The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 23, 1913, Image 1
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THK SlMTUt WATCHMAN, EstablMied April, 1850.
"Re Just ami 1-Var not?Let all the omls Thou Aims't at ho thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's."
THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 1
Consolidated Aug. 3,1881.
SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1913.
Vol. XXXVI. No. 17.
"CHARMS OF THE COUNTRY OF THE
BENIGN HILLS OF THE SANTEE"
In the April number of the South?
ern Field, the excellent monthly mag?
azine published by the land and in?
dustrial department of the Southern
Hallway, In the Interest of the develop?
ment of the South, there is an In?
teresting and well illustrated article
on The Palmetto State and its Prog?
ress in Recent Years." The section
of the article that is of especial inter?
est to Sumter people in under the cap?
tion. Charms of the Country Among
the Benign Hills of the Santee," which
Is ss follows:
Sumter County lies to the east of
Riehland, connection by rail over the
Southern between Sumter, the county
seat, end the state capital, a dis?
tance of 2\\ miles, affording a con?
venient schedule. Railroad lines cross
the county In every direction and
the s?at of county government hus
thirty-six passenger trains daily, mak?
ing it a natural distributing point for
manufaeturelng and Jobbing establish?
ments.
A telephone factory which devot, s
extensive space to magneto making is
the chief industry, although there
are Important lumber, brick, machin?
ery, lee. buggy, wagon, cotton oil and
cement pipe plants. One of the
largest epyress mills in the South is
located a few miles from the city.
The early settlers in this county
were herdsmen, who moved their
cattle from place to place as prefer?
red range occurred. Then the im?
mense areas of pine gave profitable
opportunities ,and in addition to the
production of beef, pork and hides,
?tore attention was given to tar, tur?
pentine, roain, staves, shingles and
lumber.
Corn and wheat were the chief of
the early day crops, and indigo was
TSf-w-x fur Mp???e ?a?* - Bssf India
? mpetltlon und the war with England
put a stop to this industry. Rice,
"^Wheat and oats were the chief crops
up to the Civil War. which brought
a revolution In agriculture that plac?
ed cotton In the lead.
Discussing Sumter County, the Unit?
ed States Soil Survey report says:
"With such a variety of soils as Is
found in Sumter County, one should
be able to carry on almost any line
of farming desired. Very little at?
tention hua been given to the raising
of live stock, though there are lands
that could be utilized more profitably
for this purpose than In any other
way. Bermuda grass does well on
most of the soila The sandy soils
are especially adapted to truck, al?
though at present they are little used
for this purpose, not enough being
grown for home consumption. There
Is sn excellent opportunity for this
Industry and dairying. The Norfolk
soils would also grow fine grapes and
the <>rangeburg soils fine peaches.
The county roads are in very good
condition and much interest is being
taken in their Improvement. The best
road material available Is composed
of sand and clay. Good roads are be?
ing rupldly extended to all parts of
the county. Artesian wells of excel?
lent flow ate secured in the eastern
part of the county, at a depth of from
7* to 100 f?.et.M
Crop SSSStSSJai ig not Indicate the
average yields in any community, but
thev do sh w the possibilities of th.
land Therefore, the achievement of
- I Wh,t. wlm^. furm i * m ar Sum?
ter. will in In at.' w hat i m he .|..ne.
Mr White mad* Hrt> bushels of
sweet potatoes on one acre of land,
and nobl tb< potatoes foi seed at $1
and $1 || peff bushel. The sill
were bought and "et out May 1-'. UM'J
To prepare for these slips the ground
wss hr.?k?-n with a two? now plon and
rows were laid oft Ihre,- feet. bed
fled out v. h four f ai r..u s, I ||d I in*
fertiliser was applied alter break
Ing out the middles.
As soon ig the slips took root they
were work d with a 24-Inch sweep
Altogether, they were plowed four
times, and dug November fi. Expen
ses In connection with the crop at*
placed by \1 r WhltS at )II, itSRltSed
hr follows Slips. |1|] fertilizer. 119;
labor. . land r??nt. $|a. At $1 a
bushel his -?otato crop from MM acre
netted 177?.
