is less than that fixed by the association, and he shall be empowered to hypothecate these purchases, or the cotton so boug'ht. as a basis of loan to buy other cotton. To illustrate, say the capital stoek of a given county is $100,000. With this amount 10,000 bales can be bougiht. by' bor'owing on 'the bale the amout neecssary to buy it less $10. That is if the cotton should be 9 eents a -Pou,1,d the manager gives $45 for a bale. This hale is warehoused and the receipt is hypotheeated for a loan of $35 on tile bale it represents and by addingir $10 of the capital stock an other bale can be bought. Thus plac ing the hale of cotton, and $10 as collateral security, 10,000 -bales can be controlled by a capital of $100, 000. The difference between what sum cotton is bought at and the price at which t is sold, will be one means of revenue to t.he corporation. Each count,y, .'varehouse and holding com pany q)iall give a bond to the state d~ivXQg' S ja4jtfI keQping of ts contract with the other states. That as soon as 10 per cent. -of the cotton growing comties sliall have eenm organized, eacl county as organ ized shall le required to call for whatevelr per. eit. of its sibserip tionl to the capital stock its board of directors shall deem inecessary with which to begin business. , is essenziajl that every county shall begin i mumediately an active c'aimpaignm of' organmizationi, so as 1o he able to con trol thle nconimng crop. Every contmy organized is requestedl to send to thle piresidenit of its si a.te dlivision a report of the fact, giving tIme names of officers aind the amount of capital proposed to be raised. TPhe organizations in the coun-ties are urged to wvrite to their state pires idents, request.ing data, plans and specifications for stan dard ware houses. An active campaign is on, -and t:he cooperation of .all interested is desir ed. W. H. 'eeymour, Ch airmain. - Will H. WVoods, Seety. Southern Cotton Association.. (Sigited) W. H. Seymour, Alabama, chairman; Walter Clark (by Willi H. Woods, Mississippi), Paul M. Potts, Louisiana; 'M. L. Jdhnson, Georgia; C. C. Moore, North Carolina. SORRY ABOUT ROOSEVELT. Platt Regrets that He "Kicked Him Up-Stars."-He Teis About in timacy with the President in . . Bygone Days. W~as.hington Star. New York, May 10.-''That is not true,'' said Senator Thomas C. Platt yesterday. ''I have no idea whatever of being a candidate to succeed my self. I shall servo out my term. ''Then I shall wvait for the call to the other side. I have lived my life and I have done whrat seemed to me to be the right thing to do. But I realize that there is not much left now for me to do. I would like to set tle down aiid see the world go round.'' A New York World reporter found Mr. Platt in the front room of a flat at the Elmendor, 133 WVest 11th street, to wvhich he has moved recent ly from the Hot el Gotham. Teh flat is hired in the name of Mr'. and Mr-s. Gustave Able. Had his Sons' Approval. tom house,'' said Mr. Platt. ''His wife is a fine woman. My legs need every day a massage treatment. Mrs. Able attends to that. I have known her and her husband for years. I grew tired of living a-lone at the Hotel Gotham, and it was at my suggestion that they took this flat to keep me coifortable. I am happy and con tented here. My. sons heartily ap ,proved of my coning here to live.'' Senator Platt is feeble in body, but his mind seems to be as alert and ac tive as it was when he was the boss of the Republican party in New York. Te w:lther was o hd tht.11 tle Sen ator had decided not to go down v, t* United States Express Company's c ices. He wal in a talkative and r-:1ii ceniIt Imlood. ''r- witlfind.'' said Senator Platt, ''a good deal that is interest i'ir in that book down there, 'a' ani t I lirted to a fat scrapmhook Iulider a ible near his chair. Examination er tlhe book shlowed that it was a col 1-ction of cartion-s prhi-r to 196. with M:.. Plat t tiguri in everyN one of m. Natuir:ll mnt (f tle e-11rtoons" were hlosfile to Platt. As the reporter turned over the leaves tno Senator said: ''The eartoonists have been always . good friends. Buiis, who made Cartoons for the World, was tile one who understood me1 best. le is a fine fellow. All public men appre ciate the work of the cartoonists. They get at the public feeling acculr ately. I have all the Cartoons in which I figured down to tie present time. "Look at this book,'' said the Senator, pointing to a green-hound volime. ''lThis is a Collection or ear toons about Richard Croker, which the ex-boss of Tammany Hall caused to he comlipiled. The hook, hanid somely bound, had been sent to Mr. - Platt by his old )olitical enemy. Is Sorry