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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-02
THE GINNERS'
COTTON REPORT
Shows Largest Yield in History
of the Industry.

Press dispatches from W ASH
ington to the Grpcnville Daily
News says:
Washington, Oct. 25.-Cotton
ginning throughout the South
since the picking of the crop of
1911 began has been carried On
with greater activity this season
than in any year in the history
of the industry and has resulted
in the unprecedented quantity
of 7.740,634 running bales Of
cotton ginned to October Is.
The census bureau report issued
at 10 o'clock to-day showed that
greater quantities We're ginned
during the season in every cot
ton state except Oklahoma.
There were $4,000 bales more
than We're ginned last year to
the same date; 1,322.740 bales
more than during the record
crop year of 1904, when 47.7 per
cent. of the years total crop of
13, ,697, 80 running. bales were
ginned to October Is, and l, ,444,-
469 bales more than the big
crop year of 1908, when 49, per
cent of the years crop of l3, 1872
13l running bales We're ginned
to that date.
Throughout the growing sea-
son various conditions caused
the crop to mature much earlier
than in most previous years and
harvest conditions have beoa
excellent in most districts of the,
cotton belt.
In Texas the ginning sur
passed previous records by more
than 100000 bales; in Georgia
by 428, 900 bales, in Alabama by
1873, 900 bales, in North Carolina
by $4,000 bales, and in South
Carolina by $4,000 bales.
The census bureaus third cot
ton ginning report showing the
number of bales of cotton of the
growth of 1911 ginned prior to
October Is was issued at 10 a. m.
to-day. The number of running
bales, counting round as half
bales, with comparative statis-
tics to the corresponding date for
the last three years and the per-
centage of the total crop ginned
to that date in those years, is as
follows:
United States, ,74O, 634 bales,
compared with 5,423,62 bales
last year, when 1863 per cent. of
the entire crop was ginned to
October IS; 5,530,967 bales in
1909, when $40 per cent. was
ginned, and 6,296, l66 bales in
1908, when 4S.l per cent. was
ginned.
The number of round bales
included were 3,6O5, compared
with 66,1S3 bales last year, SS,-
716 bales in 1909. and 49,
bales in 1908.
The number of sea island bales
included 40,034, compared with
25,69l bales last year, 36.4S2
bales in 1909, and 32,013 bales
in 1908.
Ginning by states, with COM
parsons and the previous years,
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-02

Why do you spend your
money for inferior tobacco
whea you can buy PENIS
ca. NPEON from S. ReKel.
ly, Central, 5. c. at the
same price the common
Kind will s0ss yes else
where.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-02
Is Hard On Clemson.

It is expected that the Glenn
son college income. derived from
the sale of the fertilizer tax tags,
will be cut down considerably
by the low price Of cotton. It is
not probable that much fertil-
izer Will be purchased because
of the lack of money caused by
the steady fall in the price Of
cotton, the South's great money
crop.
The report on the sales of
fertilizers show that so far
Clemson college has received
s247, ,017.73- from the tax, as
compared with s221,175.44 on
the same date last year. The
total amount received from the
sale in 1910 amounted to $780,
O9S.95. It is estimated that the
college will this year receive
about S265.OOO. There is tax
of 25 cents on every ton Of tertil-
izer sold, and this means that
the farmers of the State will use
about l, 10; 900 tons of fertilizers
this year.
Announcement has been made
that an agricultural course of
one year is to be established at
Clemson college. This, as the
opinion of w. w. Riggs. will
enable many young men Of the
rural districts to attend who are
not in a position to give up four
years to a regular college course.
The State.
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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-02
The Cotton Picker in the Hills.

