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? . THE UNION TIMES. _ 1 VOL. LVI NO 40. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1906. $1.00 A YEAR. * 111 mmmv iirrnn nrrTinniiiT ?tin?rn WE PAY i ON TIME I J Wm. A. NICHI fc BAN I " ML UNION COUNTY COTTON 4 v GROWERS ASSOCIATION MEETS m - - And Endorses Plans To Form Gigan lie Association ? Agrees To Hold Cotton for Ten Cents. t > The cotton growers of Unior county met here last Monday t< discuss the cotton situation. Ev ery township except Jonesvilh was represented. Capt. F. M Farr presided and Judge J. M x Greer acted as secretary. .% y The address issued by th< outhern Cotton Growers Asso ciation was read and discussec from every standpoint; it beinj deemed feasible the unanimoui vote of the association was to en dorse this plan. Below we givi s in full the plan suggested anc hope it will be carefully read bj every farmer in Union county: auuklss lssuau tunun growers. (Special committee calls atten tion to gigantic holding?Farm SJJFRr10 ?u bscri be?Stoc 1 placed at $5 a share, Dayable ir money or in cotton.) H'- At the called meeting of th< county presidents of the Soutl ' - * ~a llna division of the Southerr W-X*. m C?W v of the association were freel: discussed. Each county presi dent was asked tp report on cor ditions and prospects in his cour ty, and the average of the rt ports made was that the Stat would produce 60 per cent. < last year's crop. The 10 cent minimum, as established by tl Hot Springs convention, wi unanimously endorsed. Theco association in Sou' UltlUli v& Carolina was far from satisfact ry, but it was the general beli that a campaign pushing the b( ter organization of the St would result in a more thorou organization than the fcssociati had in the past. It was belie\ that South Carolina farmers s willing to stand by the 10 ce minimum, and that but little c ml , ton will be placed on the mar ^ ' under that price. The most important matter consideration presented to meeting was the organizatioi a holding company for retii cotton offered for sale under minimum price, as was rec mended by the executive com tee in session at Hot Spri Ark. A committee was app ed to make this report to press of the proceedings o * * 1 meeting, and was appoint* > permanent committee to g South Carolina's part of the ital stock of the company. A COMMITTE REPORT. The report says: * At Hot Springs, Ark., a ti mittee, consisting of E. D. S S. A. Witherspoon.J. P. A1 J. C. Hickey and F. L. Mj were appointed to secure the State of Mississippi a c for the forma'on of a holding company, having ; tal stock of $100,000,<>00, the privilege of beginning tions when 810,000,000 a: KoJntr taker 1T1? A1C mvhiq cure this charter, and 1 for the operation and goi of the company will be ] Farmers will be asked scribe stock to this comi the amount of at least $5 of cotton produced by th the general public can ta to any amount, at $5 a This subscription can b< . money, or at the optior I > 'j subscriber, in cotton at k per pound. This mone used for the purchase o j& > HL. INTEREST DEPOSITS. 3LS0N & SON, KERS. offered for sale below the tnii , mum price. LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT. The idea of local governme I of the comDanv will b#? c?rrii out as far as possible. For i stance, the money collected each county should be deposit x in the banks of that county, ai } as far as possible used for reti . i ing cotton in that county offer [ for sale under the minimu price. The counties are to be c ganized into a State compai and in the different State coi ; panies into a national compan [ with a central office for ea< j State company and one cent] r office for the national compan 5 It was the sense of this me< ing that if this company w a | ready to begin operations at i j: early date, that the price of c< .; ton could readily be carried a ce higher, or up to the 10 cer minimum asked. If this coi | pany should go on the market present and buy cotton at 9 cer per pound and the price shou " advance within 30 days to " | cents, there would be a profit c $5 per bale to the stocknoldei 1 i of said company, giving t j stockholders 100 per cent, dr 1 suhscHntill Sy mVeSted? 