Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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M COTTOX ASSOCIATION SALARIES. President Jordan and Organizer Smith to Receive $5,000 a Year Each. Xew Orleans, January 15.-The ex? ecutive hoard of the Southern Cotton Association held its annual business meeting today with almost a fiill board sitting. Harvie Jordan was re-elected president and Richard Cheatham was ^reelected secretary. F. K. Hyatt, of ' Columbia, S. C., was elected treasurer and George T. Jester, of Corsicana, Tex., was chosen ' vice president in place of Mr. Peters of Texas. The salary of the president was fixed at 55,000 a year. <? Secretary Cheatham's salary was raised from $2,500 to i ?3.000 a year. The salary of the treasurer was fixed at $500 a year and the vice president is to serve without salary. The salary of the general financial agent and organizer, E. D. Smith; who was elected, according to the suggestions of the mass meeting, was fixed at $5.000 a year. Sickening, Shivering Fits Of ague and malaria can be relieved nd cured with Electric Bitters. This 3s a. pure, tonic medicine, of special benefit in malaria, for it exerts a true curative influence on the disease, driv bng it entirely out of the system. It auch to be preferred to quinine, hav ng none of this drug's bad after-ef ects. E. S. Munday, of Henrietta, T^c, writes: "My brother was very ow with malarial fever and jaundice, till he took Electric ' Bitters, which saved his life. At all druggists; price 50<V guaranteed, . A Plea for Chicken. Hog and hominy, or even plain ba? con and hominy, does very well as a xegtrlar dish, but as a break in the ^nonotony, ye editor likes chicken and Trice, Ont of more than three h un? cured county subscribers of. ours who Iceep ^chickens, we really think that at least 25 might ? send ns a plump young hen or rooster. What do you say, friends? We witt take as many aj^j you ?end us,-Camden People. Stomach No appetite, loss of strength, nervous? ness, headache, constipation, bad breath, S general debility, sour risings, and catarrh ?of the stomach are all due to indigestion. Kodol cures indigestion. This new discov ?ry represents the natural juices of diges? tion as they exist in a healthy stomach, ^combined with the greatest known tonic -and reconstructive properties. Kodol Dys? pepsia Cure does not only cure indigestion .and ^dyspepsia, but this famous rem ?rd v peores all stomach troubles by cleansing, purifying, sweetening and strengthening the mucous membranes lining the stomach? HT. Z. 5. Ba?, of- Ravenswood. W, Va., say's: ! t.-oub'ad with sour stomach for twenty years. K~?o: cr.r-d me and we are now using it in milk 'cr baby." Ko ?cl Digests What You Eat. 3^a!es cr; j S? .00 Size holding 2% times the trial ^ . iize. which sells for SO cents. KP re pared by E. C OeWITT & CO.. CHICAGO. For Sale by all Druggists. ney to Loan ? On Cotton. Four per cent inter? est, compounded quar? terly on savings de? partment. SUMTER SAYINGS BINK G. A. LEMMON, President. I. C. STRAUSS. vice-President. GEO. L. BICFJER, Cas ?er. . f "V- juomoily otca-iu U. S. and foreign j <5ead aodei, sketch or pl oto of iuventior ioi ^free ."eport ?>a patentability, tor free book, |is:nS^rTRADE-???RKS 'S*: ^ Opposite U. S. Patent Office ! ? WASHINGTON D.C. ! TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS AC. Anyone sending s s ii et eh and description ma v qn'r??y sncortaln our opinion free ^nether an lncennou :s probably patentable. Commnnk*?. tiona a? nctJvou??cntiaL Handbook on Patents *ent t rea. ? *?^?t ncency for securing patents. patents take.i through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific ?tican. A. r.xnCuc n : otf illnstrated weekly. ? .anrest ctr ^!ct?on of ?ny scientific tournai. Terms, $3 a :. tr nonths, $L Sold by all newsdealers. WM S Co.36'New?orii -.- f>i ? mee, fi^S V f*U Washington. TX C. Ol. J. R. DENTIST. 1055 N. Main Street, ov?r Knight's Book Store. Hours 8 to 2.30 ; 3.30 to 6. TAXABLE VALUES OF LAND. It is Interesting to Compare Them With Selling Prices. Columbia, January 19|-Comptroll? er General Jones is getting up a great deal of most valuable and important data for the use and information of the members of the General Assem? bly, the people of the State at large and the State board of equalization when it meets. One of the tables he has had pre? pared shows the taxable values of lands in this State, in other than cities and towns. It will be interesting to note the average taxable vaiues of lands in the State and compare it with the selling price of lands in the various counties and then to take up the values of oth? er things as compared with the as? sessed valuatoins. The following is a statement of the average taxable value of lands, per acre, in the various coun? ties: 19U5. Average Value Per Acre Abbeville.