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I 4 VOL- 7:- -NO. THE PIEOPLE'S-JOURNAL. 48. PICKENS, S. C., ~~~~~'1TL 4DAY, I)ECEIi iB B, 8.ON 'DLA AYER COTTON GIROWER{S IN SESSION. STEPS TAKEN TO OD:Cii-:sE-: ACHitI-:E' ANI) INCRi1'-ASE Pi'ii.:--l1E -CiAIRA 'TION AA INST SPi-:CULAI'ON IN Ft T'1t EIS-FARtMEis .\ iv Si1<:0 To IIAiSE FOOD PIROD)UCTS. The meeting of the delegates to the cotton groweis' colveniilhn at the Kim ball Ilouse in Atlanta wais a gathering of many notable ien from several States. Among those high in otlicial circles were Dr. J. William Stokes, memiber of Coniygress from South Carolina; Cc+ onel R. T. Nesbet, coninissioner of agriculture of (eorgia; lion. . S. Cu veir, colllissioner of agriculture of, Alabama, and Colonel It. .J. RIedding, supe rinltenIdenlt of thle Georlglia exneri1 melit station. The purpose ol (he meetin-g twas to effect a permanent organizat ioll, and at, noon IIoni. J. C. Wilbolrni, presidelnt, o1 the Cotton GowIeOrs' .ssocia,tlonl of South Carohna, and also preside'! t of the State Farmers' Alliaice, was eleet ed temporary chairman, Mir. S. E. Wal sonl, (if Clarkson, Teas tempo rlary vice-preLident, and Mr. Rtichard Checait hai, editor of tile Alemphis Col toil Plaiter's Jouirnial, secretary. Them e was a1 good deal of diseission as to tie imetiods of pirocedure, and Vice President Watson was asked to postpole a speecll which lie had begun involv ing fiiaicial minsi es. Oin the (Illestiel of' perimaiilt org4ani izatiol Congressman Stok.s did nlot approve of the idea of' electing vice presidents of tile assiociationi iltil it was proveni whether or not this Could not be merged ilito t lie Ameia ( ot ton (Giower is' I'rotecti ive Association, which Imeets inl Alemphis lext week, an1d lie mloved( that~li hen tle meetinig adjou'ied it () 0 to liteet in Melllihis oil tha,1t occasion. Ex-Goverlor' INoilhn, of GCoriria, was inl favor of a resoliiion offered by Colorel Iedding for the appointmen't of I coilllittee oil ordel. and rules Fo as to dispatch business Ilore readily and rapidly. For awhile there was considerable coifusioni, but IIe mueetilg. (iinall v set tied down And agreed to the appoint meinlt of a coni1tteve of Iw%\o iiembers froi each State replresenlte. on order and rules to wholmu all resolutions and otheri matter t ) I-e po sented to the convention are t.) ie referred. 'll coitiitee appointed was as follows: Dr. J. W. Stokes, of South Carolna, Chairman; 1. II. IC.'( ala, of South .Carollint; J. L. Joihisoli and W. A. b; ""'Lan, of ,ergi: .1. 1). Sossa1 adlfW. T. lhichelor, or North1 Carolina; 1. S. Culver an-.1 Iecetor.D. Lanie, of Alabama; Hichia'd CIieatham, of' Missasippi, and S. E. Watson, of Texas. AltAr accepting an invitation to visit the Stewart lari'm by conmiitte to in. -,estigate and report oil the Jackson A frican limbless cotton, nid appoint ing- a1 coiimiit tee of seveli, with 1. II. McCalla, of' S. C., as chaia n i, to (!cci sider certain plans to be sulinnitted, the convention adjourned to ieet agakiln at. 3 o'clock. On ao;lsmiilng the chailmanship of the meeting Mr. Wilborn deliveied a Very Strong speech oin tile purposes of the imlecting, ill whichi he portrayed inl strong terms the condition of the farmer antl Ihie lteessity for u immeli ate relief, amnd it hlavinig beenm decided that all present, shouhI he adminillted as delegates, the f'ollowtinig. anuswei'ed to Itle call oif the se'ctariiy: No'th C'ar'oliiia: 11hun1 T. Jones, .. P. Sossaman, W.X TJ. Bachielcor, J1. NI. . Joyle aind M. TI. Leachl. ,South Carolina: .J. (C. Wilborn, D). N. Cr'osson, WV. TV. liradlhey, .J. 1I. ]3lake, Jr., LA. W. Youmansiii, .1. M. hinai'd, W. J. Gaines, J1. L. IIugheyt F. T1. IIardeeC, ,J. 1. WXatsoni, 'T. C .J. M. Grmahiam, J1. WV. Stokes, II. S. Lipscomb, P. E. Cliapmian, .1. 