The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 24, 1902, Image 4
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1902.
The Sumter Watchman was founder
ia 1850 and the True Southron in 1866.
The Watchman and Southron now ?as
the combined circulation and influence
of bath of the old papers, and is mani
festly the best advertising medium in
Ssmter.
If the farmers of Souths Carolina
raised hogs and cattle in sufficient
numbers to piovide their own meat and
seme for sale they wonid be rejoicing
over the high prices of meat and not
jbehioaning the poor farmers' hard fate
and abusing the meat trust. There is
no immediate prospect of lower prices
in the meat market and the wise farm
er, who has pasture land or can eon
vert a part of his farm into good pas
ture by planting rye or other grains
and grasses for winter grazing and
Bermuda for summer, pasture, will
turn his attention more toward stock
raising than he has in the past. .
Politics make strange enemies as
well as strange bed fellows. Who
would have imagined, a few years ago,
that in this year of grace 1902, Capt.
John ?. Capers would be engaged in a
political controversy with Edmund
Deas over the leadership of that mal
odorous organization of political graft
ers and place-hunters known as the
Republican party of South Carolina? It
is a surprising and unedifying spec
tacle.
A TRiENDLY CRITICISM.
Mr. J. B. Hunnicut, editor of the
Southern Cultivator who attended
and took a prominent part in the work
of the-Farmers Institute held at Clem
son College last month has in the cur
rent issue of his paper a very compli
mentary editorial on the Institute and
Clemson College, in concluding the
article he offers the following* friendly
and pertinent criticism that those who
are responsible for the management of
the College should take to heart :
"One thing impressed us as needing
amendment in, the managment of the
coDege. The mechanical and scientific :
departments are well-equipped and-to
date, but the agricultural aepartment ?
is neither. This is not as it should '.
be. This department should lead in ,
every way. It should hare the best- <
equipped building and outfit of all. ;
It should be magnified and made the
head. To insure this, the president
?hould be a man who has made a sue- ;
-cess as a farmer. The agicultural de
partment should have the largest and .
-best building. A museum containing :
^specimens of all plants that grow in
South Carolina* with brief descrip- ;
"tions of each, should be open to the
farmers and students. Experiment <
plats should be given to each student :
and high prizes offered for best work.
v The college farm should be run on i
the highest and best possible plan. :
It should be an object-lesson ?o the
State and a model of up-to-dat? farm
ing.
We hope Clemson may nourish and
that South Carolina farmers may con
tinue to be proud of it."
The Bad Condition of the Finances
of the State Government as Re
ported by State Treasurer
Jennings.
Columbia, September 19.?The fact
has already been referred to that the
State's finances are in such a condition
that extreme economy will have to be
practiced by the next Legislature, and
even with that further investigation,
into conditions show that. there will
have to be an increased levy or a re
duction in expenses somewhere if ends
are made to meet. The total appro
priations last vear, in round numbers,
amounted to $1,136,000. On a levy of
5 mills it is expected that 8950,000 will
be produced. The other revenne will
be about $25,000 from insurance and
about $8,000 from fees from the Secre
tary of State's office which is a large
falling off compared with the previous
year when the fees amounted to about
$40,000. This is explained by the fact
that last year there was an extraordi
narily large number of new enterprises
with big capital stocks. While the
number is equally as large this year
the total amount invested does not
come up .to what it did previously.
The total revenue of the State then
will be in the neighborhood of $983,
000, making a deficit of $153,000. To
this must be added several other sums,
as certain small appropriations, such
as interest on old bonds, etc., that
were made year before last and which
are payable out of this year's receipts.
Under these circumstances Treasurer
Jennings finds that he will be compell
ed to borrow the full amount allowed
by law, $300,000. Last year he had
only to borrow $140,000, some of which
must be paid back by this year's
taxes. The cash balance in the treas
ure- vear before last was $165,000 and
the last year $99,000. Thus it will be
seen that the finances of the State
have been gradually going backwards,
until now it comes to be a question !
whether the levy shall be increased or j
not. It will be a hard matter to find j
any particular place where expenses !
may be cut down, unless there is a j
general cut-down all around. There is I
one hopeful feature about it, that
?h*re have heretofore been some extra
i>rdt ry expenses, which will not be
necessary t^is year, and these were
such as* Stute House appropriation.
