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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19
Quick Handling Of Mails.

4 satisfactory device for d1scharg-
ing mails from high-speed trains, for
which postofice officials have been
searching for more than seven years,
has at last been discovered and fol-
lowing repeated tests, is now in daily
use on one of the Rock Islands fast
mail trains in Iowa.
Captain E. L. West, Supt. of the
Railway Mail Service. Chicago, and
other postoifice officials who have
witnessed the workings Of the new de-
vice. are enthusiastic over the results
accomplished. Equally good per
formance is shown on trains running
al from fifteen to as high as seventy
two miles per hour
The operation OF the mail crane
Tor picking UP mails is familiar but
the problem OF discharging mails
safely from the same trains. without
hazard to the mails, trains and by
star !ers, has been a difficult one. A
special commission appointed by TIE
postmaster general, in 1902, to cx-
anime the various devices offered
the department, made thorough tests
OF eighteen different devices and re-
rorted. in May, 1908. rejecting all Of
them as having one or more points
O; i1npracticability. The commission
consisted OF F. J. Ryan, Sup. Railway
Mail Service, Boston; B. J. Bradley.
Supt. Railway Mail Service, New
York: O. T. Hollaway, Supt Railway
Mail Ser*ice, Cincinnati; Capt. Z. L.
West, Supt. Railway Mail Service,
Chicago; S. NJ. Gaines, Supt. Railway
Mail Service, Fl. Worth: Thos. P.
Graham, Supt Mail Equipment,
Washington, D c.; J. H. Crew, Gent
Supt Railway Adjustment, Washing
ton, D. c.
The Burr Delivering Device was
among those examined, but the OBJ
jections entered against it have been
overcome. The device is entirely
automatic and is operated by ali
from the brakes of the train and the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19

have buys7> IRON different parts Of
the state. representing different ex-
porting firms ans diiiercn! mills. to
bid in :he same.
Need of Warehouses.
There never was time when the
absolute need OF local warehouses was
more acusely felt or more apparent
than now. sincerely hope thar
every community will write for plans
and specifications OF which we have
an abundance in this office, and pro-
ceed immediately to erect warehouses
sufficient 10 store the cotton, and en-
able the holders to get advances
thereon.
Sully in the Game.
"A private letter to me from Daniel
J. Sully indicates that he too will
now take hand in the fight, and that
if the farmers will withhold their
cotton and are willing to risk it and
send a contribution to him he will
make an attempt to aid in raising the
price to that fixed by the Southern
Cotton association His ADVERTISE
ment will appear in all the papers to-
morrow. Let every one interested in
this fight read it, consider it, and acI
according to his own best judgment
in the premises. -
Let every man in the state use his
every endeavor. to withhold his cot
ton from the market. 1t cannot be
possible thar on the eve of the short
crop and with the magnificent fight
that we have just won-fresh in the
memory of all-that we will allow
the weak to suffer his cotton put on
the marke! without coming to his
rescue; for higher prices are inevita-
bic within the near future This is
the same old trick that the specula-
tors have always used to rob the
weak, knowing that this is the time
for the payment of his debts, meeting
notes and obligations.
aLet every one lend to those so un-
fortunately situated all the aid they
can so that they may, with us, en-
jov the benefits that will come later
on with the higher price cotton"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19

The new hotel at Anderson is ex-
pected to be finished by November l..
Walter Smith, son of w. F. Smith
at Gafney, had the misfortune to
sever one of his fingers while playing
with a hatchet.
A dispensary clerk at Columbia says
that shipments of whiskey are being
made by the Columbia dispensaries to
consumers in Union and Newberry.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19