11. Stepp), J1.' IL. Jordcanm, 1. 11. AlNc('alla. vin, 0. Ii. Stevens, WX. .J. Northieii, WV. Johniisoni, (. 1'. AMorton, E. A. I leard, J1. II. Iloskmnson, A. II. Smith,. .Johni host ick, Beii Millbgain, S. II. Gr;iiliii Felix Corutl, A. W. WXalker, M. AX. iRowdent , WV. P. C alhlou n, J1 . 1 Palme~r, J. XW. Mic(alli, .1. 1I. lihaek, A. Ii. C~amup, J. M. Mc'Elre'ath, TI. A. .Jack son, WX. II . Cu111lpepe, 1. A. liush51, IL. II. O MarinV. J1. Ilollon. Alabama: Ileetor' D. L~anec, J. S. Texas: S. E. Watson,. Mississippi: Itichlard (Cheatham n. Among othier reso.luio~ns the tollow ing were intr'oduecd b~y WX. J1. Gainies, of Scouth Cariol ina:i ''WXhlereas, Ithe condiP ion ot' thme cot lon growinig States of America is, and has beeni slince the war,' ini i pre(carIious :onidit ion,1) beuigft about to an alar im ing extentl by the enaiictmient, of :er'tainl laiws now ini effvct; upon01 the stiitute hooks, virtnudly taking thle p~ower out of thle hiain Is of the 1lanters and5~iic placimig the producet mi thle hands ot' irr'esponible laborers andh tenanlts, t heireby placinig thle r'espoins'bilit~y in thieir' hainds; amt1( cWh lei'eas, wce f'eel that a very' (effee five cause of' thle low pricre of' c'cttoll is brou~mght about. h y the spcnIIiationi ini futuries; "T1hierefore, beh it resol vedl, Th'lat it is the seiise of this mneelilng, viz., 'Thie S Southiern Cotton Grower's' con veiiic, no0w ini session inl Atlanta, (Ga., thaI, all such laws that, havefeen~m enacted on gr'owing cr'ops, gyfdiy bM the cottonc crop, such as lial the ilhad1an and all obiligai in. W phlacd on the ain -. . "a tiely 'ilepeident of iiomtie spetulia tion. --Be it further resolved, That earl cotton growing State peitiiol t 4i'-il representative InI Cong':esss ad als< tile representatives of the litedStates, to aid tile passage of an11 anti-option bill now being preparedl by thle Ilon. J. W. Stokes, ' of South Carolina, therebY lifting- the weight that has beeln elar ilg ow(10l and crushinug tie prices of tures. We hereby J)Ie(Ige ou'selves te .Sal.l by andi aid mn every effort to re lieve the opeik!Sse(I (ottn i growers of the South. We further coimenml ma tirge that I le plan ters adopt tihe plan mappelll)( out by3 WV. G;. ih-lleyi(' in this article advocatilng th retl of "We bel the prelimumlry meleting.. in Novem'Jer," said Mr. .1. C. Wilbora. who is a promie ent. piliter of ( )1h( Poiit, S. C., "and we <iscitlsed till necessitv for foln1ug i an organization at that timl e, al. I <ecided to call a mi1eet ing to be held in Atlhata for that11 p pose. "Our objeet inl so doillng was that t.. 1lita is a celltrail poilnt al1 vas 44f access to the phutiiteI's of S4th a'1 - Hina, Georgir. a111. Alabanma, ilhe thr-ee States whieb woul 1111tunlly coIv together onl <uestions of this kinld, bv Ceause ofI their contigu-nity and their commnunity of interests. "We have found out, to our cost, that the Iensc I ereased ar 11ge plinted inl eOtol f'oma y'ear1 to year is proving rumiouts to our1 farimer., an. 11ur objclt is ito t k1111e all ize1 movement in favor of the decrease inl aeeg al O e increase inl plict of cotton, n11141 for hie enlcoutragemnit of the(. raisin". of 1 crop, so that our11 