The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 06, 1917, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
H. I>. NUch and f
I'nlilishora.
K. N. Mvl>?mell.. S
?STW'-' - " ' ? - t *i,?i. ??
I'ubMHlud overy Friday at I KM) No.
Jdroad Street, and iHjiyruU ut thu (^hi
0UH.tOD.IQS as MCOIlU claws until mut
ter. I? r 1??? |H?r annum #l.r?o.
ZZTV Vry-itzisras97? -*.* " .r.iv:-r?
' Wp Hie ^Ih(1 to reeolvo coiniiiuniea
tions of ii roaKouublo length, hut an
Important condition of their puMleu
tloii is ttint liu'.v shall in all eiise* be
accompanied by the full name ami
??XHc| address of tllO *ondel\ Obitu
aries, resolutions of respect. ninl church
notice* will not be charged for, Mat
torn of purely a personal nature will
ho charged for at tho rate of live cents
m lino Whiskey or patent medicine
ad vert l -enictits will Hot lie accepted at
any price Italic fur display ttdv?r
tisiin; made Known on application.
Camden, 8. <', April (?. ll)J7.
Tin' estate ma.J.. t in and around
\ aniden is on I?'???*i.i. Vesirl.t thlrt\
I lion >11 n 11 dollars w; ?> i venti-d in ('inn
?|?? 11 dirt In tin* piit? ?n k> Hint
in en eh in-damo i' was Luill frit in
nv>|( as.
A citizen siiKKeUs to us I itii l wi*
nUiii ii movement fur a fund (?> send
the veteran* of Kershaw count.v to l In*
(i inula I iv union ill Washington ihi
KUinrner. Tills will probably In' tin* last
re union the old follows will over have
and it would In* it beautiful Ji ib 1111?
in these ^nlhiiit obi men who aii fasi
passing away. Mmiij of tin* towns of
thr state mv taking tin* mutter up
starthm subscription eniupaiirns t<> send
their veterans on. Wo hope tin* |H*ople
of this rount.v will jjfet in Ilia* with
flu* other downs. Tin* t'hnndele will
mvivc (h?na tii>i)s to this fmnl ami m-c
that It is properly applied. The citizen,
mi^osM ne I bo movement tolls lis to i
riiII upon him for liner dollars unil '
this paper will uLw a like ainoniit.
It is a woi dev w li;. preachers and
moralist-, do not put inorr ?-u?ph:isi->
on ib-bt pay in:.'. It is si'blotu refri roil ,
toils a <'l.vi<tian obligation. We havej
oven bea i it churches that (lid n??|
pay their pioiobfiv II' ;i member of'
tin- chimb w a - notoriously uuilty of'
t raiisy ri^ssie.;^ llu- i omunindmciit "Thou:
shntt not -.*.? iT" In- would. for tin* uomH
name < t I'm i h'ircl:. bo ? Ii ? < ij? Iii?? ??I
'I'lii' fi'lb>w ili lili'I'mti'lx :i inl ? oii
t ini|o||-l.\ '!::]n'- another- iioods a II i I
does nut p i,\ ,?ra i i i i ?; 111 \ violator that
uoinjna in I men t l>aw-on News.
I'r ?iii t In ? NI ? ?r, i _i ?111? ? i \i I \ i i t i ? i
'I'lii' I aitoi ] !-i l.iM^ir .iioimiii'l!>.it
ii ha- 11i-. it m i! !i i- "II' ' ??11
earth' a'>i1 i alios Itim :. - Mi-' ;i? ?i.
w ho iiNsi'llthai it?- 111 v a r i :i I ?'. ..i v -
wha l bo t !i in I: Tim lad t. ?.i; .i.: \
ueiifli'inan i- -dill .1111011- II;.? Js\ i?1 r m
oarti> ;s i.ii-.' |'root that In- i- s 1 ? I?* I.
