The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, October 10, 1913, Page PAGE 7, Image 7
EXPRESSION
THE BUS
Letter From Times' Editor
Citizens of Union, Askii
to City's Welfare, 1
Der 01 Kei
The Times' letter reads as fol- T
lows: * bi
Union, S. C., Oct. 4,1913. n<
"Dear Sir?We are arranging: to ri
get out a special edition of the Times w
October 10, and write to ask that you 01
write us a brief article for publica- b<
tion, not over fifty words, if you wish tl
to make it that brief, longer if you r<
wish, giving your opinion as to what
will help the city of Union most in
any one of the following ways: ma
terial, moral or spiritual. ic
Write on either one of these phases it
or all as you see fit. Our object is ai
to get responses from a few of the a
leading citizens calculated to be help- P
ful toward the progress of our city: p
We enclose stamped envelope for si
reply and beg that you return it not cl
later than Tuesday, October 7. c<
"Respectfully, oi
"THE UNION TIMES CO. u
"Lewis M. Rice, Editor." n
The replies sent in to us are as fol- f<
lows: w
a
"The Union Times, Union, S. C.? tl
Dear Sir: Answering your letter of n
the 4th, one of the best ways to im- y
prove our city is, by co-operation of P
the business interests with the farm- n
ers of our county, their interest and ^
the farmers interest should be mutu- c
al. Also suggest a public market. P
B. F. ALSTON, Jr." e
s
"My Dear Sir?Replying to your F
request it gives me pleasure to state ii
that in my opinion Union could be ii
helped materially by a street car s
I system, which could be operated by a C
gasoline motor and a few milfes of i1
track and about four cars. Thi3 in f
? my mind would be a paying invert- s
ment as well as a great convenience f
to the public. f
Respectfully, s
J. H. GAULT. \
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"Dear Sir?Gen. R. E. Lee in a let- t
ter to Gen. John B. Gordon in 1867 <3
' said, "The thorough education of all a
classes of the people is the most effi- i
cacious means of promoting the pros- j
perity of the South." These words 1
from our great leader are just as t
true today as then. So long as such i
per cents of our people make U
?L their mark instead of signing their t
names, just so long will we be back- a
ward. Education stimulates efficien- t
cy, economy, self resect and thrift.
Educate the people and all this monOV
Koinrr onanf ...211
uvuig Ljpvub ivi musikcy will go
into Savings banks to develope the
country. Educate the people and ^
these poor washed-away hills will de- a
velop into beautiful farms. , g
J. R. WESTMORELAND." \
"My Dear Sir?Saved souls, genu- v
inely converted men and women are j
a city's greatest asset. n
Not all the figures that were ever j,
used can begin to compute the value j
of a single soul. If every man and n
woman in Union were genuine Chris- n
tians, our city would develop wonder- s
fully in leaps and bounds, material- s
ly, socially, financially ar.d spiritual- ^
ly. We may have our factories, c
stores, material wealth of every kind ^
and yet not prosper in the true sense ^
of the word. But if we have sniritn.
--- ? c
ality we are bound to prosper in all u
things for this is the promise of ^
God, and no man dare deny it. Good ^
churches, good schools and real spir- p
ituality are the greatest assets that w
any city can have. Have these
things and we shall prosper. Neg- ^
lect these things and sooner or later ^
we will go down. This is the Divine b,
law and we cannot get around it. S)
Oh, for the baptism of the Holy ^
Ghost upon every citizen. ?
"Fraternally,
J. L. DANIEL, 8,
Pastor Grace Methodist Church. e,
ai
"Editor Union Times?Dear Sir? w
A city hospital, a farmers' warehouse, E
a new county jail, and an up-to-date
office building are among the obvious ui
needs of our city. We are sanguine if
that in the immediate future the hos- c)
pital and warehouse will cease to be g\
needs. The push and enterprise of ei
the city has not yet gotten behina b<
, the jail and the office building propo- s?
sition. But they too will come. n<
The soliciting and obtaining of in
permanent investments by our sala- ai
ried and wage-earning citizens, both s?
white and colored, stands out prominently
among those things which of
would advance our material welfare. I
Our building and loan associations b<
should receive heartier support, our
city lots and real estate should have
more active purchase and trade, and
there should be more home-building
among this class of our citizenship, u
/ /
S FROM
INESS MEN
to Some of the Leading
lg for Suggestions as *
drought a-Numsponses.^
here is no genuine reason why our
uilding and loan associations should
at obtain among the poor of tboth
ices hearty support, and no reason
hy our real estate should stagnate
n the market, and the producing of
stter results largely depends on
lese companies and the owners of
?al estate for sale.