1 1 Mnv W f mt?de, to the COl " $fnflartnniiTim^P until t ^ It was the sensed that the company shall not bet " operation until the $10,000,( [' shall have been paid in full a J" deposited in the county bai ^ where collected. Of course, i ,}I distinctly understood that ei cs and every one of the subscrit ie for stock who pays in the mo or cotton, gets a certificate !V the number of shares subscri c for and that the liablity of e JJ subscriber to this stock wil S1 limited by the charter to amount subscribed. The urn lt? signed committee, after fully cussing this plan, heartily J?*J proves and endorses and beli e that such a plan will be nec< aife ry to fix and maintain a si "r8 price for cotton. It unhes J?1" ingly recommends it to the Ket! pie of the State, believin and feasibl ? IU UC uvi/ivu... the (Signed) . "f Francis H. We ^ R. M. Pegues. Wade Stackhoi om. w- D- Bryan' mit. F. H. Hyatt, nK8 Walter Gregg, Jintl w- J- Moore. the The Union County Cotton f the ers association then to< jd a the matter of holding fo et up cents. A circular letter f r< cap- S. C. division was read a \ cussed considering the \fa5 age to crops througho South, the members tho altogether safe and sane com- for ten cents and to sell i mith, as possible for even tha llison, letter is as follows: ixwell Columbia, S. C. Sept. 2from To the Cotton Growers c harter Carolina: cotton We beg to say that we a capi- ceiving daily commun with stating the condition of opera- ton crop throughout th< re paid ; belt. nave just recc i to se- ters fron Texas, Mif >y-laws Georgia, North Carolins /erning ana, Alabama and A pushed, stating in some instan< to sub- the crop will even be she >any to last year, and, taken as per bale will not be more than ai em, and crop. From reliable s< ke stock are satisfied that Soutl share, will not make an avei i paid in this year. Therefore, i of the estly appeal to the cott 10 cents ?rs to hold their cottc vy to be cents, we connot affor< if cotton it for less. If we car NLUIXU KLdlAUKAnil DUKNtU. 1 Fire Company Makes Good Time. , t Y I At a few minutes before i j1* eleven o'clock Tuesday night the ; " restaurant on Bachelor street, i belonging to Ed Lipscomb, jj* j colored, caught on fire. Mr. W. "i j D. Whitmire saw the blaze and i111 . fired an alarm. The alarm was j ? turned in at the fire department, *l and in 4? minutes after it was, j*2 received, water was being j ; thrown on the burning house.1 y True, the distance was not far to " the fire, but a long run and back . from the hydrant was necessary. ,n ? The men worked together well, 11,1 li. and in a remarkably short time, I ^ with two Btnpnm? of wotor in I hi play, the fire wte extinguished.' jl It seems that tnere was no one nt in the building at the the time, ed and the cause of the fire is un- " n- known. g in " ed Two New Stores in Jonesville. , tl nd Jj ir- The two new stores in Jones- w ed ville are receiving and placing im their stocks of goods. The Bail>r ey Bros, occupy Mr. R. A. IWhit- 18 ny lock's store room, and the Lawro son Co. conducts its business in y. one of the store rooms of Wilch liams Bros. *al Bailey brothers are two sons of iy. Mr. Barkam B. Bailey. They RJ at- have been in the mercantile busas iness at Carlisle for the past 12 w an years, having begun with very 5t- small means and on a very small ? nt scale. They have succeeded J its well and are extending their bus- P m- iness. at The other new store is a cor- jc its poration known as the Liiwson in fx0"- and is ?omPosed of the fol- 01 10 Wing stockholders: Messrs J "< -f Lnim?,n- Josiah Lawson, E F ? he ? P?rt- and ? Mo Not Sell Tinder Ten Cents. m t mi^Sident HarXie Jordan after IVfe mskiw an estimation 0f XL t ^in that the crop be held for 10 cents ~ >00 and assures the farmers that if a ind marketed slowly the crop will t iks easily bring this price. The re- a t is cent storm over the gulf states t ach coming now, and further dam- < ?ers aging the harvest