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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
Farmer Union Warehouse.

Our, Union warehouses for the working
Iarmer ls bound 70 do good TO every commu'
nifty that will 60 at II ID the right way
with both your hands and minds is Union
and materiaIized. In this work you learn
the true value OF CO operation In q small
way that will lead the way to larger efforts
upon the same plan.
This Union Warehouse building nits your
organizations together and will bring men
into the worTing plan that could not take
stock in actual money.
This working mans warehouse takes 10
every man that has a spark Of life and ighl
solutely everybody, rich or poor, and when
THIS warehouse IL finished IT will be oui
warehouse and everybody will be- interested
In keeping his cotton out OF the weather. and
insured against fire, where he can get money
The cement block syslem suits q coopera
vtive warehouse building plan better than
brick or woodhouse for The reason that the
cement blocks can be made by the labor
and sand contributed by farmers at a time
when they are not 30 busy in their farms,
waich affor d. the opportunity 70 turn their
idle time and teamsi into q good investment
that will pay back In actual money q good
profit besides proteclinp your cotton from
IT. tonk only q part OF one day To stand q
one section ware house in this way, one far
mer said ee would subscribe 100 cubic yards
OF sand ss soon as be got ont OF bis crop
Another said be would Furnish al the lnm
out OF his crop. Another said he would rub.
scribe 500 as be lived too far OFT 10 work.
Another said thot be and his two sons would
put In regular work all the way ehronRh al
regular prices for such labor. THE blanks oi
tqe own took slO0. Another farmer $50
Another q lot OF hauling while several more
put in labor and money and the thing ls
now assured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
Broke Loose in Gesrgia.

The Farmers Union in Georgia is
now up against the low grade cotton
seed meal of that state too. The hot
stuff In the thing it seems started
about this way; Some members of the
Farmers Union had the grit to call Oh
some of their stiff oil mill men about
the superabundance of bulls in the
meal, WIN one mill man had the gall
to say that be did not care a big darn
what the Farmers Union said.
Wherefore, these Farmers Union fel.
lows got a little hot in the collar and
made amove at the oil mills sending
out adulterated meal just to see if the
Farmers Union of Georgia was worth
a little darn or not, which finally ter.
minated in a rigid enforcement OF the
law on the eubject O. cotton seed mesl
which we are Informed knocked out
eighteen mills from selling meal In
that state.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
Our State Business Agents Plan.

Farmers, do you know you are paying an
enormoss tribute every year ior ,o inc ? snf Hoy
many times will you have TO be told this TO
make you thing and act? How long will II
take you to find that you stand In POUR own
Way2 II you are going TO be q Sc sensible SsI
the opportunity 10 start out on the right
road. Are you going to make the effort?
We are lace to face with the so-called
.s s!sSt: W iISs'I viii ano YOU o. 70 do oP II If we we % put pA light St
oagging on our cotton now, we lose the oil.
ference in weight. Therefore, we must know
the exact weight OF the bagginR and ties on
each bale. There is but two places this can
fore II goes on the bale and brand the weight
on with indelible ink and stencil: When the
bale ia opened at the mill this weight can be
known, at any and all times IT. can be deter
mined how much lint ia in the bale. This Is
the only plan whereby we can protect our
selves against the losses and ROBBERY OF tare
and discount. This loose handed way OF
guessing at 80 valuable q product as cotton 10
foolish and would not be tolerated even on q
sack OF salt. Why on cotton? \,
Reduce the length Of your bale TO three
feei, (which should be made the Union. stand
ard, and you will have Q bale small enough
thai you can handle with some convenience
and will allow you TO use any Kin OF old
%baRging, even to common shteting, because
you will not have 10 use hooks 10 handling.
You eau have your ginner lido this at praoti.
cally no expense. for all he need do is 10 line
his lpress box at each end TO 36 inches be-
tween with 2x8 plank, ont of the follow
block 30 that II will pass up between, and you
need not disturb the frame work OF the press
at all or the machinery. Four ties will be
sufficient for tn is bale, and you will be able
TO get 400 pounds OF lint in without any
trouble. Five TO ten dollars will cover the
expense at the GIN and II will save thousands
OF dollars that is wasted now.
Have the gipner brand the exact weight OF
the bagging and ties used on the bale and the
Farmers Cotton Union will see that you get
paid for the difference in weight below the
Is lbs. allowed on coarse bagging' / recon-
mend this 10 you as the solution Of the dill
ficulty in weights and in getting a practical
package.
The bagging should be lined underneath
with clean paper so that every ounce OF cot.
ton in the bale would open as clean and nea'
as q new dress. You will get better pay for
your work when you do II better, aud you
should handle Q bale OF cotton With the same
care and cleanliness you would something
you intend 10 eat. There Is as much business
sense In leaving your furniture out In the
rain as cotton.
Provide warehouses where It can be pro-
tected ffom every drop OF rain and kept
clean. Yours f~raternally.
W.. G. Moore.
State Business Agent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
stevens Rifles are Famed for Accuracy

