Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WILL HOLD FOR FIFTEEN CENTS RESULT OF COTTON GROWERS' COMMITTEE MEETING. Statement From Dr. Ray?Explains Motives and Reasons Which Influenced Selection of Minimum. News and Courier. Columbia, September 10.?Dr. W. W1. Kay. of this county, lias just returned from Jackson, Miss., whore lie attended the meeting of the Southern Cotton Association executive commit* toe, mi which committee he represents South Carolina. Dr. Kay today gave an interesting account of the conditions, which justified the commit Ice's decision to fix l.~) cents as the minimum price for cotton this fall. Ho 1 said: ' "In response! to :i call for a meet- . ing of the executive committee of the 1 Southern Cotton Association I left Columbia on Tuesday morning, the . 3d, at 7.'J5. ' . t "I examined, as well as I could from the cars, the cotton and corn crops from Columbia to Atlanta. These crops I found to be exceeding]y poor, being- burnt by the sun, and rust showed considerably until 1 reached Spartanburg. There I saw a few crops which were good, but the , balance of the wav to Atlanta the < crops were away below the average in coiisc<|nence of great drought. J v saw nothing of I he crop from Atlanta to I'lirmiuuham in consequence of darkness, lint early next morning 1 [ began to inspect the crop as we left i I'irmiir.'liam. and a far a-; I could see from tin- train tin* cotton and corn crops throughout Alabama and Mis- | sissippi were exceedingly poor, as-a I ^ result ol the same causes which affected the crop*; of South Carolina and (Jeoruia. n "I reached Jackson, Mississippi, on . Wednesday afternoon. The next morning the executive committee of the (. Southern Cotton Association held a L session in the Knights of Pythias' (| IIail, in Jackson. We had a good at- | ten lance. I was very much impress- .. cd wiin the personnel of the committee; men of high character, conscrva- 0 live in their views, ami with no desire . to make false statements of the c<tV?- ,. dition of the crops. They evinced to my Jiiind the greatest care in coming , to their conclusions; they seemed to (i have gone over the ground in their . seven". .-laics very carefully. After M comparing notes the coniinittee, by a large majority, decided that the coin- j ing crop would not be ever twelve million bale*-?twelve million, live , ^ hundred, at the outside. |. "South Carolina reported condi- i tions about 10 to lf> per cent better than last year; Georgia reported about the same conditions as South Carolina; North Carolina reported about t the same conditions as last year; Alabama reported conditions about 25 to o 30 per cent loss than last year; Mis- s sissippi reported the crop materially '| less than last year, as a result of im- t perfect stands, having to plant over f as many as four times and in a great ( many instances many of tli^ fields had to be abandoned as the cotton failed to come up; the same conditions pre- 1 vailed in Louisiana: Texas reported < that they will he at least one million i bales or more shorter than last year, i on account of the ravage* of the boll , weevil, also a lot of ihe cotton did not come ;ip. The area in cotton was much 1 less than that of last year, in consequence of the cotton not coining up:i| in Arkansas they reported cotton in the hoitoni lands as being in good i condition; cotton on the hill lands was I poor, having suffered verv much from want of rain and in consequence of i rust; Tennessee reported a reduction from last year. The Indian Territory and Oklahoma were not represented. "The committee, by a decisive vote, stood for lf? cents as the minimum < price of cotton. They think that the conditions warrant them in this demand. The editor of the Cotton Journal wrote tin article in the Journal, saying thai lf> cents should be the price under existing circumstances. And an article appeared in the Manufacturers' Record commenting upon the article aforesaid, sustaining the position taken by the Cotton Journal. I' '" The i .limit Ice