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|| COTTON GROWERS URGED i TO REDUCE ACREAGE. I Reduction of 25 Per Cent, and DiverI sification Held Out as Help for Better Prices. To the Cotton PI (inters of the South: It % Votton toda>' reached, the lowest | point since Jan. 1, 1903, except from P, (November to May of the big crop if 1004-05, when it sold 2 cents per pound lower than this. What lias I . caused this decline of 3 cents per pound in spite of the fact that the cotton crop of the world is about 4, 500,000 short of last year's crop? The only answer that I can find is "lack I of confidence." The retailer is not Lbuying except as lie needs the goods, KjLthc jobber is doing the same, consell^mucntly the mills have no orders IHnlicnd. while last year, and for severyears past, thoy have had orders gpfbooked Ironi three to six months in R?>ad vanc-e. ^ '1J,i causes {his lack of confidence? I They are afraid we will raise a bumper crop of cotton again this year. Why are they afraid of a large crop? They took at the past. In 1003 we had a short crop and good prices, which as. followed by a large acreage and ftod seasons and a bumper crop. The Rxt year, 11)05-00, we had a short K)p and good prices, which was again followed by a large acreage and a 'bumper crop. Had it not been for the September storm in the Mississippi valley and the -exceptionally good trade the market would probably have gone to 8 cents or under for that crop. We got a good average price for the good "trades in the crop and a large acreage was set aside for cotton last season, but owing to the weather during planting time the acreage was cut some and poor crops in Texas and . Louisiana enabled us to get a good price for the most of this crop. A mon:.h ago every indication was that P we 'vould have a large acreage this season and I lie people did not care t o place he.wy orders for cotton goods, knowing that with n large acreage and fair season we would produce more cotton than the world needed and the price of cotton goods would decline. They are good business men, and you can't fool them. How can we restore confidence? In , place of planting the same acreage as last season iji cotton plant 25 per cent less. As soon as the acreage report is out in June or even before the trade will know that tlieu^ will be ( a moderate crop raised this year and we will have the old lime activity in the cotton trade. Jobbers will place their orders ahead to enable them to supply their trade and the mills will contract in advance for supplies of cotton and the market will advance much faster than it has declined. The result will be that you will market a crop of 11,500,000 at an average of at least $05 per bale, or a total of about $750,000,000. If the weather conditions should be unfavorable for the growing crop and it should turn rout 1,000,000 bales less it would sell for 15 cents and bring a total of nearly $800,000,000, and add to this the m value of the feed crops that can be M grown on the acreage intended for fcjlfr cotton and it will give us another I.$50,000,000. Suppose that you plant the same acreage as last year and with favorable weather we would likely make anyway 13.000,000, possibly more. What would the price be under the present trade conditions? Not an average of 8 cents per pound and perhaps lower. Say that it averaged $40 per bale, the crop would bring | $520,000,000. at least $300,000,000 loss to the south. How to bring about this reduction? > It is not too late yet to plant corn, i alfalfa, sorghum cane, millett or cow peas for hay. Or it will pay you to let the land lie idle for a season rather than plant it in cotton at a loss. Let every planter that reads this article at once arrange to reduce his own acreage in cotton and show the article to his neighbor, or better, call a meeting at every country school house in the south and discuss this matter intelligently, then go home resolved that . each one will do his part. If you have ' any neighbors that will not reduce send me their names and I will take the matter up with each one personally. This is no small matter, and I hope that members of the Southern Cotton association and Farmers' union will stand side by side in this great fight. With a heavy acreage (Wall street will wet the price for our cotton crop, with a light acreage we , can get our own price within reason. Don't delay, but get busy at once. There is plenty of timejj'et if you will only do your part. In 1005 by reducing the acreage 15 per cent, the price if . advanced 5 cents per pound, and we ir can do it again. I will be glad to hear from every farmer that reads this I and endorses it. Do you want to return to th# old days of 5-cent cotton? If not, join this movement and wo will make the south more prosperous than ever. J. A. Taylor, President National Ginners' Association. Memphis, Tenn., April 18, 1908. MILLS FACING PROBLEM. Conference In Spa.rtanburg?Closing Down, Reduction of Wages, or Shortening of Hours Seems Inevitable. News and Courier. 