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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER \*
SAVINGS OF BARNWELL IN AND
WOMEN TO OF PUT IN COTTON
Farmers Union Warehouse Company to Build Emergency
Warehouse With Dividend Just Declared---Merchants Of
fer Premium on Cotton Above Market Price---Bankers and
Profesional Men Cooperating---The Farmers to Move Their
Smoke Houses From the West to Their Own Farms.
WALTER E. DUNCAN,
Staff Correspondent,
The Augusta Herald.
“I believe that the spread of
the’buy -a-bale' movement is al
ready being slightly felt; that it
is responsible for the increased
demand for cotton,” declared Mr
Jack Farrell, of Blackville, S. C.,
who is the biggest individual
dealer In Barnwell county, in
close touch with the sit
uation and who constantly feels
the pulse of the cotton market.
‘‘The Augusta Herald, is doing
a magnificent work and I con
gratulate you,” Hon. E. J. Watson,
commissioner of agriculture of
South Carolina and President of
the Southern Cotton Congress,
said to me.
"The work that the Herald is
doing is bound to bring good re
sults," said Mr. Daniel Crosland,
one of the leading farmers of
Aiken county. “Every farmer
should read these articles on the
cotton situation. They tell the
farmers in one section what those
in another section are doing, how
they are managing, what is being
done for them, and they hold out
hope. They are helping to keep
the farmer steady, to keep him
from getting discouraged or ex
cited. I read every one of them.”
Barnwell, S. C.—Co-operation is the
word here. It is given expression by
the attitude of the banks, the mer
chants and the citizens generally, and
by the farmers themselves. The banks
are doing all that lies in their power
to reli >ve the situation, the merchants
are offering a premium over and
above the market price of cotton, the
citizens are launching a “buy-a-bale”
club that will take care of several
score bales of distress cotton, and
through their organization, the Farm
ers' Union, the farmers are making
plans for the future.
This applies not only to the city of
Barnwell, but throughout the whole
county.
The first bale bought in Barnwell
to be taken off the market and held
until the return of normal times was
purchased by his father for Ben P.
Davies, Jr., the two and one half year
son of the editor and publisher of the
Barnwell People, which paper is ad
vocating the “buy-a-bale” move
ment.
“Ypook the hoy’s money out of the
bank to buy the bale,” Mr.
told me. “It will be held for 12
cents, even if I have to hold it for
two or three years. In the long run
the boy will get a better rate Of in
terest. The bale is stored in the bus
iness office of the Barnwell People.”
To Organize Next Friday.
With such a splendid example set,
the business and professional people
have fallen right into line, and a mass
meeting is to be called for next Fri
day afternoon, at which time a “buy
a-bale” club will be formed and every
member will be appointed a com
mittee of one to spread the gospel
throughout the county.
The idea is backed by the willing
ness of the people to join heartily in
the movement. Already there have
been several bales retired from the
market. Others have expressed their
intention of buying one or more bales.
It will spread and bring forth good
fruit.
Ten bales will he bought and held
for a period of one year or longer by
the officers and employes of the Barn
well branch of the Bank of Western
Carolina. Mr. P. M. Buckingham,
manager of the bank, and a conser
vative business man, and his three
assistants, Mr. G. W. Manville, cash
ier, Mr. W. (’. Jennings, teller, and
Mr. Warren Calhoun, bookkeeper,
have already bought three bales. They
wiil purchase seven more to round
out the investment of SSOO.
Mr. Harry Calhoun, president of
the Home Bank of Barnwell, and Mrs.
Calhoun have each bought a bale.
Mr. N. G. Walker, the cashier, and
Mr. William McNab will do likewise.
Gold Savings Going Into Cotton.
For a number of years Mrs. Charles
F.rown has been saving $2.50 gold
> ieeep. A substantial amount has
been accumulated. Mrs. Brown will
invest this in 10 cent cotton and re
tire it from the market.
Messrs. A. A. and W. j. Lemon,
members of the mercantile firm of
Lemon Brothers, will put the savings
808 FI FOR
H KIDNEYS
Mixed With Juniper Is Old
Folks’ Recipe for Clogged
Kidneys and Backache.
Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog
ged and need a flushing occasionally,
else we have backache and dull misery
in the kidnej region, severe head
aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid
liver acid -tomach, sleeplessness and
all ports of bladder disorders, dlxsy
spells, spots before the eyes, frequent
desire to urinate*
To avoid above troubles you simply
must keep your kidneys active and
clenn, and the moment you feel any
of the above symptoms, get a good
sized bottle of Stuart's Buebu and
Juniper Compound from any good
drug store, take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water after meals Stop
eating sweets or sugar. In a lew
/days and your kidneys will then act
and natural Stuart's Duchu and
iJunlpcr Is harmless to (lush clogged
kidneys and stimulate them to nor
mal activity. It also neutralize* the
acids in the urine so it no longer
hurts to pass water, thus ending blad
der disorders
Everybody should take Stuart s Hu
chu and Juntrer now and then to
keep their kidneys clean. Be sure
( you get Stuart’s Buebu and Juniper.