"P. D. BARRON."
"My Dear Sir?In my humble opin>n,
what the city of Union needs to
take it one of the most progressive
nd successful towns of the state, is
general get-to-gether and strong
u 11 by the citizens and business peole
of our community. Some time
ince I was at a meeting of the Merhants'
Branch of the chamber of
jmrr.erce and the matter of the price
f cotton was brought up. Some of =
s having been informed that other tc
earby markets were paying more G,
>r cotton than Union. Our secretary 0j
ras instructed to phone six or eight ]j
djoining towns on the same days ar.d 8,
hus ascertain just how our cotton n,
larket stood. The result was as n
ou no doubt know, that Union was ti
aying more than most of the other Q|
larkets and as much as any of them. r<
Ve have a good town. Our location n
ould not be better from a stand- ti
oint of health. Our local advantags
from a business view will equal and 0
urpass many of the towns in the ij
'iedmont section. New mills are be- s
ng erected, others are being doubled v
n capacity. Our stores on Main d
treet have nearly all been remodeled a
)ur light and water plant, although c
t receives no revenue from the city t
or the lighting of the streets and v
upplying the hydrants with water t;
or sprinkling the streets and for its a
ire protection, .made a splendid p
howing according to the last audit. Q
Vhat we need is to stop kicking and lj
rying hard times. The cry of hard p
imes is very much like a contagious h
lisease. It gets in the atmosphere h
ind we all catch it and when we sift p
t down it is much more visionary b
|ian actual. Our city and our county I
s peculiarly blessed this season? ?
>eautiful crops are being madekflfl^ ^
n cotton -and Cdfn. The price is a
rood and we are all gofng to do a j
UA. * ?? - -
.uuijroi uuoiiicss. Again i say lets l
ill pull and work for Union, the best Y
own in the State. I
"Respectfully,
W. S. McLURE." t
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"Lewis M. Rice, Editor Union ^
?iines, Union, S. C.?Dear Sir: I P
iccept your invitation to make sug- *
restions as to what I think will help 1
he city of Union. '
First?In regard to the material a
irelfare I will say, that as a stranger e
have noted with interest the busi- ^
iess spirit, the splendid schools, the
ndustries, and civic improvements in ^
Jnion. I believe Union has more *
niles of sidewalk with cement pave- P
lent than any other place the same
17.A T lfnnur nf T? 4-US*. a!
? - ....... i/x, aii una cuiiiiecuon i
uggest that one of the greatest aids
o the health of a community is
leanliness. In order that this may P
e practicable I suggest that the gar- o
age wagons visit every part of the i>
ity at least once a week to gather h
p empty cans, vegetables and such b
rash as cannot be burned. This gar- ?
age can be - put in receptacles and o
laced at a convenient place for the n
'agon on the day it makes its round, a
I suggest also that all holes in 1<
ne city where mosquitoes are likely h
> breed be filled, and such as cannot d
e filled be treated with kerosene oil,
> as to stop the raising of mosqui>es
and thus destroy the malarial tl
ests. it
Second?As to the moral uplift, I w
lggest the strictest surveillance of t?
/ery form of vice, by our officers, li
rid the meting out of justice to those or
ho are guilty of vice. In this effort tl
VERY citizen ought to help.
Third?I notice with great pleas- e<
re the spirit of fellowship that man- w
ests itself among the different t?
lurches here. I have not seen it ai
lrpassed. I would suggest that ev- T
y Christian LIVE his Christianity, c<
i faithful in attendance upon all the b<
srvices of his church, put the eter- ai
?1 welfare of his soul above his bus- cc
teas, put GOD FIRST in everything, *><
nd thus by precept and example ?
tek to win the lost to salvation. P<
As a citizen of this city I wish to
Ter my services to assist in any way al
can in helping to make Union the hi
;st city in the state. di
"Cordially, f"
GEO. P. WHITE." r
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"Rpv. J,-;wis M. Rico, Editor The f*
nion Times?Dear Sir: Replying t0
Soda crackeJ
tritive than a
food. Uneea
the perfect s
Though the ?
cents, Uneed
too good, too J
crisp, to be 1
as an econom]
^ \
Buy them becWui
ness?because of
because of their g
of their nourishn
Always 5 cents.
crisp and clean.
\
NATIONAL BIS4
> your request of Oct. 4, for a brief
itline of something: for the good
F Union and Union county for pubcation
in your special edition I will
ly that I think one thing that Union
aeds is six or eight live wide-awake
i&\ estate dealers to boost real esite
in Union and Union county. My
bservation baa haan that. frVia
eal estate dealers a town has the
lore property changes hands. They
ike large farms and subdivide them
ito smaller tracts and sell them to
ne and two horse farmers who will
ve on their property and personally
upervise its cultivation and this inariably
doubles the aggregate prouction.
