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I:\V; ^ ' W;v: ^-- : -v; f g --t-,< ; pgr : ^4-::. ;** WHO5 ':?. -SMS??* , *. ??? ?M?S - B _ ..., ? - Hambfnj === Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1908 One Dollar a Year |g| 1 ????^ 1 | I I ___ __ I ??' 1 . - - . -~-v?wv lW??| TO RESTORE PROSPERITY. IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. John T. Duncan, a lawyer of Conow being considered by the State lumbia, whose disbarment case is Supreme Court, has filed his pledge as a candidate for clerk of the court of Richland county. sMRon of the State base ball league closed last Saturday. Sumter again won the pennant, with Chester a close second. Rock Hill came third, while Orangeburg finished at the bottom. The trustees of Newberry College met in Columbia last Friday and elected Rev. John Henry Harms, of Pittsburg, Pa., as president, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. J. A. B. Scherer. Miss Etta Melton, of Chester county was burned to death last Saturday. t The young lady was preparing dinner for the family, and while kindling a fire with kerosene the can exploded, horning her so badly that she died a few hours later. She was sixteen years old. At Spartanburg last Friday Cole Blease was handed a note asking why Mfnm-ad r?r WoIHust for a cer UV ivi^nvu w ?? ? 1, ? tiflcate of character, when the minister mentioned had been in Brazil for the past twenty years and consequently knew nothing about Blease or his record. Blease declined to answer the question. Held for Poisoning Fish. ' Aiken, July 29.?Mr. McGee, the master mechanic and four workmen, including Rodgers, the engineer, all employes of the Seminole Manufacturing company, weije bound over un' der bond of $300 each this morning by Magistrate S. S. Lee of Langly charged with emptying sulphuric acid in Little Horse creek at Clearwater and killing large quantities of fish. Mr. McCarroll, superintendent, took the matter in hand for the employes and waived a preliminary examination. Mr. McCarroll does not deny that a tank containing sulphuric acid was emptied in the mill yard, near the ' creek, but claims that none of the - acid reached the creek. The fact that large numbers of dead fish were seen in the creek on the same day shows J that the acid must have reached the '--''creek and in large quantities. Negro Lynched in Georgia. Lyons, Ga., July 31.?Alonzo Williams, the young negro who attacked Miss Clara Bo wen, was taken from jail yesterday afternoon by a mob and shot to death in a public square. Five men went to the home of ' Sheriff Scarborough, near the jail. * .. -s They drew pistols on him and order ed him not to move. While the sheriff was thus guarded the mob moved - U1C JCU1. ) Men climbed to the second story of the jail, where the negro's cell was located, and cut a hole large kenough for the body of a man to pass . v through. Entering through this hole, they, cut the bolts to the locks on the door leading to the negro's cell. They todk him to the square, swung him to a tree and riddled the body with . bullets. The negro's victim is a beautiful j girl of a prominent family. Her condition is critical. Curtailment Likely. Spartanburg, July 29.?Within the next 30 days there is to be further curtailment on the part of a number Of the cotton mills in this county, some of them suspending operation for two weeks, while others announce that a ten days' holiday will be given their operatives. Tucapau and Spartan mills close down on Aug. 8 for two weeks, Saxon mills close down on Aug. 1 for ten days. Pacolet mills, Pacolet, closes down on Aug. 1, indefinitely, but will pay operatives for half "time and give them house rent free. Enoree mill closed down on July 18 and will resume operations on Monday, Aug. 3. There was a report to the effect that Whitney mill would close down on the 8th for two weeks, but Mi*. J. B. Cleveland says that this had not been decided on as yet. ^ Woman Saved Boy's Life. Superior, Wis., Aug. 1.?Mrs. Ethel Willis, a nurse saved the life of an unidentified boy yesterday afternoon. While waiting for a street ' . car she saw the boy half a block away fall under a train. She saw that one car had passed over the body without doing injury. But the lad began to crawl toward the rails and was nearing sure death when the woman commanded the half dazed youth to lie still. All the while waving to the trainmen to stop, she kept commanding the boy to hug the earth, and after five cars passed over him the train came to a stop, the boy being unhurt. Met Horrible Death. Lancaster, July 31.?Mr D. W. Dunlap, a young man, of Fort Lawn, met with a horrible death last night. He was acting as enginer on the railroad between Fort Lawn and Great Falls, and while running what is known as a dinkey engine! yesterday afternoon, the engine collided with a box car and overturned, Mr. Dunlap being pinioned under his machine and fatally scalded, his death ensuing several hours later. The unfortunate young man was fastened beneath his engine an hour and a half before he conld be removed, being conscious all the while. fa - v. M MOB STORMS JAIL.. Negro Finally Captured, Taken Into Plaza and