Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TIE .?TS ADVANTAGES. ?MANVtVUTORI?' RECORD" RE II KAI-S OPINION OF WEALTH. hfest of Affeln? Intrrtlenetf Rewarding Hi* l^waibiUtlesi That Await Capital la rrua nation. of i Haldtnore, Deo. I.?Under sugges? tion o( . statement by Mr. Paul T. Brad:/ of the Weettnghouse Company that he had recently raised 92.(00,000 for investment In hydro-electric plants la the South and expects to raise 910.' ggo.000 more for similar work. The Manufacturers* Record has endeavor eel to p *esent this week In letters from seeding Ananclers and Investors In the Beat North and West an Interpretation ?f opinion In other parts of the coun? try aa to the South ea a field for the profitable Invest men' of capital. The writers of the letters, some of them already heavily Interested financially to the South, some of them paying no need to It at present, have written with exceeding frankness. Their com? mendation and their criticism com asaed form an interesting presentation af views about the South which will undoubtedly direct to that section greater attention than It has ever had from Investing circles. The range of opinion Is well Indicated In extracts from some of the letters John F. Dryden of Newark, N. J., president of the Prudential Insurance company, writes that "the South as a Bold for safe and conservative Invest ?neat has for some time past been re? ceiving oar serious consideration. Its industrial progress In recent years, Its ?all.tble natural resources. Its great promts* for the future, largely aug? mented by the completion of the lath aalan ci.nal. all combine to attract at? tention to the opportunities for profit i Investment In this section." A :tal representative of his company is now Inveslgatlng conditions In a member of Southern States with a ?taw of extendlg Investments where t&e situation Is favorable and reports that have been received so far arc en? couraging. Htuyvesant Fish of New York, long teaiitlnsg with developmental railroad wot k In the Mississippi valley, notes a general opinion that the South Is a iu attractive. If not the most at itlve. field for the Investment of I Hal. Willis L. King, vice president of the Jones A Laughlln Steel com? pany. Pittabarg, says that "it would Im to me that the growth of the nith In recent years In population, rkmltural wealth and Industrial de? velopment makes It certain that this growth will continue much more r?p Idly in the future than in the past," and Joseph II. Ho: Hey, president of thr Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iren company. New York, tells of an tn*rstm?nt of nearly $1,000.000 made by him personally In Alabama a short time ago and of his profound Impre-* aton of the possibilities of the South. Bx-Senator Henry O. Davis of Wash? ington, who has been an active factor In West Vlrglna development, writes that "the South presents many and varied resources and opportunities for eeocessful endeavor in enterprises re? gal ring capital, energy and good Judg? ment." C. M. Comn, of Chicago -writs* "Within the next 10 year* the South Is going to experience a gr? at growth, nothing can bes urer than this prediction, and the counties, cities,, towns ang school districts will all need to make Issues of bonds and anything which makes th??-?e bonds secure and easy to sell will greatly facilitate the development of the country.'* J. J. Townsend of Chicago believe* that "the Southerner sleeps on billions wf values, through no fault of his, as It takes money to develop and the g.uth ha.< not the requisite at Its command." white K. Van Deusen of New York advises that "the best and only practical solution of the problem fSj for all the best people of the South to take hold with a will of the develop? ment of their own countrv and when they have demonstrated to the satis? faction ->f the rest of the country thai they ni??n business, capital will bcKin so flow In as required." O. W. Oood ywar of PJejBeM It Y . who has led in catabllMhlng one of the largest lumber enterprise* In the South, thinks that It rest* With the people of the South themselves whether or n<?t their tlon shall be developed In the near future All?ert I. ' ?