You may take for example
ny county where the people in the
ounty own small farms of from 25
o 100 acres of land and you will always
find prosperous towns and pleny
of money in the banks. We have
fair example of this in the upper
ortion of our neighboring county of
Iherokee, where the people own and
ive on small farms. They have the
[iterest of the community at heart,
ave good schools and churches, are
onest, industrious and liberty loving
eople and all have money in the
ank and pay cash for what they btra
n communities where j this condi^|
xisui you win nnauie|8am^CjM^M
is it does in cdmmunities whicl\5
list principally of large tracts^U.
and owned by individuals with onelalf
in cultivation and the other hall
ying out washing away.
The same principle applies as well
o city property as to land in the
ountry. When real estate men sublivide
city property and bring ir
:ood substantial citizens who want
0 own their own homes and become
nterested in the welfare of the city,
hat city grows and flourishes like
1 green bay tree. We have excellent
xamples of this in the cities of Coumbia
and Greenville.
I do not mean to discredit or reject
upon our real estate dealers,
hey are doing all they can. We simily
need mora nf thom
"Very truly,
L. J. HAMES."
"Mr. L. M. Rice, Editor?In my exerience
the material condition of
ur city and county has never been
l better condition. In the past we
ave experienced what appeared to
e more prosperous conditions but
re were living too near the volcano
f frenzied finance and when the veeer
gave way the usual wreckage of
cyclone was left. From what I can
>arn the individual and corporation
ave about liquidated or gone uner,
and the old law of the survival
f the fittest again prevails.
New life has been injected into
le business interest of the communy
and the farming interest, from
'hich we all finnllw -?
Uiuiv UUI OU3"
inace has taken on, not only new
fe, but new ways.. Had anyone told
ut farmers a few years a go that
ley knew very little of their proission,
they would have been insult1;
but the fact is clear that the old
ay of farming has changed. Exsnsive
systems have been introduced
id protection to the soil practiced,
he grain crop, for which this
>unty formerly was famous, has
2en reestablished and wheat, oats
id barley are now big crops, while
>tton has jumped from one-third
lie per acre to one to two bales and
>rn from fifteen to forty bushels
;r acre.
A trip during the past month over
1 the roads contigous to our city
is shown conditions that I did not
earn of. No section has the "best"
irmer. There are individuals In
rery section striving to see who can
jst work out the improved systems
i taught by the farm demonstrate.
The work of Southern Cultiva
Burd more nuHy
other floor
IT Biscuit are
clda crackers.
ofet is but five
al Biscuit are
ilrarishing, too
xjjught merely
jq of their freshih
Tjneir crispness?
o >dnes8?because
unt.
Always fresh,
Ctorr COMPANY ;
1
' "1 1
t<v Progressive Farmer, Country f
Gitleman and Hoards Dairyman, is '
btjtfng fruit and while you may not
b certain that a farmer is a sub- 11
tv>er, yet the reverse is true, you r
cteasily tell who is not a subscriber
tcthese periodicals. c<
"he Parcel Post System of postobfe
department soon will be under- ^
Btjd and then the farmer will be
baght into closer touch with the 0
cotimer?and thereby become st
yr
mfc prosperous by having a ready
mget for all the by-products of the ^
f'?- ..
|m very sanguine of the contin- K
u?prosperity of the farmer and of
c?e as he prospers, so prosper all.
"Yours truly, ?e
i,. U. YOUNG." Sa
W8
wis M. Rice, Editor?Dear Mr. er*
R Your letter of the 4th before
n Like an individual a city to u
B?ed must get up and climb, if onl>r
an inch or a yard. Not like al
than with one talent, who buried
itid returned it to the Master as ^OI
i heeived it; but like the man with .
fiAlents, fix your eye on the spot in '
jBffl to attain in the great work
4n&wth and development and to
^Hh what your brain wills you son
A.i'a'" ggga ?
lice is fortunately not regulated ^
Brbitrary rules but made up of ?
^iited possibilities for original
^fcht and daring plays. ^
'mat a city wills, like an individlit
can attain. There is little hope
ikhe town or city whose citizens ?.
?ft
! atneir ears to foolish suggestions, ,
. ptey will be wabbling in their
i jtions, back and forth, resisting
; r, and yielding tomorrow. Save ??*
> jgth, health and money, together ?ft
, lyour time, and use them all in ^
treat combined effort to climb .
