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PRESIDENT FINLEY'S SPEECH. He Speaks of the Railroad as a De veloper and Says It Is Not In Politics. Spartanburg, S. C., November 20. At a banquet given by the chamber of commerce of Spartanburg tonight to celebrate the coming of the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio railroad, Presi dent W. W. Finley, of the Southern Railway compnay. responded to the toast "Our Railroads." After welcoming the new railway and epressing the conviction that "the resources of our Southland are so great and varied, and their rapid development is so certain, that we can confidently expect an abundance of work for its transportation agen cies, both old and new-both by land and by water. Mr. Finley spoke of the identity of the interests 'of the public and the railways, and said: "The topic which you have assign ed to me this evening--'Our Rail roads'--is one which is suggestive of the identity of interests to which 1 have referred. The railroads which serve your community are your rail roads in a very real sense. They are your highways to the markets of the world; they are essential to your very existence as a prosperous and growing community. Great as 'are its natural resources, human existence in this Piedmont region would be possible on ly on a relatively primitive scale, and your splendid agricultural and ,indus trial development would have been impossible without modern means of transportation. The railways which traverse your section are, +herefore, your railways. They are part of you-the veins and arteries through which flows the life-blood of your commerce. Your interest in the, healthy expansion of your. railways and in their ability efficiently to h'andle your commerce is identical with the interest of a man in the heal thy operation of his circulatory sys tem and in the unobstructed flow of his blood through his arteries. Your agricultural, industrial, and commer eial growth can continue only if you are served by carriers able to trans port a constantly increasing volume of traffic. Just as the clogging of the arteries would be disastrous to human life, so would the choking of your highways be disastrous to your life as a community. Health'y prtis perity for your railways, therefore, means enlarged opportunities in every field of human activity in your local ity. This economic truth was very aptly stated by a manufacturer of cotton goods in your sister State of North Carolina who recently declared to me that he considered every addi tion to the facilities of the railway by which his mills were served as an in crease in. the efficiency of his plant and an addition to its value. What This man said of the dependence of his business upon the adequacy of transportation facilities may be said with equal truth by the farmer and by every man engaged in production or manufacturing.'' Mr. Finley pointed out that this view of the railways as helpful fac tors in' economic development is of especial importance in a region like the Southern State, rich in natural re sources and capable of almost inde finite growth in population and wealth. Referring to the importance of transportation to agricultural and industrial development in the South ern States, he spoke at some length of the interest of the farmer in good cQuntry roads and said: "Good country roads increase the profits of farm operations, add to the value of all farm property, and broaden the social life of the residents of rural communities. But the inter est of the farmer in transportation is not limited to the prQvision of good country highways. He must depend on rail transportation in large meas ure for placing his products in their ultimate markets. The best market for a large proportion of his products, where it is available, is a nearby con suming center, suc-h as a manufactur ing town, and especially is this true if the industries of that town include those which use as their raw materials the products of neighboring farms. Spartanburg with its market for farni products of all kinds and with its in dustries drawing raw materials frorn the surrounding region is an excellent illustration of w' at constitutes an ideal home market for a farming com munity. But the very existence of such an industrial center depends up on transportation. The raw mater ials for its factories the fuel for it. power plants and the supplies of all kinds used by its inhabitants, must be carried from far and near, and the products of its industries must he shipped to markets where they are i: demanid. Destroy the transportafno facilili!' of' such a11 indust rial een ter and it will die: restriet them and it will cease to grow. In either event,! not only the town itself, hut also the ig1ricultural comimaunity surrounding .t. will suffer. "Contemporaneous with your prog ,ess in agriculture, the last quarter >f a century has witnessed a remark ible industrial development. A gen ration ago manufacturers in other localities thought of the South only is a region from which raw materials vere to be drawn by the manufactur :rs of othlr sections and other coun tries. They did not then give serious -onsideration to the possibility of ef ective competition from this section. You had a climate favorable at oice; to the efficiency of labor and to a low eost of living proximity to sources of supply of raw materials the possi bility of cheap power development, and last, but not least, a population .apable of being trained to a high de gree of technical skill. The essential conditions for an industrial develop ment were all here. It needed only the faith and courage of such men as vour own D. E. Converse and John H. Montgomery to set in motion a move 'ment which has convinced Fall Rivei, Hanchester, and other manufacturing eenters, that Southern competition la a very substantial fact. The growth of Spartanburg, from the village of 1880 to the splendid city of today, is typical of the development