Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, October 20, 1910, Image 2
MURDER CHARGE
Laid to the Door of Dallas V. Caro, a
Magistrate of Berkeley.
HE HELD THE INQUEST
0*cr the Body of .lamps Varncr.
Colored, Who Was MunU'rfd at
His Home One Night anil Is Arn-NUKl
With Julius Daugertield.
Charged With the Crime.
Charged with the murder of .las.
C. Varner, a negro, at w hose inquest
be acted as the coroner, Dallas V.
Cain, the magistrate of that section
of Berkeley County, known as Cain's
Cross Roads, is now in the Berkeley
County Jail, in Moneks Corner,
awaiting trial at the November term
of the Circuit Court, which convenes
in Moneks Corner on the seventh
of the month, while his alleged confederate,
Julius Dangerfield, was arrested
Monday morning at Summerville.
Both arrests were made on
warrants sworn out by special detective,
11. R. Thompson, of Washington,
I). C.. was was assigned to this
case by Governor Ansel, of South
Carolina.
Because of the many unique feature?
of the case and the prominence
of Mr. Cam, and the good reputation
he has always borne in the community,
the entire county is roused
and waiting for the trial with eager
anticipation, for it is said that many
startling disclosure? will be made in
the Court room on the trial day.
Dangerfield is less well known 'than
is Carn; but his arrest, coming at tin
same time as did that of the latter '
has simply served to intensify the in- '
tere6t. Six witnesses were also plu< J
ed temporarily in the counngaso-v
their failure to make the xequir.oj
$200 bond.
The story of the crime is as follows:
On the night of Sunday, September
18, about 11 o'clock, James
c. vitrncr, w no uvea aione witn bis
wife, and had retired earlier in the
evening, was called to the door by
a man's voice. He opened the door,
and on doing so was shot. His wile
creamed and rushed to his Bide; but
he had already died.
Magistrate I). V. Carn was notified
of the crime immediately and according
to his statement he at once
started out to collect a coroner s
jury, as in the absence of the coroner.
he acted in the stead of that
official. The jury collected was composed
of the following: Dallas V.
Carn. acting coroner; J. M. Mazzelle,
George Lawrence, Theodore Lawrence,
David Simmons. J. J. Droz \
P. A. Burbage. L. N. Burbage, Julius
Dangertield. J. II. Feldor, David
Lynch and S. A. Burbage.
At this inquest, according to the
official inquisition, which was forwarded
by Cam to Corone.r T. P
Crawford, and legally entered bv
him, but one witness was examined,
that one being Elizabeth Varner, t.h?
wife of the dead man. The following
is her sworn statement, in regard
to what she knows of the killing of
her husband.
"On Sunday night, the 18th night
of September, 1'JIO, at about eleven
o'clock, someone come to the front
of my house, and hallooed 'Hello! |
several times \lv hnchumi
had gone to bed. I asked my bus- |
band to get up and see who that was j
lie did so, and a? soon as ho got to
the door someone fired and iny husband,
James, fell on the floor and
said, 'Oh Lord!" 1 got out of bed
and struck a match and went to him
and found that he was dead. I did
not see or look for anyone on the
outside of the house."
Shortly after the killing, and the
subsequent Inquest, vague rumors
were circulated in the spareely settled
community connecting Mr. Cam
with the -crime. No one in the community,
who was familiar with tlie
circumstances, paid serious heed to
these rumors; but a little more than
a week ago some one officially reported
the matter to Coventor Ansel
The Governor immediately sent Special
Detective II. It. Thompson, ol
Washington, D. C.. to the scene ot
the crime with instructions to probe
the affair to the bottom. Detective
Thompson arrived on the scene on
last Tuesday and on this Monday appeared
in Moneks Corner, where he
met Coroner T. P. Crawford by a;?pointmont,
after having spent the
intervening days in the woods n? atthe
scene of tile erimn
Considering the data that he had
gathered Rutticieni to warrant the arrest
of Garn and Dungerflcld, he
swore out warrants and these were
placed in the hands of Sheriff it. G.
