The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, October 08, 1907, Page THREE, Image 3
Farmers Union Bure ? of
information
0 --Conducted by the Hnn\
iCn rc?1l'la Fai,'nors' Etlucatlon
1 \ and lo-Qportion Union.
?' Communications intended for this
department should be addressed to J. C
5, Stribling, Pendleton, S. C.
Onr Cotton Letter.
Figure out the difference between
10- and 1 o-2 cents per lb. on your
cotton then you can realize the value
01 co-operation and a slack twisted,
S,M-,C '"""led fight fur a square
A\ e now know of some good linn
1'armors' Union mon that stood out
through the thick of the fight on
} pnt'os for cotton last season that savod
from $15 on short staple cotton
W vJ() ?n lun- staple cotton per bale
s> n'1'1 (,iero arc better prospects this
year for a t^ain of $22 per bale on
short cott..., Mm,, jj10rc was r?,. ^,r>
for ilie sa:i.c cotton last year.
T'or the lack of bu^lnes;*. methods
forethought ami their share of energy,
pluck :nid grit, many easy going,
childish farmers that could do
belter, are now ru-hing over each
t other to get their cotton off at tho
1 speculator's prices instead of storm
ins- this cotton until the demand from
/ tl,e mills calls for it and will take it
jf for our minimum prices.
1 his foolish rush of tho lambs to
the sal lighter pen is the ast'unding
spectacle of tho cotton market at
present.
These cotton letters put out in our
Southern newspapers by bears are
there to deceive cotton growers!
Don't you know it ?
It is said that these cotton exchangos
don't mind paying some newspaV
per men to publish their stuff, whether
iiiis is true or nol we do not know,
I but this much we do know, that some
P papers that publish these Cotton Exchange
letters regularly do not care
! > publish our Farmers' Union cotton
letters that come direct from the
cotton fields with the truth in them.
I here make the charge thai any
Southern newspaper that makes a
business of publishing bearish Cotton
Exchange letters and refuses to publish
cotton letters from .Farmers' organizations
in reply to tlieni are in
the employment of those that they
^ must know are robbing the South of
her holiest profits on her farm pror
ducts, which is sure to redound to the
injury of the Smith's prosperity.
lfemcmber crop reports are usually
gotten up by straining points by
flio-v- i:i the employ of b iwrs.
lite piillun crop out - look lias bee:!
i iliu-ed very materialy since cotton
pii?-e> were >vt ai 10 els. and the
price of seed nt $'20.00 per Ion.
f'.ist of production ami a reasonaj,'
ble profit for the producer is |he rule
^ ili.it governs prii-es for other products
I why nol this same rule apply to the
products of the farm?
No! I he farmer has not received his
full share of (he profits, on his produels,
the Iruth of this is in the vast
accumulations of wealth of those
thai buy the farmers products and
sell farm supplies |o the fanner,
whilst I he farmer usually demands a
very sn|ill | Miami* for Jhis slit"e and
* he of course gels no more than he
asks for. No one is lo blame for this
state of affairs but the farmer. Organize
and demand a square deal
through an organized effort then will
you ge| your rights and not lill then.
11 is nothing but the natural I rend
of things, for little things to give
way to big things, or for the un-organized
people to give way to organized,
or for ail educated, systematized
class of business farmers to be able
to protect their interests against the
graft and greed of a few scoundrels
that call themselves financiers.
Tt. is mere rot for any men to go
about, over the country talking a lot
of hot air about the down trodden
farmer's helpless' condition and then
sneak off home like a cowardly cur
t and refuse to "jine in" with his
nieghbors to inaugurate a manly
movement to protect the interest of
\ his wife and children against, these
) organized self-installed loll gate
' keepers that obstruct the roads of
free trade and swipe an unjust rake
off of farm products and supplies
both going and coming. Education
and co-operation along the business
side of farming is the only cure for
this evil.
