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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-11-29

If you are looking for chairs
that are nicely finished low in
price and comfortable, you should
by all means call at store of
Edgefeld Mercantile Compa.y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-11-29

Alarge assortment of al widths,
colors and styles Of Picture Mold
ing just received at
T1MMoNa Rios
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-11-29

say positively that there is no
better line ofelothing in Edge6eld
and that I can not be underHold.
Give me an opportunity to prove
what / say.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-11-29

sILK SAL p Will close out
S6spieces silk poV' on hand at N.
cost 10 make room for new
stock ell
AS. E.. HART
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-11-29

Now is the time to buy shoes
Get my prices before buying. Can
save you mon7y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-11-29
Card From Mr.. Hrunson.

OsSx q : : WA %'x< -
I wish to say to my friends that
I am now with the new firm of
Won Camp, Vaughn & Gerald, 8O2
Broadway. Augusta, Co., and l
would like for them to call on me
when they need anything in the
dry goods line.
Charles A. Brunson.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-11-29

LAS weSg tos pre- g iaa, Tuead lay Of.
t,.rnoon, The Episc ladies are
serving turkey aud ham and salads
and cakes and bonbnns and ices
aud many o:her:nice things in the
Parker build ng for the b,.left 0:
their church.
In spring you hear marvellous
Esh yarns and in autumn ycu
Ihe.r grea reporlafrom the marks
men. The best days cunning th us
1arr ported (and this is a fact)
was that of Mr.. J. F Atkira, who
with DR.. Eugene Murphy and
some other. friends, went out for
day last week. They bagged go
fine partridges. What say Joe Mays
and Joe Holland to this?
Mr.. Charles A. Brunson has
been engaged az salesman by
Won Camp, Vaughn & Gerald, OF
Augusta, and will' be pleased TO
havo his Edgef-ld friends call
upon him. He will also give es-
pecial attention to all mail orders
that are sent him. Iny serving his
friends Mr.. Brunson will extend
every accommodation possible.
Mr. r. 81. Mims-Edgefeld's g
artist and photographer, who is
the peer of any in the large cities
photographed tho elegant mansion
of Mrs. Matte Caughman few
afternoons ago. And it has been
many day since we saw q finer
picture. The architectural beauty
| of tie house is made to stand
out clearly and boldly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-11-29
alSaNAlalNrilyeaS,eN NNeNS

70 d Barley came up from
3 Johnston on Saturday last and
/ darsied his mother, Mrs. NJ "A.
) Bartley who resides with her
{ dliaugbt +, Mrs, j H. Reel, back
wit him to spend some time.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-11-29

The officers and members of
.Gilgal are requested to meet Rev.
p. r. sBlalock at Berea church Oh
Sunday next in order to arrange
q program for the next union
meeting which Will meet at Gilgal
oil the 9Th Sunday in Decem Der.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-11-29

City council did good thing
when they drew tight rein on
the habit of keeping stores oner
and selling on Sunday. This State
Of affairs had COTTON entirely zoo
common here.-Bambtrg Herald.
Concerning tie matter OF selling
merchandise ON Sunday let q little
tighter rein be drawnin Edge6eld.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-11-29

Heiptz' Geleb ebrated Mixed
Pick IS in barrels atsour store.
II PENN e SON..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-11-29
EDGET1ELD MERCANTILE Co.

The farmers Of the entire cotton
belt have received great benefit
from the efforts that have been
put forth by the Southern Cotton
Association and ought cheerfully
to aid in defraying the expenses
of the work. The farmers of Dar-
fi1fingt0nAsSnpnty have contributed
5000, which is aB0ur cents per
bale, for$this3 purpose getield
shonld do her share. s5'eI' +
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-09
YuIe Says Reserves Are Benefit

