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THE MURRAY NEWS
the Murray News FuhUnhiog Company, aud <le
voted to the intercuts of Murrav County.
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,T. KD. JOHNSON, KDITOB.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
I take this method of annoimcinK to the voteis
of Murrav county that I am a candidate for the
office of Representative of the county, subject to
the Democratic primary. If elected, 1 will do
my duty to the fullest extent, and the welfare
of our county will never Ire neglected, SAM niuDUN,
If the rain don’t let up in a
few days the people in this
country will need boats in¬
stead of wagons, to travel in.
Gen. Joe Wheeler, the gal¬
lant old veteran and hero of
two wars, is seriously ill at his
home in Brooklyn with pneu¬
monia .
Nine thousand five hundred
bales of cotton were burned in
Jackson, Miss., this week. Looks
like providence is taking a hand
in the farmers’ fight for higher
priced cotton.
Who could blame the
negroes down in Alabama
from quitting school, when a
Southern white man was ap¬
pointed to take care of their
farm. A negro is better than
any white man who would
accept such a place.
Senator Warren has intro
duced a bill giving women
the privilege ot voting in con¬
gressional races, The Sena
tor evidently had nothing else
to do when he introduced this
bill. Women have all they
can do td 4 * ’fetid heir dvvn
knitten ' >5 without going into
politics. They would know
as much about who should be
elected as a hog does about
Sundav.
It is hoped that Congress¬
man Lee, or somebody else,
will make the case so plain to
the proper authorities, that
there will be a sum of money
appropriated for road pur¬
poses. The roads in Whit
held and Murray are almost
impassable, even where the
Whitfield fathers have spent
large sums of money on these
roads, the bottom has drop
ped out. Let the good road
question have all the rein you
can and never let up until the
people are relieved of one of
tne greatest curses that could
be thought of.
Consumption vs.
Under-Protection.
The present rate 'iof consump¬
tion of American cdtton by the
mills of the world is excess of
one million bales of raw cotton
p, r month. It. is estimated, as
a result of careful investigation,
that if the spinners can secure
the cotton and no International
troubles interfere with the pres¬
ent enormous demand for cotton
goods, fully twelve million live
hundred thousand bales of Amer¬
ican cotton would be consumed
between Sept. 1st, 1905 and
Sept. 1st, 1906. This unpreced¬
ented consumption of American
cotton is due principally to two
causes: namely:
The increasing demand for cot¬
ton goods by the jobbing and
retail trade of the civilized
nations of the world, and the
abnormal increase of new spin¬
dles within the past six months
in England, Japan and America.
Since July more than four mil¬
lion new r spindles have been
added to the milling industry of
Manchester, England. The Fall
River Mills which were shut
down for (sixteen weeks last year
runm ng Ulgllt. f aitU (lay. “ re I hose """
vital forces w T ill necessarily .. de- ,
at least ope million hales
tof cotton for consumption in
which were not required in
In the south new mills
are being built and the equip
ment of old mills doubled in
capacity wherever labor can be
secured.
Consumption is only limited
now to the spindle capacity of
the world operating on full time,
Mr. Ellison, the English statis¬
tician, estimates consumption for
the next twelve months under
12,000,000 bales of American
cotton. But Mr Ellison repre¬
sents the foreign spinners solely,
and it is a habit with him to
under estimate at the beginning
of each year and later on be
forced to increase his figures in
the face of bare facts. The price
of cotton goods is very high and
advancing in most lines monthly.
In some cases the prices are
higher than they have been in
twenty-five years. In the spring
of 1904 when cotton advanced to
17 cents per pound and every
available bale of cotton for sale
at that time was eagerly taken
by the mills, the manu¬
facturers, jobbers and retailers
were loaded with goods which
could not he sold that season.
After consumption of the 14.000,'
000 bale crop of 1904, we find the
nulls of the world today with no
goods on hand for sale, but from
six to eight months behind with
their orders, and the jobbing
trade in equally as bad condition.
With the trade now it is not a
question of price, hut the serious
problem is the delivery of orders
by the mills. The shelves of the
world are largely bare of cotton
goods and in many lines abso
lute exhaustion has taKen place.
