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iTIiE UNION TIMES. VOL XXVI.?NO- 37. UNION SOUTH CAROLINA SEPTEMBER 13,1895. $1.50 A YEAR. r ? BUSINESS DIRECTORY. D. E. Hydrick, J. A. SAWYIR Spartanburg, 8. C , Union, 8. 0. JJYDRICK A SAWIBR, Attorneys ?l Lew, Judge Towneend'e 0!^8tin?. ?a "T j?|W7 , etAew, Lev Buige. / g| . S3. STORES, . ? \ i ^ ' > . \jl|. * ' J_T Attorney at L?# Md Trie! Justloe, - <5*4*1 House. getoUMPERT & f J&i> ' SfENlWRY. 'y DR. H. K. 8*ltp*8 Deatal Rooms over A. H. Foster 4 Co's. store. Cocaine tMtHf in extracting teeth. , b " ? / 1 j ' DENTISTRY. J^R. J. C. McCUBBINS, Office on the eoroer of Main eed dgement Streets neer the Court I^puaev Bridge sad Crown work done wrhen' * sired. Cell end see me. * ?-? ? - i ? a ITXTFAM vlf A DDT P G ranlte \V orient. OBOItGB 0*B?K3f < Mm ' U. FAKR, CfaiO. MUNKO, President. Cssbier. Merchants and Planters' National BANK, or UNION. Capital Stock $00,(XX). Surplus $.">0,000. Stockholders liabilities, $bU,000?Total? $1 70,000. Officers?F. M, Farr, Pics't. A. II. Foster, Vice I'res't. Geo. Munro, Cashier. J. D. Artnr, Assistant Cashier. Directors?W. IJ. Wallace, A. G, Ilicc, Wm. Jefferies, T. C. Duncan, J. A. Faul, J. T. Douglas, I. G. McKissick, A. II. Foster. JBttTWe solieit your business. ICE CREAM AND SODA WATER PARLORS the Oyster season is now over, 1 . i. have convortcd my Saloont.iuto an { ICE CllEAM PARLOR. And tbc allies and gentlemen arc respectfully in o'.ited to call on mo when they waut a ?i?*' and refreshing drink. Orders for .crebtt by the gallon will receive prompt .and care, ul attention. X have one of the finest Sjda Poun lains in the up country, every thing shall .be kept tidy. Ladies are invited to tutakc my place their headquarters while shopping, stop in and rest whether you <*isk to buy or not. If you have a bond ache try my WINE COCA it will cure t every time. You will also find at my place the lar.gest and finest assortment of fancy and plain candies, cakes and crackers, fruits ,.at:oed goods and general confections, iU<> family groceries. Thinking my eustomers for their kind md liberal patronage list Sutniner I .ipeetfully solicit a continuance of the flame this Summer; guaranteeing nrompt and polite atteution to an. JOHN. R. MATHIS. THE CENSUS TAKEN. I The work of counting tho souls in our growing town, a partial report of |dp6b*appcarcd in our colums last week was completed last Friday. Tho wqpk vras dono by F. B. Culp who went from house to house, personally. The report therefore may bo relied on for accuracy. 3000 Souls. It is fevident that very few of our leading citizens had any just idea of the progress we were actually making Si everybody can see that the ,fcion is increasing and our town lng rapid strides towards a Sr?mi? timn nrr<? n ronrouonfu. wvf ~ "b" " t?V* of The Times went to a number of our most intelligent and best inJbrmed men about town to get their $Mtimate of our growth and popula wh. Their estimates ranged from 8000 to 2500, ono or two only reckoning above 2500. By actual count, Jidlffovcr, it is ascertained that the population at presont is 2801. In addition to that Mr. Culp reports that quite a number of people who live here and who claim Union as* their home arc working clscwhero at present and were therefore not counted. He estimates that there arc more than a hundred of these, which added to the 28G1 counted, would about make the 3000. That justifies the opinion of one w ell informed man who eajpestly contended when consulted th?t the population of Union wus at least 3000. 