Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Wannamaker Says C Must Name Pi A mammoth mass meeting-, composed of representatives from every county in the cotton beit, will probably be held in the early fall for the purpose of discussing and recommending a minimum price for the growing cotton crop, according to a statement issued Monday by J. Skottowe Wannamaker, president of the American Cotton Association. It is declared by Mr. Wannamaker in his statement that%experts who are working on the cost of production of the growing crop find that it will be the most expensive crop ever grown. One of these experts, Mr. Wannamaker says, rendered a detailed statement showing the cost of production to be 47 1-2 cents a pound. The statement issued by Mr. Wannamaker follows in | full: "The American Cotton Association, through confidential representatives, has been securing inside information ffrcm the cotton consuming centers of the North and from the New York exchange for quite some length of time. Much of the information is very valuable. "A mammoth mass meeting will be held in the early fall for the purpose of discussing and recommending a minimum price for the groiwing crop, based on supply and demand and the comparison in prices of manufactured products and other commodities. Also the matter of acreage for the com-/ mg year will be seriously considered. 4 The farms will be operated on a business basis and only such acreage will be planted as based upon supply and | ifi demand will bring- a profitable price. |T Under no condition will the acreage be & planted to establish surplus to bear j?,. down prices. "After this meeting confidential in?*? formation secured, as stated above, 0. * will receivp the most careful considg|.T eration a^d attention of special comp.p mittees, *and in all probability a reihj-^^^uestjj^r a special investigation of the l^gpKmt manipulation which has been |p>7- practiced in the cotton market will - be made. As a result of this manipulation /he South has suffered the loss K v>:Of millions. J W-' '' :-v. "0 O: ; iln'r - iio< "the-wealthis westerrrSection recently j ?7 jr;__ ?tated: Jf' . V4.;.i be delighted to loan j M./ money oh your cotton as money is ex- j tremely easy with us, but it is an ab- ! solute tool for the manipulator, the i prices being flagrantly and violently mampmateu at jus uwu sncct m m, ow that cotton is really considered as a ? " gambling product, and in our section *of the West is considered unsafe for handling by the banks. You should do something to stabilize your prices.' "Dry goods todav, since the break in the price of cotton, are still ad vancing, it being impossible to have orders filled without delay. It has just been stated that it wilil be necessary to allot men's underwear on account of the great shortage of the manufactured product. There will be a record breaking demand for cotton. "As soon as the peace treaty has been confirmed the manipulator will be denied one implement that he has used to beat dofcvn prices and causeu the South fabulous losses as Germany can not buy a pound of cotton, even with gold, until the peace treaty has Koon fnnfirmod. "Experts who are working on the | cost of production of the growing crop find that it will be the most expensive crop ever grown. One leading expert from the South, Mr. Morrison of Xenv Orleans, a recognized authority, rendered a detailed statement. including every item showing ! ; Registration Notice. * ' i In order to provide for the rcgistra. fc* I tion of voters for the general election to be held October 7 to fill the vacancy paused by the resignation of Hon. | A. F. Lever, as Congressman from the Seventh District, the County Board of Registartion have arranged to be at the following precincts on the dates j below for the purpose of registering I all qaulified electors. Chapin?August 21. Cayce?August 22. Brookland?August 22. Swansea?August 25. Batesburg?August 26. Leesville?August 27. In addition to the above dates the books of registration will be open at the court house on the first Monday in September, which will be the last opportunity to register before the general election. W. F. Derrick, ! W. B. Rhoden, J. W. Addy, Board of Registration for Lexington I County. I otton Growers rice of Their Product the cost of production of the growing' crop, basis middling, of 4 7 1-2 cents per pound. With the present shortage of labor, the percentage of off grade cotton from the growing crop will probably break all previous records, as there is certain to be a great deal of trouble and delay in gather ing the growing1 crop, which will be bound to cause off and low grade cotton. "Much of the information in possession of the association shows that the laws of supply and demand are absolutely ignored. The inflation of the currency which is as unchangeable as the la,w of gravitation has no bearing. However, these laws can not continue to be violated, they will assert themselves eventually. In addition to this, watch the condition of the growing cotton crop from August 15 to September 1 and you will see record breaking deterioration. The cotton plant in its present condition can not stand reverses, neither can we snin nsnpr cotton, bollies or rotten ! cotton, which are included in the published surplus. "The laws of God work slowly but i surely. Truth crushed to earth will i rise again. These laws can not be ignored. True, some manipulators have gone unpunished for lo! these many years, they may change and controvert and doge the laiws of man. However, remember that they can not change permanent supply and demand, nor can they change permanent