The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 29, 1920, Image 1
THE SOFTER WATCHMAX? Establis
Consolidated Aug. 2, J
Rafting Cxeek Will
^ye Sumt??r
Conference or Policy of Penna
aent ffighway Commission
Results in Satisfactory
Understanding
The misunderstanding in respect toy
the policy to be adopted by the Fer
^I'manent - Highway* Commission in ilte
ffoastrm tion of the;, system of bard;
surfaced roads for the county of Sum- |
ter provided for by the act of the leg-!
isiatare authorizing the. issue of $2,-1
500,000 in bonds for road construction 1
; was thoroughly aired and an under- ?
/ standing that is satisfactory to all in- j
^tacests was vreached Tuesday at a,:
? four-hour conference held at the]
Chamber of Commerce. The misun- j
' . xierstanding had given rise to1 seriousj
dissatisfaction in the Rafting Creek !
section and a ^movement had beei>j
. ;~started to hold an election to with- ]
draw from Sumtex county and annex
.;: :- that township to Kershaw county.
The Permanent High way Commission
?V-; having; been informed of this dissat
isfaction in Rafting Creek invited tife
feicitizehj of that section to meet with]
the Ownmissioh at 11 o'clock Tues
: 'day for the purpose of discussing the
J mtire' question to; the; end that pal
pable misunderstandings of the pro
posed policies of the commission
might be removed and the dissatis
faction of the citizens* of Rafting
Creek allayed. There being disastis- j
^faction- also, in the Shiloh section be
iJ einse provision 'had not been madevj
g?fe/.-cibastruct a permanent highway to
the Florence county line through a
section that is without good roads and
also lacks railroad facilities, and,
therefore, needs a hard surface high
-'way more than any .other section ofj
;" th^. eounty, citizens of that section
Werer'iikewis? invited, to attend- the
c^mferenbe. There; was a large dele
gation, of representative citizens of]
Rehthert, Hagood and other sections
o| Rafting Creek present, and Shiloh j
^?represented by a committee ofj
^taxpayers. .
0a\maxy to the conference of
tent Highway Commission
- with"-these delegations a meeting ofj
the ^directors of the Chaniber of Com-.!
merce^ .was called fpr Id o'clock- to.
consider the entire matter and-to take'1!
: "steps to compose the differences that
'-arisen. President E. S. Booth
presided at this/ meeting, which- was
attended not-only'by the directors,
P^^^^^ largenumber of members^
an4":<maTry of the representatives of]
? ~ ? -th^r act authorizing
le was discussed and on
I.' C. Strauss the' follow
ih$^ resolution was adopted:
?^Whereas*, grave-, misunderstandings j
risen with rjespgct to disposition
ftthe funds to be derived from the i
|&ie of bonds-recently voted for,the
purpose of constructing permanent
hard surface roads in Sumter -county, j
and. j
. Whereas... as a result of such mis-j
tmo^i-standings certain .citiaens of'
Rafting Creek section of Sumter coun
ty have signified their intention to
withdraw that : section -of Sumter i
eounty from'Sumter county and have
fc&esame incorporated in Kershaw
ty, and ' '. . -
lereas the Sumter Chamber of
imerce actively participated in .the.
_>aign which 1 preceded the; eiec-'
Ohn which was held" to determine
whether borods to the; extent of-; $2,-'
500,000 shouid be issued, and
|g^\Whereas, the Chamber of Commerce
Sumter, S. deeply deplores th?f
filiation now existing1 and misunder
standing of the'purposes and inteh
f lions of tha promoters of the said
bond issue, therefore be it
Resolved; That'-the Sumter Cham
berof Commerce lend its assistance in
every possible way towards satisfac
torily explaining the matters of differ
ences and misundertandings now exist
ing and that: it lent! its every -effort to
wards inducing the people of. Rafting
Creek section to remain citizens of
Sumter county, and that it pledge its
energies, towards the ends "aforesaid.
Resolved further* That it is the un
vderstahding of the , Sumter Chamber
of Cc-mmerce thai only eight princi
pal roads radiate from the limits of
the City of Sumter and'two -of thejjfe
* jroads sub-divide and branch off in
to two additional roads beyond , the
limits of the City of Sumter, and thesa
roads arei-to be built
^i^Resplyed Further; That the Sumter
Cliirhiber of Commerce now? records
its desire that the road connecting;
C. the CHy of Sumter with the town of.'
Manning be paved and completed to
the Clarendon county line; that the*
road connecting the City of Sumter j
with the town *of Camden be paved j
nnd completed to the Kershaw. county!
