The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, October 06, 1920, Image 12

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CITIES SURPASS I SECTION Cities Growing Sevena and One-Hall Times Faster Thuan thie Rural Dis tricts. Figures (;ien by Bureau Yesterday. A pproxiiunte Popula. ion of U. S. 10.,76S,100, a (atin of Fifteen Per ('ent. Washingtont, Sept. b).- Cities are inereasing in 'population seven and a half times as fast as the rural dis tricts, the census hntrea u disclosied to night in a comirtviation of tigures cov ering ap'proxinrately eighty-tive per cent of the new eensus. The ti gur e: indicated that the cotmpleted censris would she.- the inajority of the pop'u latiton to he city dwellers. For tte last tell year. rtial ,rowtih wats but tine- third ,ts: reat as it wras iil the 't\ lous tee de, hut the cities altitOst ntttiain'Inl etd their tate of grow~h. gtting tire new% inhabhitants from :4!l' to ''0 for each six ati d dtin :.it t.e 't edin. ten years. \li iltpithtt it cetiers. evet the sma ll cotuttriy hant lnets aird to\nis, slot a greatrer pirortiounate Iincrease tihan the irttrely rural districts. 'he great est increases, however. .were by cities of ten thousand or mior inhabitants. While the bur teaut arttemtti. to exNpla nation) of the reason. for tre init;er ; hig migration to the citi:; each year during the last decade. tresumtably higher wages. shortier working dlay, hoire conveniene5s attraeled the rura! population, espeei ally dtring the war AT BOTH STQRfE LAURENS, S. C. Two Big Stoc Cheviots and Plaids 30c CROMTON PTON NMOJpNey ~II Dress Ginghams Fine Patterns 25c to 48c y Wool Dress Goods 98c to 2.50 yd. No. 1 Store 210 West I URAL S IN POPULATION when wages In big industrial centers went up rapidly. Although showing a check In the rate of population growth for the country as a whole, the bureau's fig ures indicated that the complete cen sus would place the total number of inhabitants of the continental United States at altproximately 105,768,100, a gain of i::.71, .840, or fifteen per cent. 'ities A bsor I nc'rease C'ties will absorb practically all of (iis increase, it being estimated that 12,172.800 (would reside In towns of 2..300 or morc inhabitants, while I. ,2:t,010 would be added to the farms, and the small hamlets. I''or the con Iryside itself. the increase wolhi he a pproxitiately a million and -a latr ter. : i:h a mov entnl of the ( p'eople will laee the urtiin i:1tnlation at alpprox inwttely .51.7P(,I00 and the rural p1opn (atton at :.'72. ,ill. in I In, the uridl !popullation onlsttiptled that, of the cities by almost seven million people, there being I.:lsS s in the country and *i2.l2:. in the cities. "'ol. sever al ensises.'" said tlii ht rean annonneemenI "the eotntry has not been growing as rapidly as the city. hut the dlifference alpears to be gria te at this census than ever be fotre. TIhe urbian pop~lulationt, the ann ]olnnce-I! :1, lit h ed. i 1111ieased a t a rate of .5. I ks to Select Fr< S'1100(1: I).11' \ ' I I 'I I S'eIo il( )l: I)i .\ Yc, I inamses e leo Ii 's Sutits . . . .lI~ly 's1t ('p . .. School .h..s.. I pird h;ue' Hi sp[ cl ii i I ltis I i s . . .li . from .... ... 1 lot \lmlies' i white. Io\\In i'ro:n. all lshop i .\ I's line )e p 1 . . . . . . $2.5\\en'as h .ill5I .\itn'., ho. I l li a h1 u 4:c. 49. . . .. . 