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. I PAGE SIX THE FUSS AND STAND AKD r W^damdMj, June ft, igtg •♦♦*******♦♦•********** * • • ••••••I * ♦ WHAT SAND HILL* N. C., DID BY * ORGANIZING '• t******************* + + * * ** * * * * * • Tbe following artkle bjr W’. R. moopy. They Mid they would—th»t Page is published by courtesy of the they would go to the national banks World's Work, and is taken from and ««t It* eren as the paper Mid. the Hampton County Herald, whose 1 And n eonJYnittee was sent to Raleigh, editor formerly resided In the Sand ! This part of th« taSe to toW in a Hill section qf North Carolina: | wnnj. The goveanor’s mass meeting On July 28. the Mailed Fist of , advised prayer, and faith t» the Dem- Prussis struck .forth Carolina and ocratlc party. The national banks killed King Cotton, and. as of old denied the eilstence of any money the heavy hand of the Lord sought in the world. And there they were. to teach His people by the great school of adversity. Two things He tgught. that axe worth all the loss of even as you and 1, without a cent, and cotton going down. - <' . The president called the central the wealth taken by the god of war: one , Board of Trade together again, sis- that men who follow the plow and teen men from the countryside. And till the firth for a living, shall pros-j behind them siiteen thousand And per only if they diversify their crop; they decided that a strong neighbor. and plant many things instead of hood depended on neither favor, nor one; and the other, that only those‘charity, nor th r Government, nor the congregations are strong and sturdv j banks, but on thenwlve*. And they which organize lo help themselves, j sajectcd a committee of three— It Is only strenuous times and ya banker, a president, and a plain hard going which test the sinews of unvarnished citizen—to take the a people—and It is only by the joy land anrh-tl^k an<1 mortgages that of suc<^ss in the face of odds that the community had and to go North a strong *ommunity-^knows itself. It into the castles of the money kings, is not by cries in unison to the Dem- ocratie Party for help that the sons of the South are know^ls invlr ible And here Is how I saw one army corps of Southern agricultural leg ions fat e th<- impeding bankrupt, y and starvation It is known as the Sandhills in North Carolina, where men h?ve only recently broken into tho v. ; ods. and where new-made fields a. \ silos, and miles of nature still to l e farn-'d by the advancing dollar cal d for every cent'relu, tant capital wo Id provide in the piping times of pe. re. The universal plague struck like lightning—ard with unparalled ef ficiency The cotton in the field had a purely sentimental value This Is the true history of events. The man behind the plow—th" newly arrived South Carolinian planter with his three hundred acres, the small farmer with his thirty bales; old I’ncle Ned, whose two- horne farm is operated in th fortable share system—uoar, with a single purpose, rnrnmen <>n ail occasions, arrived at the eoun try store- at kindly .WoB<jr M< fV»n- ald's at West Kr*>t, at th/ Standard Store in Alb^rdeeo, Holliday’s, and cot to come back without money. And new observe **ie power of or- gamzatioc. Ask the man in the street to put up his bank stock as security for the common cause, and he will laugh at you But get the. community in a room, represented J.v their/ sturdy, simple leaders in business, and they will advance their last cent, even as they will shoulder the old Winchester Those that had securities offered tljem all; was It rot to save the country and to save themselves” The money would be safe, lent on cotton at five cent* a pound. And so this hardy little neighbor hood went into an angry world on a trusade to help itself And their en voys went straight to one of New York's great banks They were re ceived with courtesy, and their plan was commended. Their bravery was praised by the enemy and thny wen- repulsed without loss. The^ went to great brokerage houses. They wire frankly told the helplessness o( the Situation They were received with hospitality by Southern capi talists in New . York, whose sym pathv and spirit of lovaltv to f'aro- the fn-rsd of all the world, w ho live* lina is genuine and deep Earnest in Jackson Springs. And they said, men with a,, earnest purpose arc We r.ot • olv , an not pay on* bill* j wejrorr.e anywhere But there \va- ft-r tin* hog and hominy, this potash .no mohey. They stormed the rnon- arid baking p/.wder you have given ey stronghold of one of the great **onu vouie. gin yet ton, and < Afd the next d v tl i. long tune -but we've got to hove mot/ And the