| ANN OOtlOH lShCl III ufC 1A1iS
Demonstrations of the Camp
bell-Price cotton harvester in
the vicinity of Charlotte cause
the Observer of that city to ex-
press itself with enthusiasm
about the ability Of the machine
to make good the claims for it
and these same claims are no
more than were set up a year
ago.
In an address at the COM
mencement of the South Caro-
lima University last June, Lewis
W. Parker spoke of the success
of the invention as practically
assured, when operated under
favorable conditions, and this
condition has. we believe. been
generally accepted in Southern
manufacturing circles. That the
machine will harvest cotton
economically on the level lands
is scarcely to be doubted, but
Mr.. Parker was not by any
means so confident of its eff
cheney where the country is
hilly. The demonstrations at
Charlotte give promise of a
more extended use.
Meantime. the question to be
answered is not whether or not
the machine will pick cotton, y
ss,.t whether it will pick it well
enough and at low enough cost
to cause it's fspT introdue uetlon
In South Carolina the fafa-
ers have had greater difficulty
in obtaining hand-pickers this
year than ever they have had
before. Consequently the low,
prices are not accompanied by
low prices for picking. If a big
crop should follow the crop of
1911, with low prices continu-
ing. the farmers would be tempt
ed to take large -neces-
sary, in buying the mechanicaf
pickers. In short. the new in
vention has arrived in the nick
of time.
The pcrfecting of the picker
would not exl:and cotton pro-
duction so greatly as might be
expected upon casual considera-
tion of the problem. Cotton
"chopping' by hand requires
almost as many laborers as does
cotton picking, and the fields
must be cultivated, too. Pick
ing by machinery would tend
to accelerate the movement
from the plantations to the
towns. the cotton season picking
being the one time of
the year when there is always
an abundance of light work at
a good wage offering to women
and children as well as to men.
If hand-picking should 90 out
of fashion, the inducement to
work on the farms would be
considerably weakened and the
withdrawal of farmers and their
families from the farms would.
of course, be felt in the spring
and summer. The State.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-02
The Cotton Situation.

The present low price Of cot
ton is the result of one-sided
manipulation. The spectators
who would bear cotton on the
New York exchange have the
help Of the manufacturers.
Those who would bull it get help
from no one. The South, by its
own foolish legislation, is shut
out from that exchange.
Prices in New York effect
prices in the spot markers The
manufacturers are in no hurry
to buy. Many of the producers
are in a hurry to sell. This is a
time of the year when spots are
generally sustained by futures
and Southern lawmakers, in the
exercise of a boundless stupidity
have SMUT the South out Of the
market for futures.
The result is the price of cot
ton is being hammered down in
New York and the farmers of
the South seeing the decline are
sacrificing their crop, fearing it
will go lower, and this sacrifice
makes it go lower.
In the late nineties cotton
reached it's lowest point, though
not lower than now in compari-
son of the prices of other COM
modities. The demand then
grew more rapidly than produc-
tion and a succession Of five
crops of less than II, 600, coo bales
carried the price up. In 1905 a
crop was gathered 225,O00 bales
in excess Of the largest previous
one. Cotton dropped until the
farmers refused to sell, but
prices went up before the end Of
the year, and it was found that
the world wanted nearly 13, 600,
600 bales of cotton from the
South.
Then came a crop of a little
less than ll,5Oo,OOo bales. 1t
was marketed at prices ranging
from $50 to 1926 cents and the
next crop. though 1850, 900
bales, only a shade less than the
estimates of the present crop,
brought from 1910 to 1856
cents. An alienation Of small
crops and large ones followed
without great disturbance in the
price. The present crop has
been preceded by two inadequate
crops. Last years crop, though
over 12. .OOO, 900 bales. was so far
below the demand that the aver
age prices was the highest in
more than a third of a century,
and the predictions for this year
do not promise an unprecedent-
ed yield.
Thezeis nothing in the law of
supply and demand to justify
the sale Of cotton for less than
l2 cents per pound, and it is safe
to say that when the crop gets
out of the hands of the farmers
# will 90 above IL cents. They
could send the price above that
figure before Christmas if they
would hold their cotton, but the
situation is in their hands and
no amount Of talk will do any
good.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-02
To the Corn Club Boys.

Gather your corn according to
the rules sent yo,. and bring
your exhibit to this office Nov.
18th, at II a. m. P If. G. B.
Hadden, of Clemson College, is
sending out report bla! ks to be
filled out to every boy in the
club. If you do not receive one
right away write him and one
will be sent you.
r. T. HALLUM, CO. Supt.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-02
Secret Order Meetings.