>f Loekwood. Green a* Co of Hoston, a firm which ?'has always connldered the South, rn States as the best field for investment gsfforded at the present time," H "Too much Is printed in the Kofi! about lynching*, outbreaks of lawless? ness! In the out-of way sections of the South and not enough about the great cotton mills, water power plants, wood working plants, fertiliser Industrie*, ate . which ere prodncmg million* of dollars of new wealth f<>i th. country every year " Bearing upon that I* the *iatemenl of Klbrldge ii Snow, president of thr Home IssmjmtsM taggpany, New York, that "we do noi know that any one locality can throw stone* at the other with respect to law* beneficial or other " bnt he adds: "It sometimes s?*m* that It would i to the Interest of all concerned If Intended to be protective ordl nances were perhaps somewhat more carefullly considered before enact? ment." GOVERNMENT DYKE CRUMBLES. Levees, at Fine HlufT, Injured by Dyna? mite Explosion, Gives Way?City Again Endangered. Pine Bluff, Ark., Dec. 3.?The gov? ernment dyke, against which the force of the water was thrown by the dyna? miting of the opposite shore of the Arkansas river last night, gave away tonight and the steep bank at this point Is fast crumbling. Dynamiting has been resumed In an effort to re? lieve the present endangered section of the city. Pine Lluff, Ark., Dec. 3.?As the north bank of the Arkansas river, op? posite Pine Bluff, which was dynamit? ed last night, continues to cave In, deflecting the currect of the swollen river further away from the most im? paired portion of the levee which bor? ders the business section of this city, the situation here continues to im? prove and tonight the danger of a serious overflow la fast decreasing. Tonight the river has reached the flood* stage of 25 feet. During the day no further cnvlng occurred here, the willow fascines distributed at the most weakened points proving effective bar? riers to the encroachment of the wa? ter. The two most endangered build? ings, the Jefferson county court house and hotel, which stand almost on the brink of the stream, are now believed to be safe. It Is probable that addi? tional dynamiting may be attempted, and If successful by tomorrow the main current of the river will have left Pine Bluff entirely. Additional Protection Authorized. Washington, Dec. 3.?Information received by Oen. Marshall, chief of the corps of engineers of the army, from Capt. Lukesh, in charge of work at Pine Bluff, Ark., was that the people there had acquiesced In the refusal of the department to permit the diver? sion of the Arkansas river. Gen. Mar? shall has authorized the use of $19,000 to rebuild the uea wall at Pine Bluff, which has been undermined, as soon as possible, and has directed that an estimate be made for additional pro? tection to prevent similar floods In the future. INSURANCE TAX CASE GOES AGAINSST STATE New York Lifo Company Wins Suit Brought to Test Law Requiring Pre? mium List. Judge Memminger has rendered a decision In the case brought by the New York Life Insurance company igalnst the county of Abbeville, invol? ving the collection of taxes on pre? miums paid by the company in thll Ifftte. The case was brought by the company as a teat, it being claimed that |llt company paid these taxes on pn-mlums collected and paid outside of the State, and, therefore, the corp? oration was not liable and that the State constitution was violated. At t h< i !ng the State was rep; cs. ated by the attorney general, because Of the Importance of the case, and the insui ance company was represented by Jas. H. Mclntosh, general counsel. The amount involved was only 1151.35, but every county In the State ll affected The law requiring the collection of taxes on the premiums has been on the books since 1885 and'the decision of the circuit Judge will be appealed to the supreme court by the attorney general. Resolution of Respect to the Memory of Robert L. Cooper. At a meeting of the directors of the Bank of Sumter. Dec. 3. 1908, the fol? lowing resoltutons were unanimously adopted: Robert L. Cooper, Esq., a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Sumter, having departed this life on the day of 1908, after a pro? tracted illness, and the said hoard de? siring to express In Atting terms their appreciation of the character and worth of their deceased collegue, therefore be it K. solved. That In the death of Mr. Popper, UM bank he served so long and so efficiently, lias lost a valuable ami faithful official. The (Mty of Sumter and the Slate of South Caro? lina have lost a worthy and patriotic citizen, who In every day life, as he WtOTSd among his fellow men, exempli tied in his conduct and demeanor, those attributes which COmhlnf, make the upright, courteous gentle man; and who. In time of danger to the liberty of his Slat.