flrm11ters iay' IJCC1C M Or imld(I leplit 1111 sell. "I'intder the present reg,-imei specula ion runls rieal thoulsamis of <lollars 1111 lelliil by3' those who gamb4le on he mutput of tile crop ]oln befol e a holl has opentwd. The farillers, 1111cler tl'e rule of all coltlo1, 11r. IMPloely at the inelcY of ite speculatois, who have it ill their power to raise or lower the price of the staple, and1 a rediction1 ill the price of cottonl leaves the( phmllter. hi'dh .1u14 <Iry, as t hey have not thet- footf Crop~s to) fall back upon. "All th-ee e!vilS muIst be me1Iuare 1y, 111 tile proper reie4lies miopdel. ;111(1 Oe only way ill which to 14) this is t) effect n111 orgrallization, f r which purpose we have eilt ler'I toay, V. We arc ill full SympajlhthIiy n% ih the wNork of the Antericall Cottll ti,-owevrs' l'ro( .eetive Aso iiil. 111 le pritmial >jects beintg tit slilne, to encourt'e he redclution of, the aereagre o111 cmn ;e Ieitiy tle inc 'rease of tile price of1 heW stale."A ".I have just Ie urned from a 1our of h11e fam 11111c 4oto(n41 grow iig belt of tile West ," sait I lon. 1 lectoL 1). Lale, 1esi(li1n of thile Ainerican cott ol Irowers' Prtective Association, who 11n18 takel an active part ill Ole Atl.ima n1eiet ing, 11n111l 1 finl(1 tit 2 plan11 to 'educe the aereCnge iets \wVth increas ill favor out thetre. sI dl (klahoma, anlid I'll youitl '( tere lk is t1he, lin('st (cotton growilig C(ollntry inl Hie storl. In1 lite Mlisissipp1 della Mid the lirazos bottoitis 111 olly linlit to the an iot.li harve stei is tie l 1.1in ber 4f bales that call he picked4. ibly harlivest an1al I )('. 1 the 'e sick an1 Q aieilgof i.i Farmersl from4 ansaso h ive SIven up3411 raiit iilollar wheat am1i havet loneint ()klahoma144 anl iclian Terri toryi 1to ri -C I - t'al 5eiWii 1'1 1ent c o fn un ' they (iVI a beg'in to refalie 148t ruin :>us111 poli'y of pti ng souch' (ati' large ICereageo icotto ani fel tre lce1in the ''fter 541 year untlcotton rmsmg)11 has''i "Th1'' eI keptite the tonger t'a til wouiIiS haveeen oterwis)eeICI bease of14 izllleven. If1111 b:-a ct 1of1 .he11 1ssciaionle 1n tat'pat of 18L 3 the cuntr ling my I~j4 preet wlt h thell~' fact( thattn' organizing re.ief of whichto ll feel'O the1iperates8)ive( "XII was ll a tt scoee,:14 Infa Therie ory, whn I i s sedec Ille cal. for4 Mtie 1111 was minelyti te oictain f.h p enof i tat, t1 set'ion thatl'I I cledC in~ pite tof theI feomst 1Crosof. bes smted~l to thle1in coninf in' (t= "Theyf ri~i ill( appare aiose ou meet oIe co. 1.\V tokegrowng States so'aseto' pand isipal110 ite dlt ksusins elaive. Maesrom1~ Whs Voeetns, at.'tAem ph'1eisnvetin."s(ftiecl~el 111 of South . S Coo ~li werepresent1 ige C. strongiSui releai, cnitie oft'~ Messrs J. L.Ilughe, G. I.inr Ish l -'d armers' lu). tihie ob1est. or Ianizationl of the kiml in the il' nited States. -The liveeh Is ln: Farmers' Club, saill Yr. llIollsol, V"was organizedl by Goeio laminondl inl 18-17, an;I thereifore hears the proul distiiction oIf being.i tle 44bles8t clith of tlt! sort inl the l'inn. !t was organizeil at lierch Islail, jitl;t Icross the SavaiIinah river' at the filIiois Saeilhar ferrvani was lIhenl ill inige-liehl IDist rict , but ha-, n4-4. 