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EXPANSION OF EXPORT TRADE.
President Finley Writes on a Subject
of Interest to Southern Business
Men and Farmers.
^Southern Railway Company, Office
of the President, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue,
Washington, D. C., Dec. 14, 1908.
Editor The Herald. Bamberg, S. C.
Dear Sir: Complying with requests
from editors of newspapers
published in the Southern States for
occasional letters on commercial
and economic topics of interest to
the people of our section, I take the
liberty of writing to you on the
great importance of the expansion
of our export trade with the LatinAmerican
countries.
This is a matter of special importance
to our section, not only because
of our geographical advantage
with reference to this trade,
' which, as to the Pacific coast countries,
will be still further increased
by the completion of the Panama
canal, but also because a large pro
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the countries to the south of us import
can be produced and manufactured
advantageously in the Southern
States. A few statistics will
, show the great present importance
and future possibilities of these
r markets. In round figures, the combined
area of Mexico, Central America,
South America, and the West India*
Islands is 9,000,000 square
miles, and their combined population
is 65,000,000. Their population is
rapidly increasing. In the year
1907, 329,122 immigrants arrived
In Argentina alone. Among South
American cities, Rio de Janeiro will
soon have a population of 1,000,000,
and Buenos Aires, the largest city in
the world south of the equator, has
approximately 1,200,000 inhabitants
and the progressive character of its
people is shown by the fact that they
are now arranging to put in a system
of underground electric railways.
The past ten years have witnessed
a marked change in political and
economic conditions in the LatinAmerican
countries. Political upheavals
are now of comparatively
rare occurrence, and, with few exceptions,
these countries have stable
governments which afford adequate,
protection to life and property. They
are making rapid strides in material
development. In former years they
were seriously hampered by lack of
transportation facilities. Their needs
in this respect ate being rapidly supplied.
Navigable streams are being
improved, wagon roads .are being
constructed, and the Latin-American
governments, generally, are pursuing
an enlightened policy of encouragement
to railway construction. In
1907, for instance, over 900 miles of
new railway were constructed in Ar\
gentina, making the total length of
the lines in operation in that country
14,000 miles. In Brazil 436 miles
of railway were built in iyuv, bringing
the total mileage up to 11,369
miles. Mexico has 14,181 miles of
railway. Chile has 1,800 miles of
railway, and in the mountain country
of Bolivia a plan of construction
involving the expenditure of $27,000,000
of governmental and pri.
vate capital has been adopted. Political
stability, increasing population,
and improved means of transportation
are resulting in material
) progress and in an increase in the
purchasing power of the Latin-American
peoples, the extent of which,
I believe, is not generally appreciated
in our country.
The Latin-American countries
produce an abundance of commodiI
ties that are in demand in other
lands. The combined value of their
exports, almost wholly made up of
unmanufactured articles, is about
$1,072,000,000 per year^ The combined
value of their impoi^s, composed
chiefly of manufactured articles,
Y amounts, approximately, to $1,005,000,000
per year. Our country is
their best consumer. In the year
ending June 30, 1908, we bought
from them commodities to the value
of $287,058,079. In the same year
our sales to them amounted to
- $236,632,131. The importance of the
Latin-American market is indicated
not so much by the present value of
the imports into those countries as
by the rate at which their purchases
from other countries are increasing.
In 1898 the total value of their purchases
from the United States was
$85,861,857. Uomparing tnese ngures
with those for the last fiscal
year 3hows an increase in ten years
of $150,770,274, or 176 per cent. In
the same period the total value or
our exports to all the rest of the
world increased a fraction less than
42 per cent. Gratifying as this increase
is, it does not represent what
might have been attained if our people
had given more attention to
these markets, for many of the countries
have increased their purchases
from Great Britain, Germany and
France even more rapidly than from
the United States, and, notwithstanding
our geographical advantage, they
purchase more than three times as
f much from other countries as from
us. In some matters, in fact, we have
been losing ground. For instance,
the July Bulletin of the
Bureau of American Republic,
t reviewing the foreign commerce of
DMr,ii cove* "imoriffln r>ntf"nn man
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ufactures are disappearing from the
Brazilian market very rapidly, while
those of Great Britain and Germany
made from American raw material,
are rapidly increasing." This statement
is borne out by the latest statistics
available, those for the nine
* months ending September 30, 1903,
which show that we sold to Braz'l
only 1,468,588 yards of cotton goods
during the nine months, as compared
with 4,543,555 yards during
the corresponding months of the
\ previous year. It would seem to be
worth while for the cotton goods
manufacturers of the South to make
an effort to win back some of this
trade which is being captured by
Great Britain and Germany.
