The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 01, 1910, Page NINE, Image 8
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THE TOBACCO GROWER
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HOIV THIS EXCRESCENCE GROWS 1
FAT AT THE EXPENSE OF THE 1
CREDULOUS FARMER. 1
Florence, August 29: ?The tobacco 1
growers of South Carolina are facing
a problem which may seriously
affect the future of the industry.
The raising and marketing of tobacco
in this State is yet in its infancy J
and is confined entirely to tne ree 1
Dee section. Each year sees an in- s
crea-ed acreage.with a corresponding 1
development in its cultivation and f
marketing. Anything that retards t
this industry will mean great loss to s
the farmers, as the lands in certain c
sections are especially adapted to its *
cultivation. With the agitation of 1
advanced ideas for handling the cot- I
ten crop and the organization of nu- 1
mercus associations for this purpose s
the greater part of the people of j t
the State have overlooked the culti- s
vation of tobacco and have neglected
to guard the industry from the very j
thin/ 3 that have caused so much ag- 1
itati' n in the cotton world. Growers 1
of tobacco and those who are inter- j 1
ested in its successful cultivation are 1
facing the problem of the speculator, j'
but in a more complex way. than the ; 5
nnttrtn indv.strv has ever known. 11
This is due in a measure to the lack \ 1
of expert knowledge on the part of i
the grower, as there are so many 1
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grades and kinds of leaf tobacco, it requires
years of close study to be i
able to judge with any accuracy its ]
value when placed on the market. j
There is no possible way for the
farmer to estimate the value of his (
tobacco crop as he does the other j
products of the farm; the papers jj
carry no quotations as to the prevail-' j
ing market prices; the crop is placed j (
on the warehouse floor and the buy-1:
ers make the prices as the auctioneer ,
puts it on the block. If it is a good 1 j
leaf and the independents can use it,
the crop invariably brings a good ,
price, but if is bad stock it goes for .
a song, as the American Tobacco j,
Company is about the only buyer for. i
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all grades of leaf tobacco.
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This condition makes it easy for . <
the small speculator to take ad van- 1
tage of the farmer. It places the ;i
farmer entirely in the hands of the <
buvers on the warehouse floors and
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and the country buyer,better Known : i
as the "pin-hooker." It is with the <
latter class that this article has to!
deal, a* there is always competition '
on the warehouse door, but with the ;
country buyer it is different. 1
The "pin-hooker," or the country
buyer, is a familiar name in the to- i
bacco section; he is found on every
tobacco market, in one town to-day i
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and somewhere else to-morrow. He
may be seen trying to buy a wagon
oad of tobacco after it has reached
the market and very often after it
i?s been placed en the warehouse I
i>or, or he may be noted driving ,
through the country visiting the te:>a.*e.?
farms, endeavoring to buv the
mop before it has left the barns, alvays
with the understanding that |
the farmer must deliver the tobacco
:o the warehouse.
The metho Is of the country buyer
ire many; has a different arguneit
for each customer, but his
strong talking pdnt is the trust and
he small chance the farmer has to ,
?3t anything like full value from
:hat heartless corporation; when by
;elling to him a larger price is rereiv-d
because he has orders from
;he independents. The fact of the (
natter is, he places the tobacco1'
>ought this way,after he has graded
t, on the warehouse floor, and it is 1
;old as is all other tobacco. If it is j
especially fine stock, it is usually^
;old at a private sale. I
The "pin-hooker" will call on a I
farmer and make him an offer. If 1
le is refused he raises the price and I
,vry often offers the farmer more ,
:han the tobacco is actually worth, ;
ivhen he finds that he cannot buy. ,
rhis tobacco is taken to the market I
md sold, the farmer gets less than
the "pin-hooker" offered him and i
tie goes home dissatisfied and think-;!
ng that he has been robbed, When
10 nnti. tlia navf ham rpadv this ' '
it CO L/l I V_ IIVAV k/Ml t VM\?J V**>w
same buyer is back again and th^
farmer sells at a reduced price and 1
oses from 10 to 25 per cent on the
sale.
This is one of the many schemes;
:>f the "pin-hooker" to grind the '
farmer out of his hard-earned profts
and with the more uninformed
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farmers it Is usually successful. One
)f the most prominent tobacco men
n the South is authority for the j
statement that the farmers are los- 1
ng in South Carolina this year thou- '
sands of dollars through the small
speculator. He specified one market
and said he knew one man there who
would make $10,000 this year "pinriooking"
tobacco. One "pin-hooker"
in another town bought a quantity
r>f tobacco from a farmer for $400,
carried it to the warehouse and sold
it for $700. This is only one instance
jf hundreds where the farmer is
being gouged and the warehouse
men are helpless in the matter and
are unable to offer any relief.