Hanged. Pensacola, Fla., July 29.?Three men dead and a score wounded, some probably fatally, is the record of an attempt to-night by a mob to storm the county jail and take out the negro, Leander Shaw, who to-day assaulted Mrs. Titian Davis near here. The mob numbered probably 100 persons and gathered early, but there was no apparent indication that the crowd, which completely surrounded the jail, contemplated making a rush until some hours later. The first indication was when a railroad iron was brought into play by about a dozen men upon the iron gate of the jail yard.. At the same moment the entire moo seemea 10 catch the spirit, and with yells and curses dashed for the jail entrance. Some climbed over the tall iron fence, while others hammered upon the gate. The sheriff and half a dozen deputies stood in windows up stairs with drawn revolvers and riot rifles. The sheriff pleaded with the mob, at the same time telling them he would defend the prisoner at the cost of every life present. His words had no effect, and the moment the first blow was struck on the gate a volley of shots flashed from the upper windows of the jail. This was answered by the crowd, which poured volley after volley into'the jail windows, wounding two deputies. The mob was momentarily driven back with many wounded and one dead as a result of the deadly aim of the sheriff and his dep Ultimo. At midnight the mob, which had in the meantime been reinforced by many residents of the surrounding country, made another attack upon the jail. The sheriff and officers were .overpowered by some of the men who had crept over the rear wall and covered them with rifles and revolvers. Others broke down the cell door and took Shaw out. The negro was carried to the centre of the plaza and hanged to an electric light pole, after which fully 500 shots were fired into his body. In this latter fight H. C. Kellum, a street car conductor, was killed, while two deputies and four or five of the mob were wounded. At 1 o'clock this (Thursday) morning everything is quiet and the mob has dispersed. Six Angels Came. Camden, July 30.?Yesterday in the court of general sessions. Judge Ernest Gary presiding, the case of the State vs. "Boston" Wheeler charged with the murder of James Hunter, was taken up. Among the witnesses who testified for the state, was an old darkey by the name of Eli Crum, of the antebellum type, who, after a number of very pressing questions on the part of Mr. Clarke as to whether he could see things before they happened, and if he had not told a number of people that he knew President "Bill McKinley" would be killed, said, "yes," he knew everything before it came to pass and that nothing was "unpossible" to him. At first he was not inclined to talk about his hallucinations, but being pressed by Mr. Clarke, finally said that Gabriel sent six angels down to him. Each had six wings, three on each side measuring 12 feet long, and they played all around him on a golden harp of 36 strings and one of these angels put in the palm of his hand a ring and told him to close down tight on it and' shut his eyes and he would then learn anything that he wished to know. "Uncle Eli" testified that the angels had paid him 38 visits and among the things he said they told him was that of President Mckinley's death, which was to happen; something about James Hunter's murder ond that snmp dav the enormous and fertile plantation of Mr. H. G. Carrison would belong to him. The old negro '* related several wonderful things amid general laughter of the court, jury, and audience, and through peals of laughter, Solicitor Benet cried, "come down, Uncle Eli." Desperate Fight With Negro. Pensacola, Fla., July 29.?In a desperate fight with a negro named Leander A. Shaw in her home, near the city, to-day Mrs. Titian Davis sustained a gash across the throat, was otherwise beaten and her baby hurt in her struggles to resist the attempts of Shaw to assault her. When accosted by Shaw Mrs. Davis secured a revolver and ordered the negro from the house. He grasped the weapon and taking out his knife drew the blade across her throat and in escaping from the house struck the baby. Two hours later a deputy sheriff captured Shaw after a hard fight. Mrs. Davis, although in a critical condition, has identified Shaw. Intense excitement prevails. Mr. Wood Not a Millionaire. Greenville, July 29.?Mr. John WAA/1 conratorv Af tVi O flrPPTlVl'llp Tl WU, OVV/1 IU1 J VI vuv va * board of trade, says it isn't so about his being left $1,000,000 by an uncle in England, though he had a distant relative who was some years ago lord mayor of London. ' The report came to Greenville from a supposedly authentic source, the information being contained in a dispatch from Mr. Wood's old home in Virginia to the Washington Post. Upon investigation the report appears to have been unfounded. Mr. Wood declares he has felt all the sensations of a millionnre with none of the added responsibilities. * i t ; V - , COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. I Ehrhardt, August 3.?Farmers are busy gatering their fodder. Some say they have splendid corn; others say theirs is not so good. Col. Jno. F. Folk, wife