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p is' |j <&hr Sillon Ijrralb f A. Bl JORDAN Editor jP \ <J? * 4CB8CBIPT10N' - 82.50 Per Yr. r'f Dillon, S. C? lugUHt 18, 1921. \ Our good friend Grist of The Yorkville Enquirer gives us credit for a most interesting little story on the " "' garter snake." Reference to the orig. inal copy shows that credit should limve been given to The New York 11? *v _ * M <ouu. me create line navtng been inadvertently left off when the story was .feeing put into type. The Seaboard Air Line, so we are 'lold by The Robesonlan of Lumbermen. ran an excursion to Wilmington. Seduced rates were given. "Between '"Wl and 500 people," says The Rob-4sonlan, "boarded the train at Lumfeerton. The local agent sold 300 tickall he had, and had calls for more tthan a hundred more. Around 1000 'people were on the train when it -passed Lumberton and the train was <dne to stop at Bladenboro. The ten can were crowded, standing room being at a premium." A train passed "Dillon a few nights ago with only -one passenger. He wa8 a large, fat, 'black, bald-headed bishop, probably oc his way to some negro conference. "This may not happen often, but time -and again for the past few months It has not been unusual to see trains alrmosl empty passing through Dillon.j ' Th? reason is not hnr^ fins a I ' day Journey costs four cents and -a. night journey five cents a milePeople cannot afford to travel." The 3eaboard offered reduced rates to Wilmington and left people standing at the stations. The solution of the problem is in the hands of the railroads. Surely they cannot fail to see it. But isn't it possible that so long as the government is willing to hand fout to the railroads the people's monin lumps of a half billion dollars ;<he railroads will remain blind to the situation? Of course they will. Human nature is the same everywhere, and ' when the railroads began to hold out, jheir hats they showed they werej human. 1 A PfiAN TO CORNER THE COTTON'!! CROP. I ' - l| A Williamsburg county farmer, I writing to The State newspaper, sug-' s lpffiolollira- Af I o .^o.o.wiu.vs ? IT | .several cotton growing states levy a j out of 20 cents a pound on cotton.^ The idea is to reduce acreage and run I the price of cotton up to new high I levels. We do uot endorse the plan, but it ' is so full of interesting suggestions | that we cannot resist the temptation to comment on its possibilities. I' Before such a law could b0 put on' V v.he statute books the constitution of | many if not all the cotton growing, states would have to be changed, but J for the sake of argument let that "Objection be waivedThe first year a normal crop would "De made. The consumer would refuse to Pa>r tax cost plus the pro-J hucer's profit and the state v?,j'id take the cotton for tav/es. The second year/the acreage would be considerab-^ ?ed an<t the price would gj to ui^.ieamed of figures. The state would unload its previous year's crop at a big profit. The third year the acreage would he increased, and once more the price would fall below the 20 cents level ain<j once more the state would have to take over the cotton for the taxes. But what would become of the enormous amount of money the state . would receive rrom this source of interne? It would go into schools, pub"ftr buildings and roads. In a few years the south would have the best colleges in the United States. Every .state and county would have public buildings of such magnificence that the slogan, "See the 1 south first," would be a familiar phrase in every language. The entlre cotton belt would be a net work of concrete roads and every rndh of highway in town, village, hamlet and city would be paved. "But what would the man who raises cotton do for a living?" you ^ ask. How could he live when he vrouid be paying into the state and county treasuries nearly every dollar be made on his farm? The answer is simple: He would plant about four acres of cotton to the plow, work it on the intensive plan, make two or more bales to the -mare and put the balance of his land m corn, oats, peas, potatoes and other 'foodstuffs. The building of concrete highways, schools, colleges and other public buildings would require a big army of skilled and unskilled workmen. The aouth would draw heavily on the labor of the north and weet. Those ?M9ls would have to b* fed and the . I X THE DILLON H ? - 1 1 farmer would find a ready market right at home for all the food he could raise. In the meantime the south would be making the world pay in the form of a high tax an enormous price for every pound of cotton it raised. It would draw heavily on the public and private treasuries of the world. In a few years it would be the richest country in the world. But now that is a dream. The Williamsburg farmer's plan has all these possibilities. It is within the power of the law-making bodies of the several states, with the help of the people, to bring all these things to pass, but it will not be done- It must come ithrough another channel?the people themselves. The south can achieve in a perfectly legitimate way the same results by reducing its cotton acreage, farm lng on the intens!,rA plan and raising an abundance of food-stuffs. It may take a little longer to build our magnificent schools, colleges,churches and ccncrete highways, but It can be done If the south will make up its mind SaaaaaaaaaS a IS Safe Deposit ? 1 Thousc a inn/ j 1 STO ? ffl EACH IS [ 1 ^T'he only safe plac ? A ey and valuable !=! Where it can't be ST | LOST. g When you keep val g your house, you take g ous about them all the rxi Put vour monpv in 1-^1 ? " *> gg get it at any time an< when you sleep. a a ? We invite your pat 1 FIRST NATO g] DILLON, Soi a National Bank Pre a Savi a asasaaaaasai HART] TIRE/ an There is no i there should be < for tires and anotb for tubes. When the makert Tires put their nat it stands for 100! quality and must c Hartford service ri To say that Hai are as good as Ha means a great de | motorists in this fcr S DILLON | MOTOR SALi 1 v; ^ , . . .. -iritfk, ' r, f - v ) ERALD. DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA to plant a limited amount of cotton and live at home. And while the Williamsburg farmer's plan is not feasible,yet we must J aJmit the results he would obtain are desirable. But these results must be obtained in the same manner all results of a permanent and helpful nature are obtained?through the efforts of the people themselves. FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given thai Mrs. Jame8 B. Hamer, as guardian of the estate of Brown McCallum Hamer, minor, has made application unto me for final discharge as guardian and Friday, September 16th at 10 o'clock in the forenoon has been appointed for the hearing of the said petition. All persons holding claims against the said estate are requested to file them with the guardian on or before 10 o'clock in the forenoon of Friday, September the 16th or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. JOE CABELL DAVIS. Judge of Probate, 8 18 4t. Dillon County. See the big double page furniture Sale ad. of Carmichael-Moody Furniture Co.?8 18. toxes For Rent ? inds of 1 IARS 1 LEN 1 YEAR | e to keep your mon- ? 2s is in a BANK. BB OLEN, BURNED or S IS uables and money in ? a big risk and nerv- ? 2 time. ? our bank, you can S iyou will feel easy ^ IS a ronage, ? klVT A I OA ? ith Carolina iS )tection For Year ? 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