Come out hoys and join the Farmers'
Union and line up with I ho crowd
and help take care of yourselves.
About I ho only difference in this
legal robbery business by (rusts and
others, and the one that goes after
. your chickens at night, is lhal the legal
robbers are a bold set of smart
j big day lighl thieves and scoundrels,
while (lie other may he only one lone(
l.v, hungry, ignorant midnight thief.
Some big rich fellows that make
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contributions for public iusiiln-j
j * *' '*': ? I"' Ml i M: I i tic i . ;i .-!iv*k old shop- j
|keeper \v|ji? made a pru I ice of taking'
! ot;i ;i piece oi' candy alter it was
j u civ.bed mil oil I lie seales and gave it
; t<> I lit* customer ?u l of the customer's
own canity, and ln? never Tailed to win
the children over, which made the old
chap the most popular candy man
anion"* (he children of the town.
We have lots ol' grown up children
on the I arms that are fooled on this
same plan in many other things.
Don't think that we arc; quarreling
at the men that do these dirty stunts
lor money, for it is your dull, ignorajil
or selfish unorganized farmers thai
are responsible for this condition of
affair.-?.
Fanning.
I lie man that grows cotton and expects
to buy everything he needs to
feed his stock upon is not a farmer,
he is a cotton grower that is at the
mercy id' a lot of speculators on both
sides of his business.
The man I hat wants to get in line
Wj!}i I'i ? independent farmers i.iovnieni
had bctl< r get at it now iy puttin**
in a large crop ol! sruil g/Jiii'
j and beau off the heavy feed hi is ''< !
next \ear's crop.
About, time to pitch next yei.r's
cotton crop, cotton we think, will be
fetching over 13 ets., this juice no
doubt will cause many cot tori tots to
got at the old game again trying to
get rich growing cotton at the other
fellow's price and buying the stulT to
make the cotton with also at the other
fellow's prices. Now is the. time
to make a break for your freedom by
preparing some of your best lands i
for next year's corn crop by deep
ploughing. In most (day subsoil or
alluvia! lands it is not possible to
plough this land too deep. You have
some such lands that would double
its yield by ploughing eighteen inches
deep this fall.
Col. Bryan's Illustrated Book of
Travel.
The success of Col. Bryan's new
book "The Old World and il^ Ways"
gives striking l"slimony to his hold
on the popular mind. If recounts
and profusely illustrates his recent
journey around the world. It has
been isstied five months, and we are
advised that, in that short period,
four large editions aggregating 11.000
copies have been called for. The reports
of agents, which have been submilted
to us. would indicate that the
demand for it is well nigt, spontaneous
and universal --thai ii exceeds
j S!i-ii i'ov any other hoo!? piibli-Iud ?' >:
the subscription tr.a.le since the perj
iod of "'(nam's Memoirs."
lirvan's book with like success de,
p -nds upon 11,? yympai !:vt ie clement
j for its strength. I hit ii has on the
part of the people the enduring feelting
of personal coniidcnce in the
j great moral and intellectual integrity
of i i s nut nor. '
It has ,! > eoually pronounced a?1 miration
for his brilliant abilities,
and the uu'.iriin; ? iiergv that cnableil
hint to cover the World in his m-icd
tour- and to photograph and describe
jit in his inimitable way. Without of|
ticial place Col. I'nan is everywhere
regarded, at home and abroad, as a
vital force in American affairs. As a
student of men and of government,
and of governmental conditions, his
observations and conclusions pro!
foundly interest the people. Hence
j tlu> great sale of his book, descriptive
of men and things seen during liis
j noted tour around the world and
.through the Nations, l( is vitalized
by 2.~>1 artistic engraeings from photographs
taken by him or under his supervision,
representing men, places
and things that interested him and
that specially interest every American
reader. It is a most unique presentation
of a wonderfully interesting
journey that has caught the attention
of the people, and met with great
demand. It is sold only through soliciting
agents.
