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ftrtr Hi MIT H WATCHMAN. Kataelt Consolidated Au*. 2,1 p If bf cdhtciw i aid Sontbrni PuelbdteO Wedec-dajr und Suturduy ? V Y? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8CMTHR. 8. C. Terms: lilt per annum?In advauce. Adsertl lanaoaei: Squar* first inaerttoa.II.10 ?very aubaequvnt Insertion.It Contraria tmr threa no oath*, or longer will b? madg at reduce* rates. All communli ttene which sue ?ar?e privat? Interests will be oharged for ae advertisements. ONtuartea and tribute* of respect* ?Hl be charged for. COTTON' Pit It KS MOVE IP. w l.rtdn Scimulai? I b\ Utducrd Crop Estimate ami Bullish Spirit in Market. New York. No\. 25.?Stimulated by reduced crop ? stlmates, predicated pertly on the list ginning report, pitoee have moved up sharply. Large spot interests, formerly bearish, are now arrayed on the bull side. Some Wall street shorts have covered and gone "Ions." Southern Interests are more emphuti ) than ever in express lag the belief that prices are destined to reach a very mueh hbjher level. The so-called Waldorf-Astoria ele? ment ahleh often carries a line of let.too balea or more has latterly taken the bull aide. Two well known Southern members of the trade who were here for a long period have returned to New Orleans, but they are aa bultleh as ever. ?peculation has not been broad or active, but as the prestige of the bulls larreaees they look for a bigger fol? lowing and a wider scope of the trad? ing- The ginning figures last Monday were a couple of hundred thouaand bales less than some had looked for p. sad crop estimate* of 11.200,000 to > I1.iet.t00 bales are growing moro K? frequent fJkrsae of the more conservative g*r balls say that they are content to put Bffc* crop at u.ioo.ooo to 12,000, m ata rssde? apd regard such a sup W ply aa entirety tnsdequato to Ml the p gaps in a*ortd's stocks. They Insist that prices are bound ' to mount to a point which make pres? ent quotations look cheap. Some of them admit that the American cotton goods trade la not altogether satis? factory, but they Insist that this fea i tore will be m->re than offset by the W ssaallness of the crop. Mesntlme , Lancashire la doing big business with the Far East as well aa with Med? iterranean ports and South America. The Liverpool market has latfrly been strong and more active F5u B ropean trade Is In far more bullish position than America. There are those who think that rotten Is high or if that is not the case that present prices at b asi amly discount anything at all bul? lish in the situation, ft They believe that the crop Is 12. lOO.tOO to 13.000.000 bales and thst the trade outlook for 1911 Is not very promising, owing, ss they thin*, to a widespread tendency among the psogde to economise, particularly awheg to the continued high cost of HvtasT The New York stock is rapld V ly Increasing. Southern hedge sell? ing Is persistent, and as already In? timated the speculation is still more or 'ess narrow. Large spot Interests have at times been very heavy s? ' b-rs Liverpool has sold here to a greater or leas extent, r Some bouses with large Southern connections are still apparently tear lsh. believing the crop larger th in Is generally supposed. In the main however., the bullish spirit hns dominated th* market and a* prices ^ have got Into ro w high ground som? f- esperlem ed m. I say they would not be surprised a further rise. MILLION BALK ritor Figure* of Time*-iM'imicr M, to be V rural) . Vre I I. I lYoon?Furnier* IV Holding for HUr Nen?* Orleans. Nov. 27.?A total of 11,441.000 bales Is the final est mate of The Times-Democrat f?-r tie* cotton rrop of 1910, as based on r< . ports from correspondents through the cotton belt. This forecast relates to the actual growth of the year and la exclusive of llntera. repacks, etc. By states the < rop Is given as fsi? lows Alabama 1,1 IS,000, Arkansas 700. ttt, Georgia and Florida, 1,825,000, Louisiana 255.00??. Mississippi 1.200,. 0t0, North Carolin,. ,*(???,noo, okla /gssus too.ono, sr,nth Caroling l.l+tV ,tS0, Twnneseee Texas |,? Jtt.Ott ^BpVtgpoad?iits say that farmers hitherto sold freely as a rule, age lac lined to hold the remnant. ?.linl April. IHio. -lie Juki mh 881 IK NEW POSUFFIllt. H \mni\ii: l hll l< i: Wil l. BE OC? ci nmi tomorrow, i hr New lluil.tin- One of the i lm-t hi Ihr < ountry in \ CWj of sum Ms*! test?it hi n Model in Dcalgii, i loi-ii nmi i'iiiiiiiiient?Every Pro? vision Made for Proper Dsnpali ll of postal Bssdaaiss ond for tin* < ??iniort of i toipioj r ? The stur? and strip m Will be fly ln?? from the fing staff of the ROW the m:\v i'ostofik i, postofflce tomorrow in token of the occupancy of the building by Post? master Shore and his force of as? sistants. This statement is made ad versedly, however, provided no un- 1 forseen obstacles ari*? to prevent the removal from the old quarters to th.