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BIG PLANT PLANNED . FOR STATE HOSPITAL TO CARE FOR NSANE IS MOST 131 PORTANT PART. looking Far Ahead For State's Needs. ( o m ili s in ,a L aying G rou n d - work. In The g ahf the size and cost 0 th- - i roi;Ug, and of its ampertc, rrs>eente of cos:, the Stat o _Pi i co:n:nission has in cnarge one oi the m-ost i)ormtn Ut un iertn n Nwhc South Carolina is now erga Secretary E. H. Aull of Newberry was asked for a staTemen as to what iiad been done by the new commission. Secretary Aull said: "The Sta:e Hospital commission created by act of the legislature for the purpose of dr-veloping an entirely new plant and with the view of event ually moving the entire hospital for the insane to the new location, has been moving slowly with its work and has not given out for publication very much that has been done. I feel that the people of the State are entitled to know what is being done by the com mission. As I conceive it, it is one of the most important works that is be ing undertaken by the State of South 'Carolina at this time. "The commission was established at the session of the legislature in 1910, -and an appropriation of $100,000 was made. Of this appropriation, the com mission, during 1910, spent in round numbers $53,000 in the purchase of land, acquiring about 1,800 to 2,000 acres on the Southern railway, begin zing at a point six miles from Colum bia and extending along the railway about three miles. It is an ideal site for an institution of this character, and I do not believe a better or more suit able location could have been found in South Carolina. "At the session of the legislature in 1911, the commission was continued and an additional appropriation of $200,000 was made for the purpose of erecting buildings an<i otherwise de veloping the plant The new commis sin has found it neMessary to pur chase additional lands and about $8, 000 has been expended for that pur pose. The Water Problem. "'One of the first problems to con *.ront the commi.sion was to secure an * adequate supply of water. There are several streams on the place and Crane creek, a much larger stream, is v'ery near to the lands of the State, but the commission was of the opinion that if water could be secured by sink Ing a deep well, it would furnish a anuchRurer supply and in the end be anore 'eeonomical. One of the first acts of the new commission was to contract for the sinking of this deep well. There has been considerable de ~ay and some trouble in the sinking of the well but the contractor now Cclaims that at a depti of 350 feet he has an abundant supply of good, pure water. The supply will be tested dur ing the present week. it " As to the plan of the buildings, the Sconimission Visited a number of mod ern institutions in the North and East that are constructed on the general plan upon which it is. proposed to con -struct the present hospital. The col onv plan is the one generally adopted, Sthe prison idea being an exploded one Kfor the care of the insane. It is de sired to lay out a plan that will in * lude a colony for the tubercular pa a,'a colony for the pellagra pa tients, a'farmx colony and a colony fox the acute, and a colony for the idiotic and imbecile. Having a large acreage of land, this will be accomplished without trouble and without crowd * ig, of course. It will take a numbei of. years to complete the institution ba the commission felt that the plain should be made and worked out look ing to the future, and for that reasor the work' has been more slowly car ied on than it would otherwise hayt been. Plans have to be made for wat er supply and sewage and all the oth er necessary equipments for an insti tution of this kind and the commissio: was of the opinion that it would b better to go slow than to hurry to much and probably make mistake! With this in view, the commission de cided that it would be economy to en ploy a landscape architect, who, coul be of assistance in locating the c >lor des, the buildirgs for the colionies, an also in laying out the grounis so the it might be in fact a pzark. Mr. H. I Xelsey, a famous landscape architet 'of Boston, himself a Southern mal was employed for this purpose. * ~ An Experienlced Architect. "In the erection of the buildings, ti commission also felt that it wouldI wise and economical to employ an a chitect who had had experience in t! construction of a plant such as is d sider by thec State of South Caroliu narry-ing out that view, Mr. Fran !in B. Ware, State arclrt. of New York, was employed to draw the plans for the buildings. Mr. Kelsey made a visit to the grounls during the past few days and in the opinion of the architect a general plan of the grounds and the buildings will be I ready in a very short time and the Tlan for the first building is promised within the next few days. With these f-cts before the commission it was de ided 1to purchase the material and get ready for the actual construction of the first building, which will be built fOr The care of about 100 to 150 ne gro Patients. The commission decid ed that it would be better and more economical for the State to employ a superintendent of construction and build with day labor rather than let!; the buildings by contract.. With that