of the in dustrial communities which abound in all our Southern States, from the tide-water counties to the mountain towns, and which stretch in an un broken chain along the entire length of this Piedmont section. "It is not a mere accident that this industrial development has been con temporaneous with an improvement in the transportation system of the South, and with the amalgamation in to through systems of the disjointed railway lines which 4ad survived the Civil War. With6ut this railway de velopment your industrial progress would have been impossible. Those advantages of climate, of natural re sources, and of the industrial adap tability of your people, which are des tined to bring to this ection supre-I cay in many lines of manufacturing, would still be lying dormant had there not been provided the means of plac ing the products of your factories in markets where there exists an effec tive demand for them. As -your indus trial progress in th past has been made possible largely by your rail ways, so, in the future, the carrying eapacity of your railways must keep pace with your industrial progress." Mr. Finley spoke of the importance of the people of every community co operating with their railways, within their proper sphere and along practi eable and reasonable lines, in econo mie educational movements. In coo elusion he said: "We have seen that, in a very real sense, the railways by whinh Spartan burg is served are, in, the language it you toast, 'your railways.' They are. your highways to market. They have made your past progress possible, and they must be important factors in your future prosperity. You are de pendent on them and they are <%pend ent on you. The people of any comn munnity can not afford to stand apart from their railways. Out of this mu tual dependence grow reciprocal obh gations. The obligation rests upon your railways to give to you the most efficient transportation service in their power, without unjust discrimination between individuals, localities or comn miodities, and at rates tha.t are not on reasonable. when measured by the service performed. The obligation rest upon you to see to it that your railways are not subjected to unjust or unduly restrictive public p)olicies, and to recognize the fact that if they are to be efficient factors in your social and material progress, and if they are to be able to increase their facilities so as to keep pace with your increasing demands upon them, their earnings must be such as to yield a suffieient margin over the eosts of operation to induce new capi tal to seek investment in railway en terprises. "There has been criticism at times >f what has been believed to be the political attitude of railway com panies. But it must not be forgotten that, a few years ago. their p articipa nion in political affairs was not only tolerated by public sentiment, but was urgently solicited. They were entreated to assist, as a duty of the highest patriotism, in securing the success of men, of parties, and of principles deemed essential to our eivilization as a people. Whether or not such participation in political affairs was ever justifiable, it is so no [onger. It has passed away with many other political practices which have been condemned and abandoned. Your-railways are out of polities, but their property, their buisiness atnd their ability prop)fe rly' to discharge thir 5er\1iCe t'' the pubI~lic are sutbject to political art:4n. This places Iupon1 vou the obliigationi and the responsi bility of seeing to, it that their con i rds does not result in tilei oPres sion. It places upon you the obliga tion and responsibility of seeing that they are accorded just and fair treat ment. It places upon you the high (Iuty of securing the adoption of such public policies in State and Nation as will assure to the railways and to those who invest their money in them the equal protection of the laws, and the free enjoyment of every right guaranteed by the constitution, in t:luding that fundamental right af Anglo-Saxon liberty-the right to be heard in petition and in protest, be 1,re the people and their representa tives, on every question affecting their rights and duties." REFORMATORY IS OPEN. Governor Ansel Calls Attention To The New Industrial Home at Florence. News and Courier. Columbia, Nov. 19.-Governor An sel has written to all of the circuit judges. calling their attention to the fact that the new Reformatory and Industrial school at Florence is now open and ready to receive such boys as the courts may, nnder the terms of the Act commit to the institution. Un der the act establishing the Reforma tory, white boys between the ages of eight and sixteen convicted of a crime for which the penalty is imprison ment in the penitentiary or service on the chain gang, may be sent by the court to the Reformatory, and any boy of the same age may be commit ted to the institution by his parent or guardian on approval of the judge of the circuit, probate or city court. There is now plenty of room at the institution. there being only ten boys in the inqtitution, seven of whom were transferred from the penitentiary. DETECTIVE TRICKS. Trap for Postof!ice Thieves-Skill Displayed by Letter Openers. A postoffice inspector says that catching letter Openers is now an im portant function of the postal detee tive. "Detective work is a plain, straightforward business, like mining coal or selling a breakfast food.'' he added. Crime -generally runs along regular channels, and its detection is more or less conventional. Of course, as in every other calling there is chance for individual ability. In the postoffice our main reliance is the fact that when a man begins to steal he seldom quits except for an interval. So its merely a question of the pat. ient sending of test letters until we eliminate all the innocent people and nab the crook.'' ''How can you induce a man to steal your decoy letters?'' ''They are not decoy letters. They