This crop will not exceed ten
million commercial bales, lienee
there must be curtailment by
tiie nulls before next September,
showing that consumption has
gone beyond the ability of pro¬
duction. At the prices of cotton
goods spinners could have easily
paid the farmers 12 pouts for
every pound of American cotton
grown this year. If we should
be able to hold back two million
bales for 15 ctuts the
would still get the crop at
average price under 12 cents
pound- 1 But little cotton rc
. . the ,, . hands . of , the
mains in pro
ducers and local holders. If
those who have cotton will hold
it firmly they will he well re¬
warded later when the whole
world realizes the shortness of
the crop and the market responds
to the actual conditions brought
about by the legitimate laws of
supply and demand. To the
farmers, Southern Press and the
business interests of the South
generally, I extend herewith my
best wishes for a happy and pros
perous new year.
Never before in the history of
the cotton trade has such a mul¬
titudinous amount of “Bear”
dope and intentional lllisrepre
sentatatiou of actual facts been
given to the south through paid
advertisements in the columns
of the press and by the distribu- .
tion of circular letters through
the mails. Operators who are
moving heovoo and eortl, to de
press future contracts and
nrices U of spot cotton are cudgel
their brains io the modem
art of joggling figures an.l ,n.k ;
mg new high records in distort
ing statistics in the supreme
ellort to make a small yieW of
American cotton take on the ap
pearance of a plentiful supply,
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
have been expended in the
two months in cablegrams,
grams, paid articles in
pers, postage and market letters
>»»
decieve the public, discourage
the farmers and local spot hold
era mto rushing the remnant of
this crop on the market, unsettle
public opinion in the south tem
j porarily so as to break the mar
j ket and induce liquidation. The
THE MURRAY NEWS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1906
spinners have threatened
withdraw from the market,
which is an ad surdity in the face
of their enormous commitments
of the entire output of their
mills for the next six to eight
months. Prominent 4 l B e r’
a
leaders take peculiar interest in
daily publishing
estimates of this crop with years
that have gone before. These
tangled and muchly juggled
statistics emanate from the
offices of gentlemen who breathe
the atmosphere of a climate one
thousand miles from Southern
cotton fields and whose eyes itave
not witnessed the actual condi
tion of a single cotton field in
the south this year. The statis
tics and daily reports'which they
put out in the stupendous effort
for private gam are simply
nightmares of overcharged brains
reflecting individual views
the forlorn hope of changing at
least temporarily the laws of
supply and demand. The inter¬
est of the spot holder is not con¬
sidered. The great desideratum
is paper contracts and hot air.
Thousands of people read this
“Bearish Dope” scattered over
the South daily and know it
be false, yet they tremble in
doubt and surrender their honest
convictions and Southern man¬
hood before the edicts which
emanate from the fine Italian
hands of their enemies.
crop can no more he compared
with past yields in the matter
picking, ginning and selling than
could be enormous production
1904. Let every man in
South stand pat on the
conditions which confront
Spurn these juggled statistics'
you would an adder invading
holy precincts of your home
remain fixed and unalterable
your determination to
higher prices for the balance
thig e wl)ich will nn
ahly prove to be one of
sma ji e6 t grown in a number
yours.
Yours truly,
Harvie Jordan,
President Southern Cotton
social ion.
May Live 100 Years.
The chances for living a
century are excellent in the
of Mrs. Jennie Duncan, of
nesville, Me., now 70 years
She writes: “Electric
cured me of chronic dyspepsia
years standing and made
teel as well and
ir jj Electric Bitters
Stomach and Liver
Blood disorders, General
ity and bodily weakness.
on a guarantee at J. L.
son’s drug store. Price only
GINSENG
Information ^dating
to the Richest Product
of the Soil.
Prof. Howard of ths Mis*-nsH State Africa! u
ral College savs: "J advise American farmers to
cultivate Ginseng: Hi* profit* are realized. It
is easily grown,” A RuDelia by the Penwylv*.
nia State Cot ege says: -'The supply of native
Ginseng root is rapidly dhntnishing aud the
price per pound is correspondingly mcreasing.
while constant demand For the drug in
stand* as a guarantee of a steady market for
Ginseng inthe future." American Consul Oeit
eral WiMman at Hong Kong writes:
wUi Hiiuifedifficulty iu dupdaingon this coast
of dll the Ginseng that is grown in America,
Ginseng is a staple on the market the same
wheat au dcotto«. The preset
price varies from $n.00to »S.0» per poapd, while
the cost of production isie** than $ 1 .%. There
! isrooni in one ' s s ar<l ™ '"'".i i,»».
