Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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P,~/ FyR -f ~ ~E GvesPicens Couldi News jj~ 1~U ~ 1~ z p~~~~~~~nee ApL~v~ 1z~ ril 93 100-, risus si Vin,u 0, a*. c6ad 44"I~ r , uaade at of Cougree. Lmha Estalisued 87IVOIU U.4i~I: -..PICKENS, S. ~..IEMBER 189 1913 "TIIE -INDUSToy. 0SHWSWEXPAhSIDI CAPITALIZATION, PROPUCTS, ANI -NUMBER OF EPIPLOYES OHOW - INCREASE. NU14ER OF WOMEN IS .LESI Tendency Toward Fabrication of Fin or Goods Than Heretofore Is Re flooted in Decreased Consumption o Raw Material. - Columa 9..&% Watson, commissioner o -pg l'iculture, commerce and .iduties has completed his statistic4l repot or 1913 on the textile inddstry it rth Carolina. The figures show at increit*j& capitalization, an Increasi in the value %of the annual product, i decrease in the number of bales o cotton consumed and an increase it the number of operiAtives employed bj the cotton, mills of the state. The total number og people employ ed by the mills last year was 49,695 an increase of 1,938 over 1912. 0; these, 30,817 were white males an< 15,218 white females. The increase it the number of females employed thii year over last year was only 815, Mr Watson considers this an indicatioi that male labor is supplanting femali labor to- some degxee in thb Soutl Carblina mills. This end is desired b) all who have the betterment of the race at heart.. In 1913 the -mills of South Carolin had a total capital of $88,674,738, ar increase of $4,905,092 over 1912. Thi value of their product in 1918 -wai $84,490,674, which approximates close ly the value bf the state cotton crol for this year. By August, 1913, t,h value of the products of the cottor mills exceeded that -for the same per Iod during 1912 by $5,239,513. Th final , figures now being compiled in dicate that the value of the produc during 1913 will exceed those of 1911 by nearly $11,000,000. . - In 1913 the mills consumed 800,291 bales of cotton, which was 21,27: bales less than the amount used It 1912. Mr.-Watson attributes this de creaae to the 'fact that jnany of th mills'of the state :are making a finei grade of cloth which calls for Ibsi cotton. The statistics for 1913 show the de crease of 29,716 tons in the amount o1 coal consumed by the mills as com pared 'to 1912. This is due, says Mr Watson, to the fherdased use of elec tric power. During 1913 the mills paid theh employes $14,906,848, an increase of $1,242,910 over 1912. The figures dc not include the salaries of office forcet or, officers, but simply the wages ol operatives. Mr. Watson pointed out recently that it was Impossible to determinc the average wage of the emnployes of the mills by dividing the number of operatived ihyto the total sum of theit wages, on account of the fact that sc many of the operatives did piect work. The total number of spindles itr 1913 is 4,527,430, an increase of 153, 516 over 1912. The total number of looms was 111,483 in 1913, an increase of 4,812 *over 1912. Clarendon Has Great School Fair. The Clarendon county school fahi and. the "better babies" contpat, held ,here recently drew one of the largesi Iassemblies of people ever seen in Man ning and all were :pleased beyond Imeasure at the all round success o: the occasion. The pupils of about 21 Ischoc in the county atitended the IRp.sting. SQotton Report For South Carolini. -. According to a statement Issued by the United, States census bureau re cently 1,160,815 running bales 'of cot ton have been ginned in South Caro lina prior to December 1, as comipared to 1,041,639 to the same date last year Dispensary Sales Announced. Total sales announced for Novemi ber in the 12 dispensary counties wer $342,362.15. Look W1 The Iniqui .New totith Caroliia Ehterprises. Anderson Theatre Company-. bf An rderson has been eqmmissioned by the secretary of state with a' capita 'of $20,000. The petitioners are: J S. FoWler, Rufue Fant, L. Geisberg The company plans to construct .A handsome theatre in.the Electric City ;Elliott Farm Company,.