and daughter, Louise, took dinner with her parents Sunday. They came down in their automobile. Col. says it takes him but an hour to make the trip. With careful guiding his machine, in a hustle he could make it in about half the time. Nearly all of our town folks went to Carter's Ford church to-day, to attend meeting there. Some colored folks killed a rattler near town Sunday afternoon. It was about five feet in length, and had seven rattles and a button. Old snake men say it was nine years old. Was quite a show, as a lot of our young folks had never seen a rattle snake before this one. It seems as if there are quantities of them this year. Quite a number have been killed around here recently. The rains must have driven them from their hiding places. The cool nights we have had has made our cotton shed off to some extent, but we have never seen a crop of cotton that held all of its fruit. Some must fall off. Mrs. Durst and her daughter, Susie, are visiting Mrs. Maude Farrell. Sunday was the warmest day we have had this year so far, is the verdict of several of our old men. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Kinard spent Sunday with Mr. C. Ehrhradt. Mr. Joe I. Copeland received his car of brick and hauled them down to his lot last week. This looks like business. " " 1 Mr. U. Jt1'. ?iiizey uas mc tuuua^i. to build the brick guard house for Ehrhardt town on their lot. He says that it might be two or three weeks before he can start the job. It is much needed, as the old one will not hold a prisoner long enough to lock the door. The candidates are very busy now trying to see every voter in their territory. The picnics and big meetings are well represented by them. Mr. Jacob Ehrhardt is having a new shingle roof put on his dining room and cook room. Mr. J. F. Fender grew a golden russet Dear that weisrhed two pounds. Mr. Fender says that the pear belongs to ripen in September and is not grown yet. Mrs. Bertha Jones left for Newberry yesterday, where she will join Tom and Earle. Mr. J. D. Dannelly started out with ten head of mules, which he will of- i fer for sale. Miss Brantley, of Cheraw, S. C., is spending some time with Mrs. J. M. Dannelly. JEE. Carroll Will Make a Fight. Charleston, July 30.?It will probably be several months before J. P. Carroll's case in Florida- is ended, as his attorneys at Jacksonville and Messrs. Logan & Grace of Charleston are prepared to make a stiff fight over bringing Carroll back to this State, under requisition proceedings, and they have succeeded in getting bond for him, under a habeas corpus action. Mr. W. Turner Logan has returned from Jacksonville, where he went to secure bond for his client. He said that Carroll's attorneys were not allowed to inspect the papers in Carrol's case, and were forced to make their fight on meagre information. As Gov. Boward was not in Florida at the time requisition papers were brought there, it was hard to see who could deliver Carroll up to the South Carolina officer. It is understood that Carroll was charged in the warrant sent for him with violating the dispensary law merely as he could not be brought back for contempt of court. Being out on bond, Carroll may return to this State, if he wishes, but he will then be liable to arrest by the supreme court. SLIGHTLY OFF COLOR. Columbia Negro and His Wife Try to Ride in the White Folks' Car. It is being rumored around among reliable circles here that Mr. Wm. Pugh, his daughter and niece, Miss Mattie Pugh, a teacher in Howard school tried to pass off for whites on the Southern railroad train en route for Asheville last week. On leaving here the Pughs went into the coach "for whites" and comfortably seated themselves, thinking that it would be hard for anyone to discover that they at least belong to the negro race and shnnid ride with the other mem bers in the coach "for colored." As it happened the colored porter was instructed by the conductor to "show those people the colored coach." On telling them that they would have to go into the coach for colored people the party became highly insulted, Miss Mittie resenting the request in rather harsh epithets not familiar to the Children of Howard school in class room; but finally they went into the right car before the train was many miles on its regular daily run, the embarrassed but nervy porter went back to his dusting brush, the conductor to his little office, the engineer pushed his throttle and the entire crew sped away for the mountain city without the color question having wrecked the train or caused great loss to the railroad company.? Columbia Light, Negro. BAIL W. 1. Prominent Farmer Held on Charge of Having Poisoned His Wife. Union, July 29.?Bail has been refused by Judge D. E. Hydrick, of Spartanburg, in the case of W. T. Jones, one of the largest land owners and most progressive planters in this county, who is now in jail here charged with having caused the death nf his wife, auite a beautiful woman, who died suddenly Sunday night, July 5, and whose death, according to the inquest verdict, was due to strychnine poisoning. The application for bail was made before Judge Hydrick at Spartanburg last