In the contest for average \le|ds
on on acre of cotton, an acre ol Born,
and an a* N "f peas >!r Whit* made
OS * - IS hllMhels of nun, ' I p.oinds
?*T smmI cot mi. I4' I ?' bushels of \.
and 4 H'\1 pounds of iireO" ?..?a\ n<
J W. ? ?dorn m id" t> : ?<> p<?un *
cured peavine hay on a Mingle acre.
Local banks offer cash prizes that
make teat acres worth while. One
bank gives $100 to the farmer mak?
ing the greatest average yield on four
acres and $100 to the man making
the greatest net profit on that acreage.
Another bank gives $200 each year In
a three-year eontest intended to stim?
ulate proper rotation of crops, con?
test judges prescribing the crop sys?
tem, which covers three years.
Mr. White's farm includes 275
acres and his cotton crop averages a
bale to the acre. He averages 40
huNhels of corn to the acre on a 40
aere held, and in 1911 made 75 bush?
els per acre on a flve-aere Held.
L. D. Jennings has a 400-acre farm
a few miles from Surnter, on which
nearly a bale of cotton to the acre
is made. His corn yields run from
35 to 40 bushels to the acre and COW
peas make an average of a ton to the
acre.
I*ast year, from 100 acres of land,
100 tons of eured huy were made, and
3.000'bushels of oats. At $20 per ton,
the hay was worth $2,000 and at C5c
a bushel the oats were worth $1,5*50.
This mukes a total of $3,950 for the
crop from the 100 acres. When the
oats were cut, the peas followed im?
mediately.
The soil Is a light, sandy loam, to
which the cowpeas add much hu?
mus. Feeding beef cattle Is also pruc
tised for the purpose of building up
the aoil. In November, 1912, Mr.
Jenrdngs bought 8 2 heud from North
Carolina and Tennessee. They were
fed cottonseed meal and hulls, and
in February were shipped to the
Northern markets. Forty tons of cot?
tonseed meal and 40 tons of hulls
were fed. The average weight of the
cattle when feeding began In Novem?
ber was 8SO pounds, and the average
weight when so^d in February "was
975 pounds. No detailed rOOOfd of
expense was kept, but Mr. Jenkins
thinks feedings is profitable, if man?
ure is made without cost or if the
profits from the cattle are great en?
ough to pay their feed and labor bill.
Northwest from Surnter, and ex?
tending from the WuUree Klver, live
miles into the country, lie the High
Hills of the Santee, once the home
of General Surnter, "the gamecock of
the American Revolution " of Joel
K. Poinsette. Secretary of the War
I>epartment; of John Hutledge, dicta?
tor of the state during the Americ an
Revolution and later Chief Justice of
the United States Supreme Court.
Here was a favorite camp for British
and Colonial armies during the revo?
lution and General Cornwall If of the
Knglish forces chose It as a base of
operations and as a camp where their
wounded and ill could recuperate.
Washington Irving called them the
"benign hills of the Suntce." and
Itohrt Mills, in his review of South
Carolina, declared: "There is not a
more desirable place for residence,
either for health or society, than this
village affords.'
It was lu re that more important de?
velopimnts occurred before flu? war
between the States, and many old
mansions have been preserved in
good condition. Their owners hat,
large plantations in the lowlands of
the State, but llVOd in the high bills
aiost of the time on account of the
mON healthful climate. Along tin
Watorec tiny raised large numbers
of tattle ami hogs. The hills wort
considered Am for cotton, corn ami
oatl, and for m arly all kinds of fruits,
including pa iches. tigs, grapes and
?moll frulU Four types of soil oc?
cur, according to the report of t?<i
ami soil surveya: Orangeburg clay,
Oransjeburg sandy loom, Orangeburg
sami and Orangeburg coarse sandy
loam. The < u*angeburg ciav is local?
ly known ai the red lands." has ex
? ??II?m drainage, ami constitutes one
or the boat cotton ami general farm?
ing sods ot tin Qu If and Atlantic
Conntnl plains n stand? drought ??i
excess of moisture better than most
soils, is retentive, ami tin- affecti or
fertlltaer are lasting. *
Th?- lulls not under cultivation :ir.?
