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BAMBERG'S COTT TO BE CUT IN t Even Though Better Pric Market Than Elsewb Accepts Cotton fo Bamberg, S: C.?Bamberg, city \ and county, has arisen magnificently, to meet and cope with the situation thrust upon the South by disturbed business conditions because of the; EuroDean war?a mar ket depressed ! in consequence of four world powers gripping in a mighty struggle for mastery?and an overproduction of: cotton. "With inadequate warehousing fafilitie6. the holding of cotton pre-' seated a problem which has been! speedily solved. Unwilling to hold i their cotton at home, unprotected., and unable so long as they did so to secure the temporary relief based; upon warehouse receipts available elsewhere, the farmers were, for a> brief season, put to it to find a way out. But the way was made clear fViam Two weeks ago last Saturday a meeting of progressive citizens was held at Bamberg, called by Hon. S. G. Mavfield, warehouse committeemen for South Carolina of .the Southern Cotton con- i gress. At that time a stock company was formed, a warehouse company organized. Xo time was lost in preliminaries. Within the almost incredible space of two weeks the Bam- . berg Cotton Warehouse company has erected its warehouse. .Monday of this week there were stored*.within its walls 230 bales i of cotton. J Three Bonded Warehouses. Moreover, it is a bonded warehouse, built to conform with federal regulations. Mr. W. D. Rhoad is president, Mr. G. Frank Bamberg, first vice president, .Mr. C. B. Free, second vice president, and Mr. H. M.. * Graham, secretary of the company, which is capitalized at $2,000. The; warehouse already built has a capacity of 1,000 bales. At Denmark and Ehrhardt. in Bamberg county, bond"ed warehouses have also been erected within the past three weeks through the efforts of Hon. S. G. Mayfield, and are now storing cotton. I make particular mention of this activity merely to substantiate my , statement that Bamberg, city and county, have arisen to meet and deal adequately with the situation, to provide all possible relief for the farmer. The erection of these three bonded warehouses is by no rqpans; all that has been done here. The "buy-a-bale" movement has gained j a firm foothold, banks and business houses, in accepting cotton and eith( er cancelling debt or granting exten-; sions, have made cotton just as good! as money if not a legal tender; and as elsewhere the merchants have for several weeks offered a premium,! over and above the market price, for cotton. 300 Bales Sold at 9 Cents. | v As a matter of fact, practically all the cotton that has been sold at Bamberg this season has s been sold at a premium. Friday j of last week 200 bales were sold ; in the open market at 9 cents a j pound. Cotton buyers were I freely offering 9 cents last Saturday, but succeeded in buying ! only a few bales even at about half a cent above the market quotation. Prior to Friday not 300 bales, all told, had been ! , marketed here, though Bamberg county produces an average of j about 22,000 bales a year, upwards of 16,000 bales of which are handled here, and in spite of the fact that this year there is a splendid crop which, I am told, promises to reach the high | water mark of the county for production, 28.000 baies The temper of the people in times! of stress, when as unruffled as I find it here after talking with farmers, merchants, bankers, and feeling them out, is a marvelous thing. With onei accord the farmers have put away all idea of sacrificing their crops, if indeed they ever entertained such an I idea: they have apparently determined to sit tight and wait, and whilel thev are waiting they are working! getting out the remainder of their cotton, and confidently looking to-1 ward the future, they find it full of promise, for they, as a whole, are i ? i onrl hot tor thing's for piauuiug 11C?? ?UU .. 