The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, October 05, 1906, Image 1
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VOL. LVI NO 40. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1906. $1.00 A YEAR.
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UNION COUNTY COTTON
4 v GROWERS ASSOCIATION MEETS
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And Endorses Plans To Form Gigan
lie Association ? Agrees To
Hold Cotton for Ten
Cents.
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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.
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