The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, September 13, 1895, Image 1
iTIiE UNION TIMES.
VOL XXVI.?NO- 37. UNION SOUTH CAROLINA SEPTEMBER 13,1895. $1.50 A YEAR.
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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?.
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Lev Buige. / g| .
S3. STORES, . ?
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Attorney at L?# Md Trie! Justloe,
- <5*4*1 House.
getoUMPERT & f J&i>
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DR. H. K. 8*ltp*8
Deatal Rooms over A. H. Foster 4
Co's. store. Cocaine tMtHf in extracting
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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;
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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,
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of the South:
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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
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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
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cxitrcssivo.
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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
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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.
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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. ,
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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.
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