The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
Pamela Dots.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
have observed a piece in your las
issue purporting to have been writer
by your correspondent, "W." and an
sorry to see an undercurant of prejuice
which is no revelation, but which ha
always existed in certain direction
but happy to say it affects US no make
than the bark of the dog at the moon
Now, Mr.. Editor, consider the article
! referred to is misleading, and as that
is not of my nature, will show as youl
correspondent says, how to live
First paragraph says, cotton picking
is backward; this is certainly not the
case, more has been done since picking
commenced than I have ever known
This can be ascertained by receipts
at our stations, which have been ex-
ceedingly high.
'iR" also says hands are demanding
more pay, and that it is generally ac-
nowledged that the farmers must yield
to their demand Now, how, these state
ments could come about am at loss
to understand, excepting the writer
has had a very limited revelation. I
think the community will Ihold me out
when say there is hardly a single
man, IN fact, I know Of men in radius
OF three miles that is paying but the
usual price. 20 cents per hundred, and
this is likely to harvest more than
three-fourths of the crop of this i'm
mediate section-so much for his first
paragraph.
Again. the writer speaks of the $50
called" Farmer Club being on OF the
''war-path." and goes on to re6icule in
general am afraid, Editor, that he,
W." is not one to appreciate the
honest efforts of the Pamela Farmers
Club. to put down the unlawful meas
ures which is to the injury of our COM
munity. He goes on to say that we need
the englightment of what is known as
the Salvation Army. We have about
all OF the very best men of the neigh
borhood. in said club, and when the
eyes OF wv" are opened little more,
he might think that we are g Saliva
tion Army.
1t seems just here, Mr.. Editor. that
it would not be alniss for me to explain
in very brief way the object of our
Club. It is for the elevation Of the
Farmers. morally, socially, and flnan-
cially. We say to all persons with whom
we have business relations, that they,
rs wells as ourselves. must act in ac-
cordance with the law. The law, as is
written in our own Statute books. nor
others can make law unto ourselves.
What honest man object to such.
And, Elr. Editor, it comes TO this |
to make the matter short, among other
things. but foremost. and which inter-
ests US mostly, at present, is the illegal
buying OF seed cotton-some without
license a. all-some keeping record of
what bought, where and from whom.
in conformity with existing law. others
again, at any hour, night or day You
know this is in viDalation of the law.
And is any one good citizen who lives
IN such defiance. We defy any citizen
10 say where our Club mas gone one jot
outside OF existing laws. And I do say
lust here. that the Club has foreborne
With parties until foreberarce ceases
% be virtue in some cases. l am
lutte sure that we will have some
;ases for next court.
In your issue before the last, you
;poke of the law forbidding the sale OF
eeiine after the hours Of sun, and com
nented in the way OF saying, that the
aw was made to prevent laborers from
tealing cotton from fields, and car ,
ying same to peopleof shady character.
q this I agree winh you and admire
our frank expressions. Time forbids
ne from saying more, but suppose you ;
ill hear from me again. ;
J. NJ. RICHARDSON. :
Pamela, S. c.. September 80, 1904.