'Spartanburg;, April 21.?It begins to look as if thai stage of the cloth market has been reached which will result in a general closing down ol cotton mills, the reduction of wages or the operation of the mills on 'shorter time. A conference of prominent mill presidents wes neld here, today and every phase of tluv question that now confronts the mills was discussed. Among' hose present were J. 1>. Cleveland, president of the Whitney (Mills; J. F. Cleveland, president ol Tucapau Mills: l\. /. ('ales, president of Arkwrig'hl Mills; A. II. Twitehell, president of the Clifton Mills, and the I). I*.. Converse company. Mr. Cleveland said after the conference that nothing' definite had been decided upon; that a meeting would be held nexl week, when sonic action would be taken which, it is hoped, will relieve the situation. The situation, he said, was serious, and it looked as though it ?ns going to worse instead of better. The closing; down of the mills would have very serious results in this seclion of the State, for thousands and thousands of operatives would be thrown out of employment during the summer months, and when the mills resumed operations in the fall they would have no little trouble in getting their help together again. The mills will not close down if il can be avoided and it is believed that such action can be stayed. The opinion seems to prevail that the bettei plan would be for the mills to operate on shorter schedule, and such a course will in all probability be resorted to in the near future. APPEAL TO TEDDY. Relief From Paper Trust Exactions Asked By the Newspapers. New York, April 21?The annual meeting' of the Associated Press was held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hiolel today with an exceptionally large attendance of members from all sections of the country. Aside from the transaction of purely routine business affecting- the organization, the most important notion taken was the presenting' and adoption of an address asking the president and the congress to "grant immediate relief from the exactions of combinations of paper makers.'' The address, as adopted, is as follows; "Representatives of 774 daily newspapers gathered at the annual meeting of the Associated Press, respectfully ask the president and congress to grant immediate relief from the exactions from the combinations of paper makers. In September, 1007, and again In November, 1007, the attention of the authorities was directed to the exeessi\?e prices then demanded by the paper combination. Immdiately upon the assembling of congress twenty or more bills aiming to correct these conditions and to pur paper and pulp on the free list were adopted and referred to the ways and means committee. Persistent efforts to obtain a hearing have been refused. Dilatory tactics have been employed to prolong present conditions and to carry over to another session of congress every proposition designed for relief. All newspapers here represented protest against delay. "Attention is also directed to the false rports of news print paper prices, which were recently furnished to congress by the director of the census bureau. The newspapers here represented use approximately eighty per cent of the news print paper consumed in the United States. We denounce the quotations as submitted to congress as misleading and unworthy of credence. The reiteration of the accuracy of these figures of the director after the error had been called to public attention tends to shake public confidence and respect for sthtistics thus compiled." GREENVILLE SAFE ROBBED. Yeggmen Enter Store Near Depot and Get About $300. Greenville, April 21.?Safe crackers this morning about 3.30 o'clock entered the branch store of Carpenter Brothers and blew open tho aafe, i securing in I ho neighborhood of $300. i The sub-post otlico was localod in the building and part or the money belonged to the government. The building is located on Washington street, in a tow yards of the Southern depot, and the robbery was j a daring piece of work, as there is , constant passing on the .street at all hours of the night. ; It is thought thai the robbers blew the safe open just,as a passenger train | rolled into the yards, the noise from the train drowning the report from the explosion. A poslollice inspector is in the city and lie lias been at work ; on the case all day. Xo clues have been secured as yet. | __ Why Latin is Used. A great many people wonder why a I physician writes liis proscription in Latin. There are t><> principal reasons assigned. First, thoiiuli obsolete j as a language. I .at in i< the universal "tongue" employed by the chemists I ami pharmacists of every country. The , physician, therefore, employs Latin terms that his prescriptions may be I understood under all circumstances. The second reason, n good one, is that I no matter in what country a prescription may be written, il may be correctly tilled by the pliaramcists of any other clime. Thus a Oreek doctor may give his native countryman a proscription in America, and, though unable to speak a won! of English, he could' have il correctly filled in this country. Another reason, perhaps unjustly assigned, is said to be the disposition to conceal the contents of many simple formulas from the patient, that the charge of physician and pharma- j ! cist alike may be provecfed. This is a rather selfish view to take, j t however. But in tiro case of old established formulas, long