Causey, together with the warrants
for the six persons who were arrested
aa being needed in the evidente
for tho State at the trial. Two of
the witnesses arrested are Louise
Varner and Hosa I.ee Varner, the
latter being a girl who was at the
time of the arrest, and for a year
previous to that time, according to
her statement, employed by Carn as
his housekeeper.
After being arrested Mr. Cain
made the following statement: "On
the night of the tragedy I was with
David Simmons and two of the Rurbagoa
at my home until after 10.20.'
I
TWO BRAVE MEN
RISK TIIE1II LIVES TO SAVE TIIE
LIFE OF A SISTKU.
Brothers EtU'h Gave a I'int of Their
IIUkhI in an KITort to Save Loved
One.
The Atlanta Journal says Robert
L. Wiggins, professor of English at
Woffonl college, is on a rot at the
Wesleyun Memorial hospital, in that
city, where he will probably remain
for several days until lie can recover
from the loss of blood to battle with
the dread pellagra.
Prof. Wiggins is the second one
of the brothers of Mrs. M K. Hush,
of Milledgeville, to undergo the operation
that takes from the veins of
one person the life blood and sends
it into those of another.
Mrs. Hush, who has been ill for
some time with pellagra, was in a
critical condition when her brother.
Rev. Sterling 1'. Wiggins, Pastor of
the First Methodist Church of Milledgeville,
Ga., went under ibe operation
of giving up his blood.
The ordeal was so living that
for days l>r. Wiggins was too weak
to le.-..v* bis bed al the hospital, llut
the oiood tlia' had flowed from his
veins had at least prolonged the life
of his sister.
When it was seen that this treatment
resulted satisfactorily a second
brother. Professor Wiggins, announced
that he was ready to risk
his life that his sister might be
sa\ed. Sunday for three hours he
was under the operation. He came
out weak, hut otherwise unharmed
M-inday Prof. Wiggins was too
weak to leave his bed, but was happy
over the announcement that the
| -a< ritice he and his brother bad made
I might result in saving the life of
the sister who is so dear to them.
After the operation the attending
physicians announced that Mrs.
Hush's condition was very encouraging.
It was also announced that
recent experiments with blood infusion
in .Mobile, Ala., had resulted
in at least half a dozen cures in pellagra
cases.
Each of the noble brothers give
up about one pint of their blood to
save their sister.
Shortly after they left, Julius Dangerfield
came in to see nie, having
beep up the road near my house,
and while he was there \V. H. Varner,
a cousin of the dead man,
brought the news to me. 1 at once
started the work of collecting
a suzcient number of competents
to serve on the coroner's
jury, and made the inquest at about
ten o'clock in the morning. The inquisition
I duly forwarded to Mr
Crawford, along with the evidence
of the only witness I could find, the
wife of the murdered man. -My arrest
came as a surprise to me. and
as 1 am absolutely innocent, I am
confident that I will have little trouble
in clearing myself. I sbnll employ
counsel. The only matter that
is really troubling me is the care of
my farm and other business while
I am in jail."
The housekeeper. Rosa !.< e Vai ner,
a mulatto girl. HI years of age.
baid that she had been employed by
Cam for nearly a year, and that on
the night James Vainer was killed
she did not leave the house until
about midnight. She said that Carn
lllf.it retir.wt hufiiro !..? ? -v.. v.
?v .v.. ^ Ui?v IV1L LI**: auusv
that nicht, and that ho had
boon with friends the entire evening,
never leaving his place. She stated
that she was on her way to her home
when Marian Varner, and another
first cousin of hers, told her that
James Varner had been killed. She
said that she then went home and
reported for work at the usual time
the next morning.