instantaneous action necessary, is
;Ilus secured.
The device consists OF platform
arranged in ne car door. on which
the sacks OF mail to be delivered are
placed. Contact between the crane
on the station platform and trigger
on the n1ail-catching arm on the car,
puts The mechanism in operation,
which elects the mail sacks into a re-
ceiving box placed at the side Of the
track. so constructed that the air is
forced into either end by the momen-
tum OF the pouch and thus acts as
cushion, preventing damage 20 the
pouch or its contents. The Burr de-
vice, combined with the standard
crane, can be operated either to catch
or deliver mail.
The Rock Island has done much in
the past few years to facilitate west
ern mail service and in affording
opportunity for development of the
Burr Mail-Catching and Delivering
Device, has given valuable aid to the
postoffice department and the COM
mercial interests of the country.
Mail is being regularly delivered by
the new device from the Rock Is
lands Colorado Fast Mail at Anita,
Adair, Casey, Stewart and Dexter,
Iowa. The saving of time is fraction
al at each station but when the device
is in full operation on all mail cars in
the country, it will undoubtedly re-
suit in establishing new record for
the movement of long distance mails
and also extend the fast mail service
10 many minor cities and towns now
served only by local trains.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19
A Call to Cotton Growers.

The township Cotton associations
hereby called to meet at their
respective places of meeting on Sat
urday, September 20, 1905, at 3 p. m
to elect delegates 70 a county asso-
citation to be held at Newberry on
October 2, 1905, and to collect
cents per bale of this years crop
from each member for expenses of the
general association.
R. T. c. Hunter,
President.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19

electors Of the county OF Pickcns at
the time oi :hc fling OF these peti-
lions was three thousand and the
number Of qualified voters signing
the petition was little less than one
thousand and more than one-fourth OF
the qualified voters Of the county.
That the election was held on the
2o!h day of May. 1905. at which
TWO hundred and forty votes were
cast for the dispensary and seven
hundred and thirty-iive against it.
That on the coming in OF the re-
turns the supervisor declared the re-
suit OF the election 10 be against the
dispensary, and notified the govern
or, the state board of control and the
county board of control of said re-
suit.
+ That in consequence Of instruction
from the governor of the state Of
June-I6, 1905, advising the county
board that it was their duty to act
in the matter of closing the dispen-
sary. without reference to the state
board of directors, on the 10TH day
81 June. 1905. the county boardclosed
dispensary at Pickens and it has re-
mained closed ever since and the IL
quors on hand were shipped from the
county. ...
THAT the supervisor of the county
in good faith acted under what he be-
|lieved to be his duty and powers in
ordering the election, appointment OF
man ,ger5 and directing the election
to be held as provided in his order
and notice CT election.
That the managers of the election
consisted of representative citizens
of Pickens county who honestly be-
lieved that they were duly and legally
appointed by proper authority, and
took the oath prescribed in the order
of appointment and !; conducted the
election honestly and fairly and GER
titled to the supervisor the correct
result thereof. ' -
THAT said election was entirely
fair and that no fraud was intended
or practiced by any Of the officers
connected with its management, and
was conducted with a view OF ascer-
tanning the will of the people to the
issue submitted to them.
THAT the election was freely dis
cussed by both those favoring the is
sue and those against in the public
papers and by circulars printed by
both sides, calling upon the. voters to
come ont and vote their convictions
on the day Of the election.
That with the exception Of forty
or fifty, those who voted in the cleo
ton were duly qualified voters OF the
county and whose names appear on
| the registration books and men who
have paid their taxes"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19
Facts Reported In Pickens Election.

The findings of Special Master A.
J. Boggs as to questions Of fact in
the fight being made to overrule the
will of the people of Pickens county
and force dispensary down their
throats in spite of an avalanche Of
"no dispensary" votes have been filed
with the supreme court together with
the testimony taken at the several
references.
1t is necessarily a lengthy docu-
mert, the report of rhe special mas
ter, though he has made it as brief
and succinct as possible. The entire
election and the various steps taken
are mentioned. With the exception OF
one fact thar the books of registra-
ton were not on hand at the polls and
that while each voter was required
to take an oath that he was duly
qualified, certificates Of registration
were not required, the entire election
seems to have been carried out in
strict accordance with the provisions
Of the Brice act 1t seems, therefore,
that when the question goes before
the supreme court, it will all hang on
the constitutionalicy Of the Brice BILL
The Pickens election is practically
certain OF standing II the Brice act
does not cru1nble
But in the event the court decides
rhe election invalid there is some
question as to what will be done about
reopening the dispensary. Much de-
pends on the general law, and there
may still be room for a fight even
then. But there is not so much ap-
prehension about the supreme court.
The Union case IS identical with that
at Pickens except that in the latter
election there may be even less chance
Of loop holes, and as to that both
Circuit Judge Townsend and Associ-
ate Justice Gary have refused to in
terfere along the lines suggested by
the dispensary attorneys. While Caief
Justice Pope seemed to think there
was enough in the PickerS sQuabble
10 order reference, that can
not be construed to indicate that
he believed the Brice act either con-
stitutional or unconstitutional. The
facts in the Pickens election can
have no bearing on the Brice act OF
course, and his order Of reference
merely showed that he wanted the
entire matter before him before rem
dering a decision. After all thc life
of the law must remain in douot until
the supreme court passes upon its
provisions.
Some interesting excerpts from Mr..
Bogg's findings follow:
That the qualified number of
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19
HOLD YOUR COTTON
SAYS Mr.. E. D. SMITH
PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION
REVIEWS THE SITUATION.
Warehouses Badly Needed Farmers
Advised to Store Their Cotton
Now-Ship it to Columbia.

