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II % UPPER WACCAMA\ NEEDS (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK) ii neer Manfuacturing Company get c< their gum logs to the mill. d "If gum logs coujd be brought down ti the river, would there be a market d for them?" k A. "Yes." d "How much water does the steamer n Ruth draw?" J' A. "About three or four feet." "Do you know anything about the ^ farming conditions up there?" r: A. "The land is particularly good Si for farming purposes." o ? jjj r> |>4v?? uiuvii icikiuiKi uiu me itutn carry?" * n A. "When she went up she always j was loaded down to the rail. I think ft she carried between 30 and 40 tons, f She brought back naval stores, rosin, h shingles, and cross ties." n "Would naval stores be shipped now t if the Ruth were running?" t A. "No." ; Mr. H. W. Ambrose then testified ft as follows: j "I am only interested in the timber t end of the matter. At one time we tl were extensively interested in timber tl in that section of the country, our a first extensive timber holdings were f away up the Waccamaw river. We k . supposed we could float the logs down s the river, but later found it impracti- ii cable, and later sold our holdings. 1 We buy on the river on an average of $ four to six million feet of logs. I c think the previous witness, Mr. 1< LJusenbury, will bear out this statement. For two or three years our r purchases have run up to six million. Last year we bought 4,578 M. feet and t, three fourths of this quantity was bought in an area of 12 miles from Conway. If we could get logs under all conditions and could go 25 miles up the river, or away from Conway, ^ I am speaking of land distances and ^ not river distance, we would probably rr buy nine or ten million feet of logs u per year. We have bought timber and put the logs in the water, expecting the river to rise so they could be floated down, and the water failed to rise and we lost heavily.' We have _ also lost heavily with parties who have put logs in the river anticipat- " ing a rise in the river. It didn't come, r< worms got in the timber, and we had ** to cut the price, although we didn't want the logs at any price; but we took them to try and take care of y the market. There is another way I Fc N IIOU Ford: Everything points 1 year that has ever Never before has t You will want a ] you cannot wait f need it. You will want it your other work. I profitable farming I $395 f. o. b. Deti every day you are must order early. There are no reser capacity, great as i It must be a case of y which you can pro I Dealer immediate} I . By taking < y tunity .to n I having youi Ford ft I r* 1 II DUCK I Authori V RIVER TO BE IMPROVED < 1 which the farmers suffer ou actum t of having to market their logs . uringr freshets, and that is at that ; ime all the logs of the year come " own at one time and glut the mar- ' et, such quantities of timber comes 1 own at one time that the mills are ot able to take care of it, and the^ ut the price to protect themfcfelves > some extent for the loss they will ave to bear on account of sinking >gs and timber getting adrift. The iver logs ifc one of our sources of apply. We get about one fourth of ur timber from the river, the balance omes over our logging road to the \ill from our own logging camp, jast year we got on the river 4,578 I. feet of logs and paid $52,305.00 or this, about $12.00 per M. If we ad been able to ro an, adHlfrinmnl liles, and they had been able to float he timber down at any time during1 he year, we estimate we would tret ver ten million feet. As to the difcjlty of fretMnt Jogs from above Red P.uf*. we h;:d on two occasions, we ricd to get logs from Pi re way while here was a freshet in the river, we bought we would bring them down in week, but it was three weeks beore we got them down. We had to nock them apart, roll them over the and bars, and leave a lot. We lost 11 the transaction $1,200, or $1,500. "he last time we tried we lost over 200, and we have arrived at the contusion not to go above Red BlufT for >gs. "Will that condition be helped by emoving the snags?" A. "No, it is the shoals, low water hat bothers. Taking the snags out ;ould help/' "Do worms get into the logs when liAir n VA it* 4-UA urof/*?