The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-16
From Goshen Hill.

liC2ltii Oh our section SOOu.
J. :. Wrl,h's store ut Herbert is near
ing completion.
We hal the pleasure of Senator Doug
lass company irst Friday night.
Mr.. Willie Cofeld. of Newberry county,
visited his parents last week near Goshen
Hill.
Miss Fannie Epps has gone To Columhia
where she takes Il position with Miss NJ
I.cllirch, lnulistc.
Nj. |. NJ. Muh!ey, Of Cold Well. is in
our midst with his travelling gnnery,
doing some good work.
Corn is moi generally as good ;ls thought
10 L2 ut one time: cotton badly damaged
10y the rain and wind storm two weeks
agr.
am sorry 10 learn Of the heavy loss
sustained by my friend and old comraGe
II. +. Sca.c. l can sympathiSe with
him, having passed through the same en-
pcrIcnce several years ago: ,.,, =
Ginning is progressing rapidly ;,lHFhe
bulk of cotton in this immediate section
! is ginUcd'by Mr.. W. Is. ONner, of May
b pton, who has spIendidly easaalno,l
/ gnnery- running two S0-Stw sttifl@ess >1EF
makes gnol sample, good turnout hni
does The work promptly.
The people Of our community are t&fy
lm&rii down in the mouth' over the
decline i'll The price of cotton. The crop
is short and is nearly all gathered.
thimi picking will he over in few days,
Ut farthcst. 1t seems that the farmers
,Ne 10. all time to come To he the victims
uf trusts and combines. We tirS; hal,
t!.is THl!. the cotton tie trust. and iieN2!v
tarnG"f had rejected the Hat tie aIi
h0Hg!it the wire tie. We could have taught
tlGit trust Il !r:;SoH Ike we have tie iu!c
Ia s;ns trust. And now comes the oil
mill trust. To put down the price of cot
ton srtd io 10 or i2I cents per hiSile!.
.,nw, tanners. yul can whip this trust
";Sy anG quickly too. | feel sure there
Is Iot Il i"vlEc. III Union county who i>
obliged Il sell his cotton seed; hold vour
SEED am: SIY - these men who would
crit%. yom, pay me Il fair price, say ~
cri!;S PER huShc for my seed. or yoa
duu't g. t!,,n.' They are obliged t.
have cotton seed: too much money in
vested in machinery 10 let it stand lille.
III" cotton 5,cd arc worth more than i2g
cents for mamGYr: keep Your seed aMl
@p.ir with acid p!i,*?!at" 70 your lAniS
and SEC What thr result viii lie.
!, IS time lie farmers were getting in
position To dictate prices on what ,npv
nave Il S'll. IN" price or cverythiM: =
farmer raises iSdl,iatrl ny some one St..
10 Nou %rt anything !roln Il store at lon.
nr'r: !'y 40 Means. The merruln,
says. "i'!l take t'ii!S and 50. ami Won
iliist piy it uv hD without. The oil mill
ir.'in S"rS. III Give 10 or II cent for
yAu" cotton >;vA, and "IIl take so much
.pv ny m'H! @Hl hulls.' Iou are net
obliged to $,i! Nour cotton seed: Just l!o!d
t'!rm ha"i; for - cr 90 days amd yon wi! |
see Where the price VIII 20.
The only way ID get independents o. !
t.U l. ai,l combines is To raise everything /
l"U "1' =. home ANA tihIS get where yo# !
can sell your cotton seed when tn" prize,
>mi.- Nnu Enough has been written on !,
ia', subject to I'll! hundreds of volume. |
and Vet N". tt!!r farmers Of the SGlt. |
trv Nti! WHAT the good old farmer tDl /
lbs w.l' >,Ih was ate. he WIS e., ,tel :
I Colonel, The sAi.r dJlM2l old fDri Won /
alNal w.. | wish the n.. mill me.
ami every i"tE r..c. well, but they oIgIH !
u 1 u combine against the very ei,mcr
tat furnishes ihr:I ia" material To YOra
vita. III" p,i"" Ot meal aHd huIis do ~n' I
cr'."' da"d ~ am correctly mfuiGUed |!
We i,:> do W.t'lput amy and ever, him
mat hy IA" ol mills.
O,luh"t - ScRlnu.