Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-03
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ADDRESSED + AR MERs,.

Ssnaa iiIIl1lan and SmitEl and
ongressrnan Lever ddrsss s
S. !. arnaess IIpon! gEiicul-
tural Subjects M
Ter tso give Sariet TO The
tsr,ss on Bay, as
Isell as fo farmers in
the best ID possibs se, the mana.
yers of ar ali invited Sem
tor Ssefst D:
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Ne 8 Il1rsdla of lof them sttend
aadiFes except
Abplts one 'eleek much M 6
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IS Vest issa, ls Senate
Al Re MAS when he
srss,ii s. speak:
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soSers S stiigf
asI sss ion and SAYS,
Is entitled ITO:
md lo;flla ressifF DE port ot,
sery iii and business man
Method $ can longer be foiz
itiI succgss spplhe # eralits
oee siie virgin soil having been ex-
hahsted demand Is that farmers.
put brains lto their erk. sHe.
stated that through The appi icatioH;
efs brains he has seen one boil of cot
t.ssI max Ia locks lag seen land
thsit pro duced only 15 bush els ssof
coin I'd the acre no " make la5 bush
elsS and land that formerl Y made
only 500 pellads Of seed cotton make
oaj: bale and q 10 The acre
uith said ipnsrs did nas:
cob ain ZEN s,rics of cotton:
was low, bat 81 6w that Il has adgan
celt foI here ;arln sgs can make an
osest of sllelii are
shiiitise ge4 III az si IniAI III order
Is FoFee cline III the Esriees
aa ia IA tiley
Fgiiee the price Of. their factllis=
ed product: I.
lie said there is somthing wrong
with government that protects
few manufacturers. There is some
unfair advantage when one man
has an income of S4O,OOo,ooo. He
believes that the government should
be shaped so that the men who
make the wealth enjoy some
of it.
coazressman a. F. Lever.
with accustomed ease and grace,
Capt. N. G.. Evans introduced Con-
ressman A. F. Lever, who after a
little humor at the expense of Capt.
Evans, congratulated the Fair as
soeiasion uoolt the solef1ii szes
: cess of the first County Fair. He
spoke of the Fair as reunion:
ground, and said that if the enter
prise receives the cooperation of
the people atlarge twill me M CT
to:this grand old county"
Mr.. Lever spoke upon diversified
tior of crops at some length, urg-
ing upon has hearers the importance.
of making the everyday necessities
upon the farm.
Mr.. Lever said there are two
great necessities: something to eat
and something to wear. and that the
South has a monopoly on one OF
these. If farmer does not get a
decent price for his cotton it is his
owr.fault. They make the mistake
Of marketing the entiracrop in three
months. Suppose, said the speak
er, all of the women w.re to send
theireggs to Edgefe.d, the price
would 90 down. He opposed the /
crop system of putting ali the eggs
in one basket.
Ete urged parents to educate their
children, particularly along agieul-
tural mes. Mr.. Lever said Glenn:
son college has not accomplished
the e-purpose for which it was estab-
lished. Instead Of showing prop
er sympathy for the farmers, it has
assumed an attitude ofaloofness. He
still has confidence in and hope for
the institution, especially as reforma
tion and revolution are now going
on.8 He wants to see Clemson
brought into more intimate touch
witt, the farmers. Mr.. Lever favors
Agricultural High Schools as pre-
E.