* ^ ' ui c in vuu nawi A.' "Yes, the tops of the logs are xposed. Pine logs will damage in hree or four weeks in summer time, "he tops will be exposed and the orers will get in." Mr. Charles Pate testified as fol1 s: ! ."What is your business?" A. "Operating a saw mill at Ward late mill. Our timber lies above Red luff. It is necessary to build a railed to get our timber to Red Bluff ) water deep enough to "float our mber to the mill at any time." "What is. the expense of building our railroad?" A. "I could hardly tell you. We >rdsc Will Want Y son Tractor E< to the greatest shortage of Foi ? existed. he demand been so great. Fordson Tractor early?here or?when the weather open for plowing, seeding, cultiv ,Already it has proved the | that has ever been offered to roit, the price is so low that 3 without a Fordson. To ge ve stocks among our dealers? t is, will not enable us to bui "first come, first served" and 1 tect yourself k to list your ord yidvantage of our dealer's fin _ _?_ _ !_! I ia%e aeuucry, you wtu oe at Fordson when you need it. /lotor Com Detroit, Mich. " Mnf/w* l ATA.vri.vrjL zed Ford and Fordson Deal' CONWAY, S. C. / 1 THE HORRY HERALD, OONV ' * . J * | have six or seven miles." "Do you buy "at\y lofes on the river?? A. "Yes, I could not tell you the exact quantity. We buy about onefifth of our cut, and the rest come# fr^m our logging operations above Red Bluff. We get the logs from Red Bluff by tug. Our property goes about eight miles above Red Bluff, but they are railroaded down to Red Bluff where the tug can get hold of them. "If the water had been deep enough the railroad would not have been built?" > A. "I could not say that, but we are hauling the timber down to Red Bluff and dumping the logs in the water where we have enough water. Mr. M. G. Anderson, who was in charge of the mill when it was built, said that the railroad would not have been built if there had been sufficient water above Red Bluff to float logs." Colonel D. A. Spivey then spoke About the advantages to the country if the project went through. M. A. Wright said: "We will file a soil survey map of Horry County with vou. This man will show t.Vint. t.V?? same character of soil is to be found in that section as in other sections of the county, with the same fertility, etc. The agricultural reports will show that the value of agricultural products of Pireway and Star Bluff sections is considerably less thag the value of products in other sections. The chief difference between the two sections is one of transportation." Mr. A. H. Gasque. congressman for this district, spoke very favorably 'of the project and stated that he was heartily impressed with it and would do all in his power to push the scheme through. He said he had just been through the county and it impressed him as being very fertile. He said he did not think there was any better land in the United States than that in the section we have been considering, and if we can get the river improved so that we can get river transportation, there is no limit to the possibilities to the territory. There is no telling how much would be produced if the people had a market for it, but there is no use in growing crops you cannot get a dollar for. . "I have been up in that country and it is almost impossible to get there in a Ford car. They are absolutely shut in without transportation. " Mr. J. E. Bryan then testified as follows: ^ "Mr. Bryan, are you president and manager of Myrtle Beach Farms Company?" i >n our U irly I d products this n' is one product n ! s up you will U ating?and all I greatest help to U ] you. And at n ( /ou lose monev in t delivery you H -our production 0 ] Id up a reserve. fl 1 the only way in H \ ler with a Ford I ' . iwu i U it oppor- fl ssured of 0 ipany . | ri AN It 3yo ; f.o.b. u tJt DETROIT J t V' I U K( H * II 11 w vO? |? I IP' ers R ti. f /AY, S. G, FEB. 8th, 1923 n i ji JJJ L A. "Yes." ?? ~ , "About how many acr^rdo you cultivate?" A. "About 1,200 acres." "If you are familiar with the land around Pireway and Longs, and Worthams, etc., please tell us about it." A. "I am very familiar with* the lands in the sections named, and I think perhaps the land is the test in the whole county. There are mfcre successful small farmers around Lohgs, Buck Creek and that section than anywhere else in the county. They have