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Planters Loan and Savings Bank
705 Broad Street
Organized 1870.
The most efficient e*lmllnl«traUcm of finance la ncceaaary to
the man of moderate means, while advice and couneel In financial
and business transactions la often needed. This bank supplies
these essentials.
Men and women In all wellra of life find the service, facili
ties and assistance of this Institution of much value to them.
We weleome the email account as well as the larger onea, and
solicit the banking business of careful, conservative energetic
people.
Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent
These are In five different slr.ee at IS.OO to 120.00 per year,
or on this basis for leas period.
I_ C. HAYNE, President. QEORQE P. BATES, Cashier.
TO RENT
No. 1354 Ellis street, f> rooms .. .. . .$20.00
No. 963 Broad street ... .10 rooms .. $40.00
No. 530 Reynolds street. 10 $22.50
House, west of Arsenal.. 11 rooms.. . . $75 00
House, Battle Row 5 rooms .. .. . $lO 00
House on Turpin Hill,
for colored people 3 rooms $5.00
Partially Furnished House--on Highland Av
enue, 9 rooms, for rent. Price $50.00 per month.
JOHN W. DICKEY
a 3(?e \aNDEKBILT ~£)ofef
muL. S/furtif SburtA Struct east at<Snr4 Torh
k\TA WALTON II.MARSHALL, Manager.
yf An Ideal Hotel with an Ideal Situation
Summer lutes'
Bright Bargains in Wants
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Herald’s M & M
Contestants
After Tuesday, August 18th, all
evidences of purchases from this
store, such as C. 0. D. and deliv
ery slips, must be exchanged for
regular vote coupons at this store
before the same may be voted at
Contest Headquarters.
Castleberry & Wilcox
Two Stores
Broad St. Summerville
Augusta, Ga.
In Operation Vi Years
OUTLOOK FOR THE
SOUTH'S COTTON CROP
The Progressive Farmer Summarizes Opinions of Leading
Cotton Authorities. Concen sus of Ideas Seems to Favor
Immediate Government Aid in Maintaining Prices.
Raleigh, N. C.—The Progresseive
Farmer, published at Raleigh, and
probably the South's leading farm pa
per, in its Issue of August 15th, de
votes several columns to a discussion
of the outlook for marketing the cot
ton crop now coming to maturity,
dealing particularly with the serious
ness of the present situation and the
methods of bettering It. The most
striking of these contributions con
sist of a symposium by leading cot
ton authorities of the country, ex
pressing their views as to best meth
ods of dealing with the crisis.
A Time for Patriotism and Not for
Politics.
E. J. Watson, president of the
Southern Cotton Congress and one of
the leaders In the fight for a stable
market, is emphatic in the belief that
immediate government aid is neces
sary If immense losses are to be
avioded. Col Watson says:
"Nothing short of Federal action
in u most business-like manner and
reaching the uttermost recesses of the
Cotton Belt can relieve the situation
that confronts us. When cotton is
trampled to the earth the South and
every man and woman in it falle like
wise, and the financial soundness of
the nation itself will he shaken. Cot
ton Is about to move to the markets;
there Is no market. Heretofore we
have been able In crises that have
faced us to resort to temporary expe
dients without the aid of the national
government and save the day. That
cannot be done. No necessity for im
mediate action is imperative unless
it lie taken and taken at once, and
unlesß arrangements are made to fi
nance at least 6,000,000 bales of dis
tressed cotton, damage will he done
In the next six weeks that the South
may not recover from In years.
"Men tell us that the situation is
easy to handle, that all we have to
do Is to hold (titton. We are in the
anomalous position of having to hold
cotton and at the same time not being
able to hold It. Unless some means
are given the small growers of cot
ton throughout the South who must
soon ho called on to pay hills for fer
tilizers and living expenses during the
year, the small farmer Is ruined and
lie is ruined in the next few years.
The small farmer is in the vast ma
jority, which means that disaster
would he all the greater.
"I trust that every man In the
South wlio can possibly do so will
avail himself of the cheap rates on
ut this season and go to this gather
ing of representative men of the
South whether he Is regularly ap
pointed delegate or not. There are
scores of other problems connected
with cotton that ought to be thresh
ed out by the Southern Cotton Con
gress while this extraordinary session
is In the South is in progress and
every man who can ought to be
| there.”
Meet Only Immediate Obligations.
