The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 23, 1911, Image 6
LUMBER TRUST
Congressman Smith Varos Against It
In Making Report on Subject
A SUMMARY OF REPORT
<nvH Vl<> Kinds CoiK'ditralion of
Control of Standing Timber in
Very Few Hands ami He Finds
Speculative Holdings Far in Advance
of Any Fsc Thereof.
Concentration of the control of |
file standing timber in a ver\ few
hands, vasts speculative holdings
"far in advance of any use thereof,"
an enormous increase in the value
of "this diminishing natural re
source, with great profits to its owners."
and incidently "and equally
sinister land monopoly," and "closely
connected railroad domination"
?these are the findings reported to
President Taft, by Herbert Knox
Smith, commissioner of corporations;,
in the first instalment of his long
awaited report on the lumber industry
of the country.
The report was made public....
. . . ..when submitted to Congress by
the President. It constituted the
"first comprehensive and methodical
investigation of the amount of and
ownership of our standing timber."
The report itself comprises 3 8 prlted
pages, but a summary of its contents
is contained in a letter submitted
by Mr. Smith.
"There are many great combinations
in other industries." says the
commissioner, "whose formation is
complete. In the lumber industry,
on the other hand, the bureau now
finds in the making a combination
caused fundamentally, by a
long standing public policy.
"In the last forty years concentration
has so proceeded that 155
holders, many interrelated, now have
practically one-half the privately
owned timber in the investigation
area, (which contains SO per cent
of the whole.) This formidable
process of concentration, in timber
and in land, involves grave future
possibilities of impregnant monopoly,
with far-reaching consequences
to society, it is now difficult to anticipate
fully or to overestimate
"The foremost facts shown are:
First, the concentration of a dominating
control of our standing timber
in a comparatively few enormous
holdings, steadily tending towards
a central control of Jhe lumber
industry; secondly, vast holding
of timber land far in advance of
any use thereof; third, an enornjons
increase in the value of this diminishing
natural resource, with great
profits to its owners. This value,
by the very nature of standing timber,
the holder neither created nor
substantially enhances.
"These are the underlying facts of
tremendous service to the public
welfare. They are primarily the results
of our public land policy, long
continued. The laws that represent
that policy are still largely operative.
The past history and present
status of our standing timber drive
home upon us the imperative necessity
of revising our public policy lor
future management of all our remaining
natural resources."
The commissioner then traces the
interval during which timber land
passed from Government to private
ownership.
"There is now left," he continues,
"hi Crmtinontal I'nited States about
2,200 billion board feet of private y
owned standing timber, of which
1,74 7 billion is in the 'investigation
area' covered in great detail by tin
bureau. This area includes the Pacific
Northwest, the Southern p'ne
region and the Pake States, and contains
about SO per cent of all the
private timber of the country. In
addition, there are about 539 billion
feet in the national forests and
about 00 billion feet on other various
private lands. Thus, the total
amount of standing timber in Continental
United States is about
2,800 billion board feet.
The present annual drain upon
the supply of saw timber is about
50 billion feet. At this rate the
timber now standing, without allowance
for growth or decay, would last
only about 55 years.
"The present commercial value of
privately owned Rtanding timber in
the country, not including the val.io
of the land, is estimated at six billion
dollars. Ultimately, the consumer
will have to pay higher prices
for lumber, which will give this
timber a far greater value."
The commissioner declares the
holdings of the Weierhaires Timber
Company, the Southern and Northern
Pacific Companies, together, are
238 billion feet, or nearly 11 per
cent of all the privately owned timber
of the country.
"In the Southern pine region, '
said the report, in taking up tho
discription of timber land, "there
are 63 4 billion feet of privately
owned timber. Concentration in toital
timber is much less than in the
Pnc?Qc Northwest. There is, however,
a high concentration in the
more valuablo species, yellow pine
and cypress. Sixty-seven holders own
SO per cent of the long leaf yellow
pine, 2 9 per cent of all the cypress,
19 per cent of the short leaf and
PENSION FRAUDES
THE liEGISIiATIiltK HAS BEEN
ASKED TO TAKE ACTION.
The Veteran's Hill Will Itemcdy the
Matter, and They Are Deeply Interested
in the Measure.
Charging fraud in the pension
system of the State. Gen. C. Irvine
Walker of Charleston has made the
following statement:
"There is a very deep interest
among the Confederate veterans
here as to the final outcome of a bill
now before the legislature, to amend
the pension laws of the State, so as
to stop the stupendous frauds which
I at present exist. The movement
started in Camp Sumter and was
taken up most earnestly by Gen. B.
