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Kail Transport Versus Motor Bp% ' ii I, i im . jtny proposal for the establishment j common carrier mrftor truck lines <a routes parallelling existing r#Urotds call* for careful consideration of the raerite el rail and motor ^ck transportation and of the econ0mic contribute* made by eacb U the various communities they leiui tnd to the The railroad* <df South Caroline, >g i? well kawwn, were* built by pri vAte initiate 'and with ? private fyrvds. They ^operate on their own tosdway, bought, built and maintained at large expense. They employ gbout 171000 : people iu South Carolina to whom they pay more than! $28,000,000 a -year. Railroad proper- J Lty in South Xferollna is assessed atj [shout. IBO.OOOvOOO and in 1028 the " leads paid ttbout 13,156,000 in taxea. In addition they spend millions of ^dollar* each year for crosatle* and other matriils and supplies ) needed in their upeMttion. The railroads offer a complete transportation service. They will carry one package or a carload of any commodity to any designated point* Their trains run by night aa well *s by day, in winter ae well al la ehmmer, and in bad weuther aa wall he iv good. The very nature of railroad facilitie# ia.spch as to guarantee their permanence as long as there is traflie to support them. The service' they offer and the rates, that they May charge are regulated by State and Federal agencies representing the public interest in transportation* Their financial responsibility is es<tablishetd and they are managed by men who are trafftc sad operating experts, p. ' Railroad service now la better than it /has ever been. Freight shipments; are made with a speed, regularity! and precision that has ummt before been approached* This is duo largely to the expanditaiee in reeent^yeat? of very considerable sums -for expanding and supplementing rail facilities. Motor truck transport differs in many essentials -from veil transport. Motor trucks operate on roads built and jnaintaiued at public expense. Beyond the very nominal taxes they pay ?hey make no contritution toward the xwmritruCtion and maintenance of the road ' they Use that ii? comparable with tbe wear and damage that they -usually cause. Motor truck lines 'employ only a handful of men and purchase nothing beyond gas, oil Bpd -U few spare porta. Sim** they depend upon public maintenance of the roads that they use motor trucks assume no re-< sponsibility at times when the roads are had or impassable. For this rea-j son motor trudfc^ service has none of the desirability ut 'permanence that character!its trail service. Motor transport is not, and under existing conditions, rcannot be complete and adequate. While trucks can transport some commodities advantage o? sly* they are not adapted J for the handling, especially over long distances of such bulky and heavy commodities as (brick, lumber and other building materials, sand, cement, gravel, "heavy machinery and steel and iron which makes up such a large part of the volume of traffic that must be moved. The capacity of the average motor truck in this section is about 2 1-2 tons. The average freight car load is more than 26 tons. It mould, therefore, take at least 10 trucks to move the traffic now carried in 1 freight car. If mo pr ,v tor trucks come into gunural us* #or trtniportitioij they would crowd nil other traffic off the roads and would speedily demolish tha roads, In fact, motor truck lines, seldom, if over, make any pre ten ho of offering a complete transportation service; They do not solicit, and ait not prepared to handle, the types of j traffic metioned above which take re- i lativeiy low rates- The motor truck} leave such traffic for the railroada and center their efforts on securing the movement of those commodities especially adapted to motor transport, as it happens, usually pay relatively high rate?. In other words, motor truck linos skim the cream off thb^ traffic , and leave the skimmed milk?the great volume of freight taking low rates-*- j to the railroads. o 1 I The freight rate structure has j been built upon the principle of dis- j tributing the cost fit railroad transportation service where it can best be borne. Charges on different commodities have been influenced and- determined by their relation to each other. The effort has been to arrive at a schedule* of rates which, applied I to all of the commodities mffvingrbi commerce, will enable the railroads to earn a return upon their invest ment. Obviously the removal of considerable amounts of any type of commodity from the accustomed