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,; r I -s ^ .ml i i wfu\. ? ? ? OJTOBER 9. 1907. The dMiii'er ?? ofW*<?.oa wm founded lu laa* and the fn<# ?oufaro? in 1H66. The ma* untl Southron uuw has the ooiu biaed eireulattun and iutluedue of botn of aha u4d pepois, and is manifestly the bent advertiainrf madia tu in buuiter. WHY NOT StMTEH? Vhircnre Ilm? s Heys Million Dollar Mill Might be Had for That Town. A meeting of the business men and property owners and cittsens general? ly who are Interested in securing for Florence a very large industrial enter? prise will be held at the council cham? ber Friday evening at 1.10. The proposition was made to some of the merchants a few days ago by Mr. Is?w of New York, a relative of the ex-mayor of .sew York, who with two brothers, is In possession of a large cotton mill shirt fsctory and laundry foe manufactured s tides of ?loth of all kinds. The enterprise represents $1.000.000. workti 3.000 ?aemtlvee, 1.500 skilled operatives, who would be brought with the plant, and 1.100 to be engaged locally. Thela psy roll Is $25.000 r. week, all operatives earning from $8 a week up? wards. Thees brothers are seeking a loca? tion In the Carolinas and Georgia. They want railroad facilities cotton ?Joes at hsnd labor to be had readily and some Inducements from the local? ity. Florence Is one of the towns that ts being considered. It Is hoped that there will be a large attendance at the itlng.?Florence Times. i LACK OF ORGAN IZATIO \\ Laurens Advertiser reviews the ejotton situation in a calm and tem? perate article that contains much food for reflection. The conclu Is especially timely, showing, as 9X does In a forcible manner, why the eotton consumers have always had bettet of the farmers In almost Instance where there has been % contest ?v?r the price of cotton. The farmers could dictate the price of cot tea If the}' would and the reasons why * they have not done so are stated as fellows b: the Advertiser: '??Leoteliig over1 the whole field, we Mo hot observe the enthusiasm among .the ferro or* for their organisations Ibis year that has prevailed in for? mer yesm Yet It Is certain that the farmers have received millions that they would have lost during the past five yean had not these organisations been fop.ned and had not their ad {floe been followed. The .Southern Cotton Association should have an office In every county the manager of which should' know all about the market, about every farmer's crop, how much had been ?old. ginned and remained to be sold and ginned, about the acreage and everything connected with the crop. This oftV* should be managed by a srood n. in. snd should be paid well. The cro|> of this county should bring about two mlllllon dollars at present prtc s ir more. Half a cent In the pownd oat by bad marketing would be a Ins* of $100.000 or about that amount to the growers. ?*FOr $2..*00 a year an office could be ir.atntalnel In which all the facts about cotton could be collected and through which the farmers could bt advised. Wete all the counties in the South to be organised In this way with H< ate end general offices, besides the Interests of the farmers would be properly protected. "But wa fear the farmers do not wish to pay out much money In main taining an organisation. A large pro portion of the scant funds which the Southern Farmers' Association ha* had has been contributed by the bank ?re and business men. One reason that Vt 'idard* OH is a successful con eern nnd controls the oil market of the world is that It hires the best bus? iness brains In the world. The mar? keting of a cotton crop worth six hun? dred millions of dollars is a big bus tu ess. Thousands of keen, trained, aklllful men are paid high salaries to buy cotton. The buyers spend thou A Panda p| dollars In collecting Infor? mation s ? that they may protect them? selves against paying too much for cotton and In the struggle to purchase cotton at th? lowest prices possible. AH th# bu>ers of the world, we do not mean tb*? street buyers, but th?; real buyers, the men who need cotton In their busings* n c arrayed against the ?alters, the producers. This Is proper, The termer tries to buy c ib? ? and plow-sh. ren. surar and grits, ns ch?a;. ?a he can. But th?? farmers art un? willing to pay one-half u cent on each ? pound of cotton aaM f 'r organization and for the genpteysaeai >f man la 41 rect the selling and advise In regard to it. F.very farmer tries alobe and unaided to buck Um whole, machinery of the. cotton buying world. Of course mis is not literally true; Iba Hwrnanf ?rgsnlxatlons