Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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_WBDNESO?X ,~OCT. 6.~l??7. The Sumter Watcnman was rounded io 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has tio combined circulation ac.d influence cf both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sumter. PACTS AND "JUSTICE " In last week's issne there appear? ed a communication in reference to the price of cotton io Sumter and Camden on Tuesday. The article, which was signed 4 Justice," was written by Mr. George V7. Reardon, of this city, and not by some preju? diced outsider, as has been insinu? ated. The authorship of the com munication is the best guarantee that there was no intention to injure or wilfully misrepresent this city as a Colton market, for Mr. Reardon is a large property owner and his own welfare and prosperity depends upon the welfare of Sumter So much for the animus of the communication. In reference to the other aspects of the "Justice* article we cannot say much inadefence. Mr Reardon was misinformed, and evidently did not take the trouble to investigate before asserting that cotton was sold in Sumter on Tuesday for 5".60 and in Camden for 5.90. He is doubtless correct in stating that cotton-good cotton-was sold for 5.90 in Camden on Tuesday; no one has questioned or will question the correctness of this statement, but the assertion that Sumter cotton buyers and merchants paid only 5. 60 for cotton that day is emphatically contradicted, and the facts, easily to be ascertained by in? specting the cotton books of the buyers of this city, sustain the con? tradiction The facts in rebuttal of the assertion of "Justice" are that thc ruling price paid in this city for middling cotton on Tuesday was 5.85, aod the average price for ali grades waa about 5 77 to 5.80. If soy cotton at all was bought for 5.60 it was of the poorest quality, and did not come up to the grades regularly quoted. The bottom price for regu? lar grades of cotton on Tuesday was 5.75-fifteen points above the price said by Mr Reardon to have been paid here. ^ The fact that Camden cotton boy? era have paid higher, prices than those o.; thia city cannot be disputed, but the difference has never been so great as asserted by Mr Reardon, and it ie to be regretted that a state* meut,' based upon a misapprehension, should have been published ; and we are satisfied that no one could regret it more than Mr Reardon. From the Daily Item, Oct. 1. '4 JUSTICE. " Ol? THE PRICE OP COTTON. Further Discussion of the Cotton Situation. Ur. Editor : It ap pen rs tbat the squib in the Item of 29tb, signed "Justine," caused some excitement among tbe cotton bajers of Sumter. They at ooce said tbat some preju? diced person wrote the piece. Far from it bein.? prompted by prejudice, you well sa?d that tbe writer bad the welfare of Sumter at heart as tcucb as any maa io it. .J will not take second place to coy man io tire love that I cherish towards Sumter's welfare aud pros? perity, aod ia writing the article touching the price of cotton in Sumter*aod Camden, I did not have the remotest idea of injuring Semtex, cor do I now think it will hurt Sum? ter ; but oa tbe contrary, I am satisfied it will do good. It bas placed tbe mooted ques? tion ia its tree iigbt. I inadvertently brought out the fact which is admitted by yourself and Sumter cotton beyers, tbat there is at le ?si 15 poi nra io favor of Camden. Now, why should this be so ? Tbe only way tbat I can account for it is, that there is not enough of compe::tion among tbe cotton buy? ers at Sumter. Now, tbe way I received roy information, and drew mr conclusions, is this : On the eveoing of the 28th instant I was in tbe Ha good neighborhood, on business. One of my lieners, who bad just returned from Camden after -el I r a jr a bale of cotton, showed me bis receipt, weight, and price be got for his cot? ton. It was 5.90 in a plain, bold band. Not satisfied with tbis I asked several others who passed ny after selling in Camden, and every one said 5.90. Then on my way borne to Sumter I asked, ? suppose, a dozen, whom I met going out from Sumter (some white men among them) wbat they got for their cotton, and every one said 5.60. I think ooe man said 5 65 Now, Mr. Editor, did I not have good grounds for arriving at tbe conclusion ts stated in tbe article ? There is an admit? ted difference in the two market?, and tbe only way to conect it is to bring out tbe facts and let the ball bit tbe man tbat staods ic tbe way ? have nothing to regret. Mr. Editor, and retract nothing, for I confidently believe that I was not misinformed, and bringing out tbe facts, it will ultimately do good t>y putting tbe Su m ter cotton buyers more on their guard I bave myself on several occasions paid five points more than the market price, io order to encourage farmers to bring tbeir cotton and trade to Somter GEO. W. REARDON. Mr George W Reardon has a com munication io to-day's issue in which he makes some ex plan ar ion of his ' Jus tice'7 communication, and continues the discussion of the price paid for cotton here and