The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 12, 1920, Image 8
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The Facts of the Telephone
Situation in South Carolina
By J, Eppt Brown, President *
Southern beu/ telephone a telegraph company
Investment, Expense, Revenue
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The year 1?16 witH ih?* yenr In the hjxtory of this Company /The Company earned during that ;mi
iiioiH-y lu the fctJM# "f Souili filroltQI than ever before, or nlnce.
The following flfbrgH sppak for themselves:
Statement of Investment. Ueveuue and Kxpenaes, Htate of Bouth Carolina.
1016 1117 1918 111$
Investment *:< :CH4,0fi9.f?>? $3,628,664.19 $4,202,616.13 $4,667,218.70
UrohH Revenue 967.656. 6H 1.081,173:86 1.234,199.92 1,613.327.87
Total Externum Mi, 887.06 941.963.30 1,173.898.47 1.403.646.73
N? t Revenue 142,788.63 139,120.66 60.308.49 69,682.16
Fe,r cent of net eerolnKH In Investment .. 4.28 3.84 1.43 1.31
ConliMHt that with the p?r cwnt of profit
- ri?rn?*(t tn ymir busJnwt!
This Company has never famed h prof:t
equal to the legal rate of Interest In the
8tate of Houth Carolina, no there were uo
?*' i xcriiH earnings during the past. These fig
uros ?how the actual operations In thin state.
The Investment shown Ik all physical prop
erty, and la what It originally coal thu Com
pany. There Is not one dollar for franchise,
"going value*' or any so-called Intaitglhlo
property.
There Is no question of atocks or bonds or
capitalization of any kind involved. The*e
J*
figured represent the original com! of the
actual physical property of the Company
need b 7 the public of South Carolina, the
actual. expenses Incurred In operating that
property und the gross and net revenue re
( elved nothing more, and nothing le*a.
?4 This property Is worth more than the fig.
lire representing Its original cost. To repro.
?lure this property today would cost not !efs
than 100 per rent more Ihan It orlRinally
cott.
If the Company's net earnings were mean
ured by today's value of the property, they
would not exceed 1 per .cent.
The next advartlaamant will give the facta aa to tha quality of the aorvlco.
PYTHIANS PLAN DRIVE.
Aim lo Mal<*> Thrtr Membership a Total
of One Million
A ( 'out incut- wide drive for member
ship which Jias for its aim to obtain
1M)0, 000 candidates in the next two
years is the announcement of- William
I>adt'w, Supreme Chancellor of the
Order Knights of Pythias. When this
quota of new members has been obtain
ed by the lodges in the. United States
an\l Canada the order will thou have
total membership of 1,000,000 men.
Under a plan outlined by tile Supreme
Ijodge at its recent convention Minn
eapolis. .Minn., a survey wlU be made
in every community In which a lodge
is located and a systematic canvass in
stituted. 'Phe campaign includes an
outline of the Uniform rank t<> attract
the younger men ami to ? c\trlld llic~
benefits of the Insurance Department
as a moans of protection for a man
_w4th a deprndmn family.
Tin* reef nt Supreme Lodge oonveu
lion whs vne of the most' constructive
sessions in the history of the Order.
Win. Ladew, Now Yortk, was elected
Supreme* Chancellor and Ceorge C.
Cabell, Norfolk, Va.. Supreme Vice
Chancellor. The election of William
II. Loom is. .Major General of the Uni
form Hank, was ratified, and steps,
were taken to develop the military
branch of lh?> Order so that attraction
.might be offered the' younger men of
every community.
Among Hie constructive enactments
of the Supreme Lodge are the abolish
ment of the senij-annuttil password and
provisions for an annual password,
abolishing the printed ritual and -sub
r*; t i I n" t i n g fi eipher ritual. I'!?uis were
formed to nationalize the Pythian
Ilom^n and place all homes for aged
Pythlans and orphans of members pow
owned by Grand Domains updl'r con
trol of the Supreme Body. Investiga
tion was also ordered into the feasibili
ty of publishing a national Pythian
magazine. The convention also abol
ished the various form of cards issued
to th?* .membership and provided that
one form of card- be issued.
