The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, September 06, 1907, Page SEVEN, Image 7
BOLL WEEVIL FEARED.
Mr. B. F. Taylor, of Columbia, Thinks
that Hulls Shipped from Western
Points are Responsible.
Vm News and Courier.
y Columbia, Sept. 2.?Tho report
published a few days ago from Watg
erloo, in Laurens county, that the
boll weevil had been noticed there lias
aroused no little intorcst among cotI
ton seed oil men. Thore have been
I many various minors of this before,
1 which have proved false, but it is
-I recognized that the stox*y may at any
time become true, and it* is woll to
guard against the possibility of the
B introduction of this pest.
M!" Taylor, of this city,
H president of the Taylor Manufacturing
Company, and secretary of the
B South Carolina Cotton Seed CrushB
ers Association, says that if the rc
port concerning ' tho boll weevil
should prove true that the method of
introduction into our state is not
hard to find. Kver since last May,
5 when the shortage in the cotton seed
jL supply in this state became apjP
parent, brokers and dealers have
Jp been buying hulls from the West. It
A is impossible to tell where these hulls
H came from, as many of them were rem
shiped from Atlanta. The oil mills
realized the danger and discussed the
W) matter frequently, and finally dccidSb
<?d to refuse to buy any of the western
V hulls. Mr. Taylor says that cotton
seed hulls offer an ideal method for
the hibernation of the boll weevil
and if these hulls are produced from
infected seed or in a territory infecti
ed by the weevil, it is almost a certainty
that the hulls will have numbers
of them in them. The proper
(I step shoul be to quarantine against
r any huls or agricultural product shipped
from infected territory.
? The department of agriculture
I should look carefully after this and
' especially after hull shipments. There
is a poor sale of hulls in Texas and
the process ruling in this state for
this product offers an unusual opportunity
for brokers, dealers and
manufacturers to ship the hulls from
infected territory into this state at a
? handsome profit. The freight rates
from the west also encourage such
m shipments.
F Laurens is in the midst, of the
| greatest hull using section of our
state and prices are higher in that
I J section than anywhere else. At places
| 1 the hulls are selling at $15 per
L ; ton. It is no surprise, therefore,
Bj that the report about the boll weevil
I should come, especially when the
B dealers in hulls are not patriotic
9 enough to refuse the western ship6
ments. Parties have been known to
go to the railroads asking for a reft
ductibn in rates from the west, so
B that they could get the hulls in a low
H figure cost. At the urgent request of
& the Oil Mill Association the parties
B referred to stopped their negotiaB
tions, but shipments from west of
B the Mississippi are positively known
B' to have come into the state.
B At the meeting of the South CarB'
olina Cotton Seed .Crushers' AssociaB<
tion this summer Mr. Fitzsimmons,
H the general manager of the Southern
B Cotton Oil Company, advanced the
B* idea that cotton seed was now one of
Hp) the principal grain crops of the south.
B For every hale of cotton made there
are produced 33 bushels of cotton
Bb\v seed, which, when manufactured,
B produce the host known food for stock
B in the shape of meal, and an oil that
B,^ is one of the most generally used
B'/ foods in this country. The value of
B. the seed is about equal per bushel to
B the prices paid in the grain producing
states for corn and oats.
He stated that if the same care
B' was taken of the cotton seed by the
B producer as is taken of wheat and
B corn that better products could lie
B made from them, which would comW
mand a higher price and thus enable
B- tho manufacturers to pay more for
By-. them. Tf the seed were sacked up at
the gin this object would be accomBj
plished, as the seed do not heat when
B|, cared for and a great deal of dirt and
B trash gotten from the places of storBi<
age and the railroad cars would be
B#'eliminated;
9/i% Tho railroads of the country enB
i>conrage such a method of handling,
B'.jas they charge the same rate per ton
Bj for sacked seed as they do by the
BMcarload for the seed in bulk, thus enBfj'abling
a small shipper to deliver his
^B/jjseed i" sacks to the mills on the same
B&jbasis as carload shippers.
Km Another source of great damage to
BWseed is their getting wet or damp
B|| when being hauled to market or by
Bfct being exposed to rain in various
Bit/ ways. No one would think of handBr
ling wheat in such a way. The farBj'(
mers should he educated to handle
Bli valuable product of tho cotton
Hw plant with more care and intelligence,
Br? and refrain from selecting wet spells
gij?i" which to haul to market.
' DISCUSSES LABOR CONTRACTS.
C. C. Fearthstone, of Laurons, Tolls
How to Prevent Violations.
Laurens, September 3.?-The interview
with Mr. C. C. Fontherstone,
published in the News and Courier
some weeks ago, has caused much
v discussion among the people of this
community and the ideas advanced
have not been fully comprehended in
some instances. Acting upon these
suggestions the New and -Courier correspondent
called upon Mr. Featherstone
at his office and asked that
ho oiler the people some definite suggestions
as to the remedies he proposes.
In this connection Mr. Featherstono
says:
" Since giving you the interview
relating to the labor contract law I
have received a great many messages
from farmers, in different sections,
assuring me that they think that my
suggestions were along the right line,
but asking that I go somewhat into
detail as to the remedy suggested in
my former interview.
"It will be remembered that I
sugested that the remedy was to
punish the men who employ the laborers
violating their contracts, and
the men who induce laborers to violate
their contracts, and thus forco
laborers to remain in the employment
of those with whom they have contracted.
"If such a plan is practical and
legal it meets- the whole situation?
for the laborer must have employment,
and if he knows that he cannot
get it, after violating his contract,
the inducement for him to violate
is gone.
''In the great majority of cases laborers
are induced to violate their
contracts by direct or indirect persuasion
on the part of others, or by a
knowledge of the fact that they will
have no difficulty, after leaving one
man, to get employment with another.
