The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, October 27, 1920, Section One Pages 1 to 16, Image 14
The Remedy
The remedy for a situation of thia
ind is entirely in your own hands. I
in not telling you anything new when
state that the answer is a sufficiency
f food and feed crops on the farm for
oth man and beast; and after this
as been done, put forth your best
fforts to increase the per acre yield
f cotton by the appilention of good
arming rules.
South Carolinas Financial Condition
South Carolina enters the period of
epression ahead of us in far better
Lnancial condition than any of the
ther states south of her. This is in
ced fortunate, for you not only have
D face a percentage loss of your cot
on by the weevil but in addition you
ave produced this year's crops at
iaximum costs, and are confronted
rith rapidly falling markets.
A recent statement of the financial
ondition of the state shows deposits
,i South Carolina banks to have in
reased more than $39,000,000 in the
ist fiscal year, being now consider
bly more than $173,000,000. The
'rowth of the savings deposits in the
ame period was more than $26,000,
00 making between $25,000 and 35,
00 more individual savings accounts
i the banks of the state than ever be
cement!
ce to the public
kned a Watch
airing Business
larmacy, South
Oumter, S. C.
cnnected with
npson Jewelry
nber of years
I solicit the pat
riends and the
guaranteeing
first-class work
prices.
ISHEL,
and Jeweler,
tacy, Sumter, S. C.
YL
ably Located
I Mannin
is four dwellings
and up, accordii
/acant Lots, $25
groupe any nt
Terms of Sale.
better offer be n
~oom Dwelling in go<
er particulars,
MANNING, S. C.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF
BOLl EYIL CONDITIONS I
An Address by G. A. Cardwell, Agri- b
cultural and Industrial Agent, A. 1
C. L. Railroad Company at King- e
stree, S. C., October 2, 1920.
f
The advance of the cotton boll wee
vit for a number of years past, In
states south of us has been mlet with, d
first, a feeling of indifference and dis
belief, and second, disorgqpization and C
panic after the arrival of the weevils
in large numbers. During the period
of demoralization following the arrival t
of the weevils the amount of actual h
money loss, and the loss of labor has
varied according to the character of 3
leadership: In some sections lands,
have been sold for a mere song; the c
labor has become scattered over the i
entire country, thousands of men, wo- c
men and children leaving, for the rea- 1
son that they faced starvation. This a
gloomy picture is typical of those sec- g
tions which failed to respond to the a
"get ready" advice given by those C
familiar with the ravages of the C
weevil.
Announ<
I wish to annour
that I have Op(
and Jewelry Rep
at DeLorme's P1
Main Street, S
Having been c
the W. A. Thor
Store for a nui
as Repair Man,
ronage of my f
public generally
prompt service,
and Reasonable
SW. S. F
Watch - Maker
At DeLorme's Phari
TOW
Admir
Town o]
On which
$3,500.00
of lot.
Price of '3
up. Will
suit you.
You fix
Could a
I Also, One 8-F
E For furth
i DuRAli
WEAK, NERVOUS,
ALL RUN-DOWN
Miissouri lady Suffered Until Skg
Tried Cardul.-Says "Result
Was Surprising."-Got Along
Fine, Became Normal
and Healthy.
Springfield Mo.-"My back was s4
weak I could hardly stand up, and I
would have bearing-down pains and
was not well at any time," says Mrs.
D. V. Williams, wife of a well-known
farmer on Route 6, this place. "I
kept getting headaches and having to
go to bed," continues Mrs. William.
describing the troubles from which
she obtained relief through the use of
Cardul. "My husband, having heard
of Cardul, proposed getting It for me
"I. saw after taking some Cardul
... that I was improving. The result
was surprising. I felt like a different
person.
"Later I suffered from weakness
and weak back, and felt all run-down,
I did not rest well at night, I was so
nervous and cross. My husband said
he would get me some Cardul, which
he did. - It strengthened me . . . My
doctor said I got along fine. I was I
good healthy condition. I cannot
say too much for it."
Thousands of women have suffered
as Mrs. Williams describes, sntil they
found relief from the use of Cardul.