The expedition which started out
to accomplish the arrest of Cam,
Dangerfie.id, and tne witnesses, Monday
norning, consisted ot Sheriff It
G. Causey, Acting Deputy Sheriff
I Sain Whaley, Coroner T. I*. Crawford,
and <). It. Cohen. They reached
Cam's house at about ten o'clock,
i where they were joined by Detective
Thompson. Cam was not at the
| house Ah n the arresting party arrived
hut reached there a tew minutes
later, ami beyond seeming rather
surprised, did not demur, lie was
told of his arrest and shown the warrant,
and then introduced to the detective,
who claims to have sufiich nt
evidence to convict Carn. He shock
hands with the detective in a straight
forward manner, giving vent to some
witieism at the time. He invited
the entire party in to eat a meal
with him, and they all accepted, with
the exception of Sheriff Causey, who
u?u uu iu aummerviiie after
Dangerfield, and Defective Thompson,
who had corralled the wltu< uses
and was walking with them '<>wards
Stawberry, five miles away,
where he carried them via the A. C.
L. train to Momks Corner, and there
placed them in tho county jail.
Carn waa put in the county jail,
and on his demand for a preliminary
hearing, a wire was sent to (Jovernor
Ansel, who replied that the coroner
had no jurisdiction to hold a preliminary
hearing.
Dallas V. Carn is 33 years of age,
tall and rather good looking. He bus
lived in Berkeley County all his life, j
lie attended tho various country |
schools during his boyhood, and ti-,
SAVED HER LIFE
WOMAN IN rilAKI.KSTON STIUVK
BY A III IXKT.
Hut Fortunately a <'ocsot Slay .
I*rcvent? tin* Bullet From Going
into Her Body.
The Charleston Post says Charlie
Peters, a Creek working in a restaurant
at Archdale and Heaufain
streets. was committed to jail rimrsday
by Magistrate House tor pistol
shooting in Peter Manos* restaurant,
at King and Columbus, between a
and 4 o'clock when Peters .-hot three
times another Creek, George l'an.ilos.
working there.
One of the bullets fired passed
through the hat of Kd ward Shea, a
patron of the eating place, another
pierced a window of the restaurant
entered a passing trolley car. and
grazed the clothing of Mrs. W. A.
Constine, of No. L'ST Coming street,
while the third bullet went wild none '
ot the three hitting Panalos, at which
they were aimed.
Peters and Panalos were on bad
terms, it was stated after the shooting
and Wednesday quarreled in the
rear of the Manos restaurant. Peters
is charged with procuring a pistol.
opening fire on Panalos. who
placed his person out of jeopardy. '
while the bullets were flying. Two '
very narrow escapes from death for
innocent people resulted. The bullet
that pierced the brim of Kd ward 1
Shea's hat missed his h. ad only an
inch or two. while the bullet that '
smashed through the rest?iur.tnt winflow
and entered a down going Kiug
street ear. was deflected from the
heart of Mrs. Constine by a corsage
steel.
This sent the ball to the opposite 1
side of the street, where it struck a
wall of the \Vacker drug store, miss- '
ing a window by a short distance.
Beyond a painful shock. Mrs. Constine
fortunately was not hurt. She
may swear out a warrant against
Peters.
The Creek was pivpn n hiwrino
Thursday in the ottlce of Magistrate
Kousf, and committed to jatl in default
of $;>00 in each ease made out
against him. He was charged b>
Panalos with aggravated assault and
by Shea of aggravated assault ami
battery.
yiTTS IX DISCiI ST.
Republican leader Leaves the New
York Committee.
The resignation of William
Barnes. Jr., the Albany "old guard'
loader, from the State committee
was the big event in Republican circles
there Wednesday.
Immedately after having received
Mr. Barnes" letter of resignation,
saying that the failure to reappoint
him on the executive committee indicated
eihter that his services were
no longer useful or that he was
"faithless" to the Republican ticket.
State Chairman Prentice issued a
statement disclaiming *botli oi these
suppositions.
Mr. Prentice remarked that Mr.
Barnes was not the only formei
member of the executive committee i
who was not reappointed, naming
four others who likewise had been
retired. No action was taken regarding
the selection of a successor to
Mr. Barnes.