covered with heav; forests of pln<
ami hardw.is and there are man>
hold springe furnishing sweet, potabb
\% atari
The bonus are generally in oak
grovoi on the hill tops, from which
on char days tin tallest buildings In
Um st?t?? oupuai <-.in ??, seen aero
Ihr riv?-v VMllex vn'h h'-HiHItiil view ,
joi the Intervening Midi und w.t
a few mllei from Claremont, <m
the Southern Railway, Is Btateburg,
\vhi? h on Recount of its niiturHl beau?
ty was tin- choice of General Sumter
for the location of South Carolina's
State capital. When Columbia was
chosen by a narrow margin, it is re?
lated that General Sumter challenged
to a duel the successful advocate of
the rival site. ;
Col. John J. Dargan is principal of
"The General Sumter Memorial Acad?
emy," where for a number of years
and his assistants taught boys to read
Latin and make corn, and instructed
gills in music and making homes.
"Cultivated farms for cultivated
farmers" is the school's motto. The
main building burned about a year
ago, but plans for rebuilding are un?
der way. This school was given ac?
tive support by Dr. S. A. Knapp,
through Whoee efforts a federal dem?
onstration agent waa stationed here,
to supervise the agricultural work of
the students.
Yield! of S5 and 'J~? bushels of corn
to the acre have been made, and on
lo acres 15 bales of cotton were pro?
duced, lucking SO pounds of tint cot?
ton.
Vegetables of all kinds are grown,
and asparagus dooB especially weil.
PlgS thrive and yield bountifully, and
Colonel Dargan has on his farm 300
poach trees, 150 ligs, apples pears,
plums, quinces* cherries, pecans and
the following varieties of grapes; Con
coid, Niagara, Delaware, Scupper
nong, Thomas and Flowers.
Large land owners in this vicinity
have considered plans for reducing
their holdings in order to provide at?
tentive farms for progressive ?et
tlers, and homeseekers would do well
to investigate opportunities here. \ !
It is 19 miles from Claremont to
C.linden, in the heart of the pine belt,
where the charms of dry, sunny win?
ters attract thousands every year and
where golf, riding, hunting and polo
furnish sport. There are three pre?
tentious resort hotels and the polo
tournaments are important features
each winter. In March of this year
teams participating in the annual
match came from Chicago and other
Northern points to meet Southern
players.
Soils hereabouts are generally light,
sandly loamy, and along theHVateree
there are deep, rich alluvial lands,
which produce big crops when prop?
erly drained,
L. I. Gulon has a plantation of ">,
00n n< res near Camden, 1,000 acres
of which are bottom lands, wall dik?
ed and drained. Corn und peas grow
luxuriantly on the alluvial soil, mak?
ing 7 5 bushels of grain on the best
acres. In 1912 Mr. Guion averaged
4 0 bushels per acre on 400 acres in
corn.
On this plantation there are 300
acres in Johnson glass and Bermuda.
A combination of vetch and Johnson
grass hays proven particularly suc?
cessful. The yields run from 1 to 3
tons per acre, and vetch has made a
ton to the acre. The hay is baled
just before Christmas, and 75 per
cent of the crop is sold in Columbia
and other nearby towns. Last year
prices averaged $20 a ton, and this
year $18. One buyer feeds peavine
hay until the middle of February and
then uses Johnson grass.
After oats are harvested, eowpeas
tire sowed and cut in with a four
horse disc harrow, the yield of pea
Nine hay averaging a ton to the acre,
with two tons to the acre on some of
the best fields.
Cotton i.s grown extensively and
Mr. Qulon has been pleased with bur
clover as a cover crop In cotton fields,
thus pi (A iding also excellent grazing.
He has built a dipping vat ami will
feed heel cattle.
it i:- ' elleved that the alluvial,
black lands will do well when celery
la tried, and it is planned to devote
experimental plots to celery growing.