The demands of the Latin-Ameri'
can markets is chiefly for manufactured
goods and largely for commodities
the raw materials for which are
produced in our Southern States,
and which are already being manufactured
in our section. Among the
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articles which these countries import
in large quantities, and which
can advantageously be produced in
the Southern States may be enumerated
agricultural implements, ail
Kinds of vehicles, locomotives, cars,
machinery, tools, steel rails, buildrse'
hardware, stoves, cotton, textiles,
vegetable oils, and furniture.
While it is a fact that the imports
into the Latin-American countries
consist almost entirely of manufactured
articles, it does not follow
that Southern manufacturers
would be the only ones benefitted by
an increase in exports from our sec-)
tion to those countries. On the contrary,
the benefits would be shared
by all our people. For instance, if
an establishment in one of our
Southern towns engaged in the manuiacture
of stoves or furniture can
nuild up an export trade to Mexico
or one of the Central or South American
countries, it means that it
will give employment to more men
who will buy more goods from the
local retail merchants and who will
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give cu uic idi uici a iaigci uvui^
market for his products.
It is to the interest, not only of
the South Atlantic and Gulf ports,
but of our in:and communities as
well, that our jLatin-American trade
?both import and export?should
flow through Southern ports. A
large proportion of the commodities
which the United States imports
from Latin-America are consumed
in the South. Southern manufacturers
can supply a large proportion of
the commodities which the LatinAmerican
countries buy abroad. It
would, therefore, be to the advantage
of all concerned if coffee, nitrates,
tropical fruits, mahogany
timber, rubber, and bther products
of Central and South America and
the West Indies, could be brought
into Southern ports in ships which
would return laden with the products
of Southern manufacturing establishments.
For this reason I believe
that, in seeking to develop this
Latin-American trade, the merchants
and manufacturers, not only
of our seaboard cities but of the interior
as well, and Southern transportation
lines should all co-operate,
as far as practicable, in systematic
efforts to guide both imports and exports
through Southern ports.
In view of the present importance
of the Latin-American trade ana its
future possibilities, I believe that
the people of our section of the
United States may well give it increased
attention. The Federal government,
through the publications of
the Bureau of Manufacturers, is constantly
giving valuable information
about trade opportunities in the Latin-American
countries, the special
needs of their markets, and the best
methods of conducting business with
them. The International Bureau of
American Republic, to the support
of which the United States is the
largest contributor, is devoted exclusively
to the work of drawing the
republics of North and South America
into closer social and commercial
relations. As a result of suggestions
made to him by citizens of the
South, Hon. John Barrett, director
of this bureau, is now contemplating
a trip through the Southern tSates
for the purpose of delivering a series
of addreses on the general subject
of trade with the countries south of
the Rio Grande, with special reference
to the interest of the South in
that trade. These addresses will
doubtless be of great practical value
to our section.
If, however, we are to obtain the
full benefit of the work that is being
done by the Federal government
and by the Bureau of American
Republics, we must make practical
use of the information which they
gather and disseminate. This is a
matter in which, I believe, we should
all take an active interest, and I am
writing to you on this subject be
cause I know of no agency that can
contribute more to the bringing
about of a broad and intelligent public
interest in the development of
this trade than can the press of the
South.
Yours very truly,
W. W. FINLEY,
President.
WIFE SUES FOR $10,000.
Charges Farmer and His Daughter
With Enticing Her Husband.
Hagerstown, Md., Dec. 17.?Mrs.
