The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 24, 1905, Image 4
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1905.
The Sumter Watchman was foundec
4850 and the True Southron in 1866. '
Watchman and Southron now has the o
bined circulation and influence of bot!
the old pap?is, and is manifestly the 1
advertising medium in Sumter.
CHE4P ICE BU&R?KTEEO!
The Mutual ice Co. Organized a
the Plant Wi!! be in Gperatioi
at an Early Date.
\ Interest in the ice questi
does not flag, in fact it increas
from day today as the moi
ment to organize *a consume:
ice company and erect an inc
pendent factory approach
success..
Hie meeting of the stockho]
ers in the court house" Mond,
night waslargely attended 3
the rep?te?ve busmess m,
of the city 'and the'sentiment
practically aH of them was
favor of going forward with t]
least possible delay with the o
ganization of the company ai
then to erect the ice fa?tory
the earliest possible dat?. \
The meeting was called to o
der by Chairman Osteen, wi
called on Chairman Walsh oft!
board of corporators for a r
port. H? stated that a cpmmi
s sion for charter had been s<
cured from the Secretary <
State for the Mutual Ice Con
pany of Sumter, with a capife
stock of $20,000, divided M
four thousand shares of a pa
value of $5 per share.
He stated also that the bool?
of subscription had been opene
on Saturday and were still opel
that more than 800 shares ha
been subscribed in small block*
that there were several provis
ional subscriptions for larg
blocks of stock but that thes
subscriptions had not been er
tered. 1
He said that the active can
Tass for subscriptions to stoc
?nad been temporarily suspende
pending negotiations with th
Sumter Ice, Light & Power Cc
looking to a reduction in Hb
priceof ice, As% result of thos<
negotiations he had a proposi
tion from the directors of tha
company to reduce the price fo:
the balance of the season, the:
r . offering to furnish ice at th<
following prices:
Delivered in small quantities
40 cents per hundred; in 10(
and 200 pound lots 24 cents pe]
- hundred and 30 cents per hutt
dred for 100 and 200 pound lotf
at the.factory..
In order to bring the questior
: oefore the meeting Mn Waist
moved that this, proposition be
s : ; ?accepted.
T ? : In the general discussion thal
followed in which A. B. Stuck?
ey, H. F. Wilson, D. W. Cuttino,
W. B. Boyler C. D. Schwartz, C.
L. Cuttino, J. A. Schwerin and
others participated, only Mr.
Cuttino advocated acceptance.
Being put to a vote the proposi?
tion was rejected.
It was then proposed to pro?
ceed with the organization of
: the company by the election of
a board of directors, but the
point was made that the com?
pany could not be legally organ?
ized until 50 per cent, of the
capital stock had been subscrib?
ed. ? ? -
This brought matters to a
standstill for a time, but Mr. J.
A, Schwerin was requested to
renew che proposition he had
made to the board of corpora?
tors. He stated that he had of?
fered to take $3,000 in stock, or
more if necessary, to insure the
organization of the company on
the condition that there was no
objection on the part of the oth?
er stockholders to his doing so
and that he be made manager of
the outside business of the com?
pany. Be stated further that he
bad no desire to have anything
do with the running of the fac?
tory as iic knew nothing about
that part of- the business, but
he believed . he' could handle
the outside business and make
?it a success. Further he did n
ask a permanent place as ou
side manager, whether he mac
Ja success of not, but only i
long as he was successful ar
gave satisfaction to the dire'
tors and stockholders.
The motion was made ar
adopted by a unanimous vol
that Mr. Schewerin's propos
tion be accepted.
A motion was adopted thi
the meeting proceed to orgai
ize by electing a board of nir
directors.
Nominations were called fe
and twelve or more were non
inated. Q uite a number aske
to be excused and several wit!
drew in favor of others, Ieavin
the following nine who wer
elected: W. B. Bovie, J. W. Mc
Keiver, H. F. Wilson, J. A
Schwerin, A. B. Stuckey, Bai
tow Walsh, H. G. Osteen, K
T. Edens, R. S. Hood.
A resolution was adpoted au
thorizing the directors to prc
ceed at once to purchase th
plant and get it in operation.
A resolution was adopted au
thorizing the directors to ca]
for the payment of 50 per cent
of the stock at once and the bal
ance at the end of thirty days
Mr. Bartow Walsh asked t<
be-allowed to make an expiara
tion in reference to the prop?>
sition from the Sumter Ice
Light and Power Company. H<
said that the negotiations wen
opened by the representatives
of the Mutual Ice Company anc
the proposition was made by the
Sumter. Ice, Light and Powei
Company in response to an in?
vitation to do so by the commit?
tee of which \he was a member.
This statement he made in jus?
tice to the Sumter Ice, Light
and Power Company, and to let
the public know that they had
not made the compromise' prop?
osition on their own initiative.
Mr. E. C. Campbell, a repre?
sentative of the Wolff Company,
of Chicago, manufacturers of
the Linde ice machinery, wrho
was present, was asked to give
some facts relative to the price
of fifteen and twenty-five ton
j plants, the time in which a plant
could be delivered, etc.
