The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 18, 1914, Image 2
THE AWAKENING OF
THE SOUTHLAND.
Pouimiim Hat Given Way to
Optimism.-? Men Are
Thinking More.
Aft?;r a flvw weeks' trip through t
South, inakhiK ti poi'sonnl study of Its
1?I|mI IM'SS <*0||f 1 1 ( lullH, till' Ollltur of the
Manufacturers Hword In I?Ih ls*u?' of
Hajw;
Cotton Ih now Ix'tfUuilUK move,
Kiirmvih iin- boglplllg to *<-11 I foreign
1 Mpjiiiwis and Aiaorhan Hplnnora an
hcKluhiK to huy,; the financial sltun
tlou throughout (ho South Ih chhIiik
up, and men aro ouco mom turning
their thought away from ataKnat Ion In
tradu lo a determination to develop
trade. IN'HHludmn Iuih given way to
?>i>tf iiiIhiii. The South has cjpi^ht its
MHHIIld \V i ll'i . It llllH heCII (|Uickciied
hy the oottoii situation and I !*?? world
wide condition* hroiwht on hy tin*
win- to livelier thought tlian for iiiiiny
years, and In every a0venue of llfft.
from the highest lo (lie lowest, mcijf
are t l?i iik Iiik more, and on broader
1 lues, Mian for many yearn. Many of
tlieni are thinking more than they have
ever thought liefofe. The whole men
tal Hellvlty o f the ' South Is heliitf
qwiekeie'd, and out of this will cofne
a vast amount of good. One of the re
sults will he the larger development of
dlvcrslllcd agriculture In the cottoil
gl'owtllg states. One will hi' greater
economy in the dovclopmctlt of business
Interests. One will he the development
of a general spirit of economy which
will he of Infinite value to every Inter
est In the South. This spirit will not
f:-K& . : ? " ? &A
At Christmas time or as soon after as you can, or bet- -
ter still RIGHT NOW, try giving your wife or child an
account in oujr bank, however SMALL it 'may be. You
will be teaching a lesson in SAVING and promote thrift
and economy. *
Money extravagantly spent lessens the determination
and weakens CHARACTER.
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We pay four per cent interest on savings deposits.
The First National Bank
OF CAMDEN, S. C.
Funerals Directed
We supply the best of burial goods, con
duct funerals and relieve families and
friends of many . unpleasant duties inci
dent to death. We are ays prepared
to serve those who neea our service.
B. R. McCREIGHT, CAMDEN, S. C.
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Office Phone 91 Residence Phone 283-L
hw.rii ?'in iv.v. I*<il it will quicken I'lit-r
, |( will lOSSOU VVHStc IIIUl deV?,dop
thrift. It will tremendously increase
t he Soul Ii'm power to develop lt? own re
sources. it will ntlr farmers and iner
lit h iiikI hunkers and iiiHiiufacturcini
to doing many things for their own
good which will lead to the broader (1?
\ clopmciit of the South, it h well as to
their Individual pi'OMperlty.
There arc many sections of the South j
wid<l? will Ih? benefitted by t l?j? bight
prices of foodstuffs brought oil |?y the
war. A very large proportion of the
South (lom not raise cotton, hut grains
mid liVMHto<'k, *Uji- IlleHe S?wt lollS, like
the West, will l*e enriched by tin; high
er pricp* for ajl their product#. The
Virginias, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennes
sec, Missouri, I ami IhIh mi and a very
lance portion of every Southern state
| will, like the west, share tn the pros
perity which is to coiue from higher
prices of grain du? ??? Europe's enor
iiious demand. lOven under ordinary
conditions the value of the diversified
agricultural produces of tin? south is
more than twice us great as that of
col toil, hut cotton has so largely been
the hasls of credit In this section, as
stocks and bonds have hccii in Wall
Street, that (S'ople have talked In
terms of cottdii I'ather than In terms of
(II vers! tied agriculture.
There are sections of the South
which havo not even felt the effect of
the war. The peanut growing region
of Eastern Virginia, with its exception
ally large production of hogs, is <enJoy
Ing great prosperity. The tobacco
growllig regions of Virginia and Caro
lina except for the general talk of W|*r,
would hardly have known that war eXr
Isted, for tobacco is commanding good
prices and the tobacco factories of
these states are doing a big business.