elsewhere. The statements made by Mr. Readon are neither new Dor novel and bave beeo made to one form or another, by various persons for several consecutive years. The fact that Ctuideu oottoo buyers have io former years paid more for oct ton than Sumter buyers, is too well established Co be oootradicted, aod there is neither rhyme nor reason in getting angry because the fact happens to be published io a newspaper. If it were possible to keep the public from learn? ing the facts there might be some rea? son for suppressing communications such as Mr. Keardoo bas in to-day's issue, but as it is well known, only news is published, and news is simply information pertaining to those topics that ere of common reporr. am jug the public ; if the relative and compara? tive price of cotton in Camden and Sumter is not a matter of common re? port, ootbiog is. How the Camden buyers are able to pay more for cotton than buyers in this city we have never been able to ascertain, although it has been asserted that they obtain lower freight rates to Liverpool aod receive rebates from the railroads, having these advantages resulting from com* peting lines of railroads and a water route via the Wateres river. The old explanation that Tamden buyers grade the cotton closely aod buy strictly oo grade, payiog the top of the market for the best grades and the bot? tom price for the inferior cotton, while Sumter buyers do not grado closely and pay an average price that is higher than the Camden average, is familiar to all and it is not worth while repeating it. It can be said, however, that if this explanation Js .'the true one, it is high time that the Sumter buyers adopted the plan of the Camden cotton men. They would save money for themselves by paying ajlower average price and, at the same time, win the reputation for Sumter of paying high prices and being & good market. The charge that, we are endeavoring tq injure the trade of Sumter and are trying to give the local cotton market a black eye is the most abomi? nable rot we have heard in many a day aod is as foolish as false. Aoyooe with three grains of Beoee ?DOWS that no businees or enter? prise is more dependent npon the prosperity of a town than a newspa? per and it is not probable that we would deliborally make the effort to^ injnre ourself. A newspaper pub? lishes the news.however, and we have endeavored at all times to 'give all the n?ws-without favor or prejodice, as well as work for the good of the city of Sumter, and in this connection we won Id cali te the attention of our readers to the fact that a newspaper cannot boom a place successfully un? less there are facts at hand to be used as ammunition. This observation is merely by the wayland, as we have digressed somewhat from the topic we set out lo discuss, we will return to it, and as briefly as possible Con? clude. Mr. Re ar do n's contention that he was not .misinformed concerning the price paid for cotton in Sumter on Sept 28th, is matter between him and the buyers. We have the assurance from several regular buyers and mer? chants who buy cotton that the aver? age price paid .on that dsy was >6 77 to 5 78, wiiile the highest was 5 85 and the lowest 5 65, except in the case of storm cotton, which was bought at lower prices. The cotton books of these gentlemen are open to inspection at any time in proof of their statements, which we accept without question. Mr. Reardon evi? dently met sellers of storm ootlon when returning to Somier, this.place having the reputation of the finest market in the country for inferior cotton, and those who sold cotton in Camden must have had strict good middling, which they carried to that place to obtain the top of the market. This is the only reasonable explana? tion of the contradictory statements that have been made THE TRICE OP COTTON. Editor item : We have among our custom? ers a very respectable colored man, Adam Rieb boo rg, who lives on Dr. W. W , Ander? son's place near Claremont. Adam was in town to-day and paid us some money from the proceeds of the seed of two bale*,' of cot? ton sold in Camden on Tuesd?y at 5$. Tbis ie the day on which "Justice" says cotton sold in Camden at 5 90. Yours truly, O'DONNELL & Co Sumter, Oct. 1st. i-i ? ? mm The discc?88ioD of the price ot cotton which has been io progress for sevi-rai ?ays.is bring? ing out the facts in a very gratifying man oer. One of toe export buyers of this etty tel? egraphed to Camden Saturday morning to as? certain the prices paid Friday, in reply be wa9 informed that the price yesterday was 5.75. Io this citv that day 5.85 w?s the highest price paid ; a number of b*!e3 were sold for 5.8C?') 85 and the a?eraee price for all grades during the day was 5.77@5 78. