Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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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 31, 1908. on the subject of diversifi cation of Southern agriculture and in austries some, of the editors to whom it was sent asked me to write to them from time to time on matters of in terest to the people of our section. Phis has led me to take the liberty of addressing you on a topic of impor tance to all our people and especially to the farmers of the South. If the farm is to be profitable it must not merely produce abundant crops, but its products must be put where they can be sold. By whatever means of transportation they may ul timately be carried before they reach the final consumer, our farm products o've primarily over the country high 'way, and the condition of the road leading from the farm to the ship ping point or to a near-by consuming centre, such as a manufacturing town, effects materially the profits of the farmer and the value of his farm. The cohdition of the road controls the size of the load that can be haul led over it and the speed at which it can be carried. An improvement by which the farmer is enabled to carry, with the same vehicle and the same eeam, a load 75 to 100 per cent heav ier, will result in a substantial sav ing in his time and in the wear and tear of his vehicles and teams. The construction of good roads leading prom a market town has practically the same effect as bringing the farms nearer to the town. It extends by several miles in every direction the raea of territory which farmers can profitably engage in market garden ing and dairying. That this is true has been effectively demonstrated in those localities in the Southern States and in other sections of the country where road improvements have been carried out intelligently and systematically. The cost to tLe farmer of haulin= his products over poor roads is not al ways appreciated for the reason thai it is rare that a farmer pays for hav ing his hauling done. The Unitei States department of agriculture hai made an investigation, of*'this matte! however, and the results show the cost for cotton, for instance, to be at average rate of 27 cents per toa pe: mile -for an average haul of 1.: miles. That road improvement woul4 materially reduce this cost is showi by the following striking statemen in the year book of the agricultura department for 1906: "If it were possible to increast the average 'weight of a wagon loai of ,eotton in the United States fron three bales, as it now is, to foit bales, without increasing the cost o: hauling the load, the saving on a crop equal to the one picked in 1905 would amount to $2,000,000; and if the average load of wheat, now 55 busihels, were increased by 20 bushels, the saving effected in hauling a crop like that of 1905 would be more, than~ $8,000.000." In addition to what may be termed the commercial aspect of good roads they' have a highly important social aspect as well. They brings'the farm er into closer touch with the world at large. He and his family are not forced to remain at home for days at a time because the conditions of the roads may make traveling unpleas ant if not difficult. Good roads in sure efficient and prompt rural mail deliveries, placing the newspaper on the table of the farmer early on the day of its publication, enabling him to transact much of his business by mail and to take advantage of early information as to fluctuation in the 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 and 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 mean the bringing closer together of the town and coun try, with advantages on both sides, for as the farmer is benefited by be ing brought into closer touch with the 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. Good roads also benefit the inhabi tants of towns and cities by afford ing facilities for pleasant country drives. They invite the business mar to the establishment of country and suburban homes, such as he can en joy only when he is assured that the condition of the roads w'll be such as to enahle him to reach his place of business promptly in all kinds of 'weather. I think it mar i'ruthf'dly he saw that there are few matters of such gneral imponeo fal th1 +pmeopn Tailor M FOR L Built to By one of the good The materials us( New 1908 Styles, very best. Let ~us fore buying your f c OUR TWO Are rapidly filling season's offerings. your wants. Bear are always as lov good quality. We A SpeciaIty We aim always tc of merchandise I gives satisfaction. r/ C, Ii S.!1 TO HOUSI WE OFFER THE 10 FancU and 84 IN THE 01T1, ID WI . Ring Phone 21 any time and y promptly atten( *WE Everything" Everything t) Everything F "Upi oD-( Fresh Norfolk every day. Sol Served on Shc St Patronage of solicited. All seasonablh IJones' R 1 any community as the provision o: Sood roads, and I believe. therefore that all of us who have the progres, and prosperity of the South at hear should do all in our power to aid ii the creation of a public opinion fav orable to road improvement. Thi system that should be adopted in an, locality is one on which it would no be proper for me to tender advice even if I were qualified to do so. It i! necessarily a matter that can best bi determined by the people directly in terested and who are acquainted wit] the peculiar needs and conditions ix their neighborhoods. The interest o: this company in good roads as i means of aiding in Southern develop ment was evidenced in a very practi cal way when, a few years ago, it cooperation with the National Goo; Roads association and the depart ment of agriculture, it sent a specia: good roads train over the syst m, car rying road building machinery anc expert road builders, who built shori stretches of object lesson roads ano delivered addresses at central points where good roads conventions were held. The land and industrial de partment of this company is keeping in close touch with the good roads