The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, March 27, 1908, Page FOUR, Image 4
E. II. AULL, EDITOR.
Entered at the Postofliee at Newberry,
S. C., as 2tul elass matter.
Friday, March 27, 1U0S.
The advice of the executive comanittee
of the South Carolina division
oi the Southern Cotton Association
has given out through President 10. I).
Smith is what The Herald and News
has been advocating for many years
even before the cotton association wa.s
formed.
We do not so much advocate the reduction
of acreage as the raising of
Clonic supplies on the farm for the
farm. We 'firmly think if the farmer
in this section of the country, at
Jeast, will raise on the farm all that
lie needs on I lie farm that can he
grown on il an.I then will make all
the col 1 on licit lie can thai he will
make money farming, il matters veiy
little una I the price of cotton is.
()! course a reilnciion in acreage igood
advice ImiI to make the farmer
independent he must ?ro\v on his farm
what lie needs and llien hi.s cotton
will he his own and lie can sell it or
not sell il a> lie pleases.
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We are glad that Dr. S't'.ler is discussing
the road hill, the supply hill
and the merits and demerits of a system
of county supervisor a id county
commissioners for managing the county
al lairs. 'I ire re can he no possible
objection to a full and free expression
ul' opinion and proper discission
will probably lead lo good results.
We desire to correct, however, an
impression which Dr. Sel/.ler seems to
have in regard to the expense incurred
iu pulling the chain yam*' <>ii permanent
load work. The expense of
the maintenance of the chain gang on J
permaueni load work will prnhahk ,
be less than it ua- uu.hr the old system
which carried I In- chain gang I
from one section of Hi- i >nnt\ in ari j
ot her.
According' to information rcceiv'ed
from t lie county supervisor the)
maintenance of the chain gang for
lOMS was a.bmil $1.(1(1(1. and if anyone
I'.'iu show any results in ihc perman- |
ent improvement of the public load-*
of lliis coniily for this expenditure we 1
shall he dad lo have him do so.
Dr. Set/ler i-- mi -I a ken in hi - con ;
cln-ioi, ihat the put liny of tire chain'
gany of l lie county on permanent j
road work levies a tax of $7.0(10 on j
the taxpayers, 'flic $7.(1(1(1 referred l<>
by him which was authorized to be
.borrowed has been in the supply hill |
for several years am! is simply a teni- I
porary loan in older thai the county
mav he able to pav cash for current |
expenses until llie taxes of ihis year
are collected. Il i> no additional exipense
at all. The county has noi
suthcienl funds on hand at the I?v-- |
" ginning of the year lo run the affairs I
of the county on a ca>h basis and I
the $7.00(1 is simply borrowed lo pay
current expenses until the taxes begin
\ lo come in in the fall. In other
\ -words the county is behind and has
N not sufficient money on hand without
i (borrowing to pay cash as u goes.
There is no extra levy or extra expeuse
incurred by putting the chain
gang on permanent work. In fact,
as stated, we do think llu> maintenance
of the chain gang on permanent
work would be less.
We do not fully agree with Dr.
'Setzlor that tire change from county
supervisor to county commissioners
\vould be beneficial. We are inclined
to think, however, that the salary
of the supervisor ought to lie increased
and if we had a sub-commissioner
for each township whose only
duty would be to look after the
working and maintenance of the
public roads in his township that
some good results might come from
such a system in the betterment of
our public roads, but in managing
the finances of the connlv. it seems
to us that il would he more business
like to have one ollicinl i\ inonslhlo
and paid sufficient salary lo give
>nis whole time to il than to divide it
lip among three or five commissioners !
none of whom would be paid sullieient
salary to give his lime lo the
work.
We are satisfied that conditions
have somewhat changed in the last
few years and we do not believe we
will ever have a system of good roads
in this county until the people make
up their minds to pay for them and
the only way to pay for them is by
a tax.
