The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, March 29, 1921, Page THREE, Image 3
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DIAL DISCUSSES 1
COTTON SITUATION
HOLDS CONFERENCE WITH
SECRETARY HOOVER
Hopeful of Results by Energetic |
Action on Part of
Cabinet
By Hugh W. Roberts
"Washington, March 21.?Senator
Bial today expressed himself as being
very hopeful of good results to
lie secured by the new secretary of
commerce, Herbert Hoover, in the
Biatter of our foreign trade. The
South Carolina senator held a long
interview with Secretary Hoover and j
, discussed with him at length all of
l&e important phases, including commerce
generally, but with special
reference to the exportation of cot
fon, senator Dial touna tnat ivir.)
Hoover had for many years been a!
close student of this matter and that
is now in possession of information,
coupled with his ideas, which
fhould end in fruition at a very early j
date. ..
The new secretary believes that
?nder the Edge act, which is an act j
to promote export trade, and under
the Webb-Kenyon act, authorizing
banking corporations to do a foreign j
.banking business, excellent results'
trtnv conn hp had I
"I found Mr. Hoover," Senator
Dial said, "very alive to the situation
that is now confronting us. He ,
believes that under both the Edge
tct and the Webb-Kenyon act there
is an opportunity for American producers
and shippers to get out of the
jdump into which the effort to get
back to pre-war times has thrown ,
them.
v No Thoughts of Marketing e
"I am sorry to say that we people
in the South havfe never seriously ^
considered our Dosition and condi- ?
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tion. When we reflect that we have j
a little territory about 2,000 miles ^
long and about 500 miles wide, with Q
p. population, perhaps, of 20,000,000
people, raising 60 per cent of the
cotton of the world without any t
thought of marketing this shows how I ^
little ibusiness ability we possess. | n
Th$n we compete wiith ourselves by |
raising twice the quantity that should j ^
be raised, we simply commit financial?
suicide. '
"Our slogan, 'Reduction of acrefge/.Js
wron?.. When we advocate;
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taiis, a great HUjyay our peopie i D
think that we mean for them to cease j '
[ work. On the other hand, our mot-j^
I to should be to 'make a living at j r
I iome.' Just fee idea of our state i ^
importing about $110,000,000 of pro-|S)
4ucts that we can raise just as welljc
as can be produced, any where in the|.(
World, and then raising cotton at a j ^
loss to pay for this, is most distress- j t(
jug. A farmer thinks he can raise
cotton on a certain piece of land' ^
And buy more corn than he can pro4uce
on this piece. This is true, per- j
feaDs. but when he has planted that|?
additional fxfeld of cotton, he has sim-1"
jply cut down the price of what he is j g
.raising on the other part of his farm. ^
We should make a living at home and ^
then the cotton acreage would be automatically
cut. For example, in ^
1914 a 16,000^006 bale crop brought j
1500,0004)66; in 1918 an 11,006,000 j
bale crop brought $2,500,000,000.1 ^
Last year -if we had raised a half crop j
bo doubt today cotton would be sell- j c
ing at 40 and 50 cents a pound. It | g
Is useless to produce cotton to sell at I
less than the cost of production, and 1
.oven now it would take about double j
the present price to let the producer,c
out. We working and boarding j tl
ourselves and are exchanging at a j ^
toss for other products, which we j b
should raise at a profit. ^
Nobody Buying Now. b
"I do not want to present a too u
discouraging picture, but it is simply
nonsense for us to try to deceive
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other people?ana especially 10 ae-1 ceive
ourselves along with them. The jS1
most discouraging feature to my mind j ^
is that before the late war England S(
and Germany and other countries!^
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eould buy cotton at some price and
even hold it. Furthermore, New a
York and the East had money with
which it could be obtained by mills
of this country and they could buy up j ?
cotton and itore it for future use, j *
but now Eurc"? is practically bank-1 *
rupt and .has no money for invest-1s
ment. Also, Nc-w York is a creditor jp
and can make a higher rate of inter- j a
est out of this money Dy using 11 in j r
other sections of the world than in!0
I
the South. Hence we are simply,0
sawed off, as it were, and have left j t:
ourselves without any prop. We are g
reminded that we are in about the I1
same position as a babe six months
old who loses its mother and there is. i;
110 one to go to for assistance.. We^e
should have been giving more atten- I
tion to providing markets and ar- j
ranging to extend credit, if neces- c
sary, and this we will have to do be- t
fore we can become the self-support- c
ing and self-relying people that we t
are entitled to be. a
Grace Halsey Mills
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Miss Grace Halsey Mills of New Yor
Llnd in "As You Like It" at the Redapth
terpreted leading roles for the Ben Gret
?need and rarely gifted In Shakespc-area
Aa RnKfllinri shp is ppnprnns wnmfl
that Shakespeare painted in his pen pi<
Her exceptional art is characterized
feminine charm.