\ hesitated not to la> ;i i 11 tli. peaceful pursuits of the student; ami bravely draw the ?word Ii defense of those principles of government which he. in common with his fellow eltlsenCi held to be right. Resolved, That these r. oltttlons be spread upon our minutes, that they he published In the city papers; god that a copy be sent to his surviving relatives, with assurance of our sym? pathy In their sad bereavement. E. C. Haynsworth, Secretary. MAY BRIDGE CHESAPEAKE. M. and M. Association To Have Sur? veys Made. The executive board of the Mer? chants and Manufacturers' Associa? tion agreed yesterday to expend $1, 000 to survey and look into the feasi? bility of bridging the Chesapeake Bay. The special committee, which was composed of Messrs. Frank X. Heon. William K. Bartlett, W. Bernard Duke, D. A. Moffett, James H. Preston and Thomas G. Boggs, after investi? gating, believes such a bridge can be built. Mr. Hoen, chairman of the commit? tee, said: "We are convinced that the project of bridging the Chesapeake is feasible and possesses no great engineering difficulties. Your committee believes that in securing the proposed survey the Merchants and Ma nfuacturers' As? sociation will possess valuable data; so valuable, in fact, that should the pres? ent projectors fail in consummating the enterprise, the survey will be worth to the association and the in? terests of Baltimore all that it will cost. "The application for this appropria? tion is for the purpose of employing Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co., to make the survey and report on the feasibility and approximate cost of construction in conjunction with the preliminary data secured by Mr. W. B. Weatherly. "While the application for this ap? propriation is made in the shape of a loan, to be taken care of if the pro? ject is successfully financed, either in the return of cash or stock in the pro? posed company, your committee does not base its recommendation for the appropriation on this agreement, but solely on the merits of the project and upon the belief that the report to be secured will be worth to the associa? tion all that It will cost. "?Baltimore Sun. CRCM MOVE A MISTAKE. Southerners Resent the Reappoint ment of Negro Collector. Washington, Dec. 2.?Southern men in congress greatly regret the fact that President Roosevelt has seen fit to an? nounce his intention of reappointing W. D. Crum. the negro collector of the port of Charleston, S. C. Booker T. Washington, president of Tuskegee In? stitute, recommended Crum for reap polntment, and it understood that his recommendation carried weight with the president. For several years the confirmation >f Crum was bitterly opposed in the senate by Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, and others, but Crum was finally confirmed by the Republican Majority (n the senate. He will now COint before the senate again for con 'Irmatlon, and. while there may be no fight against him If the Republican ItngtOlf Indicate thei: intention of ac? cepting the appointment, there Is a strong belief among Republicans as ell as Democrat! that the president >S making a mistake is giving Dr. Cram a third term In the collectorshlp. Tt is said In behalf of the president's action that no objection has been voiced by the people of Charleston to lit retention of Crum in office, and no implalnt has been made against his irrloe. Tut this is not the point which is interesting those who are nxlous to see the upbiuldlng of a Re ulllcan party along Independent Ines in the South. They are solici? tous about the effect the reappoint .nent of Crum will have upon the ef? forts of Mr. Taft to induce the South to break away from Us Democratic moorings and support the Republican party. The reappolntment of Crum is look? ed upon by these Republicans and by Democrats as a poor beginning by President Roosevelt toward the re? conciliation of the South. With the Roosevelt term so near its end, they think it would have been much better if President Roosevelt had consulted President-elect Taft before filling the Charleston collectorshlp, and that it would have been wiser lor Mr. Roose? velt to have left the choice to the in? coming; president. Mr. Taft is anxious to win over the Bouth( an 1 no better start could have been made in thai direction. Southern men asserted, than by the choice of a while man is the successor of Crum. Celebrated Leper Dies. I.os Angeles, Dee. S.? Mrs. j. c. vYardwell, the leper wife of Gen Wardell whose ease created such a dir in this community end in Arizona, died y< sterday of leprosy in the county hospital. Sita e her return from Ari? zona ami the death of her husband Mrs. Ward well's death had been ex* pected for some time. IM .Japanese fishermen Drowned. Tokio, Dec. :i. Thirty-five Japanese fishing boats were caught in a typhoon yesterday ?