Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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nil* ^oar iSfkuie /tyney Keep i-frtfiens V always acta. to Lfc* and grow Some men find their daily work a "grind." That is because they spend all they make and are constant ly worried tor fear they will be "fired." The man who puts part of his earnings into the bank regularly, is happy and does better work because he is free from worry. Come in and open your bank account today. ? YOU WILL RECEIVE 4 PER CENT INTEREST, The First National Bank OF CAMDEN, S. C Attention ! Want all" the farmers to know that we have as our agents in Cam den and surrounding territory Baruch-Nettles Co. who will be glad to have you give them a call and a chance at your seed, whether in wagon load lots or car lot. We will al- , ways pay the highest mar ket price. Scales and Warehouse in Rear of Their Store Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. PHONE 22 350 Acres For Sale ON WASHINGTON-ATLANTA HIGHWAY Four Miles East of Camden; two ten ant houses and good barn. Never fail ,ng branch and springs. C. C. Coster, 1713 Fair Street, Camden, S. C. CAMPAIGN IS ON rnpr? t b I COTTON A3C.0C5AT1ON NEEDS SUPPORT OF MEN OF EVERY CALLING IN THE SOUTH. GREAT OBJEGTiVE IS PLANNED fk? Prloa of Cotton for Last Sixty Ysar? Based on Slave Lal>or and Product Sold Qelow Coat. Columbia.? An intensive campaign will be conducted in every county In South camli ia dui iiiy the next (our ikeeks to enfoll as members of the Setttfi Carolina Division ol the Amer ican Cotton Association every farmer, merchant, banker and professional maa who has not yet affiliated him self with the or>;an 'sfctlon. t The eentral committee of the South Carolina division has Issued an ap peal to Join the association. Thousands of farmers, taerch^ijts and bankers and professional nun of the state have already Jolnod the association, the statement says,' but there are many who have not > >t done so aud it is desired to socu.'o membership applications from all who have not. The American Cotton Association It being organised In every nt-ito In the belt, the statement nay.*. North Carolina expects to enroll one hun dred thousand mombera. Georgia ex erts ove^ 100,00ft member:-.. Every \ e in the cotton belt is. being thor oughly, organized. Means Much to Farmers. The statement tells of the plans of h?> association to fcroo ft h pi'ur price *or cotton. The -..s sr.-'ation plans to take care of *\i ktre -.s cotton" so that it will not flood the market in the first months of the fall. It ;)lans To establish warehouses in ov^fv s^o i. kin of the belt in which tho f .u mors may store their cotton. It plans to seart agents to foreign countries and arrange for the direct sale of c< tton abroad, thus eliminating the middle man and the garabier. Price Based on Slave Labor. "The price 6f cotton," says the statement, "for the Inst sixty ) iars has been based on slave labor, and has always been below the cosf of production, "Consequently, the producer, large ly, has llvrd on tho basis of laborer's, wages, and not on that of legitimate nroflt from supplying an essential raw material. "IjOW priced cotton has kept farm ers and their f. --allies In slavery, their ? children out of school because they must work In the cotton field, has meant bad roads and undeveloped nat ural resources. "The only way the farmer Has known to meet his problem was to make fnore low-pr'ced material; vol ume has helped him at times to eke out an existence, without It he it for ever In debt. "The debtor farmer is today still In the majority. His children, from 6 to 16 years old, are usually out of school, barefooted and at work chop ping ootton In the fields. "The injustice, the unfairness of It itries aloud for remedy.. "The American Cotton Aseoclation is the remedy. "With cotton- producera. business and professional men, merchants, hankers ? All the South? (aligned in their own interests, it will be easy to apply it. and. with your assistance, we are going to apply it. Producers entitled to Good Living. "The Amerlcaa Cotton Association, without organisation, through various agencies, ha* already sarod the cot ton prodnoers of the South $500, 000, 000 ? half a billion dollars. "But even that saving did not carry them across the divide betwes? profit and a loss. "Tt was but a beginning, the pro ducer Is entitled to a profit over and above his actnal cost, and must have It. "He is entitled to a good comfort able home; to. decent <\nd respectable living conditions; to more than a cheap calico dress for his wife; to a reasonable schooling for his children. Justice cries aloud for It. Prosperity demands It. "The same facilities, the same op portunltles. yes. even the same luxu ries. Just as rightly belong to the pro ducer of material? as they do to the man who spins it into yam and makes it into cloth; or to him who *sells the finished product to the con sumer "When the producer is enabled to enjoy better living conditions, our state and section will prosper as they have never prospered before Tt is the purpose of the American Cotton Association to see that these rights are given ? are restored to the producer. "How? Through his own organiza tion and the assistance of the busi ness men of the south. | *TEvery business and professional I man in South Carolina, every banker, every merchant, is vitally interested In the succeee of the producer "Do you remember back In 1892 to 18*4 when cotton went down to Ac ? pound? MCertvfnly you recall 1914. when declared nd th? quick Arop 16 to "Likewise, you will recall how diffi cult it w?t for you? 