The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, March 02, 1921, Section One Pages 1 to 12, Image 9
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TRAOE MARK
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R~EOI8TEREO
Ti11 F('ON VE1.4l()
OF1-'"1)('"C M Aj
)f cou se folk. didn't - i
.lust. what andi how sieb ui-ses do,
lheep41t inl' maybe jist, a few.
\1low e.d 'twasl." SO :nu1ch no'll-v hist.
11n11 cash;I for. jist a psi' ~i
\ whiekced wnstv to414 had, tom bad.,
\n in1ter.still' 11hinw 40r twk(.
I atsit'a1k 11.11nes, but jost YOU
\Wd' ussed ik was; a dfwlor's miali
Fhe way thern1 nurse'ts got ahwo
ehtiinin', "(l it e ,n
I' O 1 :lIvis willbON iaej
h Ii r iz e abou lin ta t i 1
bI 1lI os for11 ienianl knv
\biiut consony't jin. a fiwt
\rthr i . rice, anon:u - 'ii kzi &I 4
'iiilmeti Sae elia
to A il 2.
Or li nes are a iSi
11CE CRAM
MnIt 44a
ITELIZI
ARE ECOI
There is no economy
tures which bring yo
extravagence. Royst
omizes for you by mr
your labor produce
yields.
See your Ro
and place you
F. S. Roystei
Norfolk, Va. Richmond,
Tarboro, N. C. Charlotte, I
Columbia, S. C. Spartansbi
Macon, GaI. Columbdus, (
Birmingham, Ala. Baltimo
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A no doubt t(Iell 'eImI what to do."
Aat last ll )oe, he Sez, 'eZ le,
"l- y heck! she cant't dictate tic me.
On e day when) p: Is in' old i 's int
I .n4ticed II re at le:s.t a scoir wit
* Ieople waitin' for their turn. 11\
It made mne lcurious ti learn !i ig
What, caulsed the run onl nlux .1111Ma
A d ther eurcs tfcr hiccan iid i ,
Alid tilh r vlrv I'm il . \\.()
.c si O hwn .14) If inkson's wife ti four- til
Ic , 's I i ct , cnn t the d o. CMc
Sleeves ~ ~ Ili tip ;u 11 eil ar btill
\ \t so c w thc r wicticn' n r. and ci
-c ci :I c ebl t nWiic ' i:iiW tyc11 i',
Next <iy I ici in i on the sce
Ofsm ll d own ci aV cct .iconecs' c lai' cc
it
hoek!"c i saycc I)cce, "Shc surce was c-c he1
\ i i~jcc\ cpidic ejc ticc
ci x\\ u' whi:ct cii }iccc dc ii
'ii tichc t f l' i to ini I.. c .
"Shec liii t lil 'ccc whac~t it wuzc'. -
\ic -c. , iiji liii, "ccc -,h
It' beller.ti clccn't youc sec, byv Iar I \
w u i- e wahc. :iIn-o b c lb ii
A chl'o icini en for thc c li h -'ic
.\ccc cccccc-ihcclrccts, ehicice cciil n ii . i
tut -jiic' she i :' c ' cm dcicn' ebor Th i
Fruits !
est linei of F'ruits,
O s fresh, anid f;tl
b owV comVpeti
d~ii pc COf what
and11( 50c__Ilozen.
~O ad4Dzn
-~ 35c__Quart. f
ndy Kitchen. I
mi
WO
th
i
it
Li f . - -tt
}.\be
aun
C. 'Wskitn N. C.
S.) C.Zna a
the
20MICAL
in cutting expendi- it
aia profit. That is
er's Fertilizer econ
tking your land and i:
larger, finer, surer
vster Dealer
r order ihow.
'Gutano Co.
7I
Va: Lnchbulri, Va.n
%. C. Wa shin~gton, N. C.
Ira, S. C. Atlanta Ga.
Ii. Montgome ry, Al.
re, M Il 'lOI((lo, ()1n
t h
A .\MANNING. INTF.RINll\
N:
r. \Vhi Te' I i* perieni re
r1view with a1 .\ l ing. Iman ..ovoil
1-S IV-), and its sie-41l, will beren
h~ t\ ker ii i) er lt ) I tiery it
\V. R1. \\h ite. '-. H(o.1111ry A ,.hmw .