The plan of ' warning- out" handand
trying- lo work roads in thai way
has passed. We believe if we could
gel some good road's in any part ol'
the county so thai the people could
see what benefit they are that there
V
would 'v lilllo difficulty in having!
the people vnio a lax. A lax for J
roads is <Ii11? i*c*111 from oilier taxes
in our opinion, because I lie? money put
iu roads is an investment which continues
to pay good dividends.
KDITORIAiL
In regard to tire communication of
?Mr. 'I'. 10. Wicker, we desire to call attention
to an act which was passed
by the legislature at the session of
1007, which permits the people of
the county or ??J* any township to
vote a one mill for roads. It is now
up to the people to say whether or
not they desire to be taxed for Yoad
work. "We think they ought to say
whether they want to be taxed or not.
We agree entirely with Mr. Wicker
thai until the pcoplo make up their
minds to pay for it they can never
expect In have good roads and all
(lie newspaper articles and resolutions
of conventions or associations of
whatever nature, will not get good |
I roads. We also believe that the taxpayers,
who pay tlic greater part of |
I lie lax <>l only are willing toj
have their properly taxed for this I
purpose.
HINTS ON ROAD WORK.
U. S. Oflicc of Public Roads Tells1,
I How to Make and Maintain a
Model Earth Road.
While American road builders are |
as ca.uahie of construcling good roads j
as those of any country of the old!
world, they have not been as loyally j
supported as i!i? men of those conn- j
tries in maintaining the highways af- |
ler completion. and the deplorable ;
state ol many hundred thousand miles j
"f road is thus accounted for, Counlvi
and township ollieials may at the mil. {
set stand I lie "expense of having a'
roal built, but lliey strenuously object J
when a-ked 1" provide funds to ivbuild
l he road that lia- been allowed
to go to ruin.
11 i- important that fanners j
'earn of the lien."tits |o 1M> derived
from good "earth roads: that county I
boards tic impressed with the need of!'
:i proper maintenance of the same, j
and thai road builders an I overseers
learn how best (o care for the roads !
in their charge.
I lie persistent and powerful cue- j
lilies ( |" earth roads are water and I
narrow tires, and the constant effort t
"I men in charge of the roads
si.oiild be to guard against their de- '
structivc cltects and remedy all dam-[
age as ijnickly as possible. The simple
implements which have been i
I"Und to be ol greatest assistance in '
this work are the plow, the drag
scraper, the wheel scraper, the road j
grader, and the split-log drag.
W i111 a sandy soil and a subsoil of
clay, or (day and gravel, deep plowing
so ;is to raise and mix tlie clay'
with the surface soil and sand will I
i prove beneficial. I'lie combination
tonus ;i sand-clay road at a trifling
expense. On the other hand, if the
road be enlirelv of sand a mistake
will be made if it is plowed unless
clay can be added. Such plowing
would merely deepen the sand, an 1
at the same time break up the small
| amount of hard surface material
] which may have formed. If the subsoil
is clay and the surface scant in
sand or gravel, plowing should not be
resorted to, as it would result in a
clay surface rather than one of sand
or ground. A good foreman must
know not only what to plow and what
not to plow, but how and when to
plow. If the road is of the kind
which according to the above instructions
sliould be plowed over its whole
width, the best method is to run the
first furrow in the middle of the
road and work out to the sides, thus
forming a crown. Results from such
plowing are great est--in the spring or
early summer.
Tn ditches a plow can be used to
good advantage, but should be follow- I
ed by a scraper r grader. To make
wide, d eep ditches nothing better than
I lie ordinary drag scraper has yet
been devised. For hauls under 100
feel, or in making "fills'* it is especially
serviceable. 7t is a mistake,
however, to attempt to handle long
haul material with ITit< scraper, as!
the wheel scraper is be.'ler adaplelj
to such work. For hauls of more ,
than S00 feet, a wagon should be us-I
ed.
The machine most generally used in j
road work is the grader, or road machine.