Saturday, but because of the large dumber of affidavits, some of which recited numerous alleged indignities to which Jones had subjected his wife before death, and the arguments, one feature of which was the impassioned declaration of Col. George Johnstone, one of Jones's five attorneys, that he could "clear this man Jones before a jury of devils sworn to convict him," Judge Hydrick reserved his decision that he might go carefully over the testimony submitted and only late last night was his order refusing bail received. Wasted a Fortune. Phoenixville, Pa., July 30.?Joseph G. Erb, 37 years old, is dead in the Phoenixville hospital, as a result of a $12,000 legacy left him by an aunt in Switzerland three months ago. Erb was a silk weaver employed in a local mill, and received word of the death of his aunt, Mrs. Jane Pfauner of Berne, Switzerland, who had made him her heir. ' Immediately on receipt of the fnoney he proceeded to "have a good time," and succeeded so well that he paid the penalty in death. Enough remains of the small fortune to pay his funeral expenses. Dollars Coming Fast. Lincoln, Neb., July 30.?The dollars are pouring into the coffers of the Democratic national committee, as a result of the recent joint appeal of candidates Bryan and Kern for individual contributions to the campaign fund. Brother Charles Bryan, who manages the candidates' newspaper, forwarded $1,500 to the national committee. This sum represents 1,100 individual subscriptions. " Brother" Charlie is to make monthly remittances to the committee of the earnings of Bryan's newspaper until the end of the campaign. The Memphis Commercial Appeal has sent to Bryan over $400 in individual subscrip tions to tne Democratic campaign fund, and promises to follow with more. Governor Shdldon, although a Republican, commends the suggestion that the Republicans of Lincoln should take some part in the Bryan notification ceremonies, which are to occur August 12, on the grounds of the Nebraska state capitol. He approves the nice courtesy extended by the Cincinnati Democrats, who participated in the Taft notification yesterday. The governor has a speaking date on August 12, but has expressed his willingness to appear at the Bryan notification in any role desired by the committee in charge. Campaign Falsehood Nailed. Laurens, July 28.?For two weeks or more there has been at work in Laurens county a most despicable effort to deceive voters and prejudice them against Gov. Martin F. Ansel. Some of Blease's lieutenants calculated the story, true every word of it that Gov. Ansel had appointed a negro as notary public in Greenville county. But the political underhandedness and chicanery was in the fact that the impression was at the same created that such an act was culpable and that Gov. Ansel was a "nigger loving" official, unworthy the suffrage of decent white voters. Such a surprisingly large number of the best people in the county, who were really unaware that such appointments were customary and not in the leasl reprehensible, seemed so stirred over uta matter and so much harm was being done through the underhand methods of the Blease workers through the general lack of information that the local newspaper representatives investigated the matter. The editor of the Laurens Advertiser wrote to Gov. Ansel and his secretary, Mr. Bethea, for facts bearing on the case, and requested thai instances of other governor's appointments be given for the information of the people. The resull of these inquiries shows that negrc notaries public were appointed by Govs. Richardson, Tillman, Ellerbs and Heyward. These are all matters of record. Governor Tillman appointed the now notorious Joshua Wilson of Florence to the office oi notary puDiic in lOVO. vvnauu ac the negro Republican postmaster a1 Florence who has caused that citj so much trouble; he still holds the commission given him by Gov. Tillman. Fatally Bitten in Woods. Menominee, Mich., July 20.?Mrs John Smith, seventy years old, wife of a prosperous farmer of McAllister is lying in a precarious condition al her home as a result of exposure anc being terribly bitten by musquitoes and flies while lost in the woods foi three days and nights. Owing to hei advanced age, it is doubtful if she will recover. Mrs. Smith lost her way while picking berries and it took a search' ing party three days to locate her She was finally discovered on Monda} night, lying unconscious near a poo of water with flies and musquitoet swarming about her prostrate body. '.i : V.. > . SCNAIUKIAUANVIMIU ADDRESSED THE VOTERS OF BAMBERG LAST SATURDAY. Lively Exchange Between Grace and Rhett?Candidates for Congress and Solicitor Also Spoke. The candidates for the United States Senate spoke in Bamberg last Saturday. The meeting was held in the court house, beginning at 11 o'clock, and was presided over by County Chairman H. u. roia. xvev. T. G. Herbert offered prayer. The court house was a hot place, but the crowd was good humored, and heard with patience the uninteresting speeches of the numerous fellows who want the Senatorial toga, while they enjoyed the humor injected into the meeting.' There was about four hundred