The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, July 21, 1905, Image 4
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UNaON, S. C., JULY 21, 1905.
SAVE THE TREES.
While the inauguration of a good
roads congress and the continued
and persistent efforts on the part of
the agricultural department of the
1'nited States to build good roads
throughout the country, the preservation
and perpetuation of the trees
has not l?ccn forgotten or neglected.
The establishing of a forestry department
and the appointment of
an arbor day all go to show the necessity
aiid importance of preserving
and increasing the growth and
number of trees in the country. If
we lived upon the barren prairies!
we could and would appreciate the
shade of trees a thousand times
more than we do living in a country
where trees are plentiful. Hut
it is none the less important since
we have them to do all we can toi
preserve them and plant more in*
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SSU'llCI 1)1 Clllllllg UUW11 V. Mill IlilVU. |
Iii the residence portions of the city I
we lmvo now too few trees, and trees
are absolutely essential not only to
the beauty but also to the comfort, j
health, convenience and pleasure of
the people. Already too many trees j
have been sacrificed by the city authorities
along the streets, no tree
should Ikj cut down unless it is absolutely
necessary to improve or
better the street and facilitate travel,
where travel is impeded. We have
interviewed Mr. A. X. Johnson the
gentleman who is in charge of the
ro I building here by the I'nited
States government. He says that
the residence portion of Main street
is wide enough, without cutting
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uown any im^,uiai. uic ucessnouHi
not he cut, but that the curb of the
pavement should he run on the
side of the trees next to the street,
and a grass plot around each tree.
That a live foot cement pavement
next to the fence, a two foot gravel
walk between the cement and the
curh, with the trees at distances,
having the grass round them makes
a sidewalk for pedestrians wide
enough to accommodate travel. That
a street 2o feet wide is amply sufficient
f?>r travel through the residence
portion of the city, that tratie
should not be invited by making
the streets in the resilience portion
so wide, that other streets than the
residence should be made over which
trallic should be conducted, that he
considers the trees on Main street
along the residence portion, of incalculable
value, a money consideration
out of the question, that
money should not lie able to buy
them. That he has gone down
Main street, made a sketch of how
the street, can be made to serve every
purpose as a residence street
and be beautiful, that there is no
use at all to cut a single tree, that
if it was a northern city, all the
people would have to do would be
to apply to the courts and an injunction
against cutting the trees
would lie granted. He thinks every
other part of the city than the residence
portion should l>e devoted to
traffic, that the hauling to and
from the mills should l>o done on
other streets, and nothing should be
done to encourage traffic on the residence
streets. Ifc says the eity
would make a great mistake to cut
these trees on the residence street
for the purpose of facilitating traffic.
There arc now a great many
lots vacant on Main and Bachelor
streets upon which to build business
houses, and there is absolutely
no necessity for making the residence
|H?rtion of Main street any
wider or to invite tmtlic in that direction,
therefore the city authorities
should not cut a tree, but on
the contrary do all to preserve the
trees. In saving the trees you add
to the licauty, comfort and value of
the property along the street thus
shaded. A person wanting a lot on
wliieli to build a residence would
give iiiuch more for it, if it had a
few nice shade trees on it than for
a hare lot. Evvrylwdy protest
against cutting down trees on the
streets. The poem, "Woodman
spare that tree," is true logic, sentiment,
and a pathetic appeal te
every true lover of home and com*
fort.
DOPE Destruction.
On the tirst page of this issue oi
Tiik Timks we print a startling and
alarming revelation of how the
emisarics of the devil and enemies
of the southern planters are ravaging
and ruining the labor of this
section by selling and giving to the
laborers that dreadful drug cocaine.
This terrible scourge is more cle
struetive to human life and crops
than storms or boll weavil, for
when under the intluenec of this
drug the laborers refuse absolutely
to do any work at any price, consequently
thousands of acres of corn
and cotton are lost. The tight against
this drug has heen waged in the
West for the past several years.
Before the people of Arkansas,
Texas and Mississippi were fully
aware of it, the loss of laborers had
become a far more serious problem
than any other with which they
had to contend. Arkansas has
enacted a law prohibiting the sale
of cocaine within the State, (ieorgia
is now the seat of the trouble
and doubtless the legislature will
pass a similar law to that of Arkansas.