1 lot .l n's \. li 's tin Dies:~ t1.0e btiitl \'i Vi.ciho .i\d Leateraix Beahc ..4aureationseet COMMUNITY (OTTON WAREH.R0UES IN HIE R4.KIM Clemson College, September 30. Cherokee County is leading the way in the organization. of community warehouses for storing cotton, as is shown by the report below from County Agent 'S. C. Stribling, who 1s actively promoting this good -work in conjunction with the Cotton Associa tion and the State Warehouse Com nissioner. "During the 'week I succeeded in getting community cotton warehouse comupanies organized in the .\iacedo lia and the MlKown Mountain con nunities, Each company1 has the full stock subscribed, the olliders elected and has taken steps to immediately build -100-balt' houses. These will make five such organizations per fected within the last few days, nnd th< re is a prol:ability that at least two, (Mther cotmmui ties will f'orm similar orogizations ' (liing the coming Viee'k. There will likely be two plan -alion houses built also." .1:ntes Nineky says, "Itat (osi .Me $f_': I or l'luntubingr hill:;." '"\e coulth 't tell what was eloggin g lip oulr toilet and ,dr'ains. \\, had to tear t floor. l t)os. etc.. found a rat's nest in I ', i .It . They hal (hokliid the pipes w il Ti reftse. The plunber's 1111 was $1 2.. IAT-NA' eleaned thle todentt out." Th'fee sizes, :15, 65c, and $1.2.. Sohl an1d gualanteed by Iaurens I liardware Co., l'itnatm'r t rug I 8:m'l. and IC en ndy lhtos. Avoid chilly roonis in title Pmornn, by using 'Cole's llot ilast hleaters, 'T'hey prevent colIds and sickness. 12 STORES Figure With UE ('ann1t erpanIles and B~ed. Qutilt s $2. $298 to .... .. 1 ii' ine Deld Wl ntil ts. (et tl amw .i . ... . ... ... .... .... Itther ilves .... ....69c tup Soi;PI] value in l.adies Dress .k at .... ....... ..$2.98 tlp i i silk Dresses, Ladies' 1< D)resses.. Ladies' Poplin Dre"ss g!oingti at. sjeiiial prices. laig lite oi Alet's Shoes, dress it coId work shes . . . . $2.48 up P : !!108 FOR)l TiIll' WilOIRl 1' Women's Shoes. dIriess shoes 1n(! er dazy shoos. .... ....$2.98 lp (Childiren's Shoes .... ....$1.25 I t : ..'s .hoes .... .... ....15c '~Trunirs..... ......... ..$4.98t Suit ('ases .... .... ......$1.39 3Ien's Soix.... .... ..........10c I..aies' ilose )5................15c lo's.( ct hinig, all ages $4.48 up Mcien8'sMints, big stock. fitne taih ga rmtents. finte quamlity $14.50t (Coats, all sizes, all kinids, fine oreid eoats,.... ......$4.98 ltp I 1 set. wite Plates..... ........ 1 har-ge white Wash lBowl..... . 5 hoxes; .\ l thes............... 1 e~uke lar<.re size(. Laundryll.\ Sonit 1 pat:IIrJe W.,ahing Powder . 1 good~ Sehiool T.,)h-t........... 2 Lend Penciils ............... . 1 best Lemul Penti' .. . .... 1 bPox tflod Writ i- l 'ap~er ... 1 box finei Writn Paper 'l)'.... .. 1 5e etke Pa',hnolive~ ap ....'. :15.~eak(Tal Powder Sct ... . .. 1.~. 'lTalenmt I'owde lt......... .. ihis TPhrend.......... .... .. :1 ) pools best Threiaid .... .... .. 1 Steel TPhimle.. . ... ..'...... . T.ble Oil C'loth, best made.'. :1se value hteav y Sh irling Cheviot, :10i. vard(- wide S'ea Isl andi, ontly . Plaine Silks. :l(.-ini ch wide . .$1.48 2 paekatges Hir Pins .......... 1 enke 'ITiil et Soa p............. L eath ler Ha .s, Itand t go-way speo'ial .... .... ........