The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, November 06, 1908, Image 4
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THE GAFFNEY LEDGER.
Tutaday and Friday.
Ed. H. D«Camp. Editor and FubllalMr
NO MONEY IN FARMING.
The Ledger is fully cognizant of
the fact that it possesses no influence
by which it may raise the price of
farm products, and Its discussion of
that subject is not with that idea in
view, but simply to show, if possible,
that there is no money in farming at
the present prices of farm products,
especially cotton, which is our chief
crop. None of us will deny that the
laborer is worthy of his hire, and
none will claim the wage laid down
here as exorbitant. The figures
given here were furnished by one of
the hardest-working and most econo
mical farmers in Cherokee, a man
who has accumulated some property
and who manages to save a little of
that which he makes. He has a farm
of about 100 acres which cost him
in the neighborhood of $2,500. He
told The Ledger man it took him
nearly fifteen years to pay for that
farm. This same man calculated the
cost of running a one-horse farm
with two hands at the rate of $13 per
month and board to be $632 a year,
and he states the best that can be
expected this year from the actual
farm is $401.80, or an actual loss of
$230.20. Of course this does not
take into account any truck that
these two hands might be able to
raise and sell, but even if they raised
and marketed $230 worth of truck,
where is the profit for the farmer?
We append calculation as made and
court criticism or revision of the
figures by any business man or
farmer:
Cost of a one-horse farm with two
workers employed at the rate of $13
per month and board:
Two tons guano at $22 per ton $ 44.00
Tools 5.00
One horse at 25c per day
for seven months 45.50
Fodder for horse 9.'45
Com for horse 40.55
Labor (two hands at 50c per
day each one year) 312.00
Laundry for laborers 25c a
week each 24.00
Seed cotton 2.50
Seed corn 1.00
Hauling to market, cotton .. .. 8.00
Hauling to market corn .. .. 2.00
Depreciation in wagon, horse-
shoing, etc 10.00
Board at $6 per month 120.00
Interest on $500 for six months
at 8 per cent 8.00
and 1,383 against with only three
small boxes to hear from that will
change the result but slightly. Hun
dreds of people are rejoicing this
bright morning. Hand-shaking and
good will are in evidence everywhere.
I know that you will rejoice with us.
The Advertiser comes in for its full
share and it deserves it. It has made
a clean fight.
With best wishes, I am,
Very truly yours,
B. K. Humphries.
And thus it is the good work goes
on. notwithstanding the opinions of
those statesmen (?), God save the
mark, who go up and down the land
blatantly crying that this whiskey
question has been with us ever since
creation and will remain with us
forever. Let good citizens every
where do their duty and the lie will
be given this extravagant claim in
no uncertain terms.
COUNTRY LIFE.
Total cost $632.00
Receipts from a one-horse farm
with two workers employed at the
rate of $13 per month:
8 500 lb. bales cotton at 9c, $360,
less one-fourth for rent .. ..$270.00
Cotton seed at 22c per bushel,
$52.84. less 1-4 for landlord .. 41.80
150 bushels corn at 75c, $112.50
less 1-3 for landlord 75.00
1.500 bundles fodder at $1.50 per
hundred, $22.50. less 1-3 for
landlord 15.00
Total $401.80
Or a net loss of $230.20 on the farm
proper.
The farmer who gave The Ledger
these figures desires other farmers
to either confirm or deny these
figures, to point out their fallacy, if
they be incorrect.
The contention is that, there is no
money in farming at the present
prices of cotton and corn.
THE GOOD WORK GOES ON.
The one bright ray that forced
itself through the cloud of Wednes
day’s disappointing news was the in
telligence that three more counties
in South Carolina—Laurens, Chester
and Clarendon—had thrown off the
yoke of dispensaryism. It was in
deed cheering to advocates of good
government, no matter how bitter the
disappointment because of the defeat
of Mr. Bryan. In this connection it
is pleasing to note that our friends
are not unmindful of the successful
efforts of The Ledger to aid the peo
ple of this county to rid themselves
of this most abominable piece of
legislation several years ago. as wit
ness the following from a former
resident of this county, now residing
in Laurens, and who we are sure con
tributed no little to the defeat of the
dispensary in Laurens last Tuesday:
Laurens ,S. C., Nov. 4, 1908.
Mr. Ed. H. DeCamp,
Gaffney, S. C.
Dear Sir:—473 for the dispensary
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Information Desired On Existing
Rural Conditions.
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 3, 1908.