11aI'll) Increase, j Now lets look at a few figures taken from the last census report of the United States. Iu 1880 the Jkv .rvnl? ?iAn t\f lln iAn TAurn ivoc 1 0U7 v i v/ uivn i v"u " u.i i-?'i . fi? im tac4 population was JliOib Tliat was a gain oi' I>o2 in ten years. Now compare the figures of 1800 with the figures obtained by Mr. Culp and we find that our population has Increased 12/V2 :n the last fiv? years. More than that.it is evident that the grater part of this gain has been made in the last two years. The Cotton Mill brought a great many of these here, but last fall and and winter families were continually moving here to go into other business. The town lias evidently nut on new colors and people arc coining because tlicy see the bright business prospect ahead. Conservative judges estimate that within a year from now there will be f.OOO permanent dwellers within the corporate limits of our town, l lie new Cotton 31 ill now being built which will he one of the t largest in the State will bring no less than 2000 which will mak< the 5000. There will he otlicis coining also. Already stores that have been vacant for some time are being cleaned out, overhauled and filled with goods I?y the beginning of I St>7 there will he nearly six thousand here. Let them come. Union's hospitable peoplo will welcome tlieni: her enterprises will afford them profitable fields for investments, or labor for their bands; her schools w ill educate their children. Let them come. An invitation has been extended by the executive committee of the Cotton States and International Exposition, inviting all veterans of both the Union and Confederate armies to visit the Exposition on bine and Cray day?the 21st of September. Coming as it does just after the reunion of the Grand A rny of the republic at Louisville and the dedication of the Chickatuauga National Park, an im j mouse number of veterans from both i armies will visit Atlanta, and it is: expected that not less than one Inui ' drcd thousand visitors will he at the Exposition on that day. Every cf. fort is being made foi the enforta diluent of tin' st r.111 hv the mililii* cotnfoit department of tin K\| >;'uai. ' An elaborate program is being arranged for the day which will doubt' j less bring a larger re-union of the I veterans of the two armies than anv j that has ever been lielu; i I HON. HECTOR D. LANE On The Cotton Crop And "What It Will Bring. Hon. Hector D. Lane, Pres., of Tho American Cotton Grower's Association, has recently addressed the following letter of advice to the cot* ton growers of the South, followed by an address containing his views on tho cotton problem. To the Cotton Growers ivu^u;, H7 MVU1 (.lib i/lUUV} illlU there are others like unto that class that precipitated the Civil war?that when the war clouds gathered and the "combat deepened, went North, and left their wives' rclaliotiflty fight it out while they leathered tlbetf nests. Let the true spirit of manhood as* sert itself in a patriotic effort for the common weal. Distribute the delivery of your cotton, as .b?! ^you cuu, over the season.' Do'not allow your enemies to entice you into madly rushing your eotton into the market by a nominal and spasmodic rise in | values, hut hold back what you can for its commercial value. It will b? my pleasuret? oorrei-p >nd | with you and give you all in'orma- I tion oi' which i can become possessed that may be useful to you in securing the value of your cotton. 1 herewith append my \ iows nt length, as given to Associated Press several days since. Yours, very truly, Hkctou 1). Lank, Pres., American Cotton Growers rrotectivc Association. Before addressing the foregoing letter to the farmers Mr. Lane made a somewhat extensive tour of the Cotton licit of Texas, going out in the country among the growing crops cc Multing farmers and business men, to ascertain the state of the cotton crop and to make a reasonable estimate of the crop of 1Mb"). 11 is letter is dated Aug., *?0. Before that, however, he had given to the press an article in which ho takes the ''hoars' to task quite severely, laying on their shot.hlers the low price of cotton and the consequent extremities to which the farmers of the South have heen reduced. After some Uriel'.statements lie gives Ins opinion that if farmers are conservative in selling, cotton will rise to H cents by January. 