Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WILL HLw FR FIFTEEN CENI5 RESULT OF COTTON GROWERS COMMITTEE MEETING. Statement From Dr. Ray-Explain Motives and Reasons Which In fluenced Selection of Min imum. News and Courier. Columbia, September 10.-Dr. W W. Ray, of this county, has just re turned from Jackson, Miss., where hi attended the meeting of the Southen Cotton Association executive commit tee, on which committee he represent South Carolina. Dr. Ray today gav an interesting account of the condi tions, which justified the committee'( decision to fix 15 cents as the mini mum price for cotton this fall. H< said: "In response to a call for a meet ing of the executive committee of thE Southern Cotton Association I lef1 Columbia on Tuesday morning, thE 3d, at 7.25. "I examined, as well as I could froin the cars, the cotton and corr crops from Columbia to Atlanta. These erops I found to be exceeding ly poor, being burnt by the sun, and rust showed considerably until I reached Spartanburg. There I saw a few crops which were good, but the balance of the way to Atlanta the crops were away below the average in consequence of great drought.. I saw nothing of the crop from Atlanta to Birmingham in consequence of darkness. But early next morning I began to inspect the crop as we left Birmingham, and as far as I could see from the train the cotton and corn crops throughout Alabama and Mis sissippi were exceedingly poor, as- a iesult of the same causes which af fected the crops of Sputh Carolina and Georgia. "I reached Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday afternoon. The next morn ing the executive committee* of the Southern Cotton Association held a session in the Knights of Pythias Hail, in Jackson. We had a good at tendance. I was very much impres * ed witn the personnel of the commit tee; men of high character, conserva tive in their views, and with no desire * to make false statements of the ede ditioin of the crops. They evinced tc - my mjind- the greatest care in coming to their conclusions; they seemed to have gone over the ground in their severai states very carefully. After comparing notes the committee, by a large majority, decided that the com ing crop would not be ever twelve milLn bales-twelve million, five hundred, at the outside. "'South Carolina reported condi tions about 10 to 15 per cent better Than last year; Georgia reported about The same conditions as South Carol ina; North Carolina reported about the same conditions as last year; Ala bamna reported conditions about 25 to 30 per cent less than last year; Mis sissippi reported the crop materially less than last year, as a result of im .perfeet stands, having to plant over * as many as four times and in a great many instanees many of the fields had to be abandoned as the cotton failed to come up; the same conditions pre vailed in Louisiana; Texas reported t-hat they' will be at least one million bales or more shorter than last year, on account of the ravages of the bol] weevil, also a lot of the cotton did not come up. The area in cotton was much~ * less than that of last year, in conse quence of the cotton not coming up; in Arkansas they reported cotton ir the bottom lands as being in good condition;- cotton on the hill lands was poor, having suffered very much from want of rain and in consequence ol rust; Tennessee reported a reductiox from last year. The Indian Territory and Oklahoma were not represented. "The committee, by a decisive vote, stood for 15 cents as the minimum price of cotton. They think that the conditions warrant them in this de mand. T'he editor of the Cottor Journal wrote an article in the Jour nal, saying that 15 eents should be -the price under existing circumstan ees. And an article appeared in the Manufacturers' Record commenting upon the article aforesaid, sustaining the position taken by the Cottor Journal. ['T he c-ommflit t ee als~o s-i ool fi mumil }F( p ie for coton seed.- A menOI ber- of the committee, who was * practical oil mill man and an oil mill owner, said .that this price was noi exorbitant. hut, in fact, was a jus1 * and fair one "I am satisfied that this conmmitte< is an excellent body of men, acting with the proper spirit, with no de sir to unneerily advance th< e tI i iU te made, aId 11!1iel e.Xistili Ii,staUlces 15 cents is not a large price for our cotton. "In view of the fact that all oth er committees have advanced in price we must have a good price for our cotton in order that we can obtain la bor and compete with prices offered for unskilled labor in other enterpris es. "We were advised that the de mands of the Farmers' Union were similar to those of our committee. We urge all cotton growers to stand by us in this fight, and we will assure them that victory will be ours." It will be observed that the Govern ment estimate published today con firms Dr. Ray's statement that the condition in South Carolina is the best in the South. The condition in this state is placed at 83 per cent, Georgia S1, Florida 80 and the rest below 80, the condition