About Roosevelt. oi' ''Now look at t,hat other boo)k,'' he g" said point ing toa fat volume un1ider the table. On its cover was the hold si- go nature of Theodore Roosevelt, repro- (1h duced inl gold letters. In the book fr were several nidred photographs of the President. The collection gave (111 a complete personal history of The- ' odore Roosevelt from his college days to date. ''No,'' said Mir. Platt, 'I SO didn 't make that collection of 1oto graphs. A man I know came to me w'ith the book and said he wanted1 wi $260. I bought it. it is a unique collection. "Senator," asked the reporter, all "tell ine how you feel now -toward Mr. Roosevelt?" sp ''Just as I always did. I was in a SI position to make him Governor inP 1 89S. Black lad alienlated a large th and important section of tle Repuh- lh liean voters, and it was necessary to li pick out a main who could Win. Mr. ag Roosevelt, coming back .from the war in Clitna, Was tile man. I selected him aind he ws nominated. ft was ire- 'V0 ly polities. I never~ was a 'Roltose- pW velt man01,' as thle saying goes. ha 'A tfter'hle was elect ed, as you will E remnember01, Mr. Roosevelt discove'red mi lie T1eni Commandments. He went to around saying that two anid twvo make fo: four, lie was having a great time t.h telling about commoin honesty. .05 ''You remember that lie used to thi come down to New York to have thi breakfasts with me at the Fifth Aye- li~ nute Hotel. Governor Roosevelt wvas fo a politician. Some of his supporters quoted the old1 saying that lie who sups with the devil-that 's me-needs a long spoon. Roosevelt had a long m< ''But, Senator, you1 kicked him up- an stairs into the Vice Presidency.'' the ''I dlid that very tning. Roosevelt sti wanted a renonmination for Governor1 tir in 1900. Tihe Republican organizationi or machine in New York didn't wvant him. I did what I .c0ould to stir up the Western dleegates at the Phil-, adelphlia Convention to make Roose- f'i velt take that nominiationl. Hie had fr to take it. He knew it. was largely 14 my work, and for a time lie was vex- f ed. He thought that making him S Vice President meanat puttIing him out I i of the race for the Presidency. ''But later, and( before lie becamie lie President thr iough the deaoth oi(f our1F gr'eat President McKinley, Mr. Roose- S volt saw things in a new light. I co] think Mr. Roosevelt felt that lhe was t ill line to be elected President at the tic end of McKinley's term. But I did- t,hl i't helip make him Vice President Sc with any such idea.'' ta> ''You mean, Senator, that wh'len ole you kicked Governor Roosevelt up stairs you weire getting rid of him ''I mean just that.'' ''And you were sorry when he sue- 2t, ceeded to the Presidency?'' A Oollection of Rooseveltiana. 0L ''I'ye been sorry every time I thought of it. I never wvanted Thieo dore Roosevelt to lbe Pr'esiden t. It. Sc' wvas a mist ake, as I see it now, foir me1 to make0 111 hi VcePriden(1t anid ive him his ebanice to be President. ' "About Odell,'' asked the report- sell TOL your to AL and look in the glass You can't help pucker to think of tasting it. By the use of s Powders you-take this I right into your systen and ruin your stoma AVO Royal is madelrom 1 than Alum but you hav "Youl had Sollie Cause to be an with him?' "I had, but all that is past and lie. The water has Ill gone under u - lbridgk-. 1vu, and 'I tire good cuds n.'' rhe talk tirned apgain to Mr. Platt itting )t lotel Goth.am11 to be the tar boair'd ' with the Ables. "I want to be confortable,'' lie id. "I ai cotfortaible here.' ".Senator,'' said the reporter, iave you put the Ables into your I?'' "No,'' he said. "I pay them well what they do for me, and that is tlere is to it." Mis. Able is middle-aged, wears ectacles and is slight of figure. e showed the reporter Senator at I 's hed room and boundoir. On ":iwlls of the bed roomi are t wo je il )ortraits of MrIs. Platt, tie st wife, who died several Years o. There are none 4f Mrs. Jane ,y--Platt, the second wife. I "The estra-ngement between the inatr land his wife seems to be rmmna.t , ' ' sa id Mrs. A bile. " I E *ge ntthing to say at all about that. g r. Platt made the mioniey arrmang!e niiis lihat made it po ssibhl m toris lake this flat. I give him my pro- - isional services and( I am paid fori ai umi. IIis valet lives here and tak- ( care of him. If I had known that e are was' so much purblic interest in ai e Sennti''s change lu his way of r ing I would not have taken him f a 'boarider." Prevent Headache. Force them? No-aids them. Ra mis treatment of Liver Pills and t nie Pellets strengthens the liver d dligestive organs so that they do air own work and fortifies your con tution