Hne*"via> Remberts,. ?nd that the road
?leading from the. City of Sumter to j
Bfahopville be paved and completed j
to the, Lee county line.
Resolved Further; That the Sumter'
Chamber of Commerce herfby re- j
quests the Sumter County Representa- j
?vfes in the l?gislature of South Caro- j
Una to provide such additional funds* j
as may be necessary to complete thej
said three-highways to the county]
; line in each- insjtaaee. and that the {
Chamber of Commerce of Sumter will j
de\'ote its enerpries'towards .having!
said roads promptly built ancl.com,
pleted to the county line in each in>J
.stance.
A committee, consisting of Dr. E. S: <
Booth, I. C. Strauss, C. G. Rowland,.1
C. F. Hurst and J. Frank Williams,.]
was appointed to attend, the confer
ence as representatives of the Cham-'
ber of -Commerce to assist in arriving.
frV a. fair and harmonious adjustment
q? the dryergevnt-views that had given
rise to dissa&stsukjen.
The disciission: was so prolonged
te; hour for the opening of the
lied April, 1850. * "Be Just
881.
[fiARDNEK PUB
I LISHES^fEW RULING
^Courts Have Sole Jurisdiction
When Rates A^e Mis*
Quoted
Washington, May 26-?In the case of
of the misquotation of . rates the . car
riers' agent and not the railroad itself,
are responsible, according to the" sta
tute ' regulating commerce, and conse
quently jurisdiction to a^ard damages
for such negligent act lies solely with
the courts, according to the ruling'of
Examiner Gardner, of the Interstate
Cdmmerce ? .Commission, which waS
made publid today. ?
PET?INTO SPEAK
MEMORIAL DAY
Plans Made For Decorating
American Graves in France
Paris, May .26?Marshal Petain
will speak' at the American, oenietery
at Suresnes on Memorial Day, repre
senting the French Government. Am
bassador Wallace will represent the
American government. The graves of
all ^American soldiers will 'be decorat
ed.iiv all .the cemeteries in France.,
^conference arrived and passed before!
any-.'definite understanding had been,
agreed upon, so the Chamber of Com-'
merce meeting gradual ly' m erged' into
a mass meeting-in which the members
of the Permanent "Highway Commis
sion, the Directors and members of
the Chamber of Commerce and; the
representatives of Rafting Creek and
ShilOh'ali participated.
Tbe discussion was full and frank
Messrs. L. D. Jennings, Chairman of
the? Fermanent Highway* Commission, i
I. C. Strauss, R. B. Belser, J. *H. Clif
ton; J. F. Bland, G.A.^ Lemmon, E. E.
Rembert, I. M. Truluck, J. B. Britton,
and others participating.
" Mr. Jennings in the course of his
remarks stated that the Permanent
Highway Commission held a meeting
last week to consider the situation
and to seek ;ways and means to com- i
ite the system of roads originally
tlined, so "that al sections of the,
county migrht be satisfied. The Com
m ission* had; called intOk confererico ttie j
members of* the legislative delegation
and/; as the'result, of - their deUbera
tions the following agreement "had
been' framed and signed' by. all mem
bers of -the. delegation-: -
State of South. Carolina
Sumter- County.
-' ;Wb^reas;>j^^
ehent Road Commission has determ
ined -to: build hard surface road's with
the two and One-half million dollars j
to be, derived from the issue of the j
bonds recently voted and. such other]
additional funds ? as might be avail- j
able;'the hard.surfaced roads which]
said Commission has* determined to j
build, being as follows
,The public, road leading from Sum-j
ter to Manning to the County line,:
known as the Manning public road; I
The public'rOad leading from Sum-j
ter to Paxville.-to the county line; j
'^h/ >ublie road' leading from Sum
ter t- Pine wood, to the county line; '?!
The public road leading from Sum- i
ter to, Wedgefield, where it intersects!
the Camden-Charleston public road;
' The, public road leading from Sum
ter to S.tateburg, where it intersects
the Camden-Charleston public road.
