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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-08-06

hotel, in his office or in the House of
Representatives. / remained IN the
capital until the afternoon, lunchlng
with Congressman Aiken. Senator
Tillman approved of the plan sub
mitted for the committee to come to
Washington and it was only desire
to show Congressman Ellerbe every
courtesy that prevented me from
making the appointment and wiring
for the committee. The committee
cid not instruct me to 60 to see MIR
Ellerbe aud my only reason for
dDing so was to show him every
courtesy to which he could possibly
be entitled by reason of his official
position. About seven O'Clock that
evening, Mr. Ellerbe came to the
Raleigh hotel where was stopping,
and | then informed him of our
purpose. He dissapproved of our
plan and stated that the President
would construe our position into a
threat and would Immediately ap-
point Wilson If we went to him.
He SAID that he could not understand
why DR. Hicks had not forwarded
the charges against Wilson. l told
him DR. Hicks was dissatisfied with
Mr. Eilerbe's position on account of
the correspondence between them.
Mr. Ellerbe knew then | was sup
porting Mr. Stroud and he pledged
me then, without reservation, tn Use
his influence to get Mr. Stror D.
pointed postmaster OF Flo
lie objected to the committee,
sisting of Messrs Smith, Oliver
Barringer, coming to Washing
and at his suggestion | wrote folio
ing telegram and submitted it to
him, he going to the telegraph office
in the hotel with me.
Copy of telegram)
1-16'OS
N w Hicks.
Florence,S G
Rush petition as now prepared and
signed to Ellerbe. Don't send Com
mittee.
j W Ragsdale.
We then went back to the lobby
and he then suggested that | meet
the Soath Carolina delegation and
discuss the matter with them, asking
me if l knew them. I told him
l knew all of them very pleasantly
except Congressman Legare, whom
had never met and whom had
epdeavored to get to assist me when
went to Washington IN 1904 to
consult with Congressman Scar
borough about our government
building and that Mr. Legare did
not even come out in the lobby when
l sent my card IN, and for that
reason l did not care to ask anything
at his hands. I informed him 1
would be glad to meet anyone whom
he might invite to be present. The
next day I went by appointment to
the Capitol and joined Congressm men
Lever, FiDdley and Ellerbe in with
drawing room, m,where the question of
the sdvisabilitY ofgoing to the Presi-
dent was again discussed. l in
formed those present taat Senator
Tillman approved of our plan but
Messrs Findley and Lever concurred
in Mr. Ellerbe's opinion that it
would be unwise to 60 to the Presi.
dent. l explained freely that we
would make our position clear, that
we were not threatening but
petitioning and Mr. Lever said:
"President Roosevelt is 49-100ths
crazy and you can't deal with him
as you would another man." then
told them frankly that I was afraid
of personal violence ano asked if
they knew of no way to prevent the
appointment. Mr. Findley stated
he was afraid nothing could be done
| nntil .ftar tna Renuhlioan nonvnn.
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he Or Hicks was not satisfied With
Mr. Ellerbe's non comnittal attitude
toward Mr. Stroud.
AS the committee could not get
an interview with the President We
dropped out of the affair, after Mr.
Ragsdale made his report to the
gentlemen of the conference, a day
or two after his return from Wash
ington.
W B OLIVER,
Florence, s G, May y, 1908.
SENATOR TILLMAN's LETTER.
Gibraltar, May 25, 1908.
Hon J W Ragsdale,
Florence, S g.
My Dear Sir:
Responding to your request, l
beg to say: When you came to
Washington last winter to see about
getting white postmaster at Flor
ence you asked my advice and assist
ance, which of course l was ready
to give. After talking over the sit
uation, l told you I did not feel it
would be unwise to call on the Pres
ident and in conversation as PROM
inent citizen and business man, one
of committee from the people,urge
white man for the place and to
say incidentally that you feared
there might be On outbreak similar
to the one of Lake City if yopr long
suffering people found themselves
saddled with a nec-o again. l said
the results wsuld depend on
the way in which it was done and
you said that you would confer wi5h
Mr. Ellerbe about it. l told you I
felt might be able to keep the ne
gro from being appointed if the
right sort of protest and statement
of facts were made and no one else
meddled with the matter.
DIR Hicks came on in the next
few days with these papers and l
telephoned to the P o Dept to make
an appointment with the P M G
for us, you only to see him. In the
mean time l had gotten Senator
Clay of Ga. to see the President and
tell him in a quiet way what we
feared should negro be given the
place again. found the P M G
was coming in little while to the
Capitol to appear before a committee
and 1 arranged to meet him at the
Senate wing door. We did this
and as l walked through the corri-
dor I gave him brief statement of
the situation and left the petition
and protest with him. He said he
would take the matter up at once
and let me know whether be would
do anything more. A day or two
afterwards there appeared a signed
statement IN the News and Courier
from some of our congressman about
you and the P o Dept and the
threat to Roosevelt about killing 8
negro P M, etc. With thls..matter 1
have nothing to do or say. But 1
am confident I could have secured
white postmaster if this publica-
ton had not appeared. In none of
our conversations was your name
ever mentioned as possible candl-
date for this place. Stroud alone
was considered and no other name
was mentioned. AS soon as l saw
the News and Courier article gave
up the case as hopeless because
Roosevelts efforts to get negro dele
gates for Taft compelled him to re-
appoint Wilson after the so-called
threats to kill appeared IN print.
Clay alone said anything about that
to the President and he said there
was no explosion, but l know the
News and Courier was sent to the
White House and in few days
Wilson's name came to the Senate.
Then all l could do was to hold it
$40 hol;ayo tbiS oouoro tha oround
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Read the Farmers & Merchants
Banks ad. this issue.
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with Mr. Ellerbe and the information
derived on my two visits to Washing
ton, I believe that Mr. Ragsdale was
acting throughout in good faith and
endeavoring at all times to secure
the appointment of Mr. j W Stroud.
(Slgned) n W Hicks.
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our representative in this matter
and that he would see both Nh FL.
lerbe and Senator Tillmsn and
weuld wire or write as soon as any
decision was reached. On the morn
ing of the 18th Saturday I receiy-
ed a letter from Mr. Ragsdale dated
January 18th, stating that he had
talked with Congressman Ellerbe,
Findley and Lever and their judg-
ment was that an interview with tn e
President was inexpedlent and ask
ing me to see DR. Hicks and tell him
to rush the papers he had. l went
Immediately in search of DR. Hicks
and found that he had received a
telegram from Mr. Ragsdale on Fri
dav and in answer thereto had goneIto
Washington carrying with him Mr.
Stroud's petition and other papers
bearing on the case. In conversa-
ton during the next week--after his
return from Washington-Dr Hicks
told me that he, in company with
Senator Tillman and Mr. Ragsdale,
met Postmaster General Meyer and
that he saw the papers given to Mr.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-21