I'tiiC''' .< i '?!'?. ' 11; t I 11 ? I - v b. 1 l|i- 1:1:1 ko
t tii' a --on 11 in!oi 1 in 1 >\ I ? i 1
Should he Head in .School >
1 'iilumtua . \ pri 1 . ? i? ? \ < 11 - ? 1 >.
uin^' ,to<la.\ 1 i" 1 1 \ 0.1 ;i 1 1 ? ? '' :
I >a \ i< l Ii 1 ','iki'i ' I 11 a 1: - \ : I. 1 :.i, ?
mail I >f 'ho I'M : I. i I lo.' ?? ;i:: I
prepa radtm-s in si.inti < :::? : ?
oiiuiiomli111, r>iat tbo a'I'ij' - ? 1' I'ro-i
dent W'lboi lo < irji's- : '-1 in
ivad in all thr h"o|-. a 1 ? ? J .11-.1 that
tilt- pr:k niiaa 1 ???!? of ?ioven.oi Manning
tvlatiw to <!n jiioiliiit io,. i.f f ... i . i"i -
be taken ' .J"" ? ?> I bo I 0:1. ! 1.? i I : 1
>t mot ii it. > > '? lio 1 mi ?i i
?'Till' t '? o-'tloiif '- lll-|i' : 1 ! i J-I ? -
could 1 n . ' 11 '> " \ cr 1m In-. : 1 ? 111.1 '
familial ??> i sj-Mi nt t TliT tin
now." -aii' ( .... . ?? 11 o 1 Mann! il: ?? ?ii.
inentin.' ?"? tin- trlfjruiii "li 1- .1
rare ami i<i-.!im-; i|iialit> tin- ;nl :
dress Unit ;l loiitaiiis -? :i (? -?? l v a word
that i\i'?i |S)i:ai! I Ildioo \\ ? a 1! ?' ml
undor-fand l'\ 1 ? ,v -rli.n! ?.?>> -md
o\ er\ sfbin.il ^ir; ?.liniini .11 Han ;
<ir atu'fhe? 1 'Mil ;. ! > I 1:
"Tho vo-jri-M 'ii l ha I 'bo 1 i'i"l "f.
ra is iifj t.???d on in- b-. n^h! tin
attoiitioij 01' tiio -.oln 144;- 1- an o\n.|
lent one T!io s|)i(j,..f ..f" pro--?.i,ii:
iniporfan-i 'Vhi ni^ir tin- ihildron 11
wonb! I"' . M "imbl to ! In .1! lout ion ?
a iiUuiIhi- ?>! 1 mail- v!i'' mi-hl n\o
liMik it ir. t'10 i t"\i -p:i|ii':s I am crato
fill to .Mr 1 "okor for tin- -u_'u'ost i..n
ainl hopi' 1 ??. 11 tbr.\ \* i!l bo :n*toii 11 j h mj ' 1
WHEN YOU NEED A
SHAVE
?OR
Hair Cut
Wend Your Way to The
CITY BARBER SHOP
Where you will be served
promptly, courteously and
efficiently by
WHITE BARBERS
Your patronage is respect
fully solicited. Shop
one door north of
Baruch-Nettles Co.
J. W. HOPKINS, Proprietor.
PK W8K FKOM BRITAIN.
That the ltrltis.li |>roHM regard* tlwe
entry of America as one of the most
momentous events of tin* war |s shown
, in iho lm|K>rtan<v attached to l*r?wl
?liutc WUmdu'h HtWrcHw ami tin* high til
1 | >4i it I to (ho president's statesman
-?.hip,
Tlu> I>all,v Chronicle sa,\s: "ii I*
I iinjm>ssiI>it? to reaii President V\'ilsol*s
sjHVoli without iieiim .struck I?y its
j stat'esmansljke breadth ami ??!??vrt11-?n
kilt iolUV lli> h'llK |Ml(loil<V and can
' ifoil| his determination to advance no
faster than the mass ot' opinion in h|s
' .iiiniti\, onl.v render more iutjMcs.s.lvo
Ills | i 11 j t I <? Cos > in;.' of Iht' IC(II? i? on The
1 moral eft'oct of such a s|H?ech, made
with a nation of !k>,ihh?.ihk? hchtml it.
iiiii- t I ?? reat throughnut 11??? wf? rI?I
11 L ,'i strange, impressive phcnoin
cnon llii- In ills I > 111 weights inferveii
lion of i Im- I lilted Stales in 11 if death
? .>1 rmjule of l.tirofs*. Here i .i nation
composed >.f settler* dluLM initiation
l)i .ii tin* da \ ?? of tli,v .Via v I low or on
ward )u?s Ihimi largely in the n.itnio of
llik'lil from t\i iniJi I'cr the JU..I Line
iii? \ i oii-nl< rahl?k. scale ' In*> now
\
i ii'p-h out their han
"The new movement ha- fh?? same
, mot h e a> tin* old It is m? ? l in-pited
h,\ national .inihiliviis ai|d ha- p<? ntf
ure>?dve nihility It i- a light for f i?* ?
