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m FLORIDA BOOM FORERUNNER OF WAVE OF PROSPERITY Entire South To Reap Benefits of Florida Move ment Prosperity Lies Ahead For Every Section That Uses Its Advantages. The Manufacturers' Record, one of the most conservative publications in America, believes wide-sweeping' pro sperity soon will be seen in every part ♦ ^ of the South, especially in those com munities where the people are wide awake to the great opportunities now open to them. The Manufacturers’ Record believes millions will prefer the Piedmont climate to that of Flor ida. After describing what is taking place in the Peninsular state, the pa per says: “This progress, however, we are firmly convinced, is not ophemeral, and will not be confined to Florida, but will soon spread over the* entire South . Already there is great activity on the Mississippi coast, where real estate operations and projected hotel enterprises are in keeping with the activity in Florida. Along the South Carolina coast, at Charleston and § other points great hotel schemes* and golf "courses are projected, and some of them already are under construc tion . . • •* — “The Augusta resort hotels, mag- uificent in appointment and equip ment, are so crowed every winter that across the river on the South Carolina side there is to be built a $&,000,000 resort hotel, and 5,000,00 more is to be expended in betterments of many kinds, including mony win ter homesi This enterprise, financed by a Chicago man, involves 410.000,- 000 and is aboard in the West as to in vestments in the South. “In, the sandhill region of North Carolina there is rapid progress, and the hotels are rarely, if ever able to take c»re of the crowds that throng into that section during the winter season. Of western CaTolina it may be said that words fail to express the activity and the progress of Ashe ville, Hendersonville and other points which have become noted as among the leading resort places of the world Asheville’s progress almost matches MANY ACTIVITIES ARE OUTLINED FOR OCTOBER Planting of Fall Grains and Forages Urged. Weevil Fight Very Important. the best that Florida is doing, with a few exceptions. “Passing on down through the cen tral South, there is an awakened spirit of determination to push ahead, to seek wider publicity by the expendi ture of vast sums for advertising pur poses by individuals cities and by states. Mobile, New Orleans, Birming ham Chattanooga and other cities are moving forward with unwonted vigor, giving promise of becoming far greater industrial and population cen ters than in the past. New Orleans is going ahead on a large scale, carry ing out many great enterprises that guarantee that the city will attain in the comin gyears, the pre-eminent position which its’natural advantages justify. On out through Texas there are great developments. Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Dallas, Gal veston and many other places are growing with remarkable rapidity, Prepare for small grain and plant as soon as it rains. * Plant a large acreage of oats and Vetch for hay to supplement the ex treme shortage of feed the present season. In planting cover crops plan rota tions for the future. \ Treat oats for planting with forma lin to prevent smut. Rush cotton picking to prevent dam age to crop in field. Use care to prevent mixing at gin of good cotton seed to be used for planting. Select corn and cotton seed in the field. Plant Diseases Plow under cotton stalks and plant crops to help,control anthracnose. Select strong, sound ears of corn in the field for seed, as the best way to prevent corn ear rot. Get shellac and coal tar or corro sive sublimate and white lead paint to cover all large cuts made in prun ing. Disinfect Sweet potato storage houses with formaldehydfe before stor- 'October with a block of soil attached will no longer have to go elsewhere to find abounding activity, and the people of the North and West will in the near future realize that Florida is only one of the sixteen Heaven-bless ed States in which Opportunity a- waits the investor and the home- seeker.” 4 ing potatoes. Dig sweet potatoes before a heavy frost hits them. Chilled potatoes rot quickly. Continue to clean up and destroy all dead material in gardens and or chards. Entomology / Begin the weevil fight for next year right now by killing cotton stalks and cleaning up rubbish and waste places. Apply paradichlorobenzine for peach tree borer control October 1 to 15. Take down mounds made at the base of peach trees in July for peach tree borer. _ i. Fumigate grain and other stored products that are weevil-infested. Examine the bees for winter stores and feed where necessary; get infor mation on outdoor wintering of bees. Bewore of unscrupulous fruit tree agents. Dairying x ... Plant early this month as much rye and oats as possible to furnish graz-. ing crops this winter and spring. Cull out those poor producers be fore winter time—they will not pay for their feed this winter. • Use as much roughage as possible in order to save the cost of extra sup