and the this Is realized the better for all
of US
Don't forget 20 look page II and read too
that batile-cry adopted by the Tennessee dairymen
IL might az your case exactly. OF course you are
looking for our other Tennessee piece because you
surely want To make beef and make IL
cheaper
Our report OF the Farmers Union meeting
should interest all who wish TO help bring about
better prices for cotton: and there are other news
Items of especial interest to farmers.
On our editorial page treating a matter
of trag4cal importance 10 all farmer readers
the fearfully high Southern death rate from ty-
phod fever. malaria. and hookworm disease. each
trouble being largely preventable by proper sani-
tary precautions. We hope that the figures given
with their fatal Significance will awaken our peo-
pie TO the seriousness of the situation; and a lit
tie later We shall have some of the best medical
authorities In the country tell Southern Farm Ga
xeie readers how TO lessen this fearful drain upon
the lives. happiness. and property OF the Southern
people
Those appetixing od-time Southern recipes on
page Ii should interest men and women alike;
and should Mrs. Stevenss account of the work
OF the woman's Farmers Institutes. Her paper
treats OF the work in county. but the applisa-
ton OF the principles and methods outlined may
be made Just erectually and with much
profit in your county AS In any other
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-21

To begin with. next page has some very
practical information 10 how 10 get rid OF
stampm. These articles are by men who have done
II and found that II paid: taint OF theory or Inn
probability In them.
There is a ringing note In Professor Massey's
talk on the tenant system that may well set all
10 thinking: and the same ciearness OF conviction
and pisinnsss Of speech mark Mr.. Marphy's Plant
sss Cotton and Grow More" Hoeing cotton all
summer selling IL IN the fall and then waiting TIL
pex, sprtng TO begin IL all over. Is not farming:
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-21
What Advertising Will Do for You =
My, II Pays!
L-~oufh~rn Farm 1.ax~tt~ Adj. s~ii. Out Red
Poii~d Cattle and Keep. Nr. Drake Busy An
swerang Further Inquiries.