>ff Hatsu Island. In Kawet? sit Hay and were wrecked. It Is re? ported that 3T>0 fishermen lost their lives. O. H. Edwards, a prominent citizen of Palmetto, S. C. is dead at his home. MANNING TO RUN FOR GOVER? NOR. Sumter Man Says He Will be in Race, Rut it is Early to Talk About Plat? forms. Columbia, Dec. 2.?"Well, Mr. Man? ning, we see by today's papers that Mr. Featherstone has announced his candidacy for governor in 1910 on the platform of State prohibition. How about yourself?" "It's a little early to formulate platforms for 1910 in my judgment,' replied the Hon. Richard L Manning, "but my frineds know It Is my ambi? tion to be Governor of South Carolina, and my intention is to make the race In 1910. There are two sessions of the Legislature before that campaign opens, and the Issues that will then be ripe cannot yet be determined." Mr. Manning came over from Sum? ter today on his way to the marriage of a relative, and the question as to the candidacy was asked him by the Reporter in view of the announcement in today's papers that Mr. C. C. Featherstone, of Laurens, would be irt the race. It has been understood for some time that Mr. Manning would be a candidate in 1910. He Is a platform In himself, a man of high purposes, splendid business ability and most at? tractive personality. That he was not elected when he was candidate in 1906 was due, in the judgment of a good many well-informed persons, to the fact that he would not change his con? scientious convictions on the dispen? sary question and stood for the reten? tion of the State dispensary system. That question, however, is now out of the way and will probably be still fur? ther out of the way by 1910. As a member of the State Senate for eight years Mr. Manning devoted himself largely to constructive measures, and as a candidate for Governor his cam? paign will doubtless be along that line. With Messrs. Featherstone and Manning to select from the State in 1910 would be sure of securing a Gov? ernor of ability and high character. It is not at all likely, however, that they will be the only candidates, and the fact that there are several dark horses already tied out in the woods already is generally understood.?Spe? cial to News and Courier. The Gambler's Chance. Apropos the predominence of gum bling. we clip the following terse and comprehensive statement of a noted gambler, from an exchange: Richard A. Canfleld, the big New York gambler, who has recently been In the limelight of publicity because of a lawsuit, puts the gambling propo? sition in unique form: "If you play with a gambler long enough." say; Canfleld, "he Is bound to win your money. He can't help but get it. When you play with mo in round numbers you put up $ioo ami ag&Ui*i that I put Up $90. Now figure n? w long you can keep doing this. You may Win my money now and then, you may break mo temporarily, hut a* long as you play against me nt the i dds of 100 to 90 in the end I'll have /cur money." Canfleld ought to know. Ho I* re? futed to have made $5,000,000 in the gunibllng business. It is said hj has not personally touched a card In twenty years. He Instructs the busi? ness of his establishment to subor? dinates and relies with mathmeiical certainty upon the returns. Canfleld juts it very plainly. If you go into the gambler's game he has loO chan? ces to your 90, ten chances to your nine. If you stay In the garni long enough?and the the majority of the players do?he will get your pile. It Is simply science, skill and luck pitted against absolute certainty. The end is known from the beginning. That is where the average man who gambles makes his fundamental mis? take. He imagines that a good fortune will beat the law of mathematics. He bets on the theory that good playing and luck will enable him to overcome the stubborn fact that 10 is one more than 9. Canfleld says that everyone ought to know: When you go up against the gambler's game you go up against a