in view, Mr. P. J. 0. Smith, an exper ienced contractor, has been employed: as superintendent of construction." The Hyatt Brick. "At a meeting last week, it was de cided to purchase brick, lime and ce ment and also to make arrangements with the Southern railway to run a permanent sidetrack in the property. A number of bids and samples werei offered of various material, and the contract for the brick was let to the Granite Brick company of Columbia, of which Mr. Hyatt is president. The commission visited the plant and in spected the bricks and I am satisfied a very advantageous trade for the I State has been made. In fact, I had no idea that such a complete and up to-date brick plant had been built any where in Soath Carolina. It is mod ern in every particular and turns out a high grade of brick, and the price bixl is just a little lower than any price the commission had been offered. The brick is almost equal to a pressed bricli and contains a good deal of shale. I am satisfied from the exami ination of a kiln that had just been torn down that the brick will run 90 per cent hard brick. "The contract for- the cement was given to the Southeastern Lime and Cement company of Charleston, and the contract. for the lime to the Caro lina Portland Cement . company of Charleston. "At the beginning of the year, it was decided to turn the farm over to the regents, and Mr. Bunch has as fine a crop of corn on this place as I have seen anywhere. He has about 300 acres in corn and, making a low esti mate, he ought to harvest from 25 to 30 bushels to the acre. I"I have felt that it was proper to give out this statement so that the people might know just the status of the work. The legislature has left with the commission very large dis cretion in the work of developing this plant and the expenditure of the fund appropriated. "The commission is working har moniously and for the best interests of the State as the commission sees it. They have the invaluable experience of their chairman, Dr. J. W. Babcock, as a guidance in their work. Their whole aim is to do the best they can for the State's unfortunate wards." While there has been no definite assembly or any other authority, it is' the impression among those who hav:e studied the conditions that eventually the State will be compelled to transfer the entire hospital from the city proper to the State park site, as it is now called, in order that the patients may have plenty of room and adequate ac commodations. Consequently the large tract of land recntuy purchased will in the end be none too large for the use of the State. CALL FOR MEETING AT COLUMBIA. To Discuss Method of Marketing Cot ton Crop-Date of Meeting Sep. .tember 28. Columbia, September 19.-Signed by President E. W. Dabbs, of the State Farmers' Union, and Commissioner E. J. Watson, the' formal call is now be ing distributed throughout the State for local, county and sectional meet ings in every portion of the State, on next Monday, the 25thi, and for a join. meeting~ of all farmers, business men, bankers and professional men, to be held in Columbia on the 28th of this month at 3 o'clock, in the hall of the~ house of representtives, to discuss Iand take action upon some method oi dmarketing theC presen1t cotton crol which will insure J2c iest prices pos sinle to the producer of the cotton and to endorse the actton taken at th< Icotton convention recently held ii Montgomery, Ala. SThe call is addressed to "all bank e rs merchants, farmers and profes e sonal men, boards of trade, chamber: - of comimerce, business men's league e and farnmers'U unins," and calls to th eattention. of these the esti:nates mad aby those intinmit- w:th the condition: be about the same as that of last iear. The call states that after the Iont gomery convention had adde- several hundred thousand oaes to its careful estimates, to cover the natural inclina tion to underestimate, it places the es timate of the year's crop at 12,'00.000 bales. This estimate, however, it is stated, will have no effEct upon the market unless the producers ofeotton. fA the merchants who are intimately af iecte by the prior it brings, M1-:t and inke some concerted action in re:rd io marketing. Local MeetinZs. "That something may be done, and at once, we call upon you to meet at your respective centres of trade, not only at your county seats, but at ev ery point where :-tton inark-'ted, or next Monday, Septrs?: 25, at an hour of the day most convenien: to your people, th_rem to assemb!e and discuss this momentous question and devise ways and means to put in ef fect the advice of the Farmers' union and the Montgomery cotton congress. "The work rests with you, the grow ers of the cotton, and with you, the pait owners of the cotton, viz., the bankers, the professional men; you whose prosperity is measured by the price of cotton, to get together and stop this loss of millions. You alone can do it. An Imploring Call. "We do implore you, fellow citiz ens," continues the call, "to give heed to our call. Meet next Monday, and meet for business. We will send speakers to every point we can, but there should be meetings where every one can feel free to express his views and let there be no adjournment until you have decided upon a plan of unit ed -action. Do not wait for our speak ers. We may 'not be able to secure them, and could not possibly secure them for every meeting that we hope will be held in the State. "On Thursday, the 28th, at 3 p. m., in Columbia, in the -call of the house of represntatives, we trust we will have delegates from each one of these local meetings." LAURENS DOCTOR FOUND GUILTY Dr. C. L. Poole Fined for Selling Co. eaine to Negroes-Several Charges. Laurens, Sept. 18.