, gave. the foI~lling stItn'
Ie lI, 190itii : "I flferv. i iu Ith
ney trubite Ifor t t on I S
Ild ha1( to up it a 10 tIt od I I -h
hIll h Ilii t I't i s t heT O idmw i - ert i
iii tiii ti~t-l tliII I f I Pt I, c;
Ii t wh h-h wt n h ii' hi ly i ,. I ,
t It
t ine l brijk . Iu filt . ut.
iil!f t -d ' lon tn',Itiv u ih h i w I
.ll h ek m-he I h1:1 ;1!1 4l '1
inl w i Im. '
ittit P il t tt~u tn-y I n- I 0 ph-n
reilitf mi ng t n-' fee l l : -r i
I:.\ ,Y T |-: ii .:\ii i \ l-t Ii.: ,.
I''ebruary i I h5. 1 1 .\r Vht
Is alwis a ph'a u- tit reei f oti ni' 'i . w
Iii I Kidn i 't lhi. I foun i tn
nly n-nt - t ha 'tflt t i t n t. ; Ii Ii t-~
f~n-t It n's en ti on Itdl m
2' id -y l'i ll . I - t.i
\Vit i had .1 I.' it :r l in
- i., I iile .~ V.
'yIdon't( h alie niCfI il
( :n ool Hie bin Marh 2ul ah
> s Ito AIu'n 2wy n-m. e
LdKI, .utuUEIIg, iD. U,
THE PRIC[ DECLIN[
Neary .I year ago an article on the
ice situation was printed in this
Lgazie, accompanied by two g-raphs
lWitiar file moveients of tIie whole
Spresof certain groups; of com.
1913.* Since that tilmo
have witiessed one of tIhe mo.s
-Ci itate price dIeliles ill histry. i
Ill ie r iev ie.w of' the presv t p:-10- e
Ilatson, andl a bringing of [he two
Iyh~s lmore nearly down to date, Iay
reflore le of interest.
Xhle(Sale pri(es in gleerl a "ener
Iy reachedl their peak inl the spring )
1920, after rising pretty stelidily I
nmore thanl four years. InI April ()r
y, 11120, they turned downward: and
'e bee) falling ever since. Ilow "
h (id t hey lrie adt how much have
y fallen l'ifroml that high point ?
11cour-se, Variou01.s COM m11101it ivs-;
vevd differelntly, and all that will be f
eml)pted inl the present artielt will
anl exanunlationl (1f the genleral, orf.
-ralge, wholesale pice level, .1nd.
challes ill various co11o1 dity (
41ps. Ill estimatinug' the chanfl!tes p
I have taken place in thu gene'ral ,
rage of wholesale pr'ices, s I ei
nyliations are avaihable. ()Or e
Iwo most commony referredt' ,
I u1sed al'e the index 1)IilllI's of'
idstreet and of the I'nited iuIl .
r11.1a1 of 1Labor SI at ist i's.
S e Inlpiling.L Bradstreet's i imIl.I x f
n her, pries 4n1 1 i' .irst uf I' 'h41 i
n1h1 are und.'l and fluctlations. dur.
lthe iIlonthI are disregarde~. TI'ln I't
Ilibel of conmnodities wlose r ri
ar wh is !6, llar e1 ly r:k\. -); i
ils. Thv Ihemlhod Imploev(d ll i i
.vr at ohw average, is not r rm
Wcism - t- 1ins itine- 4 o f nwshjn ,mr
n I ad Idin e togetherl Ihe pri e inl b.11 a
SIand centsf one poun'd ft (hth fI
fhe 9 var1ious articles - but the mi.l .
: 11n e appears to( resporn! 11ai .1
t1o ('lhan1lg('s in business ('4nditi m11*;
i thus to i. ;a fairily .,o h a . '.
what is takinlg4 plI e.