Before the meeting adjourn
cd a number of stockholders
doubled their subscription and
?others took stock.
Officers Elected.
The directors met this morn
I ing in the office of Major H. F.
Wilson and elected officers as
follows:
President-J. W.( McKeiver,
! Vice President-H. F. Wil?
son.
Secretary and Treasurer-R.
S. Hood.
Manager of Sales Depart?
ment-J. A. Schwerin.
H. F. Wilson, A. B. Stuckey
and H. G. Osteen were ap?
pointed a committee to draw up
the constitution and by laws.
J. W. McKeever, W. B. Boyle
and J. A. Schwerin were ap?
pointed to select a suitable site
for the factory.
A resolution was adopted
that a 15-ton plant be estab?
lished.
J. W. McKeicver wras author?
ized to communicate with man?
ufacturers of ice machinery
and ask them to submit bids on
a 15-ton plant on June 1st
J. A. Schwerin and R. S.
Hood were directed to complete
the canvass for stock subscrip?
tions and to collect the first in?
stallment of 50 per cent.
The salaries of the president,
secretary and treasurer and
manager were fixed for the
'present season.
Overworked Kidneys.
Murray's Buchu, Oin and Juniper is
prescribed and endorsed by eminent
physicians. It enres when all else fail?.
Prevents Kidney Disease, Dropsy.
Bright's Disease, etc. At all drug
stores $1.00 a bottle or direct from thc I
Murray Drug Co., Columbia, C.
OPTICAL mmmm x
' I will re open ray of?ce June l>t, next
to O'Donnell'?, over the Minor ShoeJStore,
and cordially solicit your patronage'
DR. Z. F. HIGHSMITH,
5-24 tf Optometrist and (jptician. j
VICTORY FOR ASSOCIAI ION.
looks Like Southern Farmers Are
Winning Out.
Mr. E. D. Smith, president of
the South Carolina division of
the Southern Cotton Association
and field agent of the general
association, is just back from a
trip through the southwest and
has given out the following in?
terview as to the situation:
"In the letters sent to the
press from the West I did not
in any way exaggerate the con?
dition existing there up to the
11th of May," said Mr. Smith.
"There was scarcely one
third the cotton in Texas plant?
ed at the time I was there.
"Through the State of Louis?
iana, from Shreveport to Vicks?
burg, conditions similar to those
in Texas and the territories ex?
isted. In Mississippi the condi?
tions were no better.
"Throughout the boll weevil
section of Texas, unless the cot?
ton is planted the latter part of
March or the first of April, it is
practically useless to plant it at
all ; because in normal years the
boll weevil comes out of its
habitation about the first of
July, and under these conditions
a crop of bolls is matured suf?
ficiently to guarantee a partial
crop. This year the conditions
have been ideal for the propa?
gation of the boll weevil. Exces?
sive heat and humidity are con?
ditions necessary for the prolific
crop on this basis. Already he
has appeared on the scene,
s "Prof. Cornell, editor of the
Farm and Ranch, was shown
specimens of the adult weevil
about the first of May, which
show that he is from four to six
weeks earlier than normally.
Under these conditions to plant
cotton now would be absolute
folly. The government report
bears out this statement.
"As to the farmers of Texas
keeping the pledge of the New j
Orleans convention. I find them
as determined and enthusiastic
as any part east of the Missis?
sippi, in fact more so. I found
in this state, and in fact in most
of the Western states, the need
of warehouses for protection of
the crop was more acute than
here. In those vast cotton fields
there is absolutely no shelter to
protect the cotton, and their
method of storing it is to en?
close a space with barbed wire,
called the cotton yard, and into
those the farmers haul their cot?
ton (paying a monthly rental
for the use of it) and dump
their cotton on the ground, ex?
posing it to the weather and to
the moisture of the ground ; and
as a consequence of all cotton
bought in Texas and in fact in
most of the Mississippi valley
states, as well as the western,
40 pounds is deducted for coun?
try damage, whether it is dam?
aged or not, which at 10 cents
per pound is $4 per bale average
loss to the farmers of Texas an?
nually. Multiplying the number
of bales by this figure will give
some idea of the loss to the
farmers, and the gain to the
buyers, a sufficient amount to
erect and equip warehouses suf?
ficient to warehouse the entire
cotton crop.
"East of tlie Mississippi river
I find that the conditions are
from 20 to ?10 per cent, worse
than at the same date last year ;
I mean as to weather and prep?
aration. This coupled with the
reduction of acreage, in my
opinion, will guarantee a small
crop, and such price within the
reasonable bounds as the farm?
er sees fit to put upon it.
i
"I want in this connection to
urge upon the merchants a?'d
bankers, and farmers and bu si
noss men generally, the absolute
necessity of a system of ware?
houses 1 ?.roughout the south for
the protects n of ?orton, a* a
means of facilitating the hold?
ing and meeting th3 cr;p io
as at all times to command the
remunerative price for i:. I
found that the bankers and mer?
chants of the West would agree
to join forces with the farmers
upon this proposition of ware?
housing and holding cotton, in
that it promised a fine security
for money that the banker had
to lend, a dividend upon the cap?
ital invested by those who erect
warehouses, and its tremendous
saving to th?: farmer who wish?
ed to hold foi" higher prices. The
?prospect for success, permanent
j I mean, for the Southern Cot?
ton Association was never
brighter than it is now.
