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Saturday
Oct. lOtli, at 8 a.m.
One to the Most Popular White Pastor, and One to the Most Popular Colored Pastor, in Augusta—Any Denomination Eligible
THIS IS OUR PLAN
The more you buy and
the more you pay, the
more votes you will
get for your
FAVORITE PASTOR
931 BROAD
Greenwood County to Become
Grain-Growing Country; the
Farmers Sowing Cotton Land Now
'lf We Carry You Over, You Must Sow Wheat or Oats,” Big
gest Supply House Tells Farmers-- Chamber of Commerce
Takes Lead to Bring Prosperity Through Only Solution of
South's Problem---“Buy-a-Bale” Movement Vigorously
Pushed---Greenwood to Have Roller Mill in Next Few
Months---Many Fine Herds of Cattle in County and Some
of the Leading Hog Breeders in the State.
WALTER E. DUNCAN,
Staff Correspondent,
The Augusta Harald.
Greenwood, S. C.——ls the present ap
parent Intent ion and expressed de
termination of the farmers of this sec
tion la carried out, Greenwood county
will, within the next year, have be
come a grain-producing aa well as a
cotton-growing county.
In this transformation the Green
wood Chamber of Commerce Is taking
the lead aa did the orgiuitxaUnn a few
weeks att» In locaHalng the "buy-w
--hale" movement, not, however, with
out the co-operation of Individual far
mers and of banka and supply mer
chants
Preaent Indications are that the cot
ton acreage In Green wood county In
1(1$ will be cut more than one-half.
The fact that many men who hereto
fore have been distinctly cotton plant
ers are already sow ins (rain lends
at renal h to the statements made hy
farmers, bankers and business men
that the acreage will be reduoed at
least fifty per cent
Roller Mill Assured.
The Greenwood Chamber of
Commerce, one of the moat effi
cient organisations of tire state,
thoroughly alive to the situation
and progressiva throughout, has
■lvan the farmers of this section
, the positive assurance that If they
will produce the wheat. If they will
sow the grain. Greenwood will
have, by the time It Is needed next
year, a roller mill.
While the chamber does not care at
this time to make public Ihe plans and
negotiation*. It l* staled by the secre
tary, Mr. g. Brooks Marshal, that the
capital for the roller mill Is In sight.
Greenwood formerly had a roller mill
a number of years ugv, but when cot
marriage invitations
Recejrtton and Visiting Cards
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J. P. STEVENS ENGRAVING CO. t
Forty-seven Whitehall Street Atlanta, Georgia
TWO SUITS OF CLOTHES FREE!
To Be Given Away at 7 O'clock on the Night of December 24th., 1914.
GIVE YOUR. PASTOR A NEW SUIT FOR CHRISTMAS
MASTERS & AGEE CO.
ton continued to advance In price and
the South became more of a one-crop
country, farmers failed to produce the
wheat to HNMure tta operation. The
mill closed down and eventually dis
continued business. It la now assured
that this Important Industry will be
resumed.
Farmers’ Pledges to Sow Grain,
In taking up Ihe "buy-a-bale" move
ment In Greenwood the chamber of
commerce had printed a supply of
blanks which were signed hy farmers
who desired to sell cotton at TO cents.
In Ihe form It Is stated how many
acres the afrmer owns or lenses and
what his cotton acreage was this year,
also how many bale* he desired to
sell Then the following pledge Is In
cluded: ig
"In consideration of this sale 1 agree
to sow not less than 10 acres per
plow In oats or wheat within the next
30 or 10 days.”
Not stopping there, the chamber ad
dressed a strong communication to all
the bonkers and aupply merchant!
throughout Greenwood county. They
were told that the solution of the prob
lem rest* with them and urged next
vear to make no advances based upon
cotton.
There have. 1 am Informed, been re
ceived some satisfactory responses.
Hankers and supply merchants encour
aging the holding of the present cot
ton crop and partly because of that
fai t, the Indication t* that from one
half to two third* of the cotton pro
duced in Greenwood county this vear
will be held until It will sell at to
centa -they nre. no less than the cham
ber of commerce, urging the farmers
to turn from cotton to grain.
Sowing Grain a Condition.
Messrs l.ee and Blake, perhaps
Ihe supply merchants who do Ihe
MASTERS AGEE CO’S.