- new, as is now planned by Post? master Shore. Tin removal will bs a matter of an hour or two ut most, for there will be no furniture and fixtures to transfer and comparatively little else, except such undelivered general delivery mail as may be In ' the office at the hour of removal and ? the I.ks, records, stamps and other i ?I i lb s. The new-building' Ii com- }' pletely equipped with an outfit of the j latesi and most improved furniture and fixtures provided by Uncle Su^m for his post offices. The postofflce rnployes will leave the old building hi I equipment Just as it stands, and enter Into a spick and span new ib-mleUe, and the work will go on without the bust Interruption or b - I ft The exchange of quarto ri vviii give- them more room, better light and eewT) convenience for the ex pedltous dispab h of their work that the experii 004 and inve ntive genius of the executive olllcials of the 1'oSt offle. department have bOOfl able to prov'de for th? . n< onomical handling of the greatest business organization connected with the Tnlted State's gm ernment. The erection of a postofflce build? ing for Sumter was undertaken and carried to completion none too soon, for the postal business of this city has entirely outgrown the old quar? ters and the need for larger working space and Improved facilities has been urgent for many months. The business has grown year by year In every department and where ten years ago five persons were employed in the postofflce. twenty are now on the regular staff?and they are all kept busy. In drawing the plans for the new poatofjk '? provision was made. It Is said, for the prospective ami probable growth of the business for at bast ten fi tri |0 CORIC, but if the present rate of Increase in business is maintained there will be -work for many more employes and to ed for more room long before the end of the next decade. But that consideration is borrowing trouble from the future, for at present the building is entirely adequate in slse j and equipment, and future needl will I be provided for as oi > aslon arises. When It was first decided to ask ('oagress fof an appropriation for a postofflce building for Sumter the eoncensus of opinion was that $50, .? would be lomcleni lo purchase a suitable lot, sreel the building and furnish It; and t'ongressman Lever Introduced a bill carrying an ap proprlatlon for that amount. Bui I l en befOJ i t hll bill bad run the gauntlet of the committeei of the Mouse rind Senate. it Wal i-allzed thai more money would b*> required |0 provide a suitable- building for Um present and the mmedlats future needl of this City, SO Ihl matter was r ik' n up with Mr. Lever and aft?-r I full canvass of the BUbbjoet, sta? tistics covering Ihl growth of the city and of the- postal builnesi dur Ing the past few years b< lug sub? mitted, he was con\ln<e| that the position of the citizens of Somt'-r li Feur not?~I;ot all the ends Thou All MTER, s i ., WEDNESj correct and that a larger ap? propriation was not only justified, tun an absolute necessity, tines it would be poor buslnssi to ?pond hity thousand dollsn on a building that would be t<><> small for ths purpoSSI for which it was deslgnedi svsn bsfore it was com? pleted. In pursuance of this under ? tndlng Mr. Lever asked for an ln creassa1 appropriation and Congresi grante i 120,000 additional, making 170,000 In ail available for the pur? chase ol a lot, the erection of ths building and the furnishings, it must nol be understood that it ams -Main Street Entrance. as easy as it sounds in this brief statement for Mr. Lever to secure the appropriation. On the contrary It was a task of much difficulty, and ?UCCess did not crown his efforts un til after more than two years of as? siduous work, and that he did suc oeed was due to his perseverance and persistence In the face of many ob? stacles and discouragements. When it came to the selection of a site for the building numerous lots were suggested and tenners were made by a half dozen or more lot \i:w POSTOPPICl owners, but the site at the corner of Main and Caldwsll streets was Anally selected by the representative of the government who was sent here t > inspect the available lots. This government agent was a good trad? er, for by shrewdly pitting one against the other lot owners who were eager to have the Postofflce lo? cated adjacent to their property, he succeeded In buying the lot selected for M.000?just $2,00(? less than had been paid for it a few months before. Ths government secured the great? est bargain in real estate that has changed hands in recent years, for property In that section is today worth fully twice what it sold for at the time the Postofflce site was selected. Ths following description of ths building was prepared at the request of the Dally Item by Mr. Gary, the superintendent of construction who represt nted the government and aatched every detail of the work from start to finish. Kiimter, K, <\ Postofflce. a massive, tune enduring, one-story structure of granite and lime stone, a BtmlclaSSlcal design of ths Tuscan order. The building as a whole Is extremely pleasing In effect, and Without doubt the prsttlSSt building of Its class In ths State. The building has a frontage of 1 feet on Main street and 82 feet on CaldWSll street, with entrances from .acb street. The Main street entrance with its four massive columns, and marble floor of a well marked design. containing three varieties of marble, Italian white, dark Verdoso ami