will strengthen 1 ney the position taken by Mr. Jor- i for dan. Without a doubt, the yield ! bed this year will be short of last ach year's, although many bearish 1 be reports on the enormous crop the have been issued. The great der- western harvest, which has dis- caused the farmers of this secap tion of the country to fear, has eves been cut off. and this shortage ?:n -""ocaarilv effect the mark issa-1 win taple et. sitat- Upon visiting in Texas after peo- the storm Mr. Jordan sends back g it word that the price on cotton le. will reach 12 cents. The following telegram from ston President Harvie Jordan, of the ' Southern Cotton Association, in lse answer to a query, was received ' ! by The Georgian Saturday night I "Taylor, Texas, Septembe 29.?If reported damage to cot ton crop in middle gulf states b r true, present crop will not e> _i. ~ ceed that of 1905, and price ten reach 12 cents before Jani ' ary 1, provided crop is move A;* slowly on the market. It dam- "Harvie Jordan.'" certed action of the farme +1 v! ii throughout the cotton belt f r?ti thirty days, cotton will go as little twelve and a half cents. A t. 1 he y0U willing to do your part ai not depend on the other felloi V c not se^ any your cott ?t South for iesg ten cents. Use i thp influence you have to prev< ! are re- others selling for less than i locations i cents. Every bale that is s the cot- for ieSs than ten cents is used 5 cotton ! a club with which to l>eat do lived let- the price of the unsold cott jsissippi, We trust and believe that t, Louisi- South Carolinians will stand rkansas, the ten cents proposition. ce3 that After a careful review rterthan 9tudy of the cotton situation a whole, are convinced that we are U i average jn a better position to contro >urces we price of cotton than we w< 1 Carolina year ag0. To do this we n age crop however, have the coopers we earn- 0f the people of the South. x>n grow- Very respectfully, ?n for ten F. H. Hyatt, Treasur i to make Francis H. Weston, i get con- Secretar consultation on cemetery Mind. Several citizens interested ir le improvement of the cemeterj ?re with special attention t< le graves of Confederate sol ers, met in the office of th< icholson bank last Monday t< iscuss the matter of an endow ient fund for the cleaning anc aintenance of the grounds. A ind of $2,000 has already beer lised, $1,000 having been giver ir Mrs. Ann Jeter and the othei lousand by citizens of Union is purposed to make this $5,000 At the meetincr Mondav noth g definite was done, the move ent b ring yet in the embryo icept the decision reached t< ivVthe cemetery surveyed anc 1 the graves located. This wil i done at an early date; and al tot* who have relatives oi iehds buried there, will be ask lio contribute to the fund bwever, it is greatly desire< iat the people do not wait for i Ace,but contribute voluntarily [ft Emslie Nicholson has th? atter in hand and will conduc until some board or committer appointed. An Explosion. The cool weather with the chil ' rains on Tuesday, caused man: arsons to build fires. Amonf tern vroa Mr. M. B. Summer ho started a fire in the new ce ient covered fireplace of the U n Q nffi on AfW f y w'?vw. invt. n.c id progressed well and th< earth and walls were thorough 1 j suddenly there was i ? e*P'os'on a?d simultaneous r, fire, ^ ashes and sparks wer< mt t0 a11 Parts th. x>m. The cement had not drie< loroughly and the heating gen rated gases which caused th< xplo?ion. Thos. Long Fell From Train. J / Th^> southbound passenge &7finWf^L?faf~.which arrived a bove Jonesville. The flStgma ells us the details?that Lor attempted to pass from one cs o another. The flagman follo\ ;d him but was too late to ke< lim from falling. The train w running at about regular spee but the road being rough, w lurching considerably. The tre was immediately stopped a Long taken aboard. He v brought here and taken to I Hamilton's office, where bv L WUUilua Hamilton and Maddox. He v cut on the forehead, lips and the side of the nose. Mr. Long's family lived h< but he has for some time b i working in Gre<rs and Clj N. 3., and was returning h< Tuesday night. Four Tigers Fined. 