The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, February 19, 1904, Image 4
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UNION, S. C.. FEBRUARY It), 1904.
RAISED A HOWL.
The report o( the joint committee
on the State House investigation
caused some consternation in the
minds of the old commission. While
it is true that the investigating committee
made no direct charges againstthe
old commission, yet their findings
were sufficient to show a groat dereliction
on the part of the old commission
in tho performance of the
duties imposed. While the report was
being read and discussed in the House
of representatives some very unparliamentary
language was used, the
lie was passed and the Sergeant at
Arms had to interfere to keep the
peace. It is very evident that there
were exposures made by the investigating
committee that did not suit
the members of the old commission.
Col. Marshall had filed a minority
report to the report of the old commission,
he seemed to be the only
one who could see the real condition
of affairs and had tho courage and
independence to so report. We don't
oharge any member of that commis
aion with an attempt to cover 01
graft, but the finding of the investigating
committee surely could have
been as easily discovered by the old
commission. It was the minority
report that gave rise to the necessity
of a further investigation and the
report shows the wisdom and expediency
of such an investigation. We
sineerely hope that the gentlemen
who composed the old commission
will be able at the hearing accorded
them, to exonerate themselves, and
at the same time we advance the
farther hope that the State will b<
fully remunerated, and the Capito
building be completed according tf
its original design of architecture, o
which our people can and will justlj
be proud.
THE SUPPLY BILL.
The following is the tax levy foi
Union r
Ordinary county purposes, JH mills
interest on railroad bonds 14 mills
sinking fund, 1 mill; roads, 1 mill;
for old soldiers, $ mill.
POLL TAX.
Any person who shall fail to pay
poll tax, shall be deemed guilty of u
misdemeanor and on conviction there
of before a magistrate shall be punished
by a fine of not less than $1C
or by imprisonment at hard laboi
cpon the public works of the county
for not more than 20 days; provided
that the county shall not pay the
cost or fees of any constable or sheriff
for the execution of any warrant
or other process issued in any case
by virtue of the provisions of this
section unless the defendants in such
cases shall be arrested and convicted.
For services herein rendered by these
magistrates and constables who receive
salaries they shall receive in
addition to such salaries as they are
now entitled to have by law, the said
costs and fees provided that said
cost and fees be collected out of and
paid by defendants.
TUB DOG TAX.
We are delighted that the Legislature
has at last passed a specific dog
tax, and more pleased than ever, that
the money realized from this tax
shall go exclusively to the school
fund. We are glad that the colored
population, who own more dogs than
any other class of citizens, will now
be forced to contribute this sum,
though small, towards the education
of their ohildren, because as it has
been heretofore they paid an exceedingly
small per cent, of the money
pald,for this purpose.
"FERTILIZING."
We publish the following editorial
from tho Southern Cultivator, hoping
by ?o doing wo will confer a favor
arid material benefit upon our farmers
:
"Wo wish to discuss briefly fertilizing,
not fertilizers. Wo wish to call
attention to tho using of fertilizers,
rather than to fertilizers themselves.
We gather, from our numerous
Inquiries upon this subject, that very
, many do not fully understand this
important part of farming.
There seems to be an impression
that we use fertilizers for the benefit
( of tho soil. This is a great mistake.
, They are intended to help tho crop
and not the soil.
Cerlain elements of plants food
are made soluble and therefore quickly
available to growing plants. We
call these fertilizers. We use them
to help make tho crops grow more
rapidly and mature earlier. * I
We use them because they are
not soil food, but. plant food.
Now we see ?t once that a fertilizer
to bo good must he such that
tho first plant will tnke it up. Henee
we use, should use them, so as to get
the quickest returns.
WHY no WE FERTILIZE?
Mainly on account of our ignorance
and laziness. We don't know
that the seme ingredients of plant
food which we are buying, already
exist in the soil in abundant supply.
Or if wo know this we are not willing
to do the work uecessary to get these
from the soil.
Wo find that by scratching the
soii three or four inches and using
those bought helps, wo can force a
tflir crop. Jtience wo prefer to sit
about idle all the fall and winter, and
then rely upon the fertilizer to make
the crop.
If we break the "soil "deep and pulverize
it very finely, it will supply
the same things we buy. But that j
, means work, and most of us are lazy.
By continuous bad preparation
and bad cultivation, and the stimulus
of fertilizers, we greatly injure
> the soil. That is, we decrease its
. productivepower.
