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CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1919.
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ACRBAOK REDUCTION >
p<-,u??pa5? *"?r Tq ' Bej
' Waged Through State.
J# Keb. 13.? Representative
fr^w every t^tfcn <rf Houth
assembled in <jo?vontion here
adopted resolution* Hlerfglag a
stlo holding movement for a price
jrty.flre rents ? P?und tor cotU>n>
Middling, approved a 88 1-8 per
; auction in the acreage throughout
0B belt and urged a curtailment
uw of commercial fertilised. The
provide that farmer* plwnt
or kfl? t4! the horse need
'red#* their acreage.
, invention formed what l? known
L t Soutb Carolina Cotton Associu
Md a campaign for pledge* will
ad throughout the ?tate, to which
ai,n the assistance of the press is
Fanners, both whiten and ne
will be asked to sign pledge carda
L themselves to reduce their acreage
; per cent and the use . of ' com*
I fortili*ersvBO per cent. These
c.rd? will be filed with the Coin
er of AgricujMtfe. . The Cover*
j -appoint *^eteerinr ? eommitte*
,u to take charge of the campaign.
iBtiv Were probably between three
|7our hundred of the leading fnrmera
I state at the meeting* representing
county in the Htate. The gathering
^ jwponao to the call of, Gpver
t Cooper, Commissioner of Agriculture
i- and others that_a jplan might
onniilated to help the present cotton
i tjon and to stabillae the cotton ma?
J. R. Ciaffey, of Orangeburg, pre
gt the convention today. Ad
?j;"We*e made by Governor Cooper,
(m'rnor Manning anud Commission
! Agriculture Harris.
afternoon the members of the |
tion went -to the hall of the House
fBepresentativos where they heard an
by W. P. G. Harding, gover*
the Federal Reserve Board,
fe "resolutions urg*? Governor Cooper
ue a proclamation designating Feb?|
22 as "Reduction Pledge j Day"
ghout the State ; that day to be ]
is getting pledges from the far*
to reduce their acreage and their
f commercial fertilisers, The gflV
iikenjise will-' call on the Execu
i of other States to take like action
I to request them to hoTi mass meet
kin their States similar to the one
here today. For the purpose of
log a Statewide campaign , to put
elect the purposes set out in the
on Governor Cooper I la asked to
at a committee of six, two banker#,
business men, two farmer*, to act
^jtetting committer.
College and its coordinating
*bes are called upon to assist this
rand the President of the State
trs* Union is called upon officially
everything in his power to enako
movement a success. He Is rcjiueet
to communjcate with the farmers4
m of all other cotton States and to
upon them the importance of
Dulating Hke plans. B. Harris, Com
toner of Agriculture is>asked to com
calte wMh the G^tomisskroers of
ilture of the^rjfHer States agd rer
them to call mass meetings and
irt a holding and a reduction of
?fe and fertilizer movements. GOver
Oooper and Commissioner Harris
requested to- ask the assistance of
tNitlonal Department of* Agriculture
the movement throughout the cotton
tfcytneans of its agents and -onannela
hlicity. W. G. Smith, State Ware*
Commipaioner, likewise i; request
eommnniea^^ith ry borate corny,
"wrs in the cotton States and get
interested in the reduction move
? Chambers of Commerce are re*
Pfto Join the ctmpiffn. >
B Copies of the resolution^ will be sent]
irions organiaatidne 1? the cotton
by the Stht* CommlsstonejLJpl
ESTturr The resolution*, which are
lennthy, conclude with;
federal reserve banks of Rich
ind Atlanta assist the movement.
^ 8tate central committee t wblcb
? hate charge of tbe financing and
B^Wnda of thi? movement ' to reach
farmer in ^the State ia composed
Mows: W. W. Long, Clem son Col
T. Macitey, Camden; W. 0?|
Barnwell ; J. H. Claffey, Orange
; J. P. Wnnnnmaker, S*? Matthews;
McT?eod, Charleston ; T. Q- Mc-1
< Biahopvill#; T. J. Uritt, McCor
^ W*| counter "CdmmHteeB Hn^
mm,
oom m 1 tteeaJJMre alio appointed.