1n) lill olf into Aiken. It's iljels were to promot tie inl (t'erest of the ag-ricuiltirial chass es atid to l)o ime a cloit honl ()I* social uniol ani lle. the pinters .1114 farmervis of, 1.hat1 historic secti1 f(1 the protid old State )f Soulith Carolina. "I'oliiis were eutir'ely elininated fr(on1i its ittliberatio s, and alth1ough S0111 of tlie imulst ulli)441tlir i ovelients thal( have ever agi'ate 1llith country ori-inate l th e e , tIle tr ,latiols of1 th(' club iave been41i hanl ed lilw iflill hithler to mill. "01n of, its provisins was to have :wve tiiinerIs every ya n 1.1 e o Own irst saillrd.ly in .'4) elj 4 n11 th, and<j the cih has noit m'issld ai linner in filly yeai s, this bei g it- 'elli-centem lia! yea1)r. : 111vlIe (it l Islai l 41.arlilerl'S el'i is ill a co1liilioll as o llm-Ishing" as it was tho <Ul it was organiz'< \\il til weal1hy shiveowliers aital citln phmnters ais its chtief, promoters h1.lf1 a eliltilry w of.1 The itlieting' 01 tile Cottl growers resuilled not iil hlae organiation ofa sulmrate a'ssociatiom. but inl thet- vilors~ lliilt o ( Ow Alneric4ll ' (14n (1t'owers ;'retecitivie Asoc on, blich is a1h'ieadly ill existenlce andl has1 accomphishedl a 5(r4*!4 I 't <I'vl on tlt, sai4le liles nillt' :at by tie ilecti.ig lf the Smith (';rolina plall(ti s. Thie cilcllusiol( s :arrive.itt Mll i 'he resohlltioni's pis d by l .'iiit notable bod il oft r-prese'tagtiv-, In :1 ev kill Stichl w it )wotise relictf for the plantier a.11i te ii all t t it ill (0f 111: .N reform4 s il the 18u1inevss of*gown .hi di niarket 11ie cot ton. The tlaeboh ( ilea licuisse' was the nIbetion f e leio kS to n-lieve the cong1 estionu of :nt1 markets (oIf' 1il W I mill vehane I the value 4f th staple, andl sli ppleinental 01 tha t iI:i wen the resolltion s comdeming11M: in ilh e stronl.4-st tlikeis Oihe pernicimos practilv' of gam(iblimw y il co Iti fiu ltilus 1 11n tnioI' permitting (4 polities to ev e' r into sIoeb-h associations as :- f'orwd with a view ,o protcl ing1 teiltr er114(ts. There o a1 gireatli1pla of forensito efforts amlolin Ow Il-h-aes 0hin 11t111 he1 Ow af'ternoon anildeeigssinan somI V(T VtreniL speeches ~werI n::le by - v iMessrs. . l 11. steupp Ih. S. Lips m b. W.,1. (,in es aii ilhers ee N ituiit Camtfii 11,1 t.1 .ie <iv t1eg:U les 111 theC OhIl North1 State, took I .prlomini~ part in the dlebates, while (vmeorgia wa inl nowise behimd i ofhlin Cot ortorical effors ofile delegatts ('R.i. d1. Nedethln-, <lrector orfillhe expheri liilt Station, presenitcl at re etu of [he mar-ket price of' cotton inl N(w\ Yolk r(' the first of, ever m ot. io v 11r y 1 Silesi 1l I -.'), an l his s: is tie,' which 'hadl hItt . pre p ed ith gea t lcare, are I valilef aftlition I') tihe. ifo rmSil('tionl evolted r. wem tet mleeting. of, the cottion growers. . I''of l . itl icult (11,1 ( 11 the(, most elini :ahlr 4Sses ofth Ile s SIMi When he state that the f1rmrs wol gto ,ogt therad pass n..olutlions lookih IowanI th((e ret-dIiction 11 the ..1.c uto Wi.. - I 41.n . Ibut, a I he Um. i m . .- ''-, gthey iai wer setl maing (i u .p4heir ofmil tolaniit mn-eh. ievr / Ina (1nb o uti swnventiof dom thenumber of acres~di( plate in enti. in I ii n t les th n unper ent' 'o American Cotton( Growers' I'rottelivt Assiciatlion Ql deh-nsle of that tiani zat ionI, al ter refer IencesF had hi en iatte by vo'ithelr spakers as t'i what itI hadi or .had not. avccmlise In the list forrible t nis t he r hevarsed the great gmlld th-it hvidliheen imne tiugh tih orgallizel lflts1 of"s lthe minbers 40f the Asmwoialtiton, alul it efectually h- 11 all criti-im AinN the litbols iadi l eco tI lPlill itillts ()f i vt Associali l Si llie iits o t dzilt ill in Tthil as it whole i('ll 'ietimll '.vaS Illade uip 44 :as tl t e e1 bodly of plant e r :lIlt ill '1 i nk t ew ill hgriatlltlior. illi' itis ever tt cl. l ill a ill 1 b4 ill lit Soul tht Iilt1er were tt' lo in titil' Iaibes oi Ihe howCSlia 1ity of (\lat lla. TI I t, C()T ()N li lil' ( )N't()N a L AR ES lit . I N -' I. l M01-' li- (i t' 'l:) M -. V-(A;lH, A :.