George Yule was the next spe eaker
and he easily showed the benefits of
forest reserves which he said should
have been established sooner:
81 heartily endorse what has been
said here by the speakers preceding
me, and take it that their talks have
been drawn from the conditions
around them. Mine shall be from the
conditions have met and that have
surrounded me. Something over
twenty years ago we blasted out a
trail down Grand river, and took a
few cattle down there. Some FIVE
years after we could drive beef off the
range in March without feeding dur
ing the winter. Now if they allow
cattle to run on the range there won t
be enough meat on them to make a
shadow in the spring What has
done it? During from "a to '92 these
migratory herds came in here, one as
high as seven Thousand, and others,
until they had eaten up the country,
and they moved to newer and greener
fields Now our small farms are
there, the men are there. that have
made the ranches and have cleared the
fields and are raising grain and hay.
and We are feeding from four to FIVE
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-09

Mr.. Stewart said: do not wish to
be understood rs opposing forest
reserves; it is only the regulations
they are handling them under and the
existing conditions, and the tax it
proposed to be paid to double the
forest force | cannot see. neither can
any of my neighbors, wherein we
need a single man additional; we
have too many forest riders already.
No one loves beautiful tree or nature
more than l, and no one will do more
than l to preserve them. But few
riders would do equally we'll or better
all the work done; they do hardly
anything the year around. We can
not see why they want any more of
that kind of work daughter and
applause.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-09

improvements necessary and pay our
tax and then to pay this additional tax.
The subject is the grazing tax, Mr..
Chairman, but l want to reach just a
little further. We are told the object
of these reserves is to protect the for
ests.
L live in a little valley away from
the railroad. 1t embraces quite a
territory there are 1876 ranohers in
this valley; they have been there for
25 years. There is beautiful forest,
or at least. there was beautiful forest
there fifteen years ago, bearing some
thing like eleven million feet of tim
her Nine million was cut under the
Interior Department They told the
people the saw mill men were de-
stroying the forests, and this new
order of things has come. The last
million feet that remains over there
was actually sold to saw mill outfit,
the settlers in that valley be d--dl
There is not another stick left, and
they need it seriously at this time.
If only that million had been left,
gentlemen, we could have had timbers
there for all ages to come that would
supply us, but now the condition there
is that new growth is coming up;
and as they say it takes 70 years to
grow tree, in about 40 years there
will be some trees or timber for that
valley to consume and use. don t
know really whether l am in favor of
forest reserves. l believe the greatest
good to the greatest number is the OBJ
ject we are seeking to attain, and
tell you, fellow cattlemen, rs crops of
grass is worth more than any one crop
of trees applause and cheers.) l am
in favor of grass. Now about this
generation to come. If you will
abolish this fee and actually will pro-
tect the forests for home settlers, |
will tell you, gentlemen, that the
settlers in this valley will leave their
children country-of this am sure
that the next generation will be
willing and proud to accept. F"
CHEERS and prolonged applause.
Harry Koch arose to correct Mr..
Light and stated that Fred simply re-
versed the facts. Instead of nine
million feet of this timber having
been cut and one million left, just
the opposite is true. There has been
about one million feet cut and at least
nine million feet yet remaining.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-09
In OratorCd Flights CattIemen and Lawyers Told What
They knew About Growing Trees and SteerS---
Vigorous Resolutions Passed. Reserve ReQu-
|atiOnS to be Slightly Modified
pINCHOT SAYS GRAZING FEE WILL NOT BE- ABOLISHED