*-ru^y prominent fifrnwrs have
?WntM by OoternoT Cooper to attcn<L
Orlean* conferencce,
tftt of the renoRitiona following
^ l^wwfble reads: - ,
he it Rewlveiihtb"* nnU***
Son and acW?"1ir^
^WeresU of the South ia aJ>?olute
***nry t a avert the calamity now
* o? commercial life; that ?e*
*?rtttnitic plana ahould be pnt
in every aeeflon of the cotton
belt. I' irst : The systematic holding o(
cotton uow on hand until It reaches thir
ty iiw n>nu basis middling. Second:
S>*tcmstic plana for 83 141 per cent re
duction of wtbou acreage throughout
the belt. However, any man planting
five awe* or lew to theborse to make
no reduction ; six-seven acres reduce \>ne
acre to the hob* : eight-nine acre# re
duce two acres to the horee; ten-eleven
t*p*lve-tblrtccu here# reduce three acres;
fourteen reduce acree ; fifteen-sixteeu re
duce five acres; aeventeen-eighteen re
duce aix. Under no circumstance* will
any farmer plant more than twelve acres
t<? the hm-se. Third systematic plane
for reductiou in the uae of commercial
fertilisers, f ?. ;r . ; : - '$?
"We recommend that the present Con
gress of the ITuited State* enact the
Kmith bill covering the character of cot
ton deliverable upon cotton exchangee
and amend 90 as to includc tinges of
aame grade. We ask that the Governor
of this State communicate immediately
with.tfmr Senators and Representatives,
informing them 0 1 this ? action."
In the following section* the backers
arc called upon to secure 'evidence of
acreage reduction before thoy honor loans.
"pe ijt further resolved, That the bank
ers of the State are hereby earnestly re
quested to scrutinise all applications for
loans exti^mely close, only granting
loans under existing conditions on, e*?
sentiinl*. and on any application for
loans for oporating farms on which there
is no proof of reduction of one-third
iu cotton acreage, said- application -~te
considered as non-essential and not
to' be granted.
I'll* it further resolved, That the
bankers be and are hereby earnestly, re
quested to use their every effort to as
wlet in carrying into effect , pUns for
the ml net Ion of coiwn acreage oue-third
in the entire Htate.
"He it further reeolve<). That ill* of
ficials \>f the Houth Carolina Hankers*
[ Aaaociatlon are hereby earnestly request*
ed to at once communicate with the
official* of similar associations In each
of the cotton growing States and
neatly request that tyey adopt the tame
nlau and ouly grant loan* where there
iw proof of reduction of one-third in tha
cotton acreage, and further request that
these aaaociatioua at once meet With the
other bodice in their Htate* to form ayf
tematic plana for carrying iuto effect
and force said plana for reduction."?
. Huge Mortgage Placed on "Record.
A three million dollar mortgage la be
ing placed on record at the Court Booaa
hebe thia week filed by the Carolina
Power and Light Co., Yadkin Hirer
Power Company and the Palmetto Pow
er and Light Co. to tha Iiankera Trust
Co., of New York, trustee. The big
document represents 67 printed pagoa
Of letter trise and will require a good
deal of time and work to bo transcribe
on the record books in the Clerk's office,
A similar mortgage- 1* being fflad in the
Clerk's office in the eountJea of Lee,
Darlington, Florence and Cberaw and
wherever these power Hnea operate. \
Gave a Birthday Party.
Little Charlotte Mac Shaw, daughter
of Mr. sand' Mrs. L. C. Shaw entertained
eleven of her little girl friends at a
tdon being her eleventh birthday anni
versary, The dining room Waa deoorat
ed i? red, white and blue and each little
ffrteat was served dainty refr^hmento.
The evening was spent in enjoying games
?K?ar to a childish heart.
WO MBN 8ADU HURT 1
0?? elldslsd Auto Co, Otraft B?Hy
VV WmM by
The gurug* workshop of the Consoli
dated Aato C/ompany was the ncene of ?
disastrotts explosion last Saturday after
txH>n about 4:90 o'elovk when a carbide
generator to a welding outfit exploded.
X* A. Hnynt>H and Jtanv.ee Griff*. me
chanics in the ehop, were Very werioUe
ly injured. Hayaee and Griggs^ were
working on the generator making con
nections preparatory to welding and in
*ome wgy overcharged It. :'tl? eecap
ing gas Ailed the ehop and frag ignited*
presumably, when the fum.es reached a
heating sstove. The generator, together
with other material, wae scattered all
over the building and the force of the
explosion lifted the roof on the rear end,
ripping the tin in several places, smash
tog two large plate giasaep in the front
find touring out every window frame and
glass in the rear. . N
Tho-e*plo?ion wa* felt for ntare than
? block and buildinga- in r^he vicinity
of the acddeni were shaken considerate
I Mr. Haines was badly injured. His
aim wan badly mangled and his side
hurt by the explosion. Mr. Griggs was
badly bttrned about the face and eyiw
, hut fortunately it is said he will not
| lose the' sight of his eyes. Both med
were taken to the Oamden Hospital a
few minutes after the aoddent On Mon
day ;jfa, Haines* mm- wag amputated
nod though weak from the \ohb of blood
?t '? W*.
