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FINLEY URGES GOOD ROADS. President of the Southern Railway Shows How Interest of Farmers May be Greatly Enhanced. In their replies to my letter of July 81, 1008, oil the subject of diversification of Southern agriculturo and industries some, of the editors to whom at was sent, asked me to write to them from lime to time on matters of interest to the people of our section. Tins has led me to take the liberty of nd dressing yon on a topic of importance to nil our people and especially to the farmers of the South. If tho farm is to be profitable it tnnst not merely produce abundant crops, but its products must bo put "where they can be sold. By whatever , moans of transportation they may ultimately be carried before they reach j the final consumer, our farm products / move primarily over the country high- i "way, and the condition of the road f leading from the farm to the ship- s ping point or to a near-by consuming < centre, such as a manufacturing town, i affects materially the profits of the 1 fanner and the value of his farm. | The condition of the road controls i the size of the load that can be haul- r cd over it and the speed at which it t can bo (tarried. An improvement by g which the farmer is enabled to carry, t .with the same vehicle and the same i <tcain. a load 75 to 100 per cent heav- e lor, will result, in a sul>stanti<d saving in his time and in the wear and tear of his vehicles and teams. The construction of good roads leading from a market town lias practically the same effect as bringing tho farms nearer to the town. Tt extends by ] several miles in every direction the i.iea of territory which farmers can profitably engage in market garden- : ing and dairying. That this is true has j been effectively demonstrated in those i localities in the Southern States and i in other sections of the country where ] road improvements have been carried out intelligently and systematically. Phe cost to the farmer of hauling his products over poor roads is not always appreciated for the reason that if- is rare that a farmer pays for having his hauling done. The United States department of agriculture has made an investigation of ihis matter, however, and Ihe results show I lie cost tor coiion, for instance, to be an average rale of '27 cents per ton per mile for an average haul of 11.8 miles. I'hat road improvement would in.11ci i 111 \ reduce this cost is shown by (lie following striking statement in I lie year book of the .agriculture department for lOOfi: It it were possible to increase I lie average weight of a wagon load of cotton in the United States from three bales, as it now is, to four bales, without increasing the cost of 1 hauling the load, (lie saving on a crop e?jual to the one picked in 100;") would amount to $2,000,000; and if the average load of wheat, now I bushels, were increased by L'O bushels, ' the saving effected in hauling a crop ? like that, ot 190;> would be more, than ' $8,000.000." c In addition to what may be termed t the commercial aspect of good roads n they have a highly important, social c aspect as well. They bring the farm- t er into closer touch with Ihe world at 1 large. He and his family are not t forced to remain at home for days at a time because the conditions of the > Toads may make traveling unplcas- a '' ""I dinicull. (Sood roads in- " sure elticicnt and prompt rural mail I deliveries, placing the newspaper on p ilie table of the farmer early on the n day ot its publication, enabling him P to transact much of his business bv s mail and to lake advantage of early intormation as to fluctuation in Ihe price of his farm products. Good roads mean that the farmer and the members of his family can enjoy to a greater degree the society of their neighbors and friends in the town :md country. They mean that his children can be more regular in school attendance and can receive to a greater degree the advantages of education. They moan the bringing closer together of the town and country, with advantages on both sides, for as the farmer is benefited bv being brought into closer tomh with tho town, so all the business interests of the town prosper as the result of the facility with which the farmer and his family can do their shopping. <iood roads also benefit the inhabitants of towns and cities by affording facilities for pleasant countrv drives. They invite the business man to the establishment of country and suburban homes, such as he can enjoy only when he is assured that the condition of the roads will be such as to enable him to reach his place of business promptly in all kinds of weal her. ' think it niav !r:i|hf:!