The Supreme Lodge also authorized
the return of the unexpended balance of
the Pythian War Relief Fund to the
Grand Domains making tie* subscrip
tions. Nearly a quarter of a million
dollars left in this fund raised during
t he war will go back to the Grand
l,odgp?? to be used in flit Iterance of
their plans of development.
Reports made at tie' convention
showed that the Order had made a
km !? Of 80, OOP wn0?*r8 during th* lMt
ya*r, t^ut tfce PytbUn Department wan
making rapid progress among rrturii?4l
soldier*. The k nights of Kboraftsan,
??the playground of th<- Order/' showed
ia ..r nearly hm? per <*tit during
(fyt la.-?t jrtAT UUd M. -w ha* oyer 7r?,?HM>
adherents. ?? '
The Insurance I to pa rtin?-ut mad*' it
tfalii of $5,533,000 t)f insiiranee in
r. .1 . during the first i i?li I months 0#
this yar and <1 a total of
$l<kMMMI.00n of protection for depend
ent* of menders, si nee orgt)ul*utlou tbc
Dcpurtiu0?t has paid nearly $48,000.
t h m i tO widows iind orpliaii.-. of I'ythlan.
(KM Mo widows aitd orphan* of Pythian*.
The drive for membership Jui? for Its
aim IOO.<mm> new members for ?acb
year of the himnial Iciiii,
Woman ami KlfftricKy.
i If sin- wants to go .Starter.
If she is too slow. Booster,
j If s i m < is willing io gu half way.
Met 'i'.
If .she will e<*n?e all ?he way, Re
(!#IV#r,
If she wants to Ko still farther,
Conductor,
If she wauls to go farther still, 1 >i x
pa teller.
Jf she goes up in the all', Condenser.
If she g?'t.s too excited. Controller.
If she Is in the country. Telegrapher.
If she talks too long, Interrupter.
If she fumes apd sputters, Insulator.
if she gossips too mucli. Regulator.
If she becomes upset, Uevorscr.
If she iy wrong, Rectifier.
If she Is cold to you, Heater.
When she Is sulky and will not apeak.
Exciter, .
If she Is a i>oor cook, Discharger.
If she eats too much, Reducer.
If she wants chocolates, Feeder.
If sh sings badly, Tuner.
If her way of thinking Is not yours,
'Converter.
If her dress unhooks, Connector.
If she proves your fears are wrong.
Compensator.
If she wants io he an angel. Trans
former.
?Jf you think she is unfaithful, Detec
tor.
If she is unfaithful, I/ever.
?It. K. K.
The twelve Government hotels in
Washington, hull! for war workers,
have been put under the supervision
of Mrs. Sarah te. Summer. Mrs. Sum
mer was formerly manager ' of the
tourists headquarters in Yellowstone
Park. ?
The war department at Washington
lias still oil file .'{.000 discharge certifi
cates of soldiers who cannot be found.
, ? get pur drag saw prices
.... ...
Wv bavo a hlgli-p?*r<*rt f??t-nuttluf outfit, forced ftx'tf .
?r plant in IjiHlf f<?r Hawing logii to any kngth. iws ,i?. **? uf
H? iniMi l.t vci' ? iMifiol <>f bla<lr wMN- *>ug|tyo is rUUnlflg, *
SKM> KOH KMUNK IVTVUC
St >wltii 4ia*olin<' l')n?lin<s :? to
fl. P i Vovror Saw tUu* ami n?*
Saw*. ah oqotDpWI with ttoiclj
TeOfclvu Magneto.
COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO.,
gjja .QorviM SHrcot,
Columbift^Oti
Starts unci stop* Saw, L?v?r Control
1 WISH TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING
OF A FIRST CLASS
' ' ' v1 .v*. , , ??? ' ' 5^
Plumbing and Heating Shop
At 535 DeKalb Street
Where all work will be promptly attended to.
You are cordially invited to view
our show rooms.