South Carolina is now fighting
the whiskey question, trying to
root out the dispensary, trying to
bring about prohibition of the whiskey
tratic in the State, trying to
establish temperance, law and order.
While thus engaged it would 1 hj
well to include the use of dope,
opium in all of its varied forms.
The medical fraternity should be
restricted in its use, for it frequently
happens, that when a doctor prescribes
it, the patient is made an
opium eater for life. It is said by
those who have formed the habit
that it is far more difficult for one
to quit the use of opiates than
whiskey or tobacco. The use ol
cocaine is more destructive to life
and property than whiskey. Doubtless
there are many cases of murder,
arson, rape and other hcinoiu
crimes attributable to cocaine and
kindred drugs, because those whe
use them become crazed, lose then
reason and sense of right and arc
hardly responsible for their acts.
The effect of these drugs we arc
told is very different to whiskey
and take deeper hold upon the
mincl and body than whiskey. II
it were possible no doubt many
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these drugs. We read of suieidet
and strange murders and other unaccountable
deeds done by men and
women, many doubtless were undei
the influence of this terrible drug
at the time the deed was committed.
The habitual use of these
drugs unfit a person for any kind
of work either mental or physical.
While the fight against whiskey is
on, let the good people not forget
to include the drug in the list of
evils against which we must fight
and fight valiantly to save our
country from certain ruin and destruction.
LEAKAGE WAS PROVED.
Secretary Cheatham's Charge
Was Well rounded?Mr.
Holmes is Dismissed.
As a result of investigation by
secret service agents into the charges
made by llichard Cheatham, Secretary
of the Cotton Planters' Association,
that information has l>ccn
given to cotton brokers in New York
by some person or persons in the
bureau of statistics of the Department
of Agriculture. Secretary
| Wilson tod;fy made public an oflic
ial report in which he states that
Edwin S. Holmes, associate statistician,
has been guilty of "juggling"
olticinl reports.
The report says that it luis been
found that Holmes communicated
advance information to L. C. Van
Ripper, a New York broker, and
M. Haas, of Now York, who acted
as a go'lwtween in conveying information
from Holmes to Now York
brokers, including Theocforc H.
i Price.
Steps have been taken by Secretary
Wilson to prevent further leakage
of department figures, and an
' entire reorganization of the bureau
' of statistics and the manner of pre;
paring the monthly crop reports
, lias been outlined by him.
The papers in connection with
the investigation have bAen referred
' to the United States Attorney for
> the District of Columbia and he has
reported that in his opinion crimi_1
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nai prosecution win not lie against
Holmes, who lias been dismissed.
The secret service agents found
that Holmes had grown immensely
wealthy in a few years.
' It was found that alterations had
I been made in White's report "for
. Oct. llKKi, and that these alterations
appeared to lx' in Holmes'
handwriting.
According to the new plan out;
lined by Secretary Wilson to govern
> the preparation of the monthly re)*
ports, general, Held and state agents
will report 011 speculative crops directly
to the Secretary or Acting
Secretary of Agriculture. The reports
will remain sealed in the cus1
tody of these odicers until the day
the official report is to be made,
when the agents' reports will be
opened and an official report compiled
under strict precautions.
There never will be at any time in
s possession of the bureau of statistics
or in any one oflico of the department,
except while compilation of
the ollieial report is heing made,
complete information from correspondents
in all of the cotton states.
Texas and Georgia, two of the largest
producing states, will l>e separ.
ated from the group of reports
from townships and counties. These
agents will have no communication
with each other and will report on
different groups of states.
Secretary Wilson closes his report
by saying: "There will l>c no more
opportunity for advance information
011 the report of speculative
1 crops.''
> In the report of the secret service
operatives, Edwin S. Holmes, former
associate statiscian, is the only .
department employe implicated and
he has been dismissed from the ser'
vice of the department.
Now Tor better Roads in the
County.
County Supervisor T. .1. Beten-'
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waugti iiiiuniiB ua timt tuu oosiru 01
county commissioners has placed an I
, order for an entire outfit of road
, huihling machinery similar to that
used on the streets of this city by
, the expert road builders sent here
' by the agricultural department.