Exposition appropriations and the like.
The increased pension appropriation
will undoubtedly stand, as there is no
chance of a backward step being taken
in that direction. Viewing the
situation in the best light he can
Treasurer Jennings can see nothing
favorable in the outlook, and the Leg
islature will have the most serious
problem that has confronted that body
in years to solve in a manner satisfac
torv to all tbe^inte rests i voi ve J.?News
and Courier. *
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Columbia, Sept.;>23.?The week end
ing Monday, September 22, was decid
edly cooler than usual, with a rdean
temperature of 66 degrees, a maximum
of S5 degrees at Greenwood on the
15th, and a minimum of 44 degrees
at Greenville on the loth. There was
a general deficiency in sunshine, with
more cloudiness over the eastern than
over the western half of the State.
The winds were light easterly to north
erly.
Over a large portion of the State,
and the eastern half generally, there
was little or no rain during the week,
while in places over the western half
fairly heavy showers occurred on the
18th and 19th. The rains were gentle
and did not damage open cotton to any
great extent. In the northeastern coun
ties there is need of rain for fall crops
and to pat the ground into condition
for fall lowing.
The weather was favorable, on the
whole, for harvesting corn, cotton and
rice and for farm' work in general,
j Reports on' cotton are very full this
week, and cover every section of the
State, and they confirm previous esti
mates of a comparatively short crop. It
appears that the promising condition
near the close of - June was irrepara
bly injured, by the hot and dry weath
er from June 28th to July 10th, which
subsequently caused the plants to shed,
rust and blight and to stop growing,
and while some fields in .favorable
localities put on new growth lat6 in
August that has since bloomed and
fruited, the majority of plants did not
fruit well during August, and most of
them apparently died. Cotton is from
two-thirds to four-fifths open, and j
much of it has been picked; indeed, ?
some fields have already been abandon-1
ed, but in a number of counties, pick- j
ers are scarce and there a smaller per
centage of the crop has been gathered.
The yields are estimated below last
year's by a majority of the correspon
dents, although in five counties the
yield is" esti mated equal to or greater
than last year's. Frost deferred until
late in November will increase the
crop materially in places. Boll worms
have appeared on late, unopened bolls
in Barn well County. Sea-island cotton
is better than for a number 'of years,
and bears a fair top crop ; picking well
underway.
Corn is being housed. Minor crops
are doing well. Truck is in a fine
growing condition.
BELL OPERATES WITHOUT FRANCHISE.
The Telephone Situation in Virginia City
is Interesting.
Sum ter is not the only place in
which the Southern Bell Telephone
finds that it cannot do exactly as it
pleases as has been stated more than
once before. The latest set back the
Bell has received in its campaign to
acquire ^ control of the Southern field
occurred in Manchester, Va., Rich
mond's prosperous suburb.
The Richmc .d'-Times, of 20th has
the^following report on the telephone
situation from its Manchester bureau :
Acting under instructions given him
last night by the Ordinance Com
mittee, City Attorney William I. Clop
ton will draw an ordinance covering
all telephone companies now operating
in the city, or which may hereafter
operate here, expressly stating that no
such company shall charge telephone
patrons of Manchester rates in excess
of ..those at the time charged Rich
monders.
The status of the Southern Bell Tel
ephone Company, now doing business
here without a franchise, was discuss
ed r}v the committee. A resolution of
Mr. C. L. Pettit, offered in the City
Assembly and confirmed by the Board
of Aldermen, instructed the Ordinance
Committee to inquire into the status
of the Southern Bell Company's right
to operate here and take such action
as was necessary.
Several months ago Mr. Chipley for
the Bejl Company made application to
the old Council for a franchise. This
petition was referred to a joint com
mittee. This committee demanded
of Mr. Chipley that he accord Man
ehester the same rates charged in Rich
mond, and specify this in the franchise.