-r~~ee wh lesh'prices hall 401 e
briary 1. 1920, t, 127 I - i- 1:t1
14' What thleyv we4'r inll lh.. I V I
:. I'r4 n 1 -'1 bruar I ill Alm- i :1 1
sit no cbanm- wa retc-ora, bd IM
w I :ltigl downw4a
it h a p red, which) le t
re inl r1pidity 'o1 rd4 lh. .-?I,
Ihe year.. Thl.e .( rslt was th "
44 b 4 1 'lr dl? r t 1 i nide4x I'll I
-fmr all conunedlifties ComImIIIf~ d i
11.11 -.> per 4eilt Ilom the 1v ,
bru ry 1. Thel gIvate-A declin'
rrdinl Itextile.s mnd naval shoi-e
I.m 1 n". 4 opping 5-4 per cent and
1.- t11141. -1 per con( bet ween -' 4o ' t
i n '445 (4(4cb 1. T1eV I per( nt I t
e ls-hwceen thl two ;'V.
X.1, : '
x4 h- a 41 .t i4'* '' o
1:1 -
(
OUJR J(
Iuildinlg Ilaterials -- --- 8 41
;henicals lind drugs - 5
All comillodities -----35
PjObIaVbly at bett'r index of genleral
.hole sale prcsthant Bradstreet's i..
lIe imdex of the tUniited StItes Hu
eu1 of Labor Stu t ,sties. A ve ra ve
lontihly prices are obtained for :v-h
f 327 vOin'ilities, coveri a i.li
;Il -of raw aind manufaced Il.(,
tiets. III compiting the ltidex numtuii
rs the avorwne ilontlly prieof
it'l ariicle is inuliplied by the t' i
lited (juial.tity of that article mae.
eted inl the cins year 19i in m
r to 1v itt-h ich nli inillrtne
I Owe r-s'lt pr'opol'tiona:te to jts jIM-_
Irtance inl the country's m'arkets. The
sat:, arite tlien mbtle I kip, tlie toti
ivig tlie appirox:11:ate valtn. of the
>mubinligi commodlithts for the( mon11 1th)
I (tles' ion. It is like i:1akiiip th
time bill of gnom1s ieach monthIi at. that
I nth's- prices :aid comlparing. the n
this bill (if go'iv s 14,t 'lit ere, t I im's.
1) facilitato comparisonl, Own tOtaIls
ir eaCh iti i-e redied to pr t -iti
!.c of thec aventve lmonthly si filr
113. This Inct Il, ;1n I 't- I r
imber and vaIrie t articl: in
utdeid ll Ithe i illex inimb r, mi l it
'oI -bbly t he best ava ilable me1a Surie
whlolesalIf prices inl-l erl
According to( the index(- itm111her f f
. Hureau <.'1, falr Statist it av r
( wholf-sale. prices revachedi their
-:Ik i .\lay, 1920, then lering 172 p"r
nI abhove th. ir 1913 It-v ls. 'll , ull
will..' inl1tIi I.hey evi'lutj )I'
I1 ald have kiept on fallin'' (v
He . I ll he upward ne vem.-l I
In hitet advllit' wastit Scof vto
r'ish od, which continii .
ties had st-tried dowInward, re:nhin
Septemiber :I point 271 pvr eenl
140% t' IN : averageu.
In Ih-eembr thw avrag*[, of whIi.
ItN priGs 1. declined : per clnt
,)m thll hi.-h point reached inl .\lav.
11 ch1.Isse ()f (1111nod iti dld not
uln do4wnlward ill .111ne, Some if them,
tab ly l houil furnIIish ig odv '.
Vl and h t m , ill v nlt inluilp, 1) v
s1, la noionths jonter 11v I (
mherol, h:wv 1r al e~il~i ,
a lis 11:1.1 delchnt d S1,11- ha .o
rl hiQIh Fp int for- tII - Nyear. 411( 01
AS T.\T ( Qt' F,,T]() .
Hd Farmelr" \.dd \\ ord 14 1t
n~~ ~ inli u
Irt I nI ,It h .i inI
on I n wh Ir I , Ihm \k
I Y D E I \R'
<deal said about pess'limism and tfi1 "
pessimist. A great nidny people co) 11
fuse facts vith I)essimism, tryin
thereby to destroy the force an
weight of the un3(enliable facts. W
shoul always face facts as a brav
Sobber.1 dioes wh.Io goes into battl.
