Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-02


sht@ss on personal credit and
TNissSonses wer prompt and graf
sa their general tenor is OF de-
dsM mositive character. There IS
fssM of opinion that finances IN
sSthdare upon most healthy ana
:hSfitfal basis. Increased banking
pfasi accorded. larger deposits than
aHfe are shown in national,
aiaaifd savings banks and, at the
aEiSiA. much local money is going
enterprises or into
s sssaiisargement iisar of existing ones.
I5ISSiijnicipslities S have been infused
thae]spllit of progressiveness able
'dH sxpression in the general linaN.
ESltfosperity and on many sides are
;fi2e blans for the betterment OF
S6rsserties and the Improvement
sEssB, schools and roadway,
Fss6arity in the South is no longer
iafeu of prophecy, writes one bank
safs;s an existing condition which
|sin,aj. sir,j see and feel on every side
satsH attributed Immediately TO the
i snTice for cotton received by lne
S6cal, and to the immense gains
3isk the actual holders of spot
sSsisA ssA Back of it all, though, is the
sfsSsla:ss-.-aina ssa:s ad-hy- -the.Esarmers In the
q IlIr methods and to turn their al
sfSM s5 To diversified crops. Compul-
M Ssin many instances had become
@ and, consequently, the opening
season found many farmers
fsH f5sHA take the best advantage OF
iHigh prices of cotton Now they
;ssSpaaying ;sa cash for their supplies in
sfISbf subjectirg themselves to lien
fsiignts, they have relieved them
Sasafrom their indebtedness or have
|uesd it to q marked degree, they are
Sling the bank deposits and in some
the dependence upon crop
ss ss and mortgages to make the conf
#crop will be confined almost en-
ay to the negroes and to the less
ifty class of small white farmers.
Y note Of caution. however, is sound
here and there in reference to the
.dency to spend the surplus earnings
the year in greater quantities OF
tilizers and a larger number OF
lies, indicating the planting OF
,re extensive acreage. in spite OF the
rd lessons of adversely. But the
neral situation seems to ne well
mined up in a letter from a banker
the Middle South, who writes:
Municipal improvements in the way
electric lights, water-works and
h9ols are increasing in all directions
al planters and others who were
ling few years ago to live IN
,rses without any comforts. now re-
lie all modern conveniences such as
ahr, gas. electric lights, musical IN
rments and intact. everything that
oiey and culture will demand. This
,pies to people in all walks OF life, ol
,llse. however. it Is in proportion lc
lcr means that these comforts arc
obliged in. Comparing the prlcc o.
,tbn in 1S9S-s2O to SIS per bale
It'll the average price received by ths
later this year-not less than $50 pei
aid on an average-cotton seed bring.
lgs4 to Sc per ton more than it die
var ago, I think you can set 1t doWF
AZ the South will realize for her col.
,ncrop and by-products, not counting
neiarge number OF hales manufac
urd into cloth and yarns, at leas
1t is not only cotton tha'
7eIealize upon now. but every manu-
aclrine interest thar can be though
f ! at present in the South and TN
,uiber is being Increased almost daily
ing employment to all kinds OF Ia
,ol Many OF these industries are car
ie on by families. The South ha'
,et, very free from strikes and TINS
az commends 1t to those seeking nep
,oes. Our schools are on goot
Jas, our people law-abiding and tn
,iat hand of fellowship is EXTENDED I.
svIy one who locates among u.s. Wlti
,riithout money, who shows a dlspo
,ita to. work and help build up thl
pal of our great republic"