\l \'ST ( OF'T()N s'-e ' Ltt \itH)N .N 1 ilNi i ' l , .N1Ei-:l - I it N (OTT() tN li l:ilitt) lt' l TL TI-E ASS(CI.\TW(N. Tlie t111 erh-Slate l'. llt (ilwelr' 4(nvent ilt' m t al l iilin i14 Atlanta, l, letlcenher l 1 . * a1 i mvinlt thortighli ly Clturasser lthe situatlion l u11 rit idl ustry in ll it ;s mlany phas'es, proulinigates lthe f()iittj' oh the 4itl an adil-k-S ( its tl t, rs jc 01 idtt .Is delibrti tis : I1. h lust prsived that o f the htir1 fr the As. ic attain t laol oi) e1t1i is a lhor1i. h organizution f the grmw ers o vottol, bgiAnniig -wilit it inhl viAlual gnain.l, however libhi-ik., anil r.,-achinig up1 thlrough I townlship, counllty, 1:lle ~I([u illi'-Stalt! ott llitzi ilim l. \\' 1)hortlilY coolnnit Ohe l.;zalliza(iol werl Which 1i1n. lletor 1. ilne abl\ wes.-idh-s, anl.d1 teil-er that luuly at itIs lult'eiiwg ill Mni jhi-;mil th 11 i inllsali mrgaill izal it i s \v I wt'l l I :,'1 1 .Y it Soe r la l ). ve t r's : -,, ( ). 'I ' t l ie vlIIIIt 1111 111 i lI( I,-1I i t ) mlar v -x -st throu. ghout (".I al 11 he1 Stall., 41r4_1alnzed and1 ( to. or!-'alizedc, we( halapinit I coIlmiitte ()f thet iwnly to e wn i(Ilel :1lI plallis (if or~ li I tc that Illay he suiliileil :1( this litev'till. andi Ili tillre. a }l)ain fill . 'pu.ollt11 litill t) mlil. ' lfetilr-t it l :1 uelijhis livxt w\eek 'm . 11 a th-h-atlonl it) bv a1ppoiten ln' this luet'ist::.. 1 - reentu M Yh i n l voilliit'il ill thlat Imilv., 2. Wllile wnit ita t i :my~ 44f ()in cont et it il th l uonelm tary v y st 4 11 40ur1 <illicullt hS. as, it is at tiw hothl 44ino thle de rs i l in 1a1 ilniustries. we hohll that itere arv ileep ro t c vil, in-enlliorI to ourl iluuti-ry that11 (th nound Ii ed Illtc attentibnl .1114 remedcty. Aind of first ilimortne am11ong these; as a factor inl tipressing prices isthe .specui hiltve v llo O'e l'else(I tvrilk. price of actinll ec(li tn ollighil te liljlst rakiles Inl reigIllationls of Illie et)lm >ttv - ehligets. This evil we :t.( comnince-d c.p he revached omN.y by legiJSlaionl, aund benee. weo pled.er(11 oluehes aldmi ou org4-wanizationl .1) haihlor lirlthed n.-eeied legislative restlieJion of g:un1bling Ill fulturvs i 01ur respective Statles :ndi inl '3'. Th is evil being a, boli -hed Ir re d('ill c t) I mininium by properlgia Lion, :lit the control (df spot votI~in li1111ths restored t) (lte prod.uecels luuler the law of supply and demnde, as far, as uim Iw,\ is allowed to) ope-rate unde a * ...i.us .mnar system,.we the American ,t ( . n (GI owers' I'1r)o - tive .\s4ociation. Thllis connnlittee recommenlvids the foll ngV. conillittee as suitable gentle mn1141 lip rep'lreseIlI this ,nveltioll at ihe comi 'lemilphis 'ouvention : .)r. 1). A14 m1. 'l r o ll W.I A. B lto I,'W I ' clitchelo, W. .1. L~ack, D)r, .1. B1. IuIeSIhltt. That these gelitt-leen 4le.(t twohleir i .1 H. It :al-w e was :nboled. Ie it rIgeolve1 by this ConventIoi, That we cminmenid the atII-outionI hill to (i a its (i0n 111o the c 4 1 gro e f tille Stlth: to thve t e ni t a 4nd -rail 1114lucers ofe41 O We st. :1 ve ' ar-11 - eSily urgev uponl thet prodiueers of these aticls (4 c44n)ne45-4th1)llat they mmlillo rI''lize their rI'1 ie.live represe n ie Ill Coupee and i c he a~ 4)~te f thlt' Un tited Ct a to1 jie to ti. tolk s bill their active andl earnet-St s1pinrt and to 114) a II\ ll w ithu i ir p)(w%- r ito haI ve 0this hi it l en tedil it) haw%. C m I I IIe I 'e 4 l l I-s 4u ion - ,1 . W ll Stke o~ )aoia; 1. 