Itiirvlnr U ill.wl
At Dallas, Texas, in a pistol duei
Thursilay Policeman Phillips and an 1
unknown Mexican, who with a coin- 1
panion. were burglarizing a down- 1
town store, the Mexican was shot '
and killed. His fellow burglar es- '
caped. Phillips had been on the po- *
lice force only a few weeks. 1
Many Were I/ost.
Seven men, including the captain,
are missing following the loss of the
fishing schooner St. Pairais of (Jranville,
France, 115 miles off St. Pierre
Thirteen men were saved. News o:
the wreck became known Thursda> '
when tho 15 survivors reached M.ij- 1
uelon Island.
nally went to the Holly Hill School :
He left there after a few years and '
went to farming. Following that he 1
took charge of a store at Oakley de- 1
pot, on the A. C. D , where he was 1
made postmaster, which position he !
held for sixteen months. His broth- '
er then died, and he gave up th?- '
store and his position as postmaster 1
in order to take charge of the 1
e-dato. He then attended the Stokes 1
Itusim-ss College in Charleston, from 1
which school he graduated in 1903. 1
He took up farming onco again and '
lived in the house with his mother. *
meanwhile purchasing, according to '
hie statement, from the heirs of the
estate all of their interests, so tb it ;
on the death of his mother, in l9e?,.
he became the sole owner.
In 1907 he was made a notaiv
public by Governor Ansel, an i ;n ?
19nS was elected to the magistri v
for the first time. He was re-ele-red
this year after a very hard and s
bitter fight. He now claims that it
as a result of tlie enmities he m id- t
during this political campaign that he
has been arrested, as he says the <
charge is unfounded and the wok of ?
those who wish to deliberately batm
biin. i
TRICK OF TEDDY
UK \ltl SKS THK \K\V VOICK UK- 1
SAVACiKf.Y.
Jurist* I'a-ker Says Roosevelt Will I
Ti j a Coup ?1 llis Ticket Wins in
New York.
At St. I.ouis Roosevelt deuouncnl
the Dcmoratie party in New York as ,
an unholy alliance between Wall |
street and Tammany llall" in a
speech tin* other night anil attacked 1
the Democratic party in Missouri b>
calling it the "party that represents |
the special interests and spec tl privileges.'
Hoosevelt also det'euded the
pf'si tit > > ition <q the Repniquun
party iti regard to the tariff.
It was, Roosevelt's lirst speech in
the present campaign. Tlic Collisen
til was crowded to the doors with
a crowd which cheered him frequently.
He began his speech t?y commending
How ll.tdloy as "an ttp'igl'.i
and fearless public servant" and saying
that the light in Missouri is similar
to that being made in New York
"In New York there are opponents
who call themselfes the Democracy.'
said Col. Roosevelt. "They have the
very slenderest relation to any historical
party bearing that name. For
in New York what calls itself Democracy
con sists in reality of an unholy
alliance between Wall street an J
Tatnanany Hull. It is enough to
make Andrew Jackson, of Ti linessee.
and Tom Ronton, of Missouri, turn
in their graves to realize what the
urganizations are that claim to be
thou spiritual heirs and reperseniatives
at '.his present day.
"And as it is in New York, so it
is here in Missouri; the genuine
party of the people, the party that
stands f<?r popular rights, that stands
for all the people, .t the Republican
party; and the party of reaction
and of hourbonlsm, the party that
represents the special interests aim
special interests, is the party tnat arrogates
to itself, forsooth the name
of the Democracy.
"In New York the special intoi
ests. Is a'l of the powers tnat hope
to keep or *o acquire privileges to
which they are not entitled, have i
gone with our antagonists, becuus- 3
they feel, quite properly, that in I
their ranks is the place for eve*'* 1
num who believes in either crook -d
tiusiness or crooked politics, and **- ?
pecially in the alliance between
crooked business and crooked poll- :
tics."
