Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PROSPERITY SMILES ON LAURENS CITY AND COUNTY The ColutnblA State is printing a series of letters from its correspon dents, for the purpose of showing the commercial and industrial stains of South Carolina, following a twelve month of country-wide linnncial de pression. Melow is prsented the story of Lau tens' prosperity as contained in a letter by The state's local corres pondent, and reproduced from lhai newspaper: LaureUS, Dee. I.? || has been a mai ler of general comment during the past year, or since the iinaiicial de pression set in. thai Laurens has up. pa rent I.v fell the effects of the panic in a very small degree. While this is true, yet in common with all business centers and communities whose prin cipal commodity is cotton there has followed a curtailment of the volume of business owing to the comparative low price of Hie Maple and a reduc tion of something like _'u per cent, in production. However, the r.dpts show something like IL'.Onu hale-, handled here, one third of which is carried by the bonded warehouses. The cotton , iop is practically gath ered; was picked out rapidly, free from stain and is of good staple It is estimated that the production pei horse in Ihc county, will average 7 hales. On hundreds of farms tin average will reach Li. While cotton is the chief money crop I.aureus prows the lines! corn ami a- large yields are made as in any county in the State. This is true of the crop just harvested. The Williamson plan has been extensively adopted and a prominent farmer staled to The State's correspondent this week thill he produced a largo crop at a cost of less than In cents per bushel. Plen ly of corn means home-raised meat. Farmers are selling hogs in this mar ket regulativ' at good prices. Another important farm product \ hay, pcavillC lia.v. of which there was this year an abundant crop harvested, ami hundreds of hales of it will u.<< on this market later. Other crops were also good, as a general thing. Consequently, taking the farmers as a winde. I hey are in lair circillll Stances; they are living better nn proving their lands, stocking llteii farms with Improved catile, and ac cording to information an unusually largo acreage has been sown ill small grain, a noteworthy and hopeful sign Oil it means a curtailment in the cot Ion acreage next spring There is a demand for farm lands In both rent er; and buyers and thus early plans and arrangements for the coining year have ben made i>y a larger per ?ein of fanners than customary. Land values remain steady, though tending Is not quite so active. Yet some large deals have I.n made in this section recently; one young fanner buying a $11,000 plantation I another paying $(50 per acre for a small farm and still another $0,000 for '.'en acre-. Now as to the town of Laurens. it 5.as an accredited population of ii.r.oo soul.,. All who will work gel employ ment and there Is a steady demand for more at good salaries and wages. No room for Idlers. The city has expended ibis year. approximately $ii0.b00 on improvements, 'be work of paving the i,>uit square and the principal streel approaches to the sit life with v untied brick, having 'his u eck i.i completed Several miles of cement walk have als?) been placed and this work is iiol yet finished Last ?..mini; bonds tti the amount of $40,000 WOi'C voted lor tin' erection of a new school house lie- huil,line,, unsur passed in appointment and construe i ion- hereabouts, is in ionise of orec lion. \ thirl) (hbOsiuid dollar, three story brick building, finished lids year, ornaments the north side of Hie square, while new fronts of pressed hrick give a more attractive nppciil mice to several Ol' the SlOl'C buildings ,Olt Hid West side In fad there has been a general transformation all around the obi square fiten, t,?