traffic of a railroad throws the tra4 fie structure out of balance. The skimming process, practiced by truck limes, combined With the ad ! vantages given hy the free use of the public roads, may thus result In com- j plebely unbalancing the established traffic of railroads whose service has made possible the growfch and vflevelapmcrtt <tft this state. Wory coften tthe volume of higi> grade traffic diverted to truck line: -may mean the difference <betwcen profit mid loss to 'the rail dines formerly 'handling v?uch traffic.This 1b particularly trud aat times] Hike the ipresent. In rrecent .wears the wail- linos in .South Carolina have sipont miillionh of dollars in improving and -expanding their iftecilities t<> --provide better service to Jhe public J tOn amiount <ef adverse business condition* -the srdluiwe -of traffic now fbeingJhandlefi by the railroads in this state is only a small .paxl. of what they aire pr^iared to move- Although railroad facilities are only partly us,?ed they ape taxed the :same^ jrgtf as :ir tfhey were nosed to capacity.: "The money paid 'by the railroads is| used tto - support state schools and i other institutions to j?gy the ex-j penses of Government and, iij. part, . v.-- I ^^'HHESBeMBsr^^nBBEssssBaveBanlaaRBi to build the very roads over which competing' truck lines desire to optrete. Under present business conditions the diversion of any pert of exUtlug traffic to truck lines or to eny other transportation agency would deal a serious blow to the rail lines that by their investment* here and that have shown their faith in the state contribute so largely to the financial support of the state. it uftuld have a further serious ef feet, lack of business has already msde it necessary for the roads to discontinue many-> trains that were formerly operated. As a result, a considerable number of rail employees'have been laid off and are out of work. Those places where large rdiiroad shops or division headquarters are located have already felt the pinch of decreased purchasing power on this account. Any further decrease in rail traffic will inevitably have a decided aiid adverse effect on the ability of the railroads to furnish steady >work to a normal number I of employees. There is still another aspect of the matter to be considered. Existing law recognises tha fight I of the railroads to earn a fair return i uP?n the value of their property, and at the same time severely limits the amounts that mayvbe earned. As is the case in any other business, the railroads have certain fixed overhead charges that must be paid. It is also true that, other things being equal, the heavier the volume of traffic the lower the per unit cost of handling. Because of the essential service the ruilroads perform?a service that the motor trucks can probably never duplicate?the roads must be allowed to earn ennugh to continue to eperate efficiently. A* traffic decreases, however, the per unit cost of handling Jgoes up ?until the prrirtt will be reached where increases in rates will be inquired to give the treads the minimum income necessary 'for their continued operation. It should be 'clear, therefore, that every :pound d? freight that the railroads Hose to rmotor trwdks not only leads 'to a decrease in employment of railroad workers tout paves the way Tor an increase in the level of rates on the traffic that must always "move by rail. AK of which forces the conclusion that the proper Way to increase railroad efficiency, and ultimately to secure lower freight Tdtes is to aid the raikroncls in every possible way tc "butt'd up ifihe volume of their traffic. Competition, such as that afforded by motor truck lines, is wasteful and uneconomic and to ' the decided detriment. of'the state. THKY X?0Wimj OATS , ' AT'17 CENTS BUSHEL 'Clemsron College, Nov. 16?Topdressing oats in the spring with nitrate of soda may increase the yield ^by 20 bushels jjw acie at a cost of W1 cents per bushel, says R. W. Hamilton, extension agronomist, who states that-the South Carolina Experiment station reports that every ITOO pounds oT nitrate of soda up to [ dQO pounds per acre produces an average 'increase of 14.4 bushels of oats per TOO pounds of soda. The 'Experiment Station also reports that When <?nts follow cotton, very little if any increase is obtained by applytfbpsphorus and pota6h. "In the spring of 1929 the South Carolina Exetension Service in cooperation with the Chilean .Nitrate of t?oda Educational Bureau arranged JLft frve-<acre demonstrations in as many twunt'ies, to Show the value of these proven facts in oat production," continues Mr. Hamilton. "All of each five-acre plot was top-dressed with J 50 pounds of ^Chilean nitrate of soda except a check plot of one-tenth of an acre.