don't subject him to any more temp tation than any other letters do. Of course, they are addressed to the firm or firms which the clerk or carrier has been in the habit of robbing. He knows that certain houses receive a good deal of mail containing cash. Some men acquire wonderful skill in detecting money in a letter from its mere feel. Sometimes they pass e needle and knotted thread through an envelope that looks promising. Enough of a bill will cling to the knot to shows its presence. "People invariably put the foldedi edge of a letter into an envelopt first, because it goes in easier thai way. This trifling fact has helpeil me greatly at times. Once a mer chant complained that postal en ployees were stealing his mail. Now it doesn 't pay to begin with the the. ory that guilt lies int a eertain quar ter and try to make facts accord witi your idea. First you must suspeel every one possible, and then elimin ate the iinocent people. So I askei the man which of his clerks handle( the mail, and found that one buv hmai ample etance to take any letters.' He Tried Not To. When 9-year-old Teddy displaye< the shining new quarter which Mm Ringloss had given him down at corner store, mother very natural, asked if her little boy had sai "' Thank you'' to father 's friend. No answer. "Surely you thanked Mr. Ring loss?'' she persisted. Still no answer. Trouble showe on the litt'le face. "Teddy, listen. You ought to hav said 'thank you, 'sir.' Did you?'' No answer yet- and trouble thea1 ened to produce showers. "Come here, dear little son. Te mamma, now. Did you thank M Rin2doss for the gnuarter?' Then the st orm broke, but .hetweer the sobs~ andl tears camel( the rendrei' informration: "'I told him thank ymi an' he said not to mention it, an' tried not to.' '-Philadelphia Ledgei LADIE $12.00 tc duced to $10.00 C $7.50. $9.00 C $6.75. : Tans, Br( All sizes. SFuarantfee F RAZOi Free Safety Ra With every order for 4 3-4 gallons of our "Korking Kc 3 gallons, -$5.95 12 quari 4 3-4 gals, $8.45 16 qiarl "This is a High-Class IExpress charges pre good. Ouir shipping which gives us the be money order with orc A. Hatke & C P. 0. Box 371. We Lc Buy We provide eai SWe enable bori in Monthly Instal allowed to meet 4 it is cheaper th4 to saVe OnleytC Contract. If you want to e take a Security C Call on A. J. Gil iITreasurer, at offi streets, next dool SECURITY LO1 GS OATS $15.00 Coats re $10300. oats reduced to oats reduced to >wnlS, Blacks. : Come and buy. or Free Watch Fob hree or With every order for one or two gallons of our rn" "Korking Korn" $645 1gallon, - $2.45 4 quarts, - $.0 s,$52 gailons, -$4.7O 8 quarts,.-$4.95 s,'- $8.95 124 pints, or 48 half pints,.- - - $6.70 3d Corn Whiskey, Yellow and Melow" ~paid and losses and breakage made ouse is next door to express office, st and quickest shipping facilities. Send !er and write for big price list. .) Distillers Richmbnd, - Va. Established 1867 (800-806 East Carv Street TO Homes! y terms of payment. owers to accumulate am d Iments, on which interest is bligations at maturity. m paying rent. If you want buy a home take a Sec.urity ave money for any purpose ontract. It pays. son, Asstant Secretary and 'ce corner Boyce and Adams to Copelanid Brothers. N AND INVESTMNT CO1 frs. Alice Robertson, TEACHER OF foice, Piano and Harmony. Studio Over Mower's Store. Open Mondays, Tucsdavs, Thurs lays and Fridavs. Phone 263. Buying a Piano )r an Organ s not hard when you come or write to us. Our Pianos and Organs are guaranteed Lnd up-to-date, and at a reasonable price. The cases are. beautiful, the inside is nade by the best and most experienced nen in their line, so it is no wonder our Pianos and Organs hold their sweet tone L lifetime. Write us at once for catalog and special yri,-es and terms, stating preference ?iano or Organ. Vaone's Music House, Columbia, S. C. PIANOS AND ORGANS. fi 0s - LA. . Rlosea, M. D. OffIce with Dr. Hou.seal. {8 to 9 a. m. Office Hours - 2 to 3 p. m. 16.30 to 7.30 p. m. Boozer Bros., CITY MARKET, 1311 Main Street. Fresh Meat. Quick Service. Phone 34. FANCY GROCERIES, The best the markets afford. We C sk a Trial Order. BOOZER BR.O$. REGISTRATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the books of registration for the town of Newberry, S. C., will be open on Tues lay, September 8th, 1908, and the un Lersigned as Supervisor of Registra ion for the said town, will keep said books open every day from nine A. I. until five P. M. (Sunday excepted) including the first day of December, 1.908. Eugene S. Werts, Supervisor of Registration. The Standard Warehouse Company BeWs to Announa: 1st. The rates of storage cover all costs to the farmer, including protection for his cotton from fire and the weather, and the rate is as low or lower than the farmer can insure his cotton when housed at home. 2. Its warehouse receipts are regarded as the highest class of bankable collateral 3. f money can be borrowed on any thing it can be borrowed on the receipts of The Standard Warehouse Company. 4. The identical cotton that you place in the warehouse is returned upon the surrender of receipts. 5. In case of fire your cotton is paid for at market value, and you have no difficulty as to insurance, the full in surance being maintained by The Stand ard Warehouse Company. 6. The Standard Warehouse Company is absolutely independent of any othei organization and conducts its affairs upon strict business miethiods. 7. The paid up capital stock of The Standard Warehouse Company is $350, ooo.oo and the company is absolutely safe, and its warehouse receipts come ahead of the stockholders. S. The Standard Warehouse Company is anxious to have cotton of farmers and others stored, and offers the most com plete protection and encouragement for farmers dlesiring to hold their cotton. 9. Rates will be furnished upon appli cation to Mr. J. D. Wheeler, Local Man agr Stan dard Warehouse Newberry, S. C. T. B. STACKHOVSE, President, Columbia, S. C.