- The commissioners propose to build
. 51 mile or two of macadam road (
leading from the city in every di- ;
rection the first year and will con- ,
i tinue to macadamize the roads of |
' the county as fast as the work can
> he done. No section need get iin- (
patient and importune the board to ,
. come to them or their road, be
cause it takes time to build 41 good I
road and when all is done the
! county will have good roads
' throughout. This of course will
require years to complete, but once
p completed the work will not have
to In; done again, this is the g<xxl
^ of building macadam roads.
Grindall Shoals.
Jerry (iolding, colored, gsive a
barlxjcue at his spring, near here.
; Saturday which wound up in a
little war. Those shot are Jess
Jeffries, painfully wounded in arm;
Will McLure, shot in back; Asbury
tarns, flesh wound in neck and
ears. Two women, Harriet Wilson
and Addie Byars were struck by
stray balls. A hole was shot
through the hat of Will Coalman.
None were killed outright.
Itev. L. R. Gains tilled his regular
appointment at. Rehol>oth Sunday.
Miss Mittie Kirby and brother,
Josh, visited friends in Union
Friday and Saturday.
' Miss Madge McWhirter, of Jonesville,
is visiting friends here.
Messrs. R. B. Haines and A. S.
Mayfield made a flying visit "to
these parts" Sunday.
Mr. Fowler and Miss Motte, of
Gowdyville, were happily married
Sunday.
Monroe and Josh Kirby, Jim
Mabry and Robt Harris attended
Sunday School at Sunny Side Sunday
evening.
Miss Lucye Wtsal and brother
tainar visited Miss Belle and Mr.
Frank (fault Sunday evening.
Annie Laukik.
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[MUTUAL DR\
R. P. HARRY, _
Lockhart Junction Locals. I J&dk
Mh. Kditoii: It lias been some 4
time since I wrote a letter to your ? 11 |T 1
most welcome paper, which is al- ^
ways a visitor to our home every *S[
week and is always perused with |k
oleasure.
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As I have been asked the qucs- & Hio'hpt
tion have I quit writing, I will ^
answer, no, I have not. We, like ft peicv i
all other farmers, have had our Z? </
hands full. We have had the hoe ft 3*1(1 \vj
in hand instead of the pen. We ^
have had a hard fight with "General ft
Green."
Next week will finish up the farm 75
work in this section. Ml
Picnics and barbecues is the ft
order of the day and protracted ft
meetings will soon begin and a rec- ^
rcation and a merry go will soon ft
come for all. ^
As for crops, the upland corn in ft
this section is promising but cotton Oflll OH
is very spotted. ft
I The farmers association in Jonesvillc
township is still alive and a ft
good attendance every month as ft
they have their regular meeting. ft #%PBaVBa4
Mr. Hanks Fowler is president of ft 11L I ^
this association and Mr. Thomas ^ I mm
Gore secretary and Mr. G. B. Fow- ft
lcr treasurer.
All of the cotton in this section _____
was sold hist week at a verv iamwI ??
price, more than they expected to i
get at one time. All see what the \K _ _
association and the cutting of acre- Iw
age has done, so farmers, stick to lU C 1
this. ?2 M
The Sunday Sc1hk>1 convention m
was held at Mabery school house jm
the Oth inst. The meeting was rlrjj cnr
called to order by M. C. Gault, Ms
township superintendent, II. W. llS OUT
Whitlock, was elected chairman, Jn Crec
Thomas Gore secretary. Speeches
were made hy the following: Mr. ' j$!
G. B. Fowler, S. M. Rice, East
Union, H. W. Gossett, Thomas
Gore, John Cunningham, J. II. U/
Pickens and B. W. Whitlock, all W3 in 0
choosing their own subjects. Good frft Our
reports from all Sunday Schools HW
were given. f|% evei
It seems that the greatest thing I,u2 FUL
that is agit4iting the minds of the lu#
jxople today is disnensiirv or i??l Yfi som
dispensary, which we arc not able Ijjjd reffC
to any much al>out, hut wc should VA
look well to how wc should vote. \K
I will close for this time, hoping |W ^
to get more news next time as we ffij I W%
go round. Moxy. y?2 11 "
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