1 n support of his view s he adduces the following points: The general revival of trade. A largely decreased acreage. Misuse of thirty three ami one. third per cent, commercial fertilizers. Shortness of present crop from unseasonable weather ami insect pests. The condition of farmers enabling I them to hold their crops. A bearish feeling among all I'.ir 11101 s. The increase of consumption. The visible supplv smaller than | usual. Continuing he say-"l-'urope will this year lake (>,S00()(l<t hales of America's cotton. V tb nil South America, Canada j and Mew \ ' I take IOC.000 hales. | With improving trade. America \ I!! surely take d,o')0,0(H? bides, which i will leave only 4,700,00*) bales fori export, even were 8,t")0,^00 raised, I ' \ I ! of the South: i??: .1 1? : J?Clllg UOWIJT lHlJJlCSscd with the necessity of perfeot organization to fully accomplish the results so much to be desired by the fanners of the . South, and being aware of your isolated station as concerns information, I ha'\ c adopted this mode of reaching you. I cannot too strongly impress you with the importance of organization?bear in mind the "time tried and fire-tested" adage, "In union there is strength." Meet, and if there is no organization perfected already in your neighborhood or county, organize, and report same to your State President, or correspond with ine for information. You cun only organize under a compact or agreement as neighbors and brothers in a common caUi-e. It will devolve upon soruc, as is always the case when battles arc to ltn {ah(fitf tA Knor 1 WM A. IYich BANIi * * ,, UNION V Respectfully solicit y 1 REPRESENT COMPANIES Wl ^ ^ Otl which is now practically impossible. If the crop is only 7,-50,000, then j less than 4,000,000 will be available for export. Europe is entirely dependent upon the South for her supply of raw cotton, as statistics show that her importations from India, Egypt, Brazil, etc., are only equal to 1,000^000 bales of American cotton. The manufacturers of Europe are selling their goods months and months ahead, without protecting themselves by the purchase of raw cotton, expecting that the necessities of the planter will force him to sell at any pi ice that the spinners and speculators inay choose to pay. Now, 1 reiterate, advise and sin* cercly hope that the cotton growers will move their crop on the market just as slow ly as they can possibly afford, and will not all w themselves to be terrorized into madly rushing it all on the market in a few months KliV fn linlil met u-l'nt tlio? A'lii and thus, by a judicious distribution, realize handsome results."' OLD FOLKS' CONCERT. Contribute l. On the evening of the dOth., day of August the second concert of the Choral Society took place, with that able Directress Miss Sallie Munro in charge of the music. T.us Association is for the improvement of the musicul talent of the community. They sing choruses and the more accomplished, solos, the chorus coming in at times making | the whole idea complete. The sulo is charming, but we confess ton degree of rapture when solo and cbo rus unite in a strong sound. It comes upon the car like a climax. On this occasion the exhibition j was called un Old holies Concert The attire was alter the manner el l dress of the period of 17T<>. The songs although not of that period, had pleased the ear m the long ago, and still arouse in us a feeling of enjoyment by their melody and pathos. They were first "The Old Folks at Home," led by Mrs. i?. F. Arthur \V 1)4 1 llflU I tilA'/OiV r.i ...... 1 II nv IIUO t* UIMI UI l_ ? HI I J r>^ I ami depth aii' 1 is a valuable member j ol'tlie corps. " luanita led by Mrs. Thomson ! assisted by the line alto of Mrs. -Jas. | Munro with full chorus delighted us. i "Annie Laurie'' led by Mr. Toin | McNally i111 lull chorus chainied the ear. There is a wealth of tenderness in this old song which stirs the soul. \\ e think of camp lires and men wearied with the fray. Suddenly one voice starts these sweet words! and then all join in harmony, each j thinks of some dear one at home, lie also sang with chorus "When you and I were young Maggie" a touching old song. Air. .MeNs.lly also sang "Bonnie Sweet Bessie, lie has the gift of a tenor voice, a voice of so much capability, a voice that sings of joy am' of sorrow. a | voice that no Association can do with- I out. We congratulate the Assoeia i tion upon the assistance of Mr. McNally. I've wandered in i M e nus a : lovely old duet was sung hv Miss! Inly Ihtwkins in her hest style ami hv Mrs. l?. ! '. Arthur. The exeen-j tion hv hotli ladies was correct and I cxitrcssivo. ? HlllblTl S "iSl'mitub* Sllll^ ll\ : Mrs. A i t'tiir \v;is t? if?