in Texas be ing 67. The statement has frequently been made in this correspondence that the crop in this state is better than in the rest of the south this year, bet ter than last year and better than the average. The government estimate puts the condition in South Carolina at 83 per cent, as stated, compared with 71 at the same date last year, and a ten-year average of 76 for the same date., However, in some sections the hot weather of the last two weeks has done cotton more harm than good, and the crop is now not as good as it was on August 25. The weekly bulletin of Sectibn Di rector Bauer, issued today, shows that the heat has been excessive for this season of the year, the bulle.tin stat ing: "The weather was unusually warm during the week, the mean tempera ture having been from three to four degrees above the normal. The daily maximum temperatures were in the nineties, and the daily minimum tem peratures were in the seventies in the southern portion of the state; in the central, lower, northern and western portions they were from four to ten dege; lwer. The fempcrature ex tremes were 99 at Saluda on the 3d, and 57 at Greenville on the 6th. ''There were generally light show ers on two days in pratically all por tions of the state, though a few places received no rain. The rainfall was unevenly distributed. Widely separat ed j. 1es re.:oived smo'. in excess of the normal, but the average preci pitation for the state was below the normal. ''The sunshine was slightly above the normal.'' But with anything like good weath er, Soutth darolina will yet have the finest erop in the south and the best in years. J. H. CircumstanCs Alter Cases. Oscar Hammerstein said of a thea trical question recently in New York: "Some of our managers get heated over theatrical questions. We let per son'd things-rage, joy-nfluence us. This is wrong. To succeed in this busi ness one must be as cool and calm and far seeing as the young lady of Oshkosh.'' Mr. Hammerstein laughed heartily. ''This young lady,'' he resumed, ''had thrust upon her one night the disagreeabile duty of refusing a young man, a poor young man, a hopeless young man, a eight-dollar-a-week lerk in a dry good's store. ''The young man took his refusal hard. '' 'You spurn me,' he cried bitter ly; 'but you will live to rue this day. I will go out into the great marts. I will strive, I will win. My name shall be known; my millions enview.' "'Then come and try me again,' the young lady calmly. interposed. Washinzton Star. Eating is one expensive everybody seems to have. Store Your Cotton!I Get the Top Notch Prices! Safety, Cheap Money, We pay Insurance, Nc Risk. THE STANDARD REHOVSE CliPAN~Y, o'umbia, S. C. D. C. HEYWARD. President CHAS> T. L1PSCOMB, Secretary. Oir Receipts Gilt Edge. Consult Warehouseman, Standard IWarehouse, Newberry, S. C. ! 1 WAIl gj iLl 0U Ll t. Some people are skeptical regarding the advance in real estate values and wis dom of buying now. Of course it is natural that some people should be skeptical. So-ne of them have made mistakes in their day, and the loss has remained with them as a lesson that will never be forgotten. Bear the following in mind: Don't miss an opportunity. Life is too short for that. Many a man has robbed himself of a fortune by waiting too long. I wish to call especial attention to No. 63-house and lot located in the best resi dence portion of the city. 4. Two-story brick store, Express Office and old Post Office. 5. Livery Stable, one of the most convenient. 6. 350 acres land near Wbit=ire, S C. 7. 115 acres land, with outbuildings, two and a half miles from Mountville, S. C. 8. Five-room house, two acres land, at Mountville, a good well of water and orchard. 9. Building lot in Brooklyn. ii. Two-story brick store and sales stables opposite city hall. 12. Two-story brick store on Main street, very desirable location. 16, 17, i8, 19. Lots on Y. J. Pope property. 20. One brick building known as Aull's Mill. Seven acres land, a new forty horse engine and boiler This is equipped with the very latest machinery, capacity 6o barrels flour per day. This is a splendid place for a ginnery, being only about 200 yards from the railroad. 22. House and one acre lot at reasonable price. ' 23. Vacant lot, portion of the J. W. Gary property, near Newberry Cotton Mill. 27. Lot near Mollohon and Mr Bouknight's. 29. 30. Two five acre lots near Mollohon Mfg. Company. 32 13 Y acres land near Mr. B. C. Matthews', about one mile from the city. 33. 320 acres land in New Chapel neighborhood, two four-room houses, two two room houses and outbuildings. 34. Nine-room two story house, 27 acres land, near New Chapel neighborhood. 35. ioo acres timber land 15 miles from Newberry, 5 miles from Pomaria, 2 from Strothers and one from Dawkins. 36. io acres land one mile from the city, 4 mile from the railroad. 37. Five-room cottage and lot, corner old Mower lot very conveniently located. 41. Two lots adjoining Mr. John Reagin, ioo x 190 feet each. These at a reason able price. 43. Residence with six large rooms and two small rooms, with outbuildings, on Boundary street. 