Alton 11. Farker has given ou> an
interview at his home in New York
on the S'ate campaign and Theodore
Roosevelt, lie said in part: I
"I am informed that Mr. Roosevelt
has been advised by his friends
tnat in this State the tide set in
so strongly against his New Nationalism
with himself as the steward of *
the public welfare in 19 12 ami ?
thence on for the balance of his life. :
that he can only hope to save the t
situation for himself and his tick i
by announcement that he wont be a <
candidate in 1912 and further he has .
agre. d to make such a statement 1
within the next two <?r three days. I
"There can be no doubt of the
fa? t of his candidacy in the m'nd <
of any man who lias watched nis (
course, carefully read his speeches. |
and noted his almost brutal treatment
of President Tatt. From my
knowledge of and experience with
him I have no hesitation iu saying
that while the assurance will be
given by him that lie will not be
i candidate in 1912 his purpose is
:o derieve the people of this State t
in the hope that they will elect his t
ticket. That done, he will accept
the result as command by the people
of the state that he tie its cand- date.
Then, with the {Hilitieal niahine
und'-r hi.- control, nothing can
prevent him from securing the deleuates
from this State. There is one
sure way and only way "o avoid <!
Viexiranizing this country -and that i
s to defeat his ticket now." I
f
The llenirn'ritts Will Win. I
Signs multiply in New York that 1
he Democrats will win a bis; victory s
u that State next month. Many of i
lie business men all over the State v
ne deserting the Republican party <
is bossed by Uuoscvi it and will vote ?i
tie I tenon-ratio ticket. Andrew Car- t
icgie, who lias long been a warm i
friend and supporter of Roosevelt, S
ias declared his purpose to support t
he Democratic ti< kct this year. It 1
t said he has contributed $f>0,00()
o the D< nun rat ? campaign fund and
s doing all h? can to help them
left their ticket Carnegie is op- (
tosed to lt<'ost \elt's new Nationalstn.
which he riehtlv -,i\s t.>- '
Karris imperialism The disaffection n
rom thr Mican ranks among the ?'
o-oalled "business men' is undoubi- n
illy serious in New York city, and t
l.-? w lo jh in the state. This means <1
he d? :> at of Hons, wit's ticket. i
r
IN inters (i?-ttint; Milder. c
\t the approach of each winter
her* .s always much speculation as
o whether or not win'., rs are warmer
hin they used to be. Those who n
oak f?- njiiy <> 'h<- old-fashion- "
d ' winters and th. who contend I
hat the win'.- 's oj today are just as a
.ewre ?s their fon . at tiers endured !
ir iijoye !. (which, ?- .1 matter of n
ipinion i ar? alwiys on :he alert to b
a ,r< da' i to to: their argu- b
inn's. ii
BETTER BE HANGED |
rnw < <> to I'ttlsON KMC LII'IO,
s.\\ > ??ii<a<k> .n ik.k
In a lt?*nu*rkM.t>l?' S|m-?hIi He Delivered
to h >lstn for Killing a \\<>.
man.
Life imprisonmnent in the peniteaiary
i- declared by Judge MariOs
Kavanaugh. of t'hicago. to It' a nio-e
etrihle punishnunt than hanging.
The jurist, m a remarkaide opinion
landed down in sentencing Joscp"
IVelconn to life imprisonment lor
n order. < out rusted death with the
ortured soul of a life convict in his
solitary cell and told the prisoner '
hat it is not correct to regard the'
leath penalty as the most severninishnient
that ean he inllieted.
Welcome pleaded guilty to having
nurdered Mrs. Mary McLean, on
darch 'JJ. 1 i? 1 0 in a hoarding house
he conduct'd. The prisoner ehaug?d
his plea from "nor guilty" aft *r
ight jurors v-ere chosen. rt was
ihown that he forced his wife to he onie
a "white slave" and shot h?-r
or refusing to give him money,
drs. McLean was shot and killed
vhile attempting to save Mrs. Wel ome.