also stoo 1 f, r j 1 weii1 v dollars per ton as (lie mini-! mum price for cotton soul. A mem- I her of the commit tee, who was a} practical oil mill man and an oil mill | owner, said .that this price was not I exorbitant, but, in fact, was a just; and fair one. "I am satisfied that this committee is an excellent body of men, acting with the proper spirit, with no desire to unnecessarily advanco the fek i . ; (jn , i. . market; and il is their linn conviction ami bcliel thai liic. cotton will not exceed the estimate made, and under existing circumstances 15 cents is not a large price for our cotton. 1 ''In view of the fact I hat all other committees have advanced in price we must have a good price i'or our cotton in order that wo can obtain labor and compete with prices offered for unskilled labor in other enterprises. "Wo were advised that the demands oL' the Farmers' Union wore similar to those of our committee. We urge all cotton growers to stand by us in this light, and we will assure them ilial victory will be ours." Il will In* observed that the Government estimate published today confirms Dr. Hay's statement that the condition in South Carolina is the best in the South. The condition in [his stale is placed at Sit per cent, leorgin SI, Florida 80 and the rest lelow .SO, the condition in Texas beng (>7. The statement has frequently >eeii made in this correspondence that he crop in this slate is better than n the rest of the south this year, holer than last year and better than the iveragc. The government estimate n.ls the condition in South Carolina it S:i per cent, as stated, compared villi 71 at the same date last year, md a ten-year average of 70 for the a me date. , However, in some sections the hot veal her of the last two weeks hc'.s lone cotton more harm than good, ml I he crop is now not as good as it ras 011 August 2f>. The weekly bulletin of Secli/m l)ieclor 1 >auer, issued today, shows that ' lie lieal has been excessive for this; . ason of llie year, the bulletin hIat- ( ng : "The weather was unusually warm) luring I he week, the mean tempera- j hit having* been from three to four vgrees above the normal. The daily I Maximum temperatures were in the luetics, ami the daily minimum tcmleratures were in the seventies in 111* 0111 iie::i portion of the slate; in tliej entral. lower, northern ..ml western J tortious they were from four to ten 1 legitc, ! iwer. The ' e-epera; lire exrenies were 00 at Saluda on the 3d, ml f>7 at Greenville 011 the (5th. "There were generally light showrs (tn two days in piratically all porions of the slate, though a few places eceived no rain. The rainfall was nevenly distributed. Widely separatd | re-eived imoM'i'r. in excess f the normal, but the average preeitilation for the stale was below the lormal. "The sunshine was slighlly above he normal." Hut with anything like good weathr, South Carolina will yet have the iuest crop in the south and the best n years. ?T. II. s Circumstancs Alter Cases. Oscar Ilanunerstein said of a thearical question recently in New York: "Some of our managers get heated | iver theatrical questions. We let peron tl thing's?rage, joy?influence us. 4 'his is wrong. To succeed in this busi- * less one must be as cool and calm and , 'ar seeing as the young lady of 1 Xshkosh." Mr. Ilanunerstein laughed heartily. "This young lady," he resumed, 'had thrust upon her one night the lisagreeabie duty of refusing a young nan, : poor young man, a hopeless /oiing man, a eight-dollar-a-week lerk in a dry good's store. "The young man took his refusal lard. " 'You spurn me,' he cried bitter y: 'Inii you will live to rue this day. I will go out into tin1 great marts. I ivill ?t?\\v. I will win. My name shall lie known: my millions enview.' " 'Then come and try me again,' I lie young lady ca'inly. interposed.? Washington Star. I Kating is one expensive everybody . avms to have. I Store Your Gottoo! Get the Top Notch Prices! 