better trucking: land than we have at Myrtle Beach, and we have 1,200 acres under clutivation." "What is the yield of Irish potatoes on your farm?" A. "That depends on the seasons. We have had as low as 15,000 barrels and as high as 45,000 barrels. You cannot raise truck in that section, because you cannot get it on the market quickly enough. A difference of two or three clays, many times, means success or failure. We do not ship by water, we ship all our products by rail to the Eastern markets. We grow A good many potatoes down the river, they coming up to Conway by boat, and then are loaded on cars. Water transportation is too slow for the balance of truck." "Does not water transportation from Georgetown get you to Baltimore as quickly as rail?" -A. "Yes, just about, but there is only one boat a week, and you would be confined to the Baltimore market. All truck from around Charleston goes by rail." "What is an ordinary day's shipment from Myrtle Beach?" A. "About six cars." "Do you know anything about the timber in that section." A //v . % - ? a. "u nas Deen mostly cut off. Most of the land has been logged, but timber on the Waccarrvaw river grows all the time, and I know of farmers who have had their timber cut a second time." "What would fertilizers cost to get to Star Bluff by team?" A. "More than a day's trip by team, and a team is worth $5 per day" "You use fertilizer on your land?" A. "Yes, a ton to the acre. We cannot grow truck without it." "Tf the river was opened up to Pireway would they have truck farms?" A. "There would be lots of truck grown there if they had transportation. They are using the river from Enterprise, about 25 miles, to get their Irish potatoes to the railroad in Cdhway." "If the snags were taken out, would the river be satisfactory?" A. "No, sir, the river gets shallow enough so that you can go across at times in boots. It would not be reliable with the snags taken out. It needs to be deeper where the shoals are. You must ship truck when it is ready." o V _ SUMMONS FOR RELIEF .j (Complaint Served.) STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF HORRY. Court of Common Pleas. George J. Holliday , plaintiff, vs. W. J. Johnson, Rollin Johnson, W. Timothey Johnson, Bessie Johnson, Gussie Johnson Lewis, and Florence Johnson. HoivS lit T.41W f\f Annio T Tnlm , _ ?.? v .? VI i kllllig U U Willison, deceased, defendants. To .The Defendants Aboved Named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy .is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber or subscribers at his or their office at Conway, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof; exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this acton will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated November 27th, A. D. 1022. H. H. WOODWARD, Plaintiff's Attorney. To W. Timothy Johnson, ABSENT DEFENDANT: TAKE NOTICE That the Complaint in the foregoing stated action md the Summons of which the foregoing is a copy were filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of "Inmrnnn PIpac in our) f r\r> JlnviM. ? UMU XVI 11W1 I J VUU1I" :y, at Conway, S. C., on the 8th day >f January, A. D. 1923. W. L. BRYAN, (L. S.) C C C P. H. H. WOODWARD, Plaintiff's Atttorney. o? NOTICE OP DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that the unersigned executors of the last will and estament of David R. Anderson, late f Horry County, will apply to the udge of Probate, in and for Horry yOUntv. at- his nf Prtnnron a w...vvy M V ?? f K?9 !., at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, on he 19th day of February, A. D. 923, for a final discharge as sudh xecutors. J. D. ANDERSON, W. J. ANDERSON, Executors of the Will of David R. Anderson, Deceased, anuary 16th, 1923. 