This machine is especially
useful in smoothing and crowning
the road and in opening ditches. A j
clav subsoil under a thin coating of i
soil *heuhl not be disturbed with a I
grader. It is also a mistake |o use
a grader indiscriminately and to pull !
material from ditches upon a sand-I
(day road. Not infrequently turf,
soil and silt Irom ditch bottoms aiv
piled in the middle of the road in a !
ridge, making mudholes a certain.v.
It is important in using a grader to
Mr. Bangs is a well known resident
of our town, you are accustomed
to meeting him on the
street many times a week.
For each purchase of 50c. or
more we allow you one guess.
The first person who discovers
his identity will be presented, if
a man, with a pair of our Boy den
Shoes. If a lady, a pair of our |
I
E. P. Reed Shoes. Ef a boy or
girl, our best Shoe for either. Mr.
Bangs' Photo can be seen in our
window with face concealed. We
also give a Pencil Box and contents
free with every purchase of
boys' and girls' Shoes or Oxfords.
Just take a look at the new
spring creations we are showing ;
in Shoes, Furnishings and Hats. 1
avoid building u|> the mad loo much ed to meet at their respective places
at one lime. A road .gradually 'milt of meeting on Saturday, April 251li.
up by lrei|ueiil use of the grader l!!ftS, lor ihe purpose oL' reorganiza- 1
will last better than if completed at lion. Al this meeting, in addition to
one ope rat ion. The foreman fre- th .-lection of olliccrs for the eln'o,
M'l*'"!ly thinks his road mu>l be high ihftye shall be -elected one member
in the lirM instance. He piles up ma- rr.nn each club serve as a member
teiial I com 10 inches to a., loot in (|u, Comity Kxeeulive Committee
depth only to learn, with the arrival flU. (wo yeavs'. a,?| also delegates to
ot Ihe litst lain, that ne lias furnish- ||IL, ,.,>1111!v convention which will coned
the material for as many inches of ve,?. Xewberrv C. II. on M.ondav.
mud. All material should be brought Alnv ,,,MS Km;h (.,n]) -s |n
up in thin layers, each layer well pud- u|U, tM^aU. |W cvcrv , WLMUv_livo
died and tiimily packed by roller or memhew amF ono (1,u,?,Uo f()r a mn.
tralhc tint ore the next is added. A . .. .
. ... joritv traction thereof.
comimm misliik<' is to crown too high ' ,, , ir .v >
...... r red. II. Domimck,
w 1111 the road machine on a narrow
roa<] County Chairman.
The split log drag should be used
to fill in ruts and smooth the road STATEMENT
when not too badly washed. The drag Of the condition of the Wm. Colepossesses
great merit and is so sim- man & Co.. Bankers, located at Whittle
in construction and operation that mire, S. (\. at the ein.-e of busine-r.
every farmer should have one. A March 9th., 1008.
special article will be published later Resources.
telling how to make and use t'he drag. Loans and discounts.. . .$ OH.CmS
. D-.m i'id h aiif. 19,125 00
Would "Call*' Castro. Overdrafts 1,946 'Hi
Springfield Cnion. Furniture and fixtures .. GOO 00
If this Venezuela business keeps Ooe from banks and bankup
(Irover Cleveland nvay decide to ers 11,924 34
run ao-ain Currency 878 00
" J dold 110 00
opens with the introduction of a nickels and pennies 915 72
mother with three divorced husbivn:ls C hecks and cash itms .... 15;") 9.1
and a daughter with six broken engagements.
This should do for a lotal . . .. . .$1.14,.114 24
thrilling and complicated starter. Liabilities.
Undivided profits, less curNOT'A^E
ron* expenses and taxes
, i 1 .1 c paid $ 10.04(5 98
links will be received bv the Court , ' . , , , , ,
.. .. . . . Due to banks and bankers 734 SO
House ( oinnwssuMi tor certain tnrni- .