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist Church wili meet at the resideoce of Mrs. G. U. Graham at 4.20 this afternoon. Gov. ??lerbe i- right io closing origi- j Dal package agencies tu dry iowa-, but be should be consistent aud go a step farther and oios? the dispensaries that were established io dry town? during the administrations of his predecessors. Competition between various cotton markets is becoming very sharp, and it is being felt by much larger and more important markets than this city. The article from the News and Courier is recommended to the consideration of the cotton buyers and merchants of this sity. They will observe that there are other places getting it in the neck. What does S. G Mayfisld want with the Govemship, if he makes four hun? dred bales of cotton and corn, molasses, potatoes and pease nu ttl he cannot con? sume them and bas twenty thousand pounds of home made bacon io bis smokehouse? A man that bas all these good and desirable things and is a first class lawyer besides, is better efl than a Governor. The statement of Col R. W. Simp? son in reference to the sanitary condi? tion of Clemson College is the best advertisement the college could re? ceive. It is timely, and supplies the exact information that has been de? manded. The policy of keeping the public in ignorance pf the true con? dition of public institutions is al? together wrong and results, eventual? ly, to the serious damage of the in? stitutions Col. Simpson's letter will be more influential in restoring con? fidence in Clemson than would a hundred denials of previous unsani? tary conditions. What parents, who would send their sons to Clemson, want to know is not the past condi? tions, but the present state of affairs and what precautions are being taken to prevent epidemics of fever in fu? ture. The price of cotton continues to go down, and there seems to be no prospect of better prices ' until the bulk of the crop has been harvested, but Alfred B. Sbepperson, the cotton statistician, advises all consumers of cotton to buy freely until a full sup? ply is secured, for he predicts that the price will advance decidely as soon as it is manifest that there is not an excessively large crop to be sold. Cotton is very cheap, in fact it is cheaper than it ever was in com? parison with other staple articles of commerce, and this may be an op? portune time for holding it for better prices There Are Others. The Charlotte Observer is a very levelheaded newspaper, it keeps its eyes open. It is working all the time for the development of its enterprising city. Generally, it commends every? thing that the business people of Charlotte do , but it is not so blind to the interests of the community that it refuses to see faults when they ap appear. Several days ago it made the following timely observations : * "There are times when plain speech is a necessity. There is a deep seat? ed conviction among Mecklenburg farmers that cotton is not bringing its worth on the Charlotte market, and it is being hauled elsewhere, to the hurt JJP the business inter? ests of this city. More is bei?g paid for cotton in neighboring towns than it is commanding here,' and it is no sufficient answer to say that these are exceptional cases, where a mer? chant takes a bale of cotton on a debt allowing it to figure above the market price. If the Charlotte cot'on-buyers are actually-as we believe they claim-paying as high prices as are being paid in the towns near by, or if there is any season why they are not and cannot, it would be well for them to unite in a card over their own names, saying that they are, or explaining why they are not " Is not the situation in Charleston somewhat similar to that in Charlotte? Would not a great deal more colton come to this market if the prices paid here were the same as in Savannah or Wilmington ? What is the matter ? Has the method of grading anything to do with it ? Does anybody get rebates from anybody ? Do all the buyers and shippers stand on the 6ame footing ? Why should cotton bought in Columbia be sent to Savan? nah through Charleston ? Probably the Cotton Exchange might find it profitable for this port to make a thorough inquiry into the subject. All that we know is that more cotton 6bould come to Charleston -News and Courier. - ? II ii Remember we are Headquarters f r Toj9 and Xmas goods. T. C. Scnffc Sept. 29 i A full line of Crockery, Glassware, and j fancy goods, at T. C Sca?Vs. Sept. 29 - - ?? ? - - ; Take JOHNSON'S ! CHILL & FEVER TONIC i The Jewish Day of Atonement Observed Here, With the setting of the san yesterday all Israelites of the city began the observance of Yom Kipper, the Jewish day of atonement. Until this evening at sunset an unbroken fa3t will be observed. humor- in the Blood, boils, pimplts, cero ful asores, are promptly eradicated by Hood's Sarsaparilla, the One True Blood Punier, nerve tonic and bealtb builder. Hooi's Pills are easy to take, easy to oper? ate Cure indigestion, biliousness. 25c QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND BUSINESS OF Tie la? of Siter" Siter, S. C. At the close of the quarter ending September 30, 1.897, published in conformity with the Act of the General Assembly. ASSETS. Loans and Discounts, $228,105 09 Furniture Fixtures, and Vault, 1,975 91 Bills Receivable, 615 67 Bonds, 8,500 00 Cash on band and in other Banks and Bankers, and cash items, 75,315 90 Total, $314,512 57 . LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in, S 75,000 00 Deposits, 181,673 80 Due to other Backs, 632 88 Red;scounte, " 19,152 44 Dividends unpaid, 8 00 Undivided surplus, 18.C45 45 Total, 5314.512 57 STATE OF SOOTH CAROLIN^, V T SUMTER COUNTY. J I, WILLIAM F. RHAME, Cashier of "The Bank of Sumter," do solemnly swear that the above statement ?3 true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. W. F. RHAME, Cesbier. Subscribed and sworn? to before me this 5th day of October, 1897 A C. PHELPS, ILS.