Editor Ledger:—I am in receipt of
a letter from President Roosevelt’s
“Commission on Country Life,” an
nouncing that the commission wishes
to hold a session at Spartanburg in
this State between noon and five
o’clock p. m., on November 18th, and
asking me to arrange to have repre
sentative men meet the commission
at, Spartanburg on this date. This
letter is to request that you, with a
view to the good of our common
wealth. make every possible endeavor
to attend this meeting at Spartan
burg on the date named, and present
to the commission such information
as may be within your power. I
deem this matter of very great im
portance to the State of South Caro
lina. and I sincerely trust that you
will likewise regard it. If you cannot
come in person I would thank you to
reduce your views to writing and
forward them to me so that they may
reach me in Columbia on November
11th.
The enclosed slip will indicate to
you the nature of the information
that the commission desires, being
a copy of a statement furnished me
by the commission.
The commission particularly de
sires information upon rne following
questions, with explanations for the
reason of your answer, and such sug
gestions as you care to make.
I. Are the farm homes in vour
neighborhood as good as they should
he under existing conditions?
II. Are the schools of your neigh- j
horhood training hoys and girls sans
factorily for life on the farm?
TIT. Do the farmers in your neigh
borhood get the returns they reason
ably should from the sale of their
products?
IV. Do the farmers in your neigh
borhood receive from the railroads
highroads, trolley lines, ote., the ser
vice they resonably should have?
V. Do the fanners in your neigh
borhood receive from the United
States postal service, rural telephone,
etc., the service they reasonably
should expect?
VI. Are the fanners and their
wives in your neighborhood satis
factorily organized to promote their
mutual buying and selling interest?
VII. Are the returns of farms In
your neighborhood making a satis
factory living?
VIII. Is the supply of farm labor
in your neighborhood satisfactory?
IX. Are the conditions surround
ing hired labor on the farms in your
neighborhood satisfactory facilities
hired men?
X. Have the farmers in your
neighobrood satisfactory ractmu-B
for doing their business in banking,
credit, insurance, etc.?
XI. Are the sanitary conditions of
the farms in your neighborhood satis
factory?
XII. Do the farmers and their
wives and families in your neighbor
hood get together for mutual im
provement, entertainment, and so
cial intercourse as much as they
should?
XIII. What, in your judgment, is
the most important single thing to
be done for the general betterment
of country life?
The commission is not making any
inspections, either of institutions or
agricultural conditions. It is merely
taking itself to various accessible
places In order that it may put Itself
at the command of persons who may
wish to give suggestions in regard to
the general social, sanitary and
economic conditions of country life.
We should like to hear well-inform
ed persons of any profession or busi
ness. who know the country life of
the State, and who can speak for
country life interests, such as farm
ers’ organizations, teachers’ organ
izations, ministers, physicians, trans
portation men. newspaper men and
the like; and we shall also be glad
to see anyone who has comperem
opinions to exnress on any phase of
the subject. We should like to have
also some entirely competent colored
man or men explain the condition
of their people in the country.
As far as possible, the commission
would like to have the suggestions
made reduced to writing by those
who make them.
E. J. Watson.
Commissioner.
G. Clary and
visited Mr. and
Friday and Sat-
the State
Pacolet,
and Mrs.
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Goucher,
Singing at Ararat.
The public, and especially the old
folks, are cordially invited to attend
an old-fashioned all-dav singing at
ML Ararat church on the third Sun
day in November. Let everybody
• ake baskets, and go prepared to
have an “old-time” good time.
RAVENNA READINQE.
Newsy Notes and Personals From Our
Regular Correapondant
Ravenna, Nov. 3.—Mr. J. D. Jef
feries, Jr., of Asbury, was in our
midst yesterday hauling his saw mill
hack home from Mr. S. S. Littlejohn’s,
where he sawed up a good lot of lum
ber.
The general election today will de
clde the presidential choice of the
American voters. We predict the
election of William H. Taft, although
we may be mistaken. We nave kept
in close touch with all the campaign
speeches .and being a close reader
on each side, makes us form our con
clusion in favor of Taft.
The contract for clearing off the
graveyard at Goucher church was let
to the lowest bidder yesterday morn
ing, and as your correspondent was
the lowest bidder, he got the job.
Mr. R. E. L. Goforth and ('apt. J.
B. Brown were Gaffney visitors Sat
urday.
J. M. Green was at Asbury Sunday
evening. ,
Mrs. R. 1). Hammett, who has been
visiting relatives around Cowpens,
has returned home after a very
pleasant visit.