$4 67 Aiken.3 14' Anderson.5 38 Eamberg.3 06 Barnwell. 4 00 Beaufort.2' 27 Berkeley.Ila Charleston. .-.3 .04 Cherokee.4 38 Chester..... .. ...... 4 32 Chesterfield....1 43 Clarendon...240 Colleton.1 58 Darlington.3 92 Dorchester.142 Edgefield.391 Fairfield.3 06 Florence. _3 37 Georgetown.1 31 - Greenville,.. 4 27 Greenwood...5 20 Hampton...... 1 57 Horry...1 13 Kershaw.. .2 33 Lancaster... 2 72 Laurens.4 93 Lee.4 19 Lexington. 2 26 Marion. . .. .. .3 30 Marlboro.. ...4 58 Newberry.4 99 . ?conee.. _2 30 Orangeburg_.297 i Pickens..3 10 Richland_ .. .... 3 42 Saluda. 4 42 Spartanburg.4 75 Sumter.. . .'? _ 3 49 Union.3 58 Williamsburg.1 40 York_._ .. 4 57 *For any disease of the skin there s nothing better than Chamberlain's j Salve. It relieves the itching and burning sensation instantly and soon effects a cure. Sold by all druggists. TAX NOTICE. The County Treasurer's office in Court House ouilding will be open for the collection of taxes, without pen? alty, from the 15th day of October to the 31st day of December, inclusive, 1905. The levy is as follows: For State, 5 1-2 mills; for county, 3 1-2 mills; Constitutional School, 3 mills; Polls, $1.00. Also, School District Xo. 1, Special, 2 mills; No. 2, 2 mills; No. 2, 2 mills; Xo. 4, 2 mills; Xo. 16, 2 mills; Xo. 17, 1 mill; Xo. 18, 2 mills. 50 cents capitation dog tax. A penalty of 1 per cent, added for month January, 1906. Additional penalty of 1 per cent, for month Feb? ruary, 1906. Additional penalty of 5 per cent, for 15 days in March, 1906. T. W. LEE, County Treasurer. October 5th, 1905. R. B. BELSER. R. D. EPPS. tU i EPPS, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law Phone 309. SUMTER. S. C. Harby Bldg. Carts Colds; Provento Pneumonia DeLORHE'S PHARMACY, 23 South Main St. Open from 7 a. m to 10 p m. ; Sunday, 9 a. m to 1 p. m. Having consolidated my two stores, 1 will be pleased to see all my customers at the above stand, where I am better pre? pared than ever to serve them. Your prescriptions will be called for and delivered. Phone 45. Full line of Drugs, Garden Seed and Cigars. Your patronage solicited. Call bell for night work. Mm??ONrT^TAR #ts?3*? ilk", cottril .H?esic2uiag s ?I JORDAN SAYS HOLD FAST. Consumption vs. Under-Production Conditions Existing in the Cotton Trade. The present rate of consumption of American cotton by the mills of the world is slightly in excess of one mil? lion bales of raw cotton per month. It is estimated, as a result of careful investigation, that if the spinners can secure the cotton and no Internation? al ?roubles interfere with the present enormous demand for cotton goods. ! fully twelve million, five hundred thou? sand bales of American cotton would be consumed between September 1. j 1905. and Sept. 1st, 1906. This unpre I cedented consumption of American cotton is due principally to two causes, namely: The increasing demand for cotton goods by the" jobbing and retail trade of the civilized nations of the world, and the abnormal increase of new spindles within- the past six months in England. Japan and America. Since July more than four million new spin? dles have been added to the milling in? dustry of Manchester, England. The Fall River Mills which were shut down for sixteen weeks last year on account of strikes are nov.- running night and day These vital forces will necessari? ly demand at least one million bales of cotton for consumption in 1906, which were not requirred in 1905. In the South new mills are being built and the equipment of old mills doubled in capacity wherever labor can be secured. Consumption is only limited now to the spindle capacity of the world oper? ating on full time. Mr. Ellison, the English statistician, estimates con? sumption for the next twelve months under 12,000,000 bales of American cotton. But Mr. Ellison represents the foreign spinners solely, and it is a habit with him to under estimate at the beginning of each year and later on be forced to increase his figures in the face of bare facts. The price ol cotton goods is very high and ad? vancing in most lines monthly. In some cases prices are higher than they have been in twenty-five years. In the spring of 1904 when cotton ad? vanced to 17 cents per pound and ev? ery available bale of cotton for sale at that time was eagerly taken by the mills, the manufacturers, jobbers and retailers were loaded with goods which could not be sold that season, vfrer consumtion of the 14,000,OOo jaie crop of 1904, we find the mills of :he world today with no goods on land for sale, but from six to eight nonths behind with their orders, and the jobbing trade in equally a bad condition. With the trade now it is not a question of price, but the serious problem is the delivery of orders by the mills. The shelves of the world are largely bare of cotton goods and in many lines absolute exhaustion has taken place. This crop will not ex? ceed