doiii ami for moral principle.**, and we.
i hen )ia I'd pressed nation^ to whom thi.s
help, with all its miv| potentialities, i.s
ortered. cannot I.ill feel tirsl ami tore
tinisi ihe moral uplifting and picciou.s
moral Indorsement, which eoines I rom
ili < advent ph ? Ul' .-.iile of foice* in-pir
c< I hv - m Ii an ii leu
The I ?.i il \ I. \pi e-s s.i \ ?. The
| l'? shield's >|?eeeh always will he re
u'arded as one of the greal historic doe
I ii meats of the treat war. The lofty
1 dlgnllv of In.-' language adds to the im
i pl'es<iv eliess of the elimielal ion of III
t.ernatiolial idealism America is en
! tei inu' I tie war for the one sjK*cllle pur
j pose of destroying Potsdam. If the
president's ->iHrech means anything. It
means flint Aineriea will never treat
with the kaiser and will resolutely oje
! |M?se iin,\ |?eaee that leaves the llolion
?/.oiiern on the Cerniau throne."
The I>aiiy Mail s?yx : "rresiilont
! Wilson's s|H?eeh will stand beside Lln
! coin's creates! sj*i?ehes. for Its gravity
?ami pathos. It is in eft'eet an ap|>cal
i\j the Aijie.riean |x?ople to take up the
task for whielt Lincoln laid down Ids
i life, for the issue is today as it was in
! I sr.I and 1S01, freedom, though It would
i bo a sovereign injustice to compare the
j South, wiio.se soldiers fought, like gen
; tlemcn. with tln?se of the Kaiser's mur
derous myrmidons. 4 The President's
<|>V?H'ch Is a .plain warning that pirates!
shall hereafter luinu in the execution
dock' under condemnation of the whole I
, v\ orhl." j
The Westminster (iax.ette says :
"Tlu* stirriilL' words with which the
President's address closes should re
move all Iu)|h* on the enemy's part and
.VI fear on the part of Ihe Allies that
Aineriea, having made her choice will'
pursue it half heartedly. It is no lim
ited liability warfare she offers. She
comes a-, a treat ally with immense j
reserves of man power to he used, as
she [ells n- without stint to supplement
?and t.-rtif\ tl.iO heavily drained re
j sources of the other nation- who are
i tithlin^ >ii the sjime calls*'."
"A sec-ml Lincoln, a Lincoln man
, tural In these simple words." says'
the l"\eiiint Star, "t tir emotions timl
eNpressioa as we I'm;!.! ?!>;? lii., jesl ie cli^v
intr w."ds of I'resident Wilson's mes
saire. \\ e ate Ii? ?' ashamed t<> sji \ that
th.'s,. Wiird-i ai" destined to echo thru
the ace- and t ? ne read l>.\ free men
with malefnl '-.u-ts They liill our
e \ es with t ? i? of pride and tratitmle.
I i? ? i ? at.d . ov\ t he future of hnmani
i l<o;i,:. ?ha i ?;?? I and molde<| for ail
time L.t''kim_' ? s;,- .Vllios <s.uid ?
and \> ' o:' ?! have \(..n the \ ictoiv over '
? :m/i- ; e1. i v. hllt the \ic|or\ would
? ? ' h ?? he-'ii Miiplele "
A petition !;.i- In rii pt'i'pared and
- i ~ ? -d h\ the tm-rel,tints <d Camden
t" ?? 11>se their stores at si\ o'clock in
the e\ eiiinu' hctinniiiv on April 1'. Shop
l>ers wi't please take notice of this
chaeav so illev V. out keep the clerks
waiting after time to s,.|\t. them.
Tin* Methodist ('atn|W?ij,rn.
Tin- t'"!lo\sinir i- 11k? x-IumIiiU* <>t' tin
?Mi-i hodist Kducat ioiia I < 'ampau;n for
iilif SiiniliM' IMsfri?t, lic^inniiiK April 1.
t!il7. ii; uhi?li flic ffti'il i- In-ill^' 111:?<I? ?
?
First Sunday.
krr-dniw .! H (Jravt*-.
