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FORESTER SOUNDS WARNING. URGES PRESERVATION OP WOODLANDS IN THIS STATE. Government E*i>ert Declare* Tliat tlie Cutting of Much of the Timber in South Carolina Has Had Disastrous Effect Upon the Soil?l?rotcetlon or Mountain Forests Is Necessary. Columbia, Nov. 9.?Forester Moore sounds a warning; note In his prelim? inary report on the forests of South Carolina after a survey of the prin? cipal wooded sections. At the outset he says: "A large part of this timber has been cut." previously pointing out that the greater part of the State was once covered with forest growth. Mr. Moore was detailed by the gov? ernment to make a forestry survey of the SUte. and together with Capt. Miller, of Commissioner Watsons of? fice, has visited the following coun? ties: Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Bpartanburg. Cherokee. Alken and parts of Rlchland and several coun? ties In the northwestern section of the State, A plea Is made for the protection of the forests of the Appalachian Range. In that the destruction of the trees means floods for the low coun? try of South Carolina and sends down sand, which becomes a menace to navigation of the rivers of commerce. "It is to be hoped that the time Is not far distant when the remaining for? ests on the monutain lands of South Carolina will be placed beyond the possibility of destruction or unwise exploitation for the benefit, not .only of this generation, but <>/ those to come." The following is the report Issued: 'The greater part of tha State of South Carolina was once covered with a forest growth, consisting perlnclpal ly of pine, sometimes In pure' stand, sometimes mixed with oaks, hick? ories, maples, elms, walnuts, birches, gums and other trees, while cypvess haa always been one of the Important trees of the coast region. "A large part of this timber has been cut. Some of it has been wise? ly used for lumber, and for firewood; the rest of it has been gathered into piles and burned. When timber had little value, and the prico of cord wood did not pay for the hauling, It is not strange that many good trees were deatroyed?it was the logical thing to do. In order to preparo the ground for the culture of corn or cot? ton, hut at thrf pefent time, when the prices for nearly all grades of lumber are rising from year to year, and when people in the cities and towns are paying twice as much for fuel wood aa they did ten or twelve years ago. It pays to manage timber lands In a conservative way, with some re? gard for the future. "The area of lands under cultiva? tion In South Carolina will doubtless Increase slowly each year for an in? definite period. With the high price of cotton, many people are doubtless planning to cut off all the trees on their land and put It Into this crop. Bot In the long run it will generally be found that a wood lot is a very im? portant part of a farm. Wood for cooking and heating purpses and fence posts and other timbers must be secured from some source, and why not from the home woodlots? "The yellow pines are good seed era, restocking the ground with young pines, thus providing for a future for? est without any labor or expense on the part of the land owner. Fires do great damage and should never be al? lowed to run over the ground. They do not improve the grazing to any great extent, and they kill the young seedlings and impair the vitality of older trees. "While It Is desirable to retain wood lots throughout the central part of the State, it Is exceedingly Impor? tant vo keep Intact the forests on the mountains along the northwestern boundary. There Is a very close con? nection between the forests of that region and the stream flow. The heaviest rainfall In the State is along the Blue Ridge Mountains. The soil Is quite susceptible to erosion and deep gullies are quickly formed dur? ing heavy rains, where the surface of the ground is unprotected. "When rain falls on a forest, a large part of it strikes th leaves or limbs of the trees; its voloclty is greatly Impeded, and it falls gently to the ground. The underbrush fur? ther breaks the force of the rain. The dense ground cover of leaves, twigs and dead wood, which is found wherever forests conditions prevail. Is of sufficient absorbant power to re? tain a large part of the precipitation, slowly Altering It Into the soil be? neath. The roots of the trees reach down into the ground for a consid? erable distance, the tfny root-hairs dissolving the nutrient mineral salts found In the lower strata of the soil, and appropriating them for the use of the trees. The fertility thus ob? tained from the soil is not perma? nently removed, but, being largely deposited In the leaves, Is returned to the soil when the leaves fall and decay. "The mat of leaves, etc., under the trees does not readily