people present, among them several ladies. JOHN GARY EVANS. John Gary Evans was the first speaker. He made a characteristic speech. This was the most important campaign in twenty years to the farmers. The issue of the financial policy of the government had been injected into the campaign. Rhett's financial scheme was most dangerous since the civil war. It , was the duty of the government not only to coin gold and silver but to make paper money as well, instead of national banks being given this power. He spoke of the work done by the Farmers' Alliance in demanding more money and putting up the price of cotton. Charged Rhett with bolting the Democratic party, yet the Republicans had done the very thing Rhett said was wrong for the Democrats to do. Rhett wanted to take away from the government the right to issue paper money and give it to the national banks, and if this was done when you needed money the wnnidn't lot vnn have it. His entire speech was an attack on Rhett'scurrency plan, whooping up the Far' mere' Alliance, denouncing banks and bankers and rich peoples generally. Evans invariably said "we of the Farmers' Alliance." He seemed to delight in the use of the term "plutocrats." He was coldly received and got little applause. JOHN P. GRACE. John P. Grace, of Charleston, came forward as the next speaker, and Holland Kennedy remarked: "We say grace just before dinner. Are you going to give us a snack?" Grace ptarted his speech by stating 1 that, the predatory interests of the country were making their last stand in the United States Senate, and led his hearers to believe that the country and they too were going to the devil if a business man such as Rhett claimed to be was sent there. Made his usual statements as to being a Democrat and said no matter 1 in what part of the country he lived he would still be a Democrat. Judg ing from the territory covered one would infer that hd would still be a Democrat in hell or any other place. - He made his usual attack on Rhett and got little comfort from the audience. Grace said there were but two ; ideas of government, the Jeffersoniau and Hamiltonian, and then Holland Kennedy yelled out: "And the Rhett. Hurrah for old Charleston and I Rhett." Mr. lirace s reierence iu , I Bryan as the greatest living orator brought forth applause, and B. F. ; Folk remarked: "Some of us think [ Bryan a stale egg. We set him twice and he didn't hatch." Grace made a neat retort by saying he thought Bryan would hatch this time, and * there wouldn't be any thanks coming , from the hens who refused to sit in 1896. Made his usual reference . to a letter written by Rhett, say; ing in substance that he was a ; Republican. Was making no per; soilal campaign, and called on the audience to witness that he made no personal remarks. Said he I was running to keep the Senatorial ; toga from being packed in the ele' phant's trunk, and Kennedy hit him . again by saying: "So you are not ; running to be elected, but to try to beat Rhett." Mr. Grace's counte, nance is not prepossessing, and while , a few fronds of the other candidates ' were pleased at his attack on Rhett, the larger part of the audience seemed disgusted with his tirade. COL. GEORGE JOHNSTONE, i George Johnstone, of Newberry, said it had been his fortune through; out the campaign to speak immediate ly after Grace, and it was unpleasant to him and must be to the audiences : to hear the differences between the > gentlemen from Charleston discussr ed day after day. Suggested that the i letter spoken of be read and the J whole matter settled. As each ma*de statements with so much fervor and l earnestness, was inclined to think ' both were telling the truth. He ? thought possibly the best thing thing i to do was to put them both in charge r of Mr. Hepoo, as he called Mr. Ken! nedy, and send them back to Char leston. The two great interests in South Carolina are cotton producing and cotton manufacturing, and both must be considered together. His heart was equally in the cotton fields j and cotton factories. It was all right to build warehouses; he was [ | helping to build them, but one would [ not go to the United States Senate , to build warehouses. Yes, hold cot! ton, he was holding his, but you did. n't go to the Senate to hold cotton. > There were four obstacles to our success. One was moral perverts in the , agricultural department who falsifl[ ed cotton reports, making the cotton crop appear larger than it really was. * Remove them. Stop the gambling . in Wall street and confine transac| tions to actual tardes. He illustrated [Continued on second page.] - * ' " - . --J . ' .v..'-."- S." - " President Finley Makes Sensible Saggestions to Southern People. * ' s?fi Southern Railway Company?Of- . flee of the President?Washington, D. C., July 31, 1908. Editor The Herald, Bamberg, S. C., '<" > Dear Sir: It has occurred to me that it may not be improper for me to ad- a dress you and other representative ^ editors in the Southern states on a subject which I believe to be of great j'-j importance to the future prosperity #.y". of our section. Mv duties reauires me to keen in touch, as nearly..as possible, with business conditions throughout the country, and especially in the South. Since the beginning of the business ;^g| depression from which the country is now recovering, I have been great- u p ly impressed with evidence which has come to me that, while business all over the United States has been unfavorably affected, the effects oi the depression have been felt most i*?