$4.98 reek at the Big Store ET STORES per cent while that of the rural dis tricts, including the villages and towns under 2,500 population, was 3.4 per cent. For the strictly farm terri tory, the rate was 3.2 per cent and that of the villages was 4.7 per cent. Among the urban centers, cities ex ceeding 50,000 increased at 26.4 per cent, those of 10,000 to 50,000 at 26.7 per cent and those of 2,500 to 10,000 at 18.8 per cent. From 1900 to 1910 the percentage rates of increases for these three classifications of cities were 3'3.6, 33.7 and 27.8, reppectively. t'p to ten (lays ago, the announce ment said, the count of population es timated as 85 per cent coflplete, had reached 92,098,281. For purposes of comiparison tettweefn city and country, the Bureaui rediced the figure to 90, 586.7-12 by elinuinating the iiopiilation of the insular possession, and ,places in the l'nited States. Of this total population, that classi !ed ts urban was reported as 52,481, 7I9. the cities over .;10.000 population ha iug :2..::1:,0:3 inhabitant s, those of ten to fifty Ihotsand. having 11.771, 22 I and thiose of 2,500 to 10.000 having 8.! 80,187. The rural populaion was .'? 0:..91 I in the cotn ii ty (list ricts, and i.tbi;;,li:2 in villa.ges under 2,5)00 in population. No Worms in a itealthy Child All children troubled with worms have an un. healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a rule, there Is more or less stomach disturbance. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly For two or three weeks will enrich the b!ood, m provn the digestion, n.:md act as a GeneralStrength en in!, Tunic to the whole system. Nature will then throw .lT or dispel the worms, and the Child will be 'a nerfect 1 : lmth. Pleasant to take 60e per bottle. TWO BP m. Come and S .\RE I E REh:. YO' E:1:D TO e'IN 1'1' I, I-'.\ .\l I bV1'. . ....$1.98 to $4.39 .... .... . $4.48 $14.39 ... ...... .48c to $1.98 .. .... .... $1.48 to $5.39 I Blanket s .... .... $4.98 ii .l e' .Middy ... . . . $1.48 ill) p 1 $3.39 .hiur line to select . .... .... 15c ip to 59c 1k 1141sv. $1,.5) values. laIIU k. special .... ..95c }1. , h ig to k toi elecvt es and kilk $1.98 to $6.39 Shir ts $1.98. $2.48 .. .... .... .... ..$6.39 .N'S .\NI) BI)YS' ic tOverall. .........$2.25 ...... .... ....*....$2.95 ue I ve.ralls. all sizes, ....... ....$1.48 to $1.98 -k Pants. spmecial . . ..$2.25 l'ants . .$3.48 up~ to) $9.95 wc of~ (ardtui .........84c inipoles ( otd Liver 0 il 84c nenll's 0 )iershoues (44r . . .......98c t o $1.89 ( kil A l1C .\S5()RT auifu jll styles at re!ioIjabb :$9.90. I rop int ae look e will wat! to buy t. w')ai largesi~t sto4ck of Gighalus .es, nt 25c. 30c. 35c, 39c. ( llth.j)pelal 39c andlm 48c ol qul1ity'. 1(or initblits Itud, other~ u1es ...........35c hldrl en.- All sizes' ani I Ii!it up the whole h ia rgain Days Each XM RED IRON RACK Good for What Ails It! Clean Up and Paint Up! Don't let. your house die of ncgleet, sink into decay, swell and crack and go to pieec,, all for the lack of a good dose of painjt.' lIolses live longer than hnan11 s, if kep II t pai:ied. Sonte i: .New England have been preserved 200 years 1 )eeanUse Ik . have beell fed regularly w it11 preservative and strelgtheni ilg paint. Your houses, barnP1s and other bnih iIng; Are th]ey, all p ailte d 11(1 ill good on(lition Right Iow i.; I' nint-i'p t ia anid 1 I have paint s1-lplies which I proinise wiil give he-:t its'II I at euonoly prices. T. R- PITTS PAINTS VARNISHES :fl ?! I NOI -S.. (NO-T I TiE Ib.\Iil- s b Mll1b AT BOTH * STORF S. LAURENS, S. C. on Your Fall and Winter Bill 39, ..$4.98 . .$7.39 t o $2.98 i i1 s $12.39 all '$12.39 $4.98 pair $2.98 to $4.50 ry t o $9.90 to $4.39 t $24.50 t$7.890 $12 $1.41.o46.3 ft o$2.98 o$1.39 - $122$.8to63 . ...25c\ ... .25c$19 to$ .3 -....5c .....25c . . ..5~c ..25c ....258c ('~.. 3.0c ...$.48c bag, to~690$3.48 $1.69 to $2.25 Solid Leather $3.48 to $8.50 No. 2 Store North Side the Square in Burns Block