BrocodlllO prepare one for the beau? ties of the public lobby, the treat is t at be thy Country'}, Thy (iod's an )AY, NOVEMBER 30, l! in? nt <it which is excellent. Tin- flocf is t>i French marble mosaic with dark green border and white field, while the base and border panel are of Verde antique marble. The entire lobby trim is of quartered oak, the ex? terior walls being heavily paneled, and extending to plaster cove of the ornamental ceiling. The screens f<>r the postofflce, money order and regis? try divtalons are arranged between heavy paneled pilasters, and sur? mounted by pivoted sash. At the ex? treme end of the lobby the Post? master's private office is located, a pleasing room finished in quartered oak, and opening into the spacious work room, which has a floor space of 1,60)0 square fe? t and lighted with 04 50-candlc power lamps. The work room equipment is as follows: 530 lock boxes. 40 drawers, 3 car r er w indows, I general delivery, 2 stamp windows and one fire proof Vault. The money order and regis? try division is assigned to its own (pi irtetS and not a part of the w.?rk re m, and ll also equipped with one lir proof vault. All mail enters the building by way of the mailing platform and vest bule which are located in the rei r of the building. The heating plant 'a a complete overhead system of hot water, and located at rear of building. On the me/zaine lloor is located the sw ing room for clerks I and carriers, In.connection with this room there is a shower bath, encased with Georgia marble wainscoat. All toilet rooms throughout the building have similar wainscoat and terrazzo tloors. , A complete conduit system for light, telephone and vault protection has been installed, and the entire building piped for gas. I The entire ho lding is of a fire proof construction, the floor and ceil? ing being of reinforced concrete, the roof is of Madrid tile, and structural steel, while all partitions and furring are of terra-cotta. The building was erected at a cost of $53,000 by Geo. A. Clapton, of Atlanta. Ga., with S. N. Boyce tai charge of the work. The government supervision has been ?:?AYcKt Lobby represented by J. If. Geary. Super? intendent of Construction. United States Public Buildings. j The men who compose the work J ing force of the Postofflce are: I George i>. Shore. Postmaster, T. Screven Doar, Assistant Post? master. B. R. Sander?. Money Order and Registry Clerk. U. S. Moise, Distribution Clerk. J, P. Tisdale, Distribution Clerk, j. C. Bryan, Mailing Clerk. Till: MAY POSTOTI B. A. Tisdale, Distribution Clerk. B. B. Lowry, General Delivery Clerk. C. II, Wilson, la tter Carrier. H. w. Blake, Letter Carrier. Julian D. Wilder. Letter Carrier. ul Truth's." THE TKL'l 910. ?Ui PRIZES FOR FARMERS. Many Compete In South Atlantic Corn Exposition, Held in Columhia From Dec. ."?. Through 9th, All tin- boys who sent In records to the county corn show sre request" i d to enter their exhibits in the South Atlantic Corn exposition at Columbia. One best single ear, live best ears ami ten best cars, only about thirty boys are eligible tor the contest. Handsome prises wll be awardel those who win first, sec? ond or third places in cither the one, ?vs or ten ear exhibits. Besides the many big prizes open to all of the St.ate, Superintendent of Education S. I>. Tain lias a special I prise futgj of to be given to the Corn Clgh boys, entering from Sum tor county. All the exhibits should be wrapped in paper so that the grains of corn will not shell off the ends of the ears. The exhibits that I are sent to Mr. Cain's office by Fri? day night of this week will be sent to Columbia in a box together at the expense of the County club. In this contest yield counts for nothing. Quality is everything. The boy who grew forty bushels will have an equal chance with the boy who grew 100 bushels. J. Frank Williams In a row In Charlestor Sunday af? ternoon Palmer Coleman, alter be ing shot through the head and mor? tally wounded, shot Henry Gibson through the arm, inflicting a danger? ous wound. Both are legroes. Will Hggins, a 13-year-old white boy was killed at Pacolet Firday by Charlie Griffin a companion who dis? charged a gun accidentally while they were sitting on the steps. Cotton receipts at Charleston have been 184,533 this season against 161,504 to the same date last year. Carrier D. Car Frank S. Raitielc, Letter Cadrier. Harry L. Burkett, Letter Carrier. William X. Bradford, Substitute Letter Carrier. Hen. F. Wilderj R. F. D. ?Co. 1. ? - - I - |: ?> ? J. Brogdon Jones, EL F rier Xo. 2. . A. Schwerin,, Jr., Ii. P. I rier No. 3. (Vacant) Ft. F D. Carrier Xo. 4. J. Lampley JoneL R. F. T>. Car? rier Xo. 5. Albert Spears. Janitor an 1 Special I delivery Messenger. Postmaster Shore has occupied his present i osition for nearly eight years, his second te**m expiring dur ! ing the month of December, it Is ! certain that he will be re-appointed ; for another term of four years, which i ; will give him twelve years ru con j tlnuous service. Assistant Postmaster j Hoar's term of office has been the same as that of Postmaster Shore, and as assistant postmasters will be I plnce,i on the civil service list De i cember 1st, his term will continue for I life, or during good behavior. AH other clerks and employes are on the civil service list and arc not subject to removal except for causi In point of length of service Mr. B. L. Sanders is the dean of the corps, having been employed in the office for more than twenty years, entering the s? r vice under the administration of Dr. D. J. \uld. who was Postmaster dur? ing the first Cleveland administra? tion, at which time he and the Post? master were the office force, al? though a little later on another as? sistant was taken on when the work increased. 