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SULLY WOULD HELP SOUTHERN FARMERS TO TAKE %;OTTONOUTOF HANDS OF SPECULATORS. Proposes System by Which One-Third of Cotton Crop Can be Held. Atlanta, Ga., April 2.-'When the farmers of the South and the business men of the South say the word, funds will be immediately available in suffi cient volume to forever place the great --industry of cotton production upon a stable foundation, free from the chanee fluctuations, of the market, relieved of the attack of manipula tion and leaving the gigantie crop monopoly of this section to respond, unembarassed and unrestricted, to the legitimate laws of supply and de -mand. The result should mean to the South an annual cash saving ranging from $150,000,000 to $250,000,000." In these plain terms Daniel J. Sully, the man who drove cotton to its high est market price since the Civil war, today outlined the purpose of his visit to Atlanta and the South. Continuing, Mr. Sully said his plan contemplates "the creation of an im pregnable business system which shall do away -with the annual necessity of the farmer sacrificing millions of bal es of cotton for pressing debt, congest ing the market, hammering down pne es, upsetting the regulations of sup ply and demand and losing to this section the tremendous sums that are its due in return for the crop indis pensable to the needs of civilization. "I do not ask one penny from the Southern people, I do not ask the pledging of one bale of cotton until .I -have given ample good faith of suf fieient financial backing, from sources that are unquestionable, to carry every detail of the plan into effect to safe guard the interest of every farmer in the South, from the man who raises one bale to the man who raises 1,000 bales. "A minimum fund of $10,000,000 subscribed by the most conservative financiers of the United States, is available to be invested in such iron clad securities as shall insure the abil ity and the responsibility of the plan's promoters to redeem their promises and obligations to the last detail. ''The people of the South will be given the first opportunity .to invest in this project if upon receiving it, it commends itself to their judgment. ''The backbone of the plant is a chain of bonded warehouses through out the South, sufficieAt in number and charaeter to house one- third of rop, and that one-third, as has demonstrated, will be the bal of power whieb will render mar Wcongestion impossible and insure Vdisposal of the crop in strict con ~f~ity 'with the laws of supply and demand." In borrowing money on his ware house certificates, Mr. Sully said, the farmer does not surrender the equity in his-cotton. ''It is his to sell when ever he pleases. or to hold as long as he pleases, with the plain business ex eption that the certificate be mnay have used as eollaterai for the loan is5- prior lien u.pon the bale, which must be satisfied out of the sale of the bale when that culmination is reached." The company would be paid a notni nal fee for each ba.le of cottoi 'hand ed and in this way, Mr. Sully figii es, a fair.profit will be realized on the investment. OTTS APPOINTED SOLICITOR. Cherokee Senator to Succeed Mr. Sease, of the Seventh Circuit, Elected Judge. News and Courier. Columbia, April 1.-Governor An sel has appointed as solicitor of 'the 7th circuit to succeed Thomas S. Sease elected circuit judge, Senator J. C. Ot. of Gaffney. The appointment Swas announced today and Seator Otts will take office on April 15. This will necessita'te -the election of a sen ator from Cherokee to succeed Mr. O.tts for the unexpired term of one 'ear. It rvill be recalled that on the Sresignation of Y. J. Pope, of Newber ry, Justice Ira B. Jones was elected in his place as chief justice. This va cny was filled by t.he election of Judge D. E. Hydriek. of Spartanburg, and Judge Hydrick 's place was filled by the election of Solicitor Thomas S. Sease, of -Spartanburg. This left a vacancy for solicitor. There were sev eral names presented .to the governor, among aThem being Messrs. S. J. Nich ols of Spartanbunrg: J. B. Bell. of Gaffney, and J. C. Otts. of Gaffney. The term is for three years. Mr. Sease *having been elected last fall without ppositionl. Senator 0.tts is well known in the ur.e. Unin and Cherokee. THe -took rominlent part in the prohlibitionl gh in the senate at the last session, being one of the authors of the State wide prohibition bill. Afterwards he greed fl the Ansel plan for a vote in August on State-wide prohibition, ithereby giving each county the right to vote out or retain th-e dispensary; although he wished the enforcement features to be incorporated, whie.h was not done. The following is the order sent by Governor Ansel: "By virtue of the power vested in me by the constitution and laiws of this State, I do hereby ap point the Hon. J. C. Otts, of Gaffn-ey. South Carolina, as solicitor of the 7th judicial circuit to fill out the unex pired term of the Hon. Thomas S. Sease, elected judge. This appoint ment is to take effect on the 15th of April, 1909, when the vacancy oe ours.' Given under my hand and seal of office at Columbia, &uth Carolina, this first day of April, 1909. M. F. Ansel, Governor. C., C. & 0. OAL PROPERTY. Clinchfield Coporation Making Ex tensive Improvements in Coal Fields. Spartanburg Herald. Bristol, Va., Meh 31.