The Thompson Publishing Company,
St. Louis, Mo., are the fortunate
publishers. They advertise for
agents in another column of this issue.
BIG GINNERY BURNED.
Part of Peoplo's Oil Mill at Anderson
Dostroyed by Fire.
News and Courier.
Anderson, October 4.?The ginnery
plant of the People's Oil Mill was
burned early tonight. The fire started
in one of the gins while it was
running. The flames spread rapidly
and the entire plant was soon destroyed.
A. number of bales of cotton
on the yard were, scorched but
not badly damaged. The oil mill plant
was no) damaged. This was the largest
ginnery east of the Mississippi
river, having sixteen PO-saw gins.
The plant was insured for $0,500, hut
the loss will exceed this amount.
GEORGIA.-OA ROLIN A
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Augusta, Ga., Nov. 4-9,1907. i
Various Attractions and Amusements
Round Trip Excursion Tickets to Augusta and
Return from Points in South Carolina
via
CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CAROLINA
RAILWAY
At Rate of One First Class Fare, Plus 25 Cts.
(mimimum rate 50 cents)
CONVENIENT SCHEDULE. FIRST CLASS SERVICE,
Tickets on sale November 2 to 8, and for trains scheduled
:o arrive in Augusta prior to 1.00 p. m. November 9, 1907,
with final limit November 1 1, 1907.
Through Tickets on sale at all Ticket Agencies.
For further information, apply to your Ticket Agent, or
I. W MATTHEWS, GEO. T. BRYAN,
Commercial Agent, General Agent,
Augusta, Ga. Greenville, S. C.
ERNEST WILLIAMS, Gen. Pass. Agent,
Augusta, Georgia.
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Dress Goods!
Duting 5c. yd.
^rints 5 and 6 14c. yd.
^ercales, nice goods 8 1 -3c. yd.
3rocade Suitings 10 and 12 l-2c. yd.
Becillians 15c. yd.
^laid Dress Goods 12 1-2, 15, 20 and 25c. yd.
\uburn Suiting 10c. yd.
Show Silk 25c. yd.
Broadcloth, all colors $1.00 yd. cheap at $1.25
Homespun 5c. and up.
Notions at lowest figures.
Belts 10 to 25c. each.
Spool Cotton 1 c. a spool.
Jewelry and Watches!
The best line ever brought to the town of Prosperity.
A good Watch for 99c. Other grades in proportion.
See our line of Jewelry and .supply your wants in all lines.
We are prepared to give the bu
same money if they will give us t
have to pay an extra profit to m;
fellow when you buy of us.
Yours with bargai
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A penny saved on this, a nickel
on that, a dime to a collar on
your total purchase. Then you'll
see without deep thinking- that it.
pays to keep a record of your
purchases.
Memorandums .... Sand 10c.
Receipt Books 10c.
Ledgers 25c. and up.
Call at
MAYES' BOOK STORE.
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the loss on the follow that don't
.how how, on a cash basis, with
re coming down.
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Clothing! Clothing!!
We are prepared to give you bigger values for your mone>
in Clothing than any concern offering goods hero this season.
Boys' Pants from 25c. a suit and up.
Boys' Suits 75c a suit and up.
Men's Pants $1.25 a pair and up.
Men's Corduroy Pants $1.25 a pair
Men's Suits $5.00, $7.50, $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00 a suit.
We've got the goods and prices anc'. thsy must be sold
Give us a look.
Shoes! Shoes!
Here we can do you much good and save you fots of money
Children's Shoes 25c. to $1.00 a pair.
Women's Shoes 99c. to $3.50 a pah.
Men's Shoes $1.50 to $5.00 a pair...
All goods from the farm v/ear to the nicest Patent Leather.
If you don't look us over you will lose money.
lying public more goods for the
heir trade. Remember, you don't
ake good the loss on the other
ns for all,
ity, S. C.