Whether the Competitive Shoot be indoor
or outdoor, be the conditions Of the Mattel
what they may. II is q perfect tribute Il
STEVENS RIFLES that they IN variapIy car
~ carry off all the leading prizes. That 6
Stevens Rifle Is invipcible In its unerring
bulls-eye Accuracy, is proverbial. The at
tachment OF a Stevens Telescope TO The bar
rel OF a Stevens Rifle makes assurance
doubly sure" and removes any possible
doubt as TO liability to hit the mark.
1t is no wonder that discriminating marks
men shoot the Stevens In preference TO othel
makes. Experienced shooters know wha'
capable of-they know they can depend ab'
Rolu'ely and nnqualiledly on these peerless
firearms. For small game and target shoot
ing there Ia nothing TO equal O stevens. Tht
latest links added to the long chain OF SteveDt
Successes are the following; Every First
Prize in Third Annual Tournament OF Indoor
70 CALDER Rifle League OF the United States,
Rochester, N. Y, January 18th to February
I'd, 1907, was won by Stevens and Stevens
Pope Rifles and Stevens Telescopes; % OF the
30 Telescope used were Stevens.
Al the Zettler Rife Club Annual Open
Tournament New York City, March, 1907,
Stevens Rifles and Stevens Telescopes made
practically a clean sweep. First Prize IN
Stevens and Stevens Pope Rifles and Stevens
Telescopes.
Send four cents in stamps tn the j. Stevens
Arms d Tool Co., ChIcopee Falls, Mass. Tor
40 page com pletp, illustrated. Firearm C8'a.
log, describing their entire output This bt Ok
Of ready reference Ia repIete With Stevens lu-
formation and contains all you may wish to
know regarding these celebreted K Il q Shot
guns, Pi.tols etc. ::
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
Cotton School for Farmers.

Steps are now being made to organ
ize q cotton school In Greenville to
convene at some suitale time for fur
mers to attend; probably in July, for
the purpose of teaching farmers how
to sample and grade cotton, the course
of the cotton trade, how to store, ship
and handle cotton. We want at least
100 cotton experts from the farms in
South Carolina to station over the
state for the purpose of protecting the
interest of cotton growers in the mat
ter Of placing their cotton upon The
market. NJ doubt about it that there
is not one cotton grower in 8 thousand
up to-date in classifying the cotton
he rsises. Average cotton growers do
not know how to prepare their cotton
for mark ct to the Lest advantage; Lei.
Their do they know what grace they
have. W.. G. Moore of Greenville,
8. c., will tell you all about terms and
other information about this farmers
cotton school.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
The Warehouse.

The stockholders and the directors OF the
,Abbeyille Warehouse met last Friday. Re.
ports OF the financial status Of the company
were made, which proved the condition OF the
warehouse to be in q most satisfactory condi.
ton. Besides spending thousands OF dollars
on improvements and q new building, the
company was able to pay a dividend OF seven
per cent in cash to the shareholders.
All the old officers were reelected without
solicitation on their part, and in the In
stances OF Manager Magill and President
Cox, an increase Of their salary wal made
Mr.. Cox always makes bis enterprises pay
and any salary would not have been too high
for him. Manager Magill Is the man for the
place. II application TO business and IN 90.
gacity TO manage the warehouse he is at the
top round, and deserves the best OF pay. he
and Mr.. Cox make a strong team. With their
united efforts we do not see now it Is possible
for the warehouse to stand anywhere below
frstclass. But they are modest men, and
seemed to think that the outlook Is not quite
as good as 1t was year before last. But with
insurance reduced from 70 cents q bale down
to five cents q bale, the business Is obliged TO
be good. The old line companies have re-
duced their rates from sl.40 TO Is cents per
hundred. The mutual mill companies take
insurance at a rate which makes 3 cents q
bale for the year.
Year before last the compeny paid s2,4Oo In
premiums. Last year, for about the same In
surance, the company paid only 500.
This advantageous arrangement was OBJ
tained solely by the efforts Of President Cox
In this saving he stands At the head In sue
cessful management
When Mr.. Cox takes hold OF a business en-
terprise you can set It down as an assured
success.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05

