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JI.50 PER YEAR the tha SjM^rsdat tbe pottofllce at Dillon, 8. if .. wa vcroDQTiUs man maiier his of Dillon. 1 C., April 15, 1909. to are Sully and Cotton Warehouses. 1 cot Dan Sully, ex-cotton king:, wants cor to build enough warehouses in the wai south to hold one-third of the cot- kee ton crop. yea Mr. Sully outlined his plan in a evil Speech in Atlanta the other night pric and before his words touched the 1 wires there was opposition to the is t scheme. if S And the strange part of it the and opDOsition comes from the men be- for hind the Farmer's Union- They cap - 1 1 O- 11 1- -? ? ? say inai auny nas sometning up Kh< his sleeve." tire The Farmer's Union is a good kee organization and if its plans can mir be earned out the cotton crop in a wel large measure will be taken out of wot the hands ot the speculator, but if ual it can enlist the support of a man I like Sully we don't sec where it Rh has anything to lose. up* Sully hasn't asked the farmers sou of the south for a dollar and as long as he puts up the cash and builds the warehouses the farmers 1 do not take any risk by storing the their cotton in them. see The Farmer's Union can never 1 hope to accomplish much until it Til gets enough money to back up its plans. The warehouses without' ? the money would be worse than *o ! sat warehouses at all. and if Sully will j ^e. furnish an abundance of both he ! (j0| i? flip mnr> tho crvntVi . ... ! ... ?? ? uvm.1 iu car ry out this gigantic scheme. Nobody questions the wisdom \ of the warehouse plan as a means of legulating the price of cotton car by the law of supply and demand, coi When Cecil Rhodes found in a hole kn in South Africa more diamonds ex; lhan the world coukl u*e he was tio rOVER1 H m Jeffe W M Saves to the South th m J:?* -* jyj aispuiaDiy proves thai cue of Southern Poiic; M j ........ SU 5 The re-insurance UJ becomes a policy holder Department of North ( j S with the North Carolina 2 ers of the Southern hav 1 M S lr| 2 Carolina law will remai i of securities to protect ! of i V I SON as the premiums c M M AS A Si As an Agei _ ? wise to throw the whole out t of the mine on the market a :e. He enlisted the aid of Lon i capitalist" and stored his dia nds in safety deposit vaults the world needed them he sole m and notwithstanding the fac it the visible supply of diamond: s greater than ever before in th< torv of the universe the prict the precious stones continued uu nave leu me largest lnaivia fortune in the world, f the plan worked so well for odes it should not be looked >n as experimental with the thern farmer. ['he only reason we can give foi awful dearth of news which ms to have gripped the countrj hat Roosevelt is in Africa and hnan is at Trenton. The fellow who stole a lawyer's chel containing $8,000 from ? rboard train near Denmark jbtless acted on the principlt it turii-about was fair play. \lexander the Great wept be ise he had no more world's tc lquer. The Dillon people wil ow how to sympathize with A1 ander after the New Countv elec n. 3333336 $4,C he Re-Insurance of the 01 :rfsnn S e Golden Stream of Dolk t the JEFFERSON, with il y Holders. agreement by which every jjoli in the JEFFERSON' has the I Carolina. The full reserves d t Insurance Department for the ebeen transferred to the JEFF n in the custody of the Depart additional reserves required v ?n these policies are paid. OUTHERN POLICY-HC at don't yon want to can Jefferson H Jos. G. B . C. Presi 3B8BHELBF8 rise ana tne Knoaes interests : the diamond king's of todayVnd just so with cotton. The ton producer cannot expect the isumer to buy more than he its and if there is no way tc p the surplus off the market in rs of over-production there intably follows a decline in the :e. 'he purpose of the warehouse 0 take care of the surplus and lully will supply the warhcuses 1 the money he will do no more the southern farmer than the italists of London did for xles. If Rhodes had relied only upon his own resources to p control of the output of his ics he might have died a fairly 1-to-do man, but he never -1J 1 1-/^ ?i ? - * I It might be interesting to D t lonites to know that ail the leg - difficulties of the Rockinghs - Power Co. have been adjusted ai . that work has been resumed on t 1 big: dam across Pee Dee river. 