1.Ac 1'alla, S hIl'li' 1 141il 1 . I. 1Lane) A boama : .1 . .S. ' Avr,.labama ; W. I11 1. S4Iou ht11 on44, (; ; .1. 1,. .ltohn.l snil, G rg ; I une. l S -:. Wats.mIl, Texa-, : .. l .i sannint, Noirth Cato1 lina ;, W. 1'. Iathrtbeh , North Caro \ l'l , ML I C A i, 1 '' 4l nie out11y1111t, New\ . Ilsey, pr41 opl ses to (e-t thet, p 1a4liability of1 blic oll el'h n1 iway. (0I he nitt11 r has it sil bli'mi. ti tit a1 vh' (d th111 people 11141 "( 1 fillr favor O. Ievasuire. i-'rm |-:lizabeh111 I( I )' hI l' is141 <I ista 4 11 -' 12'tui Six towns inter vene, ina.king, Ot, region appear ie 'ne cont'loils eistwThough tie. t41w1s ruts Wetstliehl avenue'i , a hi1h wayv ('10 fet wa , which has ithe n1:1111t of bil he11v 4lin st r al ink 111h Un11 ited .S1a11t(. Noi t les 1.s thI 7-011 10 e1r4I 1sonISl live in h i. p xunity 1o this r l. Ih'le propS1 itin I., to equip West ti' hl avenutie with a t olle Hln and then h-:u w 1 -4' top n 1oinu Ir 1hat will 111 i a: in el rintall '4 paul t) the ilter (41 tinl the e'st of lil th i (d, 1111 thwo will -m it) carry 11 issenger The lillve li t is two k'lo h ll inlint. It is <li cetd priinarilyN aga11 inst- thle .lei !ev ( 'entrlal :and (other ste ill rail 11o:t11, which 1h ve ivn1 to4 th pe(le 11 h4f11 e l t iniin ervie -it 14x41hi 1lnt11 n s ofro , .11 1 w Ihna t- -'I\-, hie I''IN YtT, W I I'I 4' ) 1 4 1 t Il I I i 1I11-1Ir1 4 11 at4'4 VIr-i 4IIa zaI a't i 4-'I4S t I 4 v- gtcaI st col para1te vil il lu 1 c 11r ). ' I neIl I lo I ( co lsle-4)114 t :1 I -e't iilnsu 11 fr 1 (81lizabe1 4 l'lailichl loc )I' I lv 1 141 1)1'')'41-11 3.1 1Le S.%. 541 wmrihl 6,0'mo00 ( lip an : ,v company tha , ,1 sh ub11 -vt it (m (lhe 1 e4. 11s1 Cil 111conn ly 'The sla1te's Wiorney, Mrt. lergeni, favors)..- thle me nand sa -ys: "We have 61:2 miles of S1treet, rail li this state. and th'eir a4'Ig rea4In 44ap .1ital is o)ver :11 0,it H,0Ii 0. No) dutil t, '111 ' 4 11111 14 4081 ' Ii- t I IC S (I si 4 they: cuh hle4costru 14 e lty ami 'inlippevl for ellicient service at a1 co)st. 1 I 1 1 1 ( m1. The 4h1ference hw [ wve In hthes Iigu IIres is 'walt' andi the asis of wha.ever 'xcuse 1he coIllp inies have 1,o fer for poor Fervice aind highJ rates of fart.. C li' IST AS 111 il-: lt The belief inl qfood'2I chver oil (ThriSt mas11 hIvI'',414 is lirmly roote ' :1n4) th eI41 -li(le. t I:In "(110 ('t'liri)se illyt tiinner iit Ie,4v'h ee pl' :114l cheese to nkes, 'l 1g) I ll l'h ('bri11t m1' roIIIIst is i'aten4')V :0 1 leaI~lch 11m8n rveeive sle phierupn hih letw Ils wi Fall Hay 4 1' And we have and aro tra C4';' ad. We are gratoful to 0 I' we have been enabled to It-' low, and we claim that o S a1ire anxious for your succ I, Ity will bo our success. t is the evolution of a iR I ' wrong idea. Tho right i 4:; of buying and paying rogi I,\ but they will help you. I IV us, we will aid you. We are still Selling IEvorything So comie and soc us. Y Clyde EASL~ Carriages - Bu, Wz/GOA WAGONS! WAGONS! . THEY AFRI [LEENVILLE ( ( \ S!RR!NE, Supt. - H UNIvERSIIY Of I[NE UNITED STATES TO LI'II) A IIj 'llE, l yOItL). Al'e Iden W'as Origilnat ett hy t 'org Washblligton ant(l hlas Como DowI% to lie Iiesent. 