Since it has helped so many, you
should not hesitate to try Cardul H
troubled with womanly ailnients.
For sale everywhere. E8
Bale No. 6, on edge during entire
test, same surface down at all times,
dropped from 503 to 438 pounds. (Loss
65 pounds.)
Bale No. 7, on edge on ground, turn
ed from time to time, at least once a
week, dropped from 495 to 474 pounds.
(Loss 21 pounds.
The most striking fact disclosed
was that of a 492-pound bale of cotton
stored flat on the ground for six
months lost 232 pounds, leaving 260
pounds for the market, while another
bale stored properly in a warehouse
lost only two pounds. This means
that, if the prices was 30 cents a pound
the loss on the first bale was $69.60.
The loss on the bale in the warehouse
was but sixty cents.
Now that we have discovered the ac
tual loss suffered year in and year out
from the careless handling of the cot
ton crop, let us take a look at a crop
which can and should be made a money
L'rop.
Sweet Potatoes
South Carolina produced, in 1919,
on 84,000 acres of land 7,560,000
bushels of sweet potatoes, valued at
$11,189,000 on the farms. By reason
-f imiiroper storage and disease, pos
ibly one half of this crop was lost to
the growers an dto the consumming
public as a food. In other words, af
ter putting your money and labor in
to the production of this splendid food
crop, by careless methods you permit
ted a monetary loss to the state of not
less than five and one half million dol
lars; a fearful economic waste fvhen
we consider that food stuff is badly
needed and that a similar loss is oc
curing year in and year out. It is a
well known fact that a large percent
age of the sweet potato crop can be
saved by storage in houses construct
ed in accordance with plans and speci
cations developed (luring a period of
several years investigational work by
the U. S. Departmpnt of Agriculture.
Storage information, blue prints, and
bill of materials are free to the peo
ple of this country.
Agricultural Agencies
My friends, get acquainted with
your County Agent, if you have one,
andl if you haven't an agent, get one:
get acquainted with the Extension
Workers of your State Agricultural
College, and get acquainted wvith the
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Your
state and the Federal Government
maintain a force of specially trained
men andI women, andl have a wonder
ful fund of information of all kinds
pertaining to agriculture and indus
try on tap); an dthese agents and this
information are at your disposal. All
you have to (do is to signify a willing
ness to use these men and the splendid
information, which is available.
Tfhe Negro Question
Before going further into our sub
ject, I dlesire to address a few words
to owr colored farmers.
Don't get panicky wvith the coming
of the boll weevil:-keep your head.
D~on't believe tales brought to you
about the opplortunities in the north
and west for the negro. The place for
the negro race is in the south, the
climate suits them better; constitu
tionally they are not able'to withstand
the long cold northern winters. They
know the disposition of the white pee
ide of the South and the white people
know them, and generally there exists
a feeling of kindness between the
races. Many southern colored farmers
have mnade nice fortunes during the
past few years, and many negro trades
mnen, carpenters, painters, brick-ma
sons, plumbhers, saw mill workers, and
laborers have not only madle a good
living, b~ut 'have madle considerable
money. Some of these people have
raisedl their standlard of living, are
goodl citizens and are happy and eon
tentedI.
Is this true of the north and west?
I bliee tatmy knowledge of condi
tions in the north and west enables me
to tell you that it is not. In Waushing
toni, Neow York, Philadelphia, Chicago,
Springfield, Cleveli.nd, Columbus, To
CH ICH ESTER S PILL.
THEI DIAMOND nnA~
T ake no other.
DAMON Dn DI
%*yearsknownU 1146tSafett.Atways alIebte
fore. These figures were compiled by
the war loan organization of the Fifth
Federal reserve district from informa
tion furnished by the banks, the state
bank examiner and the controller of
the currency in Washington.
The steady growth in savings and
the increase in the number of savings
accounts are considered 'wholseome
signs that the total ware of wasteful
spending and attentant high prices
which has swept .Aoross the country
soon may be definitely checked. They
seem to indicate, students of finance
and economics believe, a tendency to
ward increased production, a growing
determination to cut down useless ex:
penditures and an earnest realization
that money must be saved for future
needs and for wise investment if new
wealth is to be created and if the bipi
ness of the country is to be returned
to normal conditions and placed upon
a sound basis.
