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nous Kirwm or te* F ARM KM'S PROBLEMS By B#rn«H M. lUntcii (Rrprintvd from Atlantic Monthly) (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK) Todrtb: th* TVportmont of Afiicvl- tur« ihonld collect, Ntoulite, ■uinma- riae, ind recolarly and frequently pdb- tlah and dlatrlbote to tba farmer*, fall Information from all the market! of the world, ao that they ahall be as well informed of their selling position as buyer* now are of their baying posi tion. Fifth: freedom to Integrate the bnsl- neaa of agrtcnlture by means of con solidated selling agencies, co-ordinat ing and co-operating In such way as tp put the farmer on an equal footing with the large buyers of his products, and with commercial relations in other Industries. When a business requires specialised talent. It has to buy ft So will tb* farmers; and perhaps the best wsy for them U> get It would be to utilize some of the present mschlnery of the larg est established agencies dealing tn farm products. Of eburse, If he wishes, the farmer rosy go further and engage in flonr-mllllng and other manufactures of food products. In my opinion however, he would be wise to stop short of that. Public Interest rosy be opposed to all great Integrations; hue. in justice, should they be forbidden to the farmer and permitted to others? The corporate form of association can not now he wholly adapted to his ob jects and conditions The looser ce- operative form aeemt more generally suitable. Therefore, he wlahes to be fro*. If he find* It desirable and feaa tMe. to-reeort to co operation with hla fellows and neighbors, without raa nlng afoul of the law. To urge that the farmers sbould have the as me lib •rty to consolidate and co-ordinate rhelr pernllar eronosalc function* wbfeb other Industries In their gelds esjoy. la not. however, to concede that any business Integration ahoeM have legislative annctlon to eserrtte monop olisflr power The Americas people are aa grmly *ppci«e< tn Industrial •• is pomlrsi antiw-mry. whether et tempted by rural nr by erhnn industry For Inch of nnlted effort the farmers •a a whole are still marhetlng fhedr ' rr-fw by • !.seated metboda er by ne leeCteria et all bwt they a re *u rrwunded hr a bwsioesa eertd that bn* beee Hko-temlae'l te the ism mlsvte and Is tireteanif etrlrtn* f-»r effklee- r This rdb>e»cy t* dee >n large meeswr* te Ug heeieesa !• eel'#4 '■•e.nees tn hs 1 teg-eied seetoenn The fn •e»s I he ueweffra ewes targe tee end The Ameel-ma fsr^ee W a in (he nee «d •arhtnery eg cere eery aech. what the great wertd wee doing. TBa reeelt Is thee the agiicelterel group |g almost aa aech at g dlsadraatege la dealing with other economic groups aa tbs jay farm er of the funny pages la the hands of tleek urban confidence men. wbo sell him acreage In Central Park er the Chicago city ball. The leedefi of the fanners thoroughly understand this, and they are Intelligently striving to integrate their Industry so that It win be on ao equal footing with other busi nesses. As ao example of integration, take the ateel Industry, In which the model la the United States Steel Corporation, with Us Iron mines. Its coal ml net, its lake and rail transportation. Its ocean vessels. Its by-product coke ofens. Its blast furnaces. Its open hearth and Bessemer furnaces. Its rolling mills, ltd tube mills and other manufacturing processes that are carried to the high est degree of finished production com patible with the large trade It has built up. All this la generally conced ed to be to the advantage of the con sumer. Nor does the steel corporation Inconsiderately dump Ita products on the market. On the contrary. It so acts that It Is frequently a stabilizing Influence, as la often the case with oth er large organization^ U la master of Its distribution as well aa of Its pro- tlon Is reduced or suspended. It Is hot compelled to send a year's work to the