The itear wail of the building was
blown out of line several inches. No
A 1 AM tlilli lrfnd o'
' Ai(
vM?
( 'mupany estimates his loe* ?t about
*MK>. ,.v The pint? flaw iu the; front of
the building *11 fully covered b y In*
sursnce and will be replaced.
Ptfretaeed Creeby's Plaee.
?' Mr. Joe Ceoeby, bother of th.e, Ute
Geo. W. CroWby ban been in Camden
during the past week to administer upon
Mt brothers estate. The eetate consists
??f several residences and butldlnf lots
In the southern part of the city and also
the Main Street soda fountain and bU
| Hard parlor; The latter fixtures were
sold this week to B. L. Moseley and
Qo., wbo will conduct the bthdness In
the Mime stand. The elder partner in the
business is Mr. J. M. Moseley, who
has been residing at Ooala, Florida, for
several years, but who has sold out his
Interests in that etate snd for some lime
has l?een staying with hie brother Mr.
Oeorge W. Moeeley of the Beulah section.
The younger, Moseley, who will fcare
charge has recently been discharged itrom
tho army. V 'T;
Mr. Joe Crosby had not been in Cam
den lor twenty-one years. He la ' now
reeidhig in Chioago where he is. engaged
In insurance lines. Re returnd to Chi*
ca?o Monday.
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>Mr. Burns Injure*
While riding a horse on Mill Street
!Swt Saturday afternoon Mr. Jas. H.
Burns was throwin violently to the ground
by the animal and sustained painful in
juries. His cellar bone wss broken and
his , shoulder barfly braised, v Hie friend*
at* glad to see bin on the trseet* wain.
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No Rural Mall Tomorrow.
? Next Saturday being Washington*!
birthday and a legal holiday the rural
mail carriers will not make their ac
customed trip over their ' routes.
The South is now hi a. position which might bfe culled "cotton
poor ; that is to say, it has large stocks of cotton on hand costing
considerably more than present market values to produce and for which
atVjtaW fc *e?togly no demand except at these sacrifice prices. -Although
there are sound fundamental renins why cotton should not be as iow
jsthej present market quotation* yet in order to. be. in on the safe
side It !? good policy not to raise the usual crop of cotton in 1919? ~
then the world will be sure to take the Obtton it can get and pay
"8S "111"* it. Do not flood
J"'"'!,,'' "'fb morJj,'hn" ?hc market will absorb. Any manufae
hrtat^'naml^l. t0lj nr?l"oIlo"m %a0?fr'"d?r<.thmanu
?^???JiiiMatti f, r''-rii"V m ti
. , 222? knows: that small crop years yield mere money. ' In
ividual cases be might not be so, because one farmer or one section
of the farming country or even a whole State might hrfve a ruinously
,* W? eve?k 4he*/ wou,d ha? to wh?? mow fe?
tunote individuals in other sections would benefit But as a general
rule when a crop ^ Is ehort everybody makes more money. It is easy
^? ?^tt0nvatf $1CL.a bal* w,n yield m*r* net profit
than twenty bales ot $ifi a bale. The total v*Iue is the same, but
ti? twice for twenty y
th? cost
Ww'^y^ :-mS? iiPiifiM? ?
cqjrt to raise." It 'is time for the Bout
business *at .a loss. In Any other line of h?'
finds that he
is good busint
when yo*? a**
ing money he quits and
farmers to quit doing
r when the manager
uomcthing else.
IKS
ri 3 BSw
common seuee t6 cut down your c^ttpn acreage
moivey on what gou made the year before.
Don't Put All Your Eggs' in One Basket
By cutting down your cotton acreage you need not reduce your
land tinder cultivation. A farmer's business is to farm, and every
y acre be can makp productive adds that much more tp the wfalth of
~ the world. . But a farmer's busin ess is also/ a business and he sho#)d
not run it at a loss. Many people never, realise that the Average cotton
farmer's situation is something like this: He borrows money, pays
rent and either gives his own labor and that of hi# family pr hires
? labor to work enough land that will produce say ten bales or cotton.