-The Clinch field Coal Corporation, which was or ganized for the development of the coal lands in southwest Virginia trib utary to the -new Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio railroad, is making exten sive improvements at Dante accord ing to a prominent railroad man who came to the city Friday from Dante. A very large amount of the finest ma chinery that can be boug!ht is being installed, and preparations are being made to mine coal on a gigantie scale. The company will soon be one of the largest producers in the South, and owns the famous Clinchfield coal dis trict, said to be one of the most ex haustible in the country. trict, said to be one of the most inex tensive improvements at Dante, and is putting in a new yard. The con tract for this work was let to the S. Walton Contracting. company, of Falls Mills. Va.. which built the famous Clinch mountain tunnel, and (is now rapidly going forward. SPARTANBURG PLACE LOOKS LIKE FLOYD'S He Seems to Have zIisde jTr:eck so Far for Postmastership, Being In -dorsed by Many. The State. Washington, April 1.-The Spar tanburg postoffice vacancy has not been brought officially to the atten tion of the president and ethere is no reason to believe -that unofficially it has been mentioned to him, but your friends, Hitchcock and Capes, are considering it. Mr. Win. M. Floyd, commonly known as "Mart,'' was today escort ed into the Hiteheockion presence by Messrs. Capers and Blalek, Mr. Floyd' nresented a stack about a foot high of letters of commenda,tion from al-l sorts and conditons of men in Spar tanburg. Even the girls of Converse college seem to have smiled on him as he left on this mission, while the Wof ford boys were unanimous. Mr. Floyd is undoubtedly considered good raw material by the postmaster manufac turing concern. .Altogether it appears at this writing that he is ahead of all Mr. Hitehcock was asked by others today, honvever, to hold up the final detetrinfation of ,the matter until ev erybody has hasi an opportunity to present 'his elahurs, Et does not appear that this appointugt is going to be rushed through. Even fhoutgh the posmaster general should' eena to a decision, Mr. Taft probably will go through some kind of form of asking the South Carolina senators who are in position to hold up a nomination if the man in contemplation is objection able. The senate is meeting now 'but two days in the week, Monday and Thurs day, so certainly no name ean bs sent in before next Monday. Since neither of the Souith Carolina senators will be here before Monday, i,t is not at all likely any name will be sent to the senate for a week under any circum stances. Mr.Floyd is a republican in good standing and was a delegate to the Chicago convention which nominated Mr. Taft. He went there as an al ternate, but in several votes acted as principal. As member of t'he State executive committee at Chicago he al so voted for Mr. Capers as national committeeman. He .has the a.ctive in drsemnent of Capt. Capers in his pre's-. ent application. Unless somebody else presents some unusual re'ason for taking precedence of Mr. Floyd, he will be Spartanburg's next postmas ter. Maud-D)on' yomu think t;hey~ are we!! matehed?7 MavRahr Het'. a vege tarian WEST MAKES NO CHARGES. Dispensary Auditor Says He Made no Statement That He Cannot Prove. News and Co.urier. Columbia. April 1.-Touching that part of his report which refers to the sale of beer on credit Dispensary Aud itor West, after reading the editorial in today's News and Courier, stated that lie charges the board with noth ing nor does he charge any of the bot tling plants. but the facts are that beer is sold on credit in the following manner in Charleston: The bottling plant sells to the con sumer on credit, and, although the county dispensary reeeives its profit each day,,the beer is nevertheless sold on credit, which is a violation of the Carey-Cothran act. As to the statement that Mr. West "has known the plant of the Charles ton board for selling ever since it was determined upon with his knowledge eighteen months ago,' the dispensary auditor said that he did know of the plan by which the dispensary received its profit on the sales each day, but he did not know until his