Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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With his Big Fr( can learn more ever solac in Sou Farmer s Union Bure u of Information -Condueted by the - outh Carolina Farmers' Eduea tional and Co-Operation-Union. gjCommunications intended for thii department should be addressed to J. C Stribling, Pendleton, S. C. Our Cotton Letter. More Financiers Than Money. Go where you may, you never fai] to meet several men who have somf plan to relieve the financial situa tion and about nine times out of ter if these wild cat financiers had their debts paid they might not havE cash enough left to control an old hen and chidkens. Must every day you can read in the newspaper under large lettered scare head lines about money mat ters loosening up, money matters now about to resume normal condi tions but still there is not enough money to retire all the cotton thaf the farmers desire to hold WE know of one cotton mill that .. said had to sell some of its stock of cot ton to get nioney.. to pay :its hands with, while other ;nills have plenty of money to take all the cheap cot ton offered at the mill's prices. The financial situation has beer reported eased, improved and added to until if . all calculations were sum marized into one summing up lcf thE whole, this final addition, wouild 'make a show down of something like douible the amount of money in .thai we had before Wall Street started this scrimmage; but yet, there is the debt ridden condition of the cottot grower that is the cause of the whalt trouble. 'East of the 1(ississippi the fertili zer bills are the main cause., Anoth. er year this can be reduced largely or cut out altogether and get dowr to homespun business and commor horse sense way of farming. Quil getting into trouble with eyes oper . and then shut your eyes an-d how for help ! The easiest way out of bad scrape is not to get in it. Qui1 mixing so much dynamite or debt! in yucoton crops then you ear sit down on the lid of y'our cottor and smoke the pipe of peace witi vo ur neighbors without fear o-f be. ing blown up by prowling cottor bears. The following extracts from a pri vate letter to this office from on: state .agent. W. C. Moore. who is nov in Manchester, England, explains good deal about our cotton unionm arran'zements for shipping eotton di rect to ourselves or our order fo: sale at Manchester. England. whicl you can readily see will net at leas $7.50 per bale above prices here, or middling cotton every time and m< trouble about advances there at si: per cent or less interest. Here is what our agent says: My trip here as the representative of those offices of the union that ar supporting /my work, and are doing something in a material way to es tablish an azency here, which is th' p)roper thing to do. but once estab) liThed it would die of starvation an< fail if it is not prope,rly supporte< from our members. and if they don' underst and tha *is worse than use less to tr to an thieir cotton her without a striet-reen2nitionl of exne ruiles and action. I have just cabled( the Grieenvill office that spot cotton if it were her in storaae so the spinner couMi se what he was ')uying would brin enuh to net our farmers for Goo< Middling f.o.b. Greenville, 11 five eighths cents per pound, after pag ing all straight expenses outside o the warehouse eherges of ab)out cents per month. and the brok.erag o'r toll to the cotton .associatio which controls the rules and hahd line, and as this price would ad vance as the Southern price advaunee the advantace of havingr the cotto stored is the same~ practi(-ally all th time. Then ag sin there is alwav Jill be in ~e Show and Oeiet about these Reme th Carolina. Rerr t ton stored where they can see that lley run no risk of loosi 1go on some irresponsilble warehouse, or trick of ticket and on-ee the storage was es tablished and loans secured the own er of the cotton could hold practi cally as long as he wished and have { his cotton sold here by the Farmers Cotton Union- office just as well as if he had his cotton at. his home, and at a much better price. but just now English niey is afraid of America and they are deliberately putting up interest to keep it from going to I New York. We could probably now borrow half to three-fourths the val ue of cotton stored here at 6 per cent under t he present conditions, and under normal times it would be 5 per cent once we get their confi dence. I recommend consignments of cot ton for storage here and loans can be expected, but the shipments must come under strict rules of grading, classing, and marking of the Farm ers Cotton Union or there will be mistakes, misunderstandings and loss to our members by their own folly, that will ruin the whole busi ness. It is utterly futile to rush at these people with southern bluff and rhetoric, because they would just. continue to do as in the past, buy from the cotton merchants that have the cotton