Masonic-A. F. & A. NJ. meets
Saturday nights on or before
the full moon
Chapter-R. A. NJ. meets Fri.
day nights on or after the full
moon.
K. of P.-Meets every Mon
day night after the fist and
third Sundays.
W:>.O. W.-Meets every first
and third Tuesday nights.
City Council meeess :lesday
nights after first MONDAYS.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-02
MYLADYS JEWEL

MY LADYS JEWEL
COLLECTION
will be superb if it is made up entire.
lYof ornements, tr1nkets, etc.. OF the
same high character as these 70 be
seen here. - ~
NOTHING COULD an
BE HANDSOMER
with ore enduring beauty than
iewelry contained ID our exhibit:
you ARE LORDHLLILNYIIEf
to visit it and enjoy the pla
examining the many beautifd
Il includes. The locks Of the
speak for themselves. We s
zee the quality.
II. SNIDEs:
Easley,
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-02
Sc !. TILLMAN
IS NEUTRAL
But Says If Judge Jones "Makes
His Fight on Blease's Record
lie Will VIM

HIS tight Ull DicdSc NCCOiu
lie Will VIM
In an interview with the rn-
porter for the Augusta Chron-
i,le last Wednesday and pub
li>hed in the daily papers Sena-
ter Tillman is quoted as saying:
The statement given by Gov.
lease at Barnwell Tuesday
contains nothing new to me;
for it is only a ute of letter
z wrote him recently, and in
X hich I wrote nothing to lead
lam to believe that l had any
Intention of doing otherwise in
il the approaching gubcrna-
torial contest, than I stated to
YOU. when you We're here a few
ceks ago; that is, that | intend
j. remain strictly neutral in the
,mpaign,'' - said Senator B. R.
Tulman yesterday, at his home
III Trenton, to a representative
of the Chronice.
Il could not affo: ! !, take
sides in the contest : both
Gov. Blease and j.. ee Jones
are personal and politicial
friends of mine, and | have told
l:lease that. I also told him
rat. if I saw reason to take
sides againsthim at any time, I
sartaiszaysgould not knife him,
blItswo1ld tehim before I told
any one else. y
Senator Tillman smiled sever
al times. and winked. during
the reading of the article to him
by the newspaper mamie
somehow had missed getting
his paper yesterday.
1T is going to be a close
fight he said, and BIease is
losing no time. He is cam
,aigning now and has been for
months.
He is keeping before the
people and he is making friends,
while Judge Jones is seemingly
doing nothing vet. The news
papers, somehow, always have
some kind of a story a!Dlt
Blease, while you see vely t lie
about Judge Jones.
There are two things in
leases statement that be is
mistaken in. though.
"One is with regard to Rich
ards being in a frame-up to
bring Judge Jones out to oppose
!, an. Why, I know that Rich
ards was seriously considering
,sl.try into the race himself. It
has been his ambition to be
governor. and he thought that,
!, with my condition5sunnPosed to
he liable to dasp Of at, any
;:.oment-Use could beat Blease
and be governor, he would be in
iipe for promotion and be able
10 beat any other man; and he
was one of the most surprised
men in the State when Judge
assones announced himself.
1.-The other error Blease
m:ekes is in saying that | was
abdqt to publish a letter indors-
ing ham in 1910, but was per
:ade6 from it by a newspaper.
I Gid write a letter, such as
''e speaks of, but [ did not pub
lish it. I changed my mind.
and no ne aa9er nor man con-
nected with a NEWSPAPER, had
to do withg that letter
not being published SSsser it was
written.
Howeyse, I voted for Blease
m ghe second primary. voted
n Richards in the first.
Commenting further on the
situation, or as he called it,
':nuddle," the senator said that
because he had proclaimed neu-
trality, it did not follow that he
must maintain an armed neu-
trality.
But" he said, IF Tom
Fielder, OR any one else, goes be-
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-02

!E MS CHAMPION is~6
rich msn's tobacco, bat
you can get it at a po&
mans price from $. p.
Kelly, Central, S. c.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-02

