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HOLD CORAMi S AGAIN NEXT YEAR A. D. HUDSON MAIIES OFFCiA AN V N AttL N T Visitors (mz t - Columbia &ace. The peop of Cozumb.z w-re ab sent on "Cc;.mLa na:" at. he South Atlantic Sta.-es C:rn exhibitlon, which has been -n progress at Craven hal during the week. The people of the city failed to sUpport the expositiol. The exposition was a success from every other s;:andpoint. The exposi tion closed yesterday. There w2r several hundred farmers to a,tend from North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia and a great deal of inter est in corn produced as aroused. A. D. Hudson, the president of the ex position, announced yesterday that the exposition would be held again in' South Carolina and in Columbia. The Columbia chambeir of commerce wil1 cooperate for the success of the ex-, position. Approximately $10,000 was given in prizes. "You can say for me," said Mr. Hud son, "that the South Atlantic Corn ex position was a success from every point of view. We have been laboring in season and out of season to make it what it was, and as this is he first ever held south of the Mason and Dixon line, there have been times when we did not know whether it would meet our hopes. but now, as the authorita tive head, I can sar that the exposition was entirely satisfactory. Farmers came from North Carolina, South aixolina and Georgia, and the class of visitors was far above the -'verage of that ever seen at any agricultural meeting in the South. People Interested. "The people ari intere8ted. They came to lean and to find out what quafity in good seed corn meant. You: could see thora standing around the judges, watching the scoring of th'e samples and asking questions about points of good corn. lit was an in epiration to watch the work of I. 0. Sciajub and C. B. Williams of North Carolina, and bear their practical ad deses We sincerely hope we may see more of them. "We believe this exposition to be a great step .in improving the seed corn. It is expected tlhat it will drive ou't the mixed mnonzrel and iiif varieties and make it p>ossible to ob tarm seed of reputable breeding, pur ity and'proding powers. A few cal culations on the size of the exposition are interesting. There were over 700 exhibits, which contained approxi mnately 24,000 ears of corn, which, if placed end to end, would have ex tended a distance of three miles. It required over .a thousand yards, or near(ly three-Quarters of a mile of bunmt!n'g to do the decorating. For Greater Exposition. "Plans are already on foot for a: greater and better exposhition next year. Atlanta has offered $5,000 toj e used in promoting alone, an d Ral-; eigh has made a liberal proposition. but notwithstanding all this, it is the intention to hold the exposition of 1911 in Columbia, the chamber of com merce and the Cotton Seed Crushers' association. through B. F. Taylor, guaranfte'ein'g at least $2,000, with which to meet the expenses. South Carolinia is to be congratulated on this great forward movement, which: means more and botter corn. It his been due to the combined forc'5 work ing for the betterment of agriculture. Olemson college, the state department of agriculture, the farm demonstra tion work, the office of farm manage-. ment of the United States department. of agriculture and the general indus trial progress of the people have eaca contributed its share in making corn growipg~ such that it was posstible to hold the~ exn.osition. Thanks The State.. "The exeertive committee, created. hby 'a-n ot of the Sta:te legislature,h and conistirg of E. 1- Wetson, D. N. Par done n''' o1' 1;en in our pows- to for lot-er - t..nih r done. ?t., un. 2e:ici it toasuesu cOnclui on. Th, l11g1 rows of rn an~d num ons a ::res including that of .!orry Moore evidecJ his capab d work. "The :: IvmeSt has been said An conn :n wi;h the South Atlantic S,ates Corn expositon. how ever, and yet the one to whon ., mo,-,st credit is due. is A. G. Smith, SCIenltifIC as isan f Z1h- 1_1nit- d S%TteS depar'tme of aieuiture. It was he who first conceived the idea of a corn exposition and orgAnizl.:1 the Souzh Carolina Corn Breeders' assocation, w.imVh er:nay latunched the move ment. In fact he is the only man con nected with -the exposition that really understood the necessary inside work ings. Owing .to governmen-t regula tions he was not permitted to hold an offical positon with the exposition, ye it was due to his planning and laying out .the work that such progress was made. During the ex)cslt-on he di rected the work of the superintendents in laying out kthe exhibits, and every thing that was not clearly understood was referred -to him for solution and instruction. In short he was the 'king pin' of the exposition, without which .the exposi.tion would never as yet been known." "What about your corn which won: so many prizes," Mr. Hudson was ask ed. "How did you grow it?" "I grew this corn on my farm in Newberry county. The soil was red clay and 600 pounds of fertilizer were I us,ed per acre. The variety of corn which I used was bred and grown by Mr. Smith in Jllincis. and was intro duced into Georgia eight years ag. Iti was brought from Georgia to my place, where Mr. Smith is superintemd ing the breeding. This fall I person sonally selected my seed corn from about 1.500 bushels as it came from the field. With this corn I won the grand champion sweepstakes prize of' the expositon in the ten ear class, 50 ear class and individuail display cla s. and reserve champion in the singlel ear lot, together with the numerovs winnings necessary to enter to the sweepstakes classes. This gives me five -trophy cups and a goodly amount of money and machinery prizes. An-' other t:hin.g in regard to Mr. Smith's work wiith 'the exposition was quite no ticeable. He is also superinit ending the breeding of corn on the Taylor pentation and 'had it not been for the corn from 'that breeding and morn' North Carlina woulrt have captured every grand M r. 