After some time the committee receiv
ed notice that the company wished to
withdraw the application.
At the next meeting representatives
of both companies will be present by
invitation.
GOOD ADVERTISING FOR Si??WTER.
Comparison of Sumier and Manning -
Markets Made by Manning Times.
Duty to our readers and our patrons
generally whether they be merchants
or farmers, compels us to keep a close
watch on our market, and see to it
that it does not go backward without
our letting the people know it. The
people know the market fluctuates, but
they also know that no matter how the
fluctuation goes, it does not change
the relative market value. The differ
ence between this market and Sumter,
owing to freight rates is, as we have
heretofore said, about and our
farmers are willing to concede it, but
when it comes to a matter of ?4 to %
they are not willing to submit and as
a. result the cotton is carried on to
Sumter.
When this market opened, the buyers
pushed the market to the top notch,
and there was no complaint, we were
so pleased with the disposition to treat
the farmer justly that we urged our
readers to bring their cotton here, and
we want to continue urging our farm
ers to bring their products to this
market, but unless there is something
done on the part of our merchants to
force the buyers to pay full value for
the cotton, as a matter of honest duty
to our readers we will not advise
them to come here. Here is an inci
dent, related to us by a farmer, if
correct, is very damaging to our
market. He told us that he asked a j
buyer for the price of cotton, and the
buyer said "my limit is 8% and it
is the very best I can give you, " a
little later he heard the buyer talking
on the telephone to an out-of-town
merchant, and the buver said "my
limit is 3-16." This farmer said "now
to me a farmer, his limit was S1^, and
to a merchant ?it was 3 3-16, this is
not fair nor is it honest, and I shall
take my cotton to Sumter where the
buyers and merchants do not stand in
with one another. " The farmer refer
red to, is a man who runs a ginnery
and is in position to advise a good many
people, and to do us much injury.
Cannot our business men see how
I throat-cutting this is to their interest?
j It is indeed painful to us to have to
j make an exposure like this, but we do
j it because we believe the only way to
correct an evil, is to expose it, and we
j propose keeping up this kind of a fight
J if "every business house in the town
feels offended at us.
It was through agitation in these
columns and our personal appeals that
we induced one gentleman to enter the
cotton market, that party created an
j activity from the start, and whenever
he is in the market we hear no com
plaints, but just as soon as he is away
or out, there seems to be a drag.
The farmers do not like the custom
of buyers not buying direct from them,
and they are not to be fooled, they
know full well the buyers will not bid
as high as the merchant, and the
merchant buys, then at the close of
the day the buyer gives the merchant
the full market and takes the cotton.
No town can ever hope to build a mar
ket on such lines, it is enough profit
for the merchant to collect for the
goods he sold in the summer at lien
prices, h? should be satisfied with
that, and not be so gluttonous, to want
to make a profit out o?: the cotton
too.?Manning Times.
im*v ? ? -
Hagood News Notes.
Mr. Editor: I do not say it to flatter
you, but undoubtedly the Watchman
and Southron is one of the best county
papers in the State. The last isstie
was brimfull of good reading. The
Watchman is a clean sheet that any
man can take into his family without
fear of the consequences.
A word about some of your corres
pondents. Dr. Brown needs no intro
duction or words of praise from the
writer; the productions of his pen,
on any subject are always read. He
knows when to say a thing, how to say
it, and how much. He is not like the
fellow who got excited when called on
to pray and could not quit. /
Mr. Editor, what sort of a looking
man is "Guv"? His productions are
so laughable that I imagine him a fat
chubby, fellow. Am I right? [No, he
is less fat and chubby than you, and
can look over your head-?Ed. ] Some
times I get ambitious to be humorous
but just as it is in the bud "Guv"
comes out with his sprightly wit and
humor and I tak? the blight. I give
due notice to all concerned that I will
not undertake to be a humorist till
"Guv" is dead and his spicy produc
tions out of print. I do wish he would
write oftener.
1 always read what my good friend
J. E. D. has to say. He reads much
and gives a newsy letter.