Ix the brave felow who charges tl)
Canno 11 ls mo I(Iuth Il v pssiml"ist becaus
it r-ij-,lizes that dI:3Inger of the. f
thmt dea'.th i... Storing him in) the( facfT ,
:M(Iit ifth uses caution and all th
proitect itn av':ilable. will we colilem
it a.s '..w.3:nije('-.? No. A thousan
tim3': lit). Thon just S41, we ought t
Inte th-- f.t that thil is an abno -
1ial tin3' and w'e oughi1t t) get. at a' - ,
the tarts inl the are'. Now, let's ge 9
somew 'if 1l-mt. .
. I h 4 it I) I I I o I Iw cr'op is plae, a ,
for South (ir-llina aIt arouri 13, 1000,
001 hales. Wouil it bring, if thr'ovi
on the 3inarb3 o i nore331 than $5,
in r halev. Th-tt !!ivtes to $G;5,000,000
W e usl: inl thll tale ha year, 1,105,
-) 1) 1"1s ." )I g 3:3m, wouhi $830 per to t
Iw to") Ilivuh a pr3 3'e to, put per toln'
l 3 ) that1 o di-ts rol -w for gu11
$.11, 1 1.:;:0. In thll. 1: h ivir'sit' v week
IY ne3\wV. .f Di-mb r 2 w 'iv e j I. -
taald 1h:t thll 3 a :n1 1 Ii h cit (if t i
.tate or lo d .is a~ u p I .,
: 1,0 o, 1, lit r, 1 Ie- th ird I mo r
alvony wo te : awe sev o
-irv ahl3 t . . ( 1() too I 1 . 1311.
Now, take our (3unty I.3l-ren
adwe donl't supposi Wk are*( anly -
w3r3 1 o ' h 11 3 y 10 1t .113 t t r'
the3bank s atin3its : done 3 -1 ;
bodm h ('ywed till. hm t ~ al -l .
n ( 3/min. Our3- bllks hla\(, beenvj a1 s'IF
..Y a Iwy r: v, liand 1.1i m, a
3. u '' ' h l 113n1 nt (3 : it n
T I it (Ml unr 0n'Cihanlts th '. me that
I 2 h, v333I : IIw inei.- thoi3) (3t' Ii
So ei. ill 01-,.1 po h3 old1 t .--r (3Itto(I.
7\33 1- c-111 ;1 6 11.4' a If3 Stilli t
wouh3.i 31o wt .% 'r 3:vIn half the'
3u3 n3 t. If , I 1 i- cotton n o11w
will n1 pay b u 1 :111f i t' 3 his 1ccount
a risent prics it w ul' have to go
III:-!'pe p nnd I,- p:3I, a3ll the
'.3'u ) ' 3i3and n h 3'' le 3t t i I y hi<
tx 's. - r 13 t. ' 3 o im' he 11
pahl t"' . I* .!,- r such onldhions h (,%.
i 3 th' .(- f3l3w3 3 I] \( with a11
,orlt lit om r t w na.1 his debts4 and -
taxeCs,? \\' :I!'l !1 <;1-: th t tigma1:
"I i r;h ho r1)ni.3 d ' ), buit, it
d33 s t o k h' .- 1 1. 3r3 -ove3 -nort
down3 w. :r, w t4) 'Ntre33331s on)
i s rnoi e i on anld r ol. For f
for o ive t* in 1,1- 1 th 1,4 :a lapnta e
I i . u:3 ! o .1 h1 .1% .\ ; I auto
m i)31' 3) 131 * 4' u ' . r m33ost. of,
Shoe erav4 f e.'I . ,'d r Am l \ d w eN\(
w.33' th3' 1 th- tromendous sum in
illt' d m 1th' m :1 :h,. inn o-ral 11.(s
thev : h1 . i:m ut to3 1.. th re 3'rlit bI
be a an m lu 1le andi wit~h
un hI ui.l -I' I - Iat
: d . 3e l t 3 s.u a n - 11 v3 11'
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