wash away, even on steep hill sides. The rainfall mm through It. finding its way at last to the creeks and rivers, welling their volume greatly .but not to the extr eme point which they reach when fed by waters Mowing from denuded slopes. In a well timbered country the for? ests act as great store houses of wa? ter, giving it up to the natural drain? age channels at all seasons with reg? ularity. Floods, while not absolute? ly unknown, are seldom destructive. ' When the trees are removed from any raountaineous region of heavy ralifall, like the Southern Appala? chian country, the water collects in rix llets, which coalesce, forminr larger streams and soon swift flowing currents of water are pouring into the creeks, which necessarily rise. The vel )city ot the moving water in? creases, and since the carrying power Increases six times as fast as the ve? locity, the amount of soli which is moved is very large. The sand and silt from the fields are carried down intj the rivers, forming huge sand? bars, which become a menace to nav? igation, or are deposited on the bottom lard, often in such thick layers as completely to destroy crops and rend? er the land worthless. Fertile soil is no . desired in the bed of a stream, hu Is wanted on the fields, and it is mich beteer to spend money to k^ep it where it is than to dredge out the rivers. "The testimony of a large number of fatmers and business men of Oconeo. Ph-kens, Greenville and Spartanbur,~ counties. Is unanimous to the effeet thi.t the bottom lands, which were at cne time the best farming lands of those counties, are now almost all ruined, and that this has been large? ly caused by the removal of the for? est cover. No evidence contrary to this could be obtained, although many people were questioned, thirty yeirg ago the first question which a prospective purchaser of a farm ask? ed was this: "How much bottom land is there on your farm?' The more bottom land, the more valuable the fa-m was presumed to be. At the present time good upland, out of the reach of high water, is what is want? ed. "So much soil has ben ueposited ir the creeks t'nat they are fnled up al? most to the level of the adjacent land, and a small freshet will raise the level of the creaks to Euch an ex? tent that a wide area is inundated. It is not safe to plant Aftra or cotton in such places, since they are almost sure to bt, ruined before the peason is over. T ie bottom lands sosni times make g? od pastures, but eossn of them are sr. frequently overflowed that tllO giass is poor and thin, and is so mud? dy that cattle anl hogs are made si;k by eating it. Pools of water are formed, and willows, hazel and other sthruba and trees grow up, forming dense thickets, and crowding out the glasses. A rise of two feet in the lev? el of a creek now does as much dam? age as would once have been caused bp a rise of ten feet. Some of the highway bridges, which are now only a foot or two above ordinary water, v. 9re once so high above the creeks trat a man on horseback could ride beneath them. "A farmer in Pickens county stat? ed that on his farm of 900 acres, the best crops were formerly raised on the bottom lands, which occupied ap? proximately 110 acres. Nothing can nc w be raised on this area. Much of the land at the head waters of the creek flowing through his farm was cleared between 1865 and 1876, and the filling up of the creek began at that time. This is only one of many Instances which might be cited. "There is no doubt of the fact that the terracing of the hillside fields has hud a favorable Influence on the stream flow, as well as on the reten? tion of the soil In the fields them? selves. The testimony of all settlers kms very convincing on this point, and observation of the eroded condition of the few unterraced flellds still to be seen corroborated it. "It is to be hoped that the time is not far distant when the remaining forests on the mountanous lands o! south Carolina will be placed beyonl the possibility of destruction, or un s/ise exploitation, for the benefit, not inly of this generation, but of those to come." ?Lame back comes on suddenly and Is extremely painful. It is caused by rheumatism of the muscles. Quick re? lief Is afforded by applying Chamber loin's Liniment. Sold by W. W. Sl bort. Albuquerque, N. M., Nov. 7.?Wil? li im W? Robinson, editor of the Ros well Register-Tribune, today an? nounced that he would decline the governorship of New Mexico, recent? ly offered him. The resignation of Governor George Curry is effective next February. Mr. Robinson said that be would rather stay In the newspaper business than hold any oifice. ?When a eold becomes settled in the system, It will take several days' treat? ment to cure It. and the best remedy to use is Chamberlain's Cough Item ? Iv. It will cure quicker than any other, and also leaves the system in a natural and healthy condition. Sold by W. W. Sibert. 