-lnn*?ly icwlm-il. \ The SV (ft <ii m \ s t > :i II i always j lbs I' . (>ti v i : (iMe , 1 11re ' was given !>v tin' l'i'aat...;i mu': - ' punimcnt retuleiod bv .Mr. Mcdowan B #?f<- $=5=3^?^OLSON & SON, i lErs? X 1? our FIRE 1SURANOE. !TH $40,000,000.00, OF ASSETS. and Miss Sallie Munro. After the song had ceased wo still listened to the rythmic beauty of the accom> panimcnt conducted by the violin and piano. Beside these Mrs. Thomson who possesses a rare contralto v^ice a* bounding in pathos and in melody s&ng "Near the banks of that Lone Hiver," an;l "Oh wcrt thou in the could blast." The latter in concert with Miss Nina Moore a charming young singer from Spartanburg. The concert was made more interesting by the addition of two recitations from Tennyson by Miss Leizo Grimhall, "Crossing the liar" and "The Day Dream.' This young lady lias great promise as an elocutionist and we hope to hear her again. She lias a voice of power and u varying, mobile countenance. A great attraction of the evening was the Minuet representing the manners of the days of long ago, when the stately gentleman wrote a note of invitation to the stattly lady asking her to walk the Minuet with him. *1 -c- 1 4HV<OI<J<T intiKUR, die [MU1UUUU bows and courtesies were beautiful and gracefully rendered by Mr. Jas. Farr and Miss Nina Moore; Mr. Edwin Wallace and Miss Leizc Grimball: Mr. Robt. Munro and J/lss Blanche Moore; Mr. Gist Duncan /.id Miss Meta Griui ball. As wc looked and enjoyed the grace with the dignilicd movement other days and times loomed up be. fore us, days of leisure, of comfort, of a generous hospitality and we contrasted it with these days of of sharp competition, of houndle.^ energy, of the animated two step galop, and we thought the .Viniiet beautiful and restful. , * The Cotton Crop Short. \ liv Act nwn??TTAn a *?aw aC . lliUVOt Vif VHU ?J1 n UUtCVt'l trade or profession begins to loci on interest in the cotton crop of We have been interested all along, but we have not felt it so much as now k\hen the crop is in sight and u reasonable guess may be made as to how mnch will be made. The big cotton buyers and others who have gathered information from all over the South tell us that the crop will he smaller than it was last year and that the probability is that the price wilj be some higher. The next question is. how much arc wc going to make in Union County? Well that would he hard to tell, hard to give even an approximate answer. Last Tuesday tho County Commissioners, most of whom are farmers and intelligent men, were kind enough to give us their estimate of the crop in their respective townships. We will not give these by townships as it would require too much repetition. Almost all report the cotton crop short, their estimates ranging from one half up to a full crop. These estimates, however, were made by a comparison with last years crop, w hich w as an exceptionally good one. It should he taken into consideration too, that fertilizers were not used so freely this year as last. The fanners arc busy now picking out cotton. Karly and Into corn is good all over the county, but the /Vay planting is not doing so well inmost sections it having been cut oil by the drought. The smaller crops, peas, potatoes and sorghum arc doing well. Our people are learning the vulue of these f mailer crops in the raising of meat. The farmers have a good many hogs in all the townships and they arc in good condition. From only ono section do we hear of any trouble with them: thev arc dying to some extent, v\ ith cholera in Ooshen Hill. tfc. aX * 7>. **