The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, February 22, 1907, Image 1
Ilk GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS
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; ^ This General Assembly has Made
History-Killed the Dispensary.
Local Option now In force.
Columbia, Feb. 18.?Tlie general assembly
adjofv^^ed Saturday night, or
rather about ckNight Sunday morning;
though the legislative clock was not
I permitted to reach the hour of midnight
One by one the members had
strotted,j&fi&s the hours passed and the
waitiftippn the en grosing-department
to cafchjAm iygth work Jtfas enliven
r?<?iii(|niK UI MHIK# 'JiiKMHf' ?J?Wj
ingN|Bjokes while the t\vo housese
vrerc a^f}ftc.ess.'
This general assembly has made history.
The State dispensary system <^f
controlling the liquor traffic has been
abolished and a system of local option
A ibstjtuted in its stead. A majority of
^ both houses had been elected for the
juirpbse of doing that work and it was
done; the majority kept its purpose al
ways in view and never wavered, not
' even when a prohibition diversion was
offered. The Carey-Cothran bill was
finally agreed upon by the adoption of
the free conference report on Saturday,
the vote in the house being 68
to 28 and in. the senate 23 to 8. The
dispensary supporters had long ago
given up tl\e fight. At 2 o'clock Sun?.!.
day .motaiaa,. jjoy.LiAnsel signed the
L ' * <ar?y^CdwSau bifqTd "the presence <>t*
y Mr. T. P. Cotjffgh, one of the authors,
aiuT several newspaper mem -- otwhom
he presented the pen with which
it' was signed. He then signed the bill
to wind up the* affairs of the State dispensary.
By the operations of the two
, laws, which are now in effect, the dispensaries
will be closed as soon as tlie
governor serves an order on each dispensary.
As soon as possible he will
appoint the county boards under the
new law, as prescribed by the CareyCothran
bill, the method of recommendation
heiinr differ,mo in i1i?
f/ otts counties,* and these new county
,'fy boards can then buy out the old disifccu
ij Ue'jjy rics or not, as they may choose.
employee m"flfe "STTife
w is legislated out of Office, from director
and commissioner to clerk in county
K dispensary. For the commission to
,wind up the State dispensary the govcrnor
will select six business men in
I whom he and the people have contiIn
addition to the dispensary legislation
the general assembly has passed
several important measures. Among
these may be mentioned the pure food
I ^ law, which seeks to make the State
j. , conform to the federal law recently enf
J hv r*/mcTr?cc t1i?
J v^.7, n?v IJUVIVCL M1UJJ
< ' bill, which is an exact copy of the strinprescribes
that, the hours of labor in
these factories shall be reduced to 62
^ hours per week on July I, 1907, and to
60 hours on January 1, 1908, the hours
now being 64 per week; the high school
bill, providing an appropriation of
$50,000 for the encouragement and
erection of high schools throughout
the State; the bill to provide for a commission
to improve the State house
grounds, a't cost of $15,000; the bill increasing
the appropriation for pensions
from $225,000 to $250,000, of which
$5,000 is for artificial limbs for Confederate
veterans.
Although the apropriatfons are lib
erai 10 an state institutions, the tax
levy has been reduced from five mills
to four and one-half mills. This is
^possible vby reason of the increase in
The best things that the legislature
_ - has done may be the things it has declined
to do, and many bills of various
sorts have gone over to next session,
not having consideration at this sesv
sion, and many others will never be
beard of again, having been put to
sleep by the will of the majority.
Tt t O tils* \Tpr/lirt nf tfe r?Ke nrt.apo
this legislature is above the average
in intelligence and ability and that it is
a body of men creditable to South
Carojina.
A Birthday Celebration.
py, ? <
Monday,^ Feb. i8, at thejionu' of
J. J. Odell and little Miss Delphine
Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Eison
and family. A very sumptuous' dinner
was served. In the afternoon there
was music rendered on the organ by
Mrs. Arthur Hawkins and Miss Emma
Eison.
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POPULAR YOUNG PEOPLE WED. |
Miss Lena Lipscomb of Asbury. and ,
Mr. Emii Johnston of Greenville.