When you throw a stick of stove
wood among a pack of prowling ours
in your back yard at night, you may
know without seeing, that the hit
dog is the one doing the bowling
Same about the farmers organizer
The men that dread organized farmers
most are the ones hit hardest and keep
barking at our farmer organizers.
Where will you find a man that car
show up more gall to the cubit' inch
than the man who sneer at organized
farmers because they have not as much
money in their organizations as the
gang. This same chap helps TO rot
the e same farmers of their hard earn.
ings? .
This man of gall has helped to rob
farmers of their profits in their cotton
crops and then be goes about laugh.
ing at the farmers for not having plen'
ty of money.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05

We advise you to make side application Of
highest grade ~ammoniated fertili2ers when
your corn or cotton stalks are about bali
grown and nitrate OF soda later when giving
the crops the last blowing. This side applica-
ton OF soluble fertilizers at the rate OF $50 lbs.
to the acre has been known to Increase the
yield one-third.
Under present conditions 1t is now out OF
the question 10 make an over-produotion OF
cotton this season. Work the crops we'll, fer
tilize Judiciousiy INT stand by the farmers
prices In selling and all will be we'll with you
and your family this round.
No doubt you are paying too much for
your fertilizer compounds this season and
you will continue doing that kind OF a back
until you get your chemicals In large
shipments and do your own mixing at home.
In order to get your fertilizer materials at
rock bottom figures you should hand In your
orders at once 10 your business agent 10 ORDER
to have your goods at hand on time for 2ext
crop and at the very lowest figures.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
A New Lawyer.

Mr.. Ernest L Vissnska, the youngest son Of
Mr.. G. A. Visanska OF this city, has returned
from Columbia where he went to be admitted
to the Bar. He 10 now licensed to practice
law In South Carolina and also Virginia.
After graduating at the Graded school OF
Abbeville, Mr.. Vissn ska. went to Exeter, q
preparatory school for the Universities. Upon
the completion OF the course here entered
Yale, graduating there in 1905. For the past
two years he has been q student at the Law
School OF the University Of Virginia, and
from this Institution comes to us as q L. L. B.
MI. Visanska is one of the best educated
young men in the State, and the record OF his
career as student In College and University is
evidence enough Of his energy. grit and
ability.
We are not informed as to where our young
friend and lawyer will locate, but whether he
stays with us or goes elsewhere, he carries
with him our best wishes. We have our eyes
upon hin n expect to hear from him in the
future.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
Value of Real Estate.

II you own land in or around AbbeVille
you can grit your teeth on the end OF a TWEEN.
ty-ive cent cigar. hun up Croesus and Midas
and John D. and "shake" with the old sports
and To IL them they are not in 1t q little bit
MI. Frank Nlckles was offered fifty per" for
d piece OF land out OF town and he refused
the offer with as much ang fro,d as is posi-.
BILE to exhibit, just as If such q proposition
was not to be considered at all. cousin
Frank" knows that some day the tract is 60
ing to be worth a hundred per-" and conse-
vuently he Is freezing TO 1t "like grim death
10 q defunct Senegsmbian," or barnacles To
the bottom Of a bark.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
The AbbeviIle Building and Loan

The subscriptions to the Abbeville Building
and Loan Society have so far exceeded what
the officers Of the society expected that they
will ask for a charter covering twice the
amount they had at first counted on asking.
The Building and Loan Society Is some.
thing Abbeville has needed for q long time.
A man of small means or income can buy a
home through 1t almost as cheap as he can
rent. Many men are renting to-day. who,
had they Joined a building and loan years
ago, w-uld by this time own their "
homes. Just a fraction more per month than
the rent buys the house in a few years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05

