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?be BtUon ^cralb. Established April 1894. A. B. JORDAN. Editor. , The Dillon Herald is published at the County Seat of one of the rich- ; est agricultural couutles in the; State. It is the official organ of the county and goes into 90 per I cent, of the homes in the county in which it is published. The office is equipped with linotype and mod rn, high speed presses. I j ADVERTISING RATES may be ^ bad on application, and advertisers i may feel assured that through the : ( eolums of this paper they will i reach all of Dillon county, a part of i Eastern Carolina and contiguous territory in North Carolina. \ SUBSCRIPTION RATES ? $150 1 per year or 75 cents for 6 months. ' Subscriptions for less than six < months will be charged at the rate I of 15 cents per month. All sub- i scriptions are payable in advance. < Obituary sketches, cards of 1 thanks, communications espousing y the cause of a private enterprise or a political candidate, and like mat- J ter, will be charged at the rate of 8 cents per line. Contract adver- f tisers will not be allowed to exceed ^heir space at same rates or adver- 8 .ise anything foriegn to their regu- i. lar business without extra charge, j Advertisements to occupy special, ^ place will be charged for according!* to position desired. : v COMMUNICATIONS, unless they J contain important news, or discuss ^ b.letly and nronerlv suhleets nfI. real Interest, are not wanted; and ; a if acceptable in every other way 11 they will be rejected unless the a the real name of the author ac-> ^ companies the same, not necessar-. a ily for publication, but as a guar- \ t antee of good faith. ^ b DILLON, S. CM SEPT. tSH, 1011 j tl h With "Uncle Jas.'' Talbert op-la posing Senator Tillman and Chief w Justice Jones opposing Governor 'g Blease the campaign next year IV promises to be full of spice and l) ginger. It is a rather peculiar condition of affairs that brings t] about a spirited contest between 0 four men who once stood shoulder tl to shoulder in a movement that n resulted in one of the greatest b political upheavels the common- i0 wealth has ever known. | f< i a ti We know of one farmer renting a land who will not have to sell c his cotton to meet his obligations j* because he has none to meet. He j is running a 12-horse farm and he q made this year's crop from last f year's profits. He does not owe a ^ dollar, having discounted his own j t xwm, nous last spring, and he! u could sell his present crop at pre-'t vailing prices and have a clean 111 profit of $15,000 In the bank. If there were more farmers of his kind in the South New York would not a be able to dictate the price of cot- k ton. This remarkable farmer doc not live very far from Dillon. t] a The public blames the farmer for ^ marketing his cotton when the price is low, but what else 's he to do si when notes are matur'ng and oth- e> er obligations are ooming due, j' The farmer borrows money from the banker to make a crop and the | w banker borrows money from the | tl financial centers to lend to tin : w farmer, hence after all the bank-1 w er is only the middle man and be must take from the one to pay , ej the other. It has ^always been i tl thus?the price of the world's products being controlled by the money powers?and until the farm-jli er learus to live at home and make fc his cotton without borrowing mon-! ey he will continue to be the slave' Cf of the man who ow.ns his crop be- hi fore It l.eginc to grow. This kind j w of doctrine is preached every time i "j the price of cotton declines and the I farmer *s "up against it," so to j b speak, bat nevertheless it is as jit troe as gospel. If the farmer is u compelled to borrow money to make t. his crop it is a great pity that he; o does not make his notes payable t< at intervals during the cotton seasou, instead of having them all g( come due at once, thus forcing him j, to sell whether the price of cotton e is hl??h or low. !c< | a A. FINK PIECE OF ROAD. a Haptuvlimt VsjiUimI Descrilies Meth-|ll cfcls I'ml i* Building Kentjrre it Turnpike. " The work that the county chain ri gatng Is now engaged with is the o completion of. the road from Staf- j a fords bridge into Dillon. This is, t no lost, joint of the road from,r ?? t? Xsntyre church, which 1b an entirely new road in many places, and gives the