Made Man and Wife.
An event of unusual interest was the
wedding of Miss Lena Lipscomb to
Mr. Fmil Johnston, which occurred
Wednesday, February 20th. at the home
of the bride's father at Asbury.
Prwiptly at 9 o'clock, to the strains
of Lohengrin's wedding march, played
by M.iss Lillian Jones, of Gaffney, the
bridal party entered and stood under a
wedding- bell made of white roses and
interwoven with smilax and maiden- 11
hair ferns. The ceremony was per- e
formed by I)r. Z. T. Cody, of Green- 11
villc, in an impressive and very beanti- *
ful way, while in the distance could c
be heard the sweet strains of "Hearts ''
and Flowers." v
The decorations were artistic; in
the parlors roses were used in great a
profusion, with ferns and potted plants. '
In the breakfast room, where an elab-i s
orate salad course was served, the col-|l
or scheme was pink. Quantities of Ia
carnations were seen on the mantles n
and tables, and presiding over this J ^
room was Mrs. J. K. Lipscomb, herself I1'
a charming bride of a few weeks.
Mrs. Johnston is a striking brunette ^
and was particularly handsome in a
black broadcloth suit, brightened with:"
just a touch of purple, with hat to
match. c
Mr. and Mrs. Johnston left imme- s
CI 1711C1 T - I- ? and
with them go the best wishes of J*
hosts of friends.
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i iic- mn-Qi-iown guests were, Air, |1
and Mrs. Johnston, parents of- the
jgrom. Misses Johnston, Mrs. Little- i *
john, of Spartanburg, Misses Lillian /
I Jones and Cleo Little, of Gaffney, Miss a
I Lillian Gregory, of Lancaster, Messrs.
I J. K. Johnston, Theron Ballenger, Al- ^
len Graham, John Cheatham, Moore "
McHardy Manldin, Mr. and Mrs. Rubert
McGliee, of Greenville, Mr. Ro-!a
land Pittman, of Greenwood, Mr. and I1
Mrs. J. E. Lipscomb, Mr. C. E. Lipscomb,
of Union. a
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Missionary Rally of Baptist Women.1!
I
The Baptist women of Union county c
spent a very profitable day in the study t
of mission work at the First Baptist
church. Union, on Wednesday, Eebru- .
jary 20th, < |
The weather being somewhat in- j \
clement the attendance was not so | f
I .... t.i 1 ?. ? -
|....Kv ii nuiiiu nave oven nan inert* f
been sunny skies overhead. Not\vith-|;,
j standing the clouds and dampness \
{without there was within the hearts of .
'all bright hopes and new aspirations 11;
' ior the upbuilding of mission work t
I among the women oi the association. |c
| Mrs. A. I.. Crutchtield, correspond-;,
ittg secretary \V. M. IJ., was present t
and gave a comprehensive talk or ,
I woman's mission to woman and mis r
sion work in general. Mrs. Crutchlie'A ,
is much loved by the Baptist women ;t
everywhere and her presence was an ! j,
inspiration and help to lie long felt. L
Dr. J. J. Taylor, missionary to Bra- U
zil, was d.'i appreciated visitor and |
speaker. 'Ais address was unusually ,
instructive and was listened to with t
great interest by his hearers of all de- t
nominations. t
I Airs. V. I. Masters was elected as- 1
| sistant superintendent of the associa- !
jtion. j
i Cornelia Greer, of the Metho- j
j dist church, -yang sweetly a beautiful
so'o- V.- f*'I<uptlw,ti'
ir<*? r?ci VTU?a social
hour proved a pleasing feature."" if
wa< pronounced by all to be a day
well spent, despite the gloomy outlook
in the morning.
Elevator Palls.
On Wednesday morning the elevator
in the Union cotton mills fell and came
near killing Mr. Joe Trcadway, a oneh
ami man who operated it, and Mr. E. j 1
R. Yarborough, who was also on the s
elevator at the time the cable broke. 1
Though both were badly shaken up i
and bruised both are recovering and f
will be out in a few days. t
House Breaking.
