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' jBditor Tl,e People:
I am taking the liberty of ask
frig you to bring to the attention
ajI viour readers sortie Tacts con
^eeruiug mutual nre insurance
companies iu South Carolina.
1 wake no argument to show
jtlw advisability of such a com
piny lu your county but will al
^ww your readers to judge for
themselves from the records.
flPlie following nameu mutual lire
insurance companies are licensed
to do business ip^.this State and
jol each one is given certaiu
hiatal
Abbeville?Greenwood Mutual
Insurance Association, J. R.
*3luke, Secretary-, Abbevilee, 8.
jC. Orgauized ^892.' , License d
/or Greenwood 'and Abbeville
^counties. Loss^fc paid for 1907,
?7,81678. Expenses 'including
salaries etc, $1,849.41. - The cost
jof insurance hii& averiiged 60
?ents ]>er hundrfinj^duj^lars of in*
surance per anntin.v Insurance
-in force, 2055 ?oli$te8j amount,
?Jlf418,588. ^
Auderson Mutual Fire Insur
^snce Co., J R Y*udj.ver,< Presi
/lent, Auderson," Orgau ?
Jsed 1896. Licensed for Ander
Mn county. L?s?es? j>aid. ,for
year ending 0?tpb?> 1, "JQ07,1
?1,659.76. All expeitees, $2,761.
?2. Average cost pftj^liundred
dollars of insurance Js'about 67
joenti.
Carolina Mutuall^sufftnce Co.,
X) G Ducker, President'/ Charles
ton, 8. C. Orgauized ; 1850
Licensed for city' #f .Charleston.
Losses for year ending July 31,
1900, $2,409 98. All expenses,
?0,}7863. Average cost about
cents per one ? hundred dol
)ars of insurance;: Insurance in
force to the amount $4,404,090
Assets accumulated, $130,093.
farmers Mutual >Fire Insur
ance Co.*J J Neil Treasurer,
twinnsboro, S C. Organ i z e d
^80j&. Licensed .for Fairfi e 1 d
.county. Losses fur, year ending
August 1. 1908,^$799.. All ex
tenses, $204.29. i Cost of insur
knee per hund^d" iSolIurs per
annum 40 to 60 cefits%. Insurance
Ail fo ;ce, 281 policies, ^^mount
?195,839 Cash on hand $6,823.30
Farmers Mutual Insurance As
Aociation, W H Simpson, Treas.,
.. Chester, S C. Licensed for
/Chester county. Lpsses paid
year ending October 1, 1908,
?488.05 All expenses, $312.70
jCasli on hand $1897.44. Insur
ance iu force $350,000.
Farmers Mutual Insurance As
sociation, W W GatTney/ Secy.,
jBaffney, S C. Organized 1898..
Licensed for Cherokee and Spar
jtanburg Counties. Losses paid
for year ending August 1st, 1908
?1082.12 All expenses $288.23.
Assets in band $2,466.80 Cost of
Insurance has averaged about 25
fo 80 cents per hundred dollars
per unnum. Insurance in force
$18 policies. Amount, . $530,458.
Farmers Mutual Insurance As
sociation, J D Isbell, Treasurer,
Wulhallti, 8. C. Organized 1896
Licensed for Oconee county.
Losses paid for year ending Aug
.4, 1908, $2'165 All expenses,
f146.50 Assets in hand $282.40
nsurance in force, 525 policies.
Amount $280,000.
r? Farmers Mutual Insurance As
Selation, H Lide Law, Secy .,
artsvllle, S. C. Organized
1894. Licensed for Darlington
county. Losses paid for year
sliding December 81, 1907, $319,
14 All expenses, $134 96, Aver
age cost per hundred dollars of
Insurance is from 16 to 33 cents.
Insurance in force, 849 policies,
amount $865,030 Cash on hand
8 21.
"Partners Mutual, Fire-insur
ance Oampany, J MGxeer, Sec.,
Union, 8 C Organised- 1.896.
Licensed for Union. losses paid
? for year ending May 1, 1908,
?581 00 All expenses, $702 24
Jbost of insurance per hundred
dollars per annum about 25 to 50
jMnts Insurance' in. force $388,
p00 Cash on hand, $906 65.