-Dr. C. L. Poole, a well-known physician of this city, was this afternoon found guilty in the mayor's ourt on a charge of sell ing cocaine. Mayor Babb imposed a fine of $10D or serve a sentence 01 thirty days. Dr. Poole gave notice that he would pay. The mayor an nounced that the defendant would be tried tomorrow 'on a like charge, and it is understood that several cases are pending against him for selling the stuff. In all the ca'ses the witniesses are negroes, who have bought thE drug from the' accused. The conviction of Dr. Poo1e caused a mild sensation, alt'iough it cam,e as a climax to a long series'of efforts o1 the part of the c:ty aaithorities tc place the responsi'oiiity for the sale 0: a large amount of the drug to, negroes in the city. A pamge of the "dust' which Dr. Poole is alleged to 'ave Round Trip E Southerr From New Atlantic City, N. J., and retb Account American Electric I 1911. Tickets on sale October returning October 18, 1911. Cincinnati, 0., and return . Account National Association< 11i-16, 1911i. Tickets sold Sep1 turning September 19, 1911. Knxille, Tenn., and retur Account Appalachian Expositi< Tickets sold September 9 to C limit returning not later than t< of sale. Memphis, Tenn., and return -Account Reunion Blue-and Gre sold September 23 and 24, 1911 Sumnmer excursion tickets on s: -returning October 31- 1911, to m The Southern Railway offers su Pullman sleeping cars and dinmng For detailed information, call J. L. MIEEK, A. G. P. A., I IITWILL NOTlElR_ BANK Copyright 1909 by And it will them, which y to do, but it w, them that HI TION. it is give them if y( YOU CAA account NOV T Newberry S OF NEWB Capital Stock - JAMES MdINOSH, President. sold a negro who was arrested as he was leaving,.the premises of-the de- (1 fendant a few nights ago, was analyz ed by J. E. Mills, a Columbia chemist,. W who testified at the trial this after-* noon that the sample submitted was I' cocaine hydrochlorate.. The trial was.IJ 1by jlury and Dr. P>oole went on the stand and denied in toto the testimony0 UFG of the witesses for the proecution.~ He was represented b~y Richey and: iciey, while City Attorney R. ~.No ca Dabb appeared for the prosecution. Catc value A fool and his money remind one- of a bald man and' his hair. g~ Perha.ps no man is as big a cow- squat 1ard as his wife, ingines be is.. for yC and'4 No ho trolled IHone For es iRaiIway Iwith t 'berry, S. C. 0. Er .......- - -- _..$22.45 tiilway Association, October 9,13,~ Space doi 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1911, with final limit >f Stationary Engineers, September I_______ :ember 9, 10 and 11, 1911, gcod re-i -._........... . ------------.... $8.35 ~ E , September 11-October 1, 1911. ctober 1, 1911, inclusive, with floial mnth day from, but not including date A Scienti ............... ..........---------------- nient. Ly, September 26--28, 1911. Tickets Depari good returning October 4, 1911.opn dIe daily util September 30th, good any other points. perb service and convenient schedules. NOTICE OF] car service on all through trains. on Southern Railway ticket agents, or Notice ash F RANK L. JENKINS, T. P. A, ,sonal estate< Asa, a . j deceased, in tl PLEASE I SWEETHEART *CQOUNT C. E. Zimerman Co.-No. 39 not only Please ou ought to try ill throw around GH PROTEC vour - DUTY to )u can. T by starting an V with 'HE avings Bank ERRY, S. C. - - - $50.OOO.00 J. E. NOR'WOOD, Cashier L PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE AM THAT WE SELL THE BEST QUAQ!TYI ODS FOR LESS THAN ALL THE REST tch penny methods are adopted by us to and to squeeze. the unsuspected. Full, for your money or no sale, every article . nteed or money refunded, a fair and e deal each and every time means more u than a few articles at reduced prices HELL" on anything else that you buy. use on earth could have withstood the bitter and onslaught of competition that we have received ye are in business unless it was built and con st Principles and Conscientious Methods -ery penny you spend you must receive from us lue and more or no sale. If not blidd with pre you can see that it is to your interest to trade K LE T TNE R, THE FAIR AND SQUARE DEALER. s not permit "quotation" but-you save money on every purchase. WBERRY COLLEGE NEWBERRY, S. C. I. HIENRy HARMS, Presicdent, tandard College. Thorough Courses. Classical, fic Tehhnical, Laboratories and Modern Equip Safe and Pleasant Auspices. Fine Preparatory ment, fitting' for Fresinnan Class. Next session epteber 21ist. Write the President. 'INAL SETTLEMENT. INewberry county on October 10, 1911, at 11 o'clock a. mn., and immediately reby given that I will thereafter apply for a discharge. settlement of the per- Annie Conwill, f Drayton S. Conwill, Administratrix of the Personal Estate .e Probat Crte for of Dravton S. C'onwill, de.cessed.