The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, December 28, 1910, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
TK GREAT PIEMT
in the account .of the battyuct, given
to President FlnW-y und otlwr officials
of the Southern Stall way <tt Kewberry
on the 2tfch inst.. tte following report
was nude in the (CttCumbla "State" of
the add reo? of Dr. II. k. Alken, of
[Lauren8. who rcs|k>n4Sed on behalf of
vjhe Pledtnonj:
The "Great I'h-dnmiit.
The.re were other good speeches,
and J.m. Alken's is given In full, bo
replete with philosophy is it. Ho said-.
"My Xriends i know ami love die
PiedmoiM section for I was born in it
and have remained in . from choice.
After having seen .something of all
the sections the North, ihi l?ast. the
West and Hie far Northwest thill u>
gother irnke up this magnificent em
pire called the railed States, l give it
to you as my th liberate and sober
opinion, after observation, that this
'. Piedmont section of ours as a place
In which (<? make and spend a life. Is
not excelled by any other location
to be found in the Known world, for
its climate soil, advantages and re
sources are a composite of tin' best
mat exists anywhere else with a
mjnlmum <>t iho undesirable things
that Pfie d/w<? |)0l wan'.
In "Aristotle, tWrpte/ or spme of
tl'ose learned old Grcekfe casually 10
marked ?,0on years ago that "the
land that produces luscious fruits and
beautiful Cowers is likely also to pro
duce brave men and noble women"
-and 1 Offer you the Piedmont section
pu an example! of the correctness of
that obm i vation,
Wouderful < irele.
^*?? '''That is a Wonderful circle our
friend John Wood of the City of
Success Is now printing on the re
verse bid*; of every letter sr. vet leftV-,
tilg Sunrtlltiburft showing; what is to
be found within a ?O-mlle radius of
his town. 1 will not tire you with
statistics, nor the enumeration of well
known facts, but only remind you
that we of this section have therein
the smallest percentage of foreign
bom nopulution to be found 111 Amer
ica. Its Citizens have the pride of
ancestry In hardy Irish. Scotch and
German forbears who civilized a rich
wilderness and bequeathed us the
noblest of all henrltoges, for "the best
legacy a son can have is an honest
ancestry and conditions that force
him to work. Two generations of
ease and Idleness will breed crime
and poverty, while two generations oi
intelligent sweat and shirtsleeves
mean wealth."'
"The Piedmont section ?fter., vari
ety of nidi among hill, valley or moun
tain, all abundantly watered, and an
all.the-year round < innate l.uvlnp no
superior. Why is it. then, if these
things bo true, our waste places are
not all reclaimed and our population
as dense -is wo desire? That was a
most instructive color mai published
liy one of our dailies last week show
l.ng where the increase of population
had been greatest In the past decade
for Jo lid values are in ratio with den
sity of population. It was not in
the North, not in the South, not yet
in the middle West, bin in the alkali
country yf the Southwest, the Pacific'
coast and th?? high, mountain prairies
of she \ irMiW' v. Tno extreme cold
~~ of tiiis latter section 's endured he
cause of the nnttitnl fertility of the
got) and the prollt resulting from the
possibility of mbstitnt ln;t machinery
for the more expensive hand lahoi
in farming operations. Kven so great
a handicap as the absence of water
'?an by man's iug^ruitj he overcome
and offset :>s witnessed by the in
crease of Irrivatl-ni developments i:i
tlie once :ii in. barren deserts of the
West. Thes.0 hinds are deposits of
lifh vOlcnnlc ash that needs only the
substitute, for rah] to product! plant
tM'owth ol ctidrmoti ? I/o and boun
teous quvntit; We have the ralbs
I)iid buy the uotash. They own Hi.:
pot nidi iir.d buy (he w nor and Huts
< onipenstith h i ret lot od,
I,I bora Hi > of Nature.