nrr receiving -on. ?un port. ppt it is pitiful in eomparb m ? what they should raeatve, Uatil the ?sea who get] tottoa natts ind *gre< to upend Ii"-or t '> 1 I nsfth f'? ?," * tain a strong erpanlaatl in* ? im d by shrewd, Intelligent officers, and the organization is made permanent and coyera the whole cotton growing re? gion, they will bo at the mercy of the buy* rs here and evcrywlun . ' I * u t it would not he easy to raise a thousand dollars for tlu- Southern Cot? ton Association In this county tomor? row." ?OJDCI vorn sfi:i> coax now. October Is here and farmers will soon be ready to harv? st their coi n. The corn crop of the country Is the bet ever made, owing to fuvorable seasons and the generul adoption of the Williamson plan. The yeild, how? ever. 1? nothing like as good as It would bo If every farmer had sys? tematically selected his seed corn for sveral years past. The time to select seed corn la right now and the place Is In the field. Don't send your hands into the fields to gather your corn until you have y . ir. 'df '"P u jh ;t and selected enough seed for tht next year's crop. 8elect only large low set ears on strong stocky plants. Select ears from plants that are properly spaced 'n the rows rather than from plants that have great distance, for seed should only be selected from plants that have grown under normal conditions. After your seed has been selected from the field, go over the ears care? fully and pick out a few of the finest. Take only those which are well filled out at butt and tip, which are not ef? fected by weevils and which have long grains. These few best ears should be planted In rows to themselves next spring and they will undoubtedly pro? duce a seed that is superior to what you now have. The balance of the cars selected from the field should be used to plant the general crop next year; but no selection should be made next yeai-except from the rows planted from the few best selected ears and If any one of these rows shows a marked advance over the others, only ears from that row should be used to plait the seed patch the following year. The tremendous Importance of seed ?election and plant breeding is not ap? preciated aa It ahould be by the farm? ers of this section and we earnestly urge our readers to heed our advice and begin a system of selection this fall. Nothing that we know of Is surer to pay bis dividends on the time and trouble.?D. R. Coker in the Hartsvllle Messenger. There is but one suggestion to be added to the above timely advice. The highest authorities, both agricultural scientist* and practical farmers, are r.rreed that, in selecting seed corn, It is better to take the ears from stalks that have two or three largo well de? veloped eftrs than from the stalks that have only one abnormally^ large par. To obtain a large yield of corn the stalks must be made to produce two or more ears, and to do this the corn' must b^ bred up to it by select? ing the seed corn from stalks that have a tendency to produce more than ene ear. Two well developed ears of corn of even medium size con? tain more grains than one large ear, and for this reason a variety that pro? duces more than one ear to the stalk la to be preferred. 1) ? IMC ATIOX CKB E M OX I KS Of Um? New Court House of Sumter COunty, October 21, 1907, 11 O'clock A. ML The fall' term of the Court of Com? mon Pleas and General Sessions hav? ing convened In regular session, und the grand Jury empanelled, thi pro? cession will enter the auditorium from the Judge's robing room in the following ordf?r (the Judges in their robes of office): Presiding Judge, (attended by the sheriff), chief Justice and associate Justices of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Third Judicial circuit, attorney general of the State, solicitor of Third circuit, all representing the Judicial department. \ His excellency, the governor of the State, representing the executive de? partment President of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, repre? senting the legislative departmnt. Clergy. Har Association of Sumter. County supervisor and Boar 1 of County Commissioners. County officers. The president of the Bar Associa? tion will move the court to permit the exercises to be opened with an In\ocatlr>n by Rev. H. H. Coving ton. Ch: rge to the grand jury by Hon. ?:><< K. Prince of the Tenth judicial M< lit. presiding, aceomp'1 ?hd by re marlii appropriate In the occasion. Addresses by Hon. Y. J. Pope, ehb'f ju'tiee. Hon. Kuiene B. Gary associate justice; Hon. Ira B. Jonei associate bi*t1ee; Hon. C. A. Woo ls associate ju*t ; Hon John