I ,\ 11?? 111 ??i ru. T i ? M< I ??I.
Sinnli i. I >i. 11?? w let 1. 11 ;i. in.
M::i >>?_'. 1m. Hewlett. "? p. i n.
< i - w? _?(>. ir w .i i ..Hi.
i*.! >^ '?i'ii. k 11 r.i'pv.
Pi.i\ i-lcnt r. 1 11 Tatuin
I oin. 11 i? i:< ( f .1 \V W'olliliu'
S<M-ot)d Sunday.
1 'i < idem iJ 1 \ Allawa.v
r.i^h..pv die. .1. <; <'linkseale
?tinItMi. .1 <? <'1 inkM-a lev
i if hl>ur ('liarltiHi PuU.-iiU
Third Sunday.
i ? liiinl>i.i ('I . J I' l*a 11 on
Itethune. C. I' Watson.
K1 loree. <;. K. K ir 1 ?> .
i i viit. m nuiioM*.
st .1?? 1111' ? ami Uemherts. A. <?. Ki ihUm-i
I'.road Sl reel, S W. 1Ienr>
Sumter ('t A S I/esley
. \\';i Ii-i'i i'. \\ S ,\ 1 \ ? -1
Komih Sunday.
t k u i'u> >. < 11 I'm r 11111
1 I let hiiin*. K I.. < tlonnm
1 !llor?t\ W l'? I hitman
? I i \J< >t t iv ? i 1- Kirhv
st. .lohn.*> Mini Uend-ertv 1 '? M< Iwl.
Sumter <'t . S. I l'.ethea
Wati'iii'. Ii. S Truesdahv
Went Kershaw. I'harlton lnu.it.!
John \V Ia well known fanner
1 of I ,?? v imrton I'onnt.s was piously
I ' i ? i !>.\ i?..ik ??at?". a:re<t 7" and
l>arvi?. ?i.ili-- In- -on auvd 'J 1 The
I r..r 11? ? r and >";i refit-ed to ? 1 i-t??i^- the
tin:; X11r11??'r than tin- -tatemetil 1?>
j I'll' old man Miat ii "-eetned that the
-h? >oti11^ had i<l be don** "
Mis.s 1 ilnnie\\dain- ' alhoun wife
J ..f John 1'. ? alhoun .'ramlsiMi ?>f the
? fainoiix Mute-man >-l that name. fli?*d
I' i.i New York *.'i-t Tn?->da\. ;tnrI wa*?
leiried ii. <'ha lies ton >'H Thur-da\
Sin* Wiis ?>?? year? oh a^e
Tin- cits ei>mnii?ioiier> of Spurtate
hnrfr, have employed a visitinjr nurve
to xvrv t M ?? ] ai.d no-dv >?!' tint'
I KKCKI'lTINii K)K TIIK NAVV.
I ?.??- ?
I lirsulls ItfKiiuiiikK To *ron?
I'rfMl&Mit'* Appeal.
The Navi? 1 ltefruilliitf oithvr at i
!< Mini lost on reports..'[hut tVnUUri atti
Miinlhg t" show from the rwvddent s
it|?{m*4iI for the Nuvj to I*' r?vruihH| to
' Will' htlYllgtll. .
; Since .Sunday. ??u- LJnth. over 1J0
1 men liavi- applied f?>r enlistment; about
>:$fi .if these Im'IhkCharhMoiihim.. llow
cvt r, duo tu iIn.' urgency of tld? rail
'an.I I lie ciithu-isih ropon-sc w Ith w hle.h
j j| teing met i?> I hi* Noil 11 and
Him. fins Keoruiting <nhocr expressed
himself as. being a IIIIU* ilisappoliitiN.1
? with iho result> to dale
I lieutenant lm>|>.? r ?Iut? '<I Hi.it "While
In III) III II1111?* I" W islllllg I" *1**1 I'll1 1 I 1 oil!
III,. imperative call of dnt.\ which Is
urgent and ever,* Aliifi 1?-1II? |??(S liU
count i \, ho at,'.tin appeals lo eligible
bo,\ and Ihr.ir parents I?? consider tho
\iv\ ii- a gntewaj I?? unlimited op
portnullio.s for personal advancement.
The lift'- oi .i .M??iid)-War*man should
ii I >| mi I lo boj s ot spirit. lis hoalth
I'll 11 ios??, w holesoiiienoxs. ollioii'iiov and
future should yp|K*al to their parents.