"The cotton situation la In the hands
primarily of growers and bankers,
says Kir hard H. Edmonds, editor of
Manufacturers' Kecord, "and their
ability to keep two-thirds of the eom
i inn crop from the market until ocean
transportation 1» available will deter
n Ine the outcome. Hhort hostilities
will induce a slightly diminished de
mand for raw cotton, even after
peace. Prolonged war will check ma
terially European buying of the sta
ple. but result in better markets, per
haps permanently, for American cot
ton goods In other countries.
"American mills are equipped, if run
to full capacity, to handle in an emer
gency at least 7.01)0,000 bales and
probably more Instead of, as at pres
ent 0,000,000 bales. The resultant
home consumption would tend some
what to counteract the forego ‘im
pressing effect. The general world
demand for cotton goods is increasing
despite temporary interruptions taw
cotton, not sold now, will bo needed
in the future. .
"If Southern growers and bankers
will work In unison to market crops
slowly hud to bold the surplus till
the retuTn of peace, or
commerce is free, and if American
! mills will buy as freely as the sltuu
-1 thin justifies early In the season the
acuteness of the situation will soon
be helped. The essential thing Is for
Southern growers to sell only enough
1 to meet their financial obligations.
I and this is demanded of them by com
mercial honor. Then they . can I ,n ?3'
I ket the balance as gradually as the
prices and conditions Justify, tot
urn 1* a world staple that does not
! deteriorate If stored for years, and the
| world's requirements even if h^ted
! for a time by war, will ultimately •>«
greater than present production, and
equal to absorbing all our stock at
fair price."
Views of Other Authorities.
Nathan Adams. Cashier -African
! Exchange National Hank of Pallas,
I 1 '-s'kikhein hankers should organise
currency associations under the Aid-
I rloh Vreeland Act. and by extending
i the paper of farmers ues every effort
consistent with sound banking meth
ods to hold the cotton crop off the
I market until a satisfactory price can
be realised. This can be safely done
and to attempt to eell any cotton at
! ( |,o present time would, In my opinion
'bo a 1 iulcldul policy for the entire
i south The government na* shown
KdlnsUon to assist. and l beUev.
! that there Is intelligence and Patriot
ism sufficient In this country to help
the South in its hour of need
T. 1. Hickman. President American
| cotton Manufacturers' Association:
1 "In a situation so unusual and in
volving interests that are so Immense,
i,l ,s impossible to give any sugges
| tt ( „,s that would be of immediate
| practical value, but title Is assured:
Hunkers, business men and merchant*
ins well as the officials at Washing
ton. are doing everything In *ji p * r
l»ower to formulate plan® that will he
1 of benefit to the cotton growers, and
whatever shape the movement takes,
the American Manufacturers' Assocla-
I tint, ran be counted upon In support
ling It to the fullest The cotton
i growers are among our best friends,
j and what hurts them hurts us ."
E ,t. tilenny, president of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, believes
1 that consumption will not be as heav
! tty curtailed as ts the general opinion.
Continuing, he says:
"What are conditions as we now see
them from the viewpoint of supply
I snd demand 7 The normal crop for
| the coming pear, based on govern
ment figures, promises In the neigh
• I orhocsl of 14.000,000 bales. With
| England and Europe entirely cut off
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
from receiving any supply from Amer
ica we should be face to face with a
maximum consumption—in the Unit
ed States and Canada of about 7,000,-
000 hales. This would mean that the
United States mlgh have to carry 7,-
000,000 bales until normal or nearly
normal trade conditions could be re
sumed. But have we the right to
conclude that such a condition is pos
sible? England, the largest foreign
consumer of American cotton, is also
statistically at least, the greatest
power on the sea, and should she in
the near future demonstrate her abil
ity to control the s<Ui, English, French
and neutral bottoms would be able to
carry cotton to Liverpool and Man
chester and neutral ports without fear
of capture, and Instead of English
mills running on short time, they
would In all probability run under
forced draft and materially increase
their consumption.
"Under such conditions the exports
to Great Britain and neutral powers
could easily reach 5,000,000 hales, and
we should have a consumption of
about 12,000,000 hales for the coming
year, thereby leaving only 2,000,000
hales to he added to the visible sup
ply, which should not be a very de
pressing Influence after the decline
which has already taken place. Last
year the total consumption of Ameri
can cotton in Germany, Austria,
France and Belgium, the powers other
than Great Britain now at war,
amounted to 3,200,000 hales, which
would he largely offset by the in
crease in the takings of American,
Canadian, English and othfer neutral
mills.