'um sweepstnXs rrizc offered. Not onl-y its F'eat,eredit due Mr. Smith for his work in develop ing tibe exposion; but had it not been for his work in im.nroving tih e seed corn on th'ese farms Sout:h Garo ina. wou'ld have gone down in over-i whelming defeat, and North Carolina carried off tihe honor and prizes. Children as Teachers. The farmers who have been plant ing corn all of their lives were frank; to admit that the boys who have en tered the corn clubs have b:elen able to teach .them something of the scien.ce of corn production. The object of 'the exp.osition was ,to learn +he farmers of the tihre:e State-s something -abou.t seed selection, soil for corn. fertiliz'ation and cu1tivation.' The most essen*i:al is -the s&.ectio-n of seed. Corn 'experts were present and delivered lectures on the above sub jects. All of t:be -1ectures have been attedded by large numbers. The Columb-ia chambe.r of commerce~ hs pledged itself to cooperate with the expoi'tion ecommssion for the next corn show. Great Increases. T:he exniceition marks the cl.imax of corn production in the South aind also 000, an epoch in 'the history of the Smuth. foot The cre'dit for the exposition belongs har to South Oarolina, for bere it was thait Sou the iPea o.rigin?te'i. This Sta*e was for the first 'to coneceiv. of a gr"at co-n .line eoositoni and by the unstiring wrk .duc of A. D. H{one. (C,m~monev Wat- -v son. A. G. Smith and Ira W. Williamns' Sou the event 'has been a succei.s so far mu< as exMibits ani] rriz"s. t'he re91? tbet at stands~ a an imiex to "It Som'" C1?' " t "' -rr 1CCOO- wi: 000- , por r1 The Under Selling Store iIV1N U Ed A ?H I ' ... 0ANDbo FUR B5 THREE HUNDRED SUIT! We have purchased the stocks of t bankrupt prices and have reduced our proportion. Suits in the handsomest able shades, satin lined coats, new styl Here Ar Lot 1-150 Lad elsewh4 g take yo Lot 2-100 Lac - $22.50 any s Lot 3-50 La $27.50 choicei The abo1 he G Make haste Fashionable Fi for Christmas you shoulddoo We have go gether about ] popular sellern -the prices ni $ 7.00 and $8.! All alteratio Buy a Rug Now at These Prices I We offer the most tempting Rug values. No housekeeper 100 can afford to miss this opportunity. 501 1oo large bright Rugs, worth $1.50, Xmas sale price each 98c and 100 large bright Rugs, worth $2.o Xmas sale price each $1.49 the * The Leading Store of New 00 was sent out of -the State fortemongth cilrn ftectyI ' supplies. Th'ese supplies could. col ace ote'al hr ebean produced in any county in wsahn drs ncmb .G tCarolin-a. The exposition stands Smth fteUied tae ofie f amovement to keep South Caro- fr 'ngmnt eepandt money at home and for the pro- teci4e h infcneo h g of "home supplies." [xoiinadtevleo on h W. Finley, the presi.daut of the vrospz inn xiiswr tern railway, who has shown ontotecire. F. as lo h hinte.re'st in thne developmienit ofexlid ina im emnerjs outh along material lines, said, wyteoeertkn h r1c paying a visit -to th exposit.sweptaesprzewant: i'the most impressive thing tiha.t'betea of or obegwni th e seen in a lo:e ti>me. It n e rSatsaov otind I h. e mon -~ tat dev(e~ S outh?rn agri ner . Thi ratmen w: s h laatpraiv ie:enr ilth moniteidrn of the cita y - ~~cho oyflSodbW..Plian mrche t he a,. aTer oe wS sontdrs ncmb .G SmitofthUntdSae ofiee rv(1( * L.s*.~t(farm not e m ee.by giexin t o a th chrilrenf the stgiae of thelad F vaor, ious p I winin aeh-iits wereayt S.shoent.as therchildre s.iItewastelso Sexpae Coun fa sipewmbner coust wth one. Deaer taking) ~th grn best ea ofcor apyto rw in the thre States boe nt iy one%I The plas noprgaieefc epr r Son. h teed/ 3 H'S The bnder Selling Store IDI ARGAINS... s TO SELECT FROM wo large New York factories at own stock of Tailored Suits in styles in black and all fashion a skirts---all sizes. D the Tailored Suit Bargains ies Tailored Suits, worth and sell f 0 re at $13.50, $16 and $18.50, 00 ur choice as long as they last for lies Tailored Suits, worth $20.00 00 and $25.00 take your c hoice of t in the lot for only $ lies Fine Tailored Suits, worth 50 $30.00 and $32,50, take your f any suit in the house for, e offer surpasses any we have ever made. eatest Fur Display in Newberry Come here, you have a brand new stock of irs to select from. Nothing more appropriate gifts than a nice set of furs. Come tomorrow, se no time in making your selection. TEMPTING SIRT OFFER ne through our skirt stock and assembled to .00 skirts--the lot consists of. some of our most , but only a few skirts of a kind $498 mmed are for quick selling, $6.50, o Skirts your choice for - - -* ns made free of charge. We guarantee a fit. ote the Following Miinnaugh Prices. large bright Rugs, worth $2.50, xmas sale price each $1.89 arge bright Rugs, worth $3.50, Xmas sale price each $2.98 12 beautiful top and Axminster Squares, worth $20.00 $250oo all over town, take your choice of any Square in house for : : : : : :$17-50 berry, South Caroliha he Plumbing ni Some One WILL GET A gr - hSouse You stand as good a chance as any one else. All that's y new work put in your houss necessary is to buy your gro d be the very best. We use ceries at tes, Jones & Gadberry Exvr . 1305 . 'There is no betacr on theiLi'~ a Mi St. t, and our work is guaran- On copngvnwt to give~ satisf:action. We w2.iecola ahpucae eaed to give you an estimate.Beisgtinthvrybt H. B. 'WELLS. goeisa h eylws ansfer Headquarters. We haul pie,yugtti opr iino~'Phoe ~.absolutely FERE. Frist Patent Flour, sack 70c 29 lbs. Rice $1.00 7 lbs. good Coffee $1.00 10 lbs. bestieg Soda ~25c