1 Manson McKissick return< the city this week and ran r the charge of violating the . pensary law. It has been a^ e | mg his return. He plead g j Tuesday morning and was (S tenced to 3' > days or $100. i-1 paid up. d; A notorious trio, who ! been out on bond faced ' charges and were conv ? The same dose was adminisl rs 30 days or $100. Their att or gave notice of appeal, ar to negroes were re-committ ? ;o,i Thp names are W I C JC4II. nd Bird, Baker Gist and Bum' v? ; as. an Carload of Poles Gomlm jnt | ten It will probably be aboi old months before the new ? I as ditional machinery is insb ,wn i the power plant here. I x>n. management will have the outside work done before 1 by weather sets in; to wit, of poles will be erected ar and strung over the city and t we pump house. This ad >day line of poles and wires is i 1 the for the motor circuit, i >re a impossible to run this on lust, circuit. A car load of i ation teen shipped and is exj almost any time now; ai it arrives the work w er. mence. The contract for the y chinery has not been let F. M. FARR, President. THE MERCHANTS & PL ' 'I'M K "? >1-1 ? I After the crop has escaped Ih j have to light against, and yo still liable to lose the erop. safe place. We offer to the fa from his crops, and we offt i hank can possibly give to its vesting, is to harvest the n sound, safe Bank. Moral: Deposit your crop STARS AND STRIPES J WAVMG OVER CUBA \ Secretary Taft Relieves Palma o1 [ Cumbersome Burden?Cuba Libn Gone?New Government on Islam 1 Enthusiastically Welcomed by Mer i rhantc R in Lorp ih/I viiuntor iraunn o aiiu i lamcid. 3 Havana, Sept 29.?The procla1 mation containing the official an3 nouncement of the taking of the Cuban government under the protecting wing of the Unitec States was published today in the j official Gazette and addressed tc " I the people of Cuba. The procla^ ! mation states that the step has 5 nutHortvy vl ! the President of the Unitec " States, and it is to be maintained I only long enough to restore order 3 peace and confidence and then t< B hold such elections as maj ' be necessary to determine thos< a persons whom the permaneni ~ ! government of the Republic is t< e be developed. The proclamatior 3 is signed by Secretary Taft, pro 1 visional governor of Cuba. N< " more marines than twentv-fiv< were sent ashore last night ihese were placed as a guarc about the treasury. Havana, Sept. 29.?Itrigh weather ushered in the new gov t m Cuba. Governmen ^!prS&5& Zere not much in evi over the control oT,Sfrjlhw\jex ir 1 chants, bankers and planters ai v" enthusiastically glad to welcon 2P I the American government, bi as all are asking the same questio i will it be permanent? a? Secretary Taft went in an a l1*}: tomobile to the palace at noon f the purpose of greeting and < 'as 1 ranging to succeed Senor Pain Hi9 going was practically uni "1S tice<l. No crowd gathered a ,rs' the incident passed quietly. 'as Senor Palma, replying to J on Taft's greeting, said he was g] that the burden of the presider jre? was lifted from his should* e?n Secretary Taft will probably fde,: cupy the palace Sunday, ame On request of Jose Gomez other conspiracy prisoners, { I ?i Toft ormnintftd a COmi j rCUil ^ 1 01 t Mp sion to arrange for a surrei of arms and other propertiei id to the insurgents, into Mr. Taft ordered thereleaj 1 d!s_ all conspiracy prisoners, vaituilty PREPARING TO MOVE TRC . sen- Washington, Sept. 29.?S< He tary Taft has cabled Acting retary of War Oliver to have American troops to Cuba i their cordance with the prograi icted. ready arranged, tered, There are 5,000 troops to orney from Newport News as sc id the authorization is received ed to the President. rilliam The first expedition of t Thorn-' will leave Newport News ably in six or seven days. 1 plans were made weeks aj 3? provided for sending on '1'?