I
bank acoounts of their children into
“buy-a-bale” cotton.
Former Senator George H. Bates
has stated that he will invest SSOO in
the “buy-a-bale" movement.
Hon. E. A. Brown, attorney and
court stenographer, will buy a hale
for himself and a bale for Mrs.
Brown. Clerk of Court W. H. Dun
can, Mr. G. M. Green, Hon. Seymour
Owens, Mr. B. Mazursky, merchant,
have all stated their intention of join
ing in the patriotic movement, which
after organization is perfected here,
will enroll practically every business
and professional man and many wo
men, who have SSO or more to invest
to help the farmer help himself.
Provide More Warehouse Room.
If there should be any doubt of the
Barnwell county farmers holding
their cotton, the fact that it has been
found necessary to provide increased
warehouse facilities would dissipate
it.
Perhaps nowhere in South Carolina
has the Farmers' Union grown so
strong and gained so firm a foothold
as in Barnwell county. The union
owns and operates the Farmers’ Un
ion Warehouse Company, of which
Mr. R. E. Woodward, of Rosemary,
is president, and Mr. Harry D. Cal
houn, is secretary and treasurer. It
is a bonded warehouse. The union al
so operates a large ginnery and a
grist mill at Barnwell.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Farmers’ Union Warehouse Com
pany, held last week, officers and di
rectors for the ensuing year were
elected, and a 7 per cent dividend was
declared. This dividend will not be
paid out, however, but the money will
be used for the erection of emergency
warehouses.
Spirit of Co-operation.
Hardly a Barnwell merchant who is
not offering to their customers a pre
mium over and above the market price
of cotton when ti is applied on ac
count. Some of these are paying as
high as 9 cents at present, and prac
tically all are allowing 8 cents. The
Farmers’ Union Mercantile Company
is taking cotton off the hands of cus
tomers and applying on account at 9
cents. So is Mr. R. W. Dicks. Mer
chants and bankers alike are advising
the farmers to hold, but with their or
ganization behind them, the farmers
need no urging not to sacrifice their
cotton at the present market prices.
Very little cotton has been sold here
except that which has been applied on
accounts.
The Home Bank of Barnwell has hit
upon a splendid plan in which it has
the co-operation of its farmer patrons
who owe the bank money. The Home
Bank is not asking for money settle
ment of accounts as they mature. A
proposition has been made the farm
ers that cotton will be held for them
at the rate of S4O a bale—eight cents
a pound—the farmers to turn over the
warehouse receipts to the bank, the
bank to renew their papers for the
farmers, and to hold the cotton for
one year if desired If in the mean
time the price advances and the far
mers desire to sell all the cotton
brings above S4O a bale will be turned
over to the farmers who grew It, and
their papers cancelled.
Na Panic Signs.
“We are all going right along just
as though nothing had happened,”
said Mr. Calhoun, president of the
Homeßank of Barnwell. “I refer not
only to our bank, but to all the bus
iness houses of Barnwell. We know
what cotton is worth and we know
what has depressed the price, and
while the European war is working a
hardship upon the cotton farmer, it
cannot last always, and everybody
down this way is determined to hold
until the sun shines again. In the
meantime we are too busy to be dis
couraged. The farmers are getting
out their cotton just as though they
could haul it into town and get 12 1-2
cents for it. They know that cotton
is their basis of credit, and that as
long as they hold it, their credit is
still good.”
I was struck by a sign displayed in
one of the show windows of the
Farmers Union Mercantile Company,
which read:
DON’T TALK WAR; TALK
BUSINESS.
And whether or not they realize it,
that has been adopted as the slogan
of the people of Barnwell.
To Move Smoke Houie.
In Barnwell the people will tell you
that ‘‘the smoke-house of the farmer
is in the West.” That may be true at
present, although farmers In this sec
tion have begun to give some atten
tion to raising live stock. But hereaf
ter there will be another tale to be
told. The Barnwell farmer is going to
move his smoke house from the west
to his farm. Beginning next year,
cotton is going to be a secondary con
sideration. Home products will come
first. Diversified crops are going to
be raised.
Mr. W. W. Band, county demonstra
tion agent, has taken advantage of tho
i existing situation to placard the town
I and country with posters and to scat
ter handbills broadcast, urging the
farmers to cut down the cotton acre
age and sow grain crops. They will
need no urging, once they begin to
grow something on which to feed
hogs, to raise hog meat.