Mr. and Mrs. B.
family, of Gaffney,
Mrs. B. G. L. Pettit,
urday.
Wilkes Brown attended
fair Thursday and Friday.
Carwile P. Chalk is spending a few
days with his sister, Mrs. Fretj J.
Parham, and while in Columbia took
in the State fair.
Mr. R. Hammett, of Cowpens. spent
Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. B. G.
L. Pettit.
(’apt. J. B. Brown and daughter,
Miss Addie, were shopping in Jones-
ville Friday.
E. B. Bonner, of Goucher, was a
visitor here Friday.
Miss Amanda Goudelock ami niece.
Miss Irene Foster, of Asbury, were
shopping in town Friday.
Miss Hattie Wilkins, of
is visiting her parents, Mr.
V. T. Wilkins, at Goucher.
B. F. Bonner, Esq., of
was a welcome visitor here Saturday.
Mr. T. J. Hames, of Asbury, pass
ed through our town Saturday.
G. A. Bonner, of Pacolet, who has
charge of the postofflee at Trough,
while Mr. Caldwell, the postmaster,
is taking a rest, spent Sunday with
his parents. ’Squire and Mrs. B. F.
Bonner, of Goucher.
Mr. Robert Enlow. of Wilkinsville,
accompanied by a friend, was in this
section Sunday.
Mr. H. D. Mathis, one of our promi
nent farmers, was a Pacolet visitor
Saturday.
Your correspondent and sister were
shopping at Pacolet last Saturday.
We are glad to say through The Led-
irer that the new steel bridge over
Pacolet river at this point, is nearing
completion; It will he a great con
vonienoe to a large population in
(’herokee county. The company has
erected a good temporary walkway
across the river also, so as to get
its hands from this side across the
river to the mill, which will start up
Monday morning.
Prof, and Mrs. F. B. Woodruff,
who have moved into the old Pryor
house at Asbury, so as to be near the
Asbury school which Mr. Woodruff
is teaching, visited our Sunday school
Sunday. Prof. Woodruff is a great
Sunday school worker and he de
livered a good address to our school.
Mr. Prater Smith and daughter,
Miss Eunice, of Goucher., visited our
Sunday school Sunday.
Misses Minnie and Pearle Burgess,
Minnie Brown and Fannie Smith, all
students of Limestone College, visit
ed our Sunday school Sunday.
The condition of Mr. Willie Brown
is practically unchanged. He. is rest
ing easy at this writing, hut there
are some days when he Is not so
well as at others, so his condition is
hard to state to a certainty. ’
S. L. Littlejohn, as usual, attended
the Goucher services Sunday—so as
to get a peep at his “best girl.”
Miss Ella Brown, one of our popu
lar young ladies, has returned from
a visit to Gaffney.
Mrs. John H. Lipscomb, of Gouch
er. spent Saturday at Pacolet. the
guest of her sister, Mrs. G. B.
Spake.
Mrs. J. M. Lipscomb, of Goucher,
was shopping in town yesterday.
Jack Gore, of Goucher, visited our
Sunday school Sunday afternoon.
Mr. K. R. Goforth was a business
visitor to Gaffney yesterday.
Mr. L. D. Bonner, who entered the
coin contest, will gather his ren^
tomorrow.
As at first reported, Mr. "ChunV'
Jefferies will not ciu eoiton her. 1 ibis
season.
Your r< nresentative. after investi-
ga'ing Hie report about the stealing
of a hale of Mr. K. 1>. Goforth’s eoi
ton. is glad to slate the ninit r v as
false.
Mr. M. W. Littlejohn attended
court at Gaffney last week.
.Itinii* A. Goforth was*a \isitor to
Cowoens Saturday.
Miss Fannie Smith, of
College, spent Sunday
friend. Miss Ella Brown.
Wilkes Brown sent his teams to
Cowpens yesterday with cotton seed.
Mr. H. I). Mathis was out in this
section Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fowler are re
joicing over the arrival of a fine boy.
Mr. Charles Sparks, of Asbury.
was among our people today.
Tlie election here today passed off
very quietly. Thirty-one votes were
east, all for the Bryan electors, al
though the Republican tickets were
sent to this box.
M. W. Brown, our prosperous mer
chant, spent yesterday In Cowpens.