** , ~ "The average yield on -all of the top-dressed plots was 41-4 bushels per acre. The average yield on the plots receiving no soda was only 20.8 bushels per acre, so the ISO pounds t>f soda gave an average Increase of 20.0 bushels per acre. As the soda :o$t on an average of $3.60 per acre, he <&ctra 20.6 bushels produced by t cost only 17 cents per bushel for naterial." - Asks Biff T?x Cut. Washington, Nov, 13.?As a further reassurance to the country in the face of the stock market, crash, and as a boon to business, Secretary Mellon, with President Hoover's approval/ announced late tonight that another tax reduction will be recommended to congress at the December session aggregating approximately 3160,000,000, of which nearly $100,000,000 will be turned back to corporations in the form ef a full 1 per cent cut in the corporate tax rate. "i " Passenger service on the Georgia and; Florida railroad between Graenwoodiand Augusta, 4hK/ will be Inaugnteted on December 16. H mw? ?f<> wmtassssaeassmmmKmmmKmammmmfB^ More Aid For Farmer* Washington, Nov. 20.?An appropriation of $2,.000,000 was, asked in a resolution today by Senator Smith, Democrat, South Carolinn, to aid fantiters of Alabama, Georgia and North and South ' Carolina in purchasing seeds for crops next year. The resolution said mo^t of the proceeds from this year's crops had gone to repay the government for loans made under an appropriation last session to relieve farmers in Southeastern states who suffered losses in floods of 1028. George Cutler, 60, of Mount Vernon, N. Y., jumped from the seventh floor of a New York building SJetur-' day. He had lost in Wall street. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF I I 1 State of South Carolina County of Kershaw b?(Jn the Court of Common Pleas) [The Bank of Bethune, Plaintiff, ;J-LL against Maggrcr* D. Thompson, Executrix, of I -the Estate of William Thompson, deceased, and Maggie D Thompson, individually, H, S. Thompson, I Cora Nicholson, Carrie Fields, Tillman Thompson, Barrett Building Material Company, Bank of PageI an<i G. C. Welsh, trading as 1... - Welsh Motor Company, Defends, ants. To thq Defendants, Maggie D. J Thomp8%, et. al.: I You are hereby summoned and reouired to answer the complaint in this action of which u copy is hereI with served upon you and to serve a ] copy of your answer to said com\ plaint upon the subscriber ut his of1 ftce in the -City of Camden, within I twenty days after service hereof, exI elusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to anBwer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the I plaintijf in this action will apply to I the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. 'V JOHN K. deLOAOH, ' Plaintiff's Attorney I To the Absent Pefendant, Tillman ; Thompson: j You will please^take notice that I the summons, of which this is a copy, and the complaint in this action were I filed in "the office of the Clerk of I Coutft for Kershaw County on the I 19th tiny of November, 1929. JOHN K. deLOACH, Plaintiff's Attorney 1 November. 20, 1929. SHERIFF'S SALE 1 State of South Carolina j County of Kershaw J ?< I Under and by virtue of-an order j of the Court of Common Fleas for '] Kershaw County, South Carolina, II dated November 6, 1929, heretofore j made In the case of Leroy Twitty , I vs. John Doe, and one Ford automo1 bile carrying license No. B-47059, I, JJ. H. McLeod, Sheriff of Kershaw County, will sell at public 011011011, to I the highest bidder for cash, I11 frpnt of the Court House door in Camden, S. Cn on the first Monday, being the second day of December, 1929, the following described property, to wit: "One Ford Automobile carrying I license No. B-47051) for S. C." j Said property being sold to satisfy plaintiff's judgment in the above mentioned cause. J_ J. HL MoLEOP, ? I Sheriff, Kershaw County. | Dated November 15, J929. MASTER'S SALE J State of South Carolina I County of Kershaw - . I* (Court qf Common Pleas) I Henry Savage, Plaintiff, against: I Ned Williams, T. B. L. McNeeley and J. C. Gordon as executors under the will of Queen V. McNeeley, all unknown Heirs of Sam Harriot and I all unknown Heirs of Linda Har^ riot, alias Linda Harris, Defendants. Under and by virtue of an order of Court made fn the above entitled case and dated the 6th day of November, 1929, the Master for Kershaw County will offer for sale at public auction, for cash, before the Kershaw County Court House