P v ,. .it v Individual deposits subject
hire lor I he New ( onrt House at New- . . , -.n.-in.n -1
t, to cheek 102,24ft >1
berrv. S. ( ., at eleven o clock 111 tho ...
v , . n,oc 1 line certdicates '10.882 9,>
lorenooii ot I' 1 .day. April 190S. (.Iu,f.ks 409 00
Bids will be for this furniture install- mu pavnble 10,000 00
ed and put up in the building. Hid- '
ders will state time of their delivery Total $134 314 ?4
of the furniture and are requested to ,State of South'Carolina.''
exhibit samples of work. County of Nvwbcrry.
Ihe right is reserved to reject any Before me came William Colemnn,
and all bids. .Sealed bids may he imaging partner of tTic above named
filed with chairman at any time. hank." who, being duly sworn, says
For further information apply to, ,1ial ,;,0 ai)ovo am] foregoing stateCieo.
S. Mower. incut is a true contrition of said bank,
Chairman. | as shown by the books of sivi.l bank.
Wm. Coleman,
NOTICE TO DEMOCRATIC CLUBS. Managing Partner.
In accordance with the (jonstitu- Sworn to and subscribed before me. I
lion of the Democratic partv of South this 17th day of ATlarch, 1908.
Carolina, the Democratic Clubs of the W.- R. Watson,
county of Newberry arc hereby call- N. P. S. C.
Have You Seen I
MOWER'S
Spring Hats? It will more than re
pay > ou just to take a look at them, |
too, you might find exactly the Hat i
you want to go with your spring
suit, if it's tan or green. In fact we
have all the leading colors in Hats
and other millinery. 1
Can we make that Easter Hat for you, for we know 1 !
I we have the goods and at excellent prices:* '|
DELAY MEANS WORRY FOR YOU. 1
$1.00 $1.00
This Certificate
is worth ?
$1.00 cash to the holder with each purchase of one of
our celebrated $3.50 or $4.00 Shoes or Oxfords; good
for 50c. cash with each purchase of any $2.00 or $2.25
Shoe or Oxford; good for 25c. with each $1.50 or $1.75
I
Shoe or Oxford; good for 20c. on all children's Shoes
ibove 90c.
We must unload. Can suit or fit anybody. $17,000 worth
new Shoes to select from. We are agents for 15 Shoe factories.
THIS CERTIFICATE ONLY GOOD FOR THREE DAYS, 1
Friday 27th, Saturday 28th, and Monday 30th.
Each factory pays us the above amounts, so we can mark '
Shoes to meet all competition.
Not good without the coupon, as we have to send them in
each day.
The Bee Hive,
1217 Main Street.
NOTE: It is only necessary to cut out the words THIS
CERTIFICATE and bring them to the Bee Hive.
dosing Out Sale.
As we have bought both stocks of The Smith Co.,.
we have decided to do away with the Grocery StoreNow
in order to do this we will sell all goods therein
at cost until sold. Here are some of the cost prices:
Molasses.
Best New Orleans Golden Gate, worth 65c? cost price 49c.
Morris Gold Medal, worth 60c., cost price 44c.
Planter's Choice, worth 60c., cost price 44c.
Golden Drips, worth 45c., cost price 33 cents.
Karo Corn Syrup in cans, cost price 9c.
Coffee.
Best Green Coffee, worth 15c., cost price 1 lc.
Good Green Coffee, worth 10c., cost price 8c.
Leverin's Parched Coffee, worth 17 l-2c., cost price 14c.
Golden Drip Parched Coffee, worth 20c., cost price 15c,
Carolina Belle, worth 25c., cost price 2 lc.
Fine choice Tea, worth 60c., cost price 38c.
Kraut.
Half barrel of Saur Kraut, worth 10c. qt., cost price 5c.
We will also sell to the highest bidder all fixtures after everything
else Is closed out. Come quick if you want to be in time
SMITH BROS.,
At Smith Co.'s Old Grocery Stand.
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