here to show them, and wrho they know to be responsible for their offers. Here is food for thought by F. S. Chrouder, a hustling organizer who has put 27 unions in line for work: If the farmer fails And cannot buy, Then the merchant's goods .Upon his shelf must lie. If the farmer fails And hMs nothing to sell, Then the Banker's account Does not swell. If the farmer fails And has nothing to ship, Then the railroad train Makes an empty trip. If the' farmer fails .And hasn't the money hie ought, Then the lawyer's fee Dosdowvn to naughft. IIf the farmer fails -I And hasn't the bills, Then the doctor Ceases to roll his pills. If the,farmer fails And can not pay,I The school t.eacher's account Waits for another day. NATIONAL BANK 0 CI FIRM FRIES, BHAKIE~ You ought to enjoy the fi of having a Bank Account, or little money. It will en -with chechs and avoid mi and provide you with a coi your funds and collecting an account with us. - ( DIREC M. A. Carlisle. H. C. 1%' J. A. Blackwelder. Robt. br RB C. Matth.ws. S. B.. A Newberr: wated Andes Ren dies that have ma iember the date, C If the farmer fails As sometime fail he must, i The world's business lags ,And the wheels of commercee rust. 'is, But if the farmer sueceeds, As sueceed he should, We all look happy And we all feel good. For upon our broad shoulders T All the rest do lie, Ifl And sometimes the pile Gets very, very high. REGISTRATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the * >ooks of registration for the Town of CE tiewberry, S. C., are now open, and 1 the undersigned as Supervisor of C Registration for the : said town will <eep said books open every day from ) a. m.. until 5 p. r . (C1,;,,y et !epted) including the 1zt day of De- == !ember. 1907. Eug. S. Werts, Supervisor of Registration. NOTICE TO OVERSEERS. All overseers o! public roads in \ewberry county are hereby ordered ,o work their respective sections for :he full time, as required by law, by December 1st, 1907. Herein fail not, nee Spain of the penalty of the law. on J. Monroe Wicker, hot County Supervisor. ele< Nov. 2nd, 1907.ex taw. Evi sati at1 Lucky. cl Patience--They say your brother in : ased to have great lu4ck as a fisher ~nan. Patrice-Yes, he did have. Near ly everybody used to believe him.--63 onkers SkVtesman.Be ictor Talking Machines AND Edison Phonographs IN STOCK. All sizes, $10.00Oto $100.00., $.00 a WeeK Buys Eiher, Why wait. Come to-day SALTER'S M Ar and Variety Store, New berry, S. C. Write for Catalogues. F NEWBERRY S, C. HN BUSINESS METh OD ~iendship and convenience. whether you handle mu ch ible you to pay your billsj stakes in making change; 4 venient way of handling checks and drafts. Open: TORS:T [oseley. T. B. Carlisle. ar E lrris. Geo. JInstone. Dec.? iedies. Headq de more perni ne Week Only. lore Your COon! t the Top Notch Prices! fety, E heap Money, We pay Insurance, No Risk. E STANDARD WAREHOUSE COMPANY, Columbia, S. C. C. HEYWARD. President. [AS T. LIPSCOMB, Secretary. Our Receipts Gilt Edge. asult Warehouseman, Standard Warehouse, Newberry, S. C . WHEN YOUR d glasses come to headquarters, the y exclusive manufacturing optical Lse in South Carolina with the latest trical appliances for making test in iplicated eye troubles. You get skill, erience; you get what your eyes need. ry thing we do guaranteed to give sfaction. We do a high class work asonable prices When in the city and consult with us. Be sure to drop air week. ROBBINS & NOBLE, Main Street, Columbia, S. C. ween Elirlich Shoe Store an'd Boll & Co 's,Jewelry Store. PECILR INDUCEMEN{TS --ON ANOS & ORCANS :3TE~ MEXTF FEW EEKS, Et AREF iFACTORY AGENTS andc resent onlv the best Fianos and Organs il a t inc eor r liberal terms ani( ia prices LONE'S MUSI H)D US E Columbia, S. C. Sped IRCH ANT TAILDI MEN'S PAl 500 Pain w.i!! be st Less M Clothco vgyhich th manufac en Dollar va1ues at only ye Do lar values at only ur Dollar values at only re Dollar values for only io Dollar values for only Ld some Pants as low as '75c iery pair a bargainl at . KLETTNf SU Fth to 13th, uarters at Phl'am's where you anent cures than any. medicine o+e+e+oo+o+o *+.+* * * *84 6 ", 0 f " f ." * GO TO * JONES' GROCERY + FOR - f -4 * The best Celery and . * Head Lettuce, " * The freshest Cranberries, The Crispest Potato Chips, * The most luscious Grapes, Homemade Fruit Cakes, + Nat'l Biscuit Co's Fruit Cakes, Fruits of all kinds. e Norfolk Oysterse for your Thanksgiving dinner. *THE FREHEST! THEBEST! -+ JONES' GROCERY. * Phone 212. Fant's Old Stand. e* al Bargains!. IN MADE .300 Dozt Men's and Bois8 rrSe FANCY DRESS SHIRTS. PBRISBEST QUALITY, ~id forDOUBLE YOKE, d forGATHERED BACK, Oney FELLED SEAMS, PEARL BUTTONS and Evry FULL LENGTH. . Om EeryShirt is worthi at least ey are double the money. Our ridicu tured. lously low price, $4.00 45 cts. Each, $3.25 $2.50 holds good until they are sold. $1.95 -Don't waste any time to supply $1ai..25 your demand. They sell at a pir.sight at. R'S. 0. KLETTNER'S.