1 ^^Jrru'e Stevens, a negro woman liv- j
jirig on Mr. VV. J. betsill's place, while ^
LoWny from her house at a neighbors .
on Saturday night had her house brok- '
en into and her trunk stolen. The ;
trunk contained $3 in money and other '
things to the value of $5. The trunk '
was found burned in the woods 011
v 1
Monday. No clue as to who the thief (
is has been found. li
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OF INTEREST TO PEOI
\n Able Address to the Citizei
W. Culp, and Endorsed I
County Cotton Geo
Wliile this organization is known as
he Cotton association, yet \vc hope
his body will allow us considerable
atitude in ottr address, so that we can
ouch upon some subjects that will relound
to the benefit oi the tanners, for
re hold that whatever benefits the ag- j
icultural interests helps yy too of the J
ieople at large. Not only are the j
ariners of Union county feeling the.
fleets of the short crops, but every
uerehant, every mechanic, every docor,
every lawyer, every preacher and 1
very banker. We are all feeling the't
inch of hard times, but, gentlcnieu^
>e must not let times like the prey^1*
ack us or demoralize us. Advejpn'es
re sometimes blessings in disguise. |
"liese are the times that uy men s
ouls; strong men and good men show
p in grainier proportions in times ot ,
dversity. They strive the harder, both
1 body and mind. It sets our wits to
orking. 1 tut for chean cotton and
no distress following in its wake we
ever would have had the Southern
< ?tton Association.
We don't believe there is a sane man
1 the South that will deny the fact j
hat this association has been of incal- j
tilable benefit to our people, notwithstanding
the* poor support that it has;
l .ss^ Jrom l',e ,arim'rs'?the veryi
lost; and the ^firing opposition it has
eceived from mill men, gamblers and
peculators. Von all know what poor
upport has been given to this organi- I
ation by the farmers of Union county'
nd we suppose this county is a fair
ample of the oilier counties in South
Carolina, but we are proud to say that
; is on record that our State has mainained
a more thorough organization'
nd given more liberal financial sup*
ort than any oi the cotton'States.
Gentlemen, this association could do
vast amount of good, far beyon^Jtbe
Ireams of its most anient supporters
i every fanner and Southerner would
hampiou its cause.
Hut lor several weak' links in this,
ottoii chain it could easily show to
he world its wonderful power. The
peat Mississippi river and the vast
ilains of Texas, Oklahoma and the
ndian Territory are the weakest links.
Vliy? Well, tins immense river
or ages has been bringing down
roni its source a tremendous
mount of rich sediment which
t has deposited in various cot011
states, and from those rich alluvial
ands with very little work and no fer
ihzers the planters can raise at least
?ne bale of cotton per acre. The plains
>1 Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Terriory
was probably a great inland sea
>r basin at one time, and by the accunnlatioii
of sediment and evaporation
lature presented theiii with the linest
otton lands and cotton climate on the
flobe. They are today almost in their
jristine glory. They, too, can raise a
tale of cotton to the acre with much
ess expense than the South Atlantic
>r Eastern cotton states. Now, gentlemen,
here is the trouble. The west rn
farmer can raise cotton cheaper
han the eastern planter, consequenty
what is a good price for Texas is
i poor price for South Carolina. And
vhen men realize that they are getting
i profitable price for cotton they will
tot hold it to pull another ntan out
>f the mire. Now another thing that
nust be rarlr/.uttt wiifi, 'some of these
:otton states are just being opened
ip and they are very level, and in
his wonderful day of progress and advancement,
they can use all kinds of
mproved farming implements. lieore
many years they will be doing
heir plowing by electricity, steam or
rasoline nower. When that dav
gentlemen, we of the Piedmont section
vill be driven out of the cotton raising
tusiness. Why? ?Because our lands
ire so rolling that you can'*t use imtroved
machinery, and front the great
gnorance and little forethought of our
mcestors our lands have been devasated
and worn out. But we still have
ionic years of grace left. Those western
countries have some drawbacks.