Cotton is nearly all open here and
the bulk of the crop on the uplands is
picked. Many of ns now realize that
it is quite short of what we expected.
The crop of corn is very fair. It is be
lieved by many that peas will be
scarce. Potatoes are fine everywhere.
For one I would like to see Dr. An
derson's and Mr. Fnrman's replies to
"Nepos" regarding Stateburg and
Sumter's Mount. Will they not
oblige us? Hagood.
Hagood, S. C, Sept. 22, 1902.
Wedgefield items.
We?gefield, S. C, Sept. 23.? The
good weather of the past week enabled
the farmers to catch up with their cot
ton picking. There is very little to
pick this week. Our school opened
this week, but the principal did not
arrive as was expected. The trustees,
though, have several applications" on
file and a principal will be elected
again this week. Mrs. D. B. Mc
Lanrin is acting in that capacity until
he arrives.
Miss Laura Hammond, of Columbia,
is at her aunts, Mrs. A. E. Aycock,
for a few days.
Mr. Frank Covington, Jr., of
Marion, is spending the day with rela
tives in town, he goes to Columbia to
night to enter the South Carolina Col
lege.
Rev. Louis J. Bristow returned from
Cartersville this afternoon where he
has been conducting a protracted meet
ing. y
Mr. J. A. Campbell, the newly ap
pointed A. C. L. agent here, arrived
Sunday and has entered upon the dis- ?
charge of his duties.
A Day on Rafting Creek.
On Tuesday, the 15th, County Super
visor Seale, Chief of Police Bradford,
Sheriff Scarborough land Treasurer
H. L. Scarborough took a flying trip
to Remberts and the State Farms. On
their arrival at Remberts they were
taken in charge by those ideal of
hosts, Edward E. Rembert and his
charming wife, and driven through one
of the most magnificent farming sec
tions in South Carolina, getting a
splendid view of the farms and magni
ficent crops of Messrs. E. E. Rem
bert, T. O. Sanders, the Stace farms,
T. P. Sanders and others. At the
conclusion of the drive all were taken
back to Mr. Remberts, where the Sum
ter contingent did full justice to a
model dinner, retuning to Sumter on
the t'afternoon train. They pspeak in
glowing terms of the hospitality of
Mr. and Mrs. Rembert. .
To Washington and Return, $10.00
to New York and Return, $20.00
Unprecedented* low rates via the
Atlantic Coast Line, account of the
national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, at Washington,
Tickets to be sold Oct. 3, 4, and 6,
with return limit Oct. 15. By de
positing tickets with the joint agent
at Washington, not later than 12
o'clock noon, Oct. 15, and upon pay
ment of 50 cents, extension to final
return limit of Nov. 3, may be obtain
ed on tickets to Washington.
Interesting side trips to bar-tie fields
and other historic points may be rn?,de
from Washington at low rates. These
tickets will be good going and return
ing one way, or via diverse routes.
Train leaving Sumter at 6.35 p. m.,
city time, arrives in Washington at
7.54 the following morning. New
York at 2 p. m., carrying through
Pullman sleepers and dining car.
Train leaving Sumter at S.20 a. m.,
city time, arrives at Washington at
11.40 j). m., following evening, New
York, 7.15 following morning.
Jenkin.* Bros, have jnet received a large
shipment of ball bearing, drop head. New
Home machines. See them. Under Ma
sonic Temple. July 30.
Large shipments of Guns, Rifles and
Ammunition, just received by . B.
Jenkins, Jr., Masonic Temple.