Mr.. T. D. Smith, state president OF
the Southern Cotton association. on
Saturday gave out an interview in
which he said:
Il am just back from trip in the
eastern sec1ion OF the state and | md
that all OF the cotton is practically
open and in some sections gathered.
The out turn is far below what was
anticipated before picking began.
There is no top crop at all, and the
entire picking with the force OF hands
now available. will, according to the
statement OF the best posted farmers,
be completed entirely by the 18th OF
October.
The out turn of the lint from the
seed is shorter than it has been in
years.
II wish to call attention to the farm
ers of this state to the government
report issued this week. in which it
is said that there was a deterioration
on sandy lands, but that the clay
lands were green and growing. This
will give some idea of the mislead-
ing statements that are sent in OFF,
cially to the trade, and which help
to depress the market temporarily.
'sI have travelled over the entire
Piedmont section with the exception
of some few patches too small to be
worthy of note There is a unlver-
sally arrested development. The
squares have been shed, the leaves
are yellow. and the condition of the
cotton generally is no better than
that in the lower section OF the sandy
lands.
Reports are coming in thar the
farmers are selling their cotton re-
gardless of the price, which is also
untrue. | am IN a position to give
q better estimate OF the South Caro-
lima crop, l presume, than any other
one man. I hope that | am honest
enough and fair minded enough and
truthful enough noc to attempt to
deceive myself or those who have
placed confidence in me, or trade at
large; and I unhestitatingly say that
from the present indications, this is
the smallest crop that has been made
on the same acreage in four or five
wears. The final out turn will prove
what I say.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19
Stand Together.

:sTo the farmers IN general. and to
the members OF the Southern Cotton
association in particular. | wish to
saw that this is the time both for the
success of the association and for the
financial benefit that will accure tor
them to hold their cotton. Let every
merchant and banker and every farm
er lend his aid one TO the o1her for
the purpose OF Withholding his cot
ton from the market.
= have jus1 read a telegram from
northern Texas in which a prominent
New York spot dealer says that last
night his agent in Texas and the :er-
ritories was able 10 buy 100 bales
only. against 5000 same date last
year
Throughout the state OF Texas
and the territories, Mississippi, Louis
lana and Arkansas come the same re-
ports. All advice from these states
Indicate a crop condition as bad or
worse than ours. I would advise al!
those within reach OF warehouses,
where rates are reasonable, to ship
their cotton. store it. and where the
interest is not too high. borrow mon
ev sufficient to tide them over their
present need. and enable them to help
win the fight that has been won and
will be won before this season IS
over. Those who have 70 sell now
or a, least realize some money on
their cotton are the ones whom | an!
most particularly interested in bene-
fitting. All those in reach OF Column
bia can ship their cotton IN to ware
houses here. and as far as | am able,
I will give il my personal supervls-
ion. The rare Of interest on money
advanced is the most reasonable that
I have yet been able to obtain. and
any one wishing to ship cotton to Co.
lunbia for storage, by communicat-
ing with me, I think will be pleased
with the interest charged.
when the time comes to sell the
cotton shipped to Columbia we can
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19
Valuable Lot For Sale In Pon1aria

Valuable Lot For Sale In Pon1aria.
On Saturday, September 80, 1905,
at 10 o'clock a. m, we will sell to
the highest bidder for cash that lot
Of land in the town of Pomaria,
known as Aull and Miller stable lot,
containing one half acre, less the lot
GU: off for store of Hentz Bros. 80
x Is feet.
Possession given at once.
Adam L. Aull,
J. F. Miller.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19
Farmers Meetings.