H. Teague, commanding the South
Carolina division veterans, and representing
the veterans of the entire
State. Gen. Teague had presented
to the senate and house a bill, which
the veterans thought would correct
or check the evil.
"The veterans have evidence of
such general fraud in the giving of
pensions to those not entitled to receive
the same, that it prevents tne <
worthy veterans and widows of such ,
from receiving all that the Staie ;
generously awards them. The i
worthy should receive $.'U> per an- <
num. hut the appropriation is
lil\r?U nn 11v tunnv u n wnrf h v
that the worthy received in 1010
only $20. Little more than half! v
"The veterans sent a representative
to Columbia to lay the matter
before the legislature. lie appeared
before the finance committee of the
senate and the military committee J
pf the house, and both committees,
after careful consideration, made
unanimously favorable reports. This
shows that these influential committees
were convinced by the veterans
showing that the great evil existed,
and were satisfied with the remedy
which the veterans suggested In
their bill.
"The veterans have laid hare the
horrible conditions existing, shown
the frauds being annually perpetrated
upon the worthy veterans and
upon the State, and if the legislature
does not act, it must answer for a
continuance of the evils to the peonle,
whose money is being misappropriated
and criminally wasted. The
hill provides an immediate remedy
which will check a large amount of
fraud this year and eventually purge
the rolls of the unworthy.
"The best informed veterans think
that there ought not to be more than
2,000 soldier pensioners, while the
pension roll of 1910 shows 4,886!
The United Confederate veterans
think that they had enrolled considerably
more than half the survivors
of the Lost Cause in the State. Last
vear the State division had on its *
rolls 2,395. The pension roll of {
4,886 soldiers is more than double *
the number of comrades in United
Confederate camps! Nothing can
more clearly demonstrate the utter
absurdity?if not fraud?of the pen- f
sion roll!
"The veterans have exposed the
fraud and feel that it is now up to
the legislature to remove the stigma ?
and save the State money. It is sin- ?
cerelv hoped that it will not adjourn \
without taking the desired action." r
I
After a man has passed 50 he <
sometimes falls in love with his wife t
again. 1
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loblolly i?ine, and 11 per cent of the t
hardwood." 1
Coming to tho effects of this, the i
commissioner says: "Such concen- i
t rat ion in standing timber, if per- ;
mitted to continue and increase, l
make probable a final central con- l
trol of the whole lumber industry, t
A few strong interests ultimately i
holding the bulk of the timber, can <
set the price of timber and its pro- \
ducts. i
"Certain further facts, not exact- t
ly measurable, increase ctill more
the real concentration. First, a
further interweaving of interests,
corporate and personal, connects a ,
great many holdings which the hu- ^
roan has treated as separate. Sec- .
ond, the very large totals of timber .
(n 11 f 1. Kn.iirK
Mill ICI * u in mucin 11 <11 in tin un^n ^
1ar?er holdings that they are sub- i
stantiallv 'blocked in* or 'controlled' .
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by the large holders; third, tho con- ,
cent rat ion is much larger in the val- ,
uable species. ,
"The largest holders are cutting ]
little of this timber. They thus re- (
serve to themselves incalculable
profits, which are still to accrue with
the growth of the country, the diminishing
of timber supply and the
further concentration and control
thereof. Many of the very men who
ore protesting against conservatism
of the forest system, because of the
tying up of natural resources, are
themselves deliberately tying them
up far more effectively for private
gain. The fact that mature timber
is thus withheld from use is clear
evidence that great additional profits
are expected to accrue through
further increase in value. Standing
timber is not the only question.
When the timber has been cut. the
land remains. There has been created,
therefore, not only the framework
of an enormous timber monopoly,
but also an equally sinister
land discrimination^, involving also
a great wealth in minerals."
SWINDLING THE NEGROES.
Bible With Angels Representing Colored
Race Sold.
A queer story comes from Rome,
Ga., whore some smooth rascals aro
gulling foolish country negroes by
selling thehi at outrageous prices a
Bible in which the picture of all
angels, the Savior and Bible characters
generally have been artfully
colored to represent the African
race. It is said these sharpers are
working in other parts of the state
also, and, unless the negroes are
placed on guard, hundreds will be
gulled.
The Bible is said to bo a cheap
one, worth about $1. The pictures
in some cases have been pasted In
and colored to make all characters
represented black. These Bibles are
sold for $2 down and a balance of
$S in installments. The sharpers
declare that histories have been discovered
to show that the entire human
race was originally black, and
this true Bible has been quietly
printed and sold only to negroes in
order to establish the truth.