< ihere has hooii added to Hie i'lt) * wealth, during the year an Ice fnotor> and a score or more of COUIpltl atlv elv COStly residences besides a lour, list of cottages and overhauled dwellings, This work roe.- on Lumber ami other htllldlug material dealers have had line business all Hie summer and fall. The merchants have had fair busl OCHS, and the.v think IVccinber will the best month ot I he season Splendid slocks ill cverv line vvcie bought and all head-, o! llrtUS lake a hopeful view oi Ihc inline believing the coming year will see things fuli> readjusted, granting thej have been somewhat abnormal, ami the reign of ihn south .-, prosperity go on unlnter i uptOlll) The banks have inoucv I hi v are helping Ihe hn mer ami tin v. irehoUSeilieil in holding COttOil, and ihe || .mil dividends w ill he paid hi t ,,1 i.inn,ii v So w ill (he other du i denil paving enterprise-. Including the cotton mills Whose production was not cut Killed in the least, even during i in- ii in in> i months and v ho i?J stock? have been ixd u,,. past few Vvceks to iig;i iii.-- 1 inaiul ttjj; hieaU> ol< \ ( ? ?ii tn lll'lllhlld Im Ii,..: ' Tub?Bands ? . been ex j ",'"dt"1 will : ...., months , by the railroad ? ,.. f.|(v j,, I the way ot ;>???.? aim ovenmnts steel ?>i i'i . ?oiiul trackage, f and there was ri,ceiu y completed In tim Meli t. . : , . tuny .1 Ihn tu ?iis City, all ..: which i contributed ' ' "in I Ionen Path \ i;, Prim ? <..? i? 4 ?l bit Ines* ami { the i ? comity. Laurens. ibbk* iip iu . u> building ot He- n. ?i tanluirn I from ih.al i u factor In i the further indii.shi.il Oevctopcnient * of this city and Cottui>. The ppstolllec receipts idiott an in crease <>f nboiii i. per eem <>\..r 4 last year ami eit> dolnCiv Is rOlill- ] ? I?-1111> expected within iihoiher year. \ Meantime i he ?rectiu of a lift \ thoii- < sand dollai federal btil iliiir, for post- \ { \\ r. Huhu ( ump?iiiciitcil, i Ii Innre cMirixtinn solve id religious (\ t ii. Holm, or anything neai-lj approach. , lug lu's standard, liiere would ho fewer \ appeals '"di- Id mis io promote and 4 maintain < 'I; rial f:i 11 woi I: : n i 1 ho \ world i.i ?in 1;. 1 would have a higher j regit nl for profi si etl Christin ,s.-- ' I'll iOll I'l'iiuri.- i Mr. c. It. Ilob?, ?' merciii ni ol Lau- j rons. made a stirring mi onn;.\ ad dress die in-- Ihe consideration 01 tin- ^ Laymen's movement. Mi-, iioho prac- 1 lices 1 In- doctrine of giving to the ex- ' tout, ii is generally ?nderst.I of glv- 1 lug each year une-half of his entire ' annual income. I'nion correspondent I to the Greenville News. i I I mprotcmciil '??>?? .-Limn tnuani/cd. ihtring Ihe lust week in November, I .?'- :|it. It V.. Nah organized 11 local School Improvement association at I Rahun Creek sehool, with ihe follow- , inn olllo.crs: Mi-.- .Jaule GarlUigt?u. president: Mrs. Lulle lialih. vice-pros- 1 ideal: Mi>s Curie Million, secretary; and .\I i-si \V. \ lliildw in. 1 reusuror. | I'rilllihiihiltist'j Meet. The conference of I'rol ihitionists held in Columbia Thursday afternuon decided to ask the General Assembly to pasa.nt the coming ssion. an iron-ulud State prohibition law, and a committee con sisting of Sotiatoi .I.C.Otts, oft hcrokee i and Representatives John ItlchardR of Korshaw. Charles A. Smith, of Flor ence, iind Mendel 1.. Smith, of Korshaw was appointed lo draft the bill that will be submitted to the Legislature. The Uev C, M. il iris, of Kdgefield president of the Anti-Saluon League, of South ('nroliua, presided. The conference was held behind closed doors, and the announcement hf its action was made by the Ke\ J. L. liavley, secretary Of the League. Villi r af < ulliui Seeil ?MI. We have received th Very practical inquiry: Which '? !:M ' piolilnblc . . ' ? loll SCi whieii he can sei! for $12 p >? loll, to his cows, iihd save the juil'mi . or seil his s.'ed for $12 a toil and pay >pel' toil for nienl mid $11) per ton for hulls for feed and save t lie in ituiro, A tbli of cut ton seed is estimated to yield tin* following quantity of products Meal 750 pound: Oil i pound. Hulls 07K pounds Linters 22 pounds If the liteal sells foi' .