Miss Mills Is only one of an excepts
ers ..o will appear here.
"We have been looking to the gov- t
rnment here to help, and I was c
:reatly outraged at the action of the j
ormer secertary of the treasury in I
ilencing the war finance corporation, t
appealed to him last June, July, 1;
lugust, September, and upon various s
ther occasions, with all the power at a
tiy command, to let that arm of the v
overnment resume functioning. We c
ook the position that it was not the h
unction of the government to lend t
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aoney ior private enterprises. 1 re-1 u
lied that this was true ordinarily, t
iat that we were then living in exraordinary
times and under extrardinary
conditions and that the peo- v
le of the limited States purchased
evernment bonds, believing that the
ffidals vfotrtd allow every Tescmrce {^
f the government to function until j c
rorld conditions became normal. 11
eminded him that the warehouses of ^
lie South were full of cotton by rea- jj
on of the spindles of the various
ountries of the world having been ?
lie for a great many years and that
here was a demand for all the cota
:>n we had, provided some arrange- ^
lent could be made for its payment;
,iat the mills in Germany and many
ther countries were intact and that
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ibor was idle; that it was a part of ^
risdom and humanity to give these a
eople employment; that the United ^
tates government had the ships and
hat the owners of surplus cotton v
rould be glad to part with it, provid- ^
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a iney wuuiu uc uiiiuc a<tic anu auuw p
bat the money would be paid to them ^
ventaully. The secretary declined
11 of these appeals, and I feel that
y his acts he has helped bankrupt
lany thousands of our people. This
orporation is now in operation, how- ^
vcr, and is helping considerably.
Appealed to Mills ^
"Some time ago I got a list of the) p
otton spindles in every country of S1
ri* wrold and wrote at least 100 let-j fl
jrs, trying to encourage tfte mills to
uy cotton direct from the South? ^
rom the producer, as near as possi- c
le?thereby saving a great deal of f(
nnecessary middleman's expense. I a
eceived many hearty responses and 0
am delighted to state that this prop- ^
sition is receiving very serious con- t]
ideration now, and I believe a very u
irge business will be built up as
Don as conditions become normal. ^
'he government has aided no great- y
/ and is now assisting me very much
long this line. q
"Furthermore, one of the main t!
roubles was that through spite -the j a
Republican party refused to ratify j v
he treaty and the league of nations, t
hereby making it practically impos- t
ible for credit to be extended Euro- t
ean countries; hence, they have c
bout bankrupted the world?and esecially
the farmers. If the people e
f the United States were fully aware n
f the reckless legislation and ex- f
reme spite that is displayed in con- s
ress, we would almost have a revo- j
iition. v
One of the greatest injustices that
s inflicted upon the South is the pres- t
nt future contract law. To be frank
did not fully realize the great inustice
of this law until after a thor ugh
investigation. I then decided i
hat beyond question the cotton pro- c
lucers are robbed of a great propor- i
ion of each year's crop?how great c
t proportion I would hesitate to ven
Well-Known
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EY MILLS.
k City, who will appear here as RosaChautauqua,
has for many years init
Players. She is thoroughly experin
portrayal?.
nly, charming, capricious?everything
rture of this delightful heroine.
vy ucautj, aticii^Lii, lutciu^riiLc auu
anally strong cast of Ben Greet Pity*
ure a suggestion, because you might
:onsider me an extremist. Under the
iresent law, the seller?and thereby
mean the manipulator?has ten opions
and the purchaser has none,
lence there is a continuous stream of
elling and the price is pushed down
:S regularly and as successfully as
vater running over a dam. I introluced
an amendment to this law and
ad a hearing on it, but was not able
o get it passed at the last session,
iut hope to do so at the next. It is
oo long a story to cover in a letter.