most direct route possible from end to end. The road from Staffords bridge back into Dillon is the fruit of a F long a>nd careful study of the e situation by a committee appointed s some time ago by the county board of commissionera for that purpose. This commit- t tee was composed of Messrs, E. L. d Moore, Archie McOallum and L. A. I Manning. The route adopted leaves 1 the present road at the west bank c * the Ldttle Pee Dee, coming to-. t wards Dillon and does not come 1 hack into it again until the rail- 1 road has been crossed and the first t Send on the old road outside of Dillon has been reached. ? This sires a perfectly straight I road for a mile out of Dillon, then ( so easy curve to the right with a < total angle of only fourteen de- 1 (.*., Jt V.. i . r,v ... . f . jrees, and then another straight itretch one and one-half miles long o the right, and crosses the river n a straight line with the completed road going up the hill on he other side. The low land adjacent to the "iver on the west side and subject :o overflow In times of high waer is about a mile wide at this joint. The new road across this ow land is being built on a fill or lam, that will raise it to a permanent dry level. The recent high water gave and excellent opportunty to note just what the water would do in freshets as bad or worse, and to determine just what jpenings would be necessary in the lew fill to take care of the flow with safety. This high water also illustrated rery forcibly?if it required an 11ustration ? the absolute necessi:y of raising the road high enough A KA SI II + A# nil A >v wv uui, vi navci at ail tiuico. n. >ortion of the fill had not been finshed to its height when the water :ame, and tt was completely subnerged. Only a few hours work vas washed away, yet, had the "oad been in use traffic over It vould have been practically )locked, and repairs made neceetary. The completed portion stood ligh and dry above the water and luffered no damage. A long fill of this type is a leavy piece of work, and requires onsiderable time to build, yet it is ill investment of great and lasting alue to the county. Here we have . large and progressive portion of he county separated from its mar:et and place of business by a secion of road that is bad at nil nd well nigh impassable part of he time. We can patch this road 11 we please, and the men doing t can be certain of long jobs, for fter every big rain tliey will have he same work to do over again, md even then the road can never e worthy of the name. Hut build he road surface on a fill that is igh enough to be out of reach of he water, and the money that we re "livesting will serve the conilunity to its full value?our taxes rill be used to pay a maintenance ang instead of a wrecking crew. !rhere the water has an appreciate current, either its level must be aised. Instead of using wagons tp make his fill, with the immense amount * hand labor necessary to lpad hem, and time lost in making lany turns in awk*ward places, rheel scrapers and drag scrapers ave been used. Wagons are econmical for hauling material 1,200 eet or more from pit to dump, nd then from that distance down 0 about 90 feet wheel scrapers re more economical because they an be loaded quickly and turned asily iu a narrow place. For haul-1 r.g material less than 90 feet, the rag scuaper is the most useful. Considerable loads can be carried or that distance without shaking town, the time lost in loading, umiflng and turning is reduced u a minimum, and the teams can uove around in a circle, picking up he material in one place and drop ing it in another, without hardly reaking their gait. Where the material may be obained right alongside of the road, s in an open bay, the drag scraper 1 the fastest and the cheapest lefhod of construction. The pit is loved forward with the fill, so tie two are kept as near together s possible. Where the material annot be had alongside, as in a ooded bay, it must be brought in om the nearest available open Jace, and not many cases will be ^countered where the fill is so >ng that wheel scrapers cannot be sed to great advantage. It is safe ) say that at least twice as much ork has been accomplished with le same number of men and mules, orking at the same rate with wag113 instead of scrapers on this ark. Fortunately heavy fills are the cception father than the