plies of expensive purchased grain feeds. i Select that pure-bred bull out of tested anchestbrs to head the herd. - Keep records of production. This -is more important this season than ever before, — to the roots, pot them off and use as house plants. - > Gather green tomatoes just before frost and store in a cool place. Thin out young turnips, beets, w4le, spinach and lettuce as this will has ten the development of the plants. Make out your order for fruit trees, selecting varieties adapted to your section, and place the order with a reliable nursery. Animal husbandry Sow rye, rape, and oats for forage for livestock. Feed liberally sows’ suckling pigs, for the pig is fed most economically through the sow. Give youqp pigs additional feed in a creep to s^ure greatest growth and the cheapest grain. Keep animals free from internal and external parasites (worms, lice, etc.) Cull all non-productive animals and dispose of them. Nerves All Unstrung? Use the dairy cows to clean up the corn and hay fields after these crops have been harvested. "Keep feed and breeding records. Poultry Green feed is important for winter egg prdouction. Provide a comfortable house during fall and winter. , r Hens that »work and stay busy are the layers. Feed pullets so they will begin to lay the latter part of October. Horticulture Transplant pansy plants to open beds in^arly October. Set out^bulbs such as narcissus, tu lips, .Hyacinth, crocus, etc. Lift late chrysanthemums in late Clinton Folks Should Find the Cause and Correct It. x Are you all worn out? Feel tired, nervous, half-sick? Do you have a constant backache; sharp twinges of pain, too, with dpzy spells and annoy ing urinary disorders? Then there’s cause for worrjr and more cause to give your weakened kidneys prompt help. Use Doan’s Pills—a stimulant diuretic to the kidneys. Clinton folfts recommend Doan’s for just such troubles. Mrs. T. R. Simpson, rear of 19 S. Thornwell St., Clinton, says: “I had a great deal pf trouble with my back, especially mornings. I became de pressed and every bit of energy seem ed to leave me. I had dizzy headaches and often black specks appeared be fore my eyes. My kidneys were in a weakened state. All of these troubles kept me in a nervous, irritated condi tion. I used Doan’s Pills and they relieved me.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Pills—the same that Mrs. Simpson had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. Town of Clinton • *" ' ‘ -«r: • I • *** . South Carolina REPORT ON EXAMINATION OF ACCOUNTS • . V" - Six*Months Ended August 31,1925 DATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 1925 f TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. Gentleipen: £ 4 4 while the Gulf Coast of Texas is mak ing an active bid for the development of citrus and trucking industry in cometition with the best that Florida can do. Turning from Texas to Ar- kanas and Oklahoma, one finds a re viving spirit of enthusiasm and of activity. “We believe that what Florida is even to men on the ground—for ev ery man who studies what the state is accomplishing becomes dazed with its progress and its future—is merely the precursor of that tremendous re vival of enthusiasm, of determination to succeed and of untiring energy which is awakening the people of the South to their limitless potentialities. But as Florida is being crowed with men and money that are pouring into that state as they have never poured into any other state in the Union, so we believe that the time* is not far distant when every state in the South which utilizes its opportunities, which goes at development work with the spirit which has created the Florida prosperity, will help speed the sweep over the entire South, from Virginia to Texas, of "a .wave of optimism, a spirit of enthusiasm, and spreading from the South to the North and the West will crowd the raiTroads of the whole South with people seeking-in vestments or homes in this section. While millions are being lurked by the charms and attractions of Florida, millions of others would prefer the higher Piedmont or mountain regions of the South, or other parts of this section where climate and agricul tural and industrial advantages are entftely different from those of Flor ida J. V*- # “We are on the eve of a ‘/spurt of activity from one end of the South to the other which will justify the old saying that “throughout this land is to be heard the music of progress— the whir of the spindle, the roar of the furnace, the throb of the locomo tive.” A great industrial region—a form; and the people of the South Ji trick worth knowing "TTTAIT A MINUTE. You ^ ^ don’t need to open up that vicuum tank to fill it after you have run completely out of gas. I’ll show you an easier way. Just step on the starter and spin the motor for half a minute or so while I plug this vent with my finger. Your engine will suck the air out of the vacuum tank Just another handy trick the Fleet Boss has learned from experi ence. No wonder he is full of such stunts. He has been working with automobile engines for twenty years. Maybe