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PAGE TWO THE PftBB AND STAND A*B Wednesday, January 10, 1917. '■ 1 ••*••**••••••••» * • * LKTTKR8 FROM * « ' THK PBOPIjE * e *• ••»•*** Mr. Vam K»toih Bondt. Ebrhardt. 8. C., Jan. 5, 1917. PrrM and Standard: For the past few mo&tha 1 hare been tbtoking of onr road problems, and particularly of the beat way of raising funds for eflcient and suf; fletent road work. When es-8enator Ackerman, in his first campaign for the Senate, advocated bonding the county to build roads. I agreed with him and supported him, hoping some meas ures would be taken te that effect. . /When I came out for the House four years later my Intention was to advocate a similar measufe. but the foreign wars broke out. cotton went -all-to-pieces aud - the-whole- country became so demoralised that the time was very unpropitious for ao radical r. step, ahd I did not even mention It In the campaign. and thought it unwise to attempt it in the House. The more I think of it. the more I am convinced that the safest, best and most logical way of raising suf- Irient funds for working our roads is by bonding the county for at least r half million dollars, having the bonds become due about 1950. whenever such a thing U attempted, whenever such a thing Ir. atempted, but that howl would be a baby’s whine compared to the howl that will be raised If the Legislature puts on a-direct tar sufficient to raise the necessary funds to carry on the road work in a profitable way. Our tases are being raised every year for working our roads. and much of the work is profitless, fool ishly done and represents only an empty/and wasted treasury, simply because the funds are insufficient to have the work done r* It should be Furthermore, if the county Is bonded to build roads, and a cap able ma n put in charge of the work and the money Judiciously used. 1/ will not he many yearn till we will have roads of which we will be proud and which will induce capi tal to come here and invest in and drain our low lands, thereby mak ing Colleton the Mecca of South Carolina. Beside* this, the burden will not all fall upon us, but future generations who will enjoy the good roads hnd the resultant prosperttv will bear their share of it with grateful hearts to those who ac complish so much It i H true that the war Is still be ing waged, but instead of the pov erty we anticipated as a result of these wars, prosperity has steppe I in and the financial condition of the country bar. so improved tha* I be lieve our people are now ready for bonding the county to build good roads and thereby keep in progres sive pace witli Greenville and other countie; which have already taken that step. As it is, now. every section of the count) is crying •tha< the taxes an being raised and no benefit is beio,; d« rived. Ar. r result of this con ttnuous crv. the hlghwav com inis' sinners, In trying to satisfy the peo ple. have been putting ? little dab hero and a little dub yonder and much of it to no profit and great waste. I think it is time to put aside follv, and exercise wisdom. I). M VAKN. \ J ThePKaa and Standard NaMerter* & C 19T7. rtTMJMDED EVERY WEDJTE8DAY AFTERNOON BT THE PBEM AND STANDARD, be. .Main If. W. HIOAK EAftor —d My. Enured at the peetoffice at Wal- tarboro, S. C., aa second claas aaall matter •< SvtecriptkM Rain p e e • e e e ^ J e e e e e e e^fi — S’"— Aieat Good Roads. - - — » The Pres* and\ Standard**ia-glad to publish-comments of some of our leading rltiiena on the road prob lem for thfb- county. A newspape- Js always glad to be used as a forum for the expressions of opin ions affecting the .welfare of the people, whether or not the opinions of correspondents agree with those of the editor. Just'now the lla*«t question In this county, is that of soodroa«:s. A great many people have com * to the conclusion that It is poor b isi reas policy to continue paying the price poor roads levy upon all clrss- es of our people, even if It neresr! tate* a bond issue to build perman ent roads. Then, there are those who feel that we should have roads now and let posterity help par for them. . \ Certain it is that every phase of our development along every Hue is halted because of the miserable condition of the roads of the c ma ty. Anything is preferable to stagnation. Mr. Banker, a Sngfiefition The Press ^*nd Standard hus been thinking of the roming of the boll weevil, and Ihe very prevailing