It is said many of them have been
sold to ignorant and easily duped
negroes, who seem to believe the
silly story told by the rascals who
are selling this fake Bible. No
doubt these rascals in time will
reach this section and attempt to
swindle our negroes. When they
come they ought to be arrested and
locked up, as they are nothing but
I he meanest kind of swindlers. Look
ant for them.
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TILLMAN rOH LOltl.M Hit.
iays lie Was Converted by the Speech
of Bailey.
An echo, from Senator aBiley's
speech in defense of Lorimer in the
! nited States senate was sounded
Friday by Senator Tillman, when
hat veteran declared that he would
lot vote to unseat the Illinoisan or
o declare his seat vacant.
"A wek ago I would have called
he man a liar who said that I would
^\er vote for Lorimer," said Senator
rillman to The Atlanta Journal cor*espondent.
"I was bitter azainst
lim and had intended to help exiel
him from the senate, but after
bearing Bailey's speech and studyng
the record more carefully, T have
lecided that I shall not vote to unseat
him. I think it has been demonstrated
clearly that Lorimer had
aothing to do with any bribery, if
iribery existed.
"Senator Bailey's speech was a
magnificent effort, and its effect has
been tremendous. He riddled the
irguments of the men who have been
Fighting Lorimer, and presented the
evidence in na light that leaves no
juestion in my mind as to my
course."
During the delivery of Bailey's
speech Senator Tillman was among
several senators who openly wept.
Several times he used his handkerchief
to wipe away the tears that
lowed down his cheeks. *
WHITE CITIZEN AKKESTEI).
Sensation Sprung hi the Lnngforri
Murder Case.
A dispatch from Brunson says a
sensational feature in the Langford
nurder case developed Wednesday
Alien a warrant was issued for L. B.
Pnten, a prominent citizen of thai
dace, charging him with the alleged
crime. On November 20, last
he body of ,T. B. Langford, a promnent
merchant and citizen of Brunson,
was found some distance oif
he public road, between there and
lis saw mill, about half a mile from
irunson. The discovery was made
>y a searching party, after his uniccounted
for absence from both his
lome and mill for about 12 hours,
'oul play was indicated and, upon
ho statement of a young white wonnn,
that she saw the fatal blow
struck, Richie Williams, a negro,
en o n lM'nL't o/l o li cr n /I t li n lr* ill ?
ng, and hurried to the Penitentiary
0 prevent threatened violence. *
Victim of llot Supper.
At a negro dance p few nights ago,
lear Tirzah, Will Harnett, a nearo,
vas shot and killed by Sam Fewoll,
ilso a negro. Trouble arouse about
1 woman, and Harnett and (loo. Webb
vere fighting when Fewoll fired the
'atal shot. Webb went to YorkviHe
uid told the officers that "There
was a dead nigger out there." They
went to the place and found him.
we can legislate. If applied, it will
lie proven to bo the correction rule,
tbe rule for all of us."
Fire at Lamar.
One of the most destructive fires
that ever visited Lamar occurred
Wednesday night when twenty buildings
wore burned. The fire originated
in na barber shop, supposedly
from a defective flue, and before the
flames could lx? checked several
nearby buildings caught and the (Ire
gained such a headway it was impossible
to do anything towards stopping
it.
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Sam Wylle, sixty-two years oid, I
committed suicide Wednest! y at t'io
homo of his brother In-law in the
Wellrid ;o section of Chesi. ?onniy
Ho was unmarried. *
A man's table manners may de
peiul on the layout before him.
KllJfl) BY REGULARS
MEXICAN SOLDIERS GUILTV OF
BRUTAL MURDER.
Four Old Men Were Shot to Deatli
an<l Rebels Wante<l to Kill Soldier
Found Wounded.
>In a recent light near Mulata,
Mexico, between federals and the Jusurrectos
under General Ortega, in
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which the former were rorced to retreat,
an Associated Tress correspondent
was with the inBurrectos. The
bodies of the four old non-com hatants
whose deaths are laid to the
federals were found In a farm house
near Mulata.
They were Eucevio de ha Cruz,
Cruz Sainaneljo, Decederio Garrasco
and Matias Carrasco. One of the
men was 00 years old, another was
blind and another a cripple. All
were white haired. Next morning
the insurrectos found these old men
with their hands tied behind their
hacks lying riddled with bullets. One
was slashed across the face by a
sabre.
Several Americans viewed the bod
les, pnotos were taKen ana several
signed an affidavit describing (lie incident.
This sworn statement will
be sent to Washington.
A dramatic incident followed the
discovery of the four murdered men.
A government soldier had been
found lying wounded in the field,
lie had been cared for and fed.