It'almost always sometimes happens
that the mar that kicks against system
and improved methods in handling
Union business is interested more in
his private affairs than the welfare of
the Union. Some members seem to
forget their obligation to cooperate to
the interest and welfare of the other
members OF their local. You are not a
Union man if you do this; eithe'
quit obstructing cooperative prin'
ciples or join the ranks outside among
the spectators where you belong
You can't be q Union man and enjoy
private advantages over your brother.
Pretense won't excuse you. There is
but one principle in the Farmers
Union, that is altogether for the good
of all. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
Interesting Week.

This is a memorable week In Due west.
Many old friends and other distinguishes
guests are present in honor of the occasion
commencement week Is always the most In.
terestipg week OF the year, and Is especially
20 for various reasons. The Colleges have
been more prosperous than ever before. Har'
mony and good.feeling prevails.
Among The interesting ceremonies was the
Installation Of Rev. j.. S. Moffatt as president
of Ersklne College, and his acceptance OF the
position Is ominous Of a splendid future iol
the oldest UNCONVENTIONAL college In the
State, His requirements and his executive
ability emlnently qualify bin for the posi-
ton of president of the Erskine faculty. This
newspaper believes that q better mar Tor the
place could not be found, and we predict good
things for the College under his control. alf
genius and his magnetism will draw to him
the strength of the church, and he will be,
80 TO speak, q central figure around which al
may assemble to consult on business matters
connected with either the college or the
church. His zeal will be an inspiration fol
unity of action for the common good.
In a former copy Of the Press and Banner
we nave referred to the low salaries which are
PAID 70 ErBklDeb pTOlobSOIs. LILO " VI
30 low that many members of the faculty
hold their places at personal loss. Except fol
their loyalty to the church, they would &C
cept positions in other colleges which pay
better salaries. A mar ought not 10 be ex-
pected to serve al a personal loss. The
church ought to pay good salaries. 1t Is hu-
initiating for g professor in Erskine TO say
that he receives less pay than the average su'
psrintendent of village schools, Tn idea Of
inadequate salaries does not make a good I'M
preston upon either the church or the gen.
eral public.
The installation Of DR.. F. Y. Pressly az
president Of the Theological Seminary was
an event Of the week. DR.. Pressly lie a man
Of ability, possessing scholarly attachments
He is q worthy successor Of his predeces.
sors, n his influence In the Seminary Is al
ready felt, as is evidenced by the large class OF
students. The president Of the Theological
Seminary ought to have bis salary raised, too
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
Judge +. Il n r.
In oa41l ATa,-o

IT was an unexpected pleasure TO MS 10
meet Associate Justice Eugene B. Gary o.
the Supreme Court In Edgofield on last FRI
day He came INTO the opera. house during
the memorial exercises, and was invt ed to
a seal on the stage. Afterwards, he Came 10
,,ur office where we had q long talk about
Old days In Abhevllle when we both were
praotIcipg attorneys there. The Judge IL
ookIng remarkably well and reel ms 10 be en-
joyipg life. The shake Of The hand of friend
mas something pleasant about 1t that IL In
describHble, especially wh"n those frienns
have not met In a long time. Then 1t stirs
the heart 10 pleasure 10 recall past events
about which there has been no opportunity
to give expression for p long lime. TO ask
about and to hear OF old friends slvas the
miro @ pleasure ard y hat setms to be rest,
that u can get in no other way. Judge Gary
came down for a day 10 see his Kin here, re
families Of Mrs. General Evans aid Capt id
N. q. Evans. II has been ten years since he
was here. Ellis fist eff 'rts at the bar were
made In Edgeield, many years since.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
Cotton Seed Meal Killing Cows.