;'. The public road leading from" Sum
"ter -to Camden, to where it intersects
the-Kershaw . county line;
The public road-leading from Sum-1
rtef-tO' Bishopyille,. to where it inter-!
sects-^jee county line; . ^
'?' The .public road leading from Sum
ter to St. Charles, to where it inter-,
sects the Lee "county line;
The, public road leading from Sum
ter to Mayesville to Dee County line;
The public road leading from Sum
ter to the Shil?h; section and to Hud- j
son Bridge. Vi
- Whereas, it may be- found later j
that sard funds will be insufficient to j
c?mple said roads, and in order* toj
provide against any insufficiency, w?r*
the undersigned members of the dele
gation from Sumter county, do hereby
(Pledge ourselves, as far as 'we possi
bly can, at the next session of - the I
Legislature to enact a statute author- \
izing said Commission to issue such j
additional bonds as may be necessary j
to complete the aforesaid public roads |
to the points designated herinbefore. j
J. H. CLIFTON, s !
D. D. MOISE. *\
R. B. BELSER,
C. J. JACKSON,
This agreement was satisfactory toj
the Commission and should be satis- ?
factory.to all citizens of all sections j
of the county and he moved that it be
endorsed by the meeting.
(The agreement, as signed, did not)
provide for the construction of the!
road through Shiioh to the Hudson j
Bridge on the Florence county line,;
but on motion, it was agreed that this;
amendment be inserted, and all mem-'
bers of the legislative delegation be
ing present and agreeing to the|
amendment was made a part of the,
agreement.)
A general discussion of the agree
ment followed* the contention hing
ing on the question'whether the funds
available should be used to build mile
for mile on each-of the main high
ways included in the system, or;
.should be pro rated, according to the
length of the respective roads, Mr.
Jennings contended that the campaign
had-been made on thermite for mule
plan, irrespective of-the length of the
road, while Mr. Belser said that on
this point he had differed, with Mr.
Jennings and had stated his-views in
every speech he bad made during-the.
bond issue campaigrf-^that the funds
d be pro rated according to the
of the. road, if there should not
and Fear $ot?Let all the ends Thon J
?.?;-v.; .. f. .
SUMTER, S. C, S ATD
I HALE. USES . 'r ,
STEAMROLLER
\. t-:- *?
[Republican Chairman Trying to
Suppress Secretary
i Daniels
Washington, May 26. ? Declaring!
that a steam roller was being used on
bim, Secretary Daniels told the Sen-j
: ate investigating committee, that he-j
l^woald appeal' to the full committee |
i? Chairman Hale insisted on putting,
on the record an unfair and unbound-:
ed statement-as to conditions on Am- ;
erican warships when the war began.
CHICORA COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT]
Literary Address Delivered By \
Dr. S. H. Edmonds
Columbia, .May 26?The feature of j
the closing" exercises of Chicora. .Col
lege, Tuesday was the address by> Dr.
S. "Hi Edmunds, of the Sumter sclioois j
who delivered the literary address be- |
fore the .graduates.The students 'of*!
Chicbra left for their homes Tuesday
afternoon at the close of one .of the'
best years this Presbyterian coHege;
eVer had.
? Dr. Edmunds made a strong im
pression on his audience. He was in
troduced by Dr. S. C. JByrd, president j
of the college,. who praised him high
ly as being one of the Ie?ding^?luca>
tors in; the State. The substance of
Dr. Edmunds'' address?. t was : the
"Weight of Words." He dealt with this
^subject in a scholarly manner, stress
ing the importance of pronunciation,
enunciation .and intonation. - Through
the entire course of his speech, "5>r.,j
Edmunds, carried a fir>e vein of dell- '
cate and subtle humor. He held-the
intense^ interest of his audience. ?
- ?-?-?-? ' ;
Bumisted Chairman of
* Research Coriticil
? Washington, May 26?H. A. ]3um^
isted, professor of physics at ' , Title;
has been elected chairman of the
tionaf Research Council for one yeaty
beginning^ July ? 1st. > ?? ? ... : -
Teachers Given a
Bonus and Raise
'Greenville, si C.-:>Iay-'2j6'?Ai; "teaolt^
ers of the cKy schools have beerv???g
eh a: cash bonus of,twenty^jj^ ?&H$^
-and-.an':fncrease of twenty per c??.tTTrr
their salaries for the next session.' '
NO?11.
be enough funds to complete the en
tire system.
Mr. Strauss took the position that
the policy of pro rating tLv funds'
should be-adopted, as it was the fair
est to ail sections. v .