POPULARITY CONTEST
200 votes will be given on every purchase of $l.O0 —cash or credit. 400 votes will be given for every ST. 00 paid on
account, but you must make payment at the store, no votes allowed by the outside collectors, and no votes given
unless asked for at the time of purchase or payment on account.
CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, ETC., FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
Your Credit Is Good, Anything You Want
NO MONEY DOWN
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moat extensive business In their
line In the county, making ad
vances to n large number of Green
wood farmers, are making it a
condition, provided they carry a
farmer over, that he plant under
their supervision now either wheat
or oats, or both, and nre furnish
ing the seed oats and seed wheat.
The concern has a man to follow
up the agreement, who goes out
and ascertains whether or not the
grain has been sown according to
Instructions. T 4
Will Plant Cover Crops. /
Farmers throughout the county are
preparing to plant cover crops, and
this winter there will ho more clover,
vetch, rye, wheat and barley sown than
ever before. Through the chamber
of commerce dozens of applications are
being made dally for free Inoculation
furnished by the government
Mr. C. B. Karls, farm demonstra
tion agent of the county, finds every
moment of his time employed these
days. Farmers who have never raised
wheat are seeking his advice and
drawing on his time to Instruct them,
and he is lending valuable assistance
In plunnlug for cover crops
Grow Wheat Successfully.
If proof were needed that wheat
can be successfully raised In this
section, Mr. C. I* Wells, who re
sides near Greenwood, has known
no necessity of buying flour since
he has been farming here. Mr.
Bullock, another Greenwood far
mer. living near Bradley, has al
ways raised enough wheat to sup
ply his own flour.
Farmoro’ Mind* Disabused.
Three weeks or so ago a meeting of
farmers of the county was held at
Greenwood, at which time they were
addressed by Hon. E. J. Watson, com
missioner of aarlculture and president
of the Southern Cotton Congress, and
Mr. \V. W. Idmg. state agent of the
t'lemson College farm extension work.
The purpose of that meeting- to dis
abuse the farmers' minds of the Idea
thut something unexpected would hap
pen to clear the situation was, to n
certain extent, accomplished, and the
serious attention of farmera turned to
ward the necessity of every man
working out hts own salvation through
diversified crops and raising more live
stock.
Already, lo strengthen the farmers
In their holding movement, to keep
distress cotton off a depressed market
and to rellew as many who actually
needed ready cash as much ns pos
sible, the chandrer of commerce had
set In motion a "Huy-a-Bale” Club.
I .el levs prepared by the secretary were
furnished merchants and sent out by
them to business houses In the North
From this a number of sales resulted
- among the foreign buvera hire being
K llutxler, Richmond. Yu.. George Vp
degratt and Sons. Hagerstown, M<l.;
the Mallory list Company.
Gram Dealer* May Buy.
Through the president of the Grain
1 Valors’ National Association, Mr.
Charles D. Jones of Nash vile, the
Green wood Chamber of Commerce has
been appointed special purchasing
agents, for cotton on the "huy-a-hale
plan. for this section. This associa
tion. with members throughout the
I'nlted States--bul with only Ihres
members In South Carolina will meet
In Kansas City, tvtoher IS-14. at which
time a proposition will be placed be
fore the taidy that as m*n> members
as possible buy a bale of cotton at
fflE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
10 cents and hold it for the ten cent
price. It is quite possible that through
this source many bales will be bought
at Greenwood.
Some Greenwood Buyers.
Each of the ten officers and direc
tors of the Commercial Bank of Green
wood bought a bale and others who
Joined the movement here, paying 10
cents In cash for one or more hales are
Hon. C. C. Featherstone, Mr. J. B. Park,
Greenwood Ice and Coal Company,
Wharton Clothing Company, Mr. F. B.
Grier, Mr. J. T. Medlock, Mr. A. A.
Coleman, Mr. N. A. Craig, Mr. T. E.
Itlvers, Sanitary Barger Shop, J. Smith
Clothing Company, Alexas Bros.. Ro
senburg Clothing and Shoe Company,
Star Restaurant, Oambrell Hardware
Company, Greenwood Telephone Com
pany, Mr. W. H. Yeldell, W. H. Fried
man and Company, Dr. John I.yon.
Except for the fact that a peculiar
situation exists here there would have
been more Individual buyers of oot
ton on the "buy-a-bale” plan than
have so far been recorded. Practically
all the merchants, bankers, dootors and
lawyers of Greenwood are likewise
farmers, either operating farms or
owning farming lands rented out or
farmed on shares. A like condition ex
ists In many smaller cities and towns,
but Greenwood is something of an sl
eep t lon.