-' ;:! pel' t?n, and the hubs for $10, and we 11 nine Ihe oil to have a value of ? n ton for feeding purposes, the food ihn. Value Of a ion of Cotton seed should be US follows: 7M> lbs. oftlU'itl at ->'!J per ton. equals $12.00 I,two lbs. of luills at ^lu per ton equals "..mi equals '!.7."i tot ill ..$20.75 There is always some I on account of dirt and na li iii Ihe seed, so that the products wouid not bo quilt* as ihtlch as stated above. Oh Hie ntliet hand, the oil is worth four or liv Collis a pound to ih?'mill. We should j dge from Ihe above that the feeding value of cotton seed should be two-thirds of ihu value of tlie cot ton seed men". This is al-o approximatcly its vnhi? as foufal in feeding expet'imeuL Tito Mississippi ICxperiineiil Station found that cotton seed meal has about (lie value of corn. Cotton seed is ii different kind of fe d from cotton ;-ie.l meal, as life cotton seed is much richer ill nil (I illl the meal mid (hi* meal contains more protein, In some oipiM'imoiil ; it I... been found profitable lo feed meal aloim; ^vilh seed (i. S. I- KAI'S. t'hemisl Texas I'iXperimCnt Station College. Station. Texa . Sept. Id. 1008. I 'roin "The riant ? r." MCW "i leans Voll *v 111 ""' baVfl any 11 ptlblo in selecliiig t'hrlsfiiiiiH presents from our line of fancy China md Cm Glass, Ihm is hi ill:.mi ami ulti ael o hol h iu quality ami price. q M .?^ v 11 Wllken R ?'o () Have You Selected Your Christ= mas Presents Yet ? If not be sure to see our line of Art Squares, Chairs, Lamps, Toilet Sets, Rugs, Ladies' Writing Desks, Rockers, Dinner Sets, .Dressing Ta bles, Fancy China, cui glass and many other useful articles that will last and be appreciated. Don't buy before you see our line from vhich you can select presents for every one at prices that will be Money Saved for You mm. .13 iL/ ? a THE IIOI HAH. Hy W. I?. S. Dow n on the Reedy, once on a tinn". lived an old gentleman by Iho name *'I Wait, who had some peculiarities und hallucinations, thai were a little out or iho common. I can't say., w hoi her ho caught thorn Prom reading Oriental history or had a natural an tipathy for the hot rays of the sun any <vny. ho wished once m ||fo to ride in state, like Ilm India princes, ?o ho went to work to construct a houdah. First lie wont to iho woods or two forked trees to lit on iho back of his WOt'l? Steed, n?S ho had no ?de |)haill to ride on. After getting the addles in proper sluipe and condition, and placed on the buck of the ox, be .hi up polen and made an umbrella lop, stretched CUrtiUns around the ides liko those usod mi carriages. When everything was, in order, the old gcnlloftiun crawled in. rolled down ? is Curtains, pulled his lines up ami started his steed (VOlVll the road lOverythill? wovkofl .smoothly until I he wind lose and coiMloeiiccil flop, pine the side curtains. The old "\ looked iLfound and saw the contrap tion on his back, ami brroke for the limber. The thicker Ihel bushes, the better it suited him: and he never stopped, running until Mr. Walt and the hfmdfth were scatierod through tin' \voods. Tliis was eUoUgh for him. ntid not leine, aide lo goi an Clcphninf, 1)0 never made the grand attempt at rid ing in grand i?aslcrn style again. \t Home I rent ( entral tnierirn. Rev Richard S. Anderson, wife and two children, arrive*! one day la>t week from Cobon, ('entral America, whoro i Mr Anderson has bcUn doing missionaYy work for govern! ycaiw. Ho is a son of Mr and Mrs.I. Wado Anderson of tJiiH city, and immediately after his marri;, go four years; ago he and his young bride wont diif'ct to (.'entral America, His work therohus boon abundantly sin e, n ful. Flo wovor, owing to the climat.ic conditions Mr Anderson's heailii 1 08 bocomo somowbat impaired and his visit home is primarily lor the purpose of 'recuperating. Thoy stpped over in Greenwood fop a few days. Mrs Ander son being; a native of thai county, before coming on to [<aurens. Thoir family and friends arc delighted to have them at homo again. I'aring W ork Completed, The Southern raving and Construc tion f 'o. bin; conflicted Its contract In Laurvns. having done in all about s s.nnn worth of work. This does nol, Include Iho sfdfl walk cement work done und being doiMi by Mr. R, I*. Mc Ueil The Southern, Caving people have gone to New-Peny where they have a small conduct: from (here ilu v go to Orongetfurg for oxtenaivo work which will probably consume the " ear UK V. Mil. KTOl I>1 !