0 STATE FAIR FOR SUMTE?. cgroes?Decide to Hold Their State Fair in This City Next Year. Batesburg, Nov. 10.?President Richard Carroll finds it not feasible to continue his State Negro Fair in Batesburg, but the white people here have been so good to him and the at? tendance so good that he and his lieutenants refuse to yield entirely to the clamor for a more central loca? tion, so Batesburg is to continue as an annual district fair centre for eight counties hereabouts, while the State Fair, proper, is to be held in Sumter. These will really be rival State Fairs although Carroll will continue at the head of both. It would have greatly surprised those Northern sympathizers with the negro as to how he is abused by Southern whites to witness the meet? ing of whites and blacks in the big tent here last night to hear the ne? gro speakers testify to the good treat? ment the blacks get here, how gen? erous and kind Batesburg people, especially, have been toward this en? terprise, to watch the white half of the audience insist on one of the negro speakers continuing when his time was up, to see both whites and black mingling in the centre aisle on their way to lay money on the collection tsble, to hear the sound advice Car? roll, Baylor, White and others gave to the negroes, to hear whites and blacks together cheering negro speak? ers. The exhibits In all departments are a l Improvement over last year and the attendance Is quite as good as at Columbia. Finte crowds are coming in today and the negroes are thor? oughly enjoying themselves. Today a ad especially tomorrow are to be the two big days. This is just like the white State -Fair has been for forty y?ars, the biggest and best attended of them all. ATLANTA AUTO RACES. Races Tuesday Were Exciting But Without Serious Mishap. Atlanta. Nov. 10.?The Atlanta track is the mecca of all true and loy? al autoists. Yesterday's races were run without mishap, excepting Still man, driving a Harmon car, ran into the inner gutter of the track. He and his driver escaped with a few slight bruises. To America belongs the honor of the 200 mile Stock Chassis race. Louis Chevrolet driving a Bulck won, av? eraging 72 miles and hour. 'Listed as also ran were the following cars: (Foreign:) Car. Driver. Renault, Basle. Ranler, Marmon. Renault, Cllquot. (American:) Car. Driver. National, Alken. National, Kincald. Following is list of races and en? tries: One mile, time trial?First, Flat (Strang), 37.7; second, Benz, (Old lleld), 40:13; third, Chirstie (Chris? tie), 43:82; fourth, Stearns (Ruther? ford), 50:85. Ten-mile stock chassis, 451 to 600 cubic inches?First National (Aiken), *:27:22; second, National (Kincald), f.:27:71; third, Apperson (Harding), i: 5 0:65. Also ran?Renault. Fiat Stearns. Ten-mile race for light cars?First, Chalmers-Detroit (Matson), 9:49:46; second, Chalmers-Detroit (Knipper), fc:49:84; third, Bulck (Nelson), 9:58 18. Alos ran?White gasoline, Ful? ler. Ten-mile, free-for-all, handicap? First, Marmon (Stlllman), 8:54:96; second, Marmon (Harroun), 8:55; third, National (Alken), 9:12:41. Also ran?Renault, Ranler, Knox. Two-mile, free-for-all?First, Fiat (Strang), 1:31:63; second, Benz (Old field), 1:37:18; third, National (Aik? en), 1:43:72. Also ran?Christie. Two hundred mile stock chassis race?First, Bulck (Chevrolet), 2: 46:48; second, Chalmers-Detroit t'Dlngley) 2:53:33; third, Chalmers Detroit (Lorimer), 2:55:15. Also ran ?Rnault (Base), Ranler (Mar? mon), Renault (Cliquot), National (Alken), National (Klncaid). ?Croup is most prevalent during^the dry cold weather of the earlji waiter months. Parents of young children should be prepared for It. All that It needed Is a bottle of Chambeiflaln's Cough Remedy. Many mothers are never without It In their homes and It has never disappointed them. Sold by W. W. Slbert. Rev. H. A. Whitman, editor of The Farmers' Union Sun, has been ap? pointed to take charge temporarily of the library of the State Supreme Court. The appointment was unsoli? cited by Mr. Whitman, and he has not applied for the permanent appoint? ment, although he says that he would be pleased to receive It. ?The old. old story, told times with? out number, and repeated over and over again for the last 36 years, but It is always a welcome story to those In search of health?There Is nothing In the world that cures coughs and colds as quickly as Chamberlaln'8 Cough Remedy. Sold by W. W. Sl? bert. AMAZED AT THE SOUTH. Thought We Were a Lazy. Go-Easy People With Cotton. Cecil Grenfell. of London, reprc- | senting the English Rothschilds, who have lately made large investments in iron and steel interests in the South, in an interview with the Birm? ingham correspondent of the Manu? facturers' Record, says: "I am astonished beyond words to