Through the efforts of the Canuleit
Chamber of Commerce a number of
big plantations have been surveyed
for subdivision and will be placed on
tin- markel at an early date. Land
prices in this section from Columbia
to Camd. n and including the country
around Cluremont \a;\ greatly ac?
cording to location and soils. There
are many places where farms can he
bought for less than $la an acte, but
prices for lands in better condition
and susceptible o| mote profitable de?
velopment will est from $-0 to $75
an acre
Seasonal temperatures at Stateburg,
in tie- centei ol this region, follow!
Winter it. spring, ?o{; summer, 78,
and fall. i Tb? annual mean is til
Mr J, S Sykes, of Sumter. who
recently accepted Ihe position ol
chief of police for this city, resign?
ed his position last Saturday night
and returned to his home Sunday
mot inn.: ('its council has not elect?
ed a man ful tie place -Ramlsprg
lb iaid,
INCOME TAX IN CAUCUS.
DEMOCRATS ADHERE TO WAYS
AM) MEANS BILL.
Republicans ii?.m Conference to
Agree on Pinn i<> Fight Democratic
Measure Hut Differences of Opinion
Arise at Outset and So Agreement
Was Reached.
Washington, April is.?The tariff
revision bill made rapid progress In
the Democratic caucus of the house
today, was considered systematically
by a conference of Republican re
resentatives who agreed to prop* Ji
amendments; and Mr. Underw ^
predicted that the bill would ^
brought up in the house next .
nesday. -v'
In the Democratic caucus t iys
and means majority was BUS 1 at
every point during a aerlei ights
over proposed amendments to ne in
come tax, the only important change
being a decision to strengthen the
provision exempting life Insurance
policies. The $4,000 exemption and
graduated scheme of income taxa?
tion running up to 4 per cent on
$100,000 or more were retained in?
tact.
The house Republicans in an open
conference indorsed the proposed
amendment to the bill that would
provide for a tariff commission,
changed so as to require the commis?
sion to report annually and deferred
until Monday action on a proposition
to introduce as a Republican amend?
ment the Payne wool bill that wan
offered two years ago. Meantime the
Democrats of the ways and means
committee met and agreed upon a
number of minor changes in their
.bill which ill be offered probably
late tomorrow to correct defects dle
closed in the caucus proceedings, in
telegrams and letters to the commit?
tee and in renewed study of the bill.
The Democrats have been bom?
barded with inquiries regarding a
clause of the income tax provision
intended to exempt life insurance
policies.
To avoid complications the caucus
changed the language so as to read
"provided the proceeds of life insur?
ance policies paid upon ^he death of
the person insured shall not be in?
cluded as incomes."
Representative Sherley of Kentucky
proposed to reduce tin- Income exemp?
tion from $4.000 to *2,n<i0 and to
make Incomes of more than $100,000
pay T> per i ent on the ground that
the bill made too small a minority of
the people subject to the tax. Repre?
sentative Hobson of Alabama wanted
to make the minimum $3.000, with a
rate of one-half of 1 per cent between
$3,000 and $4,000 and a 4'per cent
surtax on incomes between $100,0000
and $25,000; 5 pei cent surtax above
$250,000. Representative Thatcher of
Massachusetts figured the minimum
at $1,000. All these amendments
were voted down.
It is thought that the caucus would
finish with the bill by tomorrow night
or Monday and that the house Would
take up the bill the middle of the
week, with prospects of passage there
before May 1.
The Republican caucus opened with
a livly light over the party tariff pol
1 icy in prospect. Representative Moore
of Pennsylvania and Fordney of Mich?
igan, members of the Republican rep?
resentation on the ways and means
committee, were on hand with a res?
olution which would prevent the Re?
publicans taking any constructive
Bteps in the making of the tariff.
Mr. Mann, Republican leader, and
his lieutenants prevented a vote on
the resolutions, although Representa?
tives Moore and Forney endeavored
to toree action.
"I do not wish to find myself two
y?ars from now when the Democrats
have made their mistakes," said Mr.
Moore, "bound by some fool action
taken here today "
Representative Payne discussed his
proposed substitute wool lull at length,
declaring it was the most equitable
arrangement of duties on wool that
could be devised. He said the bill had
the Indorsement of the tariff board.
Representative Fordney attacked
the rates as too low and objected to
the conference Indorsing any bill, "i
am opposed." he said, 'to the llepub
llcans presenting any substitute for
the rates In the Democratic tariff bill.
