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/ * I VOLUME XXXV. BUSINESS OPENS CP;,-, wmi PROMISE No Fears are Expressed by Those Who have Managed Well nninro i nuirnikio rmoco LUvvcmiMU | ON GRADUAL SCALE One of Best Years in History of This Country May Be the Result. Business has opened up, to use an -ordinary and perhaps slangy expression, much better than many expected, since the advent of the new year. The plentiful supply of currency which blessed us during the years of the war and immediately following the conflict, is still with us to a great extent; for although the price of cotton is low, yet the farmers are holding it, and the money that was saved by the wise ones while the saving was good, is still held by them for present and future needs. V7 r: i At ?-i? i uu i;<tu iiiiu iiiust: ?no are imancially bad off, to use another homely combination of words, at any time in their lives. It makes no difference to them whether money is plentiful or not. They are always "hard up" or they are "hard hit," or they are "down and out" at all seasons of the year, and whether there is a war, or has been a war, it is all the same to them; for they may even toil and spin . ' and yet they want to borrow money, and according to them, they need it. Such people we have had with us throughout the past, and we will have them with us throughout all time to come. It would be wrong to take what this class of people say as being a true index as to the state of the country. Itather we must look to those who have been careful and managed their business affairs with good judgment. According to them tho condition of the country is good enough. As to prices, it is believed, with 'reason, that there will not be any sudden falling out of the bottom. As the trend of prices went upward gradually, in the same way or about the same way, the prices will gradually come down to what they were in normal times before the war. There was a reduction not long since and now it is often remarked that prices are going down. Yet they are not down to pre-war levels and we think it will be a long time yet before they reach that limit. Since the new year came in there is quite a difference in the feeling of everybody concerning business, and concerning the success that all classes should expect to find in 1921. Men of affairs think that this present year may prove to be one of the best for the people. We believe it will. peopleIdoubT aboutlaw CHANGE Delegation is Instructed to Change the Law as to Horry MANY ARE SAID ( IU Bt UNhtNUIIMU Stock Being Shut Up in Gali ants Ferry Section According to Reports. There is much speculation among tthe people of the county at this time as to what will be the fate of the I stock law and free range proposition. This is doubtless a matter of great ! interest to every farmer and landowner in Horry county just now. There is a good reason for the awakened interest, for the legislature has met this week with an Horry I delegation instructed by a large body ' of free range people to get the stock j law changed as it applies to Horry county. The great question now concerns what change may be obtained in the ' legislature. The law was passed as applying to Horry county on January , 1st, 1021, and the stock law is now in force all over Horry county according to law. It is well known that the only way that this can bo changed . is to repeal the act that was passed at the last session, or pass a new act exempting Ilorry county from it.> ef, feet, thus placing the aounty back a^ | it was before; although, of course, if t this change is now made the legislature will have to think up still another new law to provide for fencing Horry county off from Columbus county and provide the necessary cash for building and maintaining the fence. It is uncertain whether Horry would have to fence off from Georgetown county, because wo do not know whether a change will be made re, garding Georgetown or not. Regard ?hr \ ' 9 TRANSPORTATION COM. MAKES REPORT To the Chamber of Commerce on the Question of Moving Railroad From Main St. Efforts of the Transportation Cohtmittee to secure more adeuuate sidetrack facilities for the town of Conway and the removal of the railroad tracks from Main street are described in the monthly report of that committee for the Chamber of Commerce. This report is as follows: "I herewith submit report of the ucuviues 01 tne Transportation Committee since our last meeting: "Your Committee appointed Messers M. A. Wright and l-\ A. Burr<?