Already with the cotton on their
hands that Is being held for a more
reasonable price tfciui It Is possible to
get now, numbers of citizens of Green
wood, so 1 am Informed by Mr. Brooks
Marshal, himself controlling extensive
farming Interests, nre, like him. seri
ously considering the advisability of
planting no cotton at all next year.
Many Progressive Farmers.
There are throughout this section
many farmers who have gotten far
enough away from the Idea of plant
ing everything In cotton to demon
strate the advantage, the common
sense, the logic of diversified farming.
It would not be a difficult matter to
. locate scores of progressive, up-to-the
minute farmers who produce practical
ly all their supplies. And tt Is gene
rally believed here that what has hap
pened to disprove the fallacy that cot
ton is always to be depended upon
' will result tn a revolution In farming
throughout this section at least; that
hereafter Greenwood county will he a
I grain country.
Live Stock and Cattle.
Greenwood has already made splen
did progress in the live stock and cat
tle Industry. Thla county boast* of
three of the leading hog breeders of
South Carolina, all of whom have
scored big successes, their slock win
ning prizes at the Slate Patr In Co
lumbia and the Georgia-Cnroltna Fair
in Augusta. Mr. 1.. J. Sanders raises
E&sick bogs. Mr. J. R. Werts, Duroc
Jerseys, and Mr. W. H l.etth, Poland
Chinas. These gentlemen are plan
ning to re-enter some of their prize
winners at the fair In Augusta next
week.
Many Fin# Hsrds.
There aer m the county several herds
of Red Pole cattle, the leading live
stock farmers being Messrs. F. P.
Rush. R. A. Hunter. 11. H. Tompkins,
and \V. T. Sanders, with Red Poles:
Mr J. F. Pads, with Aberdeen An
gus cattle; Mr. T. P. Henderson, who
has one of the best Jersey herds In
the stale, and Mr. T. H. la*e. who also
raises Jgrsrj attle. Recently a mag
nificent herd of Hersefords were
brought into the northern part of the
county. Many farmers are now fenc
ing lands to stock their places.
Business In Greenwood has held up
wonderfully, lam informed. What de
pression there has been and is Is most
ly mental, If I may again quote Mr.
Marshal. The five banks here have a
combined capital and surplus of ap
proximately $600,000. The hanks are,
as I have said, encouraging the farm
ers to hold their ootton for ten cents
rather than asking for settlements, and
as elsewhere, business houses are ac
cepting cotton on accounts at varying
prices, all above the market quota
tions.
Greenwood has a bonded warehouse
with a storing capacity of 15,000 bales
the Standard Warehouse, of which Mr.
J. K. Durst Is manager. This market
handles under normal conditions about
30,000 hales a year. At present there
are about 2,000 bales stored here.
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OYER IMS FACE
Eczema Looked Angry, Face Red
and Disfigured. Applied Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. In Ten Days
Completely Healed.
Marpleton, W. To.—" When ssy little
hoy was one year old ba bsoka owl In HMle
fine pimples all over hie fans. At tees they
would dry up sod get
scaly and psal off. then
they would break out
freeh again. He would
scratch them until bis
fare would be raw. Tbs
eczema looked angry and
ran blood and corrup
tion. His face was red
and disfigured. Be seemed restless and I
had to be ap with Mm the greater part of
the night*.
" I applied carious remedies without re
sult He continued to break out with the
resents until 1 sent for some Cutlcura Soap
and Ointment I used them and ths first
application saaed him. In ten days be wae
completely cured." .Signed) Mrs. Uaaie
Mollohan. Jan. 3, 191*.
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Beddm In purity, dcheat* medication, con
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approval of the most discriminating Al
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dress " Cutlcura. Dept. T. Boston."
At tbs low rats* ehargsd
for slsctrieity in Augusta, no
family can afford to bo with
out oloetric sorvieo.
Closes
December, 23,
12 O'clock at Night
This Nominatton Coupon 6ood For 5,000 Votes
But can ba uasd only ones for each candidate.
I- hereby nominate Raw, w—
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The Feature at Levy’s
Tomorrow.
Opera Cloaks in Silk, Broadcloth
and Plush, with and without fur trim
mings.
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even if you are not ready to buy.
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stmrarr, October itr
Augusta, Ga.
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and color com
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All the new
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more elaborate
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in profusion.