; SHALL WE CONTINUE TO USE THEM?
It will pay us to do so, if we use
, them right. Do all we can to get our
soil in productive shape, and then
help it out hy judicious uso of fertilizers.
We should buy as cheaply as
i possible. To do this wo must get
[ the ingredients and do our own mixing,
as far as possible. Buy the
' phosphate and potash and ammonia
' each in its cheapest shape.
Then mix with reference to the
, crop we are expecting to use it upon.
( Plants all use much the same
food and in very much the same pro1
portions.
Phosphoric acid, potash, ammo
n\a are the Ingredients the crops
, need. Some need more of one, and
some more of another of theso.
As the Southern farmers raise all
' the cotton seed, they do not need to
i bny much nitrogen. If properly
i handled, the cotton seed will supply
^ this element, at least as much of it
as is needed after we have taken care
' r,f nil tllA nnimftl monnsAo
v.. v... ?..v muuiuvo auu lulling
i vegetation.
? The phosphoric acid and potash we
i can nob raise. We must work this
out of the soil or buy it. Deep plow)
irg, rotation of crops, growing grasses
f and clovers and peas and cattle will
7 soon supply all the elements of fertility.
But until this is done, we
must buy acid and kainit or muriate
of potash.
If we are fertilizing the grain crops,
and a large number of truck crops,
r such as cabbage and tomatoes, then
wo need some ammonia.
For all of the legumenous crops wo
; need only acid and potash. For cot;
ton, we need a very small quantity
. of ammonia.
' If the previous crop was peas or
clover or Bermuda grass we do not
need any ammonia for cotton or corn.
' But if the land has been badly hanx
died or planted in ordinary crops we
will need some.
In writing to inquire how to ferti"
lize it is not necessary to describe
> your soil. The soil is the workshop,
and varies too much to enable any
, one to prescribe for it. f
I FORMULAS.
Of course these are merely guides.
You can vary them to suit your circumstances.
But they will fit most
i cases.
1 For cotton :
Acid phosphate 1200 pounds
C. 8. Meal 500 "
Kainit 800 "
If you use muriate, 100 lbs. will do.
For corn:
Acid phosphate 1000 pounds
O. S.Meal 000
Kainit 400 "
For grasses, sorghum and all that
class of truck crop:
Acid phosphate 1200 pounds
O. S. Meal 400 "
Kainit 500
For melons and fruits:
Acid phosphate 1000 pounds
C. S. Meal 500 "
Kainit 500 '
If the previous culture has been
good and the soil is filled with humus,
then use less C. 8. Meal and more
kainit.
If the soil is worn and washed and
thin, and lacks vegetable matter and
humus, then use more O. S. Meal.
If you wish to use live cotton seed
then use 2 pounds in place of one of
C. S. Meal.
The quantity of any of these to be
used, depends upon how much crop
you wish to make, and how much
money you are willing to invest in
the orop."
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J COTTON GROWERS EE AGUE.
It is very evident that the English
| merchants and manufactures are dei
termined, as far as possible with
them, to make, supply and demand
control tho price of cotton in the futnre.
Tiie formation of a corporation,
chartered for the purpose of
growing and marketing ootton, has
for its object the elimination of all
cotton speculation by the direct shipment
of cotton to England by the
farmer. Their object in the main,
Is a very laudable one, as their grievance
is that lhe mill owners of England
are ut tho mercy of the unscrupulous
class of brokers and gamblers
in bags of cotton, in other words millions
of bags of cotton that never
were In existence, both in this country
and England.
The plan of this corporation is to
secure several plantations aggregating
fifteen or twenty thoasand acres
as ?u experimental station, and if
this succeeds to follow np tho work
with ninny moro such stations. They
purpose to divide these large tracts
into smaller ones, a tract belug suitable
as one man can work. They
will employ Germans, Scandinavians
ami English immigrants for laborers;
they will employ native laborers to
teach these raw hancls. We apprecl- J
nto and welcome the coming to the
South of an industrious and intclllgf
nt class of European immigrants,
who will coino with intent to purchase
small tracts of land for tillage
and make permanent homes, become
naturalized citizons who will owe allegiance
to no other country.
DISPENSARY L, AW AMENDED.
The local option clause amendatory
to the dispensary law provides
that any county in this State where
a dispensary is sought to bo established,
the peoplo of said county can
by vote prevent it, aud counties
where dispensaries already exist can
by a vote of the peoplo be discontinued.