inflation: hence in the end you are bound to see prices something like | what your cotton is worth, regardless of this hellish manipiulation, and this price is bound to be above any price for which iti has sold, certainly since the commencement of the war. and in all probability a record breaking price. Do not become intimidated, frightened, browbeaten?fwe are no cowards, knaves or fools, and are cer- j I tainly entitled to a square deal. "The organization of the American j Cotton Association is the only guarantee that we will get a square deal, i that the future will be protected, that present depressed conditions will be obliterated, the South will come into j its own and be the most -rosperous pan. of the entire nation We *r just begun to fjgh'i ?vi'M :1 i<- <: 'air.'' . WALTER'S GLASSES Grace The Face. The Gentle Art of Selling Dynamite to Children There is hardly a surgical operation on a chronic malady that calls for more careful diagnosis , than certain forms of the eye I trouble that find relief in glasses. In spite of this fact, many per; sons with serious cases of this nature, place their confidence in the skill of the combination man. A reason for this is bard to find, when the service of a Specialist, whose entire practice consists of the correction of eye troubles, can be secured at the same price | that is paid incompetent people. Walter's scientifically fitted glasses give you clear sight and grace the face. Oculist's Prescriptions Filled Broken Lenses Duplicated. Glasses Fitted Completely $.450 To $10.00 Artificial Eyes Fitted $12 to $15 0. L. Walter Optical Comoanv " JL * 1221 Main St., Columbia S. C? Office Hours: Daily 8 to 6; Sunday by appointment. ' BANKS ORDERING THE HAND GRENADES I | Over 175.000 Clildren in Fiftli District J Will Be Routing Enemy, Waste, < Dining Summer Months. i ! Richmond. Va.?According- to the f m iyn? r.iTfir tiro Vinn- I xawvot a ?auai^Jt vo v ? vx i?? v I dred banks in the Fifth Fed*fal Reserve District have ordered supplies } ct hand grenade penny-savings banks j that are to be used by the children for [summer savings. The total number | of hand grenades that have been ordered exceeds 175,000. The plan of the hand grenade bank 'originated in the Treasury Department, and the banks are being distributed in this district by the "War Loan Organization here. Every school [child under the age of seventeen years | may, by applying at the local bank, re| ceive one of these hand grenade penny-banks as a loan for the vacation period. If, during the summer, enough money is saved to purchase r I m B B HE W n K ff B re ? # I Candid ir *y 8 I Worked in fi Ask Solicits the s I that he has t repre sent the one or more War Savings Stamps the 't hank becomes the property of the r child. ] The banks are made out of real i hand grenades that were to have been I used against the Huns. With per- s cussion cap and high explosive removed, and slots cut to receive anu ? take out coins, they are now doing ] j service against the enemy, waste, as j banks for savings. t School officials all over the district < are enthusiastic about the plan, as r they feel that it will not only keep alive but strengthen the thrift ideals 5 that already have been implanted in the minds of the children. j* ? *> ANDREW CARNEGIE b DIED MONDAY MORNING ! ! "\ j 'N Lenox, Mass., Aug. 11.?Andrew ! Carnegie, steel magnate and philan- i thropist. died at his Lenox summer home "Shadow Brook" at 7:10 o'clock this morning after an illness of less I nBanEnmnHHig \ ^ ... - ' '' OF COLI f f* % v v jftn 1* . VM K p 15 A PX /" * > x ci- *?. . i,i -. ?\ C-: & Hij:- W Na^t".-. ij \^x?*if?j | AT *> I m i wiJiiplJP Ji 'eight depot in the d: while stud vinot C the Beetle of C< jL A. f yon don't kno1 nv\v\A\'?f r\ P fU t UI Lii^ VUICIO ;he character and be" 2 people of the Sever nan three days "with bronchial pneumonia. So sudden was his death that lis daughter, Mrs. Roswell Miller, was inable to get to her father's bedside >efore he died. His wife and private ;ecretary were with him at the end. Mr. Carnegie had spent most of the :um.muer at Lenox, coming here late in 'day and up to a few weeks ago enoyed himself in almost daily fishing T ?i.? Ksv?* rip& UIJ *uaurwtrcucw, w niv;n v\Jilers his big "Shadow Brook" estate tnd in riding about his grounds. He was taken ill Friday and gr?w steadily \vorse. His advanced age md lessened powers of resistance hasened the end. Mr. Carnegie leaves his widiow, who ivas Miss Louise Whitefield of New i'ork, and his daughter, Margaret, vho married last April Ensign Ros,vell Miller of New York. Carnegie Benefactions. Carnegie Institute, PittshiirfVi > $22 AflO.ftOf) Branch libraries in New UMBIA FV c ? r i mf?f ll#' ;i-a ti. 1 !f% |S t'l M h fi :*? #* 3N* 4^s ^ , me i 0< ay time to support law at night. olumMa about w him vourself of Lexington Cour lieves that he has t ith District in Cong York City 5,200,000 Scotch universities 10,000,000 'Carnegie Institute. Wash! ington, D. C 24,000,000 I ' Carnegie Steel Co. em| ployes benefit fund .... 5,000.000 I Carnegie Hero Fund commission 5,000,000 | St. Louis Public Library.. 1,000,000 ! Carnegie Hero Trust Fund, | Scotland 1,150,000 I Hero Fund, France 1,000,000 Hero Fund, Germany 1,800,000 C a r n e g ie Dumfermiine i Trust 3,500,000 Hague Peace Temple 1,500,000 United Engineering Society 1,500,000 Municipal library buildings 60,000,000 Foundation for Advancement of Teaching in United States, Canada. Newfoundland 16,230,000 | A successful man keeps his eyes i and ears wide open and his mouth closed. 4 / i SJ' & r 1 i i 1 I his family j him ity. Knows | he ability to \ press. I i