J IVunlly by the end of -the season either through bad weather condi
tions or because of boll weevil' activity, or because of rainy weather
during the picking season, or a scarcity of cotton pickers, his ten
bales are reduced to eight bales. Now taking 80 cents a pound as
the market price for cotton, we find that of this eight bales four bales
will be, good enough grade to bring the full market price of 30 cents
a pound, or a^total of c$C00. Th* other four bales, because of bad
weather during picking ojr carelessness of pickers, or vnrious other rea*
rrJCM^Thifht average say 18 cents a tound, $00 a bale, o* $800 for
four bales, or a total of $000 for his Whole year's crop. This farmer
started out to make ten Bales of cotton worth $1,500. Yet bis gam
income dwindled down to $960. The Southern farmer* are certainly
entitled to at least 30 cents, a pound for their cotton under present
conditions, and they should get it.
Diversification of crops is a common eepse policy for a farmer..
If your cotton crop goes wrong, you have ybiir corn, your cattle, your
hogs, or other crops. During 1019 you will .make more money by
-ratting your usual cotton {.-acreage and putting mote land Mo feed ^
and food crops. Pla^ corn. Feed It to the bogs, if necessary. The
minimum base price of $17.60 per hundred pounds, Chicago basis/ as '
established by tJ. S. Food Administration for bogs, win probably re
main in effect several month*. Even v when this price restrtction Is
removed there will be money in hog*. Europe it short of fats, and
it will be a long while bfefore pork gets ^o cluap as to be unprofitable *
t'' Europe n?*d? Job*,:- -gprope Is not In j| position to W:
hftr Crop in 1919, <* eVefi BMtt T?Rv AMeH<fg must help f??f%
m {B01net ,"d In feedstuff* and foodstuffs, then you /
will be helping to both feed and cloths the world and make a res
sonable profit for yourself.
Hold The Cotton You Now Have onTHand
Every veil posted cotton man knows that eottoft costs more to
produce than the present market quotation. Some authorities state that
the 1918 cotton crop would be cheap at 85 cento. However this may
be, the holders of apot cotton should hold their cotton nntil the de
mand for it will enable them to get back at least the greater part of
th^ production, cost England has /list lifted the embargo on cotton
yrahce an iTpnJTfirarn^ to -thr-*h -Th*r -ocrnn-f rmght- W
just *>een reduced and the export demand will develop immedlatelv It
is expected that the Peace Treaty1 will be afenfel soon? aa eariv as
th. flrrt p.rt Mnrch. Thl, being the ca*. the
nations will be in the market for largo supplies of cotton. American
grain* #>ltTdwnhu> ?$J o*d*kvef. ?i* <*>tton will sever
S?th will (, ot go back to tho condlHn.n # never *kould, becauee the
'or ceneraflona. Ita younir men a n?J ?conon>le *1 a very that baa
gL*> t? the^dtj- ?nl?a faJm iffe"|? "? "0?*n.rl" 1?? tba fam
worn. This will not hanrvtn iinl?? ' *i ?4 ? ?ttriCtire enourh' ' f/? hnlrl
?-Worthy jaborer is pkid the Mi* h?
spinners pay you at lea.t what it co^to itoSieJ0"00 "d ,et **?? /
How Bankers, Merchants, Cotton Men, Farmers and
Business Men Can Help the South Stay Prosperous
s is ??<*
tt. 1918 cotton and plantio* 1cm in 191fl ff ufljL
'or ? "tto,
A few dollars *>,nt In poMlcltywIH .,?
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South. We want the moral fupport of
J* paid?_lfoT b^pubHc-t^rited , Wn^
rr. . _rJ. ... ,? 'r-'t " ? 'x y J,,
fpK* million b?l? crop ?e*?pq,Ql ? T - ? - - r... ,^.
Sonthern farmer only $810,000,000, wlwrwu. ^Dion nine
hundred tbniigaftWi cro* Af theJ^wog^e^S^rought * total
of $1,607, 000, 000~43ecwUry H?*Ur'a figvrtt.
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eotton market M ft
We would advise ?11 producing latere not to use the future
against ?plt cotton fceqniM in the prcnent]
tile oontraet market it to not I legitimate hedged/
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1 Natchez, Mi-. THIS SPACE DONATED BY
JUt?.d the Meeting to be Held at Court Hsu* fa Camden Fnday, F
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KICKSHAW NKW8 NOTKH
(ntorMtlnit Happening* d?tfc?n4 HffP
The Hra ?! That IW A,
Mian Zelene Sullivan, who was called
to her home ft Mountvllle, about te?i ??
daya ago on account of aicfelie* ll & f
home, li ms tendered her resignation aa
teacher in the Kerebaw Graded School.