Cotton Congress Held.
Several days ago a n.eeting of the
Barnwell county unit of the Southern
Cotton Congress was held here tin
dKf the auspices of the Farmer’s Un
ion. Hon. S. G. Mayfield, of Bam
berg, was among the speakers. Aetlhn
was taken, In a resolution adopted,
urging the farmers not only to hold
their cotton, but to raise no cotton at
all next year.
Captain W D. Black, county chair
man of the Southern Cotton Congress
attended the state meeting held in
Columbia the first day of this month,
and has addressed a letter to the
farmers of Barnwell county setting
forth the action taken then, calling
for a sweeping reduction in cotton
acreage, urging a canvas of the coun
ty for more members, ami adding:
“All of the above resolutions as
passed tend to strengthen the i ar
ket and 1 would suggest to the farm
ers of Barnwell county If possible not
to sell a bale of cotton before Octo
ber Ist for less than 12 cents, but to
gather the crop as fast as possible and
Uneeda
Biscuit
Tempt the appetite,
please the taste and
nourish the body.
Crisp, clean and fresh.
5 cents.
Baronet Biscuit
Round, thin, tender—
with a delightful flavor
—appropriate for lunch
eon, tea and dinner.
io cents.
Graham
Crackers
Made of the finest
ingredients. Baked
to perfection. The
national strength
food, io cents.
Buy biscuit baked by
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
Always look for that Name
protect it from the weather. Sell cot
ton seed for money to go dn. Seed are
worth from 25 to 26 cents. The labor
must pe paid and it is possible
that a fewbales will have to be sold
to get money for the gathering, but a
little later you will be sorry forevery
bale sold.
“When your obligations come due,
offer the creditor cotton as additional
collateral, provided he will hold it for
12 cents. If he refuses to accept it,
haul it home and keep It awaiting
further development. But I wish to
fuljy impross Tipon you the necessity
of not disposing of one bale without
the knowledge and consent of your
creditors. We will thereby establish
a confidence which will be needed to
through this crisis.”
Committees from every township in
Barnwell county have been appointed
by the county branch of the Southern
Cotton Congress to perfect the emer
gency warehouse plans for the, storing
and holding of cotton. A called meet
ing of the county branch will be held
the latter part of this month, the ex
act date to be announced later.
The Situation at Blackviile.
Though Blackville, ten miles from
Barnwell and one of the llvest towns
in Barnwell county, is the center of a
truck-growing country, and this baa
been a profitable 'season so: those
who raised watermelons and canta
loupes, cucumbers, beans and aspara
gus—for which a redy market was
found in the Kast —too much cotton
lias been raised here as elsewhere.
And though cotton Is down and no
body is selling at the market price,
the hum of many ginneries is heard
and in the cotton fields’ armies of
pickers are getting out. the staple as
rapidly as possible.
Here as in Barnwell the merchants
are offering a premium above the
Our latest tea triumph—
*'^ ron^e Label”
a 3fi<> Vanderbilt Ifyouf
QyftirOf' tflrcet east at<*farlf ( o/Uenue, !7)e«r ~tork
WALTON H.MARSHALL, Manager.
Y with an Weal Situation
Summer gates'
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, uh.
market price on cotton that is taken
on account. Simon Brown & Sons are
allowing 8 cents. Mr. Jack Farrell, tho
largest Individual dealer In Barnwell
county, Is doing tho same to help
lighten the burdens of the farmer.
Mr. Farrell will buy one bale from
each of his share croppers and allow
them 10 cents a pound.
“There is a much better demand for
cotton today at 7 14 cents than there
was a week ago at 7 cents,” said Mr.
Farrell, who also buys cotton, “and I
don’t thftik there Is any doubt of the
fact that the”buy-a-bale” movement
is responsible for the Improvement,
which has just begun.”
Mr. Farrell stated that a school
teacher had turned over to him S4OO
which she had taken out of the sav
ings bank with which to buy cotton
for her, the cotton to be retired from
the market and to be held for 10 cents
or more.
Already several Individuals In
Blackville are buying their bales and
storing them either at their places of
business or at their homes.
WHAT TO SAVEIN THE
HERALD’S M. & M. CONTEST
For further information, call at
Contest Headquarters, 213 McCartan
street or telephone 1200.
LIST OF MERCHANTS WHOSE
SALES SLIPS ARE GOOD
FOR VOTES:
M. A. Bates ; Co.
Stark French Dry Cleaning Co.
Economy Shoe Company.
Castleberry & Wilcox.
Golden Bros.
L. J. SchauL
Better Ice Cream Company.
Geo. H. Baldowskl, Jr,
Maxwell Bros.