Complaints are coming from far and
near about COWS dying from the sup
pressed effects of feeding on cotton
seed meal.
Some of these c%omplainers claim to
have the knowledge that In order to
raise the grade of nitrogen In meal
hat has too much bulls in meal to
grade seven per cent nitrogen, that nj
trate of soda has, in some cases been
added to raise the nitrogen to- the STAN
dard, and that this nitrate Of soda in
the meal is the cause of death to the
COWS. But as nitrate of soda sells for
over $50 per ton and cotton seed
meal for $50 or less, no business man
| would do this kind of exchange bust
ness unless he found that be had too
much bulls in his meal to pass must"r
and was therefore compelled to raise
the standard of nitrogen by screening
the bulls out or with nitrate Of soda
which no doubt will kill cows or hogs.
But there is another cause In old dark
musty meal that perhaps kills more
co VS. than any other cause. Cotton
seed peal that has a canary, color and
a lively fresh feeling about 1t is the
Ouly CldSS VI "edl III W ACSo' any
other is risky. :,
Sharp practice in the cotton meal
trade it seems is ripe in the land. For
the last few years it is stated that
something like fifty per cent more
bulls has been added to the meal for
the avowed purpose of opening UP the
mass which gives a large Increase
amount Of oil per ton of seed, which il
true, and we may add that the addition
Of hulls sells in meal at about $50 per
ton, while the bulls by themselves
sells for about one third the price Of
meal.
Some of the oil mill men that have
been interviewed on the subject claim
that the South Carolina law lowering
the standard from eight per cent Di-
trogen to seven was done in order. to
enable the low grade seed of the low
country to come in as well as long
staple cotton seed meal. But as the
standard for long staple cotton seed
meal is only four per cent aud this
meal ia generally sold to unsuspeetlng
buyers at about the same price as other
seven per cent meal, we fail to catch
at this reason as we caC the reason
that ulls sell bigger in the meal than
by itself.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
A Good Farmer is q Man or Caicnia
tim md Reason.

"A UOOu 10
ton and Reason.
Some farmers don't do hguring
enough while a few of them farm LOO
much with figures. ~
1t is important to know whe 10 ap,
ply figuring to farming, and 1t ID equal
~ important to know when 10 stop
figuring and 20 to work. ,,
Very.many farmers come out De,
hind at; the end of the year on account
of not figuring the thing out properly
before beginning the crop.
We have seen a few farmers tna'
had more figures in their heads than
work In their hands, who generally
come out at the end Of the year WITT
a good supply of figures 10 their pock'
cts and no money to salt the hgures
down with.
A good all.round farmer is n tina
diversifies and rotates his crops; raises
st ock and mixes in the fabric OF the
farming operations the right proper
ton of reason and calculations ano
stiffens the whole fabric with the
stock of good common horse sense.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
Progressive Mayor and Councilmer

Progressive Mayor and Councilmen
Abbeville has just reason to be prond Of hel
city council. 1t is progressive and fearless 1r
the discharge of its duty, especially In looh
ing after the health Of the people. Water
mains are being extended TO different street.
and the sewerage system should follow, ane
does follow.
The health ofthe city is of first Importance
and forthis reason the Mayor and Aldermen
are extending the territory to which the or
dinance lin reference to the surface water
closets applies. AS fast as possible suct
closets are abolished or torn down.
An elegant city ball is in contemplation
and the contract for lis construction vii
soon be let.
vigilant policemen keep good order. Of
tenders against any Of the laws are generally
caught, and the fines which are collected O
violators OF the ordinances pay the expense
OF keeping them straight,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
Reform In Baltng as Well as System
ofSelling is Now Up Before Cotton
ErOWprS

AS several large gatherings OF cotton farm.
| ers are set to come of soon for the purpose oil
| getting together on the best system OF storing
and marketing cotton, we. are OF opinion that
the fret step In reform 10 to demand q more
dense compact form and better covering for
bales. When we sell cotton the weight OF the
net lint only should be considered. We
should forget the bagging and ties and sell
lint cotton by taking the grant there Is in the
question out OF the way altogether. Cotton
Yarn ia sold In bales the same as lint, but the
acsual net yarn only in the bale enters into
consideration. Cotton producers must pro-
tect heir lint cotton from the weather, dirt,
waste, CRIME and pllage the same as the man
ufacturer projects the manufactured cotton
| goods from the same loss. 1t 10 OF little i'm.
portance 10 the average cotton grower
whether the round bale or the smaller and
more dense form OF sauare bale tax es the day
40 that he rids the trade OF its present great
loss as before named,