"To meet the financial require
ments of farmers and merchants in
order that they might carry the sur
plus, until it is wanted, which it
surely must be finally, the United
states government could distribute
such sums as may be necessary from
time to time among the banks of the
South, thereby enabling them to ad
vance say S4O per bale for a period
of six months or more. Thus the reg
ular course of business need not lie
disturbed and confidence in cotton
circles would lie restored, which would
he reflected in all branches of busi
ness."
“The dominant note In the state
ment of Mr. C. A. Lacy, president of
the Memphis Cotton Exchange, was
lather hopeful. He said in substance
that he believed this year’s crop
would bring at least 12 cents a pound
If the farmers did not become alarm
ed and force the crop on the market
and the government could be induced
to render aid In financing the holding
of the crop until conditions cleared
and improved. He thinks that while
Germany and Austria usually take
about 2,500,000 bales, the domestic
(American) mills will consume 25 per
cent more than usual and that there
fore, with financial arrangements to
hold the cotton until English and
other foreign mills can handle it,
would take care of the situation.
Sumamrizing the situation, urging
government aid in passing through
this critical period, The Progressive
Farmer says:
"nans for remedying the cotton
situation seem to be getting under
way, if farmers will only meet, write,
and act as they should. It all de
pends on them. We do not now be
lieve, in any case, that cotton prices
nre going to be disastrously low as
some fear. But what concerns us is
that with only a 13,000,000-bale crop
prices not only ought not to be low,
but they ought to be high and the
danger is that farmers may take nine
and ten-cont prices this fall—and that
speculators and buyers will then sell
the same cotton for fourteent to six
teen cents after Christmas.
"The one thing needed to avoid this
condition is to arouse our fanners and
our oongressmep. Let every Progres
sive Farmer reader who makes even
a bale of cotton write to his congress
man and say: “I believe the govern
ment should help finance the cotton
crop in the present crisis, and so ar
range It that farmers can get this
help without paying anybody high in
terest or negotiation charges.”
The farmers have only to get busy
In prodding congress, meeting in every
county to effect holding plans and
selling pools, and the situation will
be saved.”
Gold!
There’s lots of it—but
generally too mixed with
rock to be profitable.
Much the same with
food value. The nourish
ment in many foods is in
such form that it cannot
be readily assimilated.
Grape-Nuts is scientif
ically prepared from
wheat and barley to pre
sent their rich nourish
ishment in easily digest
ible form.
Long baking (about 20
hours) breaks down the
starch cells making it
partially predigested and
readily assimilable by
the most delicate stom
ach.
The food is delicious !
“There’s a Reason”
for
Grape-Nuts
—sold by Grocers.
BIDS ASK FOB
EQUIPMENT OF
NEW HOSPITALS
Interior Furnishings Needed,
Kitchen Equipment, Refrig
erating Plant, Laundry Equip
ment, Etc., Must be Installed.
Bids are being asked for the equip
ment of the New University Hos
pitals of Augusta. The bids will be
opened on September Ist. The new
hospitals are complete on the outside
but the electrical fixtures, the refrig
erating plant, laundry equipment,
kitchen equipment, etc., are yet to be
provided for.
It is expected that by the first of
next January the hospitals will be
moved into the new buildings.
The following articles are to be se
cured:
1. Completing interior finish of
Kitchen and Laundry Building and
constructing Morgue Building.
2. Furnishing and installing win
dow and door screens for all outside
openings in all buildings.
3. Furnishing and installing Elec
tric Light Fixtures for all Buildings.
4. Furnishing and Installing Refrig
erators and Ice Chests for all Build
ings.
5. Furnishing and installing Refrig
erating plant.
6. Furnishing and installing Laun
dry Equipment.
7. Furnishing and installing Kitch
en Equipment.
ME FOR RUSH
FROM CONTINENT
Committee in London Expects
5,000 a Day As Soon As Mo
bilization is Complete
MAY BEGIN NEXT WEEK
Travelers’ Tales Found to Be
Exaggerated in Some Cases.
New Relief Organization
London.—lt was estimated that sev
eral thousand Americans called at
relief quarters at the Savoy today,
hut the situation is well in hand ac
cording to J. P. Day. He said:
"The only fly in the ointment is
the number of cancellations of sail
ings. These include the Aquitania,
Carmania, Caronia, Lapland, Alsatian,
Victorian, Empress of Britain, and
Caledonia, though possibly the report
ed German request for an armistice
may mako some difference. Unless
.unforeseen circumstances prevent the
Laconia, Teutonic and Virginia will
sat ltomorrow and the Royal George
on Monday.