"Posslblj tire liberality of nature
to S'l's its counter ;r,. in cer-i
tain characteristics anil tendencies ln<
growth Mjot it might lie well for us
to guard against and avoid. \ fertilej
soil, a mild Climate and varied na
iiiial resources ?ro likely to result
in superficial cultivation, habits of
ovsv and i.'ici.'s.. and u lack oi con-'
cei-'r: ti.)-i and |it|Hii Ihn* harder stir
roundltivs 'iivtfrlnbly develop, !!*?
cnuso wo Cen do so many things pnsr
sabl.v Well, we are nol surpassingly
proficient in iinytnlng. 'rno ! lea*
shores and harr 'i\ soil of rugged
New England have (ended to produce
a hardy breed of enterprising mann
'fncturers, v.'hest princlptil raw mn'.o
?'ai '? :in chief (? pot: 'i ' -'i Southern
'I'd.ly. It) stead of being j :.l >u; of
their success. lei us Imli tie and nd
mire their enterprise and COttS ? pay
ing trlbyl? 10 others lor what we can
do fo- ourselves, Those urn so'r.o ol
Hie roas< tut why prosp?ctlvo ??'Hern
chf os" i11 no i'" "UfK a "i |>':*? forem <?
to our own. Another Is the fund of
r-L-i"f .ri.Ttri'Mi regarding ,tho South
that has gained tcurrency and is hard '
.to ] ii<. With too many ?fa-nngers j
[the inume is a nvnony-m for mules
?Mid -malaria. iikmmiuHocs and imoss
hdioks, for ihookvoinms find tw.-nots'
witfi Uo>' iiieguooa in peonage, and
fire-eat lot colonels ? hose pi efcto. ?<?<>
:s pistol r?ra<M'??(?.
TIm> liest t?>*>v.or.
"Tie boat >i.n?w r to M'Cll !-gn< i :in<
Is tlx- Invitation 'come jttnd sec' T.o
? nai?!? prosper o'w to ''?? Hiis we nee'1
tiic friendly olllccs and nest 'acui
ties thai the corporate Interests op
ei vtlnti "ii rail > a> s am us Lo(
us accord these a square denl and
I.at mutual cooperation without
which dlversilled Industries can not
ho fostered. Surrounded as we are
with so many opportunities for pro
(Itahle Investment and hut limited
capital ol oui own. we need the as
sistance \>hi< !i the financial Interests
of all other st et Ions can and will lend
us when jiusurcd of fair treat mini
and not .too yuuch advoisc legislation,
"Th" time a;\d eloquence we ?vaste |
n ;h0 IWftllUe f>! polities ear he con
served by biennial sessions of our law
maker* and a hour-year term :'.?: gov
ernors apd other, ftate offic/rs. We
could then de-ote more attention t<
iniernpl Improvements, as of roads,!
urban conditions We might :'lso
cu'Mvntc more tolerance for 'he opin
ions of others who differ with us for
the best recipe for having friends Is
he one. Pence has her victors no i
less renowned than those of war. and
as we stand tonight upon the thresh
hp|<| of fhi.t happy season when
Peace mi eftl'thj gQO(] will to men'
should girdle the earth like the halo
about the head of a snlnt, sec1,re In
Ibe knowledge that It Is a fair held
and no favor, for no land is more
highly favored of God than our own
Piedmont section. We can register
our elttry in the race for commercial
and industrial supremacy with confi
dence in the outcome. What fore?
Only this:
"If we mean to succeed to make
anything go,
It won't do to guess; our need is to
know.
There are plenty of people cumber
ing the ground.
Who think they move on when they
only move round.
"'Have a purpose and see that our
aim is worth while;
Don't chase .1 ack.o'-lanterns for mile
after mile.
Know your course, toe the mark and
be ready to run.
He off at the signal, the race once
begun,
Co ahead like the arrow that Hies
from the bow;
Don't weaken, don't waver. don't
wobble, just go.' "
I IN MEMORlAM. I
Mrs. Carrie I.. Dai is.
At the "eilest of Miss Ally Davis
Of Columbia, The Advertiser publishes
the following notice of the ih'ath of
her mother. Mrs. Carrie I,, Davh:
Mrs. Carrie Davis, widow of Mr (J
L Davis, Sr. died October 12. 1010.