tendency of our people to post pent' getting (ready !fnr jany <mpen<tlng calamity till it arrives. Farmers are advised to get ready for the coming of the weevil by planting other crops than cottau- by diver sification. Yet little, if any pre paration is ‘being made, and the weevil is coming. Now, it lias occurred to ns that the Linkers of the county could v endei a real service by requiring ‘hot all farmers borrowing money for agricultural purposes, plant from three to ten acres of peanuts. In this way the tanner who will be harden hit by the weevil, the b.»r- .owing farmer, will serine some valuable c \pc i » m e in a nop vvbirh will mean his salvation when 'he weevil h.ts our section. When the hanker approves oth»i crops as security than cotton, a Ions step will have been taken tovanh diversification. KLOAN’N MMMKVT RANKS P%IN Sloan’s Liniment is firsst thought of mothers for humps, bruises and sprains that are tontinually hap peeing to ehildren. It quickly pen < trate* and soothes without rubbing Cleaner and more effective than mossy plasters or ointments. For ibeumatic aches, neuralgia pain and that grippy soreness after cohK Sloan’s Liniment gives prompt re lief. Have a bottle hamiv for bruises, strsins, sprains and all ''x- ter.nnl pain. For the thousand) whose work calls them outdoors, the pains and aches following ex posure are relieved by Sloan’s L n Iment. At all Druggists, 25c. Miss Susie Tracey left Tuesdav for Grahamville to spend a visi; with relatives. Rheumatism b My Weather Prophet I can tell stormy weather days off by the twinges in my shoul ders and knees. But here’* an old friend that »uon drives out the pains and schn. Sloan t Liniment it to raty to apply, no rihhing st all, il sinka right in and fixes the pain. ClPanrr than rnuisr piasters and < Intmenta. Try it lor gout, lumbago, neu ralgia, bruitet and apraint. Al yomr dn^gisl, 25c. 50c. and Si 00. Sloans Liniment rt/LLS r'A //V PUN TO RESUME RAILWAY INQUIRY AFTER MARCH 4TH PtttpMMNlt ForcH If Prass if CmnssiMil Mms. COUNTRY DEMANDS ACTION Mr. Arkerma n for Ihmds. The General Assembly will meet in Columbia on the !»th of Januarv We know that our delegation will have many important bills to con sider. but one of the most impor tant for Colleton county is to devise some plan to give us good roads II will take money to buiVj them. The question is shall we continue to pay the same old mud tax or shall we have a road tax sufficient to build good roads. We confidently believe that our delegation will gei out a bond issue for several hundred thousand dollars (without r refer- sndtimi and have r business-like system and it will only be a fe.w iear>: when wo will have as good load-, as anv county in Ihe State. Wh) not? Who will suggest some better plan? Give nr your plan. J. D Ackerman. Cottagev ille. S C.. Jan. 2. 1917. iVeHCfve* Commendation. Magistrate 'A' N. Je-.os deserves Commendation for his acMon in e * i. neetion vuth the arres* of W . It. Benton, n; 's.i' *n. som veek D will he 'ee.iibd that Boi-'or was nting in ,i .’.isorderly marri*.' an I in r wav to cause seriou t troutilc. Magistrate Jon«s. seeing »ho eit- cumstance went to arr**st Benton. Ife defied arrest, being armed wit!> r knife, and Magistrate Jones w.ig foiced and grappled with him. This he did in <• tearless manner, and with the bHp of others Benton was soon placed umler arrest. J AS. F. UI8HEH. .1 .<iott Padgett, of Smnak'). was In Walterhoro Mondav. XKGI.KtTKD (XH.DN <;itOW WORN*: 1 rough that racks and irritate^ the throat may lead to a set ion« ihronlc rough. If neglected. The he Buie pine balsams in Dr Bell’s Pine Ti Honev- Nature’s own rein elv will soothe and relieve the '•"Itation. breathing will he east# •<’’d the antiseptic properties wi’l 'sill the germ whith regarded hes’- •ng Have it handv for eroun ^r-' throat and chronic bronchia* af fection*. Get a bet tie to-dav Pies- ant to take At all Druggist*. 