It fund-lies adventure, o\or changing
><vim's, now countries, iwh people, a
. luinoo lo servo tho colilitiv in .in hon
orable profession
'I'ho Navy also odors steady employ
ment. wood pruolioal training, promo
tluii. provision for old ago, healthful
llfo and opixut unity for travel and ed
' uoatioii. All pay Is clear of
; all living o.\|m?iim-n Tho food Is ex
oi*l Ion I ; no ndlilarx scrvl? In tho
world spends tho money or care on food
that Is given by tho I'. S. Navy.
'I'ho Navy maintains numerous
'schools for tlie Instruction of Its re
! emits. Then1 uro four large training
I stations: at NeW|M>rt, It. I.. Norfolk,
I Va.. < > rent 141 ki'S. 111., (North Chicago)
. nnd San Francisco, Cal Kvery re
erull who enlists as apprentice seaman
is immediately transferred lo ono of
these training stations for instruction
! U'fore he is assigned to a seagoing
| vessel.
I Tho Navy maintain- trade schools
|as follows: The electrical school for
j the Instruction of electricians, hotli gen
; oral and radio; the artillcier school.
for shipwrights, Nhiptlttors. carpenters,
! hlacksmlths, painters, etc.: the yeoman
school fo." stenographers. typewriters
land hook keo] Hi rs : the soimnlssnry
; school for cooks, bakers, and conimls
I sar.v stewards : the lu>spital eon>s traln
I Ing schools for tho instruction of men
j in nursing, llrst aid, drugs, etc.: the
j coppersmith school : the machinist
sclutol: tho aeronautic school: the
! musical school; fire school for diving;
I the torpedo school. and the ehis?< for
instruction in gasoline engines.
The man who made flic smile famous
I>oiiglas Faii1?anks at Tho Maji'stlo
tomorrow.
Tin- < I reeiiwoi xl ('oil in of gonial ses
sions has ini'ii pivstp;mod for a week
in order t<? give tho farmers .>1' the
county more time to gel their farm
work well under way. heing badly ne
liiml on account ot the hni'i; pcri.xl of
w <?! w cat hot*.
At Tho Majestic Toiimrrow l?oitg!as
Kairhae.k>. tho man with the silly
-mile in "American . Ari?doeraiy"
Some Women and .\voiey.
Ono of the chief comsc ? of Jlnanclal
prewbtire in modem life is the iiiiluro
of some girls and women *o realize
that money does not fall like the dew.
p?ntly from heaven, ^iother's Maga
zine.
Notice of Opening of Books of
Subscription.
\othe i> horol.\ given that I k- ?'l
^ul'-criptioii I ? the capital r..-ok of
Camden Hiding and I>riving *-1 ? will
ho o|N'iiis| on Monday, April .I'll.
:if twelve o'clock at the odice ot Kirk
iaiiiI iV Kirklatid on l??*Kalh NtriK't.
Canidon. S. : the proj>.^e.l c..?|Hira
ti.Mi will haxe a capital sf.x^k >1
ooii.oo di\ided into two htunlr.il and
tift.v (L'.'rOi -har-'S of the jiitr \ e no of
$1 mI.IK) each and will he cinpoweied to
own. construct,, ojiorato and iiiaintain
grounds, track-, courses for riding, driv
ing. trotting. |M>hi. golf and all outdoor
?.ports and athletic cxereis?.*s. and to for
ward and encourage such ohjer's Hys
conducting fairs, shows and ??".hihits; i
to intrctuix'. own. -h*11. loam*. mort'^Mffi-. !
cultivate, improve and otiK'rwise deal j
in all such real estate a.*; may he
requisite or useful for tho aforesaid I
pur)Ntses; to coiwtmet, erect, maintain j
:md_?MN'rato elnh houses, grand-tnnds, ?
-taldo-. and all desirable appnrten- (
ancos. and to charge admission there- j
to and rent therefor: to do. jK-rfonn. |
construct, operatv and maintnli' all:
things necessary. ii>nvenient or reijul- !
site to the pur|?ose or purposes herein |
si-t forth l
.John it. Todd.
1 loraiv White.
Henry Savage.
I ,i 11 iih*n. S April r?th 1917.
EXCTR8ION RATES
\ in Southern Railway System Froa*
Camden, S. C.
Atlanta, <?a., S.4t.