That all counties desiring
to avail themselves of the benefit of
this act must pay an extra assessment
of one half of one mill, to pay
the expenses of the State constabulary
in maintaining the liquor law in
such counties, and further that such
counties shall not receive any portion
of the dispensary fund.
SANTUC SIFT1NGS.
Rotition in Office?Five Gallons
of Whiskey Captured,
Rain, hail, sleet and snow, jack
frosts, chilling winds, moderating
weather with mud and sleet was
something of the aggregate of the
weather we had last week. Plows
stopped and there is not a word heard
about gardening. If the ground hog
hadn't showed sense and skedaddled
hack to his hole he would havo gotten
frost bitten.
Rev. T. B. Owens preached at the
Methodist church, his regular appointment,
Sunday. Text, Ileb.
0:18.
Mr. J. K. Thon&as and wife, of
Union, visited here Saturday and
Sunday. Their niece, Miss Minnie
Lou Bobo, accompanied them.
Mr. J. II. Hamilton, of Union,
was in ^antuc Sunday.
Misses Julia Thomas and Stella
Hobson are visiting Miss Sudie
Thomas, near Hebron.
Mr. Fred Scott has resigned his
position as railroad agent here and
will leave for ltaleigh, N. C.
Mr. Sheely is now agent and
operator for the Southern Railroad
here.
While the snow was on the ground
and it frozen, it was rather hard on
stock pulling at wagons, but there
were a number of men who had them
going just the same to the dam.
The poor brutes, though no doubt,
paid the penalty for it was extremely
rough and no ox was in a ditch
either.
I wonder if there is going to be
any move for rotation in office this
year. There are a number of people,
voters, as well as some office
seekers, ffho do not believe in life
terms in office. If it is a gift of the
people and for the people, many be~
lieve in letting more have the job.
If the office is a good place, an easy
place or a fat place, where considerable
money is made then divide the
terms. If it is a burden, poor pay,
etc., then it ought to be divided and
give the hard worked and poorly
paid incumbents a rest. I begin to
note that that tendency is fast growing
on the people.
After keeping watch around some
whiskey here for three days and
nights Constable Walker Johns captured
five gallons Tuesday night of
last week. It was expressed presumably
to a negro at the dam but
some white men attempted to bluff
and get it Monday night. The
"law" waa explained to them and
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they left without it. A second attempt
was suspected Tuesday evening
but the constable was always on
hand. But it appear* that the white
men didn't relish the idea and danger
of having their horses and
vehicles confiscated and themselves
arrested. So Tuesday night a negro
came and was allowed to sign for it
and take it out of the office, and
when he attempted to make off across
a big open field Mr. Johns gave
chase and after going three or four
hundred yards the whiskey became
too much of a burden for the fellow
and ho had to lay aside the weight
that was so easily besetting him and
! take care of No. 1. Mr. Johns is
satisfied that it belonged to those
white men for they said there was no
such a negro as Asbury Williams
over at the dam* yet they tried to
get it and were very much concerned
about the stuff. Mr. Johns is very
much pleased over the capture as
this is his birtb place, and thoso men
led him to believe it was easy for
them to outwit him. But he got the
liquor if he did miss the men.
I regret very much to hear of the
death of Mr. William Little, of
Sulphur Springs. I could not<but
regard him as one of my very best
friends- He wiis always so sociable
and of a lively disposition, even
with young people that I was led to
believe that he loved company. lie
seemed so considerate about the welfare
of myself and brothers, calling
us his Santuo boys, that I could not
but accept his standing invitation to
visit his home whenever the opportunity
afforded. and there never was a
place on the face of the globe in
which a person, appreciative, could
be entertained with more plainly,
cordial hosnitality than at that home.
Indeed Mr. Little seemed kind of
fatherly to me. Also was Mrs.
Little kind and considerate, the boys
and their sisters too, and could one
but love to be a guest of such a
household, grieve for the loss of such
a kind friend and truly sympathize
with his fatnilv. for
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men are hard to give up, hard to
replace, as it were, with the public,
but as to his family, never. Never
can another take his place.
Hey Denver.
Election of Beer Dispenser.
County Board of Control will elect
Dispenser Clerk and Beer Dispenser for
Beer Dispensary No. 1 the 19th of
March. All applications must be tiled
with undersigned on or before the 27th
of February. T'. K. Foster,
7-2t Ch. Co. B* Control.
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