B. Wilson [Judge of the . bird Judicial circuit. Addrssa by Hop, II. F. Ans I, i \ trnor ?f ti<e State. Historical address by Major H Ki ink Wilson, of the Munt- r Bar. Motion fof leave In enter the pro seeding* upon the Journal of Itu "unit and address by Major Mario Motse, of the IRutnti r Par. Qrand Jury retired; adjournment or court by the order of the presiding Judge. Committee of Arrangements?R. D. I Lee, it. O, purdy. H. C, Haynsworth) .Mark Reynolds, Geo. D. Levy. on the part ol the Sumter Bar; Senator J. H. Cllf* ton. Representative T, l?. Fraser, on the part of the legislative delegation; Hon. lt. I. Manning, on the part of | the County Board of Commissioners, i LONG STAPLE cotton MAlcKKT. Pi Ices on Ravnnnah Market?Humter Buyers raying as Good or Hotter Prices. The following clipping will show the price? on long staple, or Plorodoro, cotton on the Baveanitih market. "The market for Florodoras was steady, with a fair business done about on the basis of quotations. It Shot d be noted that p"!r< s depend rather more upon the length of the staple than upon the special grade. Sales were sutllclent to pretty well absorb the week's receipts, but there is some little accumulation of stocks from earlier receipts. ? "Quotations as follows: Fully good middling, 1 3-S to 1 1-2 inches, 18 (ft 19. "Good middling, 1 1-4 to 1 3-8 inches. 16 (ft 17. "Fully middling, 1 1-4 to 1 3-8 inches. 14 l?401l 1-2. "Middling, 1 1-4 to 1 3-8 inches, 14. "Poorer, gin cuts etc., 11-4 inches, nominal." Sumter cotton buyers are paying Jusc as good or maybvi better prices for this grade of cotton. Tili: COOKING EXHIBIT. The Durant Hardware Company or? dered a "Never Break" range yester? day by express when it was found that the cooking ex? hibit would be delayed on ac? count of the non-arrival of the ship? ment of ranges from St. Louis. Later, however, the regular shipment came in, and today the exhibition is going on in full blast. Large crowds have witnessed this exhibition today and seen the possibilities of satisfactory cooking on a "Never Break" range. Delicious coffee and biscuits are being served to further demonstrate the ex? cellent qualities of the ranges. This exhibition will continue throughout the week, as advertised, and everybody is invited by this en? terprising firm to attend this exhibi? tion. ? To be a Wei! Dressed Man or Young ???.?SB5SEBBBB5B5BB mumm ? Man You Must Wear Clothes That correctly express all the small de? tails of the seasons vogue. In our mammoth stock of new Cloth? ing you will find the very garments you require to make you the "Well Dressed Man." If you seek a Fall Sack Suit of Correct Style, of faultless tailoring, of excellent wearing fabric in exclusive weave, per? fect in fit, then you should see our su ts at $10.00 to $30.00. 5 I i 5 . ISAAC HAMBUPGTB&SONS i MALTifKUtE MAJkYLASt* At these prices we show conservative styles as well as semi-extreme designs in both single and double-breasted cut in all the new fabrics. THE Sumter Clothing Co., No. 6 South Main Street, -:? -:- -> Sumter, S. C. i BASEBALL CARNIVAL. Johnny J. Jones Exposition Shows and Wild Animal Exhibit Biggest and best Carnival e^er in Sumter. At Baseball Park all of next week, Oct. 14th! to 19th, for the benefit of the Sumter Baseball As? sociation. Oct 9?it ARHOUR PACKING COMPANY, SUMTER, S. C. Warehouse at Cotton Platform. Daily Prices. Bacon, Lard, Hams and Canned Goods. \ Call on CHARLES PINCKNEY, SALES AGENT. Mules and Horses. -o A carload just received. Assorted sizes. Come to see me. I guarantee to satisfy the hardest, to please. All young, sound and well broken. This carload is assorted for all purposes. The mules are all ma? es, and as good as money can buy. I will make the prices attractive. A full line Guaranteed Wagons.Buggies and Harness Always ? in stock. By all means see me before you buy. A. D. Harby. Agent for Moyer Buggies. Agent for Milburn Wagons. DRESS GOODS. A Large Selection of Plaids, Prices 10 Cents to $1.75. 50 In. Batiste, in all colors, 50c. v 50 in. Broad Cloth, $1.00 to $1.50. 50 in. Panama at $1.00 60 in. Rain Proot Cravinette, $1.60. 42 m. Taffeta Oloth at $1.00. 42 in. Voiles at 86c, $1.00, $1.25, and $1.60. 42 in. Mohair White, Brown, Blue and Black, 50 cents, 75 cents, and $1.00. Serges, Embroidered Waistings, Dress Silks, Silk Warps, Etc, Etc. Also a complete line of Black and Cream Dress Goods. A Fine Collection of Wash and White Goods. Silks, Velvet and Braid for Trimmings. It will Save You Money to Inspect Our Line Before Buying. SHAW 6 McCOLLUM MERCANTILE CO., Phone No. 68. No. 13 South Main Street.