#? severely, as a general rule, in those communities the energies of which i'-jag are devoted principally to the product ^ tion of a single commodity, or of a few commodities, and that business : has been relatively less affected in > those communities in which the production is more diversified. I have t been impressed especially with the * fact that the business depression been relatively less severe in thnqp, Southern localities in which attention has been given to the growing of fruits and vegetables. There har been a steady market for these products, and, although prices have not ;'<& in some instances been as high as in other seasons, I believe they have vl%|? generally yielded profits to the grow- ' ~ The press of the South has alreadyaccomplished much by advocatingr diversification of agriculture and .. manufacturing, and, looking back over the past twenty-five years, ws ';|h9 can realize that much has been ac-^ complished in this direction. I believe, however, that the time is e?- 3? pecially opportune for continuing ; ^ our efforts in this direction and for y.jsg urging that each Southern commnn- s ity shall make the most of the op- 7:03a portunities which a revival of bustness will open up to it. Nature has favored the South practically inexhaustible resources b{ . ^ great variety, and the industrious^i r and resourceful Southern people have^ivS shown their ability to take up and-"f;V|?;5 carry to success new lines of indUS- ' try. I believe, therefore, that yon. will agree with me as to the desira*. JfS' bility of encouraging still greater <U-; - ffgag versification of industry in the dUneetion of utilizing to the fullest extent ' the natural resources of our section.jjjgQ Without attempting to enumerate the lines in which progress in thift direction is possible, I would angst^'jM-% that, in many localities, agricultural prosperity might be advanced by further diversification of farming, eepeef- V;-:^ ally in the direction of producing then'. fruits and vegetables best suited each locality; that live stock, and dairying might profitably receive more attention in some localities, and thatr lap in connection with a larger produfttion of fruits and vegetables, there are many - localities in which ning and preserving industries might J profitably be carried on more extensively than at present. Industrially, I believe it should the aim of the South to add to the ; : r ^ profits ol producing raw materials ^ the profits of manufacturing, by con- - / 3 verting Southern raw materials, as .} far as possible, into articles readf^jj^H for use. As indicating what may. hd^wjS done along this line, I may refer to. the cotton textile industry. Although the South has a substantial monopoly 7 ? in the production of the most widely . .i| used textile fibre in the world, aomeV:r*|||' of us are old enough to remember irJgH when it was believed in many quaT-' J ters that cotton manufacturing on * large scale conld not be established^ -MlS successfully in the South, The Soutb^:^ % em people first demonstrated their J ability to make the coarser grades of cotton fabrics, and they are now : demonstrating their ability to make . the finer grades as well and to bleach and finish the product of their mills. -V I think we may look forward with 'yt, confidence to the further development. /f, of this great industry and of indus tries depending upon it, such as the manufacture of cotton goods into ar-t tides of clothing ready for wear. "'. 3 I might enumerate a long liBt o? opportunities for the further development of manufacturing. It would inelude the conversion, on a larger . (4 scale, of Southern-made leather inta^;?^ boots and shoes, harness and belting _ in Southern factories," and the con-/ 0 --^ version of the products of Southern: forests and mines into a long list articles ready for use. I have said' - ; enough, however, to suggest to yofr. the point I wish to make, which is, that I believe that all of us who have ^ the prosperity of the South at heart should do all in our power to encourage the diversification of Southern , industry and the conversion in South- T,< ern factories of Southern products Into articles ready for use rather than their shipment to other sections in i; the form of raw materials or of partly manufactured commodities. I need not assure you of my great terest in every movement for tne aa- ; 3s vancement of a Southern community, / ^ and you know that this Company, .7 through its Land and Industrial Department, stands ready at all timea to co-operate in every proper way (with individuals and communities along its lines for the establishment of new industries, the promotion of such immigration as may be desired by each community, and the general'-}/^ advancement of Southern prosperity. Yours very truly, W. W. FINLEY, .< President.