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W. M. HAMER The Man Who Evolved and Put Into Practice the Plan of the Cotton Mills I Buying Direct From the Planter MR. W. M. HAMIR. Several years ago* an enterprising Merchant farmer in,ft small Rastern Carotine town slipped, away to Liver? pool and bad a quiet conference with tfte president of a large cotton man ?Am to ring eaUblraHment. When the nterc-Aant far.t.?? .?>urned home he ?JnJblted to his teeiow merchants and farmers a contract whereby he was to purchaee cotton op his local mar? ket ship It to the nearest compress end than bill It direct to the European Manufacturer.' It was the first time In the history of the cotton industry that n European manufacturer and ft local cotton buyer had been brought together It waa the first attempt that had ever been made to eliminate the middle-men In the handling of the world's greatest crop. la that contract tfte European manufacturers and the American producer had been brought eijeer together than ever before In the history of the cotton Industry. Ahls lawyers who passed upon the provision* of the contract said that It granted an equal tnessure of protec? tion to both buyer and seller. Finan? ciers who looked it over said it waa the beginning of a new and bettor era In the handling of he cotton crop, In that It brought the Soutlern cotton fold to the '.fcreahhold of tbe European eplnnlng room. But the Fates so will Oft it that before the plan could be pot Into practical operation death stilled the hesn and hand of this far seeing merchant snd farmer, and that contract which no doubt would have meant so much to Southern cotton planters bee e an inactive asset of - litigated e??ite. But the germ of the Id^-a did not die with this enterprising merchant farmer; It found lodgment In the fer* t*U brain of a young cotton manufac? turer of the Pee Dee section. "If the TAuropeen manufacturer sees tin ad vr.otage In setting closer to the pro? ducer why not set closer to him my? self9" reasoned this young manufac? turer "Why not buy my cotton direct Instead of through the broker, and divide the commission with the farm? er?** Thereupon he went upon the local cotton market In competition with buyers fbr brokers aud export era. snd tbe price of cotton advanced ?early fifty points the first day on tbe strength of his huylnt*. He con? tinued the fight thron?) o'ir the eon, bought every bale of cotton his foHls needed first hand from the farm ST and not only saved money for him self, but added thousands of dollars to the wealth of the farmer* of hi* net I re county That man was W M Hatuer. for years president of the Bit Ion. llamer and Map.. ? otton Mills, and at present a candidate for MoSTs tem ant-govern or of South f'arollna. Other mills over the state caught Ids Idea and that was the beginn hag of the movement that moulted Is the ?tluiluation of the middleman at d tne _?_I Aden?a establishment of a closer relationship between the manufacturer and the farmer. Mr. 1 lamer Is a modest man and It Is extremely difficult to get him to speak of any of his succsssea or achievements In life. It was with re? luctance that he consented to the use of his name in connection with this article, but the only way the people can judge of a man's fitness for pub* lie office Is by knowing what he has accomplished as a private citizen, and it la nothing but fair to the people of South Carolina and a matter of simple justice to Mr. Hamer himself for these facta to be given the widest publicity. Mr. Hamer was born on the farm and is the son of a farmer. He Is one of four sons, all of whom are promi? nent farmers of the Pee Dee country. His father before him was a success? ful farmer, a wealthy man for his day and time, and could have reared his sons in esae and luxury, but being a man of sound, practical Judgment he taught I is boys the art of farming In the hard school of experience. After gradustlng from the Souti Carolina College Mr. Hamer went back to the farm where he combined his techni? cal knowledge with practical expert* euce, and made his lands produce abundantly. When still a young roan his extraordinary businr-* talent at? tracted the attention of men of capi? tal and ho was called from tl.? farm to the management of a cotton mill. Bo great was bis .success as a mill man that it was only a short time before he began the erection of another mill, ! and later acquired the Hamer Cotton I Mills, All three being consolidated un? der the name of the Dillon