Farmers association will meet mex
Saturday at Beth Eden at 3 o'clock.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-19

Farmers meeting at Slighs Satur-
day at 4 o'clock.
w. P. Counts,
Chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
Ware & Ielard,s Market Letter.

Our Saturday letter in which we warned inland markets that there was not hkely to be a runaway market before the gov ernment report unless spinners should be- come frightened, or an extensive out standing short interest attempted to cover was hardly on the wire before the largest bear in the group came out with the statement that he was on the run. The effect upon the market was of course decided.
 Liverpool this morning advanced about 19 a cent and the local market ran up to a basis of 12 cents for the May and later positions. Excitement was great and the actual volume of business done was one of the largest in any single day In the history of the cotton exchange. For an hour everybody seemed to be buying.
 The smaller shorts who failed to receive due previous notice of the intention of the main bear to cover his line were engaged in hot-footed contest to cover during the advance of this morning
 Prices shot up in a way -..at attracted enormous profit taking.
 There are several large holders of cot ton long an extensive line of contracts and the advance toward i2 cents proved very attractive for them.
 sive scale there was no question but that the profit taking was as much feature oi the days trading.
 There are two views to be expressed regarding the more immediate future of the cotton market and both of them have considerable weight and cal for thought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
EXCITEMENT AT TIMES \ COTTON New High Record Established
 for Season SALES WERE 100000 BALES
  When Market Based Off Bull Interests Supported Actively and Prices Were Rallied to New High
 Point In Afternoon.
SALES WERE 100000 BALES

New York, November 27.-The cotton market WAS again very active and at times showed great excitement. with prices establishing flew high records for the season all months later than Jam uary The close was within a few points of the best and steady at net gain of 23d2s points. Sales were estimated ut 0000 bales. The market opened strong at an advance of 26 to 30 points and inside of the first ten minutes all of the active months showed gains of about s to S advance was due to the excited bulge in the Liverpool market which was accom- punied by reports of n small failure and where the circulars issued by tine recent bull leader after the local close of Sat urday to the effect that his shorts had been covered, was evidently regarded as bullish influence. At the advance here there was very heavy realizing and the market during the middle session eased off about 1s points from the top with March selling at Ills. Around this figure, leading Wall street bull interests who had taken no very active part during the early session, came to the support of prices. and during the afternoon prices were rallied to new high point for the day and session, with March selling at 1I.92 or r points up from the lowest level Of the morning The close was at the best under realizing with March around 11.S1, southern spot markets were un- changed to 1sc higher
 Receipts at the ports today were 54,2sd bales, against 60954 last week, and 62, 44J last year. For the week, estimated, 35o,O00 against 39l,0 ,090 last week, and 3S7, PCT last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans, H. 692 bales, against 17.167 last year, and at Houston, 13,155 bales, against 12,92S last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
UNUSUAL STRENGTH
 IN STOCK MARKET
CrumbIing of Certain Prices
 Has Little Effect
ROCK ISLAND HEAVY LOSER
Easier Tendency In Money Market Seemed to Overwlfelm All Other deratlons-More Talk
 of Southern Mergers.

New York, November 27.--The specula tive spirit today showed itself entirely in- different to any development of affairs which did not point the way that the gen. eral enthusiasm ran. Such incidents as the crurnbling away of the prices of the Rock Island stocks today or the renewed weakness in Russian securities abroad, have been sufficient at times in past ex perienee of the stock market to put an effective check on the speculative move ment and induce a reversal in the course of prices.
 But today sensational advances con tinued to occur here and there in the market, with scarcely any attention being paid to these occurrences. A very heavy digestion of profits was effected which is a weakening process on the technical posi- ton of tho trading in itself. The flare of prices in the immediate opening after last weeks considerable gains, and ex- panson of activity might have been dis quieting, as such a demonstration is looked upon as likely sign of accumula- tion in d speculative movement and as precursor of reaction. These and all other signs were ignored in the determined pushing of speculative operations today.
 The substantial recupefation of the banking position disclosed by the Satur- day bank statement, the fact that it was obtained by actual replenshment of cash reserves, and the easier tendency in-to- days money market seemed to over whelm all other considerations Special developments helped some stocks and vague surnlises of developments were even more effective in others I'he southern iron group was a notable example. On top of wide advances already achieved, and substantial evidence of an eagerness to take profits was shown, especially in Tennessee coal this morning. the stock in the group developing renewed animation and jumped in a paroxysmal manner. The old stories of merger of the members of the group have been authortatively denied and little was heard today of last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28