end of the world bfi* <.ome. Our cotton la not nobody want* it.” day at Aberdeen and ‘VrthaB • md Sonthern Pines—M in /very vilag- and uty in the South — like mtr.ut,. nj/fn answering the call to »rft*. th* storekeepers arrived at the bank* Their speech wa* short and uniform: “We must renew our loans We must have more credit, notes ” There Isn’t a man in the Sonlh who ever saw a cotton boll who doesn't know the answer. The banker is your friend and neighbor, and his heart as well as his mercen ary soul demand that the money ho h nt Bui Tie did not have it. The catastrophe that had awed the world was aliv.. ind grinning In the head waters of drowning Creek. There was. however, at this nut- industrial corporations and learn, i the facts—an they are. and not n- they are n presented. The mono- market was canvassed for them I y one of the leading authorities In f nanclal affairs in New York. T;.« security was said by all to In- good the purpose splendid But the mor, ey missing, > But this advance guard hud beer, sent with a message to Garcia. ' Get the money, we rely on you. and on no one else.” They said they’d ta> until they got it. And they did fh Shawmut National Bank, of Boston liked their security md their nci\o ami gave them whal they asked, .^o under the shadow of the Shaw monu ment fh - sor^ 0 f Carolina found the Good Samaritan. They uarel'.oiiwd 3.000 bales and saved 3 cents a pound or about MS,000 in six mont lis. ' Ard the next day every town, ev post of th* Carolina movement—for * r .v crossroad, every single farmer. the Progr* sive Farmer, and the Ag. ri, ullural College, and Mr. Joyner. rich, poor, white or black. In the *n tire dominion of the Board of Trad* 1 tin State superintendent of schools, as notified that his community had had piinted and taught and spoken and commanded for years and years that the children of the soil should co operate and diversify and this ef fort Is worthy of being called the “Sand Hill Board of Trade.” Th. name is nothing The organization, like the praetorian guards. Is ev erything If was born In the dining roo«i of the Holly Inn al Pioehurst last w freer, where, around the hoard, ns guests of that pioneer road build er. Leonard*Tufts, sat three leading men of ever* town for a clr.ult of twenty miW'.s sixteen towns in al) Each town organized a Board of Trade and With Board of Trade sent H* strongest and most faithful mem. '•her to the Senate, ^hich was the Board of Trade of the whole district. an«l whose duty was to *p, nd th. jiot failed him. and that t very singl hah of cotton he \carrie<l to the warehouse, no matter how far or how many, he could get |2 7.f.o for six months, or a year, at exactTy the current rate of interest in Boston And then developed mi element stronger still, and more illuminating to thr.se that study the strength of neighborhoods. Instead of coming to borrow th.-r** came men out of the country wUfi real money in their hands to, deposit in the bank for the good ui the ,otton man. "'Where did you get it”” WY sold peaches," they gaid Or.< hundred thousand dollars they had Nobody was asking to Txxrrow rnon ey on pea* hes. They bad long sin- * been consumed in Newport. I{. I Sc up pern >ng grapes they had Th* s # . ****** * * ******** * J.B. Dodd Writes * ♦ ’ * ******** * * ****** / Bruaaon. June 20. 191C. Editor Press and Standard: The Ixst time I wrote you. yo.u sug gested that I get a typewriter so that you could read It. Well. I have not bought a typewriter pet. and do not suppose 1 will until the price cones down and the price of eggs goes up. My favorite Leghorn hen as promised me n typewriter and she is doing her very best in that direction. I have named her Mc- Duff because her motto Is t<Tl?.y on. and I guess the machine will come <ome day. But I am so vitally interested in Cclloton and her people that my in terest sometimes boils over and ' have to write to prevent an explo sion. Just now I am peeping through the cracks and tilting in your political situation. At one time I thought my old friend John C. wa« headed straight for the Legis lature. but tforw that Posser Smith and perhaps Ye Editor, have come into the ring, John w ill have to tak * his chances, but I am going to bet on him anyway. I immagine I can seo John ts he sits in the House of Rcpresentatix’es. .ioc>T: : ng as wise and as dignified as a judge on the bench, never makin' i speech and seldom introducing a bill, but voting right every time. Conservative, broad and command ing the respeeg of every one who en joys a good joke. But if John mtss?s it. he will be the better off. He is too good a man to *o to the Legislature and have to take all the 1 