I dred dollars worth each year. The plant can be
grown throughout the united state* and cana
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, TO8an ^ spring*ndf.u.
we are boyera aud exporter* of the dried
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a, nice income, send two cent stamp today for
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j (Growers and Exporters,
i LOUIS MISSOURI
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WINTER TOURIST TICKETS
, ra j| way ticket offices.
i Excellent service, through
sleop.ng tars am! dining ear.
p ur complete information as to
rates, schedules etc., write
J. E. Shipley, T. P. A.,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Its Fun to
Goods at These
I PricesJ
1 Doz. Small Hook and Eyes . lc
2 Goat Springs . . . . . 5c
! 2 D;>z Safety Pins . . . 5c
• Alarm Clock . . 69c i
2 pair Black Hose ... 15c
BARGAIN IN LADIES HATS. I
10 Yds. ApfOtl Gingham . 4.1C
I cake Soap . . . . lc
|() Yds. Sheeting .... 49c
Childrens Union Suits . . 19c
BARQA | NS , n UD | ES CLOAKS. ! |
Ladies Skirts _ t70ft $2. ^
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in. lwlit-back Broad Cloth in
| blue only 75c. yard.
j BARGAINS IN EMBROIDERIES .
I paper Pins . .
1 paper Needies . .
j Odd lot of Childrens Caps 10c each |
NEW SHIPMENT OE WHITE GOODS. |
I Suit Mens Clothing . . $1.98
j bra ,u * . . $1.50
If you want to buy a nice waist
or dress or any other kind of cloth, j
either pies phone in or and write let us for show sam- j
or come us :
ou the goods. j
McWilliams bros.
Southern Railway’s Improved
Service to Florida •
Effective November ,20th, the j
Southern railway will
'Pullman sleeping car line, leav¬
ing Chattanooga 3 p.m,, passing
'Dalton 4.13 p.M. arriving Jack¬
sonville, Fla., 8:50 a.m. daily.
Returning this sleepingcar will
leave Jacksonville 7 :45 P.M.,pase
Dalton 11 :38 a.m. arriving at
Chattanooga 1 i\M. Train ban-;
tiling this sleeper will arrive at
Jacksonville m time to connect
with trains to all points in Flor¬
ida, This, in addition to the j
Cincinnati and Florida Limited,
which leaves Chattanooga 6:30
p.M., passing Dalton 7:45 P.M., s
arriving Jacksonville 9:35 a.m.,
carrying (’oilman keeping or
connection for all points in Flor
ida. This train also carries din
ing car.
For further information call on
R. G. Craig, Ticket Agent, or
J. K. Shipley, T. P. A.,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Half the World Wonders
how the of her half lives. Tim- e
who use Buckien’s Arnica
never wonder if it will cure Outs,
Wounds, Burns, Sores ar.d
| Skin eruptions; they know
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' urgent request, Dr. King’1
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about our sewing machines are sim¬
plicity, easy running, speed and du¬
rability. They are automatic and
ball bearing, and have many other
points of superiority over other ma
chines. They are positively guaran¬
teed by the manufacturer, and we
guarantee them to you.
We sell machines for cash, on
the installment plan, one-half cash
and balance Nov. 1st, or will exchange
a Wheeler and Wilson Machine with
you and charge you a reasonable dif¬
ference. We have several styles.
Telephone us, write us, come to
see us. We want your business and
guarantee to please you.
McWilliams brothers.
THORNHILL
Are The Best Wagons in this Section.
If you need a good wagon and want it very
cheap, be sure and see me before buying.
thomas j. bryant I
DALTON, GEORGIA.
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CLOTHING
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witii fte SHIELD label u the C OAR.
They m RIGHT in MAKE and FRIGE. Far sale by,
LEWIS W. THOMPSON, “THE HUSTLER.’
WE Are Here to Give
Our patrons what they want We do not try to induce
them to take something else. If a customer wants Hood’s
Sarsaparilla, lie gets Hood’s Sarsaparilla. He is not im
portuned to take our own make. We like to treat our
customers right. It is both pleasant and profitable. We
have built up the largest drug establishment in Dalton by
gratifying our patrous’ wishes. There is no reason why
everybody in Murray Connty should not trade here. We
can give them decidedly the best service and our prices
are fixed altogether according to what things are worth.
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