The boll weevil and lack of cotton
.tickers They are getting ahead of the
joll weevil by selecting their seed and
danting very early. Texas's crop was
ibout three weeks earlier last year.
The boll weevil conies eastward at from
75 to too miles per year. What are we
:o do? Plant fewer acrcs of cotton.
<eep more stock,, save your manure
tnd enrich your cotton lands; in cither
words diversify and live ?t home. Raise
everything to eat an<^ something to
sell. What has become of your big all '
I
> Jniivip AniVthcr thing 1,1 r u
the.ffcrfaw. VVi* believe it"iso; 1 C"J&
It ygjjs jtwesstjry just ifteUtfij/\var Abe
it h&a^rcd itatime ^ti(fpurt><>-i0.yW|
fry**1pi^?L*s matft in jp? > coinmunit
i -fit-< 1, lim-t* <if^fTiis country vvi
never be improved and labor will a
ways be inferior as long as wc have th
Hen law. Some drafts that keep tit
farmers poor,?mules, hay, bacoi
flour, l*ellow citizens, it is not vai
boasting but it can be proven by sta
tistics and the records, that we of tl
South, and especially of South Carol
na have the most wonderful and pr<
ductive country on the globe; yet v
fail to grasp our opportunities at
make the most of them. We Carol
mails-, can grow a greater variety <
fcrqos to perfection than any spot
>?nr(h on tl\t< trlflho nf th#? cnitin n rn
We can grow all the cereals to pe
fection. We have twice carried off tl
np:]}" ^l^ercd by the American agrieu
r<?r raising the greatest anioiti
of corn acre, onc? by Drake, <
Marlboro county, and in i?jo6 by
planter in Clarendon conntv. We gr<
the finest rice in the world. Marlboi
county carries the banner lor raisii
the most cotton per.acre of any conn
in (ne cotton states. We can rai
all kinds of stock, feed for horse
cows, snpep and swine, and our stoi
requires less food in winter than
rilofa northern climates, eonsequen
ly can ltjt: raised cheaper. Yet in tl
face of till these acknowledged fact
on* farjqers buy everything but co
e can't staml ti,?..? ,it,
much the money our fanners mal
is sent but of our country for the:
supplies. It only shows what a woi
derful country we have, to ha*
stood it this long. The Sou
has grown rich in spite of i
sell". With all oi our ignorance ai
short-sight*. <1 lAisiness methods, tl
South is today richer than it was h
fore the Civil war oi '(u-'bj. \\
should diversify our crops and rai
more stock. Today, mules are s?Uii
in this market at ir'oin $200 to $25
Don't every farmer in Union conn
know that he could raise a mule I
less motley than that, and that he wott
be enriching his land and keeping 1
monev in his State hv dointr so -
everv farmer would raise all or pa
; ?
of His supplies and necessities he con
then afford to keep or sell his eott<
when his own free will dictated, h
as long as our farmers owe for the
crops before they are made they a
slaves and are compelled to obey tl
bidding oi some one else. Our fan
ers instead of being a lmnd of the mo
independent freemen on God's grci
earth are a disorganized lot of slav
to their creditors. Debt is the m<
conscienceless master that ever exi:
ed.
Now, fellow farmers, you may rigjj
and twist and dispute this, but neve
Itheless it is a sad truth. Now t
.next question is how long are we h
iag to remain slaves? Just as lot
as we continue our present metho
of farming. There is another cur
to the cotton grower, viz: the buck
shop. Gentlemen, we have ready evet
thing we could find on this instituti
and every writer condemns them
the plainest language, as the woi
form of gambling. The man who p:
ronizes them is a sure looser, and tli
tend to depress the cotton market. \
have had no personal experience, I
from all the information we can gatli
tliey are a curse and should he ab
ished from the land.