-of Jackson boro, in Colleton county, has beer commissioned with a capital of $5,000 'Petitioners are: D, L. Towles, S. J lRumph and W. V. Carr. Bank ol ,Kingstree, of Kingstree, in Williams burg county, has been given the righi to inoreas9. its capital; stock fron 1$80,000 to $604000. StAndard Hard ware Company, of Charleston, has been commissioned ,with a capital of To Establish Shipyard Works. A movement to establish in Char leston a $260,000 shipyard works is well on its way to success, accord ing to an announcement by Secretary .A. V. Snbll of the chamber,of comr merce at the meeting of the Retail 'Merchants' Association recently ai the Commercial Club. It has beem iunderstood for some time that certain t business Maen of Charleston were in. i tereated in the establishment of a big 1industry of this nature in this city, -To Build Miltia Road. W.- W. Moore, adjutant general of ;South Carolina will recommend in his -annual report that the general as sembly mtake'provision for building a road from Columbia to Camp-.Wilie Jones, in Lextngton county, the mi t litia camp site purchased last year by the state. The adjutant general is informed, that the labor of convicts will be available for this purpose, .:even after the establishment of the furniture factory at the stato, peniten tiary and after each county 6 been furnished its quota for road *rk. McCormioi, Is Happy. The 11090 of a new county and a trolley from Easley to Augusta, by way of McCormick, has inspired the people ftereto renewod endeavors and great enth~iasm for the town's fu ture. M. L. B Stuckey Company and J. B. Harm4 are just finishing up a $5,000 brickWarehouse, 50 by 80 f6?t, two stories 'higli. ' Mayor Andrews is commencing a cottage on Washing i ton street. The new lumber plant of Britt & Sizemore has been running over time, ana Dr. Dr. A. J. Bell laid the foundatiomfor his' new dwelling. To Aid Tomato Clubs. The executive committee of the South Carolina 'Agricultural and Me chanical society, meeting fi Colum bia recently, appropriated $2,000 for the expense of the exhibits of the girls' tomato clubs and the county demon stration agents at the next state fair. W. W. Long, state agent for the Unit ed States farm demonstration work, and in charge of the Clemson college extension work, appeared before the committee in behalf of the appropri, ation. Each agent will be-requested by Mr. Long to prepare exhibits. Plan Tick Eradication. Plans for the launching of a cam. paign In Charleston county to gene. rate interest in the movement for the eradication of the cattle tick in South Carolina. were laid recently at a meet. ing of the committee appointed by the state executive committee, which is in charge of a movement'to induce the legislature to make a statewide ap propriation of $40,000 for this purpose. The committee decided to invite one or more prominent speakiers, one a government agent from Washington, to oome to Charleston. Anderson.--Ollie Kinard, a white man employed itt the' frame room .of the Orr cotton mills, was stabbed to death recently by Will White, a negro employed in the picker room of the' same mill. Death was instan taneous. *Chedter-A carload of cotton be. came ignited in some usiascertained way recently about 6:30 o'clock in the Lancaster and Chester railway yards here and considerable damage wats done to the staple andi the car. The car had been loaded at Rliohburg and bilfed to Alexander Sprunt & Son at Wilmington, N~. C. Johnston.-Everett Herlong of this place has the distinction of being the champion corn grower of Edge field county, having won first prize c*f. thA lld'e~eld. entvt fair. Christmas fruit cakes at Greg T. Mauldin'S. io's Here ! tsitive Pup Soutlierland-tox. The home 6f Mrs. Florence Griffin was the scene of a lovely wedding, When' oi , Tuesda' morning at ten .locks her grand daughter, Miss Christing sutherland was u~itedia m4r $i age to Mf. George Wi M' x of Belton. In r- ut- y worded coreipoifi - Tate of Beltortpro ' 0 m husband and wit ood wishes had -beeA ex de licious salad course erved by a bevy of beautitd young ladies. The -happy c6uple left immediately by, automobile for .the home of the groom's father, where an elegant reception was given them. The- bride is one of Pickens' most popular young ladies, whose friends regret that she will make her home else where. The groom is a pros perous young planter of near Belton, where he has a beauti ful new home awaiting his bride. The out of town guests for the wedding Aere thc members of the bride's-family from Dacus ville. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Grif fin, Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. James Cox, Mr. T, J. Cox;-Miss Varina Cox and Mr. Frank Sutherland, BeLton; Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Morgan, Misses Jessie and Jennie Morgan, Central: The relatives and a. (ew close friends from Pickens were pres ent. The house was attractively decorated with ferns and holly. The presents were beautiful and useful and attested the esteem in which- the bride was held. Rampey-Brooks. Married at' the home of tlie bride's fathiir, Mr. H. M. Ram pe.y, of Liberty, Sunday morn ing at 7:30 o'clock, by Rev. J. E. Crim, Miss May Rampey to Mr. W. A. Brooks. The bride and groom left on No. 42 for Columbia and other parts of the state. Crane-Cartee. e A most beautiful home wed ding took place on the 10th of December at the residence of Mr.' and Mrs. Frank Crane, when Mr. Leland Cartee led to Hyman's altar the beautiful br'de, Miss Ollie Bell Crane. The ceremony was performed in a short but very impressive manner by their pastor, Rev. J. E. Crim. When the marriage was over the guests were in vited into the dining hall, where a most splendid dinner was served, and most hartily en joyed by all. Those acauainted with the host and hostess can better imagine than can be de sci'ibed what a bountiful and well prepared table was spr'ead. Only a fewv guests were in vited, but all enjoyed the even ing. Misses Nellbe Robinson and Daisy Willis were their only attendants. Many warm congratulations were tendered the happy couple, and all wished that they should always be hap py, as they now think they will be. a Sincere Friend. Honor Roll of' Pickens Graded School for Third Month. Eigfith Grade-Emma Herd. Seventh Grade-Ella Lewis, Florence Stewvart, Ethel Stew art, tBertha Cantrell, Addie Fin iey, Olive Nealey. Mack Chris topher, Joe Framtc Freeman, John Lynn Freeman. Sixth Grade-Bernice Carey, Jessie Lee Jennings. Eleanor Earle, Earle Morris. Fifth (Grade-Ethelyne Gantt, Janie- Holder, J uanita Ham es, Thelma Lewis, Ivy Mauldin, Mary Robinson, Melanie Thorn ley, Malinda Porter, Ralph Par sons. Fourth Grade--Eya Freeman, Edna Porter, Eula Stewart. Third Grqde-Bruce Cameron, Katie Ourdton, Sarah Finley, Verva Kelley, Nannie Morris, Ansel Nealey, Beulah Porter, Don Roark. Second Grade-K a t hbie o n Adams, Daisy Bivens, Sarah Cureton, Mabel Finney, Ellen Freeman, Helen Griffin, Lois Hlames, Neta Belle Johnson, Mae Looper. Patti Porter, Essie' Stewart, Lola Mae Tripp. First Grade - Mary Helen Nealey, Annie Mae Christopher, Katheryne Callaham, Luclle Hallun. Easley ots. -Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Bolt re turned from 0harlbston on Fri. dfy last, where M's.-Bolt went sight seeing and 'Dr Bolt at tendeo tl zneetin of the Grand Lodge of Masons. Messrs. Vincent Iamilton and Whitsitt Iliott of The Sentinel visited home folks last Saturday. The K. of P. Lodge is on a small boom just now. Asien Camp No. 46, W. 0. W., will give an oyster supper Thursday night. Messrs. J. McD. Bruce and T. L, Bivins of Pickens and Mr. Frank Day of Easley ai'e fitting up one of the best lumber yards in the up country oji Main street, on what Is known as the La them lot. Mr. and Mrs. BUrdine Smith of Vandergriff, Pa., are on a visit to relatives here. Burdine is looking well, and we are glad to see him agahi among the friends of his boyhood days. T h e Palmetto Pharmacy, which has been coiducted by Dr. J. H. Myers for several yekrs, was recently purchased by Julius E. Boggs, Jr., of 'Pick ens, and J. M. Smith of Easley. The Palmetto is an up-to-date drug store and is very popular, .and we predict great success for these enterprising young men. While we ae very sbrry to give Dr. Myers up, we are glad to welcome Mr. Boggs to our city. We hope that Dr. Legg will re main with the Pharmacy, for he is one of the finegt prescrip tion men in all the land. Suc cess to you, young gentlemen. Come to the Corn Show