investiga tion that the beer was being sold on credit in some instances' by the bot tling plants. As to the profits made by the bot tling plants Mr. West states that his report thereon does not give his fig ures as absolutely correct, but that he tried to arrive at the conclusion as to cost, etc., as near as was possible. Mr. West referred .to that part of his report which is as follows: Cost of Production. "An effort has been made to deter mine the exact cost to the beer hot tling plants of putting .the beer on the market, but this I find exceedingly difficult, for the reason that the re turn of empty boxes and bottles con stitute an important factor in the cost. However, the following statement made up at the Consumers Beer Bot tling establishment and agreed .to by Mr. J. S. Farnum, president, -will per haps give an idea of the a'pproximate cost of fresh beer: Original cost, per barrel, or 24 dozen .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$ 7 50 Origina;l cost, crowns .. .. .. 56 Bottles (estimated) .. .. ..... 3 50 Profit to county.. .... ......1 00 Total cost .... .... .....$13 36 ''Sells to cou.nty (delivery to con sumer) $1.40 per box, or $16.80 per barrel, giving the gross gain of $3.44 to the bottler. ''Now from 'this gross gain, of course, the expenses of icing, storing and delivering and the~ general ex pense of maintaining a plant must be deducted .to find the net gain to the bottler.'' Mr. West left ,today for Hampton, where he goes to make the regular hecking up for that county and for this reason 'he was unable to go fully into a diseus~sion of the report whieh has created such interest. He started, t;ough, that he has no charges to make against the integrity of any member of the Charleston county board, and that whamtever he 'has stat ed in his report he can verify, if nec esary. I.t is very probable that there will be some other developments in this matter. Governor Ansel had nothing to say as to ,the report 'this morning, as he had niot had time to fully conside. er the statemen-'ts made therein, Whiiee the reather. A neatly dressed man with a ser ious esp-ression on his countenance stood on Broad street bridge intently studying a long, spee.kled feather which he held in his hand. A passing acquaintance saw it and stopped. "Where did 'it come from ''" asked the new arrival. "You wouldn't guess in a thousand years where I got this feather,'' the serious faced individual mysteriously replied. "Here's the wind blowing sixty miles an hour, bringing things from'r one section of town and deposit ingz t.hem in another "Oh. I know now."' the other inter rpted. "It wvas blown off a beauti ful maiden's hat and fell at your feet." "An ei gle flying? high in the air' droppedl it from his wing?" "Nope." "'It is from the tu:rkey wing your orandmother sent from the co,untry last year.'' "Guess a~a.in." By this time a crowd hlad( collected and a dozen neeks were craned for ward to enable the others to hear the history of the strange feather. "I give it up.'' said the man who was guessing~. a note of desperation in his voice adding new interests to the occasion. "'I give it up. For heaven 's sake tell me where you got that feather." The man with the feather squared his shoulders. a.sumed ai still more mysterious look. held the feather at slowlv replied: "I gut it-I Wot this feather-this -oderfl feat hier-froni a ehicken C0o) over there in the commission store." The ovmd dispersed in a hurry. Atlanta Georgian. Quite Sufficient. A child-loving man was on his way to Denver to transact some import ant business. During the afternoon he noticed, in the opposite section of the Pullman, a sweet-faced, tired-ap pearing woman, traveling with four small children. Feeling sorry for the mother. he soon made friends with the little ones. Early the next morning he heard their eager questions behind the cur tains of the berths, and the patient "yes, dear," of the mother as she tried to dress them, and looking out, he saw a small white foor protruding beyond the opposite curtain. Reach ing across the aisle he took hold of the large toe and began to recita: "This little pig went to market, This little pig stayed at home; This little pig had a piece of roast beef, This little big had none; This little pig cried 'wee-wee all the way home.'" "How is that?'" inquired the eag er man. Then the foot was suddenly with drawn, and a cold, quiet voice said: "I should thi'nk it was quite suffi cient.''-Ladies' Home Journal. The Easier Way. Philadelphia Bulletin. "Why don't you come in occasion lly between drinks," demanded the wife, "and see the play?" "I don't need to," replied the bibulous husband. "The bartender is familiar with the plot, imitates the actors and also knows a lot of gos ip about their personal and family affairs.'" Money Beats Wrights. Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Money can't do everything." "No, but it can do some things bet ter than man." "For instance?" "Well, I was thinking of its ability to fly.'' CHAR,LESTON & WESTERN OAR~ OLINA RY. Schedule in effect May 31, 1908. Lv. Newberry(C N & L) 12:56 p.m. Ar. Laurens 2:02 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:35 p.m. Ar. Greenville 4:00 p.m. Lv. Laurens 2:32 p.m. Ar. Spartanburg 4:05 p.m. Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 5:00 p.m. Ar. Hendersonville 7:45 p.m. Ar. Asheville 8:50 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:32 p.m. Ar. Greenwood 3:32 p.m. Ar. McCormiek 4:33 p.m. Ar. Augusta 6:15 p.m. Tri-Weekly Parlar Car line be tween Augusta and A^sheville. Trains Nos. 1 and 2,1leave Augusta Tuesdays, Thursdays and -.Saturdays, leave Asheville Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Note: The above sivals and de partures, as well as connections with other companies, are given as infor mation, and are not guaranteed. Ernest Williams, Gen. Pass. Agf,., * Augusta, Ga. Geo. T. Bryan, Greenvi1ne, S. C.. A styp td4e Has cured itch magiealiy font cothers in Newbverry and will:cure fo't fCIL. For sale at SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY". As qualified executor of H. S. Booz ev, deceased, I will sell the personial property of which the said deceased died, seized, and possessd, on April 14. 1909, as follows: At his late residence in Newberry, S C., at ten o'cloek A. M., one cow, a calf, farming i'mplemnents, and buggy ; also at Prosperity, S. C., on the same day at three P. M. one iron safe, and office furniture. Terms of sale cash. J. P. Wheeler, Qualified Executor. 3-30-09-tw-3t. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. Court of Common Pleas. Mary A. Spehl, Plaintiff, Against Theodore H. Spe?hl, et al., Defend ants. By virture of an order of the court herein, I will sell at public auction at Newberry Court House S. C., with in the legal hours of saIe, on Monday, April 5th. 1909. all that lot of Iand lying and being situate in the county of Newherm and State aforesaid, AN ANNOL A number of gentlemen. resiing in improving the stock of Newiary COL company, known as The Carolira SLoci ciation are offering the ,;:,ce-; of tLei a$ $25.00. to insure a c%. The pedigr< CERTIFICAT THE TROTTIN( AMERICAN TROT OFFICIAL C3 This is to certify that Prince Cecili as standard under Rule 1, in Volume : gister, and the pedigree can there be b 41558: Prince Cecilian, (1) brh foale< dam Condala, by Princeps, 531 160, etc.( See Condula, Vol. V.) Cecilian Chi, PRINCE CECILIAN, 41,558' Condula ... Given under my hand and seal at C A. D., 1906. (Signed) This horse will be found at the feed who has full charge and management. obtain the services of a highly bred that it is deemed unnecessary to say n raise colts to an inspection of this ani MR.' BRYA J In response to repeated emands, co States, Mr. Bryan w1 eondut a Wigor@i Commoner, and asst In the organl*0,t preci.ct." Theae &Abf WN VMU oth on all politifal quiMemw&ffedft.**h A To advance t 'g5estl tain a special sete S an instructive wao, auth. data, to carefvr plication to prstn The fol2owing accurately hnform& A The Tarif (by S a as It gda Banks; Imper e'eta:Zr - Wide Primay s dum; Reel of publ ine"11p 4 for cities; The Ts qU este. Other Cerpelatt"ms Jrs or This series wiM &V4 vast fmnd regardless of - &Sps&4m piawide economic questlo"s_ and WW'l be a valt and debting adcettes. 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By Frank M. Schumpert, Esquire, Probate Judge.. WHEREAS, R. Y. Leavell hathi made suit to me, to grant him lettcis of administration of the estate of and effects of Richard Chalmers Le;;-I THESE ARE THEREFORE to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Richard Chalmers- Leavell, deceased, that they be and appear before me, inl the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry, S. C., on the 12th day of April next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be grant GIVEN under my Hand, this 23rd day of M:arch Anno Domini, 1909. Frank M. Schuimpert, ..P.N.C. INOEMENT. \-ewberry County, and desirous of Aty, have formed themseL7'-s in) a Breeders Associatiou. The Asso r richly colored staima-1 -bred horse e of this horse is as follows: E No. 65,123. ; STANDARD. 'ING REGISTER. ZTIFICATE. in, 41558, has been duly registered KVII, of The American Trotting Re. ,eed in the following form: 1 1903; by Cecilian Chief, 33698; ; grandam Miss Fanny, by Hamlet, Bred by J. G. Cecil, Danville, Ky. Cecilian, 11,907 _f, 33,698 Lady Norvetta, 2:13Y.. Princeps, 536 Miss Fanny hicago, Ill. this 29th day of March, Frank E. Best, Registrar. ind livery stable of Mr. B. T. 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