When the murdered men were found
several insurrectos made a rush for
(be plaza in Mulata to get revenge
by killing this wounded soldier. In
the crowd was a son and a nephew
of one of the aged martyrs.
Like crazy men they ran yelling
into the plaza and dragged the soldier
into the street. Many argued
against him, but others maddened
by the sight of the butchered old
men drew their pistols and declared
they would kill any men that tried
to stop them. At that moment Ortego,
the insurrecto commander, rode
into the plaza and called a halt.
"My children," he said, "I have
had a home laid in ruins and a wife
and babies driven naked and starving
into the hills, and I am not
ready to kill an unarmed wounded
man."
The rage faded from the eves of
the crowd and only one, the son,
stepped forward to take the soldier's
life. Ortega drew his pistol. "It
would break my heart to have to kill
a comrade," he said, "but we shall
not be murderers."
The wounded soldier was picked
up, mumbling his praises in terror,
and removed to a shanty.
In the two days' battle the federals
lost ten to twenty men and the
pronunciados lost one x man killed
and one wounded. The dead man,
Hilario Sanchez, was shot while battering
in the door of a house with
the Scotchman, F. S. McCombs, to
get at a squad of soldiers.
Fatally Wounded.
TTpon entering a room in Greenville
Wednesday to arrest G. W. Stonocypher,
who had been raising a disturbance
in a drunken spree, Thomas J
Curoton, familiarly known as "Uu
cle Tommy," a 70-year-old policeman
and tlie oldest man in point of service
on the Greenville police force,
was shot in the head by Stonecypher
and fatallv wounded.
Coast Line Wreck.
George Wym, a negro porter, was
instantly killed, Engineer M. Milford
and Fireman Daley Robinson
were slightly injured, and C. D. Talley,
a mail clerk, was painfully injured
when a box car crashed into
an Atlantic Coast Line accommodation
train Friday night at. Waterford,
Ala. *
Storm in New York
One death and nrteen injuries
from the snow and sleet storm which
has been raging over New York for
the past twenty-four hours. A young
woman, crossing Fifth avenue,<in the
blinding storm, was killed hy an automobile.
The list of injured showed
eight broken arms and three broken
legs. *
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Stockmen Mordered.
Advices from Superintendent of
State Police J. P. Donnelly and the
sheriff of Washoe county, Nevada,
state that the bodies of the four
stockmen murdered near Camp Dento
bad ben recovered. All were horribly
mutiliated. They agree it was
the work of a band of Indians. *
Horse Killed by a Hoar.
Near Aiken the other day a hoiso
niionbn,! on/1 lHllcwl hv n hn.'i r
? jin (U t (U IW 1% I * I i? ?<- ,
belonging to W. Rothrock. The hog
was in a pasture near Aiken. Will
Taylor had driven into the pasture
to look at some cattle, leaving his
horse hitched. The hoar attacked
the horse, disom ho well ng it. *
Cut OP" ller llair.
"Have you got a piece of pie to
spare?" asked a 'ramp Friday morning
when !\trs. M. C. Krist answered
a knock at the door at Ryersville,
Ohio. She told him to step into the
kitchen. There, while her hack was
turned, the tr:?D!p knocked her down
and cut off her hair. *
BANK OI
Conwa
Has largest capital and surplus of
than the combined capital and surj
CAPITAL STOCK. . . .
SURPLUS
LIABILITIES OF STOC1
SECURITY OF DEPOSP
DIRE1
Robert B. Scarborough,
H. L. Buck,
'George J. Holiday,
We offer our customers every ac<
will justify, and we
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President.
We continue to pay 5 p<
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$ CAPITAL STOCK
SURPLUS PROFITS
/fc TOTAL ASSESTS
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J. A. McDermott, John C
/ii B. 0. Collins, H. L. I
Jl; M. Burroughs, C. P. Qui
/h Successor to the Bank ol
'JL Horry County, and a pioneer
rlj ly allied with the recent dev
/A Republic. Backed by the <
Ai United States Bonds, we are p
J tomers any reasonable accomi
/fc H. A. SPI \ KY,
|( Cashier.
ST It I OI\ EX CIIIXKSK DISTRICTS.
President Asks Relief for Famine
Sufferers.
President Taft issued tbe following
proclamation Wednesday for
funds to aid the famine sufferers m
m, i,, <1
v 11 i 11 a .