rule in lere are many to be made where scessity demands and a great savtg of money can be accomplished V carefully and Intelligently handng each situation as it comes be>re us. The bridges on this joint of the >ad will be built of re-inforceincrete. Work on them will be again in the near future, and they ill be completed In time to he sed when the clay is hauled over le road. This road down to Staifords ridge is a tough proposition, and cannot be built in a week, nor in month. Wet weather and work 17cwhere have made it even slowr than would have been the case therwise. But the road either had > be built or else let alone entirely. The gentlemen of the aboveames committee met <\e situation quarely and abandoned the old oad. The route adopted is shortr by 290 feet than the old, it is onsldered cheaper than the old, nd it has only two gentle curves gainst six curves and some kinks s the road is now travelled. When the new road is open to raffic, as will be done at the earl>at possible date, the public will ind it one of the most beautiful oaas in union county as well as; ne of the main highways of trade1 nd travel, amd will be in a posi- j ion to appreciate the great service' endered them by their committee. Kdwin M. Wayland, C. E. BATTLESHIP BLOWN UP (Continued from page 1.) lepublique, said that when the, xplosion occurred his vessel was! haJten from stem to stern. Prol?able Cause. It is now considered almost es-! ablished that the disaster was lue to the deflagration of "B"1 Kiwder, as in the case of the Iena.I Towards 5 a. m the watch per-j :eived a dense smoke coming from be forepart of the ship. He reK>rted this to the officers, who j iromptly ordered that the vessel j >e flooded. Some Idea of the violence of the 'xploodon may be had from the fact hat the officer commanding the runnery achoolahlp Foudre, anchorid three kilometers (1.86 miles) 'rom the Llberte, was killed on his f v own quarter deck by a fragment of shell hurled from the Liberie i and two sailors beside him were; wounded. There was a roll call j of the remnant of the crew of I the Liberte on board the battleship; j Suiffren to-night. The scene was pitiful, as many i of the men were injured and most of them were in tears. sht against cotton mills. ^ Ijaiu> & Co. File Action Against Maple Mills in U. S. Court. J. H. Lane & Co., ootton yarn brokers of New York, have filed a complaint against the Maple Cotton Mills of Dillon in the United States Court at Charleston. The action seeks to prevent the Maple Mills from going into the proposed mill merger which has been formed recently with a capital of $10,000,000. The proposed merger takes in a mimber of mills in \Tcrt h nnH S>nnth C!rtv>1 i incllld for the defendants include W. C. Miller, Alfred Huger and William H. Fain. HKOTHERS BATTIiE TO DEATH.' Reuben Cantrell Dead ami Thomas; Cicntrell Dying as Result of Arkansas Family Feud. Arkansas City, Sept. 22 ? In a| lonely spot in the Arkansas woods I near Lead Hill, two brothers fought! to death Ths<j afternoon, Reu-i beu Cantrell, 35 years old, was! slain, and Thomas Cantrell, 55 j years old is dying. The former was shot to death and the latter will I not survive a dozen knife wounds j which he received in the battle. | leaving the body of his brother! where it had fallen the wounded man walked four miles to his home, where he declared Reuben had attacked him with a knife, while he was at work in the woods. After a terrific struggle Thomas secured his shot gun and kiled his antagonist. Meanwhile Reuben had plunged his knife many times into bis brother's body. Physicians tonight say there is no chance for; his recovery. The battle was the outgrowth of a family feud. j ? ? PARMALEE W ILL SEEK COAST-i TO-OOAST GROWN. Aviator Announces tliat He Will Start Voyage From Atlantic to Pacific in October. Knoxvllle. Tenn., Sept., 22. ?j Philip O. Parinalee, the aviator, ^ announced to-night that he decided to try a coast-to-coaat flight! and that two new machinee had a.l-j ready been shipped to Los Angles, | Cal., in charge of his mechanicians. | Since the machines were started; West, however, he has decided that I it would be the wisest policy to fly, from New York, fearing that cold:' weather might overtake him if ihe I < tries the West-to-East trip. He expects to start on his journey dur-i ing the first week of October