door, Camden, , S. C., during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday, being the second day of December, 1929, the follow! ing described real estate: "AIL that piece, parcel or tract of land, situated in Kershaw County, South Carolina, about eight (8) miles Northeast of Camden in the Hyco 1 )neighborhood, containing ftftv-nve (56) acres, more or less, consisting of a long narrow strip lying Northwest of the Porter Bridge public road, containing about thirteen <18) acres, the other portion of the tract hereby conveyed lying South, "Southeast of the said Porter Bridge road, in shape nearly ftquare, containing about forty-two (42) acres, the whole tract being bounded North by R. B. Elliott; East by land of Aaron Adamson,' purchased or contracted ior by him from Henry Savage, and by R. B. Elliott; 'South, SoutneAst>by Porter Bridge road and lands of H. Savage; West, Southwest by Jand lately or Q: G. Young and Mary M. Young, now of Elliott, said property being of . record in the Clerk's o4Mee, Kershaw County, Book LLL, page 96." That the Master shall require anyone bidding at said sale, except the plaintiff,-to first deposit with him as evidence of good faith the sum of ) 100.00 in cash or certified check, the lame to be applied on the hid of the Highest bidder, and should there be I failure to comply said sum shall oe forfeited and the premises resold >n the same or some subsequent con*. | fenient ssles day upon the same eras and ^t such bidder's rtsh. November 6, 1929. f, 11 w AB BO weak," Mgra lira. II :| Josephine Cockcroft, of Bel- It \H dock, 8. C., "that I waa not able 11 1 mmmtmm do anything. I "At certain time*, I suffered dreadfully with paine in my .1 back and sidee. My J bead would hart? Belt like it would Iglit open. Spella yt weakneaa Would aat for week*. "I read of CarduL [ aent lor a bottle ind began taking it Vly caae waa stub ui Dorn, and at timaa l almost. II 11 lost hope, but I oould sss a It I little improvement. At last I II 1.1 began to foal much batter. * I LI Then I improved rapidly.. For I R the last year I have bean in I D better health than I ever I I have been before. : I *1 give the credit to Cardui, fl for ufter I had given J it a thorough . I trial, I got r] imi m w~ iyimn m WOMEN T&r' TO HEALTH f Take Thedford'a BLACK-DRAUGHT | 11 f'?r Constipation, Indigestion, BSoMMML M ms : - ? ~r. . " . , > ?M -*'T|SK!..1W5 effortless WljfTH ESSO?the Giant Power D|u^l *- there is no bearing down on the accelerator when you point tfie car up the hill and give her the gun. Just a feather touch? and it ia away. L No anxious waiting for the first 4'ping ping" of a laboring motornot with E?SO in your tank. Up and over. They all make it. Little x cars. Big cars. Roadsters and se| dans. Garbon crusted cars as well. [/ Up with never a knock to die top |\ pf the hill. Because BSSO is genu incly anti-knock. Packed full of power reserves. It costs a few cents more per gallon, but it ifc well worth the premium*-^ every cent* : THB GIANT POWBB FUBL standard oil company of new jersey , R. E. CHEWN1NG *L Contractor and Gonorat Builder 30 Years Experience Let me figure on your next j building job. ' < f' c Floors Sanded on Request i o GUS HAYES Plumbing and Heating Let tis figure with you on your next job. New work or repair work. PHONE 153 J m I)eK ALB COUNCIL No 88 Junior Order U. A. M. mHw Reguiar counoil first Sod third Mondays of Mch month at 8 p.m. Visiting Brethren are welcomed. D. J. CREED, L. H. JONES, Councillor. Recording Secty. f 1 11 1 * 1 ^ CARTER'S SHOE SHOP 927 South Broad Street Let us rebuild your worn down I Shoes. Complete shoe repair equipment. The Standard Hydraulic Presscr Cementing j Machine No Nails. No Stitches. No mora tight, stiff Shoes. Finished with appearance of new | All Work Guaranteed. i H. C. CARTER, Praprietof V? . * MONEY TO LOAN on MODERN-CONSTRUCTED | HOMES and I CENTRALLY-LOCATED ' BUSINESS PROPERTY A 1 No Appraisal Charge ADDRESS INQUIRIES P.O. Box 164, Camden, S. C. a KERSHAW LODGE No. Ml A. P. M. n^Regular communication of this lodge is held on the - first Tuesday in each month at 8 p.m. Visiting Brethren are welcomed. T. y. WALSH, v ~ J. E. ROSS, Worshipful Master. Secretary. 1-14-27-tf - r ' :* I | T.B.BRUCE H Veterlnariaa Day Phone 80?Night Phono 114 CAMDEN, a C. . CI'" . >' Automobile Repairing We are how prepared to dp all kinds of automobile repairing. Good workmanship and moderate prifeee^ .. DEMPSTER'S GARAGE Formerly Little's Gerafe - *? : Li ; ELECTROL QIL ^ BURNER SALES AND,SERVICE PHONE 846 , PNN?^alig_ REASONABLE PRICES Cor.er DeKalb and Fair ^ Street.