Sept. 9?4t
?e bt of the condition of
TBE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
OF SUMTER, S. C.,
At Sumter, in the State of Sonth Carolina,
at the close of business, Sept. 15,1002.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts, ?279,015 3">
Overdrafts, secured and unse
cured, 16,539 48
U.S. Conds to secure circula
tion, 18,750 00
Stocks, securities, etc., 15,400 00
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures, 3,000 00
Due from National Banks
(not reserve agents) 6,486 27
Due from State Banks . and
Bankers, 48,191 79
Due from approved reserve'
agents, 10,158 35
Checks and other cash items, 4,665 91
Notes of other National Banks, 2,000 00
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents. 1,734 35
Lawful Money /Reserve
in Bank, viz :
Specie, 13,450 00
Legal-teader notes, 7,000 00 20,450 00
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treas'r (5 per cent of circu
lation.) 937 50
Total, ?428,229 CO
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in, 75,000 00
Surplus fund, 15,000 00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid, 23,451 13
National Bank notes outstand
iug 18,750 00
Due to other National Banks, , 79 41
Due to State Banks and Bankers, 1,511 82
Due to Trust Companies and
Savings Banks, 2,244 39
Individual deposits subject to
check, 223,307 02
Notes and bills rediscounted 6S,885 23
Total ?428.229 CO
State of South Carolina. / c~
County of Snrater. ' )" &b*
I, RJ L. EDMUNDS, Cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
R..L. EDMUNDS, Cashier.
Subscribed and. sworn to before me this
18th day of September, 1902.
L C. STRAUSS, [n. s-l
Notary Public for S. C.
Correct?Attest :
H. D. BARNETT, )
NEILL O'DONNELL, [- Directors.
R. D. LEE, )
Sept. 24, 1902.
THE HUNTING SEASON.
The bird season soon opens, and the
sportsman who wants a good gun?
a real high-grade sportsman's gun?
will make a mistake if he fails to
inspect my stock of
PARKER'S, REMINGTON'S,
L. C. SMITH'S, LEFEVER'S, ?
BALTIMORE, WORCESTER
and ITHICA HAMMER
LESS SHOT GUNS
and the standard makes of
HIGH GRADE RIFLES.
Double barrel shot-guns ranging
in price from ?20 to ?80 ; single
barrel ?5 to ?S*
AMMUNITION......
Full stock of Loaded Shells?all
size shot?for standard gauge guns.
BICYCLES.
I am sole agent for Rambler and
Tribune Wheels?none better made
?and have in stock both chain and
chainless for men and women, rang
% ing in price from ?25 to ?75. A
full line of bicycle sundries and
supplies.
My prices are right on guns and
wheels. /
W. S. REYNOLDS,
30 W. Liberty Street.
Sept 24?tf
Pure Corn Whisky
4
c o
$3.00 II
?s
? .2
/
This is old
put-up in plain
cases, holding
Twelve bottles
marks to indi
This whisky
suitable for
poses being
best quality,
erty to have
physician test
satisfactory re
expense and I
your money,
should be with
order must
than four qua
prepaid.
S
I IIlM
stock whisky,
cotton wood
Four. Six and
to case. No
cate contents,
is especially
medicinal pur
?ureand of the
'ou are at lib
y o u r family
it and if not
turn it at my
will refund
No f a m i 1 j
out a case. ?so
cali for less
rts by express
if interested ' in whiskies write for full
price list. In ordering remember whisky
cannot be shipped C. O. I)., and all orders
must be accompanied by cash.
Address all communications to
E. A. LACKEY,
aus 13?t?m
Hamlet, . C.
Money to Lend.
Money to lend in sums to suit borrower,
real estate required as security. Apply to
F. FRANK WILSON,
Master for Sumter County.
Sept 17?3t.
GLENN SPRINGS WATER
Cures Dyspepsia.
for sale by
A. J. China.
J. F. W. DeLorme.
J. Ryttenberg & Sod?.
We are ?howing the
Aim the newe?t in
VEILING
at S3c the yard.
We have opened up ' an entirely
new department in our store for the
sale of
CARPETS, MATTINGS,
RUGS, ART SQUARES,
LINOLEUMS AND
WINDOW SHADES.
Our stock in this line is probably the largest
and most complete ever carried in Sumter.
The space devoted to this department is on
the second floor of our building, 65x25 feet?
quite a store in itself.
There are few housekeepers who will not
need something in this line before the cold
weather sets in, and we extend to all a cordial
invitation to examine our line, and believe we
can make it to their interest to place their or
ders with us.