"By practically ^olding his
cotton from i;he market the far?
mer has forced the price to its
present level, and with the con?
ditions I have indicated above,
j by holding on he can force it
still higher.
"On May 30th there will be
A FRESH LAUNCHING
After fifteen years of sailing upon the mercan?
tile sea, we launch our bark again upon new
waters, but headed for the same port.
Our craft is steady and safe, set deep, and well
ballasted.
We fancy that the man at the helm knows his
business, and we cordially invite the happy mul?
titude to journey with us.
We covet a full passenger list. Our rates shall
be reasonable, our treatment of patrons just, and
our equipment as gcod as the best.
No.28 North Main St. - Sumter, S. C.
' 4
issued a report as to acreage
and fertilization, and I take this
occasion to urge every county
president in South Carolina to
see to it that the acreage report
which has been sent to him is
properly ?lled out and returned
to this office promptly. It is ab?
solutely essential that we get
out this report so that we may
use it as a correct basis upon
which to fix the price of the
coming crop."
Sumter people have spent
enough on automobiles in recent
months to build a small auto-,
mobile factory.
The iron fence will not be
erected to enclose the Court
House square.
Grass and weeds appear to be
outgrowing the Civic Improve?
ment club flowers on the Co^rt
House square.
Murray's Iron Mixttui -v.
kow is the time to takea spring
tonic. By far the best thing to take is
Murray's Iron Mixture. It makes pure
blood and gets rid of that tired feeling.
At all druggists 50 cents a bottle or
direct from the Murray Drug Co., Co?
lumbia, S. C
Nothing has been heard re?
cently of the big V-C fertilizer
factory that was to be built on
the Bultman farm in the east?
ern suburbs of the city. The V--|
C people purchased this farm"
last year and it was expected
that work on the plant would
have been commenced before
this date.
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Winthrop College j
Scholarship and Entrance Ex?
amination.
The examination for the award of
vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col- .
lege and for the admission of new
students will be held at the County
Court House on Friday, July 7th, atJj
9 A. M. Applicants must not be less
than fifteen years of age. When
scholarships are vacated after July 7,
they will be awarded to those mak?
ing the highest average at this ex?
amination provided they meet the j
conditions governing the award. Ap-*
plicants for scholarships should write
to President Johnson before the ex?
amination for scholarship applica?
tion blanks.
Scholarships are worth $100 and
free tuition . The next ' session wil?V
open September 20, 1905. For furth^v
er information and catalogue address
Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C.
May 17-July 6.
G.
Every merchant who uses printers' ink will
tell you, and he is doubtless honest is his belief,
that he offers better values than his competitor
is capable of doing. We are going to submit a
few offerings for your consideration, and wQ$,
believe a comparison of them with those that
are being offered elsewhere, will convince the
most critical shopper that nothing equalling
their value has yet been offered, pf one thing
we are certain.
They Yield Us No Profit. ?
Wash Silks
All of our wash silks, an ex?
cellent assortment of patterns,
not a yard worth less than 40c,
all go at 25 cents.
30-Inch Batiste
Manufactured to sell at 10
cents, 25 different patterns,
pick them out while they last
at 5 cents.
Foullards
You know what they are, \
standard 50-cent goods, no bet^
ter patterns anywhere ; 3^
cents the yard.
Cotton Voiles
This fabric is well suited for
summer skirts and sold at 25
to 30 cents ; a few pieces left ;
will be closed at 15 cents.
Superfine Organdies
With large figures, sold everyr
where at 25 cents ; while they
last, 18 cents.
White Lace Lawns
At 5 cents-values and pat?
terns just as good as can b^
had, at 8 to 10 cents.
Mercerized Japanese Cloth ll
In all the light shades, sold
everywhere at 25 cents, willoi
be closed out at 18 cents.
Egyptian Tissues
This is a beautiful light?
weight
cents.
summer fabric, at 18^
_-_i
We have only a limited quantity of any of
these goods, and those who are interested
would do well to make their s?lections with as
little delay as possible.
O'DONNELL ? CO.
AWNINGS! AWNINGS!M
Adjustable and Movable to fit any window from 30 to 48 inchea||
wide. They come in Tan, Brown and Blue. We also make*
any style awning for your place of business or residence.
ilfininnnflTOnn The kind that SAVES
41f - ?I \H\ ICE and is EASY to
jinlaDnfllUflO Clean. j
Blizzard IceJCream Freezers, GardenVHose,
Sprinklers and Lawn Mowers*
DEVOE \ND H AMMA R PAINT,
And Atlantic Load. Liquid Yanier Makes old Furniture NEW
Elwood Field Fence and Poultry Neting, i
THE DURANT HARDWARE CO.