Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SBu T a BRICK, L FLOORIN DOORS,. I M Manning Warel iGOSSETI PREDICTS WINTER Of MISERY Former State Fuel Administrator Writes Letter to Governor Coop Columbia, July 12.-A winter of misery to the people of South Caro lina will be experienced because of the fuel shortage unless something can be done to alleviate the condition, is the substance of a letter from B. B. Y ou wilt know'Vacuum Cup Cord Tires by their distinctive jet black tread the tread that is guaranteed not to s!:id on wet, oil-treach erous pavements. Their generous oversize, carefully inspected construc tion and highest quality ma terials warrant their being' 4uaran teed - per warranty tag attached to each casing for 9,000 miles. Safe, wear-resisting, attrac tive, reasonably priced. NgonMotor Co. Mann, .C he Manning Build e now open in M full line of Build, 11 line of IME, CEMEI 'G, CEILING, ,ATHS, BEA' then in need of a mng I louse, Near A. C. De Gossett, of Anderson. former fuel ad ministrator for this State, to Governor looper, released for publication this after-.oon by the office of the Execu tive. The letter was dated June 30, and suggests the Governor calling a tri-State 'conference, to be participated in by the nvPrnorc. of Snoth Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia and other representatives to consider the situa tion. "Whereas' coal is. in the greatest abundance during this period of the year, it is with the utmost diffculty that the industrial establishlments are now securing a sufficient amount of this fuel," according to the letter of Mr. Gossett, "aside from this," he con tends, "the coal prices are absolutely prohibitive; ordmnary coal selling around from $9 to $10 a ton at tle~ mines," wvhich he says, "means from $13 t'o $14 delivered." What is more to be de.plored, he insists, is t.he almost impossibility of getting delivery of domestic coal. Doubtful as to Supply NTe is doubtful if any (dealer in the S ate has as much as a two weeks sup 1,ly ahead, including coal which has not been shipped and will not he shipped undler contract. This condi tion, accordling to Mr. Gossett's diagnosis of the economic situation is almost wholly (Iue to the shortage of coal car equipment in this section. He asserps that a large part of the fuel needs of this State are supplied by the shipments over the Carolina, Clinch fieldl and Ohio Railway, and that the supply of the mines supplying this line has become dliminished at least one half because of the lack of -coal car quipment. lie claims that the Clinch field owns 6,300 coal cars whereas a large percentage of these cars are scatteredl over outside territory when they should be concentrated for coal dlelivery in this section. If a maximum of these ears was available, he con tends there would be no fuel problem in this section. He Is of the opinion that these and other coal cars are tiedl up in other sections because of the freight congegtion; while If this section were given its alloftment of fuel cars it could move them with the utmost dispatch. Conference Suggested To cope wa.h the, situation Mr. Gossett suggests that a conference of the governors of South Carolina North Carolina andI Georgia be called to meet in Columbia as soon as possible, to gether with a committee from this State to be selectd by overnor. ers Supply Co. b( [anning Cotton W ,rs Supplies. W< qT, FRAMINI SIDING, MOI JER. BOARD nything in Buildir 3uilders pot and Gulf Refinin Cooper. He likewise suggests that a representative of the American Cot ton Manufacturers Aseciation "as well as the Carolina and Georgia as sociation each send a representative to this meeting" and probably a repre sentative from the South Carolina Cotton seed Crushers' Association. He likewise suggests a "thoroughly reli able and trustworthy expert." G. A. I Reese, president of the Clinchfield Fuel Company of Spartanburg. While it is not known who .overnor Cooper will appoint on the committee he is suggestedl to name it is notice- I able that no member of the consuming. public is suggested; nor are these rep resentatives for the States of North I Carolina or Georgia, the executive of i which are supposed1 to be present. I While the letter sugests that it is next to impossible to 'purchase "do mestie coal at any price" this element. of the population is ignored by Mr'. Gossett, probably throug lhthe assump tion that Governor Cooper wvill takei eare of this element of the population, when he returns from San Francisco. -0 FAVORS INTrER-MARRIAGEj San Francisco, July 12.-George Shima, president of the Japanese As sociation of America and so calledj PIotato King of California," told the house committee on immigr'ation and iationalization here today that lhe is n favor of intermarriage between Jap nese and Americans. The committee I s investigating the Japanesd situation n California. "There may be objections now, but V hundred years from now we will ook back upon it as all right," he iaidl. "When potato seed in this State s no longer good, we cross it withI 3regon seed and the second year thereK s a fine crop of potatoes. "To be sure a good many Japanese ion't make enough money to support f"ankee girls. They are too expen iive." PLANS TO WORK FOR SOUTH Washington, July 11.-Thomas R. Preston, president of the Southern jommercial Congress today announcedl hat Major W. M. Matthews, of Ala yama, had been chosen the commis ihoner of agricultural of the SouthernK lomimercial Congress. lie will direct he Bureau Agriculture 'organisation rnd colonization that is now being eeorganizedl to Inaugurate an intensive samnpaign to bring colonists to the sonnthern States. I Sup p g to announce to the pul arehouse, near A. C. L. a will carry in stock at a] G, BLINDS, DRES. JLDINGS, FINISH ] and CYPRESS SF ig Supplies see us for Supply Co Station. IF (Dr Plantation from railroad, good r< under cultivation; suita der wire fence, balanc< tie. Good dwelling, I and stables. Plenty gasoline gin outfit. C terms to quick buyer. If interested, write o C. .Will be glad to slE tation. DUMAS & lies ! )lic that'we lepot, with 11 times a 3ED SHEETING, LUMBER, SASH, [INGLES. res, etc. mpany, L. J. RIGBY, Manager nmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmsa Bale! 1546 acres, four miles >ads, about 300 acres Lble for any crops, un- gi a fine pasture for cat enant houses, barnes of farm labor. One an be bought on easy r come to Bonneau, S. LOW you through plan-|| REJIAD, Bonneaun. AC.