|v be said that there are few matters of such I general importance to all the people' of liny community as the provision of good roads, and I believe, therefore, that all of us who have the progress and prosperity of the South at heart should do all in our power to aid in the creation of a public opinion favorable to road improvement. Tho system that should be adopted in any locality is one on which it would not bo proper for mo to tender advice, ovon if I were qualified to do so. It is necessarily a matter that can best be determined by the people directly interested and who are acquainted with the peculiar needs and conditions in their neighborhoods. The interest of this company in good roads as a means of aiding in Southern development was evidenced in a very practical way when, a few years ago, in cooperation with the National Goojl Itoads association and the department of agriculture, it sent a special ?ood roads train over the system, carrying road building machinery and ixpert road builders, who built short stretches of object lesson roads and lelivered addresses at central points vhore good roads conventions were icld. Tl?c land and industrial delartrnent of this company is keeping n close touch with the good roads novement throughout the territory raversed by its lines and will be ;lad, at all times, to cooperate with lie people of any locality by giving nformation, or in any other practiable and reasonable way. W. W. Finley, President. Washington, D. C., Sept. 30, 1908. BALD HEADS NOT WANTED. baldness Is Too Generally Considered a Sign of Advanced Age. A bald headed person does not have in equal chance with one blessed with i healthy head of hair, because bald:ice is too genearllv accepted as an indication of age. Many large corporations have established an age limit, and refuse to take met; over 33 years of age as new employees. Almost (m per cent of bald headed people may regain a good head of heallhv hair if they will follow our | advice and aeeept our offer. We have a remedy thai we positively guarantee lo grow hair on any head, unless the roojs of the hair are entirely dead, their follicles closed, and the sealp has become glazed and shiuv. Wo want people to try this remedy at our risk, with the distinct understanding that unless it does exactly what we claim it. will, and gives satisfaction in every respect, we shall make no charge for the remedy usfcd during the trial. We know exactly what we are talking about, and with this otTer back of our statements no one should scoff, doubt our word or hesitate to put our remedy to an actual test. We want everyone in Newberry who is suffering from any scaloe or hair trouble, dandruff, falling or 'inldness to try our TCexall "03" ITair Tonic. We want them to use it regularly?say until three bottles have >cen used?-and if it does not eradi ale dandruff, cleanse and refresh he scalp, tighten the hair in its roots, md grow new hair, we will return very cent paid us for the remedy for he mere asking. There is no formally expected, and we exact no obligaion from the user whatever. We are established right here in dewberry, and make this offer with full understanding that our busiiess success entirely depends upon he sort of treatment, we accord our ustomers, and we would not dare lake (lie above offer unless we were ositively certain that we could subtantiale it in every particular. Gildr and Weeks, Newberry, S. C. EYE "1 TROUBLES ARE HEREDITARY. They are handed down from! parent to child, and if there is ag defect in a parent's eyes it is inoreB than likely to be found in the? eyes of the child also. H Red lids, styes, or itching B burning pains, are M INDICATIONS 8 muscular troubles that can beB overcome by using proper glf.sses.B | DR. G. W. CONNOR, I 3 Newberry, S. C. - ' | Office Over Copeland ltros. Store, if ? ? . Tailor Mode Suits FOR LADIES Built to Fit You' By one of the good Houses of New York The materials used in these Suits are New 1908 Styles. The tailoring the very best. Let us figure with you before buying your fall suit. :::::: OUR TWO BIG STORES1 Are rapidly filling with the best of the season's offerings. We are in line to fill ' your wants. Bear in mind our prices are always as low as consistent with good quality. We make :::::: y A Specialty of Quality. We aim always to give you the grade of merchandise that wears well and gives satisfaction. 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Said bids shall be sealed and delivered to said supervis- ' \ Noitco is hereby given that the sup- ors not later than 11 o'clock, a. m., J> \ visors and County oards of Com- Kith Oct., 1008, and said Commissionisioncrs for Newberry and Saluda ers reserve the right to reject any ountics, South Carolina, will be at and all bids. The time in which said I * happells depot, Newberry County, on work shall be completed, and the timo , I 9 riday, the 16th day of October, 1908, of payment, shall bo announced oii | f t 11 o'clock in the forenoon of said the day of lotting. xv, with suitable plans and specifi- J. Monroe Wicker, ] i/tions, then and there to lot out to th0 Supervisor Saluda County, S.|b. west responsible bidder the build- B. T. Mack' ig and erecting of a new bridge over Eupervisor Saluda County, S.^C. nluda river, at that point, between Attest: lid Counties, and to take from the Tf. C. ITolloway, j tcoessful bidder sufficient bond for Clerk County Board Commissioners ie faithful performance of bis duty, Newberry Coujtity. ic amount of said bond to be not less B. V. Sample, Sr., fl inn his bid. Until said day of meet- Clerk County Board Commissioners f ig said plans and specifications may Saluda County. ' I > scon at the offices of the rcspoc- Sept. 28th, 1908. ^ ^