O'Connor-Sch weera.
B. A. Dial.
P. K. Tant.
L. P. Speth.
Panther Springs Water Company.
Burdell-Cooper Company.
LIST OF PRODUCTS:
AlaGa Syrup labels.
Brookfield Butter cartons.
Swift’s Arrow Borax Soap wrappers.
Swift’s Pride Washing Powder oar
ton.
Queen Regent Toilet Soap cartons.
Piedmont. Fatima or Chesterfield
cigarette coupons.
Maxwell House Blend Coffee labels.
Maxwell House Blend Tea labels.
Ring’s Elegant Flour bags.
Sensation Flour bags.
Block’s Cracker wrappers.
Domino rice cartons.
Coca-Cola Gum wrappers.
Smith Bros. Alfalfa Horse and Dairy
Feed bags.
Chero-Cola crowns.
Swift’s Jewel Shortening cans.
Swift’s Silver Leaf Lard guarantee
labels.
Swift’s Premium Ham wrappers.
Swift’s Premium Bacon wrappers.
Libby’s Rose Dale Peach labels.
Libby's Happy Vale Peach labels.
Or any other labels from Libby’s
products.
Dolly Madison Talcum powder.
Ideal Peroxide Face cream.
Stones Wrapped Cake wrappers.
Cinco Cigar box top.
Santaello Cigar box top.
C. H. S. box top.
' referenda Cigar box top.
Optimo Cigar box top.
Tadema Cigar box top.
These cigar box tops must be stamp
ed Burdell-Cooper Tobacco Co.
Austria Prepares
For an Attack
On Trieste
Rome, 9:15 p. m., via. Parle, 5:17 a.
m.—The Giornale D’ltalla says Austria
has removed her first line of troops
from the Italian frontier, especially
from Orenzschutzen. The companies
of their Aljdne sharpshooters are need
ed against the Russians but they have
prepared a defensive force consisting
of gendarmes and reservists of tlia
Landwehr, besides cutting all the roada
with ditches eight feet wide and ten
feet deep.
The possible landing of a hostile
force at Trieste, which is unfortified, I
has been provided for by entrenching
the mountains overlooking the town
and also by block houses built around \
the Gulf of Trieste. The remainder
of the coast of Istria and Dalmatia
has been mined.
A Quinine That Won’t Make You Nervous
FEBRILINE Is a trade-mark name
which designates the first, original and
only reliable Tasteless Syrup of Quinine.
An Improved Quinine, peasant to take;
does not nauseate nor cause nervous
ness Children lake It and never know it
Is Quinine. Especially adapted to adults
who cannot take ordinary Quinine. Try
it next time you need Quinine for any
purpose. Ask trfr 2-ounce original pack
age. The name UEBRILINE Is blown In
the bottle. 25 cents.
A BIG COMMISSION.
Irate Barber Bug -Now this Is what |
I call tough luck. Here I reduce the
price of halrcuttlng. and down comes
the whole Caterpillar family to take
advantage of tho new rates.
FARMERS
ATTENTION!
COTTON IS AN INVESTMENT
rrs CHEAPER TO BUY COTTON
AT PRESENT PRICES THAN RAISE IT
The Augusta Herald is printing daily a re
markable series of special articles by its travel
ing Staff Correspondent, Walter E. Duncan,
who is covering for . The Herald the Cotton
Holding Movement throughout South Carolina
and Georgia.
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THESE ARTICLES MEAN MONEY TO YOU
They put you in daily touch with all the news
of the War and of the Cotton Situation, which
means your situation at the present time. Leased
wire reports keep you informed of all Foreign
news, the news of the Markets, and the news of
the War* ,j k »
FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION YOU
NEED
the news of the Markets, the day’s news and the
news of the War which has so important an ef
fect upon the business conditions and the trade
of the world. Protect your pocket-book by
keeping in touch with conditions as they develop
SPECIAL OFFER TO COTTON FARMERS
AND TO ALL BONA-FIDE RURAL
ROUTE SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
Send 75 cents today and The Daily Herald will
be mailed you till January Ist, 1915.
This is a Special Cotton Offer made only to
the farmers of Georgia and South Carolina to
cover the cotton campaign that is going on
throughout the South. Act now. Act today. This
investment will be worth many times its cost to
you before the year is over. Protect your cotton
as well as raise it.
THIS IS AN INVESTMENT FOR YOU AS
GOOD AS COTTON AT PRESENT PRICES
Remit in stamps or money order, as most
convenient. Do it today and get the full time till
Jan. Ist for only 75 cents. This offer good only
to R. F. D. subscribers and Cotton Farmers.
The Augusta Herald
AUGUSTA, GA.
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