\;gh to meet the officials of the Atlantic Coast Line who came to Conway on the 14th of December to look into the matter of additional side-track facilities. We took ip this quesion with them directly on the basis of friendly co-operation and presented the matter from the standpoint of muual interest of the town of Conway and the Atlantic Coast Line in providing the now necessary additional" side-track facilities and co-operating in laying out the approach of the road to the town in such a way as to lay the foundation for a larger growth of business in our community. "We emphasized to them that in taking up the subject from this standpoint we were not agitating at this time the question of the removal j of the road from Main street further than savin it that t.hn road nn Minn ! street was a nuisance. We believe that if we would both approach the' matter from the standpoint o.f mutual I interest to our future good and our' immediate necessities, we would be able to arrive at a solution which should, itself, eliminate the old question about the road on Main street. Mr. Newell, Mr. Willcox and Mr. Moore took up the question with us on this basis in a friendly and cordial way. We took them over the territory which would be covered by any one of several possible routes. They stated that on account of the financial condition of the road at present, it would be impossible to commit themselves to any extended development here at this time, but that they would be glad to send down their engineer and put him at the disposal of the committee to make such surveys as we thought best over the several routes to be considered, so that we could all have some idea as to the cost of the change, if any, and also to put us in a posiion to present to them for consideration, somewhat more definitely, our ideas on the subject. "They promised to write us, even before this, advising at what time we could expect their engineer, but up to this writing we have had no letter from them. I am writing to Mr. Newell today. "Yours respectfully, "F. A. BURROUGHS, "Chm. Transportation Committee." less of the.uncertainty as to what will be done, reports from Galivants Ferry the latter part of the week show that the farmers up there are tearing down their fences and shutting up their stock. The last man who was in the office and told the Herald representative about this was Mr. S. C. Rabon. Ho is a stock law man, of course. He said last Friday that everybody around him had either torn down their fences or were petting ready to tear them down, and the stock was being confined or arrangements being made to keep them up. Recently in a free range meeting here a number of farmers in Bucks Township had signed an agreement to keep their fences up until they knew the result of the effort to be made in Columbia. In the opinion of some, the legislators from other counties will vote against the passing o fan act to place Horry county again under the free range. The South Carolina Development Board is opposed to che free range idea and there will be many members of the legislature who are members of the board. In the opinion of some a local act of this nature will not be passed, owing to the opposition in a general way among the representatives of other counties. progressIMon fihinn inn nninnro KUAIft ANU DMUbtt The Chinners Swamp bridge is now completed. Messrs. Chittwood and Palmer, the contractors, are filling1 in the approaches and the bridge will be opened for traffic as soon as the cement is seasoned. This will take about two weeks. The road will then be opened to Ay nor and perhaps to Galivants Ferry. The road hands are making satisfactory progress on the Placard road above Bayboro. The Highway Department is assisting in the building of the Daisy and Loris road. They have promised an amount up to $-1,000 for this road. ( ' i ) Mmt CONWAY. S. 0 . THURSDAY INLAND WATERWAY MEETING POSTPONED mmrnmrnrnrn^ Until Friday, January 21st, by ' Request of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce LETTER FROM ' ~ 1 CONGRESSMAN STOLL Chamber Has Invited Represen " tatives From Wilmington and Georgetown. At the reoue^t of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce the meeting which had been scheduled for Januany 14, for a discussion of the intranasal waterway has been postponed until January 21. On that evening, at the Town ha1!, under the auspices of the Conway Chamber of Commerce there will be a conference attended by representatives from Wilmington i and Georgetown, with a view to promulgating plans to secure congress-] ional action in behalf of the intrapniivf M! urntAi'iunir Ac? if moll I ' VV?I ?? H VVA i \ o til nci I l\ I I W w I 1 ? [this waterway has been practically completed for the entire length of the Atlantic Seaboard with the exception of the link from the Cape Fear River to Winyah Bay via Conway. Several days ago the committee of th? Conwav Chamber of Commerce, which has this matter in charge issued a call for a conference here on January 14 to be attended by delegates from tho Wilmington and Oeor^etown Chambers of Commerce. The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, in an enthusiastic letter to Mr. McQueen Ouattlebauni, Chairman of the Committer on arrangements, has stated that owing to a conflict of engagements it would desire a postpone ment of the meeting to January 21 To this reouest Mr. Quattlebaum read ily acceded. In the letter to Mr. Quattlebaum from Mr. James H. Cowan, Secretary of the Wilmington Chamber, Mr. Cow an states: { I Ti m 4 a> ?1pi< a\ i > 1 rv /I /\?