tried and provjoil, such, for instance, as the formula of Andes' Ureal Prescription, there are no secrets to hide, and the manufacturers are glad to show it in plain English to the worh't. This is done on every package, bottle, label and container alike, along with a guarantee of absolute purity and a serial number showing that such guaranty has been filed with the government at Washington. This remedy, Andes' Great Prescription, positively cures catarrh, stomach, liver and bladder troubles, i blood impurities and female weak-; j tresses. Tts formula lias been written j hundreds of thousands of times by well-informed physicians until acquired by its present owners, who. tin- j dor patent, offer it as a proprietary; remedy, and publish its contents. If yon suffer with any of the above diseases, get a bottle and ask your phvsician's advice abo.it using it. lie j will recognize its formula. "W. E. Pelham and Son are local i distributors. Price of large twelve-! ounce bottle $1.00, three for $2.50, or! six for $.">.00. FOR SALE. I have for sale the stock of goods, store fixtures, etc., belonging to the assigned estate of B. A. Ivempson. Stock may be seen and examined upon application to the undersigned. Fred. H. Doiuinick. Assignee and Agent of the Creditors. Attention Veterans, Camp No. 336, U. C. V. The camp will meet in the court house on Saturday the 2nd May, 1008, for the transaction of such business as may properly come before it. All memebers must pay their annual dues, 25 cents, at once, as our per capita assessment to the State and general order is already past due. At this meeting delegates will be elected to represent our camp at the reunion in Greenville, S. G|, May 11-12, also at reunion in Birmingham, Ala., June 9-10-11, 1008. By order. J. W. Gary, O. L. Sohumpert, Com. Adjt. Change of Schedules. Kffcclive 12.01 a. in. Sunday, April 12th, 1008, the following Is the time of departure of all passenger trains leaving Newberry Union station: Southern Railway: No. 15 for Grcenvillo .. ..8.57a.m. No. 18 for Columbia .. ..1.28 p.m. No. 11 for Greenville .. ..3.07 p.m. No. 1(5 for Columbia 8.47 p.m. 0., N. & L. Ry. No. 85 for Laurens 5.10 a.m. No. 22 for Columbia ....8.47 a.m. No. 52 for Greenville .. 12.50 p.m. No. 53 for Columbia .. . .3.20 p.m. No. 21 for Laurens 7.25 p.m. No. 84 for Columbia.. .. 8.30 p.m. No's. 84, 85, 21, and 22 run daily except Sunday. The above schedule is given only as information, is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice.' G. L. Robinson, j Station Master. Dry Goods, The best select kinds--Laces, Err Hose of all kinds, bons, Calicoes, Made Skirts, Rea to-wear Underw [Clothing for Men, |occasions for Me: jand work, Under Neckwear for M latest, Shoes for s of the best materi When in need of anytl before buying for we cai to see us, they can tell y Our We make a special sti world. Come to Prospe N. L. E PF i | Why buy ; an Organ from a Peddler? When you can buy a .superior organ from your faclory representative for less money, ami 011 1 easier terms, ami have absolute protection in I the guarantee given by the makers. We make low prices and grant from otie to J two years?without interest?for settlement, ami only bind the organ as secuiity. ? We save you money ami supply Organs that will prove a life long pleasure. ? Write at once for catalogues and spccial prices 1 and terms to the old established MALONE'S MUSIC HOUSE, ' COLUMBIA, S. C. PIANOS AND ORGANS llliSl J Used IPfS J Always iKvliH! ?n IIIkiIUISM- Hand 26c. Everywhere | Sold and guaranteed by Gilder & Weeks NOTICE TO DEMOCRATIC CLUBS. In accordance with the Qonatitu- ( tion of the Democratic party of South ? Carolina, the Democratic Clubs of the [county of Newberry are hereby called to meet at their respective places [ of meeting on Saturday, April 25th, j lOOS, for the purpose of reorganization. At this meeting, in addition to ^ the election of officers for the club, ( there shall be elected one member from each club to serve as a member of the County Executive Committee for two years, and also delegates to the county convention which will convene at Newberry C. II. on Monday, May 4, .1908. Each club is entitled to one delegate for every twenty-five members and one delegate for a majority fraction thereof. Fred. II. Dominick, County Chairman. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAROLINA RY. Schedule in effcct November 3rd, 1907 Lv. Newberry(C N & L.) 12:46 p. m. Ar. Laurens 1:52 p. m. Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:15 p. m. Ar. Greenville 3:40 p. ni. Lv. Laurens 2:07 p. n.. Ar. Spartanburg 3.35 p. ni. Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ky.) 3:40 p. in. Ar. Ilcndcrsonville 0:25 p. m. Ar. Asheville 7:30 p. m. Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:00 p. m. i Ar. Greenwood 2:50 p. m. Ar. McCormick 3:55 p. m. 1 Ar. Augusta 5:40 p. m. Note: The above arrivals and de- ? partures, as well as connections with c other companies, arn given as information, and are not guaranteed. Ernest Williams, Cen. Pass. Agt., 5 Augusta, Ga. Geo. T. Bryan, Greenville, S. C. ; Gen. Agt. | 'nOTIOE?'Pretty line Easter Cards and Dyea Dro*4dus So Ruff's. 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