eussin' that will be in store for him when he gets back. - From (his distance it lopks like the race for sheriff is going to be the liveliest in your county. But you need not lose any sleep over this race, for out of the lot of timber which you now haxe.to select from, you can shut your eyes and grab and vou’ll get a good sheriff. But ii Milligan Padgett hasn't forgot his speech about "Pulling the Bell Cord over the Mule," he will make some, body "ftard to catch.” Now if I wanted to be superin tend nt of education in Colleton .1 would wait till next time. With Dr. Black's hold upon the Colleton peo ple with Hugo Strickland’s record and Louis Padgett's power on the stump. I would not care to butt into thi-YTtu^ ifrbd I'll tell you who is superintendent when I see the, votes counted ^nd this, by the way. Is the most Important office you have to fill at'this time. Colleton is keeping pact with the times in the matter ofsgriculturf* and good roads, but she lags behind ift the matter of education. You arf> leading Hampton county on good roads, but Hampton Is far ahead of that have been accomplished >ou on education. Now as to agriculture, you are making more fuss about it than Hampton is. but Hampton raises more corn, bacon, syrup and butter in one year than Colleton raises in two. It may be done on the "ham mer and tongs” plan, but they get there just the same. This county adopted the sto*^ law sei’ersl years ago and it has be»-n the making of her agricultural interest. Let me say. to Colleton, as one who has seen and knows whereof he speaks, "On^ thing thau lackest." Of course 1 would not dare say what this "one thing" is. , I am glad to see that Smo*k is recognized as the father of the Sou them Carolina Association. With his writing energy, backed by Niels Christensen’s propensity to succeed and never stop slicin’ till he does suc-seed. it is hard to estimate the possibilities of the tnoyement, and now if The joint county fjijy is adopt, ed by the association, and the whole territory takes a hand, it means for the Southern Carolina *o get on top and this to become the agricultural section of the State. Hurrah for The Southern Carolina , Mr Editor, kiss all of the boys <”> tot 1 re, find tell the girls hello, and IT| se e you at the fair. i 1 - - J. B. D. During the past tow months sine* an effort has been started to bettor conditions to Boatbera Carolina we have bad the opportamity of meeting great a amber of ctttoeaa of the section known an Boatbera Carolina and have fonnd them to be of vary ing opinions, as to always Che case when any movement begins to tak* shape. Happily we hare fonnd a number of people who are really and truly Boosters in (he strictest sense of the word. That to. they are pro gressive and are anxious for the Southern section of the State to keep step with the other sections that have so far out-stripped us in the race for development. On fhe other hand we hare found a number of people who either because they are not progressive or else have not the ability to see that all things are pos sible. question the ability of the peo ple of Southern Carolina to bring about tnis needed development. Quit* a few times Uie writer has had the occasion to refer to the work that has been accomplished by the Sandhill Board of Trade in the Sand hill section of North Carolina. In this week’es paper" we are carrying on our front page an article written by Mr. Page setting forth one phase the work of th,4s Board of Trade, are reprinting this article for a purpose. To state It briefly it is t’is ' The people of Southern Caro lina are being approached by those interested in the development of the section and'asktd to give the move ment their moral and financial sup- vort Many of these people axe and always will be eager to put a should er to the wh r el when they are sure that ther* is some good to be ac complished However, they want to know that if they give this, move ment their moral and financial sup port that they will get some reiurns from it. We .believe that what has hee n don*- in the past can and v.;jl U- done in the future The article we are printing this week with ref erence to the. work of 'khe Sandhill iioard of Trade in only one of the many in*tahcee where the farmers wh'i makf. up the membership of that Board have benefitted. This article shows wher. a sum of more than forty-five thousand dollars wa« saved to the farmers s of the Sand - - hili Board of Trade through the Hoard whe n tTier* wa» absolutely no other wiy for it to r.e don' ,apd without-the help of the Board this afenunt would have b«-*-n lost to thos*- who compote Its membership. If the Sandhill Board of