/v tiAii %?n I'tM'IIllL IIIU IU clCMIUWlCUKC ywilin of Januarv 5th and to assure you that the Wilmington Chamber of Com merce is in full sympathy with the completion of the intra-coastal waterway and desires to do everything it onn in conjunction with you to bring' about such. It will give this organiza tion pleasure to have a representative in Conway for ,a conference upon the subiect, but, unfortunately5, we have a bipr cotton meeting here on January Hth and will be addressed' bv former Governor Manning, of youf state, and I am afraid that the representatives we would d*?*ire to be present at your meeting will be required to remain for the meeting here. However, we would appreciate it if you can make vour meeting the following Friday night or upon some other day so as to permit us to be with you. "We, too. feel the importance of this proposition, and three weeks ago had a committee in Washington to press the matter, realizing that Iho transportation problem is one of the greatest barrier ^ to the expansion of business and that the completion ( f the inland waterway will largely solve the problem, and, at some day. by development of the sections traversed and by the creation of greater manufacturing interests and o'ta1*lishment of more industries, will aid the entire countrv. We have had a committee studying this proposition 'J Vkj-tsx** nt>Acoinrr i f 1UI ycrtin mm nave )jicci.-iiii^ iv at every opportunity. "The canal should be carried from Beaufort to the Cape Fear River, thence to Winvah Bay and down to its proposed destination. That was the idea of Congress, it was the oninion of former Chief Engineer Bixbv and the judgment of the special board named by him for the original survey. It will not be long before the project of a 12-foot depth to Beaufort will be obtained, and. of course, the canal all through should be of such depth, because uniformity of depth is absolutely necessary for the most successful utilization of this waterway." In behalf of the Committee Mr. Ouattlebajim extended an invitation to Congressman Philip H. Stoll to attend this meeting. Under date of January 7th Mr. Ouattlebaum received from Mr. Stoll the following letter, in which he states that he is forced to decline tho invitation: "1 hnvA vnui' loHor of tho 5th in stant, relative to the meeting to be held on January 14th. with representatives from the Wilmington and Georgetown Chambers of Commerce, to discuss means of securing the commotion of the intra-coastal waterway along he Atlantic seaboard. "I appreciate very much the in vita-, t.ion extended me to be present, pn that occasion, and would be very glad indeed to attend were it possible for me to do so. In view of he present crisis in which our state finds itself, however, I feel that it is nw duty to remain in Washington, so as to be in a position to lend my assistance at all times to such legislation as may be offered for relief to the farming interests. "I have noted with particular inter v f . I V <."Ht . * s i ' JANUARY 13, 1921. TOBACCO GROWERS GIVEATTENTION There is an Important Meeting for You at Florence on 14th ________ i * MARKETING PLAN WILL BE SUBMITTED For States of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Clemson College.?Representatives of the tobacco growers of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina met in Richmond December 17-IS, to work out a plan for the marketing of the tobacco crop of these states. This plan was submitted to the tobacco growers in Virginia on Jatr., 11 at Lynchburg; in North Carolina r>r\ Jan., 12 at Raleigh; and in South Carolina a meeting will be held at Florence on Januarv 14. "These are all-important meetings," says W. W. Long, director of t,he Extension Service of Clemson Co;lege and the United States Department of Agriculture, and our South Carouina tobacco farmers can not afford to miss the meeting at Florence on Friday, Jan. 14. Growers must get together and stand together in a rea co-operative organization that will control the sale of this important crop if it is to remain an important crop. The co-operative plan will be thoroughly explained and discuss-, ed, and the advisability of adopting it fur the Carolinas and Virginia will be passed upon." Mr. Aaron Sapiro, the famous California marketing expert, who has organized 14 successful co-operative marketing associations among California farmers will be present and will make addresses. This greatest authority in the United States on such questions will make clear what co-operative marketing is and why it is the best hope for escape from such conditions as exist in the selling of tqbacco, cotton, etc. HfAt last the fight for commercial freedom for Carolina-Virginia farmers definitely begun," says Dr. Clarence Poe in speaking of the proposed co-operative marketing plans; "let's show the world that we mean busi ness. GASES POSTPONED IN JUSTICE COURT % The case which is being prosecuted in the Magistrate Court here by W. Herbert Lowrimore against George Sellers, Sol Jordan and H. J. Cooper f'or disorderly conduct and other misdemeanors, was called for trial before Mr. Chestunt last Friday and continued until February 1st on the motion of the prosecutor, as only two or three out of about a dozen witnesses for the state appeared for trial, ;>.nd the prosecutor did not fool that ve could safely go to trial without the other witnesses. The Magistrate took down the names of tho witnesses who had been served by subpoena and said he would issue an order for them show cause before him why they were not present at the trial. Another case prosecuted by the same party is brought against D. S. a farmer of Upper Bucks Township, alleging that on or about ^ ^ /S . 