Leaves for Extended Tour.
Mi M II, Handle left Saturday af?
ternoon for an extended trip along
the Paclllc Coast and through the
northwestern states ami Canada Mr
Handle takes this trip on account 01
his health and Will lie ftone between
on and two months His many
friends hope (hat he will find his trip
.in enjoyable one ami (hat bis health
will be Impi o\ ed by it.
THE D. i. B. ELECTOR.
BITTER CONTEST ENDS WITH
VICTORY FOR Mils. STORY.
she Won the Presidency Hut Her
Opponents Captured a Majority of
the other Elective Offices?Mrs.
story Has Been Fighting for Po?
ll for Five Years and Spent a
I of Money.
? Shington, April IS.?Mrs. Wii
?r' Cummings story of New York,
if- <i of the conservative party, late
iay was elected president general of
r n- Society of'the Daughters of the
American Revolution, defeating Mrs,
John Miller Horton of Buffalo, the
administration candidate, on the third
ballot The vote stood: Mrs. Story
600, Mrs. Horton 4 I
Seven vice presidents general .also
were elected to complete the comple?
ment of new general officers. Thej
Were: Mrs. Thomas Kite of Ohio, Mrs.
Khett Goode of Alabama, Mrs. John
Swift of California. Mrs. Allen P. Per
ley of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Ben F.
Gray of Missouri, Mis Harriet I. Lake
Of Iowa, and Mrs. John Lee Dinwiddle
of Indiana.
Three vice presidents general were
elected on the lirst ballot. The re?
sult of the third ballot was announced
before 6.30, and the successful can?
didate Was escorted to the. platform.
Hhe was greeted by Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott, retiring president general, and
began her speech.
She made a plea for harmony and
urged all the new general officers to
do their utmost to bring peace 1 ??
tween the wings that have waged an
almost continuous warfare for the
last live years.
Before closing her remarks Mrs.
Story introduced Mrs. Chas B. Bryan,
who withdrew as a contestant today
before the third ballot was begun.
Mrs. Bryan had been known as an ad?
ministration sympathiser, but she
pledged loyalty and support to the in?
coming administration, she was fol?
lowed by the new general officers, and
all pledged th ir support to Mrs. Story.
The election resulted in a partial
victory for the old administration in
that more than half of the general of?
ficers and all of the new vic? ,-presi
dentS general are known as supporters
of Mrs. Scott.
Mrs. Story did not place a complete
ticket of vice presidents general in the
held, and none of the four she put
forward was elected. < >f the general
officers on her ticket only four were
chosen on the first ballot, while five
of those cm the Horton, or adminis?
tration, tic ket were successful.
The elec tion cd' Mrs. Story ends a
five-year campaign, she was defeated
by Mrs. Scott in the lust two ( lections.
The contest has been the most spirit?
ed in the history of the society and
has been exceedingly expensive for the
candidates and the society.
While the delegations were casting
their ballots the various State regents
continued making their reports. Sev?
eral valuable gilts were given Mis.
Scott and there were a number of
presents to the national society. Mrs.
Scott was elected honorary president
general, an honor held only by rive
formc-r presiding officers cd' the so?
ciety.
The congress Will adjourn tomor?
row.
POPE PUTS IMPROVING.
Home, April IS.?The consoling
news that emanated from the Vati?
can tonight was that Pope Plus had
passed three days without fever, that
his general condition was progress?
ing favorably ami that if these con?
ditions continued for two days more
his holiness would be considered con?
valescent.
Mllls-Seabrook Engagement.
The engagement of Miss Annabelle
Mills of Statesvllle and Mr. Marion
Wainwrlght Seebrook, a young law?
yer cd' Sumter. S. C, was announced
at a social function given at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Mills on West
Knd avenue Wednesday afternoon.