1)ay. The hill to ebtalblish the University >f the Unitud StLteS3 has-gail n been in .uOd.eod in both hiouses of Congress, 'h hill In general termts 1,rovides for in institution of the highest possihl ,ype, for the grad uates of aicre(ldited :oileges and universities only with 4pecial. referiice to the work of origi mal research and investigation in all Im)portant lields of inqu1 I *y. Th'ie gov 21rnmnent is vested in a hoard of regen ts and a university counil . The board ofi 'egentIs embracPUes5 the president of the Jo itedl States, thbe Chief .Justico of the ni ted States, the CJomnmissioner of dlucation, the Secretary of the imiltheon ian I nstitLute, the president of he National Academiy of Sciences, the rcsident of the National 1lduatimtional \ssociation, thie president,of the Uini tersit~y and nine Other citiz.ens to be hy)poinlted by the preslient b~y and with ,e ad vice and consent of the Senate, 1m two of themwishtall be fromt the same ;tamte. The Uiversi ty Council is tol mvo~ C10 in&nediate 'chiarge oIf the work of nstruction, r searcrh and~ in vestigation. t, consists of thbe regents :and twelve >ther thmemblers, to be app)oinItedl by lhemI fro- :unitong (em1inent,) edu(cttors, vi th a like imnpartial d istibu tion. All ours~es andl Ollieu13rs oIf i nstruction are 0 be3( determined(3( by the councilI, also dlI regulations goveriing the i nter mui mnagemnent of th 3 Insti-tution, seithier sectarian nOr' po01itleal pre-C e~e(s in any form are to be allowed1 v hatever in the appoi ntments or in any) >f thbe operations of the institution \uthority is given to establishjv ith ithier i nstitu tions of learn ing 's'ue c'e >perative relations as are dlecrped ad-1 ,tanItageous. ' dvlsioni is made for ,bo- use of what Is known as "' I;Unver ity. Square," the site set aparltt by3 Washi ngt'in for uiiversi ty puirposes mnd lately occupied b~y the Naval Oh serIvat~oi-y. Congress is no0w askedl for 'lut enough menians to enablo)1 the hoard >f regents to organizi 141Ld practical ly m1augu rate the i ns')i tdutioni. ,U Gfts and( 1 be questbs are to be dEplositeel in the -Utnitedt StatCs ITreasurty in trust LLtid' investod inI bonda. of the United States bearing live per cent. interest., The presrit, bill is the outgro~vtdi of more than I 00 years of agitation. Th'e thought, of ai nattional tilversity first camte to WIashI ing tor' whilo -ommrand ing the revohotionany. aimmy, Subsequoj 031ntly as pre siden, ho lie peat ed ly uirge.d 'its estallishmnti and in~ hi' Satst, wIii and( tCtuestmt left, $25,.00 in stoeks ias a first endiowmnent, the in-' tertest to lbe comipound ed. Il ad Con. g rens foLtred tI (hel pla this m I would noiv be nearly $5,000,000O. TJhe idet thus (Schli(lshedl liy 'the' lather of hhI Lcountry wa$ also1 i ndorsed by P resident: John11 Adams, J ehforsoun, Madlison, Men ro.A J1 ehn Quincy .Adlams and Jhmckson and in more recent, years by P resident'h G rant aril 11le yes.' Iuring allI this timu thno maeasure was advochted' by men the mo'st dtisting..uished for learning ant statesmnship, but gwing to the lacd of or~lanizedf < liork, rothing practica Was atccomp1)liskotly T1'ie 1T)ii mfodern'f moveme'nt in thi causo may be said to have been in augurated In 18401 by trho .Nations .1 Come, 'Ing ourselves, as we told you in our last ur patrons and friends for the business do through their help. Now cotton is ur prices arc correspo6idingly low. We ss, becauso we know that your prosper so we are willing to do our part. Success -ht idea. Failuro is the invention of a lea is to buy your goods from us instead ilar prices. It is true our prices are odd, f you are seeking for fortune come to see DOWN, mrs for business, SN alley, 