Farmer?. Mutual Insurance As
sociation, D BJ Iioney, Treasuier,
Yorkville, S C. Organized 1894
Licensed for York county.
Losses paid for year ending
July 81*1908, $1,230 90 All ex
penses, $793 84 Insurance in
Xorfee, 916 policies, amount $751,
225 Balance on hand, $,331 19.
fjHww A9*
soclation, L. L Zpettnc, Sicrt
terv, Charleston, 8. CL ' &?
tsed, 1887. LictsMd for New
berry county. Lomm paid for
year ending July 1, 1M6, $1,
055 00 All cxmqim, |154 76
Coot per hundred dollars of in
surance per annum 10 to 70 oU
{Insurance id force, $807,788
|Oaeh on fated, $884 18
German la If utual Fire Insu
rance Compauy.. A A Kroeg,
Charleston Losses paid foi
year ending October 7, 1 9 0 8,
$402 All expenses, $2,685 8S
Insurance im foroe, 792 polioies,
Amount $1,129,900* Assets iu
hand, $29,488 72.
Hibernian Mutual Fire Insnc
ance Company, M F Kennedy,
Secretary, Charleston, 8 C Li
censed for city of Charleston.
Losses paid for year ending Dec
21, 1907, $1,981 40 All expenses,
$5,489 85 Assets iu hand, $87,
78974 Iusurauce in force, 1,15C
policies amount $1,547 90.
Merchants Mutual Fire In
surance Company, Zimmerman
Davis Sec Charleston, 8 C Li
censed for Charleston Losses
paid for the year ending Dec 81,
1907, $73 Afi expenses, $566 79.
Pee Dee Mutual Fire Insuran
ce Compauy, R B Harrelson,
Secretary, Multins, S C Organ
ized 1906 Licensed for Marion
and Horrv,counties. Losses for
yeur ending Oct 1, 1908, ?2659 40
All expenses, $1,850 87 Average
cost about 79 to 84 cents per an
uura. per hundred dollars of
insurance. Insurance in fcrcc
$323,000 00
F H McM ASTER,
Insurance Commissioner
? From the above it will be
seen that there are fifteen mu
tual fire insurance companies in
South Carolina, all of which are
in a highly prosperous condition.
Why cannot Kershaw county
have one also?
Commissioner Mc Master re
marks in that portion of his let*
ter which we cannot afford the
space to publish that the princi?
pal risks taken by these several
companies are rural risks, and
that as a rule, no single risk ex
ceeds $1,000. ? It strikes us
rather forcibly that a company
conducting busiuess along this
line would pay well. Certainly
the cost of insurance is consider
ably below the cost of a policy
in an old line company, -and
there is no reason why it should
hot be as safe.
May Publish Tax Returns.
Comptroller General Jones is
us charmed with the suggestion
of the mayor of Anderson that
tax returns be published as a
means of correcting abuses ns a
pretty woman with one of these
peach basket hats, a politician
with a new hobby or a frenzied
tiuancier with a new form of
graft. He says that if the An
derson ideas is carried out in
every county in the State it will
work, a revolution iu getting
property on the tax books at
something like just and equita
ble figures. And the comptrol
ler knows of uo county that
stands more in need of immedi
ate reform thau Andersop, where
the mayor shows city property
is on tne books at anywhere from
5 to 75 per cent, of its value.
??It would cost a good deal to
publish these returns^ but the
expense would bring in hand
some returns," said Mr. Jones.
??There is nothing like publicity
to correct wrongs, particularly
wrongs of this nature. Of
Course there is no appropriation
for this advertising right now,
but 1 believe the papers have
patriotism enough to publish at
half legal rates, aud if they
would agree to do this 1 am con*
ridentthe thingcould bo worked."
Mr. Jones gives Auditor Gibbes
credit for having Columbia resi
dential property on a proper
basis. He says residence prop
erty in Columbia is assessed at
full 50 per cent, valuation,
though business property, which
brings in the returns, is too low
in many cases.
BIOOK9T FARM ON EARTH.