ten million commercial bales, hence there must be curtailment by the mills before next September, show? ing that consumption has gone beyond the ability of production. At the prices of cotton goods spinners could have easily paid the farmers 12 cents for every pound of American cotton gro wn this year. If we should be able to hold back two million bales for 15 cents the spinners would still get the crop at an average price under 12 cents per pound. Eut little cotton re? mains in the hands of the producers and local holders If those who have cotton will hold it firmly they will be well rewarded later on when the whole world realizes the shortness of the crop and the market responds to the actual conditions brought about by the legitimate laws of supply and demand. To the farmers, Southern Press and the business interests of the South generally. I extend herewith my best wishes for a-prosperous and hap? py new year. Yours truly, Harvie Jordan, President Southern Cotton Association BIG FIRE IX PITTSBURG. Historic Old City Hall and Market Destroyed This Morning. Pittsburg, January- 19.-Fire early this morning destroyed the Diamond market house on Market street, con? taining the historic old city hall, and damaged the surrounding business houses. The fire started from a lighted ci? gar thrown into a stand outside the market. The flames spread with great rapidity and when the firemen arrived they had crossed the street and ignited the stores on Market and Diamond streets. The entire down town fire department was called into service. The fire in the market could not be sudbued, however, and the structure, with its contents, was de? stroyed. The flames were not gotten under control for two hours. The market house was built in 1852 by popular subscription, and the city hall on the second floor had housed many important conventions. It was here that Jenny Lind held forth for many a night and where John C. Fremont was nominated for president. The fire caused a loss of about $125.000. Bennettsville is planning to erect a ? ter woj MS system. Mr Smith Touches Audience. It is seldom that such a powerful speech is heard before a public as jsembly as that made by Hon. E. D. Smith, of Columbia, S. C. There was scarcely a dry eye in all the vast au? dience when he had concluded. Tho. honest, horny handed sons of the soil j gathered under the sound of this elo? quent voice have never learned the art of dissembling and the tears whichjj coursed down their rugged furrowed, sun-browned cheeks showed the sin? cerity of a sentiment which molded by S such electrical loaders as E. D. Smith, the '"Gatling Gun of South Carolina." is sweeping the Southland like a cy? clone. There were times during Mr. Smith's speech this morning -when h? was forced to cease talking fully five minutes while the outbursts of enthus? iasm were allowed to wear themselves in great waves of pure, unadulterated yelling. He made it most emphatic that hereafter the farmers of the South would name the price of their staple. It mattered not if cotton could be raised at 6 cents a pound, the farmer* had now made up their minds to get 15 cents a pound and they would get it. He said if the speculators of the North controlled, the cotton situation as the Southern planters controlled it, they would put up the price to 30 cents a pound. And here bedlam broke loose again. When he explained how all classes of merchants conducted business, adding freight, insurance and all other costs, and a reasonable profit, knowing exactly what the selling prics would be, then contrasted this method with that of the farmer who never knew what price he would get for any of his products, and asked the direct question of his hearers, why they did not do business like the merchant, there were cries of "we will, we will in the future."-New Orleans Daily States. COTTON" GINNERS' REPORT. Shows 9.S97.071 Bales Have Been Gin? ned. Dallas, Texas, January 19.-Th*, semi-monthly bale report of the Nu tional Ginners' associatiofn compiled today shows that 176,4856 bales havt been ginned from Jan. 1 to Jan 15 1906, inclusive. This added to thc government's last census report shows a total of 9,897,071 bales ginned dur? ing the season of 1905-1906. President Taylor, who compiled the report, stated that the cotton territory was very generally covered and the report, therefore, should be very ac? curate. "Some people criticise us because we always take the figures cf the gov? ernment and seem to think that we ought not to add it to our own. Wt., don't claim that we alone are correct \ Inasmuch as we are just trying to forecast what the government report will be it is our purpose to use their latest orf.cial figures. "I cannot account for the discrep? ancy between the government reports and those of the National Ginners' as? sociation for the reason that as a us? ual thing the