In sentencing Welcome Judge
-Cavanaugh said: "Welcome, you
iave committed a terrible crime
four punishment is to he more ter ible
still. The institu tive, unr- aloning
horror of mankind regards
he death sentence as a severe punshment
This idea is not correet.
fou ate now to receive a sterner
Hinisbliunt. Your victim died hut
>nce. You will die a hundr-d tinn s:
ou will sutler more tin day you put
>n prison clothes than she did in her
leath. After that there will he only
he hopcles-*, painful years from day
o day. from month to montth
ifref? hinp out forever and in agony.
"In four or live years the eternal
solitude and silence will begin to
rush in upon you like an iron
weight. Yoa hear rhaf
> 11 ringing in th?- street as it passes
low, Yon will remember it in after
rears as the most exquisite music.
It will tuean hurrying crowds that
;o where they like to go and do as
hey please: It will mean the greatest
of all pleasures freedom.
'You can only dream of it by day
uid by night and your dream will
jc torture unspeakable."
A KTKH Til H I.TM IlKIt TltTST.
Probing Charges Against the Cireat
Combine.
To determine if there is any founiation
for numerous complaints re eived
at the Department of Justice
tlleging the existence of a "lumber
rust." special agents of the departnent
are quietly investigating the
tperations of a large number of trade
issoeiations and other organizations
vhich manufacture and market hunter.
Agents m Minneapolis, St. Paul,
'hleago, .-t Louis. Kansas City and
>ther eiti* s have turned in their retorts.
Complaints hav? bei u reachng
the department from deal* rs
ind builders as w. 11 as individual
onumers, alleging the price of dress d
lumber is fixed b> agreement and
induly raised by "powerful interests
vhich control the lumber industry.'
Charges of blacklisting, eliminu
ion oi ?'oini.? tit ion anil divisions of
heir territory art* also made.
KJI.LKI) HIS MlH.llltOft.
Juarrcl Over Woman lU'ucuid Willi
Tragic Result.
At Scranfon Henry Marsh Wedneslay
shot and killed his neighbor,
lobert llaxley, with a shotgun at the
lar'ell plantation, about six mile.*
rom there, the load taking effect in
he neck and death resulting instant y.
Shot also struck young llaxley,
on of the <|* ,td man, but he was
mt seriously wound'd. About two
v<eks ago, th? two m?n had a row
iver the women of their families,
ind Marsh forbade llaxley passing
hrough his yard. llaxley, return??
from the store of J. A. Ward Kions
r..< t Marsh and they rtnewed
be ditle ulty, Marsh shooting Haxey
as abo.e stated.
I'aliiK-tto Flag Mies Over Capital.
large State flag has been placed
in the dome of the State house as
onnlrnr) !.<- ' ?> ? - ' ' '
- , ? -j mi ui iLie general
.ssembly. The flag i.s 10 by 20 feet
.lid was madr by the textile departuent
of Clemson Colleg* The State
lag act requires that a palmetto
lag be placed on every public buildng
in the State. The flags will be
nan u factored by the textile departaent
ot Clemson College.
Anotiier lloily Found.
Burled beneath tons of debris, a
nan's body was found on Thursday
noruing on the second floor of the
(aumardt Printing company's plant,
djoining the wrecked Times buildit,
in Los Angeles, Cal. The find was
lade while workmen were removing,
turned paper an?l rubbish. Th<?,
ody found makes 22 known dead
a The Times disaster.
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IT MEANS LOSS
Farmers Are Urged Not tc Sacrifcce Cotton
?d the Market.
- ?
WOULD LOWER PRICES
I'lrsidinl liiiiifti that Tendency
to Soil 1'i-ofUj t Too IKmly ^
CaiiM's I'rios to Silt' t ?<. wnvvureJ.? mt
Hrlic\cs that Sjs? tn of llo'idecl
U ari'lioust'> Will s- d* ? Problem.
Farmers of the I : d States are
urged not to sacrifice ' t cotton ol
111 i - >oar by marketing it too early*
in a statement issued by President
Charles A.'Barrett, o! the Farmers'
National Co-Operative and Educa- ^
tional union. The statement of President
Barrett follow-.