Did you attend the big forestry
meeting last Friday? Well if you
didn't you missed treat. There was
something doing every minute of the
day. 1t really wasn't forestry
meeting, but II stockmen' 8 meeting as
it was made up of cattlemen who
came to meet the representative of the
government and to enter vigorous
protest against Uncle Sam policy of
handling his big pasture areas.
About hundred men came in from
the various counties on the western
slope, bright, brawney and brainey
fellows, typical of western push and
energy.
There was only one question upon
which they were all agreed and that
was that they were opposed to a graz
ing tax. Some we're nnqualifiedly in
favor of forest reserves. others
thought the reserves all right if the
administration could be improved
while others were positively opposed
or said they we're to any reserves
whatever. Some wanted homestead
entries allowed within the reserves
while others could plainly see in such
plan dark scheme of the big
cattlemen to gobble up the range
through their hired emissaries.
Hon. Clifford Pinchot, chief forester,
and A. F. Potter, grazing expert,
were present on behalf of the govern
men delivered their most vigorous
kicks. and it is generally believed they
would have succeeded much better in
making their wants known had not so
many lawyers butted in for the
purpose of making grandstand politi-
cal capital, and mixed up the practi :
cal fellows.
W. Il. Harris called the meeting
to order and Senator Ammons ,7as
elected chairman He made a good
speech in which he drew vivid and
realistic picture of some of the hard
ships the sturdy pioneers of Colorado
had had to endure. After Ammons
had made splendid speech he called
up Mayor Parkison. who welcomed
the delegates to Glenwood in neat
speech, the chief characteristic of
which was its brevity. Then the
chairman said secretary was needed
and as H. j. Holmes had already
taken his place at the secretary s
desk with blank book before him.
he was nominated by acclamation.
81 see he has anticipated his job.
remarked the chairman as Hank drew
pencil from his pocket and begun
making some curious marks which he
knew very we'll he never could de-
cipher
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-09
Light Pleads for free Grass
Fred Light said

Fred Light said:
"Mr. Chairman. Ladies and Gen.
tlemen: A country like ours requires
men of sinew. We have had IN the
past Inducements to go into the inter
ior the inducement was free grass
No man would take his family and go
into the wilderness to live unless he
could have free grass. In new
country there are public Improvements
to create or build--I am ratified,
gentlemen. there are too many here.
l know the subject thoroughly, but
never spoke before such large andi-
ence (Cries of $50 ahead, go ahead !
Say what you thinkP) | believe,
Mr.. Chairman. that this tax at this
time should not be imposed upon us.
We have in my county, county
that is heavily in debt, we have to
pay something like 81 to "a mills levy.
just think of it. 1t is money we
cannot we'll pay at this time. 1t is
impossible to continue to make the
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-09
STOCK MEN OPPOSED TO GRAZING TAX

same condition as were those miners.
everyone of us. In our reserve there
is not enough timber to pay man to
put in saw mill; if he could get
enough timber and put in saw mill
it would be good thing we could
have frame houses. but | object to the
timber of forest reserves being shi pped
ont for commercial purposes. The
settlers should have free access to get
timber without so many preliminaries
day in the year and we cannot send
our men in the hills to get poles
because we must go to forest range
rider and get this permit By the
time the permit is had our hay is dry
and we have forgotten all about it,
can illustrate: ] wanted to build
log barn, and | said well will send
my man into the hills iur the logs
instead of using lumber. We Went
up there and found dead timber which
was rotting and there was none of it
good for that purpose; we could not
get green timber, it was expensive
| am ont of II barn. my cows are out
IT barn, ON account OF This. Now
If | could go IN and cut it unhalnpel ed
| uld have had barn this winter.
These are plain facts that come b, fore
every one of us every day in our lives
in this western country Now Idvnt
see any use of men say ing thele is no
use Of the forest reserve. l grew up
III a timber country; l have hauled
timber in Ieadville also. came
down for my health, and this reserva
tion was thrown open, and there was
grass here; | said can live here, my
health improved here, and l located
here. | located my 1anch, and if the
condition had been the same as today
| could not have done it, Then we
had more grass and the cattle could
live on it the year round; it is impos-
sible now; the whole country Is taken
up by settlers they are taking in even
the foot hills; they are making their
homes everywhere. People desire
home of. their own, and not be under
obligations to landlords it is the
spirit of the American people, and it
should be upheld. l believe that the
government intends to help these
neOnle fapDlausa \
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-09
Roosevelt Approves Reserve pOIiCy