1915; they are right now at the forks in the road, and beginning next year they are going to travel a new road? the highway of progress towards emancipation from dependence upon cotton. Business people are cheerful, hopeful and confident. They, too, see the rift in the clouds, and through it have read promi?5 of the future. It is admirable. But as all apparently realize, as Mr. A. W. Knight, the postmaster, I put it to me, that the trend of the; ON ACREAGE IALF NEXT YEAF es Are Offered in Opei ere. Carlisle School Tuition and Fees movement in this section towar scientific agriculture and diversifie farming, by this visitation upon th cotton farmers, has been hastene< no one seems to have discounted th nopossitv r>f thp first consideration taking care of the present big cro; As a relief measure, the "buy-a-bale movement was inaugurated her soon after the idea was conceived. First Woman to Buy Bale. As an evidence of the splendid patriotic spirit of the women in the present crisis, a woman set the example for the citizens of Bamberg to follow. The first bale bought at 10 cents was bought by a woman. Mrs. \V. P. Blume, a saleswoman at the store of Spann & Simmons, and with the big new bale placed on exhibition in front of that store, the firm employing Mrs. Blume was by no means the only purchaser to keep the movement going. B. W. Simmons & Co., Mr. J. .\ Kinard, LaVerne Thomas & Co., an .Mr. W. G. Hoffman were quick to d likewise. Other firms and other ii dividuals stepped into line. The ide spread and there have been than bales bought up and taken off tli market throughout this section. Bought by an Infant. Among the first bales to be bought on the "buy-a-bale" plan was purchased by little Franklin Rizer Hartzog. the 6-months-old son of Dr. and .Mrs. L. A. Hartzog. of Olar, in this county. Weighing 300 pounds, and bought at 10 cents, the bale was warehoused for the little boy by his grandfather, Mr. C. F. Rizer. in a Columbia warehouse: and little Franklin Rizer Hartzog is proudly claiming to be the youngest member of the "buy-a-bale" club in South Car-i olina. For Hon. James F. Byrnes, repr< senting the Second South C'arolin district in congress, Mr. J. D. Cop< land bought the other day a bale c cotton at 10 cents. Congressma Byrnes, who lives at Aiken, ha bought a bale in each of the seven counties in his district. While buying at as nearly th market price as he could get the co ton, Mr. I. N. Dunn, superintendei of the Bamberg Cotton Mill, ha bought on his own account a grez deal of cotton, compared with th amount of the staple that has bee sold here, and is holding it for a investment. Mr. Dunn believes th< the price of cotton is bound to in prove rapidly, and his intention to hold for a fair price and a fai profit, then market his holdings. The Bamberg Cotton Mill is in th market for more cotton than at an time in the past, the mill having r< cently increased its output, makin a heavier grade of cloth. Mr. Dun is not, however, buying for the mil A splendid spirit has been show by the Carlisle school, located i Bamberg, where each year man young men and young women ar fitted for college. So far as I hav heard, this is the first education; institution in the State to accept co ton at 10 cents a pound for tuitio and school fees. That it has done s is proving not only a popular plai but is enabling many boys and gir! who otherwise could not do so to a tend the school. Two bales of co ton and $60. it was announced b Prof. J. C. Guilds, the headmaste several weeks ago, would be accepte in payment for tuition and term fee the cotton to be held, and when sol if it brings more than 10 cents pound, the difference to be rebate* There have been many acceptanct on this plan. Last year the scho< had only 77 pupils. This year, o the opening day, 98 were enrollei and Prof. Guilds is authority for tb statement that large majority c these could not