1 Safety, 1 Cheap Money, We pay Insurance, No Risk. THE STftHOARR WAREHOUSE; COMPANY, ? oUimbia, S. C. I). C. 1IKYWARO. President CI I As T. 1,1 PSCOMli, Secretary. Our Receipts Oilt Kdge. Consult Warehouseman, Standard Warehouse, Newberry, vS. C. ? DON'T WAIT m Some people are .skeptical regarding the i ilom of buying now. Of course it is natural Sonic of them have made mistakes in their < them as a lesson that will never be forgotten Don't miss an oppo Life is too short 10 Many a man has rt of a fortune by wai I wish to call especial attention to No. 63dence portion of the city. 4. Two-story brick store, Kxpress Ofiice 5. Livery Stable, one of the most conven 6. 350 acres lancl nenr Whitmire, S C. 7. 115 acres land, with outbuildings, two 8. Five-room house, two acres land, at ] orchard. 9. Building lot in Brooklyn, 11. Two-story brick store and sales stable.' 12. Two-story brick store on Main street, 16, 17, 18, 19. Lots on V. J. Pope property 20. One brick building known as Anil's horse engine and boiler This is equi capacity 60 barrels flour per day. Tli being only about 200 yards from the 1 22. House and one acre lot at reasonable j: 23. Vacant lot, portion of the J W. (iary 27. Lot near Mollohon and Mr llonktiighi 29. 30. Two five acre lots near Mollohon I\ 32 13 Yi acres land near Mr. B. C. .Mattlu 33- 32? acres land in New Chapel neighbo: room houses and outbuildings. 3.j. Nine-room two story house, 27 acres In 35. ion acres timber land 15 miles from N< Slrothers and one from Dawkins. 36. 10 acres laud one mile from the city, 1 37. Hive-room collage and lot, corner old 41. Two lots adjoining Mr. John Rcagin, : able price. 43. Residence with six large rooms and Iw Boundary street. <15. One lot with skeleton brick walls on J< 46. Nine-room residence with reception ha 47. New six-room residence 011 Harrington This is very conveniently located 50. One lot adjoining Mr. W. I<\ Kwart, it 51. Plantation one mile from Silver Street, 53- Kight-rooin house and lot, in.IIi^h l'oi About 2 '4 acres of land. 55. House and lot, part of the Gauntl proj 56. 57 Two lots 011 Main Street, in front t: 60. 2S5 acres laud sixteen miles from Newl within three miles of two churches. 'I 62. New live-room cottage near Col. Dieke works 63. House and lot located in the 1 -t resi (.railed School and the Cllllt'chi adj? I>r. Mcintosh and Mr. Mower. r>4. < >ue ?>m -st' rv store and lot at Wiiittni 65. One new live-room house and lot on uj half of land. 66. l;or Rent: One store on Main slrect. '19. Kight-room house and lot. Th< build rebuilt for the price asked for the who 70. 1 1.1 acres land 1 miles from the city. 76. For Sale: 10 shares National Bank Sl< Yours t "The M LIVERY, ?Am Sale S I have opened street, near the d Feed and Sale St; oleased to have r and will endeavo :he very best sen Givemeatrialar G. M. B, E WANTED OLD PIANOS AND ORGANS. Kor which we will allow the highest rices towards new Instruments. No j 31ub rates to offer, but we Pledge setter Instruments for t he same or JI ess money, then those at club rate dYors. 1c Write Malones Music House, Co- w lumhin, S. C., for special prices and n terms. NEWBERRY y \ 1 C;asst Scien Techr Expenses very moderate surpassed. For catalog dent, JAS \ W : '.A'. 11L TOO LATE. | idvance in real estate values and wistliat some people should be skeptical, lay, and the loss lias remained with i. Hear the following in mind: rtunity, r that. >bbed himself iting too long. ?house and lot located in the best resiaud old Post Office. ient. and a half miles from Mountville, S. C. Mountville, a good well of water and J opposite city hall. very desirable location. Mill. Seven acres land, a new forty pped with the very latest machinery, is is a splendid place for a ginnery, ail road. rice. property, near Newberry Cotton Mill, t's. Ifg. Company. ws', about one mile from the city, rhood, two four-room houses, two twomd, near New Chapel neighborhood. L'wberry, 5 miles from l'omaria, 2 from 1 mile from 11k- railroad. Mower lot very conveniently located. 100 x 190 feet each. These at a reason0 small rooms, with outbuildings, 011 Dliustone street. 