market at one time and take whatever It can get under such circumstances, (t has one selling policy and Its own export department. Neither art the grades and qualities of steel determin ed at the caprice of the buyer, nor does the latter hold the scales. In this tin gle Integration of the ateel corporation la represented about 40 per cent of tbo steel production of America. The rest is mostly In the hands of a few large companies In ordinary times the steel corporation, by esample. stabilises all steel prices. If this Is permissible (It Is even deelreble. bereoee stable sad fair prices are eaaentlal lo eoUd aod continued prosperity) why weald It be wrong for the farm era te atIHae contrai agencies that would bare strol ler effects un agrtreltaral products? Iwnaetlilnc like that la what they are aiming et. fbwne farmers favored by regional cempnetneae and ceaftgmify ewch a* tb* rit rue-frelt-vnlearn ef t’elifornl* al ready be** found a way leanIIy to merge and aetl their predufis let*, (rally and In accordance with aeeacaal I l arm I demand, thus Imprectug W* aa dig psopla. see la nttvety maalpulated •. scarcity, the resells of defective diet rl but leu ef farm prod- acta Sbould It net occur to tm that have e common Interest with ths farmer la bis attempts te attain a de> grae of aActancy In dMtrlbutloa cor responding to hla efiefeacy In produc tion? Do not the recent fluctuations la the May wheat option, apparently unrelated te normal Interaction of •apply and demand,* offer a timely proof of the need of some such stabil izing agency as the grata growers bava la contemplation? It la contended that. If their pro posed organizations be perfected and operated, the farmers will have in their hands an Instrument that will be capable of dangerous abuse. We are told that It will be possible to pervert it te arbitrary and oppressive price* fixing from Its legitimate use of order ing and stabilizing the flow of farm products to the* market, to the mutual benefit of producer and consumer. I have no apprehensions on this point. In the first place, a loose organiza tion, such as any union of fanners must be at best, cannot be so arbi trarily and promptly controlled aa a great corporation. Tbe one Is a lum bering democracy and the other an agile K *!“•*•» tatoersej. I, .he eecond piece, .1th he product, ere held be* or prodne- ^i, p 0 „ lble po ,. r o( ^.tlou. the la s *«m an i a atge auvmmitM Tim amenree fa • K# ftw'em ee4 wm» »gi« Seen** WMi* teSeerviei «urti<*u all ( Sams mt the hug* ram mnr- at *M Us m*n*4 *r «*»''•« im«* emvumied emi ••••4 lW we? from •*« U #ul 'a * <*>e«Miste t* rMel* aelea (*• K«».»«ee *f •gvvuiteve aee ««•* aa la / <ra# '••etra «/ *he burg • .k.U ,.f thn pari a# I ha alee icae-V 'eutery. ehr* fh# farmer a as l»K\TM Ml t < HILO On ^unlav 4ralb angrl Mr and Mr. •HfS awa% their | *1% tffrvi t mr.<i Blacfcvill* Junr Mav tar-fity tir.l. «l v .ailad thr h .m* > f I a « ' <>n M Still and little ifirt Kffie. ar Sh«- aa- a **ry * a'fr-e (teetia'r rhilj and alweya had a- .mile for everyone Vo one but the t* reaver! father iu>«l mother ran know how they a ill mn»a the little foot utep. and the nound of a nweet voite that ia atille^ for ever They have the sympathy of the entire rommnnity in their .ad liereavroient. She waa laid to re^t in the Double Pt.n Is cemetery in the presence of many relatives and friend* the funeral services bviny conducted by their pastor, Rev. J. F Davis, of Hilda. Her memory is as fresh as it was the day she passed away. In tjte lonely church yard sleeping, where the flowers quietly jfrow, lies our darling Effie in her cold and silent grave. # •re ra ■perettve ••d aed a ter* •ear «f a Ultlau rWi era gt.ta *S|Mveea<’* aa4 tratatug. aadi •* fa ee tW| gay tbay meet tba read ef j IimuM wetgblag a*4 flair grafflug. but ,w ’ 4 - 1 “-'aa”* ■ -a'^ -aa ■ > adjuateg market lag la say *rge a on fuinlameutal uey The a*St step wateh wHt be s pat •era far <4bar gr wpa Is uaw being prepared by tb* grula reisers through 'be ea*sMlebmeal nt Sate* media wbleh •nail haadlte (rulu eaquiratety er ral •eettvely. aa tbe Individual fanner may farmers cannot succeed to any great extent, or for any considerable length of time, In fixing prices. Tbe great law of supply and demand works In various and surprising ways, to the undoing of the best laid plans that attempt to foil It. In the third place, their power will avail the farmers nothing If It be abused. In our tlm* and country power la of value to Ita possessor only eo long aa It la act abused It, Is fair to say that I have eeen no signs In responsible quarters of a dlsfxmltion to dictate prices. There seems, os the contrary, to be t commonly beaefleial purpose t* resits* • stability that wl|| glv. ss orderly and abundant flow ef fans prod Beta t* the consumer and ensure reasonable and dependable returns to the ducer. In view of tb* sapreme Import t# tbe nsttusai well being ef a parous and coatedted agricultural pep alutlea. w* should bo proporod to go a I*ag way la aaaletiug tbo farmer* fm got aa eqaltabt# aharo ef tbo wealth ibeg pandora, through the tuaagura ties «/ reform* that will procure a rootlasous sad lorrouWag a*roam ef farm product* They are far from gut (lag a fair share oow fiiesi<srtag his rupital sad (he leag asms of la her pel la hy the average fhnuer sad Me gboue sad lag Them^ ate >e»w thm farmers la etragileoai aad i* uahad is 1 with the laevltahle emmmabr «f | mem MWwhag the war. !• that, although third ef the ia damns! aad half the total pepotettoo ef the the rural rommaalftas erdl •>*y ho* • fifth t« * go."or | eaouul ualtooul gala H«4wWh stsadMg the tael# ef proapertiy that tbo farmers had dart eg the war. there la a lower etaadard ef hvtag smiMg the emtoa farmlrs of the South the* la say ether pursuit lo the reus try la ruartaMoa It seems te am that the farmers are chiefly striving for a sea era hraefldai latagranea ef I heir bueioem. '1 tb* ^lad sad tbarer ter il-at •'r Su.lure. e*>*t* If n •A-uid be found ••* esamlnetlea that tbe attalaaMat uf this eod require* tnethuda dtffereot from ibnue which other acttvltte* have f.dleaed for thr seme purpoue should w* rod aympa thrlkully r.di«drr lb# plea f'd the NOTICI Or ENROLLMENT Pursuant to Rule No. H of tbe Democratic Party of Sooth Care- lino, I, Edgar A. Broura, County Chairman of Barnwell Couaty, hereby give notice: (1) / (Rule No. 6)i 1l ‘The qualifications for membership . in any dub of the party in this State, and for voting at a primary shall be as follows, viz:The applicant for membership, or voter, shall be 21 years of age, or shall be come so before the succeethng general election and be a white . Democrat. He shall be a citizen of the United States and of this State. No person shall belong to any club or vote in any-primary unless he has resided in the State two years and fn the county six months prior to the succeeding general election and in the club dis trict 60 days prior to the first pri mary following his offer to enroll: Provided, That public school teach ers and ministers of the gospel in charge of a regular organized church shall be exempt from the provisions of this section aa to residence, if otherwise qualified.’* (2) , * Books of enrollment for the re spective Democratic clubs required under the rules for the new enroll ment in Barnwell County will be opened by the secretaries or the en rollment committees of the respect tive clubs on Tuesday, June 6th, 1922, and will remain open for the enroll ment until Tuesday, the 25th day of July, 1922, which shall be the last day of enrollment. - (Rules Nos. 11 and 12.) - , ) («> Kflch applicant for enrollment •hall in person write upon the club roll his full name end immediately thereafter hta age. occupation and poet office address, and If ia * city (K town ahall write the naaw of the street and the number of hta house ia which