weeks report of an effort to secure Ten nessee coal by the United States steel corporation. The supposition was held, however, that struggle for control in the open market might be involved The unconcern at the violent advances seemed to be observed, was against the supposi- tion that severe losses were being inflicted upon any considerable short interest by the furious adcances. Snelting and lead proved again under the ready control of the market managers of those stocks. In the general list the movements were much less conspicuous, and there was steady process of profit-taking, which pre- vented some stocks from rising higher than the opening. This was notably true of Union Pacific and of the United States steel stocks The sluggishness in these was offset by the strength developed first in St. Paul and a number of others in succession. Atchison enjoyed a vigorous advance as a result of its strong showing of net earnings for October. A further rise in the price of copper here and in London awakened a movement in Amalga- mated copper. These sustaining influences carried the market through the period of the slump in the Rock Island issues with only moderate effect and it was not until late in the day that the weight of profit taking began to make general effect on prices. There was violent recovery in some of the buoyant stocks in the final dealings to the best prices of the day, but the closing tone was somewhat ir- regular under the effect of continued profit-taking.
 Rock Island bonds were weak in sym pathy with stocks. Otherwise prices were very well held.
 Total sales, par value, $S,o15,0o0. United States bonds were all unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Firm; Middling. lla4 net re- ceipts. 1929; gross receipts, 16,249; sales. s23; stock. 2sb,526; Great Britain. 400. France. 11,27B; continent. 12.s53, coastwise, 72s9.
 New Or1eans-yery firm; feiddling IFS; net receipts. 1.692; gross receipts, 1,692. sales 900: stock, 324. 63s.
 Moble-Steady; middling. 11h; net re- ceipts, 699; gross receipts. 699; sales. 800: stock 53. 351.
 Savannah-Steady; middling, 113s; net receipts. 7208. gross receipts. 7214; sales. 62, ,136; stock. 204s27: Great Britain, 10.S4S: coastwise. 1295
 Charles ton-Firm: middling. il net re- cepts, 652; gross receipts, 652; stock 55.2S8. coastwise. 1904.
 Wilmington-Steady middllng, 11.25; net receipts, 5173; gross receipts, 5173; s,ock, 8, ,020
 Norfolk-Steady; middlins, Il g-16. net receipts. 5ss7; gross receipts, 5ss7; sales. 355; stock. 72592. coastwIse. 10.263.
 Baltimore-Nominal mddling 1l&. gross receipts s50: stock .053.
 New York-Steady: middlins. 12; gross receipts 7ss2; stock. 237.69O Great Britain. 2G06: France. 363S.
 Boston-Steady; middling, F: net re- cepts. S61 stock, 5si1.
 Philadelphia-Firm: middling, 12.25; net receipts. 161 stock. 2S35
 Port Arthur-Net receipts, 64i3; gross receipts. 64f3: Great Britain. 641S
 Sabine Pass-Net receipts, 912; gross re- ceipts. 912.
 Savannah-Add 3l bales to exports to continent this week
 Philadelphia-Add 100 bales to exports to Great Britain since September 1.
 Total today at all ports: Net. I725: Great Britain. 2o.467 France. 14,014; con- tinent f2.s53. stock 1s15.50s
 Consolidated at all ports: Net. 9T2H. Great Britain. 63561 France, 14.934; con- tlnent. 45. .7oa.
 Total since September 1 at all ports: Net 3s35. .647: Great Britain, gB2,6T, France. 341 e9D: continent. 9i2 462; Japan, 14.2o3 Mexico, 57s