We Are Not A Thrifty People
We are not naturally a thrifty peo
ple. This is proven by the careless
manner in which we handle our pro
ducts after having put our money and
months of labor into their production.
To illustrate, permit me to mention
the cotton crop, which is your money
crop. When your cotton comes from
the gin what do you do with it, when
you do not have to turn it over to
some one in payment of a debt, or sell
in order to get money to satisfy some
account? Do you carefully store it in
a warehouse or shed where it can be
protected against damage by exposure
to the weather, or do you permit the
bales to lie out in the open ? If the
latter is the course followed by you,
let's stop and consider just what this
does to your cotton and your finances.
Some tests conducted by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture recently
proves that millions of dollars are lost
every year through improper storage
of cotton. This has been known in a
general way for a long time by every
body interested in cotton. Briefly
here is what the tests disclosed:
Bale No. 1, fully protected in ware
house, weighed 494 pounds at the
start and had a net marketable weight
of 492 pounds when reconditioned at
the end of the test.
Bale No. 2, exposed on dunnage and
turned after each rain or once a week,
dropped in net marketable cotton from
487 pounds to 480 pounds. (Seven
pounds lost.)
Bale No. 3, on dunnage on edge,
covered with tarpaulin and left with
out further attention (luring test, drop
ped from 489 to 485 pounds. (Four
pounds lost.)
Bale No. 4, flat on ground during
entire test, same surface down at all
times, dropped from 492 to 260 pounds.
(232 pounds lost.) During the test
this bale absorbed moisture until it
weighed 912 pounds on June 7th. In
reconditioning 420 pounds of moisture
went out and 232 pounds of moulded
and ruined cotton were thrown away.
Bale No. 5, on the end on ground
(luring the entire test, with same sur
face down at :l times, dropped from
505 pounds to 385 pounds. (Loss 120
pOunds.)
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in the
s. Price,
rig to size
0.00 and
mber to
zade?
>d location.
LOYD,3
lede and many other northern and
western cities race riots--between the
Whites and the blacks are occurring
with. distressing frequency. You may
desire to know what causes these race
Tiots in the north and west, where you
have probably been told that conditions
for the negro race are preferable to
those found in the South. The ele
ments of the white race with which
the negro comes most Irequently in
contact in the north and west have a
feeling of active enemity towards the
colored man, while this feeling does
not exist in the South. What has
caused this feeling in the north? It
is due to competition. The e1 ment in
the north performing man al labor,
for which the negro, is at this period,
best suited, finds the negro an active
competitor, and a situation of this kind
num
Future Cott
If you want to buy
in units of ten bales c
for free booklet of va
rules of trade.
Letter on probable i
and grains sent free -u
MARTIN AI1
Cotton
81 Broad Streel
Members American Cc
Member Cl
For personal intervi
State representative,
EDMUND
1512 Sumter Street
Long Distan
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in quantities frc
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MANNING
whether it be 'between nations
races, produces friction. The wl6 t
laborer has noted with alarm the ra
increase in'tpe colored population In
many of the northern and western
cities, and determined efforts are being
mr ade to drive the' negro out of these
communities. I am frank to confess
that I- hope this movement will sue.
ceed, as I believe it will ultimately
prove beneficial to your race. As pre
viously'stated, you are known and un
derstood in the south, and generally,
there is only a feeling of kindness to
wards you oin the part of the white
people. The slums of the big cities of
the north with their severe winter cli
mates are certainly not to be compar
ed with the great out-of-doors climate
(Continued on page seven)
M umt :ntU unummuuM I
on Contract.
or sell cotton contracts
r upward, send at once
luable information and
narket trends in cotton
ipon request.
[D COMPANY
Brokers
;, New York City
itton & Grain Exchange
earing House
:w get in touch with our -
A. FELDER
Columbia, S. C.
2e Phone 1229
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Drag Saws, all equipped with
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>efore you buy.
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