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SURPLUS 0OTTOld S atlig Bullish Conditions Revealed by Repott of the Association i I 01 e'* lunibij, M1arch 21.-4.Skottowe a htamdaker president of the Ameri- h otton Association, said today " t the association had asked Con- I g as to order a recount of the sur- b Sphus cotton in the country to see how iquch of it is spinnable, and that a a resolution ot this end would be intro- i duced at once by Senator Smith. Mr. Wannamaker also made ptblic e the first report of the American Cot- P ton Association for 1920 and declared that it revealed startlingly bullish conditions. A canvass of the belt, J said, showed that preparations for the 1920 crop are at least five weeks late; that labor is' extremely short; i that the mild winter with the late v start on the new crop spells certainty a of serious insect damage on account a of the rapid spread of the boll wee- d Vil and that the pink worm had ap- " peared in two parishes in Louisiana c and in some sections of Texas. He " declared that the world is facing an enormous shortage, a The statement issued by Mr. Wan- b namaker follows: n "The census bureau, by special re- " quest of the American Cotton Asso -ciation, in their final ginning rel port issued Saturday, separated snaps and bollies. The report convinces us that the world is faced with a de mand that will exceed the supply be fore the 1920 crop can possibly be come available. "The total ginning figures of 11, 958,117 includes 580,000 bales of snaps and bollies, which must be deducted leaving a balance of only 10,678,117 bales. Each season there is a discrep ancy between the supply and distri bution figures of cotton, amounting in the average to about 200,000 bales, as shown by the census department in its regular bulletins. We find that the average weight per bale ginned is the lowest in the last twenty-five years and this will certainly result in a material reduction. "This crop carries the lowest pro portion of low grade cotton of any crop in the last twenty-five years Congressional action has been re quested to have a recount made of the so-called surplus to ascertain the actual amount of spinnable cotton. Senator Smith will introduce a reso lution to this end at once. ~ T is indeed~ a hap 'that the Bon Marcl ~iitial bow to the sho Touth Carolina in ervi\ce during the "a for the Autom< M 'erchants' Trade S2 to 27. .\Iud we use the wor'd "sc est s'ense, covering equip as well as mr'chanldise.1 ' JIh store is a visible mani -e'ivedl ini the miinds of exc1 - hile the store is stricti' tutioni, it is happily affii S Marchie stores iin other e Sit, seenreQs ani ad~vanhtage i / to be0 passe5d onl to tihe shc hiunhia and the sur'roundl No wvith t hese miany advar Sstage set and ready for Sweeks in Columbia's hista vite you to Columbia's n { e0very comifort, conlvenien<( icc has b)een provided fo: per's durlling the great wet Columbia's Automotive Trade Week, Mai Corner Main and Taylor E ;ht the abOolete' -ortiinW that tI t alle4 *urplus cotton dontains a r4e amount of bollies, snaps and ispinnable cotton which will enor ously reduce the' apparent carry. rer from previous years, so that V Iding the spinnable cotton from the at crop to tho apparofit carry-over, i e find the absolute certainty of an creasing needs t ntil the 1920 crop comes available.T "Preparations for the 1920 crop are least five weeks late. Labor is ex emely short and there is no surplus om which to draw. Under these mnditions it will be absolkstily im assible to cultivate as large an area last season and the matter of har- I "g, requiring farm labor, will k serious. The mild winter with d -tarts spells the certainty of, isect damage on account of io e. mous spread of the boll wee I. Even with the most favorable sea- ct )ms we are facing the certainty of b( nother small crop. With adverse con itions the 'raw cotton industry is ideed facing the greatest shortage t )mpared with absolute pressing de iands that has ever existed. or "Investigations by experts of the se ssociation both at home and abroad ring to light the fact that the de-' iand for raw cotton is the largest ver reorded and will result in the In PC -1 To abort a cold to d1 and prevent com- p plications, take N B C ti SC C cll The purified and refined 10 calomel tablets that are tc 01: nausealess, safe and sure. bi Medicinal virtues retain ed and improved. 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Guaranteed as represented. )ok for tae name Gold Mo~at an l veo x and accept no Imlt*Uca nsumption of every bale of spinna e cotton, at prices far above those iw - prevailing before the 1920 crop n possibly reach the market. Once e true conditions are fully under ood there will be a wild scramble i the part of the manufacturers to cure cotton regardless of grade. "This report has been prepared' ith great care after a most thor igh investigation and detailed in rmation concerning same will be id before the annual convention of e American Cotton Association at ontgomery, April 13-16, for the pur Ise of recommending a minimum 'ice for which the balance of cot n now on hand is to be held. This 'ice will be far above the highest 'ice yet paid for cotton this year." o DTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. Pursuant to an order of the County )ard of Education for Clarendon mnty, an election will be held in hool District Number 9, at the of e of F. C. Thomr.-4 in Manning, S , on Saturday, the 27th day of arch, 1920, upon the question wheth or not there shall be levied in hool District Number 9 an addi )nal levy of four (4) mills for hool purposes in said District. The >lls will open at 8 o'clo k A. M. and se at 4 o'clock P. M. At said election each elector favor g the proposed levy shall cast a bal t containing the word, "Yest -" writ n or printed thereon, and each elect opposed to said levy shall cast a lot containing the word, "No" ritten or printed thereon. F. C. THOMAS, R. C. Wells, S. Oliver O'Bryan, ward of Trustees School District Number 9. anning, S. C., Mar. 8, 1920-3t-e. t Store t Week U Columbin Fi "REESE'S -P) The South's This prize winning Duroc Jersey re4 Reese of Hill County, Texas, the recoi $5,000. This pride of Duroc- Jerseydom is a4 finder, founder of the noted Pathfinde est blood known to the swine breeders 4 "Pathfinder" tipped the scales the d He is considered by good judges to be tence and his new owner, Mr. Geo. Li] great things of him. A few of these wonderful Duroc Je would add materially to the wealth of If you need the money come in and FIRST NATI W. C. DAVIS, Pres. J. A. WEIN iEEEEEEEEEEEEE*E*E.....i Use E We have on hand an I which we will be glad that it may be availabi we request [hat no peI than two days, and th< We want you to try it. ter for cleaning rugs, c eral house cleaning. Manning Lig *EEUUUEUEEEEUEEEEEEEE.EEW N N N N N N lilt, !kTH FINDER" = -,m- --- Greatest Hog. cently brought to his owner, Mr. Carl N rd price for a Southern raised hog of firect des,-. ndant of the Mighty Path- N r family. His pedigree shows the rich- N= )f the South.0 iy he was sold at even one thousand lbs. ine of the smoothest big hogs in exis lard, of Seguin, Texas, is expecting rseys on the farms of this community the county. talk with us about it. ONAL BANK U BERG, V.-P. J. T. STUKES, Cashier. 0 lIectrtc O len y a o h aretnme son eep t fo mor ngretrnt o g ouUfie Theprie or Sothrng rbiet- o ihet & Icntofte Miht n.th