Tobacco growers of Maryland and Ken
tucky, whose products are largely sldp
|hh1 abroad, have, of course, had to
bear something of "the same kind of
burden that the cotton growers have
had, but this situation will of necessi
ty lighten Up in the near future and
conditions will improve.
The Manufacturers Record feels safe
In mftking the assertion that the profit
to the South as a result of these condi
tions will hereafter annually exceed
the loss on this year's eotton crop com
pared with what the South had ex
pected to get for Its cotton. The quick
ening of the life and thought of the
wlible South, the determination of the
cotton growers to raise their own food
stuffs to a larger extent than they have
done since 1800, the mental stir' and
life which has been given to them, will
all combine to produce wonderful re
sults. Moreover, the South, shocked by
the begging spirit temporarily develop
ed, largely through political activities,
which made the South appear to- the
world as a beggar section asking alms
for its cotton growers, has been stirred
to Indignation as never before. Its
people have demanded that they shall
not be ported before the world as l?eg
gars or as unable to meet every prob
lem which faces, them and work it out
to their own salvation.
A live weeks' swing around the cir
cle. meeting every class Af i>eople in
the. South, from the hanker and the
merchant and the. manufacturer to the
farmer and the day laborer, has
brought, the deepest conviction that
the temporary loss which the South
has faced will ultimately prove one of
the greatest blessings ever bestowed
U|>oii it, for out of this condition there
will be developed a mental and a phy
clcal activity which will produce amaz
ing results in the advancement of the
life of the South. __ii.
Lot no ono outside for n moment*
Imagine that the South is In poverty
or that the South will he halted in its
material advancement. The South is
not in poverty. It la amazingly well
off, and .only temporarily has its 11
nancial strength been tied u^> by rea-.
son of its inability to realize on one
of the world's best assets ? a cotton
crop that has for some years brought
into this section a billion dollars of
more a year. This cotton is now be
coming, like the stocks a^id bonds of
Wall Street, a tangible asHct with
which men are aide to meet their ob
ligations. giving to all the ramifica
tions of business the inspiration need
ed to stir and quicken business life.
HveT-y huslnes concern in this coun
try that has been doing business in
the South, or had expected to do bus
iness in- that growing section, ought
to recognize the situation and fully
realize that the halting' was but a mo
ment. and that out of this temporary
crisis will come a greater, a more pro
gressive, a more energetic and a rich
er South. ?
Kverv man in the South ought to
draw new Inspiration from the pres
j ent conditions and have a stronger
faith on his own section ami in the
way in which it can meet every emer
gency. Kvery man In this section with
qnli-kencd energy of mind and body
shonld go forward with broader plans
. for the advancement of bis own In
terests. whether they be agricultural
commercial, tinanclal or Industrial.
The lesson taught by the effect of
the war will be worth to the South
many times Its cost. No one for a
moment need l>e disturbed by the fai*t
that temporarily the lesson was a
somewhat drastic one. Every emer
gency met or every new crisis faced ;
and < MH<IUCK <I means a broader man '
ami a broader country. The South
hiiM met tlm crisis ; It has mot the rev 1
s|M?iiHlhlllty <i f i he hour, ami' It will
movy forward to mightier achieve
incuts than nix mouth* ago would have
tXHMJ deemed |toss|h|c to expect for
yearn to come. The voice of the awak
ening South Is heard clear and dls
tliH't forward March!
German Cotton Factories.
I j ? 1 1 c? I Sillies OoiMtli llenry G.
hfiutzer, at Kroslau, '< jcrinany, writing
under date of October 1, says, regard
Inn the cotton situation In that. coun
try :
"The Industries of Germany con
sume aniytally 1,000,000 |H>uuds of cot
ton, of which four-fifths come from
the United States. Germany Is also
an Important distributing center for
cotton and other textile fibres, such us
wool, 1 1 a i x . mohair and silk.
