The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-14
good many farmers are, but mighty
few others.


Blease told the Spartanburg audi
ence that II they would send up petit
tions he would pardon certain Spar
tanburg conyicts. Wouldn't it be a
good idea to do away with the courts
altogether until after Blease is out
OF office. II is a useless expense to
hold court when criminals are turned
loose after being convicted.
Mr.. w. T. Jones has announced as
candidate for the house of Repre-
sentatives from Greenwood county.
DR.. Jones is high-toned gentleman
with strong convictions and broad
views. He would make Greenwood
good representative. Doubtless he
will be found among the elect after
the ballots are counted
We ask those voters who are in
doubt IA to which man 10 support.
Jones or please, to listen closely to-
day and take note of the fact that
Blease's address will be nothing but
an appeal to prejudice Note partic-
ularly that he cannot ana does not
show you where he is the friend of the
poor man.
We would call the attention OF the
people of Laurens to the fact that
baseball college is to be estab-
lished somewhere in the South. Of
fers may be directed to the chairman
OF the national baseball commission.
-Greenville Piedmont.
Just at this time We prefer girls
college We might look into this base
ball college proposition little later.
We take things one at a time
The Advertiser gave what it consid-
cred full and fair report OF the first
county campaign meeting which was
held in Laurens last week Since a
report of each meeting would be but
repetition of the ones before it. The
Advertiser does not consider 1t worth
while to report any more of them in
full However. II anything of special
interest takes place at any meeting
not already made mention of, it will
be reported il reliable information is
secured about it, However. The Ad-
vertiser does not intend TO have a rep
resentative at all of the meetings.
Our Cross Hill correspondent has
a short account OF canning indus
try in that wide awake little town.
For fear that some of our farmer
friends might overlook il. we wish TO
direct especial attention to it. There
is no doubt but that if a canning out
it Were bought in each community in
the county, a great deal OF waste vege-
tables could be utilized and consid-
cradle money made by planting es-
pecially for it. 4 young girl in Aiken
county last year made nearly six hun
dred cans OF tomatoes off OF one tenth
OF an acre OF land. This represented
clear profit Of over $50 or about $500
per acre. Isn't it worth while to look
into this industry some more? Canning
of tomatoes should go on at this sea-
son Of the year, when there is little
else to do.
The Spartanburg Herald says that
There is one county in the state that
can be depended on to give the gov
ernor safe majority and that is Iau-
rens." Gentlemen, we resent that.
There are no grounds for such an as
sertion. While Gov. Blease received
majority by few hundred votes in
the election two years ago it would
be far from safe" to say that he will
get majority in this election. OF
course the Blease and Jones adherents
differ about which of the two will car
ry the county, but very few even OF
the Blease men expect any big majorl-
~, while conservative Jones men are
confident that Jones will carry the
county by a small majority. Many
changes have taken place here within
the past two years and many are TAX
ing place every day. II is a matter of
great encouragement to the Jones men
that they can put their fingers on
great many voters who have turned
from Blease since the last election
when only a mere handful can be
pointed out as going over to him. The
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