Trade could sav* for its meml>ers in one season alone th* sum of forty-five thousand dollars and on a cotton crop only, can not the same thing be accom plished for Southern Carolina under similar circumstance*? \Ye b«;Ue\,- it can be done. The article referred to will be fol. lowed from week to’^xTeek by other articles that will deal with this North Carolina Association and the rts i monev they all contributed In devel-, •‘‘“l been sold to make wine, and oping iho <o mm unity —even as we '»ine Is at a premium due to the eh* nil know n can and should be don* turbance in Bordeaux Hogs the> all for ‘jpc. and one for all | bad of n Berkshire breed, and it Ajid now the worst had come And soldiers thal eschew lotion if thcr,. is a commiinitv in the South 'L-xour l u>g meat at a fearful rare that doubts the ppwe-r of their unit An(l ‘ream they had. iind ire cream • d strength, or the "punch” behind , * wvm * * ti, l ,n he beyond the reach of organization, let them see how these R moratorium. And h half of them men from sixteen towns in an oh- bLvnt tobacco on half the farm. ..nd scure corner of the world took care wni0 nf ,hem vorn. And all these of them«olves (that last year were regarded as plo- -Mr Roger Derby, the president no< re. or experimenters, or "agrl- calb j a war meeting of the Sandhill 1‘'“Jurists” by th*- cotton planter cabinet The situation w. t s plainly w *'re now hailed as the saviors of put There was neither rhetoric nor ^ e country. Cotton Is no longer polities: There was no money. We \ king. It is first lieutenant of a regi are ohllged|to haw it What shall nu,nt And the regiment’s name is we do’” The morning paper-was spread up. "Diversity ” The war is welcome For it has added these three to fh' on the minufrs it said that the comgndments of husbandry. Be in Government ^allowed national banks co-operate, ami cultivate to issue money with cotton ware house receipts as security, that the governor of North Carolina had call. *•<1 a meeting to discuss the situa tion ^ Without m<?re ado the meeting de. cided to •reef warehouses in the prin- e pat centers in the district, and here s -e the first victory of war, thf fruits of preparation in peace. In that room were Hje men who could guar antee die thing being done. Cnor- ganized, it would have taken a pro moter of the Wallingford class to have put this scheme through. It took them fen minute* Every warehouse was put under the con trol of the Board of Trade. The local banks were - told variety Weather fails Or market drop*. I’m all right With tiTany crops. If 1 buy hous* tricks New and stronger .My good wife Will last me longer. v •' Fifty acres Own and. fence Crops diversify And live Immense CAN WE DO IT? An editorial from The Hampton to get the , County Herald: -- teau there. W* a*k our readers to con- aider our article*“Veil. The things that have been done for toe Sand hill section of North Carolina are the things that the Southern Caro lina Association is trying to do for Southern Carolina. The Sandhill section now has prosperous laud, owning farmers where there was c.n«e waste land It has prosperous land owning farmers whore thei,- was once a tenant class of people. It t as good s* hpols, especially good farm demonstration schools whetc hefore it had none. The land in worth from tea to twenty times what it was twenty years ago. It is not only self supporting, but is profiting thereby. All these things are needed in South Carolina. Can they b« ac complished’ If the men of the Sandhill section of North Carolina made such a movement a success then it is an insult to our manhood in South Carolina for any man to y\* n suggest that the Southern Cti 'olina Association cannot acrompUs.i iliit’ same and even greater results. I- tL. re- a man in the whole cf Booth ‘ arolic .. who does not believe Cat vve of this section can accomplish a* Jtiuch as those in*-n of any other see. *ion of th* world’ If there i- such •.J. man. he docs not deserve th*. con I side ration of hts fellow men. Men <-f South Carolina' What othtv- have arc omplished w e can apooru pli«h also Co-oprrntinn only -> needed to bring about the siipe de velopment In this section of the State as has already been brought about elsewhere in this and other States Can it be possible that any man in this whole section embraced by Southern Carolina be co well nt- Yfied and contente*} as to willing for this, hi* home rection of the Stnt* to remain undeveloped and without the thing, that are enjoyed h> the other developed sections of the ?tate” If there is not. then is tier,. i< man ir, all the section who can possibly hold aloof from the movement” M*n of Southern Caro lina' Men of pri*?e and deter min \- tion who are nof afraid to sav to th*. world ' we can do what ofh*rs do " I Men who are not content for fj em- |*“1 ves and their children to have 'ess than that whi.