Mr. Jennings took the position that
the agreement framed by the Com
mission^' : and legislative- delegation
eliminated this feature of the. discus
sion in that it provided . for the con
struction of the entire system as ori-!
ginally outlined.
There was* a feeling,, however, that
?the meeting should declare its atti
tude on this phase of -the matter and
put -in definite terins the feeling, that
available funds should be used for the
construction of roads pro rata in ac
cordance with length of the respec
tive roads included in the proposed j
system. The following resolution, of
fered by Mr. Striiuss, was adopfed as;
an amendment to the agreement I
adopted by -the. Permanent Highway
Commission and signed byjthe legisla^
tive delegation:
It is: moved that the foregoing ac
tion >of the Sumter Coyhty Permanent
Road Commission and of. the delega
tion, as co* ? :ained' in this paper, ? be
and the s?n.^ is approved.
-Resolved that any available fun?s.j
whether from bond issue or derived
?under legislative action, be pro rated
on the ten roads, except that State,
Highway and Federal aid. funds/ are
to be devoted, only to the roads fori
which same are now-available. I
Resolved, That in our opinion thej
mileage of roads to be built should bo
pro rated with respect to the length of j
the road.
- At the suggestion of Mr. J. H. Clif- J
ton a motion was adopted that the
?Permanent Highway Commission be
increased by two members, one to be
selected by Rafting Creek and the oth
er by Shiloh. these added, members to
act with the original commission, with )
equal rights an voice and that the j
election of these two member? be val- !
idatepV'by legislative enactment at thej
next session of the legislature.
Rafting Creek named Mr. E. Rem- j
bert and Shiloh named Mr. L M. Tru- j
luck. . ;
The selection of the additional]
members of the Highway Commisiscmj
practically concluded the meeting, but j'
before adjournment the repreeenta-;
tives of Rafting Creek and sjhiloh
were requested to slate whether there
were any further suggestions that
they would offer, and if they were Sat
isfied' with the policy outlined by the
Commission. A rising vote was call
ed for as to remaining in Sumter
trounty or annexing to Kershaw. Ev
ery citizen of Rafting Creek present!
voted to remain in Sumter county. .\\
The representatives of Shiloh e;t-/j
pressed themselves entirely satisfied
with the pledge to build the Shiloh j:
road to Hudson Bridge. That was i ll
they .desired..
; After the adjournment of the mee t
ing all expressed themselves as.satis-;
fled a?d gratified over the outcome Bf 1
the conference, and there seems newt;
no probability that the movement t?j
withdraw from Sumter county will be?
further agitated.' \
J
i
dms't at* he thy Country's, Thy God's j
bday, MAY 29, 1820
garner's -
ferry-bridge
Richland County Commissioners
Endorse Bridge Building
Project
Columbia, May 26?The Richland
county board" of commissioners at
Ttheir regular semi-weekly meeting
Tuesday afternoon endorsed the pro
posal to bridge the Wateree between;
Sumter -and Richland counties, and" de
cided to make application for federal
aid to theramount of $37,500 for the
project. The sentiment of the com
mission, is .to meet Sumter half-way
in thic project , which . is expected to
mean much, for trie two counties.
It was stated at the meeting of
the commissioners that-the location of
the bridge; and other details will be
. decided latfer. It was also' stated that
a series of meetings between the offi- (
cials Qt thfe two counties would like
ly be arranged, when the matter could
be discussed' thoroughly and complete
understanding between fhe two coun
ties reached with regard to the bridge
plans. , ..
There is published in Columbia to
day a letter sfrom a prominent citi
zen of the lower part of Richland in
which he: endorses the bridge plan
heartily. He states that the span will
not meah. much to him personally but
will be of such benefit to the two
counties and to residents living along
"thev roads which will lead to the
^bridge; thitt We wants to see it con
structed. ? . :?' '
\ The. Columbia State1 of May 26th
jnrint?r the-following article:
Rjchland^ bounty is fast preparing
to meet Snmtex . on the natf wjay
ground. in bridging the 'Wateree river
so tndusarids .ot the low country folk
may have access to the'capital city in
a direct routes.. Yesterday afternoon
the couhty board of commissioners
and representatives of the Richland
[county highway commission got to
gether and' decided to apply for $37,
500 of federal aid to match Sumter,
this be>ng the first" step toward a reai
lizat?c ' the bridge.