"The 'cotton export trade of tier
many, although confincil lo neighbor
ing Kuro|tean countries, amounted to
108,093,001 pounds in 1012 and 100,
HJO.fc-M pounds in 1013. A close analy
sis of the exiMirt statistics uhows a
n'Kulnrity that indicates a systematic
cultivation or this business by men
wlio knew the markets and the con
ditions to he met.
"Although present direct ccmmercittl
connections with Germany are serious
ly Interrupted, tip- ports <>f IVmumn
and Hamburg pelug practically closed,
Germany hi not cut off from thp cum
merclal world. Transportation Is prac
tlcal and possible through the polls
of the neighboring neutral countries
of Denmark and the Netherlands. Al
though they are perhaps reduced In
volume of output, owing partly to this
interruption and partly to greater do?
incstic consumption it would lie a
gruve error to consider German In
dustries paralyzed. The mills and fac
tories are running full time, although
sometimes shorthanded, the export
trade continues with neighboring neu
tral countries, banking facilities are
improving, and railroad schedules are
almost normal. Aside from the fact
that martial law prevails, the ordinary
observer would notice nothing unusual
in conditions, especially in the great
industrial center of the interior,
"However, the strife has produced
a sentiment among business men that
is expressed in more or less emphatic
terms in the action of individuals as
well as of trade organizations. The
Chamber of Commerce in Berlin has
agreed to restrict as far as iiossfiile
lis dealings with the countries at war
with Germany. Ix>eal boards of trade
have taken up the same sentiment,
and It is not uncommon to see signs
announcing that no products of these
countries will be offered for sale.
"The neutral attitude of the United
States will result in changes of pre
viously established commercial connec
tions that will prove of benefit in Va
rious ways. Germany will be com
pelled to seek imports from our mar
kets and this fact has already been
demonstrated in this otHce ; second,
there will be a change in the general
export field, In which Americans again
should reap a large share of the bene
fits; third, It will result In a system
of buying and selling agencies located
lit the United States."
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PRODUCT Of THE GINS
For South Carolina for Decem
' 1914. " ' ' ' j
Win. .1. Harris, Director of the Cen
sus, Department of Commerce, an
nounces the preliminary report of cot
ton ginned by countlps in South Car
olina for the crops of 11*14 and 1913.
The report was made public for the
state at* 10 a. m.,' on Tuesday, Dec.
8. The amounts for the different
counties for the crops of 11)14 and
1913 are furnished for publication in
the local papers.
County 1914
Abbeville 28555
Aiken 42571
Anderson 49050
Bamberg 24807 25776
Barnwell 54077 53506
1913
30883
44022
00452
Beaufort , 0918
Berkeley .... 13721
Calhoun 20551
Charleston 11740
Cherokee 14204
Chester 29428
0949
12815
24840
13037
10030
29804
Chesterfield 28020 27025
Clarendon 41897
Colleton ; 19570
Darlington 37089
Dillon ; 32301
Dorchester 15542
Edgefield 28189
Fairfield 20277
38371
18108
34325 i
32891
159221
30819
23090
Floronce *?!... 38440 . 41084
Georgetown 4200
Greenville 38209
Greenwood 2T054
Hampton 19223
Horry 8107
Jasper ? 5702
3402
38717
-28855|
18097
9042
5909
Kershaw 25448 .24858
Lancaster 20033 21915
Laurens 33337 40213
Lee 30256 34968
Lexington . 21815 24322
Marion 12317 16855
Marlboro 53245 47910
Newberry 28270 35798
Oconee 10038 18292
Orangeburg 71709 73370
Pickens 17384 10418
Richland 22385 21553
Saluda 20811 23691
Spartanburg 00588 65044
Sumter
45142 38423
TJirton ioo2(j
Williamsburg
York
20104 24148
33041 37106
Clerk-Carrier Examination.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on Jan
uary 9. 1915, at Camden, S. C., an open
competitive examination will be held
for the |-osltlons of clerk and city car
rier In the postofflce in this city. Ap
plicants must have reached their 18th
hut ii<>t their 45th birthday on the date
of examination. Each applicant will
he required to submit to the examiner
on the day of examination a photo
graph of himself taken within two
years. For further information call
at the Cantden postoflicc. ?
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