Emond Jefferies, colored, was very
low today and fears are entertained
that he may not live through tonight
This morning at 10:30 o’clock fire
destroyed the old McAbee house, oc
cupied by Fincher Foster, colored,
who has the respect of all people,
both white and colored. The fire
started in his kitchen and was seen
by Mr. H. D. Mathis and children,
who were the first to arrive on the
scene, and who saved a few things
from the burning building. Your
correspondent had an interview with
Fincher, who claims to have been in
the field with his family when his
house caught fire. The total Toss,
Fincher said, was about $400, with no
insurance on his goods, but a light
insurance on the building, owned by
Mr. W. Sam Lipscomb. All of his
bedding, dishes, a fine stove, loocans
of canned fruit, and numerous small
things were burned. There was also
$17.15 in money belonging to the Odd
Fellows lodge (colored) of which
Fincher was treasurer, that was de
stroyed by the fire.
All our good people, white and
black alike, sympathize with Fincher
in his loss, which affected him deep
ly: and already some have given and
sent in dishes, kettles and many
other useful things.
As we close this letter tonight, at
9:3ft, messages are flying In evevy
direction bearing the election returns
as they are received at different
points.
Wednesday—Edmond Jefferies, col
ored, died last evening after a linger
ing illness of several davs. He w T as
a member of the Mt. Zion church,
and also a deacon of this church, of
which office he was very proud.
Wilkes Brown, who handles a nice
line of caskets and coffins, is fixing
up a nice coffin this morning for the
burial of Edmond, which will take
place this afternoon at the Mt. Zion
church, at 2 o’clock Edmond was a
highly respected colored man, and
only about two years ago his wife
left him for the great beyond. A
large crowd of colored people will
witness the interment, and perhaps
some white people will also attend,
as TJdmond was liked by all, as a
true and peace-loving citizen. We
sympathize with his children who
survive him. C.
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. Moses Littlejohn, of Ravenna,
was among the visitors in the city
Wednesday.
Mrs. Dr. Champion, with her little
son, C. O. Jr., of Mooresboro, N. C.,
who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Petty, corner Race and Johnson
streets, returned to her home yester
day.
Mrs. A. P. Austell, of Shelby, N.
(’., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. T.
(’. Petty, of this city.
N. W. Hardin, Esq., of Blacksburg,
spent a short while in the city yes
terday.
• W. R. Widdup, overseer of weaving
at the Spartan Mills, Spartanburg,
was in the city yesterday on business.
Mrs. A. R. Osborne and baby re
turned yestitxlay from a visit to rel
atives at Blacksburg.
Mr. E. A. Witte, representing .the
Cleveland Film Renting Exchange
Company, was In the city yesterday
on business.
Mr. Gus Thompson, representing
“A Texas Ranger,’’ was in the city
yesterday making arrangements for
his show which comes to The Star
Theatre next Thursday night.
Mr. Thomas V. Mays, formerly of
Blacksburg hut now a resident of
Winston, N. (’., is among the visitors
in the city. Mr. Mays is a represent
ative of the Vlrginia-Carollna Chemi
cal company.
Mr. and Mrs. Gill Hames, of Grln-
dal, were in the city shopping Tues
day.
Mr. Frank Skinner, of Charlotte,
the caterer who contributed so much
to the success of the meeting of the
Press Association at Limestone last
summer, was in the city yesterday on
business.
Hon. John Gary Evans, of Spartan
burg, was in the city yesterday on
legal business.
C. P. Sanders, Esq., and H. K. Os
borne, Esq., of the Spartanburg bar,
are here in attendance upon the
court.
Hon. H. E. DePass, of Spartanburg,
was in the city yesterday or legal
business.
J. W. Potter, of the Maud section,
was a business visitor to Gaffney
Tuesday.
Death of “Big” Ji in Sarratt.
j Mr. John Sarratt, of the Grassy
; Pond neighborhood, died last Mon
day after a protracted illness. Mr.
Sarratt was familiarly known as
' Big” John Sarratt. He was about
i eighty years of age and was well
I and favorably known in his section.
The interment took place Tuesday
at Beulah M. E. church bnrying
ground. The funeral will be preach-
l f. 1 at a later date, according to the
custom which once prevailed in this
section.
A New Church.
•A movement is on foot among the |
members of Gethsemane M. E.
church. South, to erect a new church
building, and they are meeting with ^
fair encouragement in the form of
contributions to their good and
worthy cause. It is the intention of
the church people to erect their new
building on the Union road, some
where near Mr. Taylor Patty’s resi
dence, thereby changing the location,
of their place of worship.
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