1 4 A.\A ii 1 . i? .1 i. uctouer lutn, ujzu, tne cieicnaani unlawfully put out poison on the prosecutor's premises and thereby killed one mule and ten head of hoj>s, beincr property valued at $600.00. The I witnesses given in by the prosecutor are as follows: W. H. Lowrimore, Mrs. A. C. Lowrimore, Van Jones, B. F. Todd, Whiteford Tomkins, Wheeler Johnson, Fred Lewis, Geo. H. Skipper, "Bill" Cook, Win. Lewis and Dr. Norton. These cases have followed a caso of some note that was disposed of in Court of General Sessions at the fall term in 1920. George Sellers was f,ried for a serious crime and there appeared at tho trial as witnesses On Ci_11 (I.. ?n?' ilKIHTM l/U*" ^illllU |R'l flvilin VVI1\? t? I * inm indicted by the prosecutor in the other "o?e. 0. S. Creel, who is accused of the poisoning, was a witness f'ov George Sellers in that case, so a'so was Sol Jordan and his wife, t?nd Cooper and his wife. est that you will discuss plans for ;o curing the construction of the link from Cape Fear River to Winvah Bav. "Some time ago I talked to the G^ovgetown Chamber of Commerce on thfc nirttteivof intra-coastal waterways alontf the Atlantic Seaboard, and 1 have given the matter a great deal of consideration. It is, therefore, a real regret to me that I cannot he present and discuss the question with you on the fourteenth. "I sincerely trust that you will have an enthusiastic and well attended meeting, that much jrood may be accomplished.' ? raid. CHAMBER DESIRES ' ! FARMERS MEMBERSHIP With a View of Broadening Its ' Influence and Extending Its Service. With w view to broadening its in- ^ fluence and extending its service, the Conway Chamber of Commerce at a lecent meeting took steps looking to the extension of its membership to j the farmers of Horry county. It is realized that the Chamber of Commerce exists primarily for the promotion of the commercial interests of the town of Conway. At the fume time the fact is gcneially recognised that the prosperity of the town is < closely wrapped up with the prosperity 1 of the county and to a large extent i the interests of the town and county l are mutual. i The county i^ enirely agricultural. Hence, there can be no large development of the town without a corres- ' ponding improvement in the status and condition of the farmers. With this idea in mind, the Chamber of Commerce went on record by resolution as being anxious to include in , its membership as many farmers in fhe county as could he induced to join. Very frequently at monthly ?j: _V ii. _ i 1-- * " * oi tne nociy, ionics or imprest to tlie farmers are discussed, and there is keenly felt the need of direct expression from representatives of the farming interest. A special membership fee of $1.00 per year has been made to the farmers of Horry county. If any farmer desires to join the Chamber of Commerce, he should write to the secretary and attach his cheque for $1.00,! which will insure his becoming: en- i rolled as a member of that body. WILL SOON NAME TWO COMMISSIONERS It is now time for the officials to recommend two new commissioners for the Horry County Board. One of these is to be named to fill the place formerly occupied by Mr. H. P. Little, who resigned from the Board, and the other is to fill the vacancy created by * the expiration of the term of Mr. J. E. Bryan. It is provided by the law that the Sheriff, foreman of the Grand Jury, and the members of the House and Senate shall recommend to the Circuit Judge the members of the County Board of Commissioners, and that the judge shall appoint the commissioners upon such recommendation. It is time that this important matter was fixed and doubtless the new members will come in before long. PRINCE WILL WIN . ONE BIG FIGHT: 0 I ___ I And so Will His Colleagues. He Says, to Change the Stock Law OPPOSITION MAY ALSO DEVELOP Opposition is Expected From Members of House From Other Counties. Hon. W. A. Prince, one of the members of the House from Horry county, was in Conway the latter part of last week and spent some time at the Herald office. In the course of the conversation Mr. Prince remarked that one of the hardest fights ever made in the Legislature would he carried out by his delegation and the State Senator to change the stock l:nv ?? applied to Horry county. Another county official was present when this interview took place and this other j official