he reside* if narh designs tnm estst* la eaid city ar tow a. If the applicant can set write he amy make hta asark uprai tb# roll, which •hall he witnessed by the secretary ar at her presedi then having the r wet ■ id) the roof, end the eorretary •hall fill ta the ether rvuairytaeatv tfit No perno* shall he enrolled la any rtab nr eeta ta any primary eseopt m the rtab dmtrtrt ta whwh be re- Jaa. R. Rhqr Frank Sanders. Sanders. Book to ba opened at residence of A. Ray Sanders. Great Cypress—Club district: As set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—Victor Lewis, B. M. Jenkins,. Jr v and H. D. Best. . . Book to be opened at B. F. Jen kins’s store. Healing Springs—Club district: As set out in 6 above. . ‘ Enrollment . Committee—Isiah Jowers, W. T. Walker and L. ^ P. Boylston. Book to be opened' at store of Isiah Jowers. - -Hercules—Club district: As set ; out in 6 above. J. A. Morris, L; S. Still and Hayne Dyches. Book to be opened at residence of Hayne Dyches. Hilda—Club district: As set out in 6 above. Enrollment ^Committee—A. P. Col lins, W. G. Collins and A. F. Carter. Book to be opened: at A. C. L. de pot. r Reedy Branch—Club district: As set out in 6 above-. Enrollment Committee—M. 0. Creech, W. H. Black and N. C. Grubbs, Sr. Book to be opened at residence of W. H. Black. Red Oak—Club district: As set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—W. L. Bax ley, O. D. Moore and W B. Parker. Book tn be opened at store of Snelling Mercantile Co. Rosemary—Chib district: Aa set out in 6 abuse. Enrollment Committee—C. B. Parker. M S. Hair and R S Wea t her* bee. Bonk to be npened at residence ef C. B. Parker Stioam—Club district: As set out ia fi abavv dlareltamni Committee G M Sheppard. E. 4v Hai aad W P. Mar- Ha. Book ta be wpt ned at re*ldswre of G. M Shepperl IfilkMaa- * l*h dwtHrt; A • eat •Wt fiw fl strove Enrol Imrtt* t •warn it tea <« G. Mat (haw*. M r. Kitrhmge and I. L Shuler Root to he eprvied at store of G. ff*. Matthew* EIM.AR A RROVN, Chairsaaa t emet) Rserwtiv v Came- for per oetit_ cent; durinff March, three per cant.; during April, five per cent.; during May, the per cent., aad on taxes paid after June 1st, eight per cent., said penalties net being cuneisiative. l. ___ Executions for all unpaid taxes will be written up by the County Treaau-. rer aftej June lat. The dog tax,is subject t© the same penalty as other taxes. Tax rat* as follows: , For State putposes 12 milla. For ordlnffry^ county pur poses 7% mills. Interest and Sinking Fund on Highway Bond* 1 1-4 mills. Roads- — 2 mills. Constitutional School tax __3 mills. Total Levy —- - 26 mills. A special levy of 2 mills will bd added to all property in Elentort Schoo District for Bridge Bonds. ■ - b ■ - Special School Levy. * The following . School District* have special Jevies for school pur poses, as follows: Columbia, Edisto, El- lentoxiy Reeves Create and Tinker’s Creek 2 mills. Bloomingdale, Owen’s Cross Roads, Red Oak, and Upper Rich Land 3 mills. Ashleigh, Lee’s, Long Branch, Meyer’s Mill, Seven Pines. Baybury Branch, Morris 4 mills. Cedar Grove and San Hill 5 milla. Elko, 4 mills for ordi nary purposes awd 2 mills for bonds. Total——7 mills. Big Fork, Four Mila, Double Pond, Fneodahip. Green’s, Hercules. Hilda. Mt. Calvary, New Forest, Pleasant Hill ami Reedy Branch. Oak Grave .... 8 • Blackville. ordinary aad 4 mills for Thai (ha | Re raa* U t the chafe It le thie «i*p thuarontee ef fiv the plea uf I fee i right ta which ha* * illghr »*. If enljr frum our •elf Interest, la . rested so much .•i*|M«altl. a and Is taialag an ehenfiaat aad steed) fl w of thought hj some te he In conflict vrtth j fa mb products' the anti treat |a»e Theugti there te in esaiuinlag the agricultural sltoa now Itefore '*»«ngr*a* • measure de- * tin* with a view tn Its Improvement, vlgned to rteer op d-ubi on this point. > we shall be most helpful If w# mein How’s This? We offer Ons Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hull's Catarrh Medicine. Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been taken by catarrh sufferers for the past, thirty- five years, and hap become known as the 1 most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, expelling the Pol- 1 son from the Blood and healing the dis eased portions After you have taken Hall’s Catarrh Medicine for a short time you will see a great improvement in your general i health Start taking Hall's Catarrh Medi cine at once and get rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. • F. J. CHENEf A CO.. Toledo. Ohio. Sold by all Druggists. 78c. ■ he grain pr.alacers are not relying <>a any immunity from anti f mat legisla tion. They desire, and they are en titled to ro-urdlnate their efforts Just as effectively as the large hnslness In terest» uf the country have done. In connection with the selling organisa tions the I’uiied State* Grain Grower* IncoriN'rated Is drafting a scheme of financing instnunentalltles and auxili ary Hgende* which are Indispensable to the successful utilization of modern business meth«>ds. It Is essential that the farmers -dxinld proceed gradually with these plan*, find aim to avoid the error of scrapping the existing marketing ma chinery. which has been so laboriously built up by lofrg^Txporlence. before they have a tried and. proved substi tute or supplementary mechanism. They must be careful aot become tain a detached end Judicial viewpoint, remembering that existing wrongs may he chiefly an accident of unsyinmetrl- ,<*) economic growth Instead of a crea tion of malevolent design and conspira cy. We Americans are prone, as Pro fessor David Friday well says In hla admirable hook. "Profits. Wages and Prices.’’ to seek a “criminal intent be hind every difficult and undesirable eco nomic situation.* I can positively aa sent from my contact with men of large affairs, including bankers, that, as a whol*. they,are endeavoring to fulfill as they see them the obligations that go with their power. Preoccupied with the grave problems and heavy tasks of their own Immediate affairs, tbty have not turned their thoughtful personal attention or their construc tive abilities to the deficiencies of agri cultural business organization. Agri-> opened at Clerk of District: enmeshed In their own reforms and culture, it may be, said, suffers from levs** the perspective of their place Ini-their preoccupation and neglect rather preficcupatli ^than from any purposeful exploitation by them. They ought now to begin to respond to the farmers’ difficulties, which they must realize are their own. un the other hand, my contacts with the farmers have filled me with respect for them—for their sanity, thSTr pa tience, their balance. Within the last To take a tolerant and sympathetic fear, and particularly at a meeting the national system. They must guard against fanatical devotion' to new doc trines, and should seek articulation with the genernl economic system rather than_ its reckless destruction as it relates to them. Wm. McNAB i Representing FIRE. HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES . Personal attention given all bosineaa . Office in Harrison Block, Main 8t.. BARNWELL. 8. C »lew of the farmers’ strivings for bet ter things Is not to give a blanket endorsement to any specific plan, and still les* to applaud the vagaries of some of their leaders and groups. Neither should we, go tb# other hand, allow tb# froth df bitter agitation, called by the Kansas State Board of Agriculture and at another called by th# Committee of Seventeen, I have met many of the lenders of the’ new farm movement, and I testify in all sincerity that they are endeavoring to deal with their problem*, not as pre- moters of a narrow class interest, not Advert!