movement throughout the territory traversed by its lines and will bE glad, at all times, to cooperate with the people of any locality by giving information, or in any other practi cable and reasonable way. W. W. Finley, President. Washington, D. C., Sept. 30, 1908. BALD HEADS NOT WANTED. Baldness Is Too Generafly Consider. ed a Sign of Advanced Age. A bald headed person does not havi an equal chance with one blessed wit] a healthy head of hair, because bald nee is too genearlly accepted as a] indication of age. Many large cor porations have established an age li Li mit, and refue to take men over 3 years of age as new employees. Almost 65 per cent of bald heade people may regain a good head o healthy hair if they will follow ou advice and accept our offer. We hav a remedy that we positively guarar tee to grow hair on any head, unles the roots of the hair are entirel Sdead, their follicles closed, and tlj i scalp has become glazed and shin: e- We want people to try this reined 3 at our risk, with the distinct .undel j standing that unless it does exact] i wvhat we claim it will, and gives sa t isfaction in every respect, we sha make no charge for the remedy use during the trial. We know exactly what we are tall Iing about, and with this offer back c our statements no one should scof -doubt our word or hesitate to pu our remedy to an actual test. -We want everyone in Newberr who is suffering from any scalpe o hair trouble, dandruff, falling o baldness to try our Rexall "93" Hai Tonic. We want them to use it re gularly-say until three bottles hay been used-and if it. does not eradi cate dandruff, eleanse and refres] the scalp, tighten the hair in its roots and grow new hair, we will return every cent paid us for the remedy foi the mere asking. There is no formal ity expected, and we exact no obliga tion from the user whatever. We are established right here ir Newberry, and make this offer witi a full understanding that our busi ness success entirely depends upor the sort of treatment we accord om customers, and we would not darE make the above offer unless we were positively certain that we could sub stantiate it in every particular. Gild er and Weeks, Newberry, S. C. EYE TROUBLES ARE HEREDITARY. They are handed down from parent to child, and if there is a~ defect in a parent's eyes it is more than likely to be found in the eyes of the child also. Red lids, styes, ,or itching, burning pains, are INDICATIONS OF muscular troubles that can be overcome by using proper glasses. DR. G. W. CONNOR, Newberry, S. C. IOffen Or er Copnland Bros. Store. ode Suits 4ADIES Fit You Houses of New York d in these Suits are The tailoring the figure with you be t1llsuit. :, BIG STORES with the best of the We are in line to fill in mind our prices v as consistent with make::::: r of Quality. i give you the grade :hat wears well and Yours truly, AOWER COo EKEEPERS. ST GOIPLETE LINE OF Iaple Groceries ! WNT YOUR BUSINESS. 12 or call on us at our wants will be led to.. . KEEP Good to Eat." he Best. 'resh. 4iE S' lie" GrocerU. Oysters received' d by the quart or art Notice in any~ yle. Ladies especially a dishes at eslaurani 11 11JJ/tIi Where 3 When y1 ]a0,0...gg ? No smol in some nace dot pick up PERFECTIO Equipped with to the room you want to he house. It has a real smokel smoke or smell-turn the as low as you like-br that gives out glowin ished in japan and anywhere. Eve The J? Lamp reada. It gives a brilliant. steady light that. mkes study aplere. Made olbraan ,rt the latest imuproved cental draft krnfe. I you cannet obtaim the Paafeion Oil Ha IMpdaer wits to ur nearet a for d eANDA D dxIL co WeLer 40 Buy ] We provide easy tE We enable borrow< In Monthly Installme allowed to meet oblis it is cheaper than~ p to save money to bus Contract. If you want to save take a Security Conti Call on A. J. Gibsori Treasurer, at office, strvets, next door to' SECURITYLOAN A Sterlin While in New >eautiful line o1 n stock, Call ave. .3 SManes' F OTICE or LETTING BRIDGI Noitee is hereby given that the su visors and County oards of 00o isioners for Newberry and Salu' :unties, South Carolina, will be 1appells depot, Newberry County, friday, the 16th day of October, 19( t11 o'clock in the forenoon of sa y, with suitable plans and spedi ations, then and there to let out to t west responsible bidder the buil g and erecting of a new bridge ov aluda river. at that point, betwe lid Counties, and to take from t cessful bidder sufficient bond f e faithful performance of his dul e amount of said bond to be not le han his bid. Until said day of met g said plans and specifications m: ron want it-\ on want It ;e-no smell-no trouble. you want heat in a hurry . room in the house the fur s not reach, Its so eay to and cary a N Oil Heater it--suitable for any room in the ess device absolutely preventing wick as high as you can or iss font holds 4 quarts of oil' I heat for 9 hours. Fin. - nickel--an ornament ry heater warranted. &lis id CIplabe d egnuippod t" Evey lamp watranted. o or Ray. Lamp I Wipliv dr0&. id Money TO iomes! rms of payment, rs to accumulate a fund nts, on which interest is rations at maturity. aying rent. If you want a home take a Security money .for any pturpose 'act. It pays. , Asotant Secretary and ~orner Boyce and Adams Dopeland Br,others. NO INVESTMENT CO. g Silver. York I bought a SSilver, It is new and see what I look( Slore. .tive supervisors. Said bids shall be sealed and delivered to said supervis p- ors not later than 11 o'clock, a. in., n- 16th Oct., 1908, and said Commission-. la ers reserve the right to reject any at and all bids. The time in which said >nl work shall be completed, and the time 18, of payment, shall be announced on id the day of letting. 3 . Monroe Wicker, Eie Supervisor Saluda County, S. C. d- B. T. Mack. er Eupervisor Saluda County, 8.*C. mn Attest: eH. C. Holloway, or Clerk County Board Commissioners y, N'ewberry Cou.nty. ss B. F. Sample, Sr.. ~t- Clerk County Board Commissioners, ty Salada County. . Sept. 28th, 1908.