"Frank H. Cook today offered the
committee the services of all their
agents on the Continent to assist in
corralling Americans and getting
them from the Continent.
“John Avis, Continental Traffic
Manager of the Southeastern and
Chatham Railroad, also offered his
services. He said the Boulogne and
FUishing boats yesterday brought
over 2.000 passengers, 70 per cent
Americans. The Hook of Holland
boat will make its last trip with the
British ambassador from Merlin and
English and American passengers.
The Minneapolis and Cymric have
been requisitioned by the govern
ment.
"Our investigations show there are
no Americans stranded on the coast
of the Continent unable to get tarns
portation. We have checked this up
through the reports from Cook's
agents, all Channel steamers, and re
turning travelers.
"If things go right, 5,000 a day can.
be brought over the Channel when
the rush from the Continent begins
again after mobilization is com
pleted. Nicholas F. Brady has offer
ed his yacht to bring stranded Amer
icans from the Continent, but It was
not accepted because we found we
would not need it
"Messrs. Kent and Hetzler have
made arrangements to send gold over
to stranded Americans on the French
and German border, and are waiting
only to find out how to get it there.
H. C. Breed was today elected Treas
urer, and W. N. Duane of the Bankers
Trust Company. Secretary of the
American Committee.’
Americans here are perfectly safe
and exposed to practically no Incon
venience of any consequence. Con
ditions in Paris are not in any way
alarming, though there is greater In
convenience than in Eondon, and of ]
course the difficulties of getting j
home to America are doubled. Re- 1
sponsible arrivals and private letters
from Paris both agree that there Ib
no need of exaggerated anxiety-
In the interests of peo; le on your
side who are legitimately anxious I
about relatives and friends in Europe,
I Teel impelled to point out that:
many stories refugees are telling here j
betray evidences of exaggeration, and j
in some oases do not accord with
what is known to be the facts.
For instance, a man whose name is
well-known in America came to our
office today with a woeful story of a
panic in Ostend, for which, on the
evidence of several personal frien ls
of the American, who also returned
from Ostend. there was no justifica
tion.
A STRAY SPHERE.
"Ah. a new planet approaching the
earth." cried the near-alghted professor.
"Just a high fly from the ball park,
professor." suggested his companion on
the stroll.
DOINO HER SHARE
"Stella ts taking Vanessa to task
"Why don't you do something for the
cause? *
Where.it Vsnnessa waxes Indignant.
"Me? Didn't 1 embroider *Vo:ea for
Women' on a sofa pillow r*
MONEY AT YOUR FINGER TIPS
For People Up Town, Down
Town, Out of Town and
All Around Town
Real Money Too-The "Wizard”
Hands it Out With a Free Hand
A tremendous business today
makes it necessary that the 4 Wizard’
clean up several lots tomorrow.
Take a Good Look
It
Took
The
“Wizard”
A
Long
Time
To
Decide
on
These
10
Bargains
There
Were
“Oodles”
of’em
But
We
Hope
You’ll
Come
Today
and
Just tor Tuesday
All 25c Towels, in
plain and scalloped
at
21C
$1.25 Colored
Scrim Curtains at ,
per pair
50c
15c Turkish Towels,
at
9c
15c Pillow Cases,
42x36 inch, made
of good quality
cotton, at
10c
15c Printed Lawns,
all reduced to
5c
39e Seersucker in
the leading shades,
all at
10c
$1.25 Mosquito
Canopies at
95c
10c Bleaching at
6k
$3.00 Silk Jersey
top Petticoats, at
$1,95
$1.50 Corsets in
broken sizes at
SI.OO
see
What’s
Doing at
The
Livest
Store
in
Augusta.
Tomorrow is "Red Letter”
Day Watch For Our Ad.
And remember the better you know
the Wise store the better you will
be able to stand the exhorbitant
prices of foodstuffs.
THE WISE DRY
GOODS CO.'
“The Store of Quality”
858 Broadway Augusta, Ga.
MONDAY, AUGUST 17
This is
Sale
Time
all
Over
the City
But
You
Know
There
are
Sales
and
Sales.
We
Told
You .
This
One
Was
Different.
It’s
Real
and
People
Know
it
Judging
From
our
Daily
Crowds.