. .The commissioners JancL highway
representatives instructed C?pt. .J.
Roy Pehneil, county engineer, to draw
up, the. plans for securing the $37,500
and to Oroceed/in the prope'r manner
with th'e applidati'on. after _ it Is .drawn
up. Sumter has already applied for
$37;500' and ttie same; amount by
^Richland - county " will ?~give-..-the>' two
counties $75,000 towards building the
structure thai, has long been wanted
by people, ojf ,the;^o courrties as well
of federal aid to
bo secured; i^SiO00 additionali/already
available, wi*l be added and bring the
total'*' up to $150,000, tbe^es&mated
cost of the bridge, a member. ~of the
commission said yesterday After the
meeting. Theo $75,000 on ha^jdl.comes
from the State highway rescue v fund
held by the commission* tonid- some
of the larger projects over the State, i
In. case Richlahd and Sumter, secure
the. .$75,000 to : be: applied for in the I
next few days it seems that trie-bridge j
willige a certainty. _ ,
Both S?mter ^and Richland must
duplicate the same aniapnt they get|
from the government and this will
mean another- $75\000 will be given
to putting ; the*, bridge , across - the
stream* This money may be secured
frpm the autbrcjobiie tax in Richland
county and the special levy for good
roads enacted by the last general as
sembly, It was said yesterday.' Wheth
er Sumte? will follow this plan or not
is not known, but this' will be done
here, it is believed. With.this last,
county money it is planned to con
struct adequate approaches or abut
ments to the-bridge.
? The board of commissioners and
the highway commission' are anxious;
to build the bridge and it is believed
no material trouble will be experienr
ced in getting the undertaking under
way. At present no location has been
announced for the bridge, and this;
and other details remaining ? to be !
woVked out later. A
? Among those attending the meeting!
yesterday, which was held in the. off ice j
of Supervisor Owens, were Senator T.
T. Pearce, Johfn.J. Earle, attorney for]
the Richland highway, commission;
Capt. J. Roy Pennell, county n>gh
way engineer; Eddie Jenkins, Buck
McMaster, .Irvine Belser, W. T. Ay-1
cock* Douglas McKay'and the county j
commissioners,; as follows: .s. H.
Owens, supervisor; P. H. Lesene clerk;
A. B. Campbell? Brooks Boney, Miles
H. Eleazer, S. J. Kinsler, P.. M. [
Mooney and R. M. Motely.
bad explosion
in michigan
Three Killed When Locomotive;
Boiler Blew Up
Bay City> Mich., Majr 26?Two en-j
gincmen were killed and the fireman j
injured when a.locomo?ye on a pas- j
senger train blew up near here today.!
Followers of Car- |
ranza Are Safe;
. ??-? 5
N? Action Will Be Taken Until
Huerta Takes Office
Mexico City,'May. 26?The military
officers and civilians who were tak<in
captive after the death of President.
Carransa will be held until Provisional j
President Huefa takes office. !
Reddes presents I
1 credentials
y.Washington,- May 26?S'r- A.:= !.;Ur..i;
fjeddes,' the new British "\; uus>sado'r{
formally" presenter: his credentials to:
smd Truth's."
THE TRUE S<
jGREAT SERVICE
RENDERED SOUTH
!- ?*
! Southern Cotton Association Has
! Changed Viewpoint of the
World Concerning Cot
I ton Production
Columbia. ^Xay 25^?J. Skottowej
Wannamaker, president of the Am-i
eriean Cotton Association, in a siate
ttfnent issued today says that officers;
j pf the ? American Cotton Association,
i while on a recent, visit to a number of j
j leading cities of the> North conferred,!
bupon invitation, with, business organ-:
f izations and commercial bodies, in-|
eluding the association of New Enj
land Spinners^ and that as a result j
jthe work of-the-association is now]
j'niuch better understood and appro-:
I ciated in the North and East.