** in The People. «•■*»*** ^ ** J** 4 * false e<-on< tow's, aad mistaken radical ism to conceal tke facta ef the farm- j,aa exploiters of the hapleas consoroer. eiV disadvantages, aod the prarticabil- not as noerclleas monopolists, but as ity of eliminating thorn by well-coo honest mem bent on the Improvement raa. It may be that the of the common weal, wm not dke* tbe busineo* We raa aad meat meet eaeh mm the wise leafier and sa*. a raaoo half way. Their le oar fesMaeas—4 ho aa Goo ’s «*» m of the oe of trod la ho •et evst m Role Ne II, (he aamee of (he ammhers of the earwilmeet r*m- mitleeo oad the plere* where the re- effective rltsh relit are (• fee wee aa follow*: (A) The r tfffe dtvtnrt* and boMedaf > i < I ef thr clfftw ia Barnwell fewaty are < a* f»iU»ws. In all ra*ee the voter I mu*t enroll te the rlwfe nearest hi* | ffla«e nf rrsifleara. •aktilatrd hy thr j aesrr*t prqct m ebi- route, and can only vote at thr voting ffiarr of sarh dub. and territory im hided hy this t«**t »kall be considered the club dis trict of such ciut: Barnwell—Club district: As set •»ut in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—R. L. Bronson. Mrs. A. A. Lemon and K. W. Riley.. Book to be Court’s office. Bennett Springs—Club As set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—J. A. Mey er. J. F. Swett and B. F. Peeples. Book to be opened at J. H. Swett’s store. # Blackville—Club district:. As set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—H. D. Still, P. E. Allen and C. C. Storne. Book to be opened at Sanders’ Pharmacy. Double Pond—Club district: As set out in 6 above. ,Enrollment Committee—Leon Hut to* Jacob Delk and J. P. ('bitty. Book to be opened at residence of Leon Hutto^ Dunbarton—Club district: As set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—C. H. Dicks J. M. -KiHingsworth and T. W. Bates. Book to be opened at Dicks Bros, store.- Elko—-Club district as set out in 6 above. Enrollment Committee—F. J. Greene, W. H. Manning and P. P. Greene. * Book to be opened at Green and Co.'s sture., -'Four Mile—Club district: As set out in 6 above. EoronmwQt Committee—C. M. Tur ner. A. R Dunbar and D. W. Brown. Book to be opened at residence of C. M. Tomer Friendship—Club district: As act out in fi above. Enrollment Ceaamrtfo A R F DAVIK*. Sevretary H. w MONEY TO LOAN Loan* made mmm day application received. No Red Tape. HARLEY & BLATT* AUomey*-at-Law Barnwell. S. C. Under the wii he II SS tag whwh CevMvt r Te Ires then 9km ee he imposed mm nil qwn n fi*g end Aa*! le p tea J R Ai NtrncR TO ( trmroRJt I MTF.D KTITVN (Ol RT EARTFRN IMRTRitT f»F CAROLINA !»Ol»T»4 IN RANRRl FTt Y RRI.IKTR \TION NOTH E The atteetmn ef th* vetera nf Beni- ! County l* relied te the fact that I . M ^ . , .. _ . • a .. _ , .i^llfe • he Matter ef L P. Rilemi Ranh- thi* te elsrtlMi year and that the' Board of Registration Will be in •ton nt the Court House in Barnwell every first Monday for the purpoe# of issuing registration certificates. Take due notice thereof and gev*n your selves accordingly. G. M. Main. Ci. M. Shepard. J. M Halford, Board of Registration. Tax Notice. I’nudcr a recent act of the General Assembly, the time for payment of taxes was extended to June 1, 1922, with the following penalties:. Add rapt. TO THE CREDITORS OK SAID BANKRUPT.- Take notice that the above hank- nipt has filed his petition for dis charge and that a hearing will be had thereon un*the 19 day of June, 1922 before said Court at Charleston, i said district, at 11 o’clock in th forenoon, at which time and place all creditors and other persons interest ed may appear and show cause if any they have why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be grnted. Richard W. Hutson, Clerk. JUST RECEIVED AN ESPECIALLY CHOICE LOT OF HORSES AND MULES WHICH WILL BE OFFERED AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. YOU CANT BEAT THESE ANIMALS AT. MY FIGURES. THEY ARE REGULAR BOLL WEEVIL BEATERS. EXTRA SPECIAL! A CAR LOAD of THE BEST SOFT COAL AT ^ $9.00 PER TON. CHARLIE BROWN, HILL TOP STABLES. BARNWELL. S. C.