Saturday Every man and boy who can should be at' the corn show at the court house next Saturday. Dec. 20. and hear a lecture on grading corn and selecting the seed. -Olenison College- h a s written that an expert ludge will be here that (lay to judge the exhibits and give a lecture The influence of the boys' corn club Is already being felt in this coanty and interest is growing. Cooking Range to Be Given Away The Heath-Bruce-Morrow Co. have decided to wind up their great sale in a blaze of glory and on the last day of the sale c will give to some person, abso lutely free, a cooking range. The range can be seon at their store ever'y (lay. Prices on all goods have been cut deeper than before, anid their large adver tisement in this paper is inter esting readling. Pickens Ought to Have This Course The Division of Animal Hus bandry and Dairying of 01om son College, through its cooper ative agent of the Dairy Divis ion of the United States Depart- I menit of Agriculture, is offering I to hold several one-day dair'y in- < struction courses in sections of the State that are manifesting interest in this line of work. The courses will consist of churning and butter making demonstrations; explaining the use of thme cream separator and the Babcock test, with talks on marketing dairy products, rais ing calves and came and feeding of the home cow. This work is to stimulate interest in farm dairying, making of better but ter on the farm, and in the gen eral care and improvement of the farm cowv. The work will be simple, practical, and adapt ed to sections in which it is held. Only a limited number of courses (can he conducted, and places showing most interest will receive first consideration. I should be glad to hear from all parties in terested as soon as pos sible, so that a definite schedule may lie made out at an early date. Very respectfully, R. H. Mason, Dairyman. The P'ickens school will have a two week's holiday beginning Frida. Gdlffn Clitch. On the first Suhday I preached my farewell sermon at Griffin church. After-the serruon- it was my happy- privilege to bap tize Bro. Eddie G'iffin. pon of Deacon J. A. Griffin, and a grartigson of Rev. W. B. Single ton, of blessed memory.. Griffin church hap within her niember ship some members who are the salt of-the earth. After the services on Sunday the members handed to the dea cons money to pay the pastor's salary, and after the amount promised was paid a nice sum 'Was handed to the pastor, con siderably more than the salary promised. Not many churches pay more than they promise. The pastor who goes to Griffin may feel sure that he will get all they promise him. May God's richest blessings rest up n the church and the new pastor. D. W. Hiott. Aspen Camp Elects Officers. At a regular meeting of Aspen Damp No. 46, W. 0. W., the ollo wing officers were' elected ror next year: J. M. League, C. C., W. R. A. Garrett, A. L.; J. N. White, Baiker: 0. M Folger, Ok0rk; John M. Lesley, Escort; 0. B. riggins, Watchman; AM. H. Fox, Sentry; L. K Couch, Mgr.; 1. B. Taylor, Janitor. The Camp is in fine condition. We now have 107 members, lave added twelve by initiation luring the year, and have three )m hand. Rev D. W. Biott, who has been our 0. 0. for the )ast year, declined re-election >ecause of pi essing church du 'ies, but promised to do all he "ould for the order. The Camp ias recently erected in front of the hall a beautiful electric sign. 'he W. 0. W. is a great order mnd is doing much good. W. Death of Mrs. W. H. Brown. The many friends of Mrs. Nfarinda Brown, wife of W. H. Brown, will learn with sorrow )f her death, which occurred. 3ecember 5th at their home iear Pelzer, S. C. Mrs Brown vas a daughter of John Wat on, who lives near Pickens. 