have enrolled excel for the cotton arrangement made. Business houses of Bamberg hav stepped into the breach, offering a the relief that they could give. M: G. Frank Bamberg and Jones brotl ers have been accepting cotton on ai count at 10 cents, and others ser out letters some time ago statin that they would allow a cent abov the market price. Among thos granting premiums are .Mr. H. ( Folk. .Mr. J. D. Copeland, Mr. J. -Hunter and C. R. Brabham & Son The three banks, the Enterpris Bank, the Peoples Bank and tli Bamberg Banking company, ai granting extensions when warehous receipts are deposited with them, liank Deposits Larger. That there is no money famine in Bamberg is evidenced by the fact that the deposits of the Peoples Bank, for instance, Wj^| are at present between $400 and 09 y | $r,oo more than what they were gQ 3? \ this time last year, as I an: in- H9 H formed, although this time ia-t Kg & year cotton was bringing a good ffi I price and was being rapidly flE Favor < 'rop Ivegislation. EB There is an unmistakabie senti- H ment prevailing here favoring legis- ^B lation making curtailment of the II 1915 cotton crop compulsory, not on- II ly in South Carolina, but through- ^B out the cotton belt. But. as I am M 6 j informed, legislation or no legisla ' tion. the Bamberg county cotton H e acreage will be cut at least one-half M next year. As I have said, the trend ^B wm has been for the past few years to-jH ward diversified farming and more H particularly toward living at home, n raising home products and food H crops. Less and less western corn H and hay have been shipped here. It fla has grown to he an uncommon sight H to see a farmer hauling a bale of H bought hay out of town. It is a thing E of the past. And that the farmers sS are now making all the cdrn they j flj need to feed their stock and them- Oj selves is already an accomplished H fact. Throughout the county there E have been put into operation in the Kj last few years several grist mills. X] Wagon li<>ad of Hums. w Many hogs are raised in Bam- ffi Kot-o- r>r\ nntv Thai" thrive and I fatten on corn and piudars. Vn- jgj 8 ' willing to sell his cotton at the la a prevailing price and needing Bfl |j 0 some ready cash, a farmer liv- 0 1_ ing not far from the city brought fig 9 a * into town the other day a wag- ; H 3 - on load of hams, which he had I H 1 e no difficulty in retailing to ready H| purchasers at a fair price. 33 3jj Bamberg farmers have also been Hi' B successful in producing a big potato! K M crop and there is plenty of new syrup' raj g lor home and market. "i Ehrliarrit Farmers Happy. ? With the example of the farmers HS y, of the Ehrhardt section before them, 18 f r farmers throughout Bamberg county ^ fi will produce more meat in the future i?3 than ever before. Down in the Ehr- Is hardt section and the lower part of.8| gj the county no man is accounted a good tfarmer unless he makes meat;IHsac enough to supply at least his own: needs. On Mr. G. Frank Bamberg's place! I a in that section, for instance, he has I ? "a now about 200 head of hogs. Mr.; a Bamberg runs 40 plows, but thoughj the price of cotton may stay below; cost of production for some time, he j ^ has plenty of corn and potatoes and ; tj is assured of a bulging smokehouse, j Mr. D. M. Eaves is making arrangements to stock his Edisto River HH plantation with hogs. | it Col. J. F. Folk, one of the biggest] Tj*3 ig farmers in the county, is going in! -1? lt next year for cattle raising at his j has n Ehrhardt plantation. i sands n Turn Now to Raising Hogs. I want n "There is good money in hogs,"! oure ! t_ it said Mr. James Wyman, former may- duc a i- or of Bamberg and one of the mostj dard is extensive planters of Bamberg coun-; ' ?x^; ir ty. "We are all determined down' the fo this way to raise something to eat ! Insect te next year. That will be our first! |*'VCp iy consideration. Nobody in the