- oonln rpc batxaiuuns hum. Jt four drawn upon leaving the sk ind ad- battallion in this country, ailed in Quartermaster General H Jut the rey has been ordered to ii all the ately contract for the ne< the bad transports to convey the the line; to Cuba and the traffic mt id wires of the railroads entering 1 to the port News have been ins Iditional to prepare to entrain imn reauired ly the troops which have t being lected for the Cuban ser; the light The city is quiet. T1 ?oles has marines landed so far c< >ected at a detail guarding the t 3 soon as No more will be landed ill com- morrow. The commiss visit the rebel camps an new ma- intend the laying down Volunteer forces will ah J. D. ARTHUR. Cashier. ANTERS NATIONAL BANK, HKI.IAH1.K." e grass and all oilier tilings you u get the money for it, you are unless you have the money in a inner a safe place for the money t j :r to him every assistance that a customers. The last act of liar- 1 loney proceeds of your crop in a 1 money in ''The Old Reliable/9 | armed. The expenses of the ?* I L 1 ?II* L h iiNintitw iiuiiie wm oe f Transport Sumner and nine 1 commercial steamers will probJ ably be utilized in sending the first expedition from Newport ? News. The Sumner will carry 768 men. The other steamers and their capacities follow: Mon. teroy, 814; City of Washington, . 202;. Seneca, 524; Niagara, 396; , Panama. 1,000; Admiral SampJ son, Admiral Schley, Admiral j Dewey, Admiral Farragut, 350 , each. \ The steamer Missouri will transport 700 animals to Havana. ,i Washington I)teCt; fSSfetitVei! ceived instructions from PresiI ; dent Roosevelt to send 6,000 ' troops to Cuba immediately. J i Senor Quesrda, minister of Cuba . tendered his resignation to Pro? visional Governor Taft. It is ? stated that the step was taken j not as an act of resentment, but . because Mr. Quesada considers 1 ii. L:-. J.-i _ it ma uuty. ) Washington, D. C., Sept. 29.? a Major General Went, command. department of Missouri, has I been telegraphed to hasten to Newport News to take charge of t the embarkation of troops for . Cuba. t Washington, Sept. 59.?Prep arations for the military occupar tion of Cuba moved rapidly to;ee ! request of the Secretary and n Quartermaster Humphrey began to hire transports and order supu_ plies to last fifty-five hundred or I men thirty days. The quarteru-. master's depots at Philadelphia, ia Boston, New York and many 10L other cities are being drawn on n(j and Captain Wiley of the Fifteenth Infantry, has been ordered to Newport News, where he lad will secure a storehouse and lcy look after the supplies. ocl | Meeting at Monarch Closes. ?? and i The series of revival meetings Sec- I that have been in progress for 10 mis- I days closed on Tuesday night, ider 1 The meetings were well attends of1 cd and deep interest manifested. i As a fresult of Rev. Mr. S. T. seof Blackman's preaching, the whole community is uplifted. The crowning service of the series >op?. wag on gun(iay morning, which ecre- began by a love feast, and then Sec- Mr. Blackman preached on the send duty of parentage. The euthusiin ac- asm of the congregation was unn al" bounded and none will deny that it was one of the best meetings start ever held. The Sunday afterKin as noon service was especially for from children, an object lesson illusi trating the drawing power of rooDS ! p.hriRt.. Mr. Blackman used- a Pr?b- magnet to make his talk plain. Full As a result, or rather evident CO and regult of the meeting there were ly two 32 additions to the churches; 28 iment, j joining the Methodists, 3 the eleton Baptist and 1 the Presbyterian. The whole Monarch community lumph- joined in this revival, contributnmedi jng to the great success. The jessary good singing under the leaderi troops ship of Mr. W. F. Walker was in inagers a great degree contributory to New- the good results. itructed ? ? ?? ? nediate- Election In Jonesville. been se ice. There will be an election held le only in Jonesville Tuesday, October insist of 9th, voting on issuing $4,000 reasury. bonds for twenty years to enuntil to- large the graded school buildion will ings. At the same time a trusid super- tee will be elected to fill the va? of arms, cancy caused by the death of Mr. 30 be dis- J. L. McWhirter. ,