Mills. Mr. Hamer is not a politician; he 1m a plain, practical business man who eeeks public office because he believes he can be of some service to his fel lowman. Having been raised on the form nod knowing how to sympathise with the tillers of the soil, he thinks the government should assist agricul? ture, the source of all wealth, as much as possible, while he strongly advocates an equitable distribution of taxes, "placing tbe burdens on those most a hi ? to bear them, and who en Joy most tho benefits of government." Mr. Hamer Is endorsed in writing by every officer in Dillon and Marl? boro counties. By the farmers for services already rendered. lly tho merchants of Dillon snd Itonnett svilie for his progressive bus gfSOS methods. lly the hankers of both Marlboro and Dillon for his integrity and busi? ness ability. lly Iiis former mill operatives for his kindness and friendship lly many others lor his good citlaen I ship, nein? nl ) Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Hu? < *??4M>r? to RiMtili Nrfrl>v I ivi> Sum k iUt. >m?i <:?'ntr?Wumher Co. G?h Kpptraon't Old Sttvrxd Opp. Court Hou?? CARLS ri?oN ihm TO kxpl.MN IIIS (ONMKTIOX WITH Ii. M. GRKR?t ? OHMHnwtfi at Walhalla for Most Part Mak?> Same Statement oC Their View? as on Other Stumps? Browning's Departure- a Feature. Walhalla, Aug. lt.?-Lowndes J. Browning, candidate for governor, assailed Riehard I. Manning in the meeting of candidates for State offi-j res here today on his platforms for! governor eight yours ago and this year and asked him to explain why he has Col. Leon M. Green so con? stantly with him. He told of Mr. Green as factory Inspector on the staff of the governor, and questioned the sincerity of Mr. Manning or law enforcement. He also took a Hing at the press. The audience of 700 citizens of j Oconcc county was undemonstrative j and for the mos. part Indifferent though attentive to the pleas of thej many candidates. The administra? tion candidates continued at their old lines of attack, largely on John O. Richards. The meeting was called to order at 10.30 o'clock by James M. Moss, county chairman, in the yard of the court house. The Rev, J. B. Um berger offered prayer. Mendel L. Smith, candidate for governor, spoke of his work in the legislature and an speaker of the house. The first topic he touched was the Alken plan of elimination, which he bitterly denourced. He asked that the voters cast their ballots as "sov? ereign men." Ho told of the need of investigat? ing the lime deposits in the State with the end in view oi decreasing the cost of fertilizer. He was applauded for his stand against the injudicious use of the pardoning power. Lowndes J. Browning ther present? ed a number of "pertinent questions" for Mr. Manning to answer and said that the voters ol South Carolina are entitled to a frunk and candid an? swer. "There is nothing I enjoy more," said Mr. Browning, "than to punctun a gas hag or expose a hypo-' crito and I am gclng to do one or the other today. Soon you will hear, as at the other meetings we have heard, lawlessness denounced In the most Vigorous terms. The candidate rears up <>n tho toes of his hind legs and ?leelares that no house burner, yegg man, safecrackor or rapist need appl> to him for pardon. He does not say, however, that he will not, If governor, pardon a common thief. "Eight years ago when the State dispensary had become o stench In the nostrils of the people, when only such men as John O. Richards and Mendel L. Smith still stood for its corrupt and corrupting Influences, Richard I. Manning enme forward to save it. Many believed then and some believe yet that ho attempted to bol? ster its waning fortunes for the sake of tho governorship. 1 did not then consider him so low as to sell hlm . self for ofllee. 1 attributed it to a never too strong mentality, but of course I may have been mistaken. At any rate, he was defeated that year for governor. "Now he is a candidate again for the same high office and proclaiming most loudly for the enforcement of the law. Ret us see, and to do so, we must go hack a little. On page 21C, senate journal of 1912, you will lind a message from QOV, Rlease trans? mitting to the general assembly the report of his special factory inspector, Col. Renn M. Green, of the governor's staff, and this report covers to page 240 of said Journal, The governor Congratulated himself that the year before he had vetoed the item of $3, 4 00 for two factory inspectors and had had this work done by Col. Reon M. Green at a cost of only $1,000. "Seeing a striking similarity be? tween Col, Looil If, Green's report and tho report of the commissioner of agriculture, commerce and indus? tries, R, J. Watson, 1 compared the two and found them identical. 