IA Good School For Every Chilf
| Every Child IN School.
A suggestion from the Safe
Supervisor of Rural Schools fos
the country teachers, trustees,
parents, and school children.
The country schools Of our
State are now beginning the
session of l91l-19l2. In nv
visits among these schools,
find only one-third to oneshaf
of the children in attendance
The: fields are white with cotton
to be picked and I realize the
difficulty, and IN many cases
impossibility, of putting alf
the children ia school at the -
ginning Of shs session AaIS
me to make a suggestion Wlacl
grows out of my own exper;el
as a boy on the farm, cage
enter school at the beginn
the term, but unable to1
- =
because of the pressin
work.
Let every parent see f1
children are at the schd
least one day during the
week for classification
ambitious boy can then ge5
books and, IN many cases,
do enough work at hsmet
enable him to enter his cias
without serious loss when thl
farm work is done and he cad
attend school regalll Tnes
= :
are many days when ne cannos
work on the farm. On these
days he can 90 to sshsof and go
assistance on points Of difficult
9 Let every county teache
the State make a list Of
~ -
pupils Of school age in her d
trict and endeavor TO get ever
one to attend school this year
A little personal work WITH
parentsand children will 5sesa ed
a rich harvest, and a broader
acquaintance with your people
will make the work in the schoo,
itself less difficult, Let us do aH
in our power to help the pupil
who is at work and TryElgstos
study at home.
Let every school trustee in the8
State lend the weight Of his in5
fuence to secure this year
best country school attend
in the histor Of South Gas !!
In this way YOU VIII WA
maksbetter ana more
men and women Of the
whip attend school th
but you viii also increa
sehqa appointment fd /!
WI ,d s.sslBs6nsh 81
for year: a GOD
for Every Child; Every
School.
Just a word to the bo
works. The same grit a
termination which naka
do your work vel. VIZ en-
you to surmount tie sdiMcult
you find in your books. f yoa
cannot enter school now. gen
your books and by a little home
study each day try te keep pace
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81 1N4tlSuCl1o I'D III oL4C 1I1ot.
Commenting further on the
situation, or as he called it,
:nuddle," the senator said that
because he had proclaimed neu-
trality, it did not follow that he
must maintain an armed neu-
trality.
But he said. If Tom
Fielder, or any one else, goes be-
fore the legislature and proves
actually proves-that Blease is,
or has been, crooked, I'll take
sides quick and fight him; for
South Carolina is a proud State
and will not stand for rottenness
if she knows it.
Senator, Gov. Blease says in
his statement that there are no
differences between you and
him. Is that true??' was asked
by the newspaper man.
There are no friendly, per-
s.onal difference, between us, I
suppose that's " at he meant. )"
The senator salu that he does
not know who is responsible for
the candidacy OF Judge Jones,
but that he had 40 idea, but
" lat Judge Jones told the truth
len Judge Jones said he had
Ir,n urged by letters and men
y. over the State to run, and
laat he had a laudable ambition
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Wanted = Several of
wood on subscriptS s.
office.
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you find in your books. e yoa
cannot enter school now. get
your books and by a little home;
study each day try tc keep pace
with your class. Nearly all the
men who have achieved success
have surmounted difficulties IN
acquiring an education
W. K. TATE
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-14

ate prohibition district between Chi
cago and Albany avenues, Humboldt
and Franklin boulevards.
When Deputy Commissioner Of Pub
lie Works Hewitt opened the bids for
the $500 tons Of water pipe recently
advertised for by the city, he found
that only one concern, the United
States Cast Iron and Foundry Com
pany, had responded.
As the bid was lower than any the
city has received on iron pipe In the
past, It Is probable that the contract
will be awarded to the concern. The
bid was fiat price Of $23.75 per ton
delivered at points designated. This
will cost approximately $1.00 a ton for
carriage. The last pipe purchased by
the city cost $3.50 per ton, while in
1908 and 1907 the price went slightly
over $27. The pipe, to be delivered
by May 1, is to connect the 14th street
and 6sth street pumping stations.
~6A
Enabling legislation to permit the
officers of the sanitary district of Chi.
cago to be centralized in the county
building In Chicago was introduced IN
the Senate on Tuesday by Senator
JUL. II the bill becomes Q law ar.
rangements are to be perfected to
have all the municipal corporations
doing business within Cook County
under the one big general roof Of the
city.county building.
~6A
Public hearings on the county bud.
get, at which the humblest citizen Of
Cook County may be heard and regis
ter his objections to the amount Of
money to be appropriated or the pur.
pose for which It 10 intended, u ad-
vocated by the, Chicago Bureau Of
Public Efficiency In q report sent to
the county board.
Other important recommendation
contained in the report are:
That the county budget be stand.
ardized, grouping departments and
institutions according to functions
and classifying accounts In all de.
partments under uniform titles.
That departmental budget estimates
be furnished ON uniform hlankD n
answer to uniform questions.
That the circuit judges be provided
funds with which to make an indie
pendent investigation Of the needs Of
each department before giving their
Endorsement to the requests Of the
heads Of the departments for help and
funds.
That departmental estimates be
published In pamphlet form and dis
tributed to civic and other interested
organizations a. matter OF informa-
ton before the public hearings are
held.
That O more definite and restrictive
wording to the appropriation bill bs
adopted.
That the system of accounting bs
revised SO that the unexpended and
unincumbered balances Of each ap.
preparation may be shown at any
time. n
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-14
MUNICIPAL NEWS
Some Items of Interest From the
Public Offices About Occur.
rences of the Week.