Any close observer of this condition
in the tobacco section of this
State' will readily understand the
handicap placed on the cultivation of
tobacco, as compared to any other
agricultural product, when it comes
to marketing it. The solution of
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sideration from those who are making
a study of the conditions surrounding
the life and work of the
farmer. This is a first-class subject
for the consideration of the Farmers'
Union and ai! other organizations
that are interested in the development
of South Carolina along
agricultural lines.?AV?v d- Cuuriir.
While Buenos Avres normally is
the sixth city in the world in the
number of electric lights, it was the
second during the month of May in
the Argentine centennary celebrations.
states Consul General K M
Barthleman.
Final Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that on th*1
10th day of September, A D 1010,1 wii^
ipply to I* M Broekii.ton,probate judge
>t Williamsburg county, for a final iJis harge
as administrator ef tiie estate of
[?r J R Brockinton. decased.
I. OSMO E HR<~W-K">VTOV. I
3-1 l-4t AuxuiUisoraior.1
Tax Land Sale.
By virtue of executions to me directed .
I have levied upon and will sell for
taxes on the first Monday in September
next, being the 6th day of the
month, before the court house doer in
Kingsrree. SC, ?he following described
and-, to wit:
Aiso t< acre> of land in Anderson,
township belonging to J II Lcnnieui
and bounded as follows: On the North
by lands of J L lil&keiey; East l?r estate
of Hennigan: on South and We-t
bv Cherry lliil road.
Also 1 iot in the town ofScranton belAmrmiv
ta T T sifour) V\annHnil uc
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follows: On the North by lands of Window
Wright: on the East by Mrs E F
Willou>rhby; on the South by Mrs E F 1
WiJloughby; on the We?t by Darling-f
Don public road.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
GkorgeJ Gkaham,
Sheriff Wtlliamsbur* County.
August 15,1910. N-18-8t
To Tobacco
Gen
So confident are we in our p
highest prices?grade consider
in the State.
Our buyers are unsurpassed
We Guarante<
If after the sale you are not
0 higher prices are paid elsewhe
1 fare to any market in the Stat
sales and judge for yourself,
believe that our prices are not
the hogsheads and we will pac
railroad free of cost to you.
ROOM F
Improvements sufficient to g
have been completed and we e
welcome. Our buyers reorese
turers, and our own Mr Slaugl
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Arrival oi Passenger Tr/ at
Kingstree. |
The Atlantic Coast Line' railroad
has promulgated the following schedule,
which became effective Sunday,
May 15, 1910:
North Bound.
| No 80 ... 7:50 a m
*No 46 - 11:156 a m
. No 86 ... (J:i5 p ni
South Bound.
No 8:s - - - 11:12 a rr
*No 47 - - - - 5:50 p rr
No 89 - - - 9:05 p ir
J'aily except Sunday.
Thp Amaznn vallpv Rraril in nn>
year yielded 31,883,984 pounks of
rubber worth $55,000,000. A large
portion of this rubber was used ir
the electrical industries.
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Election Notice.
A secot.d primary election is hereby
ordered to he held on Tuesday,September
13, l!M0. The same managers will
serve as in the fir-t primary, or the
presidents ol clubs may appoint managers
t?> take their places in the event
any of flte formtr managers decline to
serve. Polls will he opened at 8 o'clock
a. m. and close at 4 p. iu. After tabulating
the votes the managers shall certify
to the result and forward the ballot
boxes, poll list- and all other papers
pertaining to the said election by one of
their number to Kiugstree within, f >rtv-eight
(4sj hours after the close of ihe
polls.
The Ex(cuti\e Committee will n eet
in Kintfstree on Thur^lay, September
15, to tabulate the vole and to declare
the result of t he Second Primary
election. ^
By order of 9 P It Stoli..
J-l-2t County Chai.man.
FOLEYS KIDNEY PUIS
fom BUKACNC KiOMinANoBuoou
Farmers in
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osuion to secure for you the
ed?paid by any other market S
e Satisfaction |
pl?ised and you believe that J
re; we will pay your railroad ?
:e. .vhere you may witness the I
Tien if vou conscientiously |
ashigh or higher, you funish I
:k :nd deliver your tobacco to I
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iveus all necessary floor space K
xt<nd to one and all a hearty g
nt'all the leading manufac* I
itei is mightier than ever. |
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Total Resources,
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We consider our resources,
stant, considerate, conservative
endorsement of our service tow;
tree and Williambsurg county.
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DI). ('. Scott, President.
F. W. Faihey, Cashier. '
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Life Annuities, 1
Joint Ordinary
Dual Income, 20 Year Endo>
5 per cent. 20 Year 0
If you are contemplating taking
explain our policies to you.
William W. Barr,
H Agent for Wllliai
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CINGSrREE,
[ in Williamsburg County.
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us, $ 54,573.00 II
350,000.00 jj V.
preciate your bustarge
or small. -i
developed by ten years of cons
accommodations, a splendid
urd tlie upbuilding of KingsAND
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J. A. Kbli.ey, Vice Pres.
S*. P. Lksesne, Asst. Cashier, j
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Life Insurance
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