In conclusion, fellow citizens,
say that the Southern Cotton Assoc
tion was formed three years ago
a time of great adversity, when cott
was bringing six cents per pound,
the face of the biggest crop e\
grown, this organization forced it
to ten cents per pound; that is, ma
twenty dollars per hale more for t
producer. Vet in the face of this tru
the great majority of our farmers
not want to pay a tax of from three
ten cents per bale to keep up t
organization. Now, gentlemen, thi<
the plain truth. Gentlemen, is this
telligent, or honest, or decent?
let a comparatively few men( in ev<
i State do your'fighting while'-you rt
I
1- without gaining oinsi-i' hmio\ al
v.* though he was discovered in a few
minutes after the accident. The only
! marl* on his body was a burn between
n the thumb and forefinger. It is supt
posed that the light wire \*as crossed
lc by ;i trolley wire and thus made a tcr'
riblc death-dealing power.
' Young Lake was a very excellent
>'c fellow and had a host oi friends.
His body was brought to Union and
T on Thursday buried in the city eeme1,1
tery. Rev. 1.. I.. Wagimn conducte<
r'f the funeral services.
a- fie carried $.2,500 insnrance, as fol
r" lows: W. O. \V., $t.ooo; Mutual o
u" New York, $1,000; Virginia Life, $500
il
nt!
of I tVie same benelits as they do? \\ h<
a {picked out and exposed the frauds it
iw i the crop reports at Washington? Tin
ro oifici ils of the Southern Cotton asso
ig ciation. Who is lighting the ra.calit;
ty of ?lie New Yoik cotton exchange be
c/? tlwi -
....v ...v. VU|MU mienis ill \\ asillllgion
:s, il-uvey Jordvi and Cong-essman Liv
;k iugston, oi Georgia. Can't every larm
in or pay his little mite into the treas
t- itrv of the Southern Cotton Associatioi
le to keep these sentinels on duty and le
;s, them look after your interests? Tin s,
t- nun occupy the same position toward
uwjtlu- cotton farmer that- Lee's vidua,
ce did to his army? Some peopic
se Southern Cotton Association is dead
n- th U is a mistake. it is too go ?1 :
re cause, too grand rmd patriotic a cansill
to (lie. There is to much at stake. I'
t-- is too broad guaged an organization.
id j to die; i'.^ doors are a- wide as tin
ie i cotton State , Hvery individual twen
c- tv-oiie years of age in the South shoiti.
,'e be a member. Kvery lawyer, doctor
se preacher, mechanic, merchant, sclioo
ig teacher, clerk,?yea, every citizen
[o. black or white, should be a member
ty His interest is identical with the cottoi
or planter. The prosperity <>i the agricttl
ihl tural interests means the prosperity o
lis all callings.
Ii There are none so foolish as to dis
irt! ptite this fact. Our Court House shouk
Id he full of citizens oi all callings at ev
mi J ery meeting so that they could dis
lit! cuss questions of public import oi a!
ir! kinds; such as the lien law, publi
re roads, taxation, education, rural route
lie and any and everything pertaining t<
11- the welfare oi our country. It is ;
st patriotic duty that every good citizei
L-n of our country owes to his people
es Fellow citizens, if our people will joit
,st this organization and come with th
,t- proper spirit and give us their ai<
1 and advice the results in a few year
do j would surprise the most optimistic
r- Gentlemen, the South has a most glo
he rious future before it, one that wi]
0-1 surpass the most benighted drcamej
ig I and we predict that future will arriv
ds : within the memory of many of us liv
scjing today. She is destined to be th
:ct | richest country on the globe. Th
y- ! glory of England depends mostly o
on her ships and her cotton manufactui
itiiing. Last year the cotton goods mat
rst ufactured in England and exporte
at- amounted to $450,000,000; about ill
ev same amount of raw and manufacture
Ve cotton was exported from the Unite
iut States, but about ninety per cent w;
icr | raw cotton and ten per cent manufac
01-1 tired cotton. Fellow citizens, the da
j will come when the most of that co
we' ton will be manufactured in the Soutl
ja- i where it is grown. When that ds
in j comes and our farmers have caugl
on 'he step of progress, of orgaTiizatio
In and business methods, then indeed wi
-er we have come into our own; then wi
up the eyes of the world be fastened gM
de'ns. These things have beetv^at ^lai)
he i time dawning upon us, but the Souffl
ith Kip Van Winkle sleep is about to eil
do and what a glorious sunrise it will I
to to the people of the old Southland!