The sum Of $5S5,0O0 is asked by the
board Of directors Of the Chicago pub.
lie library for operating expenses for
1911. The amount is an increase over
the budget for 1910, according to the
directors at their monthly meeting
Monday night, and Is asked because
the library's revenue for 1911 will be
$4,000 less. The income from the
tax for 1910 for the library was $343,.
900. This year 1t will be 100000.
Mayor Busse in a letter to Lieu.
tenant Colonel George A. linn, fed.
eral engineer, requested that the pub.
lie hearing on the removal Of the
Lake street bridge be postponed until
after the 1911 budget Is passed by the
city council. The mayor said this
will be in two or three weeks.
The budget provides 100000 in the
bridge bond issue for a new double.
deck bridge at Lake street to replace
the present one, which had been con.
demned by the War Depar tment as a
menace to navigation.
u
fine Of $1,000 was to be imposed for
every thirty days after Dec. 81 that
the old bridge was left standing.
Mayor Busse, Commissioner Mullaney,
Alderman Foell and Alderman Snow
went to Washington and secured
more time for the city.
~
A deluge Of demands for increased
pay for city employees Of nearly every
rank and station fell upon the finance
committee at Mondays public hearing
on the 1911 budget. It was estimated
that It would take from $7,000,000 to
100000 to grant all Of the increases
asked
The high cost Of living IL the most
material reason given for the I'D.
vanced salary demands. The best or.
ganized effort for salary raise comes
from the Helmet Club. an organise
ton Of Chicago firemen. The fire.
man figures that he receives 21%
cents an hour for his work, or 3M
cents less than the poorest laborer
employed by the city.
Employees and under officers Of the
department Of health are united in q
request for higher pay. DR.. w. q.
Harpole appeared for the medical In.
spectors and asserted that the pres.
emit salary Of $66.66 q month should
be raised to $l26. Twenty.one disin'
fectant and quarantine inspectors
who were reduced to $1,000 o year
last year asked to be restored to the
old scale Of $1,000. Forty.four SAM.
tary inspectors want $500 q year in.
stead Of $1,000.
Two proposals to regulate saloons.
one an ordinance providing that not
more than three saloon licenses be 10.
sued to any one person, and the other
an amendment to the so-called Hark.
ms ordinance were brought up before
the council license committee Mon.
day. Both the amendments and the
ordinance to limit the number Of
licenses were ordered fled. The com.
mittee also filed an ordinance to ere.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-14

ate q prohibition district between Chi
cago and Albany avenues, Humboldt
and Franklin boulevards.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-14

ATTORNEY and
COUN SELLOR

Commercial National Bank BIdQ.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-16

transparency of the braid and deli
cacy of the net are adorable for mid
summer wear. Two fiat rosettes SIM
ulate roses full blown and are made
Of light weight ribbon In a wonder
full shade of pink. The rosettes are
joined by a bride OF ribbon.
A rich hat in white hemp Is COW
cred with a plateau OF princess lace
which is fastened down with twist
of wide natter blue ribbon having a
highly lustrous surface. Small blown
garden roses with foliage and some
messy stems, provide the touch OF
color here. Nearly half the plateau
of lace is folded both from the LETT
side and tackled to the crown. leaV-
ing the hemp braid uncovered.
Scarfs of white down and down
with ostrich border finish the mid
summer toilette, providing more
warmth than one would imagine. m
fact, they are quite equal to protect
ing the throat, even when their wear
ers are out until the wee sma' hours.
which are the rol1c~t 30