45. One lot with skeleton brick walls on Johnstone street. 46. Nine-room residence with reception hall, in Brooklyn. 47. New six-room residence on Harrington street, near the new Court House This is very conveniently located 50. One lot adjoining Mr. W. F. Ewart, in desirable neighbrhood. 51. Plantation one mile from Silver Street, containing 337 acres land. 53. Eight-room house and lot, in. High Point. One of the best homes in the city. About 2Y4 acres of land. 55. House and lot, part of the Gauntt property. 56. 57. Two lots cn Main Street, in froat of Mr. Reighley's 60. 285 acres land sixteen miles from Newberry, seven miles from Saluda, and within three miles of two churches. This has a six-room residence. 62. New five-room cottage near Col. Dickert's, with electric lights and water works 63. House and lot located in the best residence portion of the city, near the Graded School and the Churches, adjoining Mr. E. M. Evans and opposite Dr. McIntosh and Mr. Mower. 64. One one-story store and lot at Whitmire, S. C. 65. One new five-room house and lot on upper Main street, with an acre and a half of land. 66. For Rent: One store on Main street. 69. Eight-room house and lot. The buildings on this property could not be rebuilt for the price asked for the whole place. 70. 114 acres land i 4 miles from the city. 76. For Sale: zo shares National Bank Stock. Yours truly, J. A. BURTON, "The Man Between" the Seller and Buyer. LIVERY, FE ED -A ND Sale Stable. I have opened up oni Friend street, near the depot, a Livery, Feed and Sale Stable. I will be pleased to have my friends call, and will endeavor to give them the very best service. Give me atrial and be convinced. G. M.B. EPTING. WANTED N OLD PIANOS AND ORGANS. For which we will allow the highest ,S RES,BJK prices towards new Instruments. No & RHEUMATiSM '145* Club rates to offer, but we Pledge _________ petter Instruments for the same or Jamesow Exposition, Norfolk, Va. less money, then those at club rate offers. For the above occasion the Char leston and Western Carolinia railway Write Malones Music House, Co- ,will sell'-cheap round trip tickets. For lumbia, S. C., for special prices and rates, etc., see ticket agent or write Ernest Williams, terms. jG. P. A., Augusta, Ga. NEWB3ERRY COLLEGE. Classical! Scientific! Technical! Expenses very moderate. Health record un surpassed. For catalogue address the Presi dent, JAS. A. B. SCHERER, PREPARE FOR THE RAINY DAY,. For it will surely come, and may catch you in circum stances that will prove a great hardship to yourself and family. If you will, take care of the pennies they will soon make dollars which will brighten the cloudy days of the future. Begin to-day and we'll help you put a silver lining behi-d each dark cloud at the rate of FOUR PER CENT. on all your rainy day mor ey. FOUR PER CENT. ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS. The Bank of Prosperity, , Prosperity, S. C. Dr. Geo. Y. Hunter, Pres't. Dr. J. S. Wheeler; V. Pres. J. F. Browne, Cashier. J. A. Counts, Asst. Cashr. 2 o. 699' The People's National Bank Prosperity, S. C. Paid Up Capital - - - - $25,000 00 Surplus and Individual Profits $6,000 00 Stockholders* Liabilities. . $25,000 00 For protection of depositors. H. C. MOSELEY. President. M. A. CARLISLE, Vice-President W. W. WHEELER, Cashier. GEo. JOHNSTONE, Attorney. Better a conservative interest on your deposit with its safe return when wanted, than a high rate and a feeling of doubt about the principal. A National Bank is a safe Deposit. Government supervision makes it so. Likewise our Board of Directors is a guarantee of prudent conservative management. - DIRECTORS: G. W. Bowers. W. P. Pugh. J. A. C. Kibler. Jno. B. Fellers.. R. L. Luther. W. A. Moseley. M. A. Carlisle. Geo. Johnstone. J. H. Hunter. H. C. Moseley. J. P. Bowers. We allow 4 per cent. per annum in our Savings Department, interest payable semi-annually. [ittleton Female College. Splendid location. Health resort. Hot water heat. Electric lights and other. modem1 ireens. a lf240oarding pupils last year. High standadonchoar iAHealth record not sBusipssd Cls persnalteo t th health and social dcH mn GES eac RY L Unif.orm worn on all public occasions. 26th Annual Session will begin on September i8th i9o7. For catalogne address REV. J. M. RHODES, President. i4ttleton, N. C. LADIES Are always welcome at our Bank, and we ex tend a special invitation to them to open a Savings or Checking account. If .at any time the counsel of the officers of the Bank should be needed it will be given freely. A special room, table and window has been provided for the hundreds of ladies who now, and who may hereafter favor us with their banking business. The Place Yon Are Welcome. THE EXOHANBE BANK( YOUR BANKING! THE NEWBERRY SAVINGS DANK Capital $50,000 ' - - - Surplus $30,000 No Matter How Small, No Matter How Large, The Newberry Savings Bank will give it careful attention. This message applies to the men and the women alike. JAS. McINTOSH, J. E. NORWOOD', Presidnt. Cahier.