-h others have When it can he hon»stlv bad' V. n '>\o love the ceeCon. who are noble big hea»*.r and file who are never enlltv of -mallness in anyth'nr- To r vou w.- coftte~V!th an apnea 1 for ro. operation With v.onr heln South ' r n Carolina -w ill Moorr. like a gar den of ro«ce and withm a decade oi.- section of fhe State » |]1 he ? lead- r • n exerv wav to »>e mentioned % The testing llm* has. ppme Th" - '♦'on* cf our o'-cple tf> the next twelve north, iM d»ei*«, once an.' *" r at»a vs (*i«| where er.tir warre rotrg to stand xtith those who or-o •* fter *1 s in thj o- n *ter r\f worth * a our State Let US not betc** one •cist ->• nrcee nnworthr of the ta«V that God has rlrefl u* to do CMIdrM Cry for Ftetebur's Th* in*** To* Hat* Alwayo Bought, *nd which has been la noo for orer 80 jotff, hoo borne the signature of *aa4 hoe been mode under hi* per sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive yon in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and “sJust-as-good ” are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health ot Infants and ChikMB—Experience against Experiment. Whal Is CASTORIA Castorfa is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare- * gorlc. Drops and Soothing Syrups. It to pleasant. It contains neither Opium, morphine nor other Karcotio substance. Its age is Its guarantee. It destroys A\ ornxs and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Mind Colic, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giring healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend, GENUINE CASTORIA always 1 Bears the Signature of Iii Use For Over 30 Years Th« Kind You Have Always Bought ▼ ma caasTAuft com wanv.yma w vomm civw. / Touring Cars and Roadsters We have several Ford Touring Cars and Roadsters just in and erected. The time to enjoy an automobile is when the weather is hot, and the roads are good. Come and let us show you these excellent cars, which suit the roads, and the purse so well. Rizer & Ayer WALTEKBORO S. C. Ml** Maggi*- May Smith. lu loving renreriibranre of my dvar grunddaughtvr. Miss Maggie May Smith. Who *}*-parfori this life June «. IMk. Maggie May was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs C y,. Smith, of IsUndlon She w'av*irk only three days and God saw fit to tall her to yonder shining shore. We loved her. but God loved her b*- a t Pul away the iittje dresses That oor darling used to wear; She will need iheni on earth never; She is with the happy angels t And 1 long for her sweet kiss; Thai her little feet ar*. waiting In the realm of perfect bliss; l^u aside h* r little playthings. Wet with mnther'r pearly tearsi How we «ha!l miss Maggie May All th*. coming years Fold the dainty little dresses That she never more will wear. For her little feet are waiting Up above the golden stairs. Kiss thr little (urly tresses: (Tit from her bright golden hair-; Do the angHs kiss our darling ✓ In the realm so bright and fair” (>. we prav to meet our darling For a lone long sweet embrace. Where her little feet are waiting—* And we meet her fare to face Julia A Smith and Darling DuBols FACE DISCOLORED— Mrs I N. Rizer and grandson. Courtland. of !*o<)ie. returned Thursday after a pleasant visit to the home of Mr and Mr* E E. Jones. TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS WANTED—all automobile owners to know that I am not going to leave town as reported, but will continue to run my garage as before, and Guarantee to give satisfaction as in the past. J. H. HATFIELD TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS I will be in Walterboro every Saturday from now until October for the purpose of making out-door pic tures, such as Post Cards, Groups, Views and Cabinet Photographs, Pictures of Homes, Flower Gardens and Pets a specialty. Meet me at Court House square. PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES WILLIE A. BEACH Photographer Walterboro, S. C., Rt. 3 Garage at White Hall We desire to announce that we have opened a garage and general auto repair shop at White Hall to be run in connection with our Henlersom'ille garage. G. W. Sweat & Son / White Hall, S. C. Drtv« Oat MM< U, SyMm Tk# <M >to«il*rd geoerml •tr*acth*ali>i toelc, OXOTX * TAfTSlESS chill TOirlc. drtre, —t MAtrfevfBiUhM lb* Mood.mad builds op th* tyt- A trot tonic. For odaltt a ad cbildroa. 50c. n* thWM Tl* Dm M ftftoet T1m mm* Seesaw of its tonic snd (native effect. LAXA riVE BKOMO OCINIMHis bettertksa onJinsrz