"In the various conferences, held,"
says Mr. Wannamaker, "it seenied to j
be the consensus of opinion that the; j
American! Cotton Association contri- j
[,buted a far greater service than we
realized. The statement was" made
time and time again that the Associa
tion^ had given to the South almost J
unthinkable advantages; benefits both i
at* home and abroad,: by advertising j
through the press the true conditions
concerning the South; the wonderful
[^advantages offer?;d for investment and
? that .as-a result of this" it is realized
today that the South is the golden
field of opportunity. Time and time
again it was stated in these, confer
ences by leading business men that
(on account of literature sent out by
the j^ssociation they had' made large
[invefirtmehta-in the South and they con
ceded the fact that the South was the
coming part "of the nation. Thejr; urg
ed that a great national journal ;
would prove of unthinkable value' to |
the entire South as an advertising j
I'medium to show to..the world its wbn
'derful resources. They- stated' = that j
the American Cotton Association had ,
I not. only brought tremendous economic j
reforms to the cotton ' industry but
that it had changed the entire view-J
point of the nation concerning our
agricultural interests, attracting tbe-J
attention of thinking.men everywhere!
to the vital necessity and importance j
of the protection and' upbuilding of
the same, as it ia the foundation stone
of "our1 civilization.-$ -These- -'sentjih'ehts
were echoed-. and -re-echoed . in; -thej
varioos' conferenees/ They -uabesitat
! ingly.'.stated that : the; A^ciation, had
changed the viewpoint .of , therl.worj?
cen<^rn?ig.Jthe ^production of cotton; j
that -it was the result of' the work, of
the ?^^ca^.Goijrtir Assof^ati?xi that
trie; worio^^a^-^verse4-"4t^r^ judgment
concerning' this great product - and;
that they .were thoroughly ?rayineejij
that the South- Would no 1 onger cott
tinue to produce cotton under the con
ditions that had. existed for the past
sixty years, and that it was; absolutely
necessary to pay the producer , a pro
fitable price that would enable him
to rehabilitate the rural South so as:
to at least have the same comforts,
conveniences and necessities that he
would secure in other lines of indus
try, so ?s to enable, him to compete
wfch these lines,of industry,
??It was conceded that frpm the pro
j duction of cotton in, the South the
producer had failed to receive any
^thing like a fair price, and that he ha<!
enriched*' e*very section of the world j
where cotton was used commercially j
except the cotton producing section, J
[ to which the production of cotton had j
only brought poverty followed by ya-J
rious other uneconomic conditions,
I "It was conceded that the work of!
( the American Cotton Association in!
i promoting economic reforms would j
j result in the saving of one year's cot-r
j ton crop, out of every ten, or around
$200.000.000 per annum which now
goes as loss, and would result in plac-!
; ihg the cotton industry upon an eco- j
nomic basis, placing the marketing j
machinery in the hands of the cotton!
producer, where At rfghtfully belongs, j
warehousing cotton-and selling samei
only when the manufacturers will payj
a profitable price, .thus bringing ben-;
efits nationwide. j
"It was conceded in the conference]
with the spinners that the only parfcj
the South had played in the cotton
industry was the producing end of the!
business and that they had no voice j
in the marketing of the same and that
the successful organization of the
American Cotton Association meant j
an absolute revolution in the handling},
and marketing of America's great cot- j'
ton crop, and that this change would j'
bring tremendous, unthinkable bene- y
.fits to both the producer of cotton j
and consumer of cotton goods.
"The great National Association of I
i
Manufacturers of Finished Products m
from Cotton Goods urge in the strong- j;
est terms that the interests of the pro- J i
ducer and themselves are largely mu-h
tual and. that in justice to both the J:
producer and-themselves and to "the;!
consumer of cotton goods, these two j i
Associations should form joint plans j]
for the purpose of removing every,.
possible loss in the handling of the Ji
American cotton crop and to assure I i
direct dealing between the producerjs
manufacturer and .consumer; that is {i
the removal of all unncess&ry middle-};
men. ji
"New England spinners conceded
the fact that it was absolutely neces
sary, in . justice to the consumer of
cotton goods to remove uneconomic
waste; they conceded<the further fact)
that the successful organization of the
Association meant thatih?s^ners of
New England ajggptg B&g^andt would
the \var? ? the Souths t?r imr
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t
I
I
lihis wouM not be!.)
.^e-imtin?w^Wrjund abseiutely nec^j]
essary and that as long :is possible] i
they would corrttouei^^tiy their cot- j j
ton Under conditions^ d^; have exited i
heretofore. . f j
? "As a result of these conferences a t
" ? ?. \
3Ii THRON, Established Jnu^ 1,
Palmer's Expen<Etiires
Are Made Psblie
? ? ,.'.::y:/"',r^-:^:::
Manager Carlan
ment Before Hoase Com
mittee i
"Washington, May 26?;Porme^3C^3^
gressman Car?n, who ^^tsa^^^f
manager for Attorney - G^eraiyP^^L^;
er read the list of contributor^
Palmer campaign; fund before '? :? _the,
senate investigating^ comm ittee . today.