and! believes that he can complete the^ trip In 26 days. He outlined his route aa New York, Albany, Buffa- 1 lo, Detroit. Chicago, St. Loula, El >, Paao and I-os Angles. Prol>ably there is no combination on earth harder to live with! than artistic temperament soused In a bad cold.?Galveston News 1 B)R KENT. ? THREE HUNDRED and fifty acres of cleared land 1 near Americus, Georgia, at four ( dollars per acre. Address Enterprise Grocery Co., Tabor, N. C. 9-28-Jf ing the mills at McColl and Bennettsville. For several years after the Maple Mills were organized Lac# & Co were the selling agents in j New York and they received 5 per cent., on all yarns passing through their hands. Subsequently the pro-; duct of the mills was sold through j other channels. The plaintiffs allege that the proposed merger will be detrimental to their interests and the action seeks to prevent the Maple Mills from joining the giant merger, which has for its object tire selling of its own yarns to save the usual commissions. What effect the suit against the Maple Mills will have on the other mills which j have gone into the merger remains to be seen. The Textile Manufacturer, commenting on the action which has been filed against the Maple Mills, says in part: "The action which has been begun in the United States circuit court by Attorneys Huger & Wilbur, representing J. H. Lane & Co., and j John M. Tallman, of New Ye i against the Maple cotton mills, William M. Hamfer, S. C. Henslee.i J. M. Rogers, J. B. Gibson, D. W. Bethea and R. M. Jackson, threatens to open up an intesesting situation in cotton mill circles in that It aims in this particular case to, prevent the merging of the Maple, j Hamer and Dillon mills and thej same principal of law, if sustained j by the federal court, may effect; the several big cotton mill mergers, which have already been in part] or whole consummated. The temporary injunction which, was issued restraining the proposed merger of these mills is without prejudice, allowing the defendants' to move at any time for its removal, but otherwise the order is made re lurnaDie on uciooer ?, ana is ex pected that at that time the casej will be argued on its merits, in-: volving the question of making the J injunction permanent. The plain-j tiff gave bond to-day for $"500 to! protect the defendants from any;I loss incident to the stay of the in-|i junction. With so many mergers of cotton! I mills and probably others to fol- ( low, the present proceedings will open u>p an interesting issue and the case will be observed with ! some conoern. The contention which is made by the attorneys for the complaints that under the laws of South Carolina in the absence of a special enactment to the effect it is unlawful for a profitable con-! cern to sell or transfer its fran-^ chise and property, if sustained may bring into question the legality of other mergers and a lively time! will ensue in the federal courts be-! fore the matter ends. The counsel * * m m*. ? I Style, r rici The three vital points I M I L L I I We have combined all of I * most stylish and most att I ever shown in Dillon Coui time to investigate our ch Ladies Coat * A line that can't be surp; and beauty. When we t will wonder how we can i T* " money. But it's our seer you how it is done. 1 L BLUM ( l* Our Millinery department is in chs In^z Jordon * * * * * t iwnio Axe tor uuiies and children. % COAT SUITS V ladies and Misses. See them. CLOTHING 5 We carry Burger Hood's all wool worsted for men and ? Poney Boy clothes for the boys at prices that are right. X We make high grade clothing to any m< ? Agents for Butter I HARGROVE-HALL COM X ... li'&Ti H i Atftiifr < . ; **' -.? hmhhbhii! our former ai> a> COLE'S JUNIO. We want every Girl and Hoy who i This Store and register thf this CV?nt? (X)MK A\L COLE'S HOT girt' or rov Free to all ^rls and boys 15 years let which wfll tell you all about i may win one of the SEE THE PRIZE M OL lie a I 'ole's Junior <?ii-1 oft' Hoy PALMETTO HA ? M. A. STUBBS J. D. HAR | Hargrove?Hal & We have just received and are offering 1 f ======= t >! 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I>RKSS GOODS Z Our line of Woolen Dress V J' Goods and silks can't be A surpassed, also a big line of Allovers with tmnd to match. I ===== | ^ easure for both the Menand Ladies > , ick Patterns. M [PANY, BETHEA BUILDING X