stated that ho felt sure that I other members of the legislature! would make just as hard a fight to I keep the law as it now is. Mr. Prince stated that he realized that strong opposition would develop, as he had | been informed that lobbyists would go to Columbia to work in the inter-; est of keeping the law as it is. He! said that no expense would be spared in the efforts of the lobbyists to prevent the appeal. It was remarked tTiat in Some sections of the County the farmers are tearing down their fences and penning up their stock. Mr.. Prince replied that this was done no doubt as a kind of a dare and that they were acting in this way to make it appear hard to change the law so soon, and ho called attention to the fact that a resolution had been passed at the Convention last spring to let the fences remain as they were until it I was seen what would be done. 1 1^1 ? wors>: STOCK LAW IS NOW IN EFFECT \ct Published in Full Once More-For Information of Readers PENALTIES PROVIDED FOR WONDERING STOCK Answers Many Inquiries Made For Publication of Act in Full. The Herald has received a number n letters from subscnbers recently kvislung' to kr.ow about the stock law, especially the penalty which is [jiovu.ea ior violation oa the law. It is no "wonder they wish lo have this information as the stock law went into effect in Horry County on January 1st and it is a new law to the people of this county. In order that all of our subscribers may understand fully we are .i&tiir. publishing tne Act passed a* Hie IP'20 session of the Legislature. Phis Acc appealed in ihe paper last year after it had been approved by rhe Governor but our readers were not so much interested at that time and many of them failed to read it. The Act is as follows: AN ACT to Prohibit Animals from Running at Large Within This State. Section 1. I'nlawful to Allow Domestic Animals to Hun at Large? Subject (o Llect:on in Berkeley, Colleton. Jasper and Dorchester Counties?Time and Conduct of Election ?When Effective in Certain Counties.?He it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Car olina: That on and after January 1st, 1921, it shall be unlawful for the owner or manager of any horse, mule, ass jennet, swine, sheep, goat, or neat cattle of any description to wilfully permit the said animals, or <?? ??? ,vf urn- linn flnmnofi/% ciu> \j k iiu;i i i, w I ail > v/iuv/i vivmhvovi^ animaJ to run at large beyond the limits of his own land, or the land leased, occupied or controlled by him: Provided, however, That the provisions of this Act shall not apply to Berkeley, Colleton, Jasper and. Dorchester counties, unless a majority of the qualified voters therein shn'l so declare an election to be held at the same time the primary election of 1920 is held, and that at such election all qualified electors shall be entitled to vote: Pro vided, further, That there shall be provided a box at each of the voting precincts in said counties, and ticketa prepared in conformity with the preceding section, on which shall . be printed "For stock law" and "Against stock law"; and if a majority so voting vote for stock lawr the provisions of this Act shall be applicable in the county so voting, and if a majority voting shall be "Against the stock law," this Act shall not apply and the provisions of this Act shall not be applicable there in: Provided, That in the counties of Georgetown and Beaufort, this Act shall go into effect on the 1st day of November, 1920, and in the Counties of Colleton and Berkeley this Act shall go into effect on the 1st day of January, 1922. Section 2. Penalty for Violation.? Any owner, manager or person violating the provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall be subject to a fine for each offense of not more than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars, or be imprisoned for not more than twentv-fivr* Hnv? Section 3. Repealing Clause. Tha-t all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent -with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved the 11th day of March, A- D. 1920. HERALD ADS, BRING QUICK RESULTS The Herald hardly ever fails to find lost articles and it always brinies business to those who advertise in its columns, provided, of course, they advertise in the rii?i\t wry and are piepared to back up their claims with the Roods or services. Nearly every week the Herald receives letters from those who patronize its columns, but ii is not all those who benefit that write and tell about it. The following letter from Mr. Sam J. Bland tells of the success he had in an advertisement in this paper recently: Conway, S. C., It. No. 2. Jan. 10, 1921. Horry Herald, Conway, S. C. Dear Editor.?You will please discontinue my lost or strayed notice which occurred in last week's issue of the Horrv HpralH Thr? V?na been located through the valuable columns of your paper, which always brings good results. Please mail me bill for last week'* insertion of the ad. ' will mail a check in return. Respectfully, SAM J. BLANDL* V M j4 * fa m