3he was twenty-four years old. Ir remains were laid to rest at ANashington church on the 7th ust., in the presence of a large :ongregation of relatives and riends. Funeral services were :onducted by Rev. Mr. Nelson. She leaves a devoted husband, ine daughter t w e n t y - t w o nonths old, a father, two broth irs and three sisters, besides a iost of relatives and friends to nourn her death. M. Moonshilners Less Active. "'The mononshiners in t hi e noun ta inous section of South Jarolina are less active this nonth thani in years.'' Such vas the sub~stance of a state nent made last week by Mr. R. 2. Merrick, deputy collector of nternal revenue, after a raid overing Greenville, Pickens mnd Oconee counties. Only two tills were destroyed, whereas, his time last year, remarked 'Ir. Merrickc,g twelve stills wvere Lestroyed and three men were Lrr'estedI. The two disteilleries destroyed ast week, respectfully, were lo :ated in the Beaver D~am creek ection of Greenville county and ni Pickens county. No arrests vere made. Expect a Large. Christmas Trade Pickens merchants and busi 1ess men oenerally are antici pating a vet v busy Christmas, with a corresitnding avalanche f holiday shop Ang such as this section has not s'nown in year s. With bumper 'rops this year the people hare more ready mnoney and the merchants have arger and mop carefully select ad stocks of goods. You can and most any kind of present you want in Pickens and Pick ms5 county people generally want the best and this year they are able to afford it. Do your shopping early as possible. Prices cut deepr than ever for the rod hot whirlwind finish. 'OULTURk lnoroasgs 4,66,0 e ?af 8" -Columbia.-"This has been a derful year of progrens from an cultnral standpoint in South Carolina said Commissioner Watson recenti a he announced statistics showing that rapid strides have been niade lin production. Accorcting to figures co iled for this year by the &tate epArtment of agriculture the increase in production has been phenomena. Steady gains have been made in ag. tricutture .ahd all products are bring. Ing top prices. "The figures that have been compil. ed Were taken from the -government reports and' from statements secured from farmers in all sections of the 'state," said the commissioier. . . Commissioner Watson said that the estimates that he has prepared are conservative and show conclusively, ,that -South Carolina is rapidly forging' to the front as an agricultural statee. Seven crops are treate. While there has been a great truck orofl in South' Carolina, no figures have as yet been) prepared, - Acdordin to the best figures obtain. able by <the department the value of 'the seven principal crops of South Carolina this year will be $160,000,000, In 1910 the valuo of the croun wan about $51,000,000 and. about $141.000, 000.according to the census in 1910. Statistics are given by the commis sioner for cotton, . corn, tobacco, wheat, oats, hay and Irish pptatoes, .The value of these crops for 1913 was an increase of $81,299,076 over 1912. 'This practically means $31,000,000 new dollars in circulatf6i in South Carolina in the estimate of tWe de !partment, because this amount hab rbeen saved fron the markets of the ;West, The increase in the value of the corn crop over 191 ' ', ' is $10.4 -484,880. The increase In tho value of ,the tobacco crop is $1,930,896. The increase in the value of wheat is '$101,400. The increase in the value -of the oat crop is $995,000. The in .crease in the value of tie hay crop was $36,000. The increase in the value of the potato ctpp was $4,400. The .estima~te by the department Is about 1,850.000 running bales. This crop it is estimated will go to the market for $98,626,000 or an increase of over $17,000,000 over last year. The 1,250,000 cotton crop In 1910 was sold for $98,630,000. In 1912 the crop sold for $80,880,000. The biggest crop in the history of the stte was in 1911 when 1,729,000 bales were produced. This crop was sold for only about $90, 000,000. The department estimates t-hat there will be 1,350,000 bales produced ,as compared with 1,250,000 bales In 19-12; 38,844,000 bushels of corn or an increase of 4,566,000; 972,000 bushels of wheat or an increase of 245,000 bushels; 8,225,000 bushels of oats or an increase of 1,258,00W; 225,000 tons of hay or an increase of 2,000 tons; 33,299,567 pounds of tobacco or an increase of 8,962,000 pounds; 892,000 bushels of Irish potatoes or an in crease of 93,000 bushels. Rock Hill.