report of the former covers "one day more than ours. Our -eports are given from the first co the 15th, inclusive, but in some cases the ginners in making out the gov? ernment report include the 16th in their estimate. This accounts for the fact that our figures are not so large sometimes as are the figures shown in the government report." SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of Interest Condensed and Par agra plied for Quick Reading. J. W. Parker, one of the pickpock? ets arrested in Culumbia during fair week, has been released on $1.500 cash bond. A $75,000 factory will be erected at Charleston to manufacture the Milli? gan folding barrel invented by a citi izen of that citv. Mr. C. B. Horton was killed at Ker? shaw Wednesday by falling down the elevator shaft in the Kershaw Banking and Mercaintile Company. Mr. Thomas C. Shepherd, of Charleston, vvas arrested in Green? ville Thursday. At first it was thought he was drunk, but it was discovered later that he was insane. The term of United District Attor? ney John G. Capers expired December 16th and his reappointment has been held up on account of charges pre? ferred against him. The circuit judges whose terms ex? pire this year are Judges R. C. Watts, R. O. Purdy. C. C. Dantzler, James Aldrich. J. C. Klugh and Geo. W. Gage. It is probable that some of these will have opposition. Mr. H. L. Watson has resigned as editor of the Spartanburg Herald and has been succeeded by Mr. C. D. Hearon, of Bristol, Tenn. Mr. J. C. Garlington has been engaged as chief editorial writer of the Spartanburg Journal. A sad affair is reported from Wil liamston mill village. One Alexander was ordered out of the mill Wednes? day by the boss weaver, Mr. E. B. Gossett. Instead of obeying he went for Mr. Gassett with his knife and cut him very badly, though most of the cuts were caught on the arm. Some sixty stitches were required to dress The soda cracker is an ideal food. Uneeda Biscuit are the ideal soda crackers. Indeed, soda crackers rightly made in the first place, rightly protected first, last and all the time. In a dust tight, %Jp moisture proof package. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY IS WE G?A3D OUR PATRONS* INTERESTS The Farmers' Bank ami Trust te. Capita! Stock $60.000. -: -:- Undivided Profits $7,209.45. C. G. Rowland. Prst. JR. F. Haynsworth, V. Prst. E. L. Edmunds, Cashier. Deposits Dee 30, end of 3d quarter after organization, $248, 624.19. Begin ihe New Tear by open* ing an account with us and you will make no mistake. We make liberal loans on Cot? ton, enabling the fanner to get the best results from his labors. PLOWS. We are ageDts for the celebrated Oliver Chilled Steel Plows, arid also carry a large assortment of other makes of Plows, and a great variety of Farm Implements At the Right Prices. Get our prices on Elwood Field Fencing, Barbed Wire and Poultry Netting. When you paint your house this spring don't fjrget to get the best De voe, New Era or Hammer Brand. The Durant Hardware Co. WM 9 Effective August 6, 1905. Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter, Tri1 in 35 Florence to Augusta Arrives 5 15 am 54 Columbia to Wilmington " 8 10 am " *77 Florence to Samter " 9 20 an? ?. *57 Gibson to Sumter I " 9 ?0 am] " 52 Charleston to Greenville Leaves 9 SI am " 46 Orangeburg to Charleston (Tuesd^Thursd'y^aturd'y) " 9 35 am " *78 Sumter to Lucknow Leaves 9 ?0 am " *77 Lucknow to Sumter Arrives 6 00 pm ? u 53 Greenville and Columbia to Charleston " 6 30 pm " 32 Augusta to Florence " 6 30 pm " *56 Sumter to Gibson ** 6 50 pm " *78 Sumter to Florence Leaves 7 10 pm " 47 CharlestontoOrangeburg?Tuesd'y^hursd'y.lSatUxU'y) " 8 20 pm * 55 Wilmington to Columbia " 9 35 pm " 78 Sumter to Bishopville Leaves 9 50 am u 77 Bishopville to Sumter Arrives 6 00 pm Freight Trains carrying Passengers. Train *24 Sumter to Harts ville Leaves 8 15 am *' *19 Sumter to Robbins Leaves 10 00 am " *20 Bobbins to Sumter Arrives 7 30 am " *25 Hartsville to Sumter Arrives 9 10 par Northwestern Railway. Train *70 Camden to Sumter " *71 Sumter to Camden " *68 Camden to Sumter " *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter " *73 Sumter to Wilson Mill " *69 Sumter to Camden Trains marked * daily except Sunday ; all other trains daily. For further information, apply to J. T. CHINA, Ticket A?ent A. C. L. Arrives 9 00 am ?Leaves 9 36 am " 5 45 pm Arrives 12 30 pm Leaves 3 30 pm " 6 31 pm Southern Railway The South's Greatest System Unexcelled Dining Oar Service. Through Pullman Sleeping Cars on all through trains. Convenient schedules on all local trains. Winter Tourist Rates are now in effect to all Florida points. For full information as to rates, routes, etc., consult nearest Southern Railway Ticket Agent, or R. W. Hunt, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C. Brooks Morgan, Asst. Gen. Pass ? tic