November 81, 1905.
My Dear Mr.. Piuchot:
The great Importance attach to
the grazing problem throughout the
west has led me to interrupt your
WORK on the committee of department
methods, so you might attend the
meeting at Glenwood Springs. In
dealing with this problem l should
like to have you remember that recent
Investigations have demonstrated the
destructive character of the free range
system in the past. A very large
portion of the vacant public lands are
valuable at present only for grazing
The grazing value of much of these
lands is not now more than half what
it once was. 1t therefore becomes the
duty OF the government to see to it
that in the future these lands are used
in way that will preserve their
grazing value and give them the
greatest usefulness to the people.
In the forest reserves the question
becomes doubly important because the
future welfare of almost the entire
west depends upon the preservation OF
the water supply, and this in turn
upon the wise use of the forests and
the range.
1t must not be forgotten that the
forest reserves belong to all the people.
but the grazing privilege can be used
only by few. 1t is therefore only
just and right that those who enjoy
the special advantages of a protected
range should contribute towards the
expense Of handling the reserves.
Important progress has been made
in the forest reserves in the practical
solution Of the grazing problem, and
l heartily approve the general policy
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-09
outlined in the new rules and regu-
lations.
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

The committee on resol utions then
announced their readiness to report
and although Senator Ammons feeling
that the resolutions. the majority of
which were written before it was
known that Mr.. Pinchot would come
to Colorado, did not fit the case, espe-
cially since Mr.. Pinchot had expressed
himself, suggested that the COMMITTEES
might occupy corner of the stage in
order to make such notifications of
the resolutions as were deemed neces-
sary. Notwithstanding this very
broad hint from the chairman. Sena-
TOR Taylor in an elaborate oral intro
duction presented the resolutions ap-
pearing elsewhere, which were adopt
ed:
Last Sunday while stopping over in
Denver Mr.. Pinchot expressed himself
on the Glenwood meeting and the
policy of the government as to the
reserves as follows:
1--WE granted practically everything
asked for except to withdraw the
grazing fee, )" said Mr.. Pinchot.
1--WE made material reduction in the
fees but that was as far as we could
90. 1t is the policy of the admins.
tratlon to have the resources of the
forest reserves used, but not abused.
1t has also been determined that those
who receive benefits from the reserves
should pay something for those bene-
fits. We do not ask the stockmeu to
pay the whole expense of caring for
the reserves. Congress makes an ap-
preparation, and we are permitted to
use the money we receive from the
sale of timber and for grazing and
other privileges 1t costs us about
81, 600, 600 per year to govern the re-
serves. We estimate that the grazing
fees will amour: to less than 800, 600.
Thus far the government control
of grazing on the forest reserves has
been pronounced success, We have
been able to stop the overgrazing of
the range. and on the old reserves
there has been a decided Improvement
in the carrying capacity. Where the
service is thoroughly organized and
running smoothly the stockmen seem
well satisfied, and they generally
agree that the new plan is a great
Improvement over the old free for all
system. We do not claim that our
rules and regulations are perfect. but
we had to have something to start
with, We are improving them as
rapidly as possible, basing the changes
upon the experience of our forest
officers and the requests of the stock
men.
"Under the present plan of free open
range, the public lands are being
rapidly denuded of all vegetation and
it is only question Of time. If the
plan continues. until they will be re.
turned to absolute deserts. This has
already occurred In many sections.
1 believe that majority of the stock
men realize this condition and are
ready to accept government control
and all that it implies, even grazing
fee.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-09
pinChot Defines Government Policy

In the course of his remarks in the
evening, MIR. Pinchot insisted upon
free discussion of all phases of the
grazing fee question, saying in part:
81 want to say right here-this is
good time to say it-that two mem
bers of this convention have said to
me today that l was not getting free
expression of opinion here from the
stockmen, and especially from the
small stockmen because there was a
feeling among them that If they said
what they thought. that being in
many cases opposed to the present
regulations, that it would be laid up
against them and that they would
suffer fiom it Now, | want to say,
and | would like to be held to this,
if you gentlemen will hold me to it;
that there isn't anything for which l
would rather discipline member of
the forest service than for being guilty
of any spite work OF that kind. am
part of the service, and do not
know all the men in it, but l think
they are fairminded as rule and
efficient; they are going to be better
than now by and by. We have not
got them all broken in yet; but want
to say now that we want your opinion
absolutely without reference to
whether it agrees with my opinion or
the opinion o; any member Of the for
est service. and 30 far as l have power
l will stand by and protect any man
from any harm that could come to
him by reason of free expression OF
his opinion. l want to make that as
clear and as straight as l know how
was surprised and good deal hurt
when was told today that there WAS
a general opinion that things OF that
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-09