Amanda C. Harbaugh, wife of
Aaron C. Harbaugh, to-day instituted
suit for $10,000 damage against
Jacob Bovey, aged 65, a wealthy
farmer and a widower of Broadfording,
and his daughter, Miss Katie
Bovey, aged about 40, charging them
with enticing her husband away
from her.
Mrs. Harbaugh alleges her husband,
whose little farm adjoins that
of Bovey's large farm, was maliciously
enticed to the Bovey residence,
where Harbaugh is alleged to have
been seen kissing Miss Bovey. Harbaugh
is now said to be in York, having
left his wife and several children,
including a daughter about 18
years old. Recently Bovey sold his
farm and a few days ago he disposed
of most of his personal property.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased nnrtinn nf the ear
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed, Deafness
is the result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars
free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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I Lad Killed While Carrying Letter to
Santa Clans to Mail Box.
New York, Dec. 17.?The body of
a frail little fellow, apparently about
ten years old, lies in a police station
here to-day awaiting identification.
He met death last night under the
trucks of a trolley car near the
branch postoffice in Third avenue,
near Fifty-second street, while on
his way to mail a letter to Santa
Claus
As he breathed his last under the
wheels, his hand stretched forth and
the pitiful letter was seen by the
crowd. A bystander seized it and it
was dropped in the postoffice before
the boy expired. He ran directly in
front of the car, evidently wrapt in
thought about his letter. f
The motorman was held on a technical
charge of homicide. No one in
the neighborhood seemed to know
who the child was but he probably
wTill be identified today.
BURNED UP HIS MILLIONS.
Wealthy Russian on Deathbed Cruel
ty Jvinn to roor iteiauves.
Moscow, Dec. 17.?A millionaire
of the name of Petroff, who was ill,
was told that he would die. He
thereupon withdrew his fortune from
the banks in the form of bank
notes and burned all of them in his
sickroom.
He then summoned his relatives,
who were poor, and showed them the
ashes, congratulating them upon escaping
the evil of wealth, which, he
said, was the source of all sin.
Attempts Assault on Girl.
New York, Dec. 17.?A scene more
often enacted south of Mason and
Dixon's line occurred in Harlem in
170th street last night when a negro
seized fifteen-year-old Minnie Kley
and attempted to drag her into a vacant
lot.
The girl struggled bravely and her
screams drew a crowd. The negro
fled pursued by a mob, but escaped.
The girl's throat and arms were
lacerated during the struggle.
SHORTAGE CAUSED SURPRISE
Dr Pattison Displeased and Demands
Another Examination of his Books.
The reported shortages of Treasurers
Pattison, of Edgefield, and J.
C. Langford, of Hampton county, has
caused considerable comment and
discussion. Several reports of this
kind have from time to time been
filed with the general assembly by
the present comptroller general, Mr.
A. W. Jones, and this one was considered
the most interesting of any.
The State has received from its
Edgefield correspondent a copy of an
official letter to Gov. Ansel, a letter
of but about four or five lines, in
which Dr. J. T. Pattison, treasurer,
respectfully demands of Gov. Ansel
an investigation of his affairs by
some other accountant than Eugene
B. Wilson. The letter, which was given
out for publication, is very caustic
in its references to Mr. Wilson.
Comptroller General Jones was
informed of the contents of the letter.
"As to the part personal to Mr.
Wilson I have nothing to say," was
his comment. "But I will say that
the report is correct in every particular,
and Dr. Pattison ought to go
slow in his remarks. Mr. Wilson
spent several weeks in Edgefield,
and Mr. Carlton W. Sawyer, of my
office, assisted him for two weeks. I
have the utmost confidence in the report
submitted, for the accountants
felt the necessity of being very, very
particular."
Mr. E. B. Wilson is the chief
clerk in the office of the comptroller
general. He came here from Georgetown
and during the half dozen
years in which he has served in the
State house he has checked up a
number of offices in which shortages
were found.
Life Sentence for Indian.
Venita, Okla., Dec. 19.?J. C.