The members o f the Kerebaw Presby
terian Church care their pastor
b. & Qreen"* pleasant and liberal :
pounding iast Friday nlfht, such a* doe*
the heart of a preacher good -
; We regret^ very much to note dUt ,r
Saturday morning w4th paralysis of the !
l?ft side and la now confined to be*
hid. Mrs. JEOvana h*s many friend# who
will ^iope for her recovery;v|t \ , ?%'.<
Mrs. Laura Evana and her charming
lit.Uf daughter, Mtss Biddle Evans, of ,
Monroe, spent last wcdt end in Ker- ;???:
| *haw at the home of Dr. and Mr*. E.
0. liraaington, having come down to -
visit Mrs, Euan's mother-in-law, Mrs.
M. F, Evans >
Mr*. Nettle P. Farmer, wife of Minor
Farmer, who Uvea on W. O, Adam's
place near Kershaw, died at their home
early Tuesday morning 1 tth^inst.T if t*T~*~"
being ill about two weeks and was
buried at Pleasant Plaina Church Tuee
[day evening, the funeral service being
conducted by Rev. J. M. Neal. Mrs.
Farmer waa about 2# years of age andTT
ltf* h?r hu*4>and and two sons, aged
R a*d 10 years, surviving.
, Miss Harriett Shaw, aged 12 yeara,
I a daughter of m late Mr. and Mrs.
O. B. Shaw, died Monday F?bruftr*
of In^iensa, ind was burled At Mt. "
Piajtah Ohnfch the following day.
, ??""!? w'e!rtrd,M'
birthday Saturday' ?wlth a large crowd
of relatives and friends present. He
received a number of nice presents, which
he highly appreciated. After the dip-'
. ner vra? Served a service was conducted
I by Rev, W. P. Qleitofi, of Iteath Spring
Ajl of Mr. Ballard's children and hla ;
litne grandaon, James Elma, were pres
m. .
Mr,. C. O. ma**,, who .pent ?
couple of week* In Kershaw visiting
!her. mhther, Mrs. Hattle Truesdale, left
last Friday to^return to her home in $
Mr.. Victoria Gardner, o, Tllle -
burn, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, visited the
0Mhfl%otxm
hh. m -Jam McDoweii#h?
I Flat Rock community celebrated their
goMen wedding Tuesday evening of last
I week at the hom^ of their ion, ;K ;??,:!
McDowell, whose home adjoins theirs.
Friends and relatives to the number ol
about one hundred and fifty" came to
extend congratulations and oay their
| respect to this esteemed couple, whose
,^uiltlaientury of: married* life and strug
| rIo ^Ketlpbllnds ttom-atiljVjrsrt
served and In the en joymept of health
'ind activity: Among the guests were
Mrs. Bailie Rollings, OH* of the { brides|
maids at tfc^ marriage of Mr. and Mrs.
McDowell. and W.M.f Miller, \yly> acted
as Mr, McDowell'? best man, both of
Jefferson. The guests came from Cam
den, Kersha#, Jefferson, and nearby
communities. The spacious and com
fortable home w?? appropriately ? deco
ra tod. the color scheme in the fr
parlor being gold and green ; iu
I dining room green and white, and the
decorations were of Southern emilax and
ivy. Mr. and Mrs. McDowell occupied
seat*' under an arch In the parlor, where
Ppy ' received the s
their friends and relatives. The "guests
at t|ie froot dm hy Mrs^
Bf*.7 McDowall, Mrs4/ T^. B. Truesdel
m M1ss .Kate McDowell. Miss Annla
>fcI)owell receiving at ?he dining room
door and Misses vEunic?;pjauthenf Ida
Young and-; ?Mamie Anthony served In
teicMiSi ^ro?ing< Miss AJ^PiA :iCauthea
and Herbert Young presided at the punch
bowrin th<^?ear hall, Mrs, W.
McDowell was In charge of al_
ments W(th her usual sfllciency.> The
and varied gl'ft?T appro prftte g
the occasion, were displayed In the dln
iug. room and attrkcted the, interest of
quests throughout the evening. It wa*
a most plessant occasion and 'was en
joyed by all present,
i ?figiiiBiaMlilMiff
vm vwm
daught^?kp %
the m<**? of Mr.
Waiter KlnfT formerly Imt
nqw Of Klngifcf** She WU Ato 'K*
mother of Mr/ linwooS Kin*, of SurqS
the lite Heletod Kin*;
Urfe family connection in thi*/?jB
joining oonntle*. The