Port Gibson. Mins-. Oct. &C. 1905
Southern Farm Gazette. stArkvlile. MInm-
Gentlemen Kindly stop my advertisement tn
The sax~tt- and s@nd bill for amount due
ron. / have sold at OF the stock had 20 offer
and k~ps busy answering ingnirfrs- WIZ
advertise with you again soon an my calves sr'
old enough 20 sell
Yours truly II. w. NJ. DRAKE.
Proprietor Greenwood stock Farm. Red Pogled
Cattle
us-Errea~rs' Card ad- sells Out Mr.. -hnws
Poland Cfalnas-"Ha. Paid Nc Very Hand
somely."
Van vl-<t Msss.. OSs ~. 1905.
southern Farm Gazette. ssarkville, Mim-
After your next issue discontinue my little al
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-21
Volume XIV. No. /.
e WHAT YOU WILL FIND =,
CO IN THIS WEEKS PAPER. -

Red Hoo Paper of sizzling Facts. John NJ
womans Farmers Institute. Mrs r. l.
Doctortng Chickens rncle 10. .............. IL
Farmerx own Mouey Could Relieve Distressed
Cotton. u. II Saunders. s................ 4.
Ffith ana Chicken Cholera. observation-disclosures. IL
How I Cleared 100 Acres of -tump~. II. L.
AbsTnatay ..*...---.+*.. +...*.s..e-*.
How I Have suoce~d~d With recans Dunbar
Hnnt ...-...... ...-....**....s... Is
How Co Get Good .se~t Cora ..~~s........ .
Hos the Government Can Help IN. Farmer.
Thomas r. Watson Observation-Disclosures. II
How TO Make Beef Cheaply y...~............ 10
How TO rse Dynamite the Farm. ........
II Your Hom~ Ready for Winter Aant Mary
XIII fhe Grade Baii. i...............++... II
Lime and r.. rses. " r Maaaey. ......-..
our High Death Rate in the south: some
startling Facts. -~..~ ..*.-. =
pianf L~~s Gssson and MAXI Morw. Jno. c.
Murphy s.+.s.s.s.. ..*s..~..*.es
Reply 90 Mr. Afford, W L. Harrrli ........ Il
Some Old Time Southern Recipes. W a
Take Care of Yoar Manure .....-.. ...+... j
The .r~aa farsn~r~' Inion M~~ting New
Orleans A. We ~aw a. ...... .....t s-a
The Nww Orleans Warehouse plan Explained.
Charles 1anwsnF ...... ..+..+s+..
Tenant System In the South. w y. IaAasy
When stump Puiler Pays ........+...
WAY You Haven't Made More Cora This Year
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-21

for fhss time II has about soid out I will
change and renr~ IL soon. IL has paid me very
handnom~ly.
Your friend and subscriber
SMITH SHAW.
Breeder of Poland China Hogs.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-21
A MISSISSIPPI PECAN ORCHARD

Doesn, this pic
,urc look roodp |,
10 a pecan grove
sssteen years old.
and bes,des being
a thing OF beau
ty - a JOY forever
in that j, produces
nuts sha, sell for
fancy priees- All
ovcrsheSoush there
are little odd cor
ners OF land. about
the house or down
by the creek or in
the p,g lots. that
could be planted
to pecans and made
TO yield profits OF
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-21


merc scale gre a nealxe tt
hcar nv
On il
all mays hathe
worth o nua
uwIwa
his and care lots OF hingsy might do
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-21

uI.-and Tha. L~ffrr IN . Kint for MI Who Have
Improved Farm s~c<i. for Sale
Oak Ridge. La. Oct .s. 1908.
Editor Southern Farm Gazette StarkvilIe. Miss.
Can you tell me where get the pure King
cotton seed Why dont some advertise who
has pure seed
Respectfully ). MeDCFFfE.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-16
GOOD REPORTS FROM
BENNINGTON PROPERTIES