his J- G. Farr,
? i Sanford Wilburn,
in- W. T. Jeter,
To M. W. Culp,
:ry J. M. Greer,
rap Committee.
f
d'nrtfiit^yirm ^nppoiTtfed
! governor sto wfhd up the affairs of the
State dispensary is now complete. Two
| <>f the members named by Gov. Ansel
found it impossible to serve and dcI
dined. They were \V. W i lls SintpI
son, of Woodruff, and Xelson C. Poe,
of Greenville. In place of the former
Gov. Ansel named IT. F. Arthur, of
Union, and in Mr. Pot's stead was
named Mr. Avery Patton. of GrecnI.
villi-, lloth have accepted. The other
members of the board are Dr. W. J.
I Murray, oi Columbia. Capt. C. K. Henderson,
of Aiken, and Mr John Mc
Swcen, of Timmonsville. ^
In accordance with the cafl isstffcd
. commissioner, a meeting will be.held
in his office today at noon, when the
general plans of the commission will
be discussed and arrangements made
for going actively to work. The meeting
will be an executive session and
it is not known yet what will be given
. j?'m tor pmmcation, if anything.
I The announcement. of the selection
of ylie commission has given general
satisfaction on all-sides. Mr. .Arthur
| is A well-known business man of Union,
1 | wit ore he has engaged in the banking
I1 business f??r a number of years. He is
highly esteemed in that community and
his ability u" s known to Gov. Ansel
,TfAf years ash? in- . . _
i' l-ruy. ** i -JEy*
j Mr. Patton an Investigator. V*
J Concerning Mr. Patton, who sue- -i#
^cceds Mr. Poe, the Grecnvilb corres(
pondent <>! The State send- tlte following:
i "Greenville, Feb. 19.?As soon as be
. had notified Gov. Ansel that lie would
serve on the commission to wind up
j the affairs oi the State dispensary, Mr.
I Avery Patton arranged for his inuneidiate
departure, leaving tonight at
(19:^0 o'clock for Columbia, to be prcsU*nt
at the first meeting oi the commis-1
sion tomorrow.
"Mr. Patton's appointment is received
with general approval in Green.j
ville, where he lias made-his - y
about .to years and is thoroughly incn;
tided with the business interests of
I the coinmunity. Though Mr. Patton
, lias never sought political office, be
served on the commission which invest
tigatcd the financial affairs of the
county several years ago, winning
( praise from all sections of the State
for his ability and the fearlessness with
which h#? rr?nr1iict#?/1 tlm
||- - - n.vv.ii.Rail?JI|.
t, i "For a number of years Mr. Patton
j lias been engaged successfully in the
s; business of fertilizer merchant. He is
. |a prominent member of the l-irst Pres_;
byterian church and has liberally sttpj
| ported the educational institutions of
p ,the city, especially Chicora college. Mr.
1 Patton is a native of Henderson eonnI
ty, N. C., having moved to this city in
ej'W ? ~
I .
? Death of Mr. Abner H. McGhec.
':! :? .
d ! Clival hero today of the death of Mr.
I | Ahuer If. McGhee, a well-known young
u i man of this city, last night near Jonesdjville.
Mr. McGhee was a -member oj
! a surveying corps of the South and
t_ I Western railroad and engaged in work
I in Union county for that road. He be:
came ill with pneumonia several days
ago and continued to grow worse until
the end came. His brother, Mr. J.
II Rutledgc McGhee, left Columbia when
1,1 lie was first taken sick to be with him .
" McGhee, accompanied by Dr. G. P.
Ik*.. .
jflfvui yesterday his brother, Mr. S. H.
RfNeel, went to his hedsi/Je. He has
another relatives here.,
s Abhcr Mc(;he? was a p<ipi?tyfjrOUTiK
id m*nrHn Grn nwrtftA ^
>e< hisv JTentli has been rece{TcjtafeA|MBfeM|A^fl|
affe< tJfl H
I'nivrrsii^B H
been
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