coun-j Erysip ty but who will cut the cotton acreg age at least one-half. We are selling troubl n only a little cotton," he added, "just skin < 1. what we must to ease up the mer- zcma' n chants and the supply houses and to rcme it let the tenants pay their accounts, . ?ut iy and everybody around here is de- jj|e"y e termined to hold just as long as pos- sands e sible." il There is no mistaking the fact that i ha t- the farmers are getting out the cot- supi n ton as rapidly as they can. As much NaD 10 as 50 cents a hundred is paid pickers. Add i, The Carolina Gin company at Ehr- cit, Is hardt is kept busy until late at night, Lm t- and at Bamberg the Cotton Oil com- For 2 t- pany's ginnery is running night and I*?o] ?y day. This modern ginnery has a ca-j r, pacity of 400 bales a day?one every I DR. d three minutes, s, Bamberg's New llailroad. d Bamberg has a new railroad, of Gra< a which big things are expected toI ward the development of the city and q^c is section. The Bamberg, Ehrhardt & over o Walterboro railroad will begin run- hours. n ning regular trains between here i. and Ehrhardt. 20 miles distance, '? within the next few days. A depot pj >f is now being built at Bamberg. Al- y0nr di ready freight is being hauled over Blind, B1 the line on an irregular schedule, but The first e the road has not been yet inspected N by the railroad commission, and as r- soon as chat is done passenger trains will be Dut on. The road will con-| ' N c" nect at Ehrhardt with the Atlantic 11 Coast Line. It is the intention to p. S extend the line later to Cope and ^ e Orangeburg. The company behind :e the new railroad is composed almost entirely of Bamberg county.?Walter ^ E. Duncan in the Augusta Herald. My s. * ? in <e Iva .M. Mauldin, State bank exam- wi ie iner, has written Secretary McAdoo e urging the latter to consider whether >e national banks may not be positively required to divide the federal funds with the State banks, by way of Onl loans on reasonable terms, in order Togett that the funds may reach the far... E. w. G mers more readily. cough a * ENTERPRISE BANK III ] On account of the scarcity of money and ; | to reward those who have been ? j prudent and saving we have J f| decided to pay ....... , . f| wad dfd brn,rv CENT * ; ; j onsavingsac- 5 |lj counts after Oct. ' 5 Jjj i 1 1 Q1 ^ /tAmnAiin/1 JLJ 1J1 "Tj Wllipi/UAIU ed quarterly. As we are * , -111 the first to raise the rate on sav- \ M ings accounts we feel that we should *h 'M have a liberal share of your savings. ; j flj ENTERPRISE BANK || ] ??? - ? I/\nr.K 1VTEETTXG. I FREE LIFE, FIRE, UV&TUU Bamberg, Lodge, No. 38, Knights M? ?1 I UDAITU j irrmnrr * ? KH& iltALln and AlllUtNl in& brethren cordially invited U JA. M. DENBOW. |L_JBo?fe 0 INSURANCE c. R, GILUc^ncellor Comm'Dder' KX^y.F. M A^FiJ Keeper of Records and Seal. SS^iiiiiwlnmiii. Agent for Superior Monument Co. |Mlfflfnyi?H(llhnHIHnini>>??l?|t Can Save you Money on Tombstones, pm PORTABLE AND STATIONARY. ^ W. MAX WALKER E UJHIir 0 ill C-ZEMA-FO, the colorless, ehrharpt. s. C. F |i||lllFl\' 11 jdorless, non-staining liquid, Mrn rniruno H w "SE?N0W M f 5 AND BOILERS: m trr.il fn tnr the fret hnffle at II ADR! V VIM 11/ UCD [ Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injec xpense?not a mere sample? flAMJLi Miun ntni tors, Pumps ana Fittings, wooa I . * - % o&WS, splitters, ouEttSi XTUll678f i regular oUc bottle or Stan- ?Belting, Gasoline Engines size and quality. ? . - ^ Zema-Fo is particularly effective in "OeS N?