35. - ggies - Harness. AS! BUY ,S/ THE BEST MADE AT 0ACH FACTORT. - - H. C. MARKLEY, Prop. l'ducational association, after an appeal from Dr. John W. Hoyt, of Wieconsin, at the closo of his educational tours of inspection in all the countries of IEurope and In the American States, by author ity of the government. That great as sociation thrice unanimously Indorsed the university proposition, and through its committee, a bill was Introduced and unanIimously reported in the 'ouse in 173. The monsure continued tV. receive the indorsement of leading sel. hlars and smtatesin from time to tiivl, uad in 18110, a university bill was introdust -d in the Senate by Mr. Ed munds, 6,' ' Vermont, and upon his mo tion, referit:d to a select committee, with Senatoi' .Proctor as chairman. Tho present geiiei'U -uovemnent was begun at the Pan-ropublic ngress of 181)1, by the appointment of the'moznp mittee of promotion, to be enlarged in the discretion of its chairman. cx-Gov. John W. Hoyt, which committee, by steady growth, became what is kno vno as the National University Committee of One llundred--a committe now grown to several hundreds, embracing tho presidents of all the ate univer sities and some 200 other leading in stitutions, the superintendents of pub lhc instruction of all the States but one, anid many of our most distin guished statesmen, scholars, scientists anid men of aifairs. Ini 1892 ex-Go'-. iloyt presented to the Senate a mom orial giving a coimpleto history of the efforts already made for a national uni versity, with the arguments therefor, of which several editions have been printe'd. In 1893 Senator Proctor's committee unanimously reported the hill, Senator Ilunton, of Virginia, sue coeued Senator P'roctor as chairman, and the committee was made the stand ing committee it now is. It likewise repiorted unanixmously in 1894 and the bill was ably discussed in the Senate. With tho approval of the national u n iversi ty comiItteo, patriotic women of thme country, under the lead of Mrs. !hllen P. Richardson, of Boston, assum ing the early establishment of the in stitutIon, have organized the George Washington Memorial committee for auxiliary, though independent work, t/heir purpose being to raise by popu iar sublscription $250,000 for the erec tion on University Square of a flest uni versity building. Tne ladies engaged in tils work are of such character and iluence as to give great hope of the success of their undertaking. More over, distinguished friends of art are pilanning for national art galleries to boostablished In connection with and as -a part of the University of the United States. It is the~intention of the national university committee that the government and the people shall co operatelin the establishment of the pro 1)osed university, and It is intended~that the bill shall be pressed tocearly passage so that July 9, 1899), the one hundredth anniversary of Washington's bequest, shall witness at least the practical be ginning of what should become the ~ lcmnimg university of the world. --A man was charged with indecent behavior in a churchyard in Eagland because he sprink led whiskey into the open grave of a decased friend, but. was acquitted because it was proved that h is deceased friend had espoally Irequested him todo so. The id m~u was a soldier of bibulous habits and Inad mDade the singular request or bis death bed, The mian who went to ~le B funeral and shocked al ')esoni a )t - act had done, so moaipg no i < 1 disrespect. J./.