A ?mint Intfjn.itioiiHI Association ?f
ry <"luh?: rickets 011 sale .June I
].*?. n; jiml IT wltli tlnal limit Jnae \
jr. i?n7. j
New (h-leans, Ij?.,
A.ruimi Southern Haptist Convention ?
: k?? j mm vjif. Mn v 11 to ltt inclusive
rrtih tinal limit returning May HI, j
l!')7 Limit nuiy lie extended natil
June I.". 1.r J^[K>sitins ticket and pa; ? |
? on! ?r frc of .V1.1HI
Washington, I). ('. $!>.?#.
A.. wHiit Vational Society Daughter*!
ef 1 be American devolution: tl?*ke.f-t
? n v.i> April 1i? fn 1 *1 Trirh linul limit
April *V> I'll7
Washington. 1). C. $10.25.
Ai? ?'unt JTtli Annual Reunion lail*! i
< *onfedera tf VrtTiins mid 22nd Annual,
Weuni"u Smi* of Veterans: tickets #n I
?nle June J to 7 inclusive with tinal 1
i'li n i t refuruint' June Jl. 1U17: exten
?ion until Julr ?'? hy de|>oMt ing tirkef
mix! payment of fee of .TO cents.
Proportionately reduced fares from
? tlior pointy <'all on lo< al Agents for
further information or addre?*e S H. j
M' I *jh 1? P A . Columbia. S C
THF
1 OIL
SHORT CROPS OF FOOD PRODUCTS, COUPLED WITH iNCREASED CON
SUMPTION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, CALLS FOR AN INCREASED PRO.
DUCTIO.N OF HAY, CEREALS, VEGETABLES, MEATS. FOWLS, BUTTER
EGGS, FRUITS, ETC.
AMERICANS MUST MAKE EXTRA EFFORTS TO FEED NOT ONLY
THEMSELVES, BUT ASSIST IN FEEDING THE WORLD. THERE IS DANGER
THAT A FAMINE MAY PREVAIL IN PARTS OF THE WORLD..
LET THE PEOPLE ELIMINATE, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, ALL WASTE OF
FOOD STUFFS, AND WHEREVER PRACTICABLE PLANT ACRES AND SMALL
PATCHES OF CEREALS, VEGETABLES AND FRUITS, AND GIVE CLOSER AT
TENTION TO THE PRODUCTION OF FOWLS, EGGS, MILK, BUTTER, MEATS
ETC.
FOOD WILL BE SCARCE, AND CORRESPONDINGLY HIGH, BY REASON
OF THE WORLD'S DEMANDS.
A WORLD SCARCITY
OF FOOD-STUFFS
And The Lesson For The
South.
Whether there 1m* war ??r |>eace he
tuit'ii this country and (rermauy
whether Wiir he continued in Kurope
for another year or two. or whether
l?ca<"e should come. tltc demand for
t'on.KtlifTs will exceed tlu* supply. l>oth
In this country ami abroad. The* short -
nRo in the world's food crops last year,
taken in connection with conditions
??n*af?sl b\ tlu* war. brings us nearer to
n famine situation in foodsthtYs than
the world has known in this genera
tion. If the crops of this country
-hould, by unfavorable weather condi
tions or hy ;i lessened acreage, he short
iif a full average yield, we would have
almost famine conditions, because we
will go into the next crop pr:ietieally
barren of food su|>plies.
Nothing less than a huniper crop "f
grain will save ih from exorbitantly
liiuh price*. I'oi wheat and corn next
winter, h is important that the whole
country should understand this situa
fion. bui iL is dmiblv important that
lh?' fanners of the South should un
derstand i: and plant the hirvrest acre
;i_:e iii grain which they have ever had
i:j order to save themselves. from hav
ing to j?;ithe highest prices they have
ever paid for their fotwlstuffs.
Kverv business man in the Soiiili
sli ? 11}d do all in his power to urge
upon Southern farmers the planting of
?_'iain and the raising of t'oodstutYs of
all kinds this spring and sununer.