kind would be laid up against men
and they would be singled out if they
told what they thought. If you can
not tell others. tell me.
Mr.. McMillen said That is Just
the reason | made the remark | did
today. l have respect for all these
gentlemen, but 1 knew that that feel
ing existed. have heard these men
talk here, but they were afraid of
something; they didn't talk like that
on the streets. That was simply the
reason l made the talk did; that if
we had grievance we ought to tel
it, and not be afraid
Mr.. Pinchot said again; That's
business but l want to say that l will
be obliged to anv one who will tell me
the facts.
Mr.. Pinchot indicated his willing
ness to make several changes in the
rules practically in accordance with
the requests of the stockmen.
AT the close of his remarks Mr..
Pinchot referred to E. H. Grubb 8
interest in this matter saying he was
certain that Mr.. Grubb was absolute.
ly honest and sincere and that his
misunderstanding of the department
plans had been due to MIR, Grubb' s
defective hearing but that he and
Grubb were the best of friends, no
bones had been broken and they now
understood each other completely.
MIR. Pinchot then read the following
letter from President Roosevelt which
needs no explanation but clearly
proves the presidents sympathy with
the forestry work.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-09

CONTINUED on last page.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-09
Too Many Rangers, Says Stewart

eople (applause.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-22
AN ALlBl SAVED HIM.
Arrested and Taken to Wisconsin for
Horse Stealing, Then Released.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Dec. 21.-Arrested
and taken to Wisconsin because of his
Striking resemblance to a man wanted
for horse stealing in that state was the
experience of a young man named John
Williams, who resides in Deuel. county,
this state.
Williams was arrested by Sheriff
llSnuckey, of Deuel. county, on a war
rant sworn out at Sparta, Wis, accus-
ing him of the theft of a span of horses.
The sheriff from Wisconsin came to
back to that state. Williams accom-
panied the officer without putting the
official to the necessity of procuring re-
quistion papers. Word has now been
received that as the result of the pre-
liminary examination of the young man
lit was established that 1t was a clear
case of mistaken identity.
| Accordingly Williams has been re-
leased from custody and as an atone
tment for their mistake the Wisconsin
authorities have paid him his expenses,
the amount of his salary for time lost
and purchased him a railroad ticket
back to South Dakota.
young man answering the descrip-
on November "a last and hired a livery
rig ostensibly to visit friends at a
neighboring town.
He sold the team the same day to a
farmer and received SIS as part pay
ment for the stolen property and then
took q train for the west Williams was
able to show that on the day he was
alleged to have stolen the team he was
lat work on a farm near Clear Lake, S.
ID, several hundred miles distant from
ithe point where the team was stolen.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-22
FATE@.R WAS roo LATE
Enrased Parent Tried to Prevent H.
Year-old Daughter from Marry
inn Man of Aer cbo;.a
ing Man of Her Choice.

Plankinton, S. d.. Dec 16.-There
was blood on the moon" over at the
new town of Stickney when the IT,
year-old daughter of MIR. and Mrs. John
Bourrett failed to return from a buggy
ride with John Mcintosh, lad of 10,
All night the Bourretts waited, but in
vain.
Over at Mt. Vernon another scene
was being enacted. The young couple
had been forearmed with license Cob
tanned through some hook or crook
and repaired to the home of friends
where they We're quietly married by the
Methodist parson.
AT daybreak next morning telephone
operators We're routed out, all along
the line, with a call from Stickney--'
soon the runaway pair Were located and
the father and mother of the bride set
out for Mt. Vernon, the father swear
ing by all that's good he would have
the young scoundrel placed in the pen
and his daughter in the reform school
The young man in the case met his
new papa with the glad hand and a.
smile, kept his head and put up so
bold a front that the old man kind of
took liken to him.
The young man came here recently
from Wisconsin. Mr.. Bourrett has until
recently resided in Baker township,
Dawson county, but is at present en-
gagged in the restaurant business at
Stickney.