1 t extra force of hands has been ad 5 ed to the regular force and t i work will be pushed rapidly un ; the dam is completed. Cable co 1 nection with this great power coi 5 pany offers possibilities for D;ll< which cannot be exaggerated ai s once this dream is .realized the : will be an industrial awakenii : which will make our town grow 1 leaps and hounds. In our jud ment a twenty-four-hour electi current which furnishes amp power for domestic and industri purposes is something that shou claim the attention of every ms interested in the development Dillon. It will put new life in everything it touches. If Dillon's corporate limits a not extended before the next cei sus is taken it wi'l make a ]x> showing. At present the corp rate limits extend only half a mi each way from the depot and mo . than one third (not including tl I cotton mills) of our citizens li outside of town. There are ss eral reasons why it would not good policy to incorporate the c< ton mills, but the main reason ' that when the mills were bu 1 there was an understanding t r tween the mill owners and the c I izens that the mills were not to taken in as a part of the town a: we think the citizens should stai . to their agreement. However, t t limits can be extended half a m . each way north, east and west a: , take in quite a number of peoj who now enjoy the benefits of ci zenship without being citizei The last census gave Dillon a liti - over a thousand inhabitants. Wi ) the corporate limits extended 1 mile each way from the depot - outlined above Dillon's populati - would be something like 2.5C : The additional territory can be t 3SS33S3S >OO.C itsUnding business of the So tandardI irs which would have gone ts surplus to policy holders < cy holder in the Southern Life " full approval of the Insurance n eposited by the Southern Life * protection of the policy hold* 8 ERSON, but under the North ment, and additional deposits 2 rill be made by the JEFFER > WMIMMWMWIt >LDER DON'T YOU WA 7 the JEFFERSON'S "Deck Otnnrlnrrl manual u ome Oflice, i >. trowB, P. D. dent. , Is il- ken in by a vote of the freeholders f fal residing: in the territory it is pro- j im posed to incorporate or the town * nd can surrender its charter at the he next meeting: of the general assem- t bly and reincorporate under the A . one inile limit. Let's have a great- ? he a er Dillon! t uFor the protection of stock breed- n on , , crs an act was passed by the last general assembly making: it a mis- tl demeanor to ship diseased cattle ii [jnr r , into the state. The act says in I part: "All shipments of live stock. J except those for immediate slaughter, must be accompanied by cer- b tificate of health showing that the n ^ animals are free from contagious c or infectious diseases.'' The pen- b f alty for violation of this act is a * fine of not less than $500 nor more / than $1000, or imprisonment for c not more than one year- Very 1* good. It is the part of wisdom to A protect breeding cattle from."eonn_ tagious or infectious diseases", f( but why exempt those "for imme- s diate slaughter?' * It is well known s ?* that "contagious and infectious v i? J- ? ? diseases very oiten are conveyed f, re to the human body by the eating ^ of diseased meat, but it seems that a ve our general assembly has pot yet j, reached that degree )? intelligence r ^ which prompts them to throw safe- a guards around the human family. v . There is a statute law, supple- j .j mented by municipal laws in many c of the towns and cities, which pro- a . hibits the sale of diseased meats, r it- i ^ but it appears to be a dead letter ^ in that no provision is made for a ^ the inspection of meats. The hu- v man family can gulp down ajny old a .je thing that is offered them; a death t or two every now and then doesn't ^ , amount to much, but we must pro- s tect our cattle! Shades of Moses! t ^ No wonder well-bred Europeans t ^ turn away from America cafes in j lth dis^st. t a * (K> j # on I McRay Refrigerators are de- ^ X). lightfu! and save one half your ice ( La- bill. Dillon Hdw. Co. 1 533S333Q3 \r\r\ i t jkjkj hi uthern Life Insurance Company < Life Insure to the North if this business had >f $493,498.03 is the Strongest in HI 2 H >n. F. H. McMaster, Insu " "I am very much pies a nee < -'ompany ot Fayettevill J ANCE COMPANY, of Rale of the former in the JEFFE Southern Companies. The 2 $250,(XX).00 capital, and $23< policy holders. - "The policy holders o 2 is above reproach," s i NT TO BE PROTECTED BT ration of Independence to the Fai Life Insui , Raleigh, N. , Gold, Jr., Chat. t. Vice-Pres. and Gen. Mjp\ Set ' *???a??B i Civic League Note* ?. At the annual meeting in March he same officers were re-elected, Ars. L. Cottingham President, Ars. F. B. David, Vice President, Ars. C. R, Taber, Secretary, Mrs. ). M. Michaux, Treasurer, with he addition of Mrs. Wm. M. Hatier, Vice President. The President has reappointed he executive committee consisttig of Mesdames E. T. Elliott, C. Browne, E. L. Moore, A. J Ivans, P. B. Sellers. The following committees have een appointed: Finance, Chairman. Mrs. W. T. Bethea. W. Mur hison, C. H Burroughs. Mem ership, chairman, Miss Isla Mckenzie, Miss Mice Braddy, Miss tnnie Alford. Entertainment, hairman, Mrs. R. P. Schofield, Ir. C. T. O'Ferrall, Miss Nellie icKenzie. There certainly is no better time or civic improvement than at this eason when nature lends her aid o freely and "every thing is upward striving", then let us nol ail to do our part in creating a lealthier atmosphere around us, nd in making our own surroundngs more attractive. In order tc oake the movement for cleanliness .nd beauty more general in Dillon, ve are planning to have a clean ng up day" within the next week ommittees will call at each home .nd ask that the trash in yards tx >laced in boxes and barrels, conrenient to be moved off. We an tnxious to see all the tin cans traste paper and other trash dis ippear from our streets arid the own officials can only keep th< own clean by the cooperation oi til the house keepers. We hop< hat every body will respond tc his appeal for cleanliness, anc food health in our town by Seeing hat their premises are thorough y cleaned and kept clean. The Civic Leaene is tKinkinc o akingr charge of the center Qllipti :al circle at the cemetery. The: propose to enclose it and the walk 3S33SSSS ONE ST l ?f Fayetteville, N. C., by th ince Com been secured by a Northen the South and that it is ab ranee Commissioner of South Ca ised to learn of the purchase of y le, by the JEFFERSON STANT igfh. This means the re-insurum :RSON STANDARD, which is JEFFERSON has assets of uboi [),000.00 general surplus, or $4S< f the Southern Life arc now in a ' THE JEFFERSON ST/ nily'' into the homes of yoi ance Go. c. W. Gold, D and Supt. Agencies. I s aawfc?? i iw mfinafai with a stone curbing: and beautify the place with grass, shrubbery and flowers. . H| Except for a few well-kept plots |V this place is sadly neglected and we are sure all who are interested in the cemetery will see need T for improvment in its appearance'. <> We next wish to remind the lafc . dies to plant Chrysanthemums fcj the flower show in the fall, now ^ ^ the time to i ' ?Vo A iv tf ; give our siste: i talk about. gu * WANTED- V. " tin J . class canvass . making prop ' . A. C. L. tick tsvecn . and 9 a. m. DR. L R. CRAIG Raj PHISICIAN & SURGEON ? office over ? g| -m |V J. H. >rc LAV KIN'S DRUG STORE j Residence of Mrs. Agnes CarI michael, night call bell near the front door. i Crfctnf !n?n4-ol i a A warn i^l A A ; Casualty a ; Compy. ?f ' ^ CHICAGO, <5 ILLINOIS. d The World's Largest ^ Accident and Health ? i Insurance Company. ^ i C r : c NATHAN EVANS, c i AGENT e J MAKIUIN, ^>. U- % s tf-3-18-09 f 335S3S330: ROKE! |i loan, I! W * i Company, which in- i <e le to come to the res- m ? K3 i a* ................... A e rolinn, says: " fe ie Southern Life Insur- ^ )AI<I> LIFE INSUR" | j <S L'c of the policy holders " ISS ? oac of 1 he strongest ? it $511,000.00 of which i y? ),(>00.00 is a surplus to ' ,\ W1 ^ strong Company which 2 ^ : (Q ? i_ * t ...... lU kNDARD? ?K < ir friend*? Lj i . W. Cochrane, Mgr., ^ I ti m 4