Bald to Be David ItanktM's in
MlMotirl?He Guc?s?s
It's True*
Nearly forty years ago an Ill
inois farmer discovered that
land on one side of a State line
was selling for $20 an acre,
while he might buy any amount
on the other side of the imagin
ary dividing mark for less than
one*third that amount. Real
estate men told the farmer that
no railroad would ever go near
the Missouri lands, but ho sold
his farm in Illinois and bought
all ho could of tbo laud {it $0 an
new.
Hoi lost ?|o DpvWl BaQkuk
?bo I# tht Mn Uiil bo^hti&S
eb??p icmf, took i| t^viiW
ory of bH pn>?sn?irns in the,
neighborhood of Tirklo,' Mo...
The inventory showed 25,040
?ores, 12,000 fattening bogs, 9,
000 esttle, 800 piorses, more than
100 eotta|M, In which the em
ployee of tbk;.big. farm. were
housed, greet quantities of farm
machinery and the like.
The total figures to something
like $4,000,000 In' value, says
Hampton's Magazine. That
didn't include 1,000,000 bushels
of corn produced annuully or
the 150 miles of tiling and ditch
es some of which had been drain
ing the marsh lands of forty
years ago.
??They say. I'm the biggest
farmer in the world" says Ran
kin, "and I guess its true. Lots
of men have more land than I
have but they use it for cattle
ranges only. Mine is a farm.*'
Rankin never raises cattle or
furnishes range. He buys the
raw steers from the plains and
fattens them until worth twice
what he pays for the "feeders,"
as they are called. He never
sells corn, because by feeding it
to cattle, according to a minute
calculation of his own, he gets
more ample returus. It is forty
miles from the nearest to the
most distant of bis farms.
Mr. Raukin is Scotch Irish.
He was born in Indiana iu rural
poverty. He made his start
trading a colt for calves and
raising the latter into steers.
Today he owns an implement
factory, a municipal water sys
tem, a telephone co.mpauy,. a
bauk and other enterprises in
addition to his farm. When the
notion talces.hira he adds $50,000
or so to the endowment of Tartcio
College, a Presbyterian school
in his home town, which has
kuown , his generosity to the
extent o( $250,060.
Says Ml Sections are
Reconciled Now 1
Herbert, ex-Secretary of the
Navy Speaks at Norfolk.
Norfolk, May, 14?The Con
federate memorial day obser |
vance today in Norfolk was
made notable by an address
by former Secretary of the
Navy Herbert and military and
civic parade, surpassing any
previous like event.
"We lost our battle for the in
dependence ' of the Confederacy
and to that we are rtconciled,"
said Mr. Herbert. "We all
agree it is best that there be but
one flag. What we have to be
proud and grateful for is that
we are at last in the Union with
the idea of disunion forever
buried and under n flag that is
powerful enough to protect us
and our descendants against all
the nations of the earth.
We finally triumphed in all
our Slates over the carpet bag
and negro rule?the creature of
radicalism, office did not benefit,
money could not buy, power of
government did not awe us and
we wort.
I am glad to say that we are
making in all our State Legisla
tures noble U9e of our victory.
There is no law among our
statutes that does the negro an
injustice. New constitutions
have been devised for the benefit
of both races and I honestly be
lieve that now we have reached
the solution, in its main out
lines, the negro problem which
has been the curse of America.
Clemson College.
Many suggestions have been
made about the muddle at Clem
son College. We do not propose
to offer any solution, nor to con
demu any one. It does not make
auy difference as to who is right,
as the college has its hands deep
in the pockets of the state and
pulls as much money as it wants,
and more than it ought to have.
Clemson took his wife's money
and property that belonged to
his granddaughter and gave it
to the state, not to advance edu
cation, not for his love for man
kind, hot simply to gratify his
vanity and private spite. H??
despised his fellow beings and
was without religion. He told
us several ye*rs before his death
THE people
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W. A. SCHROCK
'PHONE 91.
CAMDEN, S.C.
Southern Agricu 1 Jurist
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taining Pap4r for Southern Farm Families
5 cents ayear One copy free
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In connection with the above we want to say that we have 10Q
free subscriptions to this splendid agricultural journal to the first
100 persons who pay up their subscription and renewal for this
year."