1 [i connection with this article are PICE?North Lobby. presented three views of the Post offie, one ? xterlor, showing the build* ing from the front, and two Interior showing the lobbies. These cuts were made from photographs taken by Mr. J. 11. Wlnburn. S SOUTIIKON, Established June, 1?M Vol. XXXI. No. 28. the mm gas plant. WORK HAS BEEN RECOMMENC? ED?ABOUT too SUBSCRIBERS. Engine and Boller ' 0 estaUed nl Present end r? be Laid Af? ter Jannr -V? -Rartlottc-llay wrnrd <<> .v\^ of Plant. ft W< V ,u gas plant has bei n re %Jf . tcr a cessation of more /ear, caused by the .?lokness ..oath of Mr. J. L. Alnutt ana failure Of anyone to take the ini? tiative In completing the work which had been commenced a couple of years before. Up to the present time a founda? tion for the gas tank, the plant build? ing, which will be used as an oiftce and engine room, have been com? pleted and all of the machinery and material is on hand that will be needed in the remainder of the work. The work new being done is that connected with the putting in of solid foundations for the engine and boiler, and as soon as these have been prop? erly Installed, the engine and boiler, which are now on hand, v. ill be put up t<? be ready for work whenever the pipe lines are laid. After the death of Mr. Alnutt, Mr. E. B. Wright, of Boardman, x. C decided that it would be a bad in? vestment to continue work on the plant as he was very uncertain of its final success, and he did not wish to go into the work by himself, or without the assistance of some local man interested in the business, for up to that time he had himself paid all expenses connected with the work. Some time ago he sold out his inter? est in the concern to the Heywurd Bartlett Co., of New York city, who had furnished all of the material for the plant up to that time, Mr. W. W. Randolph, representing them as their agent at the time. Mr. Ran? dolph, who had formerly been con? sulting engineer for the work while it was going on and still represents the Hayward company, a ill come to Sumter after January 1st himself to be on the grounds and to see after the work in person, This new corjtt pany s< cured an extension of time from city council in which to com? plete their work here and they ex? pect to rush things through after the first of January just as fast as they can, their rapidity depending upon the number of hands they can se? cure for the work. Until the first of January the work will not be pushed, as there is not much to be done between now and then, and Mr. J. A. Epperson, who has charge of the plant and will be su ?erintenlent as soon as operations are commenced, is taking up most of his 'imp working up trade for the future plant among the people of the city. Already he has more than COO subscribers for gas as fuel and for kitchen use, and about 50 subscribers for lighting purposes. Of course this number will be greatly increased by the time that the plant is put in operation. As the plant will have a tank fifty by sixty feet and capable of holding fifty thousand cubic feet of gas, there will probably be no trouble about a scant supply or lack of pressure for some time The plant is constructed to supply a city with a population of 50.000 inhabi? tants, and as Sumter lacks several thousand of having that many per sens living in it, there will not have to be any enlargements made for several years. The tank will be begun at the same time that the piping is being laid after the first of January, when Mr. Randolph arrives. The main lines of piping will be laid only about three feel deep and it is probable that the city will br in a mutilated c? ndltion while the work is going on. The line will be laid direct from the plant to Harvln, going by the Union station, up that street to Liberty street and extending at the corner of Main and Liberty streets in ad directions. There will be several Inge con? sumers of the gas. chief among which will be the telephone factory. The plant e\pci ts to get most Of their trade from kitchen use by their customers, however, and for this purpose they cxpei t to keep on hand a special lot of gas ranges which they will sell and install in the kitchens of all prospective customers at cost, which will be probably about $12 or $15, these ranges being able to cook for any sized family and at an ap? proximately small cost. As wood is getting more scarce every year and is much harder to get this year than ever before there will probably be many subscribers for the gas plant who will welcome its coming with great joy. The bird hunters gem rally report poor luck on Thanksgiving day.