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' I WORK OF CAROLINIANS AT NATIONAL CAPITAL By Charlcn M. Galloway. Special to The Fort Mill Times. ' - Washington, February 1.?Generally speaking, the work of South Carolina's delegation in Congress thus far has been confined largely to committee work. A measure of general interest to South Carolina, ana particularly to the the coastal counties, is a joint resolution introduced by Senator Smith, which provides for the taking of statistics showing the number of acres of wet lands in the various States, their present value and value after drainage. Senator Smith proposes to supplement this measure by the introduction of a bill providing that the present committee on irrigation be changed so as to include the drainage. In other words, enlarge the work of the committee SO as to include the wet lnnria mi well as the dry lands, as now constituted. The measure will provide that the appropriation now devoted alone to the and lands shall be divided and an equal Krtion given over to reclaiming _wet ids. This will mean much to the coastal counties of South Carolina and thousands of acres of land now Itfjgg under water may be drained and put in a state of cultivation. The committees on agriculture, rivers and harbors, postoffices and postroads have jurisdiction of the matters of most importance to the people of the State. "The bill providing for the support of the department of agriculture is . comparatively liberal," said Congressman Finley, when asked for a statement. "There is every reason to believe that this year Congress will take such action as will secure a 30-foot channel for Chaileston harbor, and an 18-foot channel for Georgetown. In addition I to thiB considerable sums will be appropriated for the maintenance and improvement of the na"igable streams of the State." Mr. Finley said he was of the opinion that $30,'KK) would be appropriated for the maintenance of the Great Pee Dee river and that suificient funds would be provided to continue the work of improvement on the Wateree river. These projects are of moment to the people of Kershaw and Chesterfield counties. The postoffice committee has about made up its-bill and this year the bill will carry an appropriation exceeding *iC4U,UOU,000 for the support of the postal service. The estimates made by the postoffice department are cut closer this year than ever before. To illustrate: The estimate for the support of the rural free delivery service is $5,000 less than th? appropriation made for this branch of the service in the last Congress. "In the deliberations of the committee," said Mr. Finley, "I took the position that, while I did not expect to obtain as large an increase as I did last year, when I succeded in adding more than $1,100,000 to the estimates of the postoffice department for the support and extension of the rural free uelivery service, I did insist that^ there should be some increase, and I succeeded in having the sub-committee, of which I am a member, increase the postmaster general's estimate by $300,000. "There has been a demand from all over the country for increased salaries and compensation to the postal employes, including the rural free delivery carriers. To illustrate the necessity for this, living expenses have increased more than 50 per cent. The prices of ; horses ar.d horse feed have increased accordingly within the past few years. Six or ei^ht years ago a carrier could support his horse on $8 or $10 a month, while n< w it costs practically twice that mu? h. I made an effort in the committee to increase the compensation of the carriers, but was unsuccessful. Fcr much the same reasons 1 made ar. effort to do something for the railway mail clerks. This matter, however, has not been finally settled. "It has not been decided as yet wVlpthi'r or nnf tKofo will ..wv will l.?C a }>UUIIL' building bill at this session of Congress. The delegation in Congress from South Carolina has introduced a number of bills and we can only await developments. "The Republicans in Congress apparently intend to carry out the suggestions of the president in his message in regard to the rates on second class postage, which includes newspapers and periodicals. Hearings are now being had by the postoftice committee of the house. While it may be that the rates on this class of postal matter are rather low, yet I am of the opinion that any considerable increase in rates would be at the expense of an intelligent., public." In conclusion. Mr. Finley stated that ? ? < > jLJL it == |t We solicit H ance of. ABS ? TREATMEf ? | THE P1 II <* $> $ i i * * '4 L . ^ he was not in favor of any radical increase in the rates of second class mail matter. In reference to Senator Smith's Measure looking to the drainage of the wet lands of South Carolina, which, of course, includes the wet lands of all other States, Mr. Finley said that he could see no difference in the work in which the government was now engaged in putting water on the dry lands and taking off the water in the wet lands. More Cotton Bat Not More Acres. J. M. Harris, of Pleasant Valley, in The American Agricul I have been growing several years, and I have . for 5 and 6 cents a pound. If Providence had not cut this crop to 10,088,000 bales instead of 13,300,000 bales, the amount made last year, we would be getting now for this crop as little as 8 cents or below that a pound. I really got only 7J to 9 cents last year. And the last hurt so bad that | have not gotten over it yet. In my opinion, we should curtail production so as to get a living out of the cotton we raise. Take this year's crop: it will bring Southern farmers $800,000,000, while last year's crop, a third more, brought only $650,000,000. We are, therefore, something like $160,000,000 better off with a snort crop. I hope, therefore, that no one will envy us this difference, because our pockets have been emptied for a good many years as it is. If it bothers the cotton mills, let them raise the price of their products, just as the flour mills raise the price of flour when wheat goes up, or the packing houses when meat goes up, or the shoe manIjfoef lleuro x?rV-v<??