The Southern Agriculturalist is admittedlv the leading
Southern farmer's journal, so don't delay to take advantage of
our offer. . .
REMEMBER?We have but 100 copies to offer.
? l * * . \ f . L
tliut there was h6 room for au
honest man iu South Carolina.'
"Why," he exclaimed, "if there
was ever such a man as Christ,
aud if he would come to South
Carolina,he could hot be elected
to the ofiice of a constable."
We omit in relaliug the above
the number of oatlis stuck iu at
every point. N
A college founded by ^uch a
man with other people's money
through vanity and spit$,' cannot j
expect to get 6rf-c smoo t h 1 y.
Clemson's sole aim in giving his
wife's money to South Carolina
was to keep the Calhoun family
from owning Port Hill, and he
said so with many15 oaths; and to
make his spite icomplete, Ike
stuck his own name to the col
lege, not eue dollar of the money
nor one acre of the land he gave '
the state being rightfully or
morally his own.-^Edg c fi e|d
News. !
EXCURSION RATES
To Ashevillo. N. C., and Return.
Account Twentieth Annual
Meeting National Travelers
Protective Association of
America.
The Southern Railway an
nounces very low round trip|
rates from ttfll points to Ashe
ville, N. C., and return for the
above occasion, tickets will be
sold May 28th, 29th, and 30th,
and- for trains arriving Ashe
ville before 3:00 p. m. Muy 31st,
limited good to return 30 days
frotn date of sale.
Rouud trip rates from princi
pal points as follows:
Blackeburg. $3.10
Blackville .\.........6.701
Branch ville 7.15
Camden . .6 101
Charleston ". 8 95
Chester...; 4 45
Columbia ..5 0$
GafTney 8 40 j
Lancaster 5 05
Orangebu rg ????655
ttoolt Hill. 4 801
Spartanburg 2 85
Wiunsboro 5 85
Yorkville 4 00
Special arrangements are be
in^ made for handling T. P. A. 's
their families and friends in tliei
most comfortable and conven-.
ient way to and from Asheville.
Entertainments of various kinds;
side-trips to Lake .Toxaway,
June 4th, old fashioned South
ern barbecue, trolly rides, grand
ball at Battery Park Hotel, etc.
Southern Railway officials and
passenger representatives will,
be present to assist in looking |
after the entertainment, provid
ing information, etc.
For further detailed informa
tion apply to ftotrihern Railway
ticket agents or address
J. C LUSK,
Div. Pass. Agent,
Charleston, S* C.
J. L MEEK,
Ass't. Gen. Pass. Agent
Atlanta, Ga.
HucMon's Am Sea Salve
T)m tost Salve In TIN Wtfkk
jWHENBEB BACKACHES
A Woman Find* All H?r Kneriry
. Ambition Slipping Awuy
Camden women know how (lie aclie*
and'pains that come when tile kidneys
fall make life a burden. Backache,
hip pains, headaches, dizzy spells, dis
tressing urinary troubles, all tell of
sick kidneys and wurn you of the
stealthy approach of diabetes, dropsy
and Bright's disease. Donn's Kidney
P1IM {lerm&neiftly cure all theqe dis
orders Hereproof of it in a Cain
den woman's words:
Mrs. S. E. Arrauts, Laurens
Street, Camden, S. C., says: For
years my kidneys were slug
gish and irregular passages of
the secretions caused me annoy
ance. I had frequent headachs,
was restless at uight and felt
generally miserable. I at length
read about Doan's Kidney Pills
and was led to procure a box at
Zemp's drug store. I used them
as directed and they uot only
regulated the passages of the
kidney secretion but stopped the
headaches and improved my
health in every way'. I do not
hesitate to recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills for kidney trouble."
For Sale by all dealers. Price 60c.
Poster?Milbnrn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.,
sole agents lor the United States.
Remember the name? Doan's?and
take no other.
Wlntlirop College?Scliolaralt 1 p
and Kit trance Examination.