; fd, always, and in the same di- ^
. In. The following words are a
In all that relates to the mater.
loral and spiritual uplift and up,
ng of any city. I wish I knew
. Iriter. I give the words as I
Iber them to be, and feel sure m.
will find lodgment in good
B and not be choked by thorns ?*"
thered upon the rocks by the *1*
4-ays +
rnay think a million dollars
Jd turn up the sunny side,
fay think a round of pleasure d
bring happiness denied;
Au may be right, my brother,
i better, simpler way, ^
Hok with kindly humor on the ?ft
! of every day.
I look through stained glass .
ws all the world seems tinted ^
I ook through eyes heart-light- ^
the world seems aglow;
Yjpe beauty in life's pathos,
iess in its sadness find.
Meen but not reflected from rpjie
Iwn heart and your mind. fall b
Wtis truly worth the having, have
1 pleasing things it buys, Folev'
Btjannot ever richton s
. ,s It has
nth clouded eyes. effect
Amiake your whole life pleas- air ps
M, and other lives?the way Quickl;
Is k with kindly humor on the Rice i
*>f .every day."
\ T. C. DUNCAN, cast a
I
j Mayor of Union. The
Ab.
tir?I have lived in Union ed his
s'n lary, 1869, and have wit- worked
nes i phenomenal growth Qf
Un iterially and in all other Wilt
wa; has (frown from a small Inglewi
harja considerable size city quiries
duii^e years, and there are ey PH
yet|t possibilities. With th? I
"? greatly
impfhrming methods now be- trouble
inffred throughout our county
andjirit of enterprise which c?pt a
tnancitizenship of Union, there
is ton why there should not If yc
yet kter things for us in the be thar
futiith sn increase of the spir- didn't 1
LOCKIIART JUNCTION |
LOCKHART JUNCTN, Oct, 6.?
This is beautiful weather and such is
needed now for gathering cotton.
There are two seasons of the year
that we like to see favorable for the
farm work?that is spring and fall.
Children Day services were held at
New Hope church Sunday. Rev. W.
H. Ariail made a fine talk to the ;
children. His subpect was taken '
from Thess. 1st and 5th chapter, 21st '
verse. "Hold fast that which is good." '
He asked the children several ques- c
tions during his talk. Some of them
answered correctly. Rev. Mr. Ariail
has been with us four years and has
to leave. He will go to another ^
charge next year according to the s
rules of the Methbdist conference, a
He has many friends who regret to F
see him leave. 1
y
Mr. J. S. Pickens has a large sweet ai
potato. It weighs five pounds but he ct
says he has larger ones, he knows in ^
his patch.
Mrs. S. W. Vinson has a large egg
plant and also some fine pepper. She ^
thinks of sending some to the Union
county fair. Now, I think all who fQ
can should send something to the
fair if they possibly can. Whether
,hey get a premium or not, it goes
;o help make up the fair and the pub- fai
ic enjoys seeing these things. Large
>otatoes, large turnips or anything ?1,
n that line and any old relic that you wh
lave will be interesting to other peo- hej
>le. And be sure to take the childen
to see the "bird man"' fly. It (jol
ikes all this to make the fair a sue- chi
loO
Mr. Gary and Charley Mabry of j,lh(
herokee county, visted friends in wol
lis community Sunday and attended and
lurch and Sunday school.
Mr. Millard Page of Fairforest, *
as a visitor in this section Sunday. p]
Mr. W. H. Page and Miss Georgia sc^(
irks, of Jonesville were in this sec- t;c
>n on Saturday. Miss Parks stopd
a while with Miss Myrtle Gault.
Mr. B. F. Gregory gave the young of I
Onl? *? ?
.. ...vo nine at his home last Folt
turday night. Beginning at 7 o'clock
ts a pinder picking, after which ev- chilc
i one was served to watermelons, its j
rched pindars, pindar candy. Then for
i young folks performed on the or- n0 ?
n and sang many pretty songs and ^
enjoyed a nice time. ,
diss Lula Gault of this section has ^
le to Union to work for the Mcre
Mercantile company as cashier
that store. _
For
ir. J. J. Garner and family went The (
Newberry last week to visit his ORO\
and daughter. andsu
4?4b4?4*4? 4r4?4?4?4*4*4*
; Make The Citize
Your Bankint
You will like the servic
based on the belief that the i
customers are identical witl
itself.
Officers and employees
with the task of making se
tions of the bank with its pat
We cordially invitp ^
and Savings. Special attentioi
Foreign and Domest
furnished, also Sa
Vaults and Boxes.