-Owing to a continued in. ability to secure enough women tc operate the machines it has been do cided to move the Carhartt overall fao tory from Rock Hill to Atlant'a. Thit factory is a branch of the big one at Detrot, Mich., and was established here two years ago for the purpose o3 supplying the Southern trade. It is a big concern, with a weekly payroll oi . about $1,600, employing women al.t most exclusively. It was first started in a small way, but a little later o:r s3e,000 was spent in the erection of a modern factory building equipped with the most machinery and provided witha all modern conveniences for the work ea. Mister Farmei Tbc~ Par'cels Post, ni tages. It brings to you catsily ob~ttined. It unitd Cery ant(I 1he telephlone( to enjoyable. I ? affordIs ,yo chase most anytlhing fron D)on't Be by theC gli tering ofoers of into forgetting your hOmtl back of ever~y airtice you rcor(1 fori honesty. 11 laugh up his sleeve. Al 0one to extend~ the help over. So Safeguard your your monev herm PU FROM AL VR TE Short Paragraphs ot t hat Has Been Condense or Buiy Peol of StAte.8 Columbia-The mail terminal n4f post depot; one of 40 elAh 0.ughout the United States f A0 60qfed, recently. Not for Boy. *U1 the new department be contract $or the ereotio.O ice plant for the Consumer 01"pany, to be built adjoining 0.h 6i90-ton plant on Wolfe stree, recently by the president. .. 1" Many, A. W. - Witors. Work on the con atrqotion of the i SoOn as plans and speift6w being drawn up are compl . Columbia.-19. 0. Dr tendent of the city sofod cently that the now' Jogan s Elmwood Avenue was. openiee open at rexercises, followed by spection by the public, The buildid equipped cost something over $71,000 Mrs. Louisa D. Logan, widow of the late Charles Logan, whose boquest made the school possible was pres3 eit. Charleston.-The Hon. F. C. Coch rane, Canadian minister of railroads and canals, after rsting a weAk at. Summerville, a resort village, 22 miles from Charleston, left recently for Augusta and Atlanta, in each of which towns he and his party will spend one day. 'From Atlanta the party wtil proceed direct to Ottawa, Canada, the minister's official rel. lence. - Chester.-The New Bendella or King's hotel at Laurens has been [eased by Henry C. Rohr, whose lease on the Carolina Inn, the largest hos telry in Chester, expires th first ol next month. Mr. Rohir will open the iotel in Laurens January 1,-while T. . Eberhardt, owner of the Carolina nn will begin its operation und~i is management on that date. Columbia.-Each of the 44 demon. itration agents of the United States lepartment of agriculture anl of Jlemson C, lege will prepare an agri. iultural ei ibit in his county for the iext state fair, ac.cording to resolu. ;ions adop ed here recently. The passage of the renolution was urge4 before the state fair's executive com. mittee by R. I. Manning of Sumter. Anderson.-The third generator at 'he Portman Shoals power plant oq he Seneca river, ten miles frorp An, [erson. owned and operated by the 4outhern Public Utilities Company, !an away, causin-. the serious in. lury of two dynamo tenders and the lestruction of the power house by Ire, entailing a loss of $25,000 with. ut insurance. It is a serioud incon. renlence to the citins and manufac. uring plants dependent upon the dant for power. (Nolumbia.-Gold and platinum te he value of $500 were stolen from thE lental oflices of Drs. S. G. Gilmore and 1. D. Brooker recently. The report ay that a professionail gr ng of thieves vlho have been operating in CharlottE nd other cit'ies lately, wvere in Colum ia and that the two doctors had een warned to keep their offices se urely locked but did not heed thi ~arning in putting awvay stock. The corn wore prized open. C9lumnbia.-A resolution passed bj Lie Railroad Commission recently pro ides for separate compartments on terurban trains for whites and no . roes. This does not affect cars that re excluscively used for one or th4 ther race. Six months time is gives Scomply with the order. It is undern toed the Piedmont & Northern Lines the up-country already have made is provision. The only other Inter rhan system in the state at this timq the Aiken-North AugustaLine. Subhscribe for The Sentinel. ~) dllbt, tiRS i ts advan e~lClcacies for y'our 1 able nl! 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