Yesterday George Pugsley was up from
the South Tintic country where he Is
looking after the interests of the Learn
ingtOn Mining cOmpanyS property.
1e reports opening up face OF nice
LEAD ore on the 200 level. This Is traced
all the way down from the fifty-foot lev
ell It was in this face that the parties
of copper was recently discovered. The
men are now at work on the lis Level,
where a whole face is coming in as lead.
The eighty-five also has a fine showing Of
the As per cent lead. The whole mine HIS
Just been all cleaned up and is in SPLEEN
did shape for carrying on the anticipated
active campaign of work.
George Morrison is working on his adj
jacent claims and is getting into highly
mineralized rock on the new siXty-five-
foot shaft. From his ninety-fOOt shaft
he has already shipped three carloads of
ore that went 20 per cent lead. Mr.. Nor
risOn is talking of putting in new hoist
ing works He also anticipates running
a 400-foot tunnel to tap the vein at a 30G-
foot depth.
The work on the WOodside property.
two miles to the north. shows the lead
coming in StrOngersas depth is attained
The shaft Is now down about thirty feet
In the Wild Horse canyon. over the hill
a mile and a half to the southeast of
bennington. Anderson is pushing work
on his claims, which are showing up very
satisfactorily. Nearby Frenchy has struck
fine grade of copper cOnglOmerates. He
has been carrying on work here over a
year and is feeling good over the new
CONFER showing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-16
OHIO COPPER
READY TO MOVE
Financial Difficulties Are Over
come and Work on Great
Mining Plant Is Resumed.
MASCOTTE TUNNEL Is WET
BIG AVENUE is NOW DRAINING
THE OHIO MINE.
MASCOTTE TUNNEL IS WET

The Ohio Copper company has emerged
from the financial difficulties that the
big bluff panic brought it into ana
preparations are now making to cut loose
with greater vigor than ever. 1t comes
from a straight source that all OF us
smaller obligations have been discharged,
while its larger ones have been taken
care of with satisfactory promises 10 pay
All of the mill material and equipment
that was held up ay the Rio Grande Ran
road company has been released and IL
was being moved to Lark, at the big mill
site Tuesday afternoon. Colin Mcintosh,
the constructing engineer of the plant IS
now at Bingham getting the work OF
construction under way again ana from
now on everything will be crowded TO
the limit While work has been pro-
crossing regularly at the Mascotte tun-
mel, it was stated yesterday that the
force was to be laid off for about week
TO allow the ground ahead to drain. Inc
face of this great tunnel is now within
go feet of a point directly under the bot
tom of the big working shaft and flow
of water amounting 10 over forty gal
Ions per minute has been tapped. With
the shift put in yesterday, which was eX-
pected to add more to the flow, WORK
was to be suspended for the reason
stated. The Wa ter is known TO be com
ing from the Ohio lodges and there is no
doubt but what few days will see the
companys ground drained to the tunnel
| level
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-16
COPPER DISCOVERY IN
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS

James Younger has just returned from
Blue Mountain, twenty miles south of
Newhouse and reports that he has been
successful in locating a valuable copper
proposition, carrying some gold He has
had hisseye on this locality for some time
and was confident that copper existed
there in large bodies and has made every
effort to find it. 1t now seems that he
has been successful, says the Iron County
Record.
He discovered a true fissure vein show
ing an Outcropping of one foot going
straight down with no incline. This is in
itself encouraging. as it is claimed that
this fact gives absolute assurance of a
large body of ore at no great depth. The
assays of the surface groupings give val
ues at 81 per cent copper and 81 in gold.
Mr.. Younger will leave in a few davs
for his claims fourteen in all, taking with
him two or three men, with the intention
of sinking on the property to demon
strate the exact extent Of the ore vein.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-16

city on one of his periodical visits. He was
in attendance at the meeting of Utah
mine owners yesterday and spoke for
Colorado.
Walter Romney of the Salt Lake Real
Estate & Title company is back from Juab
county, where he has been perfecting title
TO the ground on the railroad which is to
constitute the new oil metropolis of Juab
City. He will leave again in day or two
with engineers to plat the townsite. He
declares that nothing can head off the
oil boom that is coming to the JUab sec
ton.
John T. HodsOn received a letter yester-
day from John A. Kirby, dated at Homo
lulu, Jan. 1. Mr. Kirby went from here
with ]. B. Thompson and declares that
he is enjoying the outing immensely. He
states that Thompson wanted to go to
Japan and China, leaving Honolulu about
the 18th. and he wanted Kirby to go with
him, but the latter was undecided whether
to go or not. Mr. Kirby wants to get
home by the middle of next month and
was afraid that he could not make il if
he followed his side kick where he would
like to 20.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-16
COPPER STOCKS IN
BOSTON AND NEW YORK