1-pd. o Really Smart. i A great city business man was very i sen on having proficient clerks in his Tiploy. Before a clerk could enter 1 is office he was required to pass a j ritten examination on his knowledge ( ? business. t At one examination one of the ques- n fins wnc "WVm /aihmaJ 1 ?? nv IVI 1IIUU II1C 1IIKI I >mpany?" i A certain bright youth was a little t lzzled at this, but was not to be \ oored. He wrote: < "Noah successfully floated a com- f *ny while the rest*of the world was * liquidation,".IV' ' ? He passed.?'London Answers. FRANK C. WARD STATES VIEWS * ) ????? Certain That Dusting Method will Kill the Boll Weevils HAND MACHINES ADVISED Mentions , the Hill Method T? _ 1 A -a ai_ ? iiuw suing Aavenisea Extensively In an address delivered by Prof. Frank C. Ward, of the State College of Agriculture, at the Augusta Cotton Conference held December 12, 1922, he advised that farmers try out the Hill molasses method and dry dusting with calcium arsenate, if they 'were not sure which is the best method. He stated however, that he was familiar with the dusting method, anc. is convinced that it will give the de sired results if properly applied. Professor Ward spoke as follows: Mr. Chairman, I am afraid that 1 am just too many on the program. 1 notice a good many have become tim* and gone out, and I cannot add anything to what these other gentlemen, have said along the line of poisoning the boll weevil with calcium arsenate, and am not familiar enough with the plan outlined by Mr. Hill and Mr. Barrett to discuss the matter. I do know something about the dry dust, dusting with calcium arsenate, as these gentlemen have outlined to you. Mr. Hill and Mr. Barrett have indicated that they do not believe that i dry dust can be used to control the boll weevil, but I do believe it, and if you could have seen the demostration made this year, if you could 'have seen with your own eyes what I have seen, you would believe it too; you would not have to listen to a sermon on the subject by anyone, if you could have seen it you would believe it, I have not seen Mr. Hill's farm. I should have seen it, and I have not seen the farms of thosp nonnio v?? - ,,v has named to you, but I have no reason to doubt they made a good crop of cotton but I do know the dust can be used and if you * ask me how to raise cotton under boll weevil conditions I would tell you to dust, but I cannot tell you about the Hill method. You will have to look to Mr. Hill and Mr. Barrett. ARSENATE AND WATER FAILED TO KILL I have seen the mixture of calcium arsenate and molasses, calcium arsenate and water, and these are not very successful; you don't pet the proper distribution, and in those things there is nothing to attract the weevil to it. The reason they are not so successful is that you don't get the proper distribution, not that you get with the dry dust ,and having nothing in them to attract the weevil to them, you don't get the result that you get with the dry dust. If you want to use a liquid preparation, to those of you who are confused, having listened to three speakers on one side and two on the other, the only thing you can do is to try them both out and see which one you want to use under the circumstances. Why do you use nitrate of soda on your corn ? It is because you have used it and found that it does the work; not because the government says so. Why do you use fertilizer? It is because you have tried these things out and found them satisfactory under the conditions. If you find that Mr. Hill's mixture is the best, use that and see if you can get the results from it, but don't unn ~ I ' u.ic mc*?c uuiiie-inaae preparations because they wont do the work such as , syrup and calcium arsenate. Get Mr. Hill's mixture and use that. I am with the Suite College of. Ag- ! riculture at Athens, and you can get ' information from us or most of the 1 county agents have studied these \ problems and know how to use this 1 dust to get the results and you can 1 ask them. Those who have not stud- 5 ied it are in touch with us at the col- ! lege and can get the information from j us for you. Unless some of you de- * sire to ask some questions I won't y take up any more of your time. HAND MACHINE IS THE MOST SUCCESFUL 1 Some of the machines used most successfully, the Hand machine, is the * Peenev. My experience from obser- s vation, the best machine I have s seen, you take the hand machine, is f the Feeney, which I have used more 1 satisfactorily than the others. 