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FARMRS'UNION ON THE2 .18TH. Many Matters to be Discussed of In terest to the Farmer and All Oth ers Who Depend on Him. The State. Thie State heademer.t~.. ot' th. Far busy preparing for tile next >tate C01n1ventiiol, whicli meets in t1h ity on the 28th instant. State Secretary Reed informs The State that all the counties in South Carolina with the exception of a few will be represent d at this next, annual meeting of the tate union. Should all the delegates 'ho have been elected attend, there ill be at least 175 here at that time. -hose who come as delegates from eir respective counties are among he representative and most intelli ent farmers of the State. The convention will have before it for consideration many matters Of great interest, not. alone to t'e fa.rm er but to all others whose prosperity is bound up with that of the farming class. It is planned that the sessions of the convention shall hold for about t1ree days. The railroads will give reduced rates, and as the convention comes off at a time when farming perations are not so pressing. the tate officers have reason to expect ull idelegations from the 3C or more ounties entitled to representation. Said Mr. Reed: "The farmers of South Carolina were never so well organized as at present. The State Farmers' union is gaining in strength and efficiency every day. The farm ers, more alive to their interests and needs than ever before, have been stimulated through the agency of the Farmers' union to better methods of farming and to better ways of con serving their interests. It is this practical work of the union that is attracting the attention of the farm ing class all over the State, the effect of which has been and is a great in -rease of membership. Nearly ex ery kounty in the State has a strong coun ty union made up of many local un ions, of which there are about 500 in the State." * * *O * O * * T * ** * GOOD ROADS DEPARTMENT * * - -* * By the Good Roads League. * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SHas the good roads League a defi nite, well defined plan for securing permanent roads in this county? Yes. Where can this plan be found ? In a bill prepared by tihe League anid passed by the Legislature. Will it take money to get roads? Yes. How does t-he League propose for the county to get the money.? Bor row it. How much? $300,000- At what ate of interest? Not exceeding 1-2 per .eent. From whom? Wherever it can be had cheapest. For how long? Forty yea-rs. if .eeessary. Can the county get $300,000 for forty years at not exceeding 4 1-2 per cent.? Certainly. Does this bill provide means for paying back this borrowed money nd interest thereon in forty years? Yes, 3What annual tax will it take to lo this'? Two mills on t'he present assessment. If the assessment increases what *ffect will that have ? It will lessen the time it will take to pay back the money. Will property in the . county con tinue to increase? Yes. How much will it cost a man who s assessed .$1,000? Two dollars. How long will it ta.ke to build the roads? Three or four years.. Will $300,000 be borrowed at one time? No. What is the greatest amount can be borroweld at once ? $50,000. Can any more b' uorrowed .before that is spent? No. Can the notes ot the county & iven to the lender before the money is paid over to the commissioners? No. The~n thiis p)roposition is not like the railroad bond(s of which we hear fo much ? No. not at all. When $50.000 is borrowed what will e done with it until it is paid out for work ? It will be deposited in thle banks of the county? Will the banks pay interest while the money is with tlhemn? Yes. 4 per cent. Why is not this money to be nlaced with the county treasurer? Bcause the county ought to7 have in Would not thle (coun'ty tre ue i i! n Tret of ie oanks 0I, Ir io I 1t1 eSt Of tile ctiltters of Ile county. of course. if the bill had said nothing about de.poSitiig this money until used what w ul are been the effe(t ? Te M. ztl:4 1i 4jS e v'Oll!111 .iii1 hoes. What does all this talk amountr to about the bill being drawn in Ih( in ter-est of the banks? Absolutely lit,1n. as von call see from the above statements. What are t1he liotes which the Coun ty gives to get this money called? Bonds. Is that what you mean by bonds? Yes,. simply that. Is borrowing money by counties to build roalds a new thing? No. Have other counties built roads in this way? Yes, many of them. Countie. in agricultural States? Yes. Give a few examples. Take two states in the South. Texas and Ten nessee. and two in the Nortih. Indiana and Ohio. Here is the record for 1904. Tennessee: Madison County, $500,000; Bradley, 4190.000: Hamblen. $150,000; Camp bell. $100.000: Marion. $65.000: Mont gomerv. $160.000: Anderson. $150.000. Texas: Bexar County. $700.000; Dallas. $657.000: Hardin. $600,000; Jefferson, $250,000. Ohio: Gallia County, $319,000 Athens. $300.000; Crawford. $254, 000; Jackson, $500.000: Mereer, $395, 000; Paulding, $829.000: Van Wert, $600,000; Wood, $562,000. Indiana: Adams County, $350,000; Clav, $493.000; Greene, $48 .000; Lake, $590,000; Lawrence. $557.000; Parke, $327.000: Porter. $345,000; Randolph. $378,000: Sullivan. $844, 000; Vigo. $310,000. Not only have counties all over the country issued bonds for roads but many states have done likewise. For intance Texas. $3.250.750. Ohio. $6. 205.000, Indiana, $11,.086.900, Ken tucky, $906.500, Tennessee, $947,000, Maryland. $5.000.000. New York. $50, 000.000, etc. ('an an average county like New berry get roads in any other way? No. What counties can pay for roads in cash ? Rich counties with large cities, although many rich counti:es issue bonds. Why do you say a county like Newberry can get permananent roads in no other way ? We will tell you in the next issue. THE NEWS OF EXCELSIOR. Crops Improving.-Opposed to Bonds f or Good Roads.-Want Roads but Don't Want to Pay for Them. -Mrs. Sease Dead. Excelsior. July 19.-Excelsior school opened with good attendance. The crops generally have made some improvement since the sun shine. Miss Mary Wheeler. of Prosperity, has been visting relatives in this sec tion. Mr. and Mrs. Holland Miller spent Thursday with .relatives in t:his sec tion. Don't forget the barbeeue at Bach man Chapel church, August 12t:h. Go and 'enjoy the day and help a good cause. Our people are opposed to the bond issue for good roads; they want the road<~ improved, but think it best for the people to work the roads and keep off the extra tax. If our superviso.r woud just force the roads worked, we would not need any extra tax. Try it once, and see. Mr. Aumierle Singley, a recent graluate of Newberry college, has ben elected teacher of the Cross Roads school nea.r COhapin and opened his school on Mouday muorning. We spent Sunday at Little Moun tan. Glad to see Little Mountain is rapdly growing into a town. Amongst other improvements we noticed the IShealy Brothers are each erecting a nice residlence and others will soon go up. Excelsior Sunday school. Mr. J. A. C. Kibler. sup)erintendlent. elected the followingti delegates to represent the Shool at th:e Sunday School Conven to n, which lholds its session at Smyna church this week : Mr. .John F. Wheeler, Mr. Jacob A. Singley and Mi--s Rosalee Wheeler. Mrs~ hmes H. Sease. whIo has beeni cuinto& to her iroom very sick t-he )at two weeks died Saturday morn ing. The funeral service and bu-rial was held on Sunkday afternoon at Bethlehem chureh, the service being enducted by her pastor, the Rev. J. 1. Lonir. 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