^ lr%r? f V, - - ? uiuwutvio TTI1CII icauici up. I hope no one will get alarmed ovei those African countries or India countries or Asiatic countries. If the} want to grow cotton so very much, just let them go ahead and do it. li they want to produce cheap cotton, wc ' will turn the crop over to them, bul so far as Southern farmers are concerned, they have been growing cotton with no returns long enough, sc that now they intend either to have i reasonable profit or go out of tht business altogether. 1 am reminded of a trip througl i the cotton plantation back in '91 [ when the low prices prevailed. Ii ! was a very cold morning; we saw i hot fire, the door being open, and mj j wife and I concluded to go in t< warm ourselves. There were five 01 six little negroes around the fire. Thej made a dash for the bed, and by th? time we got seated by the fire, j looked back and noticed their little heads above the cover. I asked theii mother why this sudden disappear ance, and she replied that they had nt clothtng to wear, and had to go U bed when anybody came in. This i: a true story, and goes to show thai when we had 5 and 6-cent cottor there was not much clothing for th? people who raised it to wear. Wher | the prophesy comes true that wt shall raise 25,000,000 bales I hopt that my children will see the work needing 26.000,000 bales for consumpI tion, and that the cotton planters al the same - time will have enougl money pooled so that the speculators will not get it all, and that my children and the other children shall bt receiving 20 cents a pound for theii cotton. The large crop of more thai 13,000,000 bales last year did nol profit the cotton farmers very much after all, as the majority got but 1 or 8 cents a pound. Now, who car ouj uiai. iintL wus u proiuanie price. 1 can't. What the South needs is not a crj for more acres of cotton, but foi greater diversification; more wheat, more corn, more oats, more meat, more of the general products raisec from the land, and then such cottor as we can grow successfully and profitably. Any other doctrine thai that is the old story of the spider anci the tly. Let us have something elst than this. Diversification is the call. FOR SALE- Two Mules, 4 and 5 yean old. OSMOND BARBER. N0T1CE--The owner of small black horse mule, which came to my hom< on Jan. 23, can secure same by paying feed bill and 25c for this adver tisement. FATE JAMES. NOTICE. All persons indebted to the estate el Mrs. T. E. Barber will make paymenl to the undersigned at his home at Bar bersville, S. C., and all persons holding claims against the said estate will pre sent same, sworn to and in itemizec .u.. a : 1 l:. 1 vim, iu i in- uiiutrai^ncu ill ills noilll at Barbersville, S. C., on or before th( 6th day of January, 1911. T. H. BARBER, Administrator. Barbersville, S. C.. Jan. 29, 1910. * |b wmk. : your business OLUTE SECUF ^T. iOPLES r> T. L. JOHNSTON, Pr I * | Building ^ Wood ? Cast ^ We are prepared c promptly for all kin terial at very lowest \ carried at all times, 11 happen to have in st ; in our planing mill ^ Write or phone us at or give your orders t< -r your local dealer, anc I Syleecau Mf Rock Hill, Why Not? p Why not buy your Shoes : > here? We gurantee every II pair that goes out of our i I store to give perfect satisII r faction. No matter what ) p ' the price may be, they cost ? no more than others; then, > why not buy one that is > j guaranteed "good wear or a i j new pair'? We also carry a full line of t Dry Goods, i ! Notions, i Gents' Furnishings, ! and other goods. i * Come to see us before f buying. Our prices are right. , I We want to figure with I you on that spring suit. % Respectfully, i P. H. Stallings. Why Pay Rent When $2.50 a week will r Buy a Home? For Particulars see L. A. HARRIS. MITCHELL HOTEL, (Formerly Nicholson Hotel) CHESTER, - - S. C. Rates, $2 Per Day and Up. S W. Mitchell, Proprietor. >UCCES with the assur UTY and FAIR ? ??BgMBWMg JATIONAL esident. Materials 1 Iron ? Steel ^ to fill your orders ds of Building Ma- V: prices. A large stock y' and what we don't ock, we can get out at once. No. 115, Rock Hill, :> V. B. Blankenship, ; 1 h#? will t^nrl in ? |iE I We have just re III Mules ever brougli ||i sizes, from the mi III on earth. Mules are high ( III do, we give you a 1 III you can possibly g FORT~I SFUL M i T AW1 WUpV. ment draws int if left three mo . BANK o IOf Interest . I To Working Men I It's a mighty good thing to have money B in the bank when dull times come or H when you are out of work for any reason. I Better lay aside a few dollars every week I or month and be on the safe side. You'll I receive 4 per cent, interest on all your deposits in our Savings Department. The Savings Bank of Fort Hill. W. B. Meacharn, Cashier [[Tjgyfl ceived a carload of the finest Western ||| it to Fort Mill. AY e have them in all ||| ddle class cotton mule to the very finest ||| ivervwhere. hut wli*if ivoooron wis better mule for the same money than gg ;et elsewhere in this section. g|| MILL MULE CO.J ; _ OCnilDE 1 - gcuunc ? 44 )sited in our Savings DepartAVAef nf V*of rv A viv^oi Ut L1XV, 1 CILt. VJ1 ~r [JCI CCIll, Jj? nths or longer. >f Rock Hill, S. C. |i ^ C. L. COBB, Cashier.