11, in Rrooklyn. 1 street, near the new Court House 1 desirable neighborhood. , containing 337 acres land. int. One of the best homes in the city. >ertv. >( Mr. Reighlev's berry, seven miles from Saluda, and 'his has a six-room residence it's, with elect* ic lights and wateridence portion of the city, near the ining Mr. 1C. M. I'.vans and opposite re, S. C. ?per Main street, with an acre and a ings on this property could not bile place. )ck. Lruly, J. A. BURTON, an Hetweeu" the Seller and Huver FEED table. up on Friend epot, a Livery, able. I will be ny friends call, r to give them /ice. id beconvinced. I\>rHEKV?^*OIL I Cuts, sores. Burns1! , Rheumatism a amestown Exposition, Norfolk, Va. For tlie above occasion the Charston and Western Carolina railway ill sell cheap round trip tickets. For itcs, otc., see ticket agent or write Ernest Williams, G. P. A., Augusta, Ga. COLLEGE. ca!! tif'icl i lical! 3. Health record un ue address the Presi. A. B. SCHERER, Newberry, S. C. u b*V\\- im*BBmoiiBeati?muaxr.^s*Hai,a ?ia? j PREPARE FOR ' For it will surely come, an stances that will Drove ag family. If you will take ci soon make dollars 1 cloudy days of the fut we'll help you put a s dark cloud at the rate on all your rainy day FOUR PER CENT, Of The Bank o Prosper Dr. Geo. Y. Hunter, Pres't ^ J. F. Browne, Cashier. ?t i n^i- --j ?? rrTfmr.T i UnTO. The People's Prosper Paid Up Capital Surplus and Individual Stockholders' Liability For protection of depo H. C. Moseley. President. W. W. Wheeler, Cashier. Better a conservative inter return when wanted, than a hij about the principal. A National Bank is a safe De makes it so. Likewise our Be of prudent conservative managi DIREC G. W. Bowers. J. A. C. Kibler. R. L. Luther. M. A. Carlisle. J. H. Hunter. J. P. We allow 4 per cent, pe Department, interest | Littleton Fei Splendid location. Health resort, modern improvements. 240 boarding p ship, culture and social life. Conservatc in Art and Elocution. Business College, Health record not surpassed. Close dcAelopment of each ppuil. Uniform \vc CHARGES VERY LOW. 26th Annual Session will begin 011 Sc REV. J LAE Are always welcome a1 tend a special invitat Savings or Checking a( the counsel of the offic be needed it will be g room, table and wine for the hundreds of lac may hereafter favor business. The Place Yon YOUR B THE NEWBERRY Capital $50,000 No Matter How Small, 1 The Newberry will give it careful at applies to the men and JAS. McINTOSH, President. 1 I M I l* * , ' 'I |IIV IU'/l I il/| IlM/| , asriu r t a _ .-n-.r.r.rc:.u Ksxejaasu rsi jn^-zx^sarreNmM IHE RAINY DAY, d may catch you in circumreat hardship to yourself and ire of the pennies they will which will brighten the ure. Begin to-day and lilver lining behiid each of FOUR PER CENT. mor ey. ^ SAVINGS DEPOSITS. f Prosperity, , ity, ?>. C. . Dr. J. S. Wheeler,' V. Pres. J. A. Counts, Asst. Cashr. s994 National Bank ity, S. C. - - - $25,000 00 I Profits $6,000 00 3S ? , $25,000 00 sitors. M. A. Carlisle, Vice-President Geo. Johnstone, Attorney. est on your deposit with its safe lh rate and a feeling of doubt :posit. Government supervision ard of Directors is a guarantee sment. ^TORS: W. P. Pugh. Jno. B. F ellers. W. A. Moseley. Geo. Johnstone. H. C. Moseley. Bowers. *r annum in our Savings payable semi-annually. male College. Hot water heat. Electric lights and other upils last year. High standard of scholar>ry advantages in Music. Advance course Bible, and normal courses. personal attention to the health and social ?rn on all public occasions. % :ptember i8th 1907. For catalogue address . M. RHODES, President, Iyittleton, N. C. MES t our Bank, and we exion to them to open a ;count. If at any time ers of the Bank should riven freely. A special iow has been provided lies who now, and who us with their banking 1 Are Welcome. ANKING! SAVINGS BANK. 1 Surplus $30,000 j No Matter Mow Large, >| ' Savings Bank J tention. This message the women alike. J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier. j >i l