2 You can get calcium arsenate test- I ed either by the state chemist in At- P lanta or the United States laboratory ' at T,allulah, La. Now, as to the mule back machines, the t^pe made by the Feeney people j is the only one I have seen. For the t one-horse two row machines there are \ several that have been used satisfactorily. The Ideal was used by the Virginia-Carolina people, and it has been very successfully used, and the Warlaw and one or two others. I n have heard of a machine made by the u Franks, of Warthen, Ga., but I have not used it. I< believe that the Iron s< Age and Nifigaiva for the two-horse s< machine are better. In the case of early infestation, you la will fthd them where the plant is high, ibout one foot, and some times you f? lonvt find it until the plants are about t( ;wo feet. Begin early in the season. I y< vould begin in plenty of time before y< he squares form; I don't believe in ia nost cases it is jjecessarv to start un- w il about two weeks before you will i,ave squares on the plant. In some ?i :ases you will have such severe inestation that you will have to poison tr arly in the season; I saw that in bi tome counties this year. or Questions from audience: e\ % -'-"'^pppppp _ .... F. J. SULLIVAN Ik CO. Certified PuMic Accoaotuti (DO Telephoo* So. 796. Murchlson Bank Bldff. WILMINGTON. N. C. I I ? ' ?? *?> T. a LEWIS Attorn*? nnd Counsellor it Law CONWAY, S. C. ?? i? ?m J. I. ALLEN, JR. Attorney-at-Law Office in Bank of Loris Bld|. LORIS, S. C. D. A. SPIVEY A CO. W. B. King, Secty. BONDS AND INSURANCE Office in Peoples National Bank Building. FORD &. SUGGS Attorneys at Law Offices at Conway, S. C. Loris,S.C. 6-1-13m R. B. SCARBOROUGH Attorney at Law PAXT nr a v a TV 1 , Oi U. i m WILLIAM EUGENE KING Plivaician and Surgeon AYNOR, S. C. H. H. WOODWARD Attorney and Counsellor at Law. CONWAY, S. C. ENOCH S. C. BAKER Attorney and Counselor at Law Offices in Taylor Building 2-9-3m Conway, S. C. ^ Law Offices of M. C. HARRELSON and R. B. HARRELSON Mullins, S. C. DR. G. I. LEWIS Dental Surgeon Office Over Norton Drug Company* CONWAY, S. C. Dr. J. D. THOMAS Physician and Surgeon LORIS. S. C. MARION A. WRIGHT Attnrney-at-Law Offices Spivey building CONWAY. S. C. S. C. DUSENBURY Attomey-at-Law Spivey Building CONWAY, S. C. BUY PIGS IN OUR OWN STATE Clemson College.?"Farmers of Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, and other lip-state counties who are now buying feeder pigs to carry over to next season do not need to go to Tennessee and other states to secure their Diirs: in fnnf tliotr a C7 - w v.lVJ VUII UUfcV UU bettor advantage from farmers in Orangeburg, Sumter, Barnwell, and other lower-state counties and should give these farmers the preference," says W. J. Sheeley, Extension Livestock Specialist, in discussing1 the present demand of Piedmont farmers for pigs to replace the mature stuff that has pone to market or been butchered. Most of the pigs that have been shipped into the up-country for feeders have come from Tennessee, through the men who make a business :>f supplying the demand, and who find It easy to get amimals form the established markets there. But with a supply in our own state, involving short freight hauls, and with Extension Service agents ready to promote :he movement of stuff from those who vant to sell to those who want to buy, there is every reason why "Made in South Carolina" pigs should have the Dreference. Mr. Sheely suggests that up-counry farmers interested in buying pige should get in touch with their county tgents or the Extension Service livestock specialists in order to get inforrwation regarding material which is available from those counties where >igs are for sale. In this way twe rrouos of South Carolina farmers will >e benefited. o ? Colds Cause Orip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablet* remova he cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine." E. W. GROVE'S signature on box. Wc. ~ o Tell the news to The Horry Herald. o To what price must calcium arseate go before you would consider it nprofitable to use it? That depends on the condition; )me would pay ten and more and >me would pay thirty. Q. What are we going to do for ibor ? A. I don't know; if you use the utilizer and materials to make cot' m the labor will stay with you. If ou make a crop they will not leave >u; if you furnish them with materils to make a crop they will stay ith you. Q. Is the state going to have any senate for sale? a mmm a. we are trying to get a conact; we have had a great many bids it we have turned them all down but te. All we have contracted for, how* rer, is resold for delivery.