The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-08-01

right early, TO help the travelling
public it will he sure economy in
some places to make new roads with
better grades. But the people
haye tired Of making new ways
and prefer to maintain tho old
routes when by timely work they
can 5e made to serve the purpos'.
There is no better public invest
mcnt then good roads and nothing
that is greater saver to man.
Through their agency timo and gen
cal expenses arc economlzed, and
tho comforts Of travel enhanced.
The season for general travel
is at hand, heavy material must
pass over all the roads before an
othor working is possible. Let
them be worked as best the cir
cumstances will allow, kearing on
with improvements as opportunity
offers and with tho Increased means
allowed after tho expiration of the
present year they may be placed in
a cle(itable condition.
~
The principal commercial na-
tions Of the earth are twcnty-four
in number, only ten of which show
q balance Of trade in their favor,
tho othor fourteen buy in food
stuils and clothing moro than they
can offset in the sale Of other az
ticles of commerce. Russia is tho
only great nation of Europe whose
foreign commerce is at nll favor
able and tho balance Of trade in
her favor is only about %l 900 900
whllo the balance iii favor Of the
: United States during the last nine
months was 1921 900, 900. This
country is needed to help feed tho
} balance of the world, and when in
full development, her resources DO.
como known, and under wise com
: mcrrlal and transportation laws
3 her ust deserts are attained she
s will he without an equal in wealth
= and without a peer in the prestige
/ of nations.
2 Xxx
Through the agitation Of tho sub
joct by tho Washington Post the
protractcd differences between Ad-
mlrals Schlcy and Sampson, grow
ing out of the late Spanish Ameri-
can war, will at an early date be
settled by an naval court Of inuui-
ry aftor which, if vlndicatcd, :,
Admiral Schlcy proposes to sue
Historian Maclay his libel uttered
through his late publication pur
porting to give correct history O.
naval operations during the lat,
l war. A full settlement of those
differences is consunlmation do
voutly to the hoped; already too
much of tho cOuntry's attention
) has been taken up with useless
discussion Of these two mems re-
spcctive claims to distinction and
u the navy department. has suffered in
prestige frcm the unfortunate ep-
: isodo.
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With model cotton mill in op-
Grafton at Easley and prospects OF
Its present capacity being material.
! ly increased right early, a milcom.
pletcd and almost ready for bust
ness at Liberty, the Norris mill
having already demonstrated it's
success, and with croditable mills
in prospect for Central and Pick
ems, this county ought to feel that
it is keeping fairly woll to the front
IN industrial development Not is
has Just began to grow.
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On the occasion of tho ConCcd-
crate Veterans rally at Pcndleton,
August 3D., in the interest Of n
State Confederate homo which
movement has been endorsed by
tho State division and corps gcner.
ally, it is probable that the battle
flags and war relics Of tho fourth
South Carolina regiment and Orr's
regiment, which are now in the
Keeping OF the Secretary of State,
will bo on exhibition.
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| John G. Calhoun, in one of bis