1 then sent J. Rutlodge McGee to Mr. Wat? son's Office, demanding the corre? spondence between Mr. Watson and Col, Reon M. Green on factory in? spection. I got the originals of Col. Reon M. Green's letters and carbon copies of Mr. Watson's replies, and rending these letters to the house 1 proved that all the work Col. Reon M. Green had done was to copy about 22 pac.es of Mr. Watson's report, for which the mate of South Carolina paid $1,000. "Col. Leen M. Green was then, and I think is now a member of Quv, Hlease's Staff, This exposure was In th?' papers on the front page in large headlines, Col, Reon M. Green was then dubbed 'Scissors,' Whether that non-de-plume still sticks, i do not k now "Mr. Manning must have known all t iIs, lie i new the moral chucater of this Col, Reon M Green and yet, Is be not in Mi Manning's employ now " Yesterday I asked the clerk at the hotel in Anderson if Mr Manning was stopping there, Hs replied: 'Yes, he is In No, 4.' I then asked if Cut. Leon M. Green were there, and he replied:' 'Yes, but not registered. Me is With Mr. Manning in No. 4. I>o you wish! to Hee him?' 1 did not. If Mr. Man? ning is so fearfully earnest in his dc ?In to have the lav> enforced, why does he have Col, Leon M. Green so constantly with him lie must know his character. Roes Col. Leon M.I Green write Mr. Manning's speeches?! He wields a rather facile pen; hisj mentality is above the average. Did Mr. Manning employ Col. Reon M. { Green of his own volition? Or was I he thrust upon him by Mr. Man-' ning's capitalistic backers? Is Mr. Manning sincere In his denunciation of lawlessness or is he only bidding! for votes? J ? >? I not Mr. Manning's connection with Col. Reon M. Green! leave the Impression that he is swing-j ing to Rlease's coattalf with one hand j and to the capitalists with the other?' These are pertinent questions and the voters of South Carolina are entitled to a frank and candid answer. "I am offering this to the press Did it reflect on Rowndos J. Brown? ing, John G. (ilnkscales, Charles A. Smith or Mendel R. Smith, 1 feel sure it would be published but as it refers to one of the press and capitalistic pets, we will see." John G. Cllnkscales, applauded as I he arose, launched immediately Into I his plea for a State-wide compulsory ! education, paying a tribute to Prof. W. H. Hand and W. K. T?te. He ridi? culed those who said that the time was not ripe because of a lack of school facilities, maintaining that the children should be educated If there is nothing more than a brush pile for a shelter. Robert A. Cooper said that the chief magistrate of the State had no court from which the citizen may appeal. He denied the inference that he was the candidate of any man or set of men and said that if elected no man could come to him and say that there Is an obligation due. John T. Duncan, after discusisng the "system," said: "We had laid John Richards to rest, after the death of Mendel R. Smith but we dug up Richards, poured water in his face, pumped air into him, gave him smell? ing salts, but he looks like a dead man to me yet." W. C. Irby, Jr., also took Mr. Rich? ards to task for not disclosing his 1912 vote, saying: "If it is nobody's business wdiere I have been why should any one know where I am go? ing?" He went on to say in answer to challenge of Mr. Richards at An? derson that his record had shown his friendship for the governor. "I am not in the race," said Rich? ard I. Manning, "to malign or traduce anyone, so I will not notice any of the numerous flings that have been made at me." The speaker thei: dis? cussed his life as a farmer and as president of a bank. "Has it come to the condition," he asked, "when a man who holds a position of trust is held as a dema? gogue?" He then repeated his stand on tho enforcement of law and local option compulsory education. Mr. Manning excoriated the pardon record of Gv. Bleaso after presenting to the audience the issue of perpetu? ating the policies of the present ad? ministration with its lawlessness. He was applauded. John B. Adger Mullally then spoke. "I am being twitted with not throw? ing down my commission," said John G. Richards, "while there are four or five other candidates who also hold various positions of trust." "Mr. Richards has been seeking