No Help in Tariff.
.-"Some think the revenue tariff law
fould help the producer, but the law
/hich passed congress the other day,
rtuch was vetoed by the president,
owever, would have increased the
ost of living on our people and
rould have been a great burden on
he South instead of a relief. I 'beeve,
however, that raw material
hould be properly protected In case
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re protect manuiaciurea gooas. m
ther words, the laws should be equal
nd just. I am still of the opinion
hat the democratic doctrine-fchat taiff
for revenue only is the right
ourse for us to pursue?and especilly
at this particular time. As you
now, the exchange of the world is
t the lowest point in history. Thereore,
the people of the various forign
countries have not the cash with
rhich to buy our commodities, and if
bey are not allowed to export their
rcducts in kind, to my mind, which
hey so badly need?and a surplus
f which we have.
"To my mind, the greatest thing to
e desired is for the reparation comlission
and Germany to agree upon
he amount of indemnity and let the
Germans go to work in earnest. This
? the mudsill of future, business a?d
rosperity and business will not be
tabilized until after this has been
ccomplished.
"I feel it is incumbent upon the
anks, the land owners, the mer-.
hants. and whoever furnishes money
or production to advise, aid, encourge,
request and do everything in his
r her power to get the people to
ave our farms self supporting. If
le farmer does not prosper, none of
s can.
"I have also had a long conference
nth the secretary of the treasury,
Ir. Mellon, and he is considering enouraging
more intimate trade with
Jermany. The former secretary took
he position that since we are still in
technical state of war, it is not adisable
for or people to extend credit
o the Germans. In this position I
hink he is entirely wrong, and I hope
hat a different ruling will be forthoming
ere long.
"It is my earnest desire to see forign
markets created immediately for
iot only our raw materials but also
or our manufactured goods and I
hall continue my efforts along this
ine until something concrete and
vorth having results."
ATTENDING TO THE
rt-rtirii rn I AWC HI TC (MP QQ
u i nc.iv r E.i.l.V/ ti -j
There is a class of people parading
ip and down the earth, full of wonler
and amazement?always wonderng
what is going to become of the
ther fellow.
You can't have a five minutes' chat
I
with them until they begin to reciti
all they know about the other fellow':
financial standing and often show ;
desire to know to great deal more.
To make it more convenient fo
them I have been thinking it migh
be a good idea to petition the govern
or of the state to call an extra ses
sion of the legislature to enact a lav
' providing for the appointment of on<
j or two recorders in each town fo
i the sole purpose of making a full rec
ord of everv man. woman and chil<
who comes in town from the county
And anyone who fails to make a ful
entry of their business shall be pun
ished to the full extent of the law
whatever the penalty might be. Thosi
records shall be an open document fo
the benefit of all those who are curi
ous to know the inside of the othe:
fellow's business.
The report shall be somewhat a;
follows:
How much money you have ant
whom you owe it to.
If you have obtained any new cred
if \JL-Vtn did von vpt it. from and wha'
kind of papers you gave.
f you have failed to f?et creli
who did you ask and why did the\
refuse to credit you.
If you have failed to sign th<
pledge to reduce the cotton acreag*
one-third. State the reason.
State now mucn corn, potatoes
peas, pindars, cabbage, watermelons
and pumpkins you intend plantinj
for sale this year.
Also state if you are going to ge'
any fertilizers this year and whon
you bought it from, and what kiiu
v of papers you gave.
If you have paid for the guano yoi
used last year, if not state why.
New, gentle reader, don't yoi
think such an arrangement would b<
just splendid for those wandering
souls?
Oh, what a mighty state of unresl
it is to keep right up in pace wit?
the other fellow's business! But i1
your object in watching your neigh
bor's business is to improve upon his
methods, that is well good. Bui
if it is for the purpos~e"of gossip, sc
as 'to fit you for telling every persor
you meet, you had better lay dowr
that idea right now and stop worty
ing and begin to set yourself straight
Your neighbor mayii|pt be willing
f-n liis eotton "acreage. Bui
that is his mistake. H^may not set
the necessity of keeping out of debt
But don't you be worried about that
unless you have a finger in running
the business. It is .notour neighbor
who counts on paying your bills
And stop grieving ov|t the idea oi
your neighbor's barns, cribs and
store houses being eiffty and that
he and his family may come to wani
next fall. Try and fill your own.