Yours respectfully,
Joseph E. Berkman
Branch of 1715 Blanding St., Columbia, S. C.
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Typesetting Machines.
The first machine to cast type and
remelt >t afterward, thus saving dis
tribution, was invented by Dr. William
(Miurclv ?f Kngland, in 1822. He was
ahead of his time, for it was not till
?twenty years after that the machines
i became generally constructed. James
! H. Y<oung in 1840, made a practical
machine and machines constructed by
j Alden were used in the New York Tr>
j buue office about 1803. Mergenthaier
| was the originator of tin* present form
i??f typesetting machine, the Unotypp.
The SUt in the Coal.
Tlx* slit which fashion decrees in tht
baeK of a liinn's coat has its origin in
the days when the only moans of loco
motion for a ' gentleman was b,v horse
back riding. Tho eoats of that d ay
were very long skirted and it was found
a great convenience to have them slituji
the back so that material would fall <m ' .
both sides, of t)lie saddle. I. ike many of
of our institutions, the fashion has per
sisted long after its utility has gone.
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Legal Itlank? for sal*' at thUs offlcp.
SALE CONTINUES
BY REQUEST OF THE PUBLIC
SALE CONTINUES
Schlosburg's Sale Will Continue
I've been requested by the public, day after day, to please continue the sale, owing
to the fact that my merchandise is much cheaper than the market price, and to show ~
my appreciation, I am going to give them still better bargains, starting this Friday. Below
are price to compare. Remember, H. L. Schlosburg's is the only bargain giver in this
county and the originator of Sales, will endeavor to show the public the secrets of busi
ness. First you must buy right, and last and best "sell right." To your advantage visit
Schlosburg's and see the wonderful bargains await you. Respt. H. L. SCHLOSBURG.
REMEMBER THE PLACE SCHLOSBURG'S, THE ONLY SALE WITHOUT A DOUBT
Special assorted Ladies Coats, Value up to $35 . $15
100 Ladies Sport Coats, lar^e cuffs and collars, value
$2f> $7.85
Lloo doz. men .Jersey Knit Fleece Lined, Gloves $1 value
per pair 48c
i2ou doz. Towels, worth 20c, a wonderful buy ...10c
1 "> doz. Ladies outing* ?o\vn?. value up to Special
." $1.74
1 Bale ">oo Blankets, value $5, while they last, $2.98
Lot No. 1 .Boys Suits, value up to $15, $6.95
.'00 Boys Juvenile Suits, a good value, $1.95
.">00 pieces outing. Heavy Quality. 10c value, all colors
at 25c
A real $6 value, Mens' Black Felt Hats . $3.95
.">()() doz. Ladies Black Silk Hose, worth $1, ? 49c
?"?()(), $3 value Suit Cases, lock and key, Special $1.15
$16.50 Florsheim Shoes, For the man who cares, $9.95
$12 W. L. Douprlas Shoes, for Women, Tan and Black
Kid. $7.95
A Special lot of Ladies Dress Shose, valued from $7 to
$10, while they last, $3.95
.Just received 300 pair children's Tan Scoffers, all sizes,
up to 13, $4 value, ^1.95
2B0 pairs Felt Bed Room Slippers, with or withrcut Fur
top, $3 Value, $1.65
??>00 doz. J. P. Coats sewing thread, 10c value the world
over. "As much as you want," per spool -7c
50 doz, Mens work Shirts, $1.50 value 48c
100 doz. mens overalls, $3 value, $1.75
?>0 doz Mens Best grade overalls, $3.50 value, $2.25
.500 doz. Mens Dress Shirts, worth $2.50, Special. .$1.45
J00 pair Misses School Shoes, $5 value, $2.95
-00 pair Mens' Dress Shoes, value /up to $6 $2.95
25 doz. Ladies Corsets, worth $1.50, all sizes, Special,
at ,65c
?">0 doz. Khaki Pants, value $2 85c
doz. Pin Stripe, white, $2 value, $1.24
SCHLOSBURG'S DEPARTMENT STORE
1 he Underselling Merchant CAMDFN ST
' Member Chamber Commerce