Scott, aged 70, a widely known Indian,
was tonight found guilty of
the murder of Miss Myrtle Murray,
aged 28. Scott was sentenced to life
imprisonment.
Last July Scott warned Miss Murray,
a neighbor, to Keep off his
property. The shooting occurred
while Miss Murray was walking toward
Scott's house to talk with him.
Scott gave as a reason that Miss
Murray had killed his famous wolf
hound.
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TAX NOTICE. X ;n
The County Treasurer's office will
be open for the collection of State,
county, school and all other taxes /
from the 15th day of October, 1908,
until the 15th day of March, 1909.
From the 1st day of January, 1909, M
until the 31st day of January, 1909, yM
a penalty of 1 per cent, will be added
to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st ; ?
day of February, 1909, until the 28th |
day of February, 1909, a penalty of -j
2 per cent, will be added to all un- paid
taxes. From the 1st day of ;%
March, 1909, until the 15th day of
March, 1909, a penalty of 7 per cent
will be added to all unpaid taxes. > ^7%
Following is the levy:
For State purposes, 5% mills.
For county purposes, 3 mills.
Constitutional school tax, 3 mills.
Total, 11% mills.
Special school levies:
Bamberg, No. 14, 7 mills. .
Binnaker's, No. 12, 4 mills.
Clear Pond, No. 19, 2 mills.
Colston, No. 18, 2 mills. ;*
Cuffle Creek, No. 21, 6 mills.
Denmark, No. 21, 6 mills. vTfa
Ehrhardt, No. 22, 2 mills.
! Govan, No. 11, 4 mills.
Hunter's Chapel, No. 16, 1 mill.
Hopewell, No. 1, 3 mills.
Heyward, No. 24, 2 mills.
Hampton, No. 3, 2 mills. / V !
juees, jno. 26, t mius.
Midway, No. 2, 2 mills.
Oak Grove, No. 20, 2 mills.
Olar, No. 8, 4 mills.
All male persons between the ages J
of twenty-one and sixty years, ex- jf||
cept Confederate soldiers and. sailors,
who are extempt at fifty years of age,
are liable to a poll tax of one dollar. 'r<%
Capitation dog tax, 50 cents. .
All male persons who were 21 years
of age on or before the 1st of January,
1908, and have not made re- :\|
turns to the Auditor, will do so on
or before the 1st of January, 1909.
I will receive the road commuta- ?30
tion tax ($2.00) from October 15th,
1908, until March 1st, 1909.
JOH^ F. FOLK,
Treasurer Bamberg County.
Bamberg, S. C., Sept. 15, 190S.
ASSESSMENT NOTICE. _ M
I or my deputy will be at the Jollowing
places on the days and dates
named below for the purpose of re- 1
'ceiving returns of personal property
and notice of real estate bought or
sold since last return:
Lees?Tuesday, January 5th, 1909 al
Denmark?Wednesday and Thurs- -\;jj
January 6th and 7th, 1909.
Olar?Monday and Tuesday, January
11th and 12th, 1909. '"-^91
Govan?Wednesday, January 13th, "?
Midway?Thursday, January 14th,
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Farrell's Store?Monday, January
?8th, 1909.
Hunter's Chapel?Tuesday, Jan- , Jfi
uary 19th, 1909.
Colston?Wednesday, January 20,
1909.
Ehrhardt?Monday and Tuesday,
January 25th and 26th, 1909.
St. Johns?Wednesday, January
27th, 1909.
Camp Hill?Thursday, January 28,
until 11 a. m.t 1909.
Kearse?Thursday, January 28th,
12 to 4 p. m. i.-fij
All male persons between the age %
of 21 and 60 years are liable to a poll
tax of $1.00 (except Confederate
soldiers who are exempt at fifty m
years).
All dogs whether owned by* head
of family or children must be returned.
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I will appreciate it if every tax
payer will meet me in person and
make their returns.
After the 20 th of February a pennor
oonf will ho
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to all personal property not returned. 1 *
R. W. D. ROWELL,
Auditor Bamberg County.
Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 10, 1908.
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