The contributions totalled $^fflft^
MUCH MONEY
Inter-Church World Moment
Costing More Than Nec
? essary ,/
Charlotte, N.-- 't^;jS^y-tiV0^^i
James I. Vance . tejdj;;^^
Presbyterians that the '?:'-mter^^^K
world movement pf^l^^'-^i^i^^^i
a lot of money;'?'? . \', ; A' ?
LE
West Virginia <? Returns
Wood as Ronner:f|pr$5>.
.-Wheeling, May 26:
ed" today..':'f^o,m-xth^":3
teiligence from 4& .pyex?nr^gi
the Republican -,lPx^?m^fi
ence. Sector .Sutherland; ^,^"*'
eral Wood 6,&41.\ -
TO DECIDE
Wilson's Request jBelo^
Committee For
- Washington, ' May r ^ -^^rt
Wiisbn's- request that b^' be-^
authority by Congress to a^^^
date over Armenia is befoce;^S^
foreign affairs cdmm^eeviibr'u
eration.
Toledo, "May :26?iiQt*^^
I holding .a -tk^^?X^^^-to^
\ the. leader of Jiie bandits^
Lthe Delta, :<^&t?pg^$
week. . .. .Vr?HHMB
ICensus FMflEweS^ve City
of 10,968.
Washington, May 2j^?The ;
figures for Florence, *S? wej
riouriced today as lUySSS,
of 3,311 over^ "1^0^ ; j
meeting -of'the B^teuiiy^ff^B^
I of v the Ame ricanrv Cotton
na? been call led for. Atlanta,
1st to -3rd'.'for the purpose; of ?
consideration to the various:
tions and proposition^ ~made by{I*
ing business-, men - tlju^uigb^ut^th'ej^
tion, and at these conferenees.
matter of sustaining memberships.
the pushing of the progress of the
sociation will, be giveri^immediate i<>-:
tention and consideration. A ; vice-
president and general manager wjirj^-;
elected and the matter ofVthe publica?,
tion of a great national journal, ;?w?'=
a circulation of a m???n sub^^Vw^ .
from our proposed "in^mbTe^te^^^v^
ering every section where cotton, ?
produced ar?d throughout the various
commercial and financial c^ntec>- l??t?
receive the -en refur consider* tifm^OJf
the Executive Com.nittee." It \i pr*?
posed that the first edition of thisi&tifr^^
Iication will carry the proce^mgs.^of
the great Montgomery ?ow*etof?i:.v;V
"The fact ;hat *he Am*?* -.?in Cojrv
ton Associatior! ?as riot onH? receiv^J
strong' endor<im-H:*& from tne 'v;iri$ser<
individuals and business organizaUoris
in various sections, but that it hsjs ree ^
ceived applications for and been. urgSjsS4
by leaders of thought in the commer
cial world - to admit sustaining- raent??
bers for the purpose outlined, above, ?
one of the strongest' endorsements of '
the work already accomplished by iti??^
Association and the wonderful oppor
tunities open to it for the upbuilding
of a greater South, a greater agricul
ture and a greater nation. -
"The first conference was held-I?
Richmond. Va. Mr. W. H. Miles of
the W. H. Miles ^hoe Company, appreV ?
ciating the great value of the work
already accomplished ;by the Associa
tion and the golden opportunity open
to it for upbuilding, our agricultural
a.nd commercial life, subscribed a sus-: ?
taining membership of $1,500 to asrtst ,
in unsing a fund to assure the per
petuity of this great Asspci&tU.n. Mr.
Miles, in addition tp taking *hls step;
*<ated that he would canvas :he h?.sg?
ness men of Richmond for member
ships in the Association along'., the
!?ame line, with the.dete-.'?na?5?n; "t^
:-ssist in pushing forward the worfc
in which the - Association is'engaged. /
As a successful business man fee
approved in the-strongest terms of the
letermination of the American-Cotton
Association to elect . an outsandihg v
aiieiness man as vice president
yenerat manager, a man eJi?1nerit
itted for this position, from a staia?
x>int of cducationr ability and >
^nce. a man thprstughlj- al^^^?
importance/ of our agric?lt^^w?