} a Notary Public for S. C. Correct-Attest. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, "| President. { rn^t^r-a MARION MOISE. j-directors. JNO. S. BUGHSON, J Oct. 6. THE DUCKER &BULTMAN CO, Southern Seed Rye. Eutire Wheat Flour. Barley Seed. Mohair and Silk Soutache Braids. Thompson's Glove Fitting Corsets Manning Hose and ? Hose. ^New Fat Mackerel. . New Pickle Salmon. New Dutch Herrings. Julian & Kokenge Co's Ladies7 Fine Shoes. Smith & Stoughton's Men's Fine Shoes. Harrisburg Boot & Shoe Co's Mieses and Children's Fine Shoes. Marcy Bros. & Co's best School and Knockabout Shoes made. Hecker's New S. R. Buckwheat. Hecker's New Plain Buckwheat. Hecker's New Farina. Hecker's New Oatmeal. Hecker's Self Raising Flonr. THE DUCKER&BULTMANCO. NOTICE. A MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD J\ ERS of Tbe Grange Real Estate Investment Company, is hereby called to be held at the office of the Co? operative Grange Store, in the town of Bishopville, Sumter County, South Carolina, at two o'clock, p. m. oo the sixth day of No? vember, A. D., 18S7, to consider^and deter? mine whether the said Company will make a mortgage to Mrs. Leonora M. Cousar to se? cure the payment of one thnusaod dolleys, in two installments of five hundreddoil* cb, payable respectively on October 1st, L 3 and October 1st 1899, with interest at eight per cent per annum from October 1st, 1897, payable annually until the debt be paid : the property to be so mortgaged is a tract of one and a-balf acres in Bishopville, adjoining land3 of Mrs Mattie Law, Mrs. W. K. Crosswell, the Methodist Church lot, and situate on the comer of Main and Church Streets. Br order of the Board of Directors. J. W. ENGLISH, President of said Company. Attest-W. A. JAMBS, Jr., Secretary. Bishopville, S. C , Oct 6, 1897. 5t Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Daniel Kirby, Plaintiff, against Frances it. Anderson. Frank McCoy, Cornelia A. Lemon, John David Lemon, Defendants. BY VIRTUE of a Decretal Order made in the above stated case, and dated June ll, 1896, ? will sell at public auction in front of the Court House in the City of Sumter, in said State, on Monday, November 1st, 1897, being Salesday, between the hours of ll o'clock io the forenoon and 5 o'clock in tbe afternoon, the following premises, to wit : Al! tbat certain tractor parcel of land, lying and being in Sumter County, Lynch? burg township, situated on the public road leading from Lynchburg to Bishopville, and known as the W. R. Parnell place, and hounded as follows, viz : North by landa of J W. Bradford, and on the East and North and West by lands of J W. Bradford. Terms Casb. Purchaser to pay for neces? sary popers. W.H. INGRAM, Master of Sumter County. ' Oct. 6. / r Load OF Horses Arrived on FRIDAY. OCT. 1 HOW IS THIS ? A good one-horse, iron axle wagon for $21 cash. H. II? rb v. Samter, S. C., September 8, 1897. HARDWARE. For many years we have made a study of it in all its branches. We be? lieve that the special knowledge we have thusN acquired will be of utmost value to every prospective purchaser. Our stock is too large to mention everything, bot you can count on getting anything in the Hardware line from us. We have a large and exceptionally fine line of STOVES AND RANGES. We can give them to you at almost any price. Furniture and pipe to fit Get a new one and make the mistress of the home happy. In Table and Pocket Cutlery, We can offer almost anything you desire If you want genuine bargains in real, solid values, without fancy words, but articles that are eloquent in themselves, come to see us. Paint Your House Twice! That is, give it two coats of good paint. ? Two coats of good paint will look better and last longer than three coats of poor paint We are noi giv? ing paint away, nor selling it at cost, bot we are selling paint that is good paint, that will be a profit to us and the man who bays it We are head? quarters for Rubber Boitin?, Iron and Lead Piping, Blacksmith's and Carpenter's Tools, Machine Oils, Tinware, Guns, Pistols, Ammunition, &c. R. W. Durant & Son. Sept 29-x. SHEPHERD SUPPLY 232 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C. STATE AGENTS FOR SALE OF wy I Sfe House furnisbiog Goods, Heaters. _-"?JOS1 / Tin Plate Sheet Iron, Tinners' Supplier Galvanized Getter and Pipe. Over 200 different styles of Cooking and Heating Stover. Also Oi! Cockers a?d Eea?ers. We want the leading merchant in every town in the State to sell our Hoes of Stoves. We guarantee full protection in his territory to each agent we appoint If not sold in your town send direct to us for cuts and prices. 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