25e IfcippaCn, litvwUrs and tivaa «f All Eeawsh— *f way ftagulatiaft—Raada Maatara. Da- •? R *H- .1 K/Ge>singer of Sniders, hrd busireer ir Wclterboro Mondav. Washington, Dec. 1A—The Cougrea aional Joint Committee on Interstate Com roer e. w hich has been condnctlng the Inquiry into Sovemnient regulation snd control of transportation, last week decided to «iiH|tend its bearings ou the subjact and adjourned, subject to the rail of the chairman, beoauae of tbe pressure of other work before Coo gress. According to the resolution ere- atiug the committee. It Is required to submit a report by January Htb next It is understood that before that time tlie committee will a«k for an exten slnn of lime and that the hearings trill lie resumed at a later date, when some of those who already hare appeared before the committee will be question ed further and a great many others will he heard. It la probable, howev er. that the bearinga will not be resum ed until after adjournment of Congress on March 4th. In addition to regular routine business the commerce com mittees of the two houses are charged with tbe Important duty of preparing and presenting the legislation asked for by President Wilson to make 1m possible a railroad strike without pre vious Investigation. This will )««vs lit He or no time for the consideration of the general questions of railway regulation. Country Wants Something Dana. Merolierw of Congress and others who are intereMed in tbe Inquiry un dertaken by the New lands Committee insist that there is no intention of abandoning it. It seems doubtful. Indeed. If the country would penult tbe matter to l»e dnipped If there were evidence of a desire on tin* part of Congress to do so Tin* nation wide evidences of In tel c«t evoked by tbe initiation of tbe New lands inquiry show that the ik*<»- ple of the country—shipper*, consum er* and investors, as well as railway men tliem*elve*- are alive to the fact that tlie railway situation Is highly tm- satisfaytory and that steps must l»e taken without ui»ne<x*s*ary delay to make It po *iMe for tin* railroads to meet the crowing needs of the nation. From report* nvcivisl here it s*s*th^ a* though aimo*t every commercial or- srnuizatioii end l>n*;ne** interest in the country were < tigagisl in studying the railroad question. The Chaml>er of Commerce of the I’nited States lias Iicmi conducting an clal'orate inquiry into various phases of the subject for many months |wst. Many local and state commercial b«idi«-* in every part of the country have committees en gaged in study of the protdem and have indkvttsl a desire to come here ami present their views. National or ganizations of manufacturers, lumber men. c<*al n|<eratnrs. wholesale ami re tail dealer*, luive expressetl through resohitioMs their desire for the unitica- tion of the system of railway n‘gnia- lloti. Tlie National Industrial Traflle lumgnp. s|saking from tbe rlew|M>int of i-htpi>erH using ihe railways, has Indorsed exclusive federal regulation providing dt is accomplished in such a way as to give full protection and prompt adjustment In matters relating to tran*|K>nation within the states. Many Interests Studying Preblem. All these organisations represent pri marily the shipper* of the country, but tlicv arc not tlie only ones who are taking a hand in the diw usslon. The Investors of the iiatKni. through their own aaso-latlona and Ihroiqrh commit tee* representing t he sa v lugs banks and other financial organizations, are pre paring to show tlie ne<vsslty of improv ing raiitxad credit ami protecting Hu* right* of those whose money is in’est* ed In railway securlth*s. Finally the railrcads thenis«>lves. tK*tng vitally eon cem.*l tn tlie tmp.rovemeiit of existing conditions, arc planning to submit their views tlirough ttieir executives, oper ating ottlcla's ar«i traffic experls a:id to a**ert tlieir w iUingucss To accept far rea< liing federal regnlatton along lines that will enable thenfto attract capital and to provide the facilities neevlevl for the i*r«>mpt and efflelent handling of the country's transportation hnsincsa. Main Treuble la Too Many Mastara. Not all of these Interests are in ac cord as to the tettledics that should be »t«*l There st'ems to L>e a general ag^H-mcnt. however, that many of the difficulties wiil< h confront the railroads and which make it imiNWHlble for them to meet the requirements of the pa- tkm s commerie promidly and satiafge- tortty art*e from the haphazard amt often < oiifli* ting measures of regulation that have |^>en adiqited from time to time by the federal government and the forty-eight statea and that what Is needed I* a well ordered, systematic scheme "f federal regulation that shall <s»ver the whole ctuintry and make It (•ossilde for the railroads to provide tbe extensions and Improved faetlttles so badly needed, while at The same Uni. proti* ting fully the public Intarrata. * • , •V Will give you FIRST-CLASS, DEPENDABLE