dead sure thing. The gam? bler's game is not "game of c hance" at all. Chance has nothing to do scientifically. Gambler Canfleld'e with it. It Is financial robbery done frank statement will have little effect, however. There will always be the man who fancies he can change 9 into a bigger figure than 10. A promim-nt Illinois physician is charged with the murder of his wire and the husband of another woman. A London newspaper predicts that Hearst will he elected president in 1912. This is based, no doubt, on the recent Koosevelt-Hearst conference at the White House. John O, Jenkins, formerly president oj the Jenkins Trust Co., of Brooklyn was found not guilty of the larceny of $r>0,000 of the funds of that com? pany by a Brooklyn jury Wednesday. A man is not known till he cometh to honor.?Dutch. ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. AVcg?taWerVeparaltonuT^ similar ing rhc FoodantlRegila ting Uic Stoxnafiis ariiBowcls ~ Infants ^Childrk of i Promo te s DigestionJCheerii ne ss and Rest-Contalns neit w Opium.Morphlrie nar Mineral. Not Narcotic;. GASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Itfdpe ofOldDcSm-TLmzmi Pumpkin Son!" JuSbmm* JkoUlfSalts Jliitsr Sad ^ hkrmSetJ Qarifkd Sugar. ntwkitftVfi thmti Aperfect Remedy for Consflp* t ion, Sour Stoinach.Dtatfm] Woriu^jCoirvuls'wusfewrislr ness and Loss of SlEiiP. Facsimile Signature of NEW YORK., ... . Atb months old J5D0SES-33CFNTS feuTiranteed under the Voj i^^^^^^^^^s^^ggggg^ggggi Exact Copy of Wrapper. Thirty Years CASTOR! TUB OKMTAUB MINNT. ?t? TOR? CITY. i 1 N. G. OSTEEIN, JR., Dentist. > 18 West Liberty Street-Up Stairs. Hours:?3.30 to 1-P. M?2 to 6. Office Phone?No 30 ? - - House Phone 382 NEW HARDWARE STORE SUMTER HARDWARE COMPANY, XO. 1 NORTH MAIX STREET. Well assorted stock of General Hardware a-d House Furnishings Everything New?No OTd Stock. Quality of goods guaranteed and Prices are Right, a trial order wi l convince you. E. S. DesC KAMPS, Manager. r Kodol Steps Indigestion Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Belching, Gas on Stomach. Go to your druggist, get a dollar bottle of Kodol. And if you can honestly say that ?ou did not receive any benetit rom it after using the entire bot? tle, the druggist will refund your money to you without question or delay. We will then pay the druggist the price of the first bottle pur? chased by you. If you knew as well as we do how good a preparation Kodol is, it would be unnecessary for us to guarantee a single bottle. But to let you know how good it is, as well as we know, we will practically purchase the first bottle for you. We know there are thousands of persons who suffer from indiges? tion and dyspepsia who would be grateful to us for putting them in touch with Kodol. Furthermore, we know that after you have used Kodol your faith in the preparation will be equal to ours. This proposition we make is not altogether unselfish, but is actuated by the knowledge, that the use of Kodol by you will benefit yon as well as ourselves. That is why. How could we afford to make such an offer to the public. And how could we afford to spend thousands of dollars to tell you about it unless we positively knew and were sure of the merits of Kodol. We couldn't?it would lDonk rupt us. Please try it today at our risk. Kodol digests all the food yo u eat Eat what you want and let Kodol digest it. Kodol is made at the laborator? ies of E. C. De Witt & Co., Chicago The 11.00 bottle contains 29 timcjs as much as the 60c bottle. FOR SALE RY ALL DRUGGISTS. eaaaaaaaasaaasasaaaaaaaaa? The Man Who Receives $12 a Week in to I I ffi $ I m aaaaaaaassaaa?aaaaaaa?aaaaaai For his services may not be able to get a raise salary just at present, but he can make an effort save a little from his weekly pay. One Dollar will open an account at this bank and additional sums may be deposited from time to time. This plan has started many wage earners on the road to a competence. Why not you ? THE Bank of Sumter. Roasl ai well as boiled meets can be made more tender i>> patting vin? egar in the water, it being necessarj In the former case to baste often thai the liquid may penetrate the whole piece of meat. To prevent the sad-irons from stick? ing to staiehea geraten ts, simply maki um starch with strong soap suds, using pure white soap, Instead of elear water. The irons will not stick at all. Every tomorrow brings its bread. ?French. To be true to the best is the best ore can do for truth.