Il is hardly possible to predict what
ma\ happen to cotton. The pri<-??.
judged by the world's demand, ought
to be high. hut in view of the uncer
tainties of conditions here and else
where. ji large cotton crop might prove
a misfortune by forcing prices lielow a
fair profit. (
Tin4 South might raise too big a cot
ton crop for its own prosperity, but it
? iin not raise t<?o big a grain crop nor
too much livestock. Kvery available
aero should l>e put into the raising of
foodstuffs, into grain, into vegetable.,
potatoes, and as much attention as |>os
sible should he given to live stock, and
even to the raising of chickens and to
dairying, for the purpose i,t/ meeting
the home demand for foodstuffs.
It will be almost a crime for any .
Southern farmer not to provide during
the coming spring and summer, for *t!l
of the foJwlstufTs which his family will
need for the next twelve montlis. Any-'
thing short of that would be ignoring
every condition which this country and
the world confronts in the lack of
foodstuffs, and in the certainty of high
Prices- Business men. State govern
ments ami the national government
owe it to the farmers and to the wel
fjire of the country to stress these
l>olnts with all jH?ssibie emphasis. The
South can Itecome independent for
foodstuffs by quick and vigorous action
this spring and summer by its farmers,
and if it fails to do so. it will be
drained of hundreds pf millions of dol
lars for high-priced foodstuffs, which
should have l>een raised at home. And
there will lie f>overty il many homes
when* there should b<* abundance.
Manufacturers Kecord
SHALL THE SOUTH
SUFFER FOR FOOD
Startling Facts Disclosed By
the Imminence of War.
To tin' Committee of Public Safety:
We ou 11 your' attention to the ca
lamity which threatens the south.
In war the problem is one not solely
of men and munitions, hut of fo'*l
supply. The south can furnish men.
and to a certain extent, munitions, but
in the matter of f<KMl supply we are
helpless, unless there is a neavy in
crease of food i*roj>s at once. We do
riot oven feed ourselves, as mattery
now stand, we are fed from the hhg
pens and the stiK'k farms and tilt*
granaries of the west. Many people in
the south have felt it necessary to
deny this or gloss it over. This may
l>c all very well In times of peace, but
when this war comes the truth will be
exposed. We will be face to face with
absolute want. Not only will we be un
able to furnish food for the armies, but
wo will I*' unable to feed our people
at Inane. We will become a burden
upon the nation, because the nation
will find it necessary to supply us with
? omething to eat.
It has bi?Mij estimated that
imio of foodstnil's. including animal
products, are brought into the south
each year in addition to what we our
selvos "produce. When all this food is
needed for the armies and for the
civilian population in other sections of
the country, to say nothing of the ex
ports to Europe. how are we to be
fed? There is but one answer to this
<|uestion : We must take immediate
-tops to produce upon our own farms
something that will s.upi>ort man and
bea>t or we shall suffer. This issue
can Ik- avoided no longer. We must
face if nml face it at once.
Kver> well-informed man knows that
f04nI scarce the world over, and food
crops under these conditions are sure
to bring high prices. Corn is selling i\t
the highest price ever .known in the
history of this country.
A man in position to know predicts
that no wheat will l?e available in this
country by .Inly 1 for any puriwse
whatever. It will be well nigh criminal
for our farmers, and for the men who
control the great plantations, and lor
the U'lukers who finance these men. and
for the merchants who have been ac
customed to supply them, to follow out
their present plans and_ put every
available acre in cotton. Our grain
crr.ps were practically destroyed by the
cold a few months ago.
It is understood that faripers have
determine! to plant all their oat ami
wheat land in cotton. Every means
should be exerted to. prevent this. The
big farmer and the little farmer
throughout the south augl)i to be
shown that it. is his patriotic duty-to
grow sutllcient foodstuffs U|m>ii his
farm, not only to (*ee<! Fiis' own family
and his own hands,' T>1ir,T<V~*sive some
assistance at least to the government
in taking care <rf the men iif the army
and tlw navy., 1^1 it nob 4?<$,said that
in these critical tjmes youth has
become a burden ui>on the nation, is
unable to sustain itself and unable to
be of any service fo tlie ptuintry.
UesjMM-tfulIy 'submitted? "
H. P. MeOord, Chairman. A. M. Sotile.
.1. T. Holleman, -A." MeCord, J. K.
Orr. Lee Aslicraft, H. (i. Hastings.
J. N. Hari>er, 1$. 1L <ir?over, Assist
ant Commissioner of' Agriculture,
Committee on Pood Supply.
Atlanta, (hi.. March tfl, 11)17.
Depend On Us to Help Any Way We Can.
Bank of Camden
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First National Bank
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