'banker, merchant, doctor, dentist, whatever you tnay be ? to make both ends meet. (low your living problem grew to proportions ^hich made solution seem impossibly, There were those among j ou who did not know kow they oould m?ef the grocery bill. "So, your own future, your o#a success. your mo?t vital interests are wrapped up in the well boirs of ihe cotton producer. . Ah he succeeds, so in. large degree is your success measured. "It In up to you. It Is your duty if for personal and selfish reasons aloi^a, to Join the American Cotton Associa tion, and lend whet assistance yo# can to that organisation which pr<v poses Jto emancipste the cotton pro ducer, to emancipate you, tp emmicl pate the business South. "The opportunity for that ->m*nel pation is at hand In the plans, of this association. "The American Cotton association proposes to bring commercial free dom to all the South; to ho "h ingt rural conditions that the farm will both attract and holid the white man. It proposes to have represents* tiven in every cotton consuming coun try to keep you posted concerning supply and demand. "It will furnish advance informa tion of the % wbrld's cotton needs, so that planting may be made to accord with them. "It will tell its members of suoply and demand at all seasons; of.^op conditions; of the cost of manufac turing; of the market prices cot ton products, in fact, all information which 1h necessary to suable the smallest plsnter to conduct his opera tions on a purely business basis. Through its publicity department, and. as soon as possible, a weekly newspaper free from politics, it will keep both producer and consumer fully Informed ubout cotton, its pro* dilution, distribution, manufacture and fair prices for material as well as for finished products. Soil improvement, seed improve ment. live Htork improvement, those and many other constructive functions will constitute the great work of the American Cotton Association Plans to Aid "Distressed" Cotton. "The American Cotton Association does not propose to stop there. "It contemplates taking steps through the organization of a Domes tic Financing Corporation, to insure the success of its nurposes. It be the *?irpose of the asso elation to assist in financing "dis .tressed cotton and to prevent its accumulation on a market unable promptly to absorb it. a condition which practically every fall results in a price depreciation far below the cost of production. "In carrying out this purpose, the association , will have the direct as sistance of the Federal Reserve Bank* ing System, and the influential aid of some of the most prominent finan ciers In the United States. "It will likewise assist In bringing to its aid advantageously owned and controlled warehouses In i every cot ton-growing state. "In these the producer will be abl* to store his eotton at a minimum cost, where It will be safe from any pernicious control; and he will re ceive a uniform warehouse certificate Acceptable as collateral at sny bank. "Through this system not only will the producer be properly eared for, but great financial assistance will be furnished to Ui? entire life of the South. "To accomplish these objects there must be not only organization, but funds with wkich to meet essential expenses must be provided. "In order to raise these funds It has been determined, first, to sell a limited number of charter member ships at $100 each, payment of which exempts from all dues until 1123. "Next, the dues have been fixed at 26 cents per bale, baaed oa the 1917 crop, for the producer; 16 cents per $1,000 of capital stock and surplus for the banker or other corporation, and for others, $3.00 per year. ' Every penny of this money will be expended directly for the advant age of the association and its mem bers. The president and other executive officers of the association, are serv ing without remuneration, a labor of love in which their reward will be consciousness of a duty well done. "The big work in hand can only be done through organization, the thing the South hae never before known and understood as we under stand It today. The men of the South know ft now. and they aj-e aroused to action. "They have begun and will finish an organization which, when it speaks, will be heard around the world " Columbia. Oct. t. ? The pasaag* by Congress this week of a bill permit ting national banks to loan 2F> per cent of their capital and surplus to one customer on warahonse receipt* for ootton stored ta warehouses under either state or federal control Is re garded as a great victory for the American Cottoe Association by offi cers of the later. Incidentally, It is claimed by officials of the association that the first suggestion of this change in the banking laws canse In the adoption of a resolution by tha South Carolina ?ottos Association early last spring. Later the ftght was taken ux> by ths A?nlw OoStea As sociation. Cotton Seed I am again in the market for your Cotton Seed. See me before selling. R. L. MOSELEY RUTIEDGE ST. PHONE 18 CAMDEN, S. C. Special Values FOR FAIR WEEK October 27-31 When you come to Columbia for the State Fair don't miss this Special Offering of new fall and winter Coat Suits for Women and Misses. f ? DISTINCTIVE STYLES IN WONDERFUL VARIETY NEW TAILORED SUITS ' With the style exclusiveness that has made this store fahious SPECIALLY PRICED AT in tricotine, broadcloth, chevrona, serge and Duvet de Lpine. HANDSOME SUITS With or without fur trimming . SPECIALLY PRICED AT $55.00 Developed in Silvertone, Tricotine, Tweed, Serge and Duvet de Laine. WE REFUND RAILROAD FARES ON PURCHASES OF $50.00 "(Slje &tnre nf (Eqjurteaua Attention" 1513 Main St. COLUMBIA, S. C.