The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-01-29

ing part OF the reconstruction period
One particular Instance remembered
by those living in that time was the
speech he made before a large crowd
of negroes at, Tumbling Shoals along
about seventy five.
The short but terrific struggle be-
tween the Turks and the Balkan
states will probable have more mo-
mentous results than many another
war of much longer duration. The
Bulgarians and her allies have shown
an independence of the great powers
that has surprised probably none
more than the powers themselves.
The plucky Balkanians have fought
their own Lstt:es and stipulated their
own terms. in spite OF the grasping
hands of the greater European ma
tions.
The Laurens Advertiser will un-
derstand now why we told them that
they were little previous" in max
ing their prediction about the school.
Greenwood Journal. The Advertis-
er, IL we remember correctly, has
never made prediction about the s.
G. G.. L. going to Greenwood. We un-
derstood at one time that the matter
had been settled and that the school
was to remain in Edgefield. As Green
wood and Laurens appeared be
in about the same boat at th time,
we extended our sympathies Today.
we wish for the new school every sue
cess.
The Progressive Farmer, in re-
cent issue, produced table showing
the prices Of corn in different states.
In Minnesota the price Of corn was
4S cents, while in South Carolina 1t
was So cents. The increased price
in South Carolina was brought about
by the cost and profits in distribution.
How the increased cost comes about,
however, Is not so much a matter of
consideration now as Is the mere fact
or the difference. If 1t costs but 46
cents to raise corn in Minnesota and
the farmers Of South Carolina have to
and do buy it at SO cents when corn
can be raised in South Carolina al
most If not as cheaply as in Mime
sofa. then 1t seems that the oues-
ton to solve is not that Of re-
ducing the cost of the distribu-
tion but i'll reducing the amount of the
corn imported. The thing to do is
to raise the corn at home and save
that 40 cents.
Many cities and town in South Caro-
lima and all over the country now are
beginning to take advantage Of the
parcels post service. Numbers of
stores are advertising that they will
deliver goods to their customers with
the postage prepaid This doubtless
Will bring to these concerns consid-
cradle business that they otherwise
would not get. The merchant can cas-
lily afford to pay postage on goods
sent out, for the saving in time and
trouble over the personal method OF
salesmanship is enough to pay for the
additional cost. While the per-
sonal equation counts a great deal in
the selling Of merchandise. still when
customer knows what he wants and
knows the price of it, there Is no
necessity Of a personal VISIT to the
store and often it is inconvenient at
that time to visit town. So, the en-
terprising merchants all over the
country are beginning to sell goods
by parcels post and the Laurens mer-
chants should fall in line and accom-
modate their customers in the same
way. The benefits will be mutual.
Merchants should begin to describe ar
ticles advertised more minutely and
give more prices, so that the custom
ers will know better how and what to
order.
CLEANUP DAY.
Everybody commence to make pre-
parations for cleaning up day in the
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