Tin- Bound l tosen Km broidery Circle
and the Why Not club were enter?
tained jointly by Mrs. Mills and Miss
Mills. Hearts was the game of the
occasion and Mrs. 15. V. Long made
highest score, but no prise was award?
ed After the game a salad course was
served and it was when the afternoon
was draw im; to a ? los?' that the inter?
esting feature came. Little Dorothy
Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.
it. Miller. ent? ted the loom with a
large basket tilled with llly-of-the
valley favors, which she distributed
among the guests, ami attached to
each little bouquet was a Card bearing
"Annabelle Mills-Marlon Wainwrlght
Seabrook, autumn.'' indicating that
the wedding wll take place next fall.
BULGARIA ORDERS ATTACK OX
SERVIANS AT I SKI P.
Quarrel Over Division of Territory
Taken front Tnrkej trill Probably
Precipitate War Between Servia
and Greece on One Side and Bul?
garia on Other?Montenegro Also
at odds With Servia.
London, Apjril lb.?A Central News
dispatch from Saloniki says the
Seventh division of the Bulgarian
army has received orders to march
against Monastir, now held by the Ser?
vian troops.
The Servian commander is said to
be concentrating three divisions of
the Servian troops at Veles, south?
east of Cskup. against the threatened
attempt to dispossess them of terri?
tory captured during the war.
The Greeks in th same way are
taking measures for the retention of
Saloniki.
WILL ACCEPT TERMS OF POWER
Balkan Allies Expected to Announce
That They are Willing to Taktf
, What Europe Green.
Vienna, April IS.?The Balkan
allies will tomorrow notify the Kuro
pann powers of their acceptance of th*
peace proposals, says the Neue Freie
Press, Bulgaria, Servia and Greece at
the same time will telegraph t<, King
Nicholas of Montenegro urging him
to follow their example.
BCLGARS START FIGHT.
Volunteers Reported to Have Attueked
and Captured Servian Transport
Train After Sharp Fighting.
Vienna. April 18.?A dispatch to a
newspaper here reports Bulgarian
volunteers attacked a Servian trans?
port train between Kumanova and
Bgripalanka. It is said sharp 'fight?
ing ensued, in which 80 Servian sol?
diers were killed or wounded. The
Servians fled, leaving the transport
wagons, full of arms and ammunition,
in the hands of the Bulgarians.
The losses of the Bulgarians sr.
unknown. s
NICHOLAS BLAMES SERVIANS.
Preparing Proclamation, Explaining
"funsaill of Abandoning the Siege
of Sc utari.
Cettinje. Montenegro, April 18.?
King Nicholas of Montenegro is pre?
paring a proclamation explaining to
his subjects that the withdrawal of
the Servian troops compelled him to
abend m the siege of Scutari.
HAS ACCEPTED TFRMS.
Bulgarian Premier Informs Sobranje
of His Course.
Sofia, April 18.?Premier Guechoff
today informed the sobranje that the
Bulgarian government had accepted
the terms of the last note of the
great powers containing proposals
for ending the war. The premier said
Bulgaria's acceptance contained reser?
vations, but that there would not hin?
der the conclusion of pence.
FIRES BLANK SHOT.
Student Causes Sensation in Rouman?
ian Chamber.
Bucharest. Uoumania, April 18.?
What at first Was supposed to have
been an attempt to assassinate the
minister of the interior, Jonensen, in
partial n ut turned out today to have
been a demonstration by a student to
draw attention to the grievances of
Roumanians in Macedonia.
inning the sitting of the chamber
a student named Hetieu arose. and
drawing a revolver from his pocket,
11 red a blank shot in the direction of
M. Jonensen. The shot caused con?
siderable excitement in the chamber;
Haneu was an est cd.
PROF. l>\Vls LECTURED.
(Save Interesting Talk Before Wo?
man'*. Literary 4 lull.
Prof a t\ Davla, ?f the University
of South Carolina, son of the late It
Means Davis and grand-son of the
late Joseph LeConte, made a very in?
teresting talk before the members of
the Woman's Literary Club List
Thursday evening. Prof. Davis is
unite a talented lecturer and it was
a privilege to have him as a guest of
the club.
While in the city Prof Dnvia was
entertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs Hugh C. Uaynsworth.
\n Afternoon Tea.
Mrs L. B Phillips nave an After?
noon Tea on Wednesday afternoon,
the honor guest being Miss Katherine
Burton, oi Baltimore.
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