If they were let alone or if
they knew that they could not get
employment elsewhere, the majority
of them would stick.
"Punish the man who interferes or
who employs them after the violation
and you strike at the root of the difi
Acuity. |
"Our criminal statute already provides
punishment for the man who
entices a laborer from the employment
of another, or who harbors.one
after notice that he has violated his i
contract with another.
"The trouble is to prove that he
had notice of the first contract. The
violator of the contract is not going
to notify him, and the man who is
mean enough to deprive his neighbor
of the laborer is not apt to admit
knowledge.
"The difficulty, therefore, in the
enforcement of this statute has always
been the inability to prove notice.
"IIow can this difficulty be removed?
In my judgment it can be done
very easily.
"Require all contracts between
landlord and laborers to be in writing.
Then require all those who
want to be protected to index their
contracts in the office of the clerk of
court. Make the indexing of such
contracts conclusive notice to tho
public, so that if A employs a laborer
after B has indexed his contract
with said laborer and fails to release
him upon demand then make A liable
both civilly and criminally.
"And not only make him liable but
fix a minimum amount of damages
for which he is liable, say not less
than $500. And on the criminal side
of ihe court make the penalty a heavy
one, and let it be imprisonment
and not a fine.
"One great trouble about the enforcement
of most laws is that men
can get off bv the payment of a fine.
The average man cares little about
paying a fine. If the offenders were
sent to the chain gang violations of
law would decrease, and that, too, at
a rapid rate.
"The law that T have suggested
can be passed and, in my judgment,
will stand the test of the courts.
"It may cost the landlords a little
something to index their contracts
but the expense will be little compared
with the good results to be derived
therefrom."
WANTED
OLD PIANOS AND ORGANS
for which we will allow the highest
prices towards now Instruments. No
Club rates to offer, but we Pledge
better Instruments for 'he same or
less money, than these at clnb rate
offers.
Write Malones Music House, Columbia,
S. C., for special prices and
terms.
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LOOK A ll Tni^SL^
Canadian Oak Rocker.
This beautiful Cane Sent Rocker, made up of select Canadian ai
dried Oak, is so well guaranteed to us that should you buy one and it
did not give entire satisfaction we would replace it with a new one
any time within a year from date of shipment. Regular price $3 5??
special price $2.50.
I %
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I ^ ^
Solid Guaranteed Oak Centre Table,
Fancy Parlor Lamp.
Either round or square. This Tabic is . 1 .
' length 35% inches, extends to
equally as good< material as the Oak in., rich gold finish, fancy
* , , . . , embossed metal work, 14 inch
Rocker above. Regular price 22 inch cone shade, clear glass oil fount,
$3.50, special price $2.60. ' N? 2 Sun burner and chimney.
liacli. $8.50
Granite Art Square.
Lace Curtains-White. Improved quality. Ileav y
Beautiful Nottingham Lace Curtains weight, hard woven; Medallion,
54 inches wide, button hole stitched i Floral and all-over designs in
around edges. Extreme length 3^ I Combinations of Green, Tan,
yards, in beautiful patterns. Regular U Rc(1 &c gftxI2ft
price per pair $3.00, special price I I(^ch ' ' U 85
er pair #1-75 I
FREIGHT PAID
If you order amounts to $10.00 or more. Remit with
Post Office or Express Money Order. Checks out of
Columbia cost 15c. Exchange, besides delay.
The Lion Furniture Co.,
1624 Main St., Columbia, S. C.
WRITE FOR BEAUTIFUL CATALOGUE.
/
iiruriu-jiiiu bitfuiu
We have too many summer p
er than carry them o%/er we ar^
the price on them RED HOT.
mences Friday 12th, and inch,
summer Dress Goods, Colore^
dies' Slippers, Men's Straw Ha1
and Flowers, Summer Clothi
Quarter Shoes. We sell Dome
chines $25.OO, New Defencj
Sewing Machine $ 1 7 93, Mac
20 years.
Just received our 32nd car,
bbls. choice Tennessee Flour, <
goes for best patent $5.25,
Every barrel guaranteed to giv
Moseley f
PROSPERITY, S
?
i COMING SO
1 he finest show of its kind that ever came
be seen here for the first time on the 31st.
J Fine Razors, Knives and all Kim
0 and will eclipse any similar attraction evei
section. It will contain so many novel ai
th at we could not possibly give you even
? i" this space All Carbo-Magnotic Razor;
+> free of charge by an expert from New Y01
a Remember the date, August 31st, at
J MAYES' DRUG S
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Account Jamestown Ter-Genteni
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SOUTHERN RAJ
Season, Sixty Day and Fifteen Day
daily, commencing April 19th, to ai
vember 30th, 1907.
Very low rates will also be made foi
BRASS BANDS In uniform attendlr
STOP OVERS will be allowed on S
and Fifteen Day Tickets, same as 01
1st Tickets.
For full and complete informatior
Agents Southern Railway, or write
R. W.I
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Box Paper,
Tablets, Pencils,
Pens and Ink,
Soaps,
I Fine Ext
In factanything you need ai
I CIGARS AND TOl
1 Don't forget, to call on the
B They are also agents for Cha
1 Laundry.
11Gb diiiei
roods, and rath5
going to make
This sale comdes
all colored
d Parasols, Lats,
Ladies' Hats
ng, Men's Low
stic Sewing Maler
Drop Head
hine warranted
making 3,555
and while it lasts
half pat. $4.POa
e satisfaction.
kos.,
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on: i
to Newberry will ?
It is a show of 4s*
Is ot Cutlery, ?
* before seen in this ^
id desirable articles *
a hint of the array
i will be sharpened g
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