MER • .A V * . w -• ' CHADN1SE for the same prices you have been * - >. ' — ^ paying elsewhere for inferior Merchandise. LET US SHOW YOU. A. S. KARESti The H. W. Cohen Store v HONE GARDENING GUTS DOWN BILLS But It Must Da a Raal Garden, Kept Planted Through Season, Says Haatinga. COLLETON’S BANK DIRECTORY Atlanta, Ga. — (Special) — “Tba greatest obstacle to permanent farm proaperfay in the south is the ‘stora bill’ made for food and grain that could and should be grown on every southern farm,” says H. G. Hastings, president of the Southeastern Fair Association nnd of the Georgia Cham ber of Commerce, in an interview on agricultural conditions in this terri tory. “A real garden," says Mr Hastings, “properly prepared and planted, and kept planted throughout the season, will help more to decrease store bills than anything else the farmer can do. "There are lots of what I term ‘one planting' gardens made, gardens with a few struggling rows of beans, a few dozen cabbages and tomato plants, with some watermelon off to one cor ner, but that's not real gardening any more than a youngster's first drawing of a cat or a dog on his slate, is fine art. Our southern folks generally d n't 'ake the garden seriously, when as a matt.er of fact the right kind of a garden, containing a full Hue of vegetables and kept 'busy all season, is reasonably sure of furnishing at least half the living of the family. 4 ’I have never seen a ’one crop - sec tion, regardless of what particular one crop was grown,, that did not have a poverty-stricken look, with poor school buildings, churches and homes. "I have never seen a diversified section that did rot have the signs of prosperity sticking out all over it. "Ami on practically every farm In these prcsjierous diversified sections the hr me garden has an honored place. ”1 haven’t a thing In the world against the supply and general mer chants, but if all of our people would take the home garden seriously, halt of them would have to go out of busi ness for lack of trade. Give your gar den a square deal in 1117. F. J. Berry, of Smc&ks,' was a business visitor here Monday. Mr. Clyde Padgett, of Gainesville. Fla., rctu-ned home Tuesday after spending the holidays with his moth er in the city. “BMiiiiffct Dans I Wt Usa Jlats-H!’” S Drops in t Bortratfa, Thafa AIL “uETS-IT” DoaathaRaat Rarer Faik. “Really, I never could ae* how some few people use the most diffi cult and painful way they can find to get rl/t of corns. They'll wrap their toes up with bawdages into a package that Oils their shoes full of feet and makaa earns se painful they've got - gouge nt their corns and make thetoeableed. Funny.isn't It? “OETS- ir* Is the elmple, modern wonder for c«n»s. Just put I drops on. It dries Instantly. No pain, fuss or trouble. oomeeoff ’ MlHton^u^^othlng elee" ^OETa-IT" la said and recommend- ed by druggists everywhere. Sic a STr-ari’sratyw-?' THE COLLETON BANKING COMPANY ALL OF WALTERBORO, 8. C. IHE OLDEST BANK IN COLLETON COUNTY. ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. You* Money will Grow in Our Having* Department. DIRECTORS:—John F. Lucas. H. W. Black, Jr., Paul Sanders. R. LUDLOW FRASER. Cashier. THE FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK OF WALTERBORO. 8. C. Resources $310,000.00 AU Banking Business Solicited. Special Attention to Savings Accounts, Large or Small. R>H. W1CHMAN, / I. M. FISHBURNE, A. H. W1CHMAN President. Cashier. Vlce-Preaidenr. BANK OF SMOAKS SMOAKS. S. C. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $13,764.78 SAFE, PROGRESSIVE, ACCOMODATING W. H. YARN. A. EUGENE VARN. S. P. J. GARRIS. Jt President. Cashier. \. Vice-President FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK *■ - • \ ' OF COTTAGEVILLE. S. C. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $1^2)0.00 EVERY RANKING NEED FOR BUSINESS PEOPI E B. If. WILLIS, W. E. WILLIS. B . G . WILLIS, M D. President. Cashier. Vice-President. -ki te walk aidawaya and wrinkle up thalr facta Or they usa aalvee that eat right into the toe and make It raw and aore. or they'll uaw plasters that make the corns bulge, or pick FARM IMPLEMENTS / ^ X. * x- l‘ /, , X. Now is the time to look over your farming implements and to purchase what you will need for this year’s farm work. We have a large stock of- UP-TO-DATE MACHINERY E 3 Our line of general hardware is complete, and prices right E Roger Hardware Co. WALTERBORO, S. C. Vi;.