* Bother Mr*. j large STOCK lOMRAPD llowing: Acne, Pimples, Tetter, BartOO. Under die Tr^.nHrv Machine Rnil^r Wnrh Bites, Salt Rheum, Dandruff, "7 Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works, , Ringworm, Itching Piles, Itch, Circumstances* Supply btore. oison, Barber's Itch, Red Nose, AUGUSTA, GA. * Houston, Texas.?In an interesting ? e^no mattehralhehthe"itTs merely^ letter frora ^ Mrs- S. C. Burton How To Give Quinine To Children. eruption or a serious case of Ec- writes as follows : "I think it is my duty FEBRILINE fa the trade-mark name given to aa Ex-Zema.Fo will raoidlv effect a improved Quinine. It is a Tasteless Syrup, pleasr and it soothe, whil? it heals. t0 "? y?" what your medicine, Cardui, oSK: we can't do iustice to Ex-Zema-Fo the woman's tonic, has done for me. ' M advertisement?you must try it? I was down Sick with womanly trouble, net wulQC89 ngrnofioK iu uk ucau. A?/ ?fU Th ' conTinccd just " thou" and my mother advised several different pose*2^unc?^^n^^cka?7 9?i treatments, but they didn't seem to do name*******UMowaiaDotue~fe ceata. **ryoW Cb*ml?al C?., IrMklra, IU V. I me any good. 1 -slr^p few hmw ve never tried Ex-Zema- Fo. Please ' ^ 1 i.3 ply me with a 50c package Free. i or four months, and tor three weekS. J p p BELLTNGFR ae { was in bed, so sick I couldn't bear foi * lress i any one to walk across the floor. ATTORNEY AT LAW WM r 7"' ! My husband advised me to try Cardui, office Over Bamberg Banking Co. I the woman's tonic. f have taken two j General Practice ' ' Sale By ^ ? bottles of Cardui, am feeling fine, gained uenerai iractice pies Drug Co., Bamberg,' S. C. J? P?unds do 311 of housework. : ; Friends hardly know me, I am so well." . .. ... ruAM ac di A ?r? H y?u suffer from any of the ailments I l&wA Vf/'/'l rHOMAS black. jR. w ,j,mmon ,0 womeili d0?.t ^ imll7m, r DEXTAL SURGEOX. trouble to become chronic. Begin taking (/& _ \ . ^ Cardui to-day. It is purely vegetable, ,. ;^Jk ,f/mi f ^njato? 1of,MaSdDeSTertSUc: ****** f *J>? Cental Association. way on the weakened womanly consfitu:e opposite new post office and tion. You run no risk in trying Cardui. i r5 ffce Graham & Black. Office It has been helping weak women Dacic ro ^ i ^ f 30 a. m. to o.30 p. m. health and strength for more than 50 \ \^ BAMBERG, S. C. years. It will help you. At all dealers. \ TTrite to: Chattanooga Meaklne Co., Ladles' 9 lies Cured ia 6 to 14 Days Advisory Dept.. Chattanooga, Tenn., for Special 7,'t Uit . . . . Instructions on your case and 64-page book. 'Home aUarewfcfctffl / MA uggist will refund money It PAZO treatment for Women." sent in plain wrapper. ?69-B rj""O JNT fails to cure any case of Itching, //Twaetfaflr ^ ceding- or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days. THE DISCERNING WOMAN BUYS .pphc.tiongir., E.,t. a*. R|LEY & COPELAND I >IEAT il Successors to W. P. Riley. MO YE DICKINSON -n- t * that .she knows will all be eaten. The i S V R an" E AGE XT Flre> ! ?*? tender, toothsome, juicy kind that ?.. . ,: Accident I will be eaten to the last mouthful. Will Write Anything T. T? T-iTQTT-p/iTn'riTi t neaten meat is a waste. If she re Tornado. Accident, Lin- (|mce , ? Copland's Store bu" her supplies here there wl" be ility, Casualty, in the none uneaten and thus no waste, strongest and most re- BAMBERG, S. C. I Aninnrnrrn c mi i d | Delk's Market Motto: "Buy What I Need I TIIl/llLO I CH O TILLO Bamberg, an(t From Those . toe diamond bbano. a BAMBERG, S. C. ... ... .. Ladle*! A*k your Druggist for IO Patronize Me. yS\ SSu f&l-^bea-tera Diamond Brand/AX . IMil* In Red an<l Gold meuIllA^r/ % am m m mb a mm lone 10-L, or at Oil Mill W Take n" ^her!h BCo>eor r^r w ^5?nW^r>iTI^5 MW 1/ ~ Af DranM. AskbrCUKlfE?.TEB8 BAMBERG, s. C. [v Will cure your Rheumatism %T * * r? ? ^SOLO BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE e?raieia> neaaacuca, iv One "BDOMO OUININE" ????????????? Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and y une BKU/nu guiiNiixt Glendale Springs Water on sale at Bums 0jd Soreg Stints of Insects he genuine, call for full name, laxa- Mack's Drug Store, in five-gallon bot- Sr a i ? aj Ansf;t3 iovF ?ffti^nk^D?atstoM tIes- Delivered at house for 50c per Antiseptic Anoayne, used innd headache, and worts o2 coid. 25c. bottle. ternally and externally. Price 25c. .'Jjl I