> >H':i I'a-tornte nl' Second Itllpiisl (In; ! (?ivcii ii;) Ii) Mr. llniiiiiic 11. Last week's i ;.i Tlie iini ? Courioer contained llu I'ollowii i |ee <n a reei ni ntcel iuyn I Iu Seeom IIa pi h1 church couyi >???? i ion "Our former pastor having rosiunei some i hue a i". \ lie S oml I ? 11> ?lin.'cli. I.Minen.-; uiel in rim 10 j Sunday, Dcccmhor ihn timl ??? itov. .\ //. SlOUdcliiiiirc nl' Ni 14 (yii, ll ttnaaIniou: call Iii lie ? iiero. The following r< nlutioii tvoi'0 adopted by ilie church: 1st. Whereas. slu\ vV i? I luuiie."i ans been hur pastor in: ihe i i /ears, ami do?lliihi in .?;\' ally inuji er. und whereas, during dial lim?' has endeavored lo proa Ii Wo to us. therefore, lie il Resolved, 'l hal Ilie <?!. ire I hovi conference rccouiuii ml him . other Hold <>r labor ivberi i. may dlrcoi. ninl i Inn Ihei i be written upon bin Church reeoi ? and ;i copy l>e ?onl 11 Hupt i < '<"ii I for publication 1 >ohe in coii1'eroiiC? same. 1 . I . I'llO stati:mi:nt <m nil i <? m i The liniik ni ? ro> ? II ill, ? . ? . lor ill Crds> Hill, S. ( .. ni ihe cle ?? ImisIiicsh Vim liiin .? .',. ! If*, UKsoi u< i :s Loans and discount Overdraft: Ranking II. Furniture and lixturi Due fl'om Hani, and I Companies. Currency. I ? i". Gold . Sil\or and other coin , Total. . i"!. ! . Capital Slock paid i' Undivided prod! lot cur rent expenses and taxi paid. Individual de{>< its S ubj< < t to check Time ccrlilical c of 1 )opo Cashiers died s Total. Ii Sidle of Si>uiit Carolina, Count) oi i. Before ine came L. r. i icr of the above nam i I ah bein duly ! wi?ro, und/orojfoiitg statement i it u dition of .-aid bank, books Of said hank. K. I'.. \\ \SOIL ? i Sworn to and subscribed hof this 7th -day of December, IP )H Cmreei. Sin ? W. C RASOL, , .1.11. MILLRK. M . A. LKAMA N, > j See our Ihn- ol I 'ookoi ill I mahogany, beautifully finished I for on I tloslgn*. \ Rood lino io Ii a Christmas present from It. \. M. ( hnptcr t<> Mu t. regaini ( ..ii \ o?-ai ion of Itisl?g . ('In. i No Ii. It \. \l . will Im :i :.i Masonic I lull I ill II n-ns. S ?ii. h'riilny ovciiiiig i ?<-<-<? mI>?? r |S, , : I'.o o'clock ^ itil a ri> eilnies) ly l'<l Iii a 11 ?llil Ii j on urc all iv i\ (Iii Hol lail lo l.e i.r?? . iil 'l'lii. I t(J.In ?'r i i n't III) i 'II ii int; ) r:i r II Terry. Sec rot II ry ? hl? < LH TON .ION KS Drill is Office in Simmons building ? ii.'; ?llieo. No. >('?; Residence Iii!?. * W""^ SA MR LEI ORR ER n Diamond Ring 15 DAYS ONLY ? autiful, Bricht, SparhTiug, Famous G ? NTLEMEN'S IJtunnlt? i, ? tili Kporl ' every requirement ihc hio?t In tidioii , al only one-tl.irtieth tho coal and wonderful, scintillating gein, . . |v a |)o: ill'", we are making a Ring, tili inns t er piece of man's Iii nil the beauty, ami Hashes with A GE.NUIIMI. DIAMOMD :i ,i ell. 100 PL" Ft C NT PROFIT I rep di iti ovei where, iii every locality, city oiigiioui i be ?? pi Idi bp! h men and wo? ? The BarnattO Simulation Dia? ? ? ? line 'i in . a such action with . thin or embarrassment, substitute for l ho genuine DON T verii local may not appear again. ?. .! . ,,., '? ?! irsi Gome??Flrsl Served, i barnatto Diamond I - , Olrard Bldg" , Chicago i I. i: No I?. O. Ro V Mtog I lei now for Christmas! Liie wants <?i every iner lloiiday tio?d?l is large iii.'.:, quality will permit, if full requirements we ?eliy avoiding that last J. S? MACHKN <Sc COHPANY.