that is why he always recommends "Standard” Motor Oils for they have two generations of experience in re fining behind them. Experience counts in refining as in every thing else. and fill it with gas for you.” STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) - 66 STANDARD 96 MOTOR OILS A RESULT OF 55 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN REFINING / 7. •V-' / / V * /(I -i. We have made an examination of the books and records of the TOWN OF CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, for the six months ended August 81* 1925, and submit herewith our report thereon, together with the following statements: EXHIBIT “A”—Comparative Balance sheet as at August 31, 1925 and 1924. V ~ EXHIBIT “B”—Comparative statejneat of income and ex penses for the tveo years ended August . 31, 1925 and 1924. •SCHEDULE “1”—Paving assessments receivable August 31, 1925. SCHEDULE “2”—Miscellaneous accounts receivable, Au gust 31, 1925. SCHEDULE “3”—Real and personal property taxes due for 1924. Unpaid at August 31, 1925. * SCHEDULE “4”—Rea! and personal property taxes due for • years prior to 1924. Unpaid at August 31, 1925. 9 2 ' - - a * SCHEDULE “5”—Bonds payable at August 31, 1925. SCHEDULE “6’’—Statement of receipts and disbursements of bond issues dated August 15, 1924. SCHEDULE “7”—Statement of receipts and disbursements . of bond issues dated June 1, 1925. RESULT OF OPERATIONS: As shown by Exhibit “B” the excess of income over expenses for the year ended August 31, 1925 was $8,471.04 com pared with $18,980.76 for the previous year. The items entering these amounts are set forth in detail in Exhibit “B”, but a brief, comparative summary of the operations of the two years is a4 follows: INCOME: Taxes • Revenue from public utilities License fees Police fines Miscellaneous Paving assessments Year Ended Year Ended Aug. 81,1925 Aug. 31,1924 $36,974.27 40,465.21 5,390.46 3,187.00 2,783.71 $29,883.67 36,273.57 5,100.25 2,073.50 1,909.49 6,503.35 income Total EXPENSES: Salaries Administrative Fire Department Police Department Maintenance, etc.- . Interest ■i Extraordinary legal fees Donations Miscellaneous $88,800.65 $81,743.83 $16,748.18 2*367.31 2,208.00 1,559.28 35,924.56 18,189.75 1,615.00 225.89 1,491.64 $17,181.55 1,149.45 196.66 1,173.37 29,653.97 12,308.96„ 155.18 943.93 Total expenses 5 $80,329.61 $62,763:07 Excess of income over expenses $-8471.04 • $18,980.76 As shown by the foregoing,* the income of the year was approximately $7,000.60 greater than in 1923-1924, while expenses were higher by some $17,500.00. The greatest Increase in income is reflected in taxes and revenue received from public utilities, although the 4ncome received from license fees, police fines and miscellaneous sources was also more this year than last. During the year ended August 31, 1924, paving assessments totaling $6,503.35 were included in income, while no income was received from this source during the year under review. The total salaries paid were slightly less this year, while administrative expenses were more by some $1,200.00. This increase is reflected in all items included under this heading; a large part of the increase being in Mayor’s office expense, which covers all disbursements made for typing, etc., done outside of the City Clerk’s office, and in printing, stationery, etc. Fire department expenses show an, increase, because of the fact that we have included under this heading, J$i T 972.20 representing depreciation on equipment. This figure represents the difference between the values at which this department’s equipment was carried on the books and the value of the equipment as shown by an inventory given us by the head of this de partment. Police department expense was larger for a similar reason, the deprecia tion charged to this department being $432.28. Maintenance charges this year were considerably more than last, more of which is reflected in the amount charged to maintenance of streets and sewers, although the amount expended for plant supplies this year is ^slightly more than last. The increase in these two expenses is offset to some extent by a decrease in the cost of fuel consumed, this decrease being attributable to the fact that during the last half of the current year, power was purchased rather than manufactured, the amount expended for purchased power being 1 ’"V slighly in excess of $5^000.00. Interest charges Were nearly $6,000.00 more this year than last, due to the increased amount of bonds outstanding. The expense of this year also includes $1,615.00, representing legal fees, other than the regular annual retainer paid for counsel. This extraordinary expense was incurred for the purpose of settling the controversy which existed between the Mayor and members of Council. AUDIT COMMENTS: CASH: Cash on hand and in brinks for general purposes consisted of the following:— Cash on hand Cash in banks: M. S. Bailey A. Son First National Bank Commercial Bank 25.00 $ 4,663.56 191.02 138.55 / I* ‘ 4,993.13 / ' (CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE) $ 5,018.13 >