ma? jorities all of his life," said Charles Carroll Simms as he told of his op? ponent's previous attitudes towards the liquor question, saying that Mr. Richards had been a dyspensaryite and a prohibitionist and is now a local optionist. Mr. Simms further charged him with voting against the lien law. He called attention to the fact that friendships of his opponent, ridiculing the "recent conversion to Rleasolsm." "Are you going to turn down the old friends of Rlease?" he asked. Charles A. Smith said that he asked promotion as a plain business man. He ealle attention to the fact that fhe governor is not the lawmaker and for that reason the platforms and promises of candidates are subject to the will of the legislature. He advo? cated economy in administration and said that there should be no discrim ! ination in enforcing the laws. NOT FOR BLFASF NOW. Col. Green Fx plains He Has Brok? en off Alliance. Greenville, Aug. IS.?R. M. Green. Columbia correspondent for the Charlotte observer, said after seeing Li iw ncs J. Browning's statement here tonight: "BrownlngTs statement today at Walhalla is but B disgruntled attack upon Mr. Manning, the leading gub? ernatorial candidate, through a mis statement of facts with regard to me I emphatically deny insinuations con? tained therein. "With regard tu the factory in? spection referred to, the whole mat ter was threshed out in the general assembly at the time, m\ statement its to the true situation was published and was accepted as an ending to the CANDIDATES IN MANNING. CLARENDON COUNTY CHAIRMAN MAINTAINS OltDKR. Jennings Bitterly Excoriates Mayor and Police Chief of OcOfgCtOWII for Their Action?KoUoeh Replies to Appelc Manning, Aug. 1!?.?The campaign meeting hero today was a striking contrast to that of two years ago, when the leaders of the two contend? ing factions were both in effect howled down. In his introductory remarks this morning, S. Oliver O'Bryan, coun? ty chairman, announced. "It's our purpose to maintain order today; and we're not bluftinK either." This posi? tive declaration was effective in coun? teracting any possible purpose to du? plicate the Georgetown performance of last Monday, when L. D. Jenninus was not allowed to speak. Bach of the four candidates got a respectful hear? ing, though Li. D. Jennings and W. P. Pollock had numerous retorts thrust at them from angry administration partisans in the audience. The distinct feature of the meeting was L. D. Jennings' bitter excoriation of W. H. Andrews, mayor of George? town, and the chief of police ?tf that city. Both of these otlicials sat on the stage last Monday, speechless and in? active, while the most disorderly crowd oi the entire campaign wrangled and Jeered at Mr. Jennings, and while confusion and disorder ran rampant. This was characterized by Mr. Jennings as an illustration of the governor's boasted machine in opera? tion, Mr. Andrews being a close per? sonal and political friend of the gov? ernor. The Atlantic Coast Lumber corporation was denounced as the one corporation that had robbed more people in the State than any other I "and that the Yankee ofiicials vote the ! operatives as you would drive a herd I of sheep into a pasture." . Another interesting phase of today's hustings was W. P. Pollock's reply to Louis Appelt, editor of the Manning Times, who has been criticising Mr. Pollock for his daily attacks on the foreign and unnaturalrzed element in Charleston, which compose a consid? erable political asset. This editor had suggested that Mr. Pollock, too, might possibly be a foreigner 'and could not \ present a clean sheet." "If 'My Dear 'Appelt' doesn't know that I'm a South ', Carolinian, and an American citizen I to the manner born, that's his igno ! ranee and not my fault," Mr. Pollock !added. Approximately 1,500 persons at? tended the meeting here today, which was held in the grove directly behind the court house. S. Oliver O'Bryan. county chairman, presided. The Rev. G. P. Watson, local Methodist minis? ter, offered prayer. PRTECT MUTUAL INTERESTS. I 1 Great Britain ami Japan United for Best Interests of Countries. London, Aug 17.?The British of? ficial news bureau issued the follow? ing statement tonight: "Great Britain and Japan, having been in communication with each other, are of the opinion that it is necessary for each to take action to protect the general interests in the Far East contemplated in the Anglo Japanese alliance, keeping especially in view the independence and integ? rity of China as provided