T,he examination for the award
of vacant Scholarships in Win
throp College and for the ad
mission of new students will be
held at the Count\ Court House
on Friday, July 29,a.m. Ap.
pi i cm is must be not less thau
fifteen years of age. Whfcn
Scholarships are vacant afier
July 2nd they will be awarded
to those making the highest
average at this examination, pro
vided they meet the conditions
governing the award. Appli
cants for Scholarships should
write| to President Johnson be
fore the examinaiion for Schol
arship examination blanks.
Scholarships are worth $100
and free tuition. The next ses
sion will open September 15th,
1909. For further information
and catalogue, address Prei.
D. B. Jonpson, Hock Hill,
s. c.
Kills Her Poo Of 20 Years.
"The most merciless enemy I had for
20 years, declares Mrs. James Duncan,
of Haynesville, Me., "was Dyspepsia.
I suffered intensely after esting or
drinking and could acarcely sleep.
After many remedies had Tailed nnd
several doctors gave tne up, 1 tried
Electric Hit*.er*\ which cured me-com
pletely. Now I oan eat anytln *g. I
am 70 years old and am overjoyed to
get my health nnd strength hnok
again." Por Indigestion, F,o.?s of Ap
pe-ite, Kidney Troubles, I,aine Hack,
Female Complaints, its iinequnled.
Only 25c at Cainden Drug Company,
F. M. Zemp A Del'ats, Francis L,
Zemp drug store.
Bucklen'i Arnica Salve
The Sert S*ve In Ik* WerM.
THE FISHING SEASON
is now on
Call on me for<anything in the fine
OF FISHING TACKLE.
Baited Wire and Field Fencing.
FERTILIZERS
I am also prepared to furnish you with anytfaf ?
HARDWARE, FARM SUPPLIES, ni
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
Price and Quaity talk.
I Have Both.
GIVE ME A CALL
Bttfau*
S. C.
Charlotte's Celebration
All Planned
Greatest Day Will Be Taft's
of Course.
Charlotte, May 10 (Special?
Official announcement is made
of the program for the celebra
tiou of May 20," in honor of the
184th anniversary of the Meek
lenburg Declaration of Inde
pendence. On that day Presi
dent Taft will visit Charlotte
and inaKe an address.
The details of "President's
Day" follows:
10 a. m.?A salute of 21 guns
by Charlotte Artillery on arrival
of the president's train. Special
com in i it ee to receive the presi
dent and Mrs. Taft at the station
and escort to Selwyn Hotel,
where they will be welcomed by
Gov. W W. Kitchen of North
Carolina, Senators Simmons and
Overman, and the mayor of
Charlotte
11 a. m.?President and Mrs
Taft to receive reception com
mittee and all committeemen and
their wives at the Selwyn Hotel.
12 ra.?Old soldiers toescoit
President and Mrs. Taft anil
Mrs. Stonewall JacUson, the
governor of t he State, and mayor
of Charlotte and distinguished
visitors to the reviewing stand
to review the grand parade.
2:80 p. m.?May musical festi
val at the auditorium.
8:30 p. in.?President Taft to
address the public /rom review
ing stand.
4:80 p. oi.? United States cav
alry drill and military maneu
vers, concert by United States
regimental band at fair grounds.
4:80 p. m.?League baseball.
5:30 p. in.?President Taft to
specially ' address the colored
pt.ople and students of Biddle
university.
6. p. m.?Exhibition drill by
Charlotte drum corps in front of
reviewing >1.;ind.
7 p. m.?Concert by United
States regimental and Concord
and ClifTsido bands.
8 to 9:30 p. in. ? President and
Mrs. Taft to receive the public
in t.he large parlor of Helwj n
hotel.
9:30 p. rn.? May musical fes
tival at auditorium
W. BRATTON DeLOAHC
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Camden. S. C.
REAL ESTATE
nti?l
Collecting1 A^eut.
All persons having Ke?l Estate for
sale or relit, nre requested to call oil
me fur information. Those *l?hing
to buy or rent Real Estate, are alto
requested to rail on me.
All claims placed in my hind* for
<'.ollection will receive prompt atten
tion.
Call on me at Mr. W. A. Srhreok'a
office (The People's olhce,) Camden,
8. U.
G. G. Alexander.
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