Mrs Davis was formerly Miss Cai
rn- L Sexton. She was born in I'nlotl ;
county July 19, 1WJ. she married
Mr. Davis February 13, ISCS Mr.
Davis was also a native of I'nlon I
county, lie was born September ::.
1843 and died November 19 1. Mr
and Mrs Davis had lived a long and
happy Ufr? together.
They w. ie mopil.ers of I.iuigsiof:
Haptis) church since IS9fi and they
were hoi h laid to r(v ; in I.angston
cemetery It uns sad to . lib in go
but when !ho lasi caiiio, the ;'ri"nds
and relativ.-., could only sa>Phy
will bo dope."
They left ton children and a host
of friends and relatives to mourn
their deaths.
Mr Dayls has one sist.-r. Mrs. jl.
F, Hobo ol Spartanburg and one sister
in I ? s.i -. V rs I. II. Spearman
The following are their children;
Mrs Austin \bbecromblo Wnoreoj
p< \ .], (i I avm. I.atirens; Mr. Wallet
\. ()nvlih Clinton; Mr, Jason A. Davis.
Mr. F, L, Donnan, Mr .1. Fincber
Davis. Laurens; Mr. Victor w. Davis.
Clinton; Miss Mice I.. Davis, Colum
bia; and Vir Lander Davis Clinton,
Saud Prolll Awful Dentil.
How an appalling calamity in his
family was prove.il??d >s told by A. D.
McDonald, of Fayot tcvllle. \. >'. ){. f.\
I). No. s. "My sister had consumption,"
lie writes, "she was \ery thin and pale
had no Appetite mid seemed to grow
weaker every day. as all rcntOdlOM fail
ed, till Dr. King's Now Discovery was
tried, ami so completely OUfell her.
that she has no' been troubled with
ii cough slijco, its the best medicine
I over saw or heard of." For coughs,
colds, lagrippe. nstbma, ero\ip, hem
Qrrhago, all bronichlal troubles, it has
I no equal, .10??., $1,00, Trial bottle froe,
I Guaranteed by Laurons iu.ig Co. and
I Pa) motto i ?mg Co.
1911
Da Ymi Owe Uc Aaythiof?
ff Sa, Vom Know
What to Uo.
1911
1911
No floods Charged from
Jaaaary 1st. 1911, to
March Ist, 1911.
Davis
OUTFITTERS FOR ALL MANKIND
WATCH! WATT!! [JSTEN!!!
New Resolutions,
New Aspirations,
New Methods,
New Hopes,
New Plans.
Every Three or Four Years we take time to breathe. To get our
breath, to sum up, to inaugL.'ate new plans, to study the situation,
to investigate conditions, to enlarge, to plan for bigger and better
things.
This is wisdom, not only for us but for all. Besides every
January we have our usual Grand Hill End and White Goods Sales,
and Stock-taking. Then off to the Markets for New Spring Goods.
Now in order to do all these things we have decided to sell only for
CASH during the months of JANUARY and FEBRUARY. We rea=
lize this will not cause any hardships to our many friends and cus=
tomers, as the country is in good condition and people have plenty
of money to satisfy their immediate wants. So please remember
that everything will be sold for
Spot Cash Until March 1st, 1911.
We will have the greatest array of Bargains we have ever had
and you will be only too glad to avail yourself of such an oppor=
tunity to spend your cash.
Wf a ? A 1 I All accounts are due and we ask all of our friends and customers
nlnTlf'fr* ttl^fl' wno owe us t() caH al once a"d arrange their accounts at
IWUVV STKKW earliest possible moment.
WITHOUT DOUBT
This has been our biggest and best Fall in our 20 years experience, and we
wish to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation for your liberal patronage.
Wishing all a happy and a most prosperous New Year, we are with deepest
gratitude.
Davis-Roper Company
If You Owe Is, Remember We
Owe the Other Fellow and
We Want to Pay Him.
Promptness Will be Appreciated.
Outfitters for All Mankind
Laurens, S. C.
People We Owe arc Writing:
"Please Remit." And we
are Asking
Our Friends to do Likewise.