for in that agreement. "It is understood that Japan's ac? tion will not extend to the Pacific beyond the China seas except as may be necessary to protect Japanese ship? ping lines in the Pacific nor in Asiat? ic waters westward of the China sea, or In foreign territory except terri? tory in German occupation on the continent of Asia." SETTLEMENT CLOSE AT HANI). Villa Says Peaceful Agreement Witli Carranza is Almost in sight. Chihuahua City, Aug. 19.?Gen. Villa announced here today that a peaceful settlement of differences be? tween himself and Gen. Carranza soon will be in Sight. He said the situation was much improved, but did not explain what the ditTerenees were. Dr. Harms to Preach Sunday. The many friends of I)r J. Henry Harms of New berry College at New berry, S. C, will be glad to know that on Sunday they will be given the op? portunity of henring him in this elty. Dr. Harms will preach at tho draco Baptist Church Sunday morning. proposition. The use of the alleged incident for political effect by Browning at the time was halted. "As to tho insinuation that 1 am a Blease man, that 1 specifically deny. I am not a supporter of (lov. Bleaae for tho United States senate am) this is generally and publicly known. "This eleventh hour attack on Mr. Manning will not hurt him with the peoplu of South Carolins, 1 am sure." best to ix\ i:stk;atk. i - foreign Lund Companies Doing Musl? ims In This State. Several foreign land companies have recently had agents in this State selling lands or stock in their com? panies without having compiled with the laws of the State. All such com? panies are required to deposit s bond for $10,000 or securities in that amount with the insurance depart? ment to guarantee the faithful per? formance of their contracts and to re? spond to any suits brought, against them in South Carolina. They are re? quired to fumlah the Insurance Com? missioner with a satisfactory state? ment of condition, and the insurance eommisioner is required to investi? gate such companies fully to deter? mine whether or not they are worthy of confidence. It has been brought to the atten? tion of the insurance Commissioner that several representatives of the K. C. S. & Frisco Immigration Company of Poteau, Oklahoma, have been in this State selling or offering for sale land belonging to this company. Like? wise it has been brought to the at? tention of the Insurance Commis? sioner that a representative or repre? sentatives of the Southern orchard Company of Knoxville, Tenn., have been In the State. This company is said to be offering for sale lands to Vie developed for tig orchard** in Jas? per county, S. C. In each case the Insurance Com? missioner has* taken prompt action and has notified the companies that he will have their representatives ar? rested if they do not comply with the law, but it generally happens that the representatives get out of the State before the commissioner can arrest them or the companies comply with the law. it will always be safe for citizens of the State before purchasing lands in any of these foreign companies to make inquiry of the Insurance Com? missioner as to whether they have complied with the law 01 not. JERKY II DEAD. Handsome Coach Dog of Firemen Killed by Hose Wagon. The members of the lire depart? ment had the misfortune yesterday to lose one of their pet coach dogs, when out practising on the hose wagon. The wagon wheel passed over the dog's head and Jerry II was no more. These two coach dogs have been kept at the reel house for some time, and have attracted quite a lot of attention. They wer? owned by Messrs. Herman Phelps and Kyan White, two of the fire laddies, who suffer a financial loss as well as regret at the los of one j of the mascots of the fire department. Geo He Hurst. Undertaker ?d Esbiltiir, Prow pt Attention to Day or Night Calls: at J. 0. Cralg Old Stand. IN. Main Phones m\wmi ANY BOY CAN TELL YOU the best, place to have your bi? cycles repaired. Ask the first you meet and he will direct you here. Our reputation as quick and thorough repairers has not been gained by sub? sidizing the boys, but by doing the kind of work those keen eyed youngsters appreciate. Bring us your wheel when broken. H. L. TISDALE, 45 S. Main St. Phone 482 over 66 years' experience Patents Trade Mark6 Designs Copyrights Ac. Anyone sending a sketch and dearrtptlon mar ?",,>fc,.T SP??SfiS ?fr ?P?Won free whet bar an invention la probably pat eat able. Communtc*. 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