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THURSDAY. MARCH 16, 1916.
The Agricultural Outlook.
Only a few years past, little
was known among the farmers
in general, about how to most
profitably build up and maintain
the fertility of our soils. The
deep sands sections were regarded
by many as almost useless,
and lands in such sections were
owned at an operating loss or
sold for a mere song. In the
clay hill sections large areas were
so robbed of productivity that
land owners in some instances
became so hard run to eke out
an existence that many sold or
rented their farms, went to the
mills or elsewhere in the hope
that a better existence and better
advantage might be obtained.
The result was that the cotton
mill supply of labor was increased
to the point that there seemed
danger of an over supply in some
mills, while farm help became
scarce and costly and our percentage
of home-owning farmers
was reduced to 35 per cent,
whereas a few decades ago it
amounted to 54 per cent or more.
Farmers are, however, beginning
to see that the poor soils
in both sandy and clay sections
may by the use of winter and
summer legumes (peas, beans,
vetch, clover and other cover
crops) in crop roation, our fertilizer
cost may be cut to at least
half the present cost and eventually
to probably one-fourth of
such cost, with a resulting- doubling:
of the present production at
a far greater profit.
All classes of business men are
beginning to realize, judging
from their favorable attitude
toward the farmers' interests,
that the goose that lays the
golden egg of merchandise and
civic prosperity must be reinvigorated
if we are to exist and
prosper. This was especially
noticeable in recent legislation
and bills introduced looking to
farmers' education and protection
along many iines. The
attitude and endeavor of educational
authorities alone in the
matter of introducing agriculture
and the industries in public
schools for the education of the:
great masses constituting not I
less than IX) per cent of our agri- j
cultural population who will not,
or cannot enter college, and who
would remain inefficient in th*
great fundamental industry of
the state, is indeed encouia^iug.
McLaurin to the Rescue.
In a statement given to the
press and published Friday morning,
State Warehouse Commissioner
John L. McLaurin said he
would have something more definite
to give out later with regard
to the fire insurance situation.
Friday afternoon he gave out an
additional statement in which he
said that "in anticipation of the
of the action of the Southeastern
Underwriters' association in getting
companies to withdraw from
South Carolina, and especially
the threats as to insurance upon
property upon which loans are
t outstanding in the attempt to
force the calling of the loans,"
he went to New York and had
nade arrangements there which
vrere ample to take care of all
Mich insurance. He stated that
he believes the number of the
withdrawals by companies from
this state has been exasperated, j
and that after this excitement is
over it will be found that there
are plenty of companies in South
Carolina to do the business.
"But if anyone desires to place
insurance, which is necessary on
account of the present situation
as the result of cancellations or
refusals to renew; if they will
write to me I will place the
insurance in i\ew xorK tnrougn
the channels which I have arranged,"
he said.
"The policies," said Mr.
McLaurin, "will be written in
companies whose standing is
acceptable to the life insurance
or mortgage companies making
loans in South Carolina. I wish
to reiterate emphatically that if
any one is threatened with the
calling of loans or in any other
manner to the detriment of the
ousiness interests of South Carolina
by the cancellation or failure
to renew fire insurance policies,
I can place this insurance in
some of the best companies in
the United States, and this talk
about calling loans is mere
moonshine.
"I have been flooded with
letters from insurance agents
requesting that I furnish them
the names of the companies in
order that they may form connections
with them. I desire to
say that I have not felt called
upon to seek insurance connections
for agents of companies
which are withdrawing or may
withdraw, but that I am simply
seeking to protect the business
interests of the people of South
Carolina from threatened dis
arrangement by the Southeastern
Underwriters' association and
nave perfected arrangements to
i lis end."
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"Winning Whiskers"
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of your patronage. Fresh Meats and
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Old Newsprpers for sale at The
Times Office.
Mr. Stevenson, in his race for
congress, advocates a rural credit
system. In the south, threefourths
of the people are farmers.
The srreat banking law put
through by this administration
made some provision for farmers
but none for the man who
has to buy his land and needs
long credit on it. Six months is
the longest credit he can pret under
that law. There should have
been a land credit system embraced
in it, whereby a man
could Ket a lonj? credit and low
rate of interest on real estate
and enable him to buy, or redeem,
a home. Why was it not
passed with the balance of the
bill. ?Advertisement.
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We can furnish you supplies on time,
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NOTICE- $6.00 reward for return
of my dog. Pointer, white, with liyer
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REWARD-Will pay $1.00 reward
for return of heavy Lap Robe lost
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26. Royce Bennett. I
"The Raven."
Edgar Allan Poe, at college incurs
many debts and is sent
home in disgrace. He is deeply
in love with Virginia, a girl who
lives near his home, and they
are announcing their bethrothal
to her mother when Poe's father
appears on the scene and denounces
him for his conduct at
school and orders him from the
house.
Poe marries the girl and tries
to make a living by writing, but
he is poorly paid and they fed
the pinch of poverty. His wife
becomes ill and finally dies because
Poe is unable to furnish
her with even the bare necessaries
of life.
He is plunged into great grief
and despair. All night he sits
brooding over his loss. Through
his distorted imagination he sees
the ominous raven enter his room
to croak g'o my forebodings.
Thire also, the spirit of his wife
visns nun.
Poe is torn by terrible doubts
as to whether the raven's prophesies
that he shall see his beloved
"nevermore" or whether the
spirit's promise that he meet her
in the elysian fields shall be fulfilled.
Fnally he himself is stricken
by death and his spirit is wafted
to heights supernal, where he is
re-united with the lost "Lenore."
This six-reel Essanay star feature
will be shown at the Majestic
Theatre on next Monday, the
20th, the pictures starting at 3
p. m. Prices, 15c and 10c.?Adv.
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