express. I have often heard of the South, but have never been amnng you before. I had formed an idea that you had plenty of cotton and were a kind of lazy, go-easy people, with not much energy. This trip has been a regular 'eye-opener' to me and oth? ers of the party who have not visited your section before. I have visited California and Canada, but have nev? er seen anything to equal the great development that is going on in the South. I have had an exceedingly fine trip. I want to add that I have neevr seen anything to equal the ar? tistic marble decorations in your beautiful Empire building. I have seen many handsome structures, but none with finer marble decorations? and they tell me that you dug it right out of the hills of Alabama." BI RX BEHIND IRON BARS. Eight Workers in Comb Factory in Brook yn Perish by Fire. New York, November 8.?Iron bar? red windows prevented the escape from death by fire of eight workers in Robert Morrison & Sons comb fac? tory in Brooklyn today, and five other men probably were fatally injured in making their escape from the build? ing. Wm Morrison, son of the owner of the plant, lost his life in the flames while trying to reach the safe and close its doors. His father was among the injured. Luckily there were only forty em? ployees in the factory when the fire started for the spread of the flames was rapid in the inflammable comb material. Many men jumped from the third floor windows and were injured. Those who rushed to the rear found the windows barred and there met their doom. Nearly all of the victims were Italians. Mrs. Agnes J. Connell, the only wo? man in this country who has papers permitting her to navigate a steamer of any class in any ocean will soon be seen in these waters, navigating the steamer J. L. Luckenbach from New Orleans. She is known all ever the world, for a steamer is her only home, and she has sailed everywhere with her husband, Capt William J Con? nell. She was born in the Thousand islands, and grew up with the youth whom she later married. For a while she stayed at home while he made voyages, but she soon tired of that and for the past twenty-two years she has sailed with him. As a result of her knowledge and experience in sea? manship. Mrs. Connell received her sailing master's certificate from the port of San Francisco in 1901. Siie is an accredited pilot for the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence river, and also holds a government license entitling her to navigate any kind of craft in any waters. At any time sha can relieve her husband, if necessary, handling the big 5,400-ton steamer with case. On one occasb n she ran into a spell of rough weather accom? panied by an almost impenetrable fog. After the captain had spent three days and two nights on the bridge without sleep she forced him to go be? low and brought the ship into port herself. CASTOR l A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always bought Said the Old Mod to The Boy ??The CVito Watch that has given perma? nent satisfaction to YOUR father, to MY father, YOU and ME, is THE HOWARD The Watch De Luxe." Why not be able to say the same to Your Grandson? lot Us Tell You About IIOWARM W. A. Thompson Jeweler and Optician. Phone 333. 6 S. Main St. Ii ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. 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A FULL LINE OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO. :: :: :: :: :: OUR MOTTO: PURE AND RELIABLE GOODS. 11 Our stock is complete and we cheerfully solicit your patronage. :: :: :: THE GROWTH OF OUR LUMBER BUSINESS has heen something phenomenal,and is due to strict adherence to sound business principles. Always provid? ing full measures and the highest qualities of well-seasoned lumber, we have succeeded in retaining all of our old customers, and in attracting new ones all the time. For reliable lumber at fair prices and prompt de? liveries, come to us. The Sumter Door, Sash & Blind Factor), J. W. McKeiver, - - Proprietor *z*t The Farmers' Bank & Trust Go. "a* What - ' to hay Satisfaction with one's efforts put the brakes on progress. There is a future ahead of the fellow who is sorry when the whistle blows. The Farmers' Bank and Trust Company is continually reaching out for new business, and Is getting it. If you are not a patron we invite you to become one* C. G. ROWLAND, Pres. R. l EDMUNDS, Cashier. GUY L. WARREN, Teller. A, S, MERRIMAN, Bookkeeper. H. l McCOY. Asst. Bookkeeper. Seed Oats, Appier aud Red Rust Proof. Seed Wheat Smooth and Bearded Varieties Seed Rye and Barley. -Grain Pasture Mixture Composed of Winter Turf Oats, Wheat, Rye, Barley and Vetch. The best winter Horse, Cow and Hog Pasture you can possibly plant. :: :: :: THERE WILL BE A ROLLER FLOUR MILL IN SUMTER BY JAN. 1910, y Jjr Stock Co., BEST LIVERY IN SUMTER. SUMTER, S C.