It has been for a numler of years
the practice among .'t.<rn farmers.
either through igi ranee or in- a
debtednt s. u> sacri larger 01* 1
stnallei portions of tht financial re- I
turns for their cottor. it which the
real value of the -i..;.ie entitled
them. jjr
Bushing the staph .jon ihe market
t.e moment it b ft the ginnery
regardless of the rat re of prices,
thev h.iv? been |?ai<1 r whatever tigtin
was ruling at particul ir
tiiio*. without refer'm to the bono V
tide laws of supply ar.?. i eniand.
In itself, the cu-tou. is and has H
i i n a :a< tor for eh-pr? ss.ng the market
-in<? it congested :i. staple and
operated to drive pri? s downward
tt would take an expert statistician
to estimate the ?s froin this
source since the civil war alone.
\ncl when you speak of a loss to
the southe rn farmer. < a mean ul-<?
a id-.- to the southern t usinesa mail
and to every channel of southern
commerce and indn-'ry lor whatever
.>fT*<ts the welfare of the man
of the a Tes affects :ct-o t n? \vi?lf-?i-.?
of every other man, woman ami
child ii? l>ixie.
Farmers of the South* -r. States are
this y*ar in danger of repeating the
old blunder. In a gr*at many localities,
?h?- tendency to Ik id cotton for
a price commensurate v.th its worth
is noticeable. ?
Mat .n a few other localities, the
fiber is being rushed on the buyers,
with the inevitable result that wliereever
this occurs the priio sags downward
and the grower is not receiving
the llgjre that represent the value
of th?> staple to the world of consumption.
1 do not insist that th? farmer hold
his cotton where his debts are of a
very pressing nature, and where he ' ?
can liquidate them in no other vjy ^
than by disposing of bis' productRut
I do desire to impress upon h.*
mind, the desirability, tn justice to
himself and his family, of making
an honest effort to borrow sufficient
money :o tide over 1 ;s immediate
obligations, to the end of keeping
his cotton well in hand until the *
market responds to *:.e bona fiOe
i alue o! the staple.
In a great many town in the south
we have made this po.--ible through
our war* house system Each year
me system makes gre iter strides
and enables us to xtaccommodation
to .t larger number ot members.
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1 1>-.K eventually for system of J
bonded warehouses, under control of ] J
o so pi nr. the cot* ' fl
' >h : !: tliat the siu.ilo t-t as Weil
as ');< i.iri st farmer wi I be enabl ! |
to hold liis cotton without prejudice
to hi- pii ssing obligations We have M
found, jn several states, that where ,H
the staple is placed ii a warehouse
-e. \ired. thei-. .- little .I.;
ficulty n borrowing upon it all the H
owners
Where farmers cannot have access
to one of these warehouses or
where ondilions are such that they
tind impracticable to obtain loans
on their product, I advls* that they
sell as littlt of the staph .is possi1?1<
. enough to pay off tin- dt'j H I H
that tx pressing for settlement M m
i lit i ...i 'I' i should held, uu? :lfl
sip h tin e as it can he disposed
to i \ I /at: M
You '-an be very ur? of the iaw^|
'lie ..a do not secure the priceH.-..
>i?11r cotton really is worth. sotaeH^
other f;n tor win do Moat liiLiil .1
it will !>? the speculator and if/lA fl W
the speculator it will- o? the-if
not the mill. the
man t" w the mill
Ornate consumer.
Vou will save nothing to the wor^H'
l>y sa< rificing the cotton you
brought forth with so much efT^B -y':f*
and application. Rut you will III '
a good deal to yourself, yuui fan<M/. .
and to the south.
tr
son, while the necessity of marketB ;-y ^' V'cotlon
in a scientific instead
haphazard way, is clearly sh< wn
your intelligence, that you take steps
to encourage the organization everywhere
of the warehouse system.
This is a feature of co-operation
in tho work of the farmer's urti ?n
which Is bound to return a most instantaneous
harvest. It also presents
to the farmer that first lesson
in business which ho must learn io
whatever walk of life situated.
(Signed) Charles 3. Barrett.
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