against future trouble. En e treatment 25 cents.? ELECTION NOTICE. [iu consideration of a p)etition suf- $ ienutly signed by the electors and 11 ehithileirs of school district numb)er ' of Newberry county, S. C., asking s an election. to establish a High a' hool in accordance with an Act of legishiture. Ani election is hereby ordered I.e be d in the town of Prosperity, S. C., iday. .June 14, 1907, beginning at At. M.. and closing at 4 P. M., and e idntet ed by the trustees of saidi dis et. Electors favoring the p)rop)osi ni will vote ''For High School,'' >se (opplosing, -"Aginst IHigh ( hool.'' Registration certificate and d1 recept are required t.o vote in this " otion. J. S. Wheeler, ( S. J. Derrick, t E. 0. Counts, il County Board of Education. f. EMSON AGRICULTURAL 00L LEGE. olarship and Entrance Examina tionl to rreshman Olass. hie examination for the awvard of olarships from Newberry county CI' 2gue to Lim -you will see the effect-. ng--it makes you pucker o called cheap Baking 3uckering, injurious Alum i-you injure digestion, ch. ID ALUM ROYALP >ure, refined Grape Cream of Tai e the profit of quality, the profit IEWBERRY SKA Reopen Friday Everybody Skates Bu Everybody skates but mother* Brothe She sits around all day. So do Lookind very cross at father. Everyl *N Who skates his time awayt Evem Lemainin ope% i u Ju:. 1t VEDNESDAY, FRIDAY and to 10:30 o'clock.. AdmiLsion: nen 10c. Use of skates 15c. Mu.c Nc M 'C1T'n CO) .nd ADM1~ISSION 'TO( FRE'SIIAN state ( LASS will be he!d at the county ferenice ourit house on Friday, .July 5, at 9 ganizei .im. A pplican ts for schola rships tie( or ( ify secure blank applicationi foirmsi Brass rom the county Superintendent, of Foot I Xiduetion. These blan3ks must be0 Teams, illed out properly andl filed with the sirieet ounty Superinftendent before the be- inig eli inning~ of theII exain:tin. TChose shows)$ aking Ite e'xiaio f ou r entIranI(ceanu 3 thle Freshiman elas and not trII 1 ying~ e2x(usit or a scholariship shonld1( file their ap- t,hese liention with President Mell. such p. 'he scholarships a re worthI $100 and lar prt r.ee tuit ion. One scholarship st udent romn each county may seleet the Tex-j ile coulrse, othIers mlust take one of Special he Agricultural courses. Examina- g 01n -paper0 will be furnished, but each a he, pplicanit should providIe himnself~ eial mtb 'ithI scratceh paper. Tne0 number ofUno eholarships to lie awarded will be cr 11no(unIced later.besf P. II. Mell, President, hr I ('lemson College, S. C. W. C. TO DRAW JURY. Notice is hereby given that w e, the PUJ ndelrsigned1, will on thle 31st inst. Via I, 9 o'clock A. M., in the offlee of mlond / he Clerk of Court for Newberry ForW ounty, S. C., op)enly and publicly, o lo rawv the names of' thirty six men io at hoi arc to serve as Petit sJurors at anou 1c Court of Common Pleas for said1 .been ni ounity and( State, which will convene ing, ca~ Ie 17th (lay of Junie, 1907, anid con tram1 nue for one week. with f Jno. L. Epps, through Wmn. W. Cromer, Tis . Jno. C. Goggans, wishing Jury Commissioners for Newberry as wecll ounty, S. C. n . ,s May 20, 1907. ~ wil e NOTICE. Schniu istcontinuanco Theatrical Excur- of' the sion fares, form ye Followingr the action of Liho Tnter mG FDER 'tar-Costs more of good health. T!NB RIFIK May 3. 9ia a 1 I 'r he does likewise, 3es sister Ann. Pody skates but mothere our old man. hi, c:-eiy MONDAY, SATURDAY nights. rC rt a -. '01mmlIerce ('onuilssO Iin wih re to par1lty l:ares for regulari or' I Thealica iil Comipanies, Opera 'oneert Comnies,Iii4 (1lee (lubs,. laids, Iiase Hall ChIuibs, all, 1PoIlo and BIaskef Ball1 C~a rival Comnpanies, andI thle Southeirn l?iiwaty be'gs to e'e I h t af tier May~i 3IsI, .19107,. '(JmpanhlIies are'( ca11lleeCd, and tie 1'4will bi' e rered to reQga v'ail ing or indiv'idual farcs. J1. P. Sheely, Agent.. Meeting of Farmers' Unorc. use of. ver y impor1tanl!t ma ters, onIsidered1 there will be a spe elinjg of t he County Farmers' On Saturday, June 15th. Let 0en1 he0 reCpresented. All mem the JUnion will he welcomeci. J. B. O'Neall Holloway, See. Conty Union. 5LMAN SLEEPING OAR Southern , Railway to Rich Lecount Reunion. I he comfort anid conIvenien1ce ,e wishing to iattend1 the renn1 Richmond, we are pleased to eeI itt airrangemen ts have ade to start a P'ullmarn sleep from Newvberry May 29th, orr 2 at 10..32 a. mn., connecting oat traini at Columbia going to Richmond. will greatly convence those to avoid ''ehange of cars" as insure comforts and a good rest. while on ronte. ('s desiring spacle ou this ear oil, th1i- oily, who has ('hairg~e reser'vationl, antd who will In-. nl as5 to the rate, ele. .J. P. Sheely, Agent.