Citizens Natio
UNION, SOUTH C,
Capital and Surplus More
STATE, COUNTY AND CI'
unity and splendid work being -F?WW
in our schools, the future of Un- \f, |?
i safe.
"Respectfully, I hav
"F. M. FARtt." tal in I
rwilius U.
cnangeable weather of early catecj
rings on coughs and colds that n,Q, .
a weakening effect on the sys- G ohielc
and may become chronic. Use Palmett
s Honey and Tar Compound, night.
5 a very soothing and healing
on the irritated and inflamed
issages, and will help very
y. It is a well known family y
ne that gives results. The
)rug Co.
t the Chinaman's pig tail. BA1
trouble with the simp who bcAlkins
says his son who workway
through college hasn't
i since. Practi
ey to 1
G. Richmond, a resident of Propel
ood, Cab, will answer anv in
aDout Foley's Honey and Tar
and. He says further "Fol- iif Am
oney and Tar Compound has |w|fll|m
benefited me for bronchial
and cough, after I used other _ .
;s that failed. Its more like a On 1
lan a medicine." Do not ac- vpnr?a
substitute. The Rice Drug Co.
lands,
u didh't get what you want,
ikful you didn't get what you
want. ?
W. O. W. Unveiling.
JONESVILLE, Oct. b.?On the 3rd
Sunday evening of this month the local
Camp, W. O. W. will unveil a
monument at Gilead cemetery to the
memory of one of their Sovereigns,
G. Boyd Orr.
The committee on arrangements
are leaving no stones unturned to
nake the meeting interesting. Soicitor
A. E. Hill will be the speaker
>f the day and music will be furnish?i
i...
,, uy me muss band. All the near
iy camps will be invited and a large
rowd is expected.
Literary Society at High School.
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A Gentle and Effective Laxative
A mild, gentle and effective laxaive
is what people demand when
iffering from constipation. Thousrids
swear by Dr. King's New Life
ills. Hugh Tallman, of San Antoni,
Texas, writes: "They are, be>nd
question, the best pills my wife
id I have ever taken." They never
use pain. Price 25c at druggists
by mail, H. E. Bucklen & Co.,
liladelphia or St. Louis.
It's the fall of the year that breaks
e backbone of the summer.
None of us can afford to say all the
>1 things we would like to say.
WOMEN WHO GET DIZZY
Every woman who is troubled with
nting and dizzy spells, backache,
i H 1
ncuMiess, dcbility^HVnsti:ion
or kidney troubles should use
sctric Bitters. They give relief
en nothing else will, improve the
ilth, adding strength and vigor
m the first dose. Mrs. Laura
ines, of Avoca, La., says; "Four
tors had given me up and my
dren and all my friends were
<ing for me to die, when my son
sted that I use Electric Bitters,
lid so, and they have done mo a
Id of good." Just Ury them, 50c
$1.00 at all druggists or by mail.
E. Bucklon & Co. Philadelphia or
Ixniis.
orrible examples are the kind a
olboy encounters in his arithmeenry
A. Johnston, a business man
'Anse, Mich., writes: "For years,
y's Honey and Tar Compound
coughs and colds has been our
ly medicine. We give it to our
rnn "
?r..iw iiku it on account of
leasant taste. It is a safe cure
coughs and colds." It contains
piates. At The Rice Drug Co.
len a guest boasts of his honesty
an eye on your spoons,
st things are blamed on the man
was killed.
Weakness and Loss of Appetite
'1(1 Standard general strengthening tonic,
'E'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
a and builds up the system. A true tonic
re Appetizer. For adults and children. 60c.
4fc?4:,4?4!,4,4?4!,4?4?4?*J
ns National *
3 House +
4*
2 at this bank. It is
nterest of the bank's ^
t those of the bank ^
4*
alike are concerned ^
tisfactory the rela- 4.
rons. 4?
sount.s -
wuiiiiitcicictl
i to ladies' accounts.
c Exchange ^
fe Deposit ^
*
nalBank!
YROLINA. *
Than $100,000.00 *
TY DEPOSITORY. +
ROTARY SURGEON
e opened a Veterinary HospiInion
for the treatment of all
' Domestic animals. I am lo>pposite
new Postoffice, ir,
's old stand. Calls left at
o Drug Co., answered day or
Examination free.
J. W. SHARP
eterinary Surgeon
IRON & BARRON
Attorneys at I.aw
UNION, S. C.
ce in all Courts. Mon">?n
on PS'tir on** f ~
?. > /jluj ami x- arm
ty.
IEY TO LOAN
ong time, five to ten
on improved farm
in Union county,
ierate Expense.
f. E. MINTEJL