And keep your tongue out of youi
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e i neighbor's business. If you have P
5 anything to give to the needy, give
a it with a cheerful heart and the
j Lord will deliver you up in time of j? ;
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. INUI1L-JC- KJr rinnL,
. - Notice is hereby given that the un- d
; I dersigned will make final settlement
' [ of the estate of Godfrey Harman,
J: deceased, in the Probate Court for r
j Newberry County, South Carolina, p,
. j on Monday, the fourth day of
I! April, 1921, at 11 o'clock in the n
I- __ ti : 0
. I iorenoon ami win liinncuidic^ urcit]!
after apply to the said Court for let- e
j ters dismissory. All parties indebted b
" I to the said estate will make immedi- ?
>!ate payment. All parties holding ^
2 [ claims against said estate will present 3
r J the same, proved as required by law, c
. ; to the undersigned or their attorneys,
j Blease & Blease, Newberry, S. C., 3
I by said time, and all claims not pre- j
sented will be forever barred.
31 HARRIET F. HARMAN,
MOLLIE HARMAN, b
. 1 Executrices. u
1 THOMAS J. HARMAN, ii
GODFREY D. HARMAN, b
. j J. W. HARMAN, c
i executors. t
Newberrvi S. C., 1<
March 1, 1921 r
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19-26 \.
NOTICE TO VACANT LOT OWNERS.
If your vacant lots are not already
onnectecl up with the city water
>ipes, you are urged to have this
lone before the streets are paved;
or then it would be impossible for
ome years.
Please call at the city water works
lepartment for further information.
H. W. SCHUMPERT,
Superintendent.
JOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that I will
nake a final settlement of the estate |
f Mary Elizabeth Bushardt, deceas- j
'd, in the office of the Judge of Pro- j
ate for Newberry county, S. C., at j
1 o'clock a. m., on Wednesday,'April
!0th, 1921, and immediately there-'
fter apply for a discharge as Exeutor
of said Estate.
OLIN B. CANNON,
Executor.
-larch 18th, 1921.
BIDS INVITED
The Highway Commission of Newierry
county will receive sealed bids
ntil March 31, 1921, for the followng
supplies to be delivered at Newierry,
S. C., from time to time, as
i f x. T..i i 1 Am i .
auea ior, up to juiy i, i?^i, ana m
he approximate amounts shown be3vv.
Only bids on all items will be
eceived. Contract to be awarded to
he lowest responsible bidder on April
th. Right reserved to reject any and
11 bids.
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scriptions here.
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Newberry,
To All Driver* (
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Notice 18 liereb^
ordinance requii
these vehicles
a "muffler" so
the noise made
of the engine,
strictly enforced
March 18th, 192
E. L. RODE
300 bushels feed corn.
300 bushels feed oats.
! 10 tons No. 1 Timothy hay.
1400 pounds fat back.
8 barrels first patent flour in sacks.
40 gallons Karo molasses.
40 pounds Luzianne coffee.
15 bushels field peas.
25 pounds rib bacon.
200 pounds table salt.
2 cases cooking soda.
60 bushels corn meal.
2 cases pink salmon.
2 cases tripe. *
100 pounds Brown Mule tobacco.
250 pounds granulated sugar.
100 pounds ham.
i 50 pounds compound lard.
I 25 pairs work shoes.
J 10 kegs nails?40's and 60's.
I A noivo ca/>1/q
I -2 uv/^vu yui i o mviA ouvao.
12 boxes 5 cent pepper.
4 dozen pairs of mule shoes.
8 tons 16 per cent acid.
1 dozen Ames road shovels.
6 cases Octagon soajp.
.30 pounds whole jrrain rice.
5 pounds Royal Baking powder.
1 case concentrated lye.
100 pounds plows.
1-2 dozen hoes.
1-2 dozen heel bolts.
1-2 dozen plow lines.
1-2 dozen devices.
2 dozen large size boxes matches.
1 barrel lime.
1 ton cotton seed meal.
GEO. P. BOULWARER,
Chairman.
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