"As president of the American
Red Cross I appeal to the people of
this country to aid the unfortunate
multitudes who are dying of starvation
because of famine in China
either by money contributions which j
should be pent to the l^>cal Red 1
Cross treasurers or the Red Crobs,
Washington, D. C., or by assisting
in raising a cargo of flour and other
suitable supplies to be sent to those
people. Congress has granted the
use of an army transport to the
Red Cross for this purpose. The
Seattle Commercial Club of Seattle,;
Washington, is co-operating with
the Red Cross and will act as receiving
and forwarding agent for all
supplies. I trust that our people
will respond generously and that the
transportation lines wili aid in the
delivery at Seattle. *
(Signed) "William II. Taft.
HIS I,IKE CRUSHED OUT.
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.1. Edgar Shumate Dies of Horrible
Injuries at Pel/.er.
Mr. J. Edgar Shumate, night superintendent
of the Moneynick Oil
Mill, at Pelzer, was horribly crushed j
in the fly wheel of the mill at 1 '
o'clock Wednesday morning, and at
9:30 o'clock Thursday he succumbed
to the injuries. Fire was discovered
in the engine room and young Shumate
went down in the fly wheel jut
to throw the large driving belt off
the wheel, to save it from the flames. I
lie stepped on the fly wheel, when
the machinery was unexpectedly
started, and he was caught in the
wheel and crushed. Shumate was'
removed immediately to his room at
the Padget Hotel and medical aid
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Love's Young Dream.
Sighing like a furnace,
Over oars In love,
mind in adoration
Of his ladle's glove;
Thinks no girl was over
Quite so sweet as she,
Tolls you she's an angel,
Kxpoets you to agree.
Moping and repining,
Gloomy and morose.
Asks the price of poison,
Thinks he'll take a dose;
Women are so tickle,
Love is all a sham,
Marriage is a failure,
Life a broken dam.
Whistling, blithe and cheerful,
Now lie's bright and gay,
Dancing, laughing, singing,
All (ho livelong day;
Full of fun and frolic,
Cau?ht In fashion's whirl,
Thinks no more of poison,
(Jot another girl. ?IIKS.
Weary of Life.
A1 Columbus, Ca., .7. W. Weaver,
aged 5 4 years, commuted suicide by
shooting himself in the tempie with
a pistol, lie was discovered by his
daughter lying in a pool of blood at
the family residence on ICast Highland
street. Ill health is said to have
been the cause of the deed.
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y. S,, C.
any bank in Horry county. More
plus of all other banks in the county*
$50,000
12,500
KTfOT.DERS . . . . RO.ftno
rORS 112,500
CJ0RS
D. V. Richardson,
W. A. J >fiuMon,
Will A. f reeman. ^
zomrrocla'iion which their accounts
solicit your business.
). v. kichakdson, will a. frkbmab
vlok i kksjdknt. (iabhibb
ix cent, on yearly deposits.
3NAL BANK | ^
iy, k. c. x
$25,000.00
2,500.00 ay
125,000.00 /ft
ilk
TORS:
3. Spivey, D. T. McNeill,
Hick, W. R. Lewis, I). 4k
ittlebaum, D. A. Spivey.
' Conway, Lhe oldest Rank in 4k
in 10m st* rn Carolina. Cloneelopment
of the Independent CTJ
[government and secured by
repared to extend to our cu?- jL
nodatioiiB.
It. Ci. COLLIX8, A
President. ?
PROFK8SIONAL CARDS.
H. H. WOODWARD
Attorney and Councelor At Law.
CON WAV, 8. C.
R. B. 8GARBKOUGH
CONWAY, S. C.
Attorney at Law.
H. H. BURROUGHS
Physician and Burgeon.
CONWAY, 8. C.
B. WOFFORD WAIT.
Attorney at La\.
(tank of Horry Building.
CONWAY, 8. O.
(HE WORLDS GREATEST SEWING MACHINE
k jLIGHT RUNNING ^
ttfoa wantel t her a Vibrating Shuttle. RotaiB
tthuUlo or a Hlngl? Thread [Chain StilohJ
Sewing Machine write to
M aiw HOME 8EWIN0 MACHINE COMPASI
Orangei Mass.
Mtnysewlns machines arc made to soil regcmflefls M
fsllty. but the New Homo U made to west. ,j
Our guaranty never mns out. k
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Stuck to the* Job.
Two hens wore found Bitting on
their eggs in the midst of the debris
after a fire had destroyed a chicken
house in f,os Angeles, Cal. The fire
men had boon pouring water into the
ruins and were tearing down what
was left of the chicken house when
the hens were found. *
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They Wore Tights.
Surrounded hv her company, in
the tights they wore at Miner's
Eighth Avenue Theatre in New York
( Eridny night., May Iladalcy, leading
(woman of the Star Show (iiri.s, was
( married to Edwin E. KUster, a tenor
.singer with the Rose Sydell Burlesquers.
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