Following is the daily market comment
of Paine, Weber & Co, Boston, together
with the range of prices of copper stocks
and other Boston listings in which the
west is interested, as well a similar
report on New York curb transactions, a
feature that has just been added by
James A Pollock & Co. to its private
wire service, and from which it is Sc
cured for use in this department of The
Herald
Boston. Jan. 15-After the activity of
yesterday it was only natural to have
much profit taking today, but the stocks
We're all well taken and toward the close
an increased demand came in. AmalgaHn-
ated was relativels weak all day and will
be nervous until after dividend action to-
morrow. We see good buying of Atlantic
and the stock is getting scarce. We
strongly advise buying Butte Coalition X
is due for an advance. Floating supply
of North Butte and Greene-Cananea has
been taken up and both will rally easily.
The whole market ought to go up 5-points
more before il will go off much.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-16
UTAH COPPER'S
FUTURE PLANS
President and Secretary Issue
Statement on Stock In
crease and Bond Issue.

Yesterdays mail brought the official an
nouncement of the annual meeting OF
the Utah Copper company, TO be neid IN
Jersey City on the oath, and also
statement from President c. NJ: Mac
Neili, mention of which was made in a
Herald special from New York yesterday
morning. The secretary's call for the
meeting confirms the report of short
time ago that a bond issue was contem-
plated. 1t advises the shareholders that
a proposition to increase the capital
stock of the company from S660O,VOV TO
s., 10000 and the issuance of 81 10000 IN
convertible bonds at par will be decided
In his letter TO the stockholders Presl-
dent MacNeill states that the extensive
plans of the company contemplate the
expenditure of large sums of money IN
reducing the cost of making copper and
adding to the profits of operation. IL is
proposed to make the bond issue bear IN
terest at per cent with an option of con-
verting the bonds into stock at so d
share, or double the par value of the
stock President MacNeill says that ar
rangements have already been perfected
to underwrite the issue. but present
chance to subscribe, pro rata, according
to their holdings. Terms under which the
bonds will be issued, if authorized by the
shareholders at the meeting on the 24th.
will be announced Immediately after the
meeting.
The presidents letter calls attention to
the fact that the company has been OPP
Grating most successfully for the past
year and adds that a most comprehensive
statement of the cOmpany's operations
will be issued directly after the annual
meeting.
That the plans of the company are
meeting with approval is evidenced in the
action of the stock on the eastern mar
kets Just a few weeks ago it was pos
sible to buy the shares at 81 and less,
Yesterday they sold as high as S25 and
there is set conviction in well Informed
mining circles that nothing can prevent
the stock from going to double what it is
today and that, most likely, before the
end of the present year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-16

MINING STOCK EXCHANGE.
Big Bull Movement Seems to Have
Broken Loose for Sure.

Local mining stocks were all on the
boom yesterday and the volume of bust
ness transacted and the character of il
leaves no room. to doubt that big bull
movement has commenced. Wabash con-
tinued as the chief attraction. 1t opened
at about 20 cents, rose to 81 cents, was
crowded back to 20 cents and then push
ed ahead again. final sales being made at
80 cents d share Seven Troughs also
made gains and so did Uncle Sam, Colo
RADIO, Lower Mammoth, May Day. Beck
Tunnel and others. As a matter of fact
the entire list felt the effect of the bull
ish atmosphere. Every broker appeared
to have orders and the crowd of speeta-
tors indicated that the public had finally
awakened tC the fact that something was
doing.
During the two regular and open board
calls 4 total of los. $50 shares of stock,
with a selling value of $59,OS7.55. changed
hands. Following is the list of final quo
tations and record of sales made:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-16
PLENTY OF SHIPPING ORE
IN DOLLY WARDEN DISTRICT

Arthur and Henry Millick came in Sat
urday from the Dolly Warden district
where they and their brothers are inter-
ested in the development of a very prom
Using group of silver-iead copper claims.
says the Ely Mining Exposition.
In speaking of developments in that sec
ton, the boys say that every surface
showing upon which they have done anv
work at all has invariably shown an i'm
provement.
In sinking several location shafts on the
claims in the Oseeola group they have
opened up ore in every one that carries
good values in silver-lead, and from the
claim upon which they have been con-
filming their efforts for the past few weeks
they have taken out and have ready for
shipment. providing a smeltsr could be
found that would pay for the ore. hun
dreds of tons that will yield better than
90 per cent lead. besides carrying values
in silver, gold and copper.