Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-08

their time debating whether or not to
mount. After they were mounted,
however, few Of them could ride Some
of the groups had with them a half
dozen or more beautiful horses that
evidently counted for big money, and
others had horses from the livery sta
bles. All seemed to be trying to
initiate the English style Of standing in
the stirrups, and bouncing up and
down off and on the saddle. There was
one out of a dozen that could ride any
thing like as we'll as the average York
county girl who rides at all.
Another sight conspicuous in the
park, was the large number Of smartly
dressed women parading their dogs
CANNES of various kinds. Most Of the
women, of course, were gowned in the
height Of fashion, and some took care
Of their own dogs, while others had
maids to look after the animals with as
much care and tenderness as II they
were babies.
About the only sight in the park that
was not tiresome to me was number
Of little girls feeding the squirrels and
sparrows.
Monday was devoted to business,
seeing a number Of bankers, insurance
men, and other financial experts.
Quite a pleasant experience to me
was a meeting with Mr.. Theodore H.
Price. He Is a great friend Of Senator
McLaurin I told the senator that the
South Carolina papers would make a
big 40 If they should get hold Of the
fact fpat he had called upon Mr.. Price,
and ne said "pooh!" why, Theodore
Price is the greatest authority on cot
ton Ia the world" he said. YES" re-
piled, but you know so many South
Carolina people have been taught to
believe that he is skinner and is de-
void Of common honesty" The remark,
although made half in jest, and half
seriously, aroused the senator very
much. "Who. Price not honest" he
said. There Is not squarer man in
New York. He plays the game with
the other fellows up here, and beats
them at it; but just remember one
thing, won't you? He has lasted longer
than any other man in the cotton bus
mess I know of. You remember he
failed once for thirteen million dollars
and had to go into bankruptcy. He
came out Of it fiat on his back, and al
though his debts were lawfully wiped
out, he went into the game again, and
eventually paid back every cent he
owed. So far as I know there Is not
another such case on record. You wait
until you know something about Price,
and then you can talk that kind Of fool
stuff If you want to-"
We found Mr.. Price very busy; but
he insisted on our sitting down until he
could get to US. Then he told us Of an
engagement that he had at 6 o'clock to
talk to the class Of Commerce and FL
abo,is-cotton. and invited us to go
along and afterward take dinner with
him. We accepted the invitation. l
was very much interested. There were
more than 200 young men in the class.
They included several Japs, and there
was one young woman. Mr.. Price talk
ed for about half an hour. He briefly
outlined the history Of cotton, which he
said, did not amount to a great deal
until the invention Of the cotton gin.
From there he outlined the develop
ment Of cotton production, manufac-
ture and trade, and gave a remarkably
clear comprehension Of the relation Of
the south's great staple to the econom-
ic life of the nation and Of the world.
When he had finished he told the young
men that his remarks had been direct
ed primarily to the end Of provoking
questions, and invited such inquiries as
any Of them chose to make. There fcl-
lowed a number Of very intelligent
questions and all of them were answer
ed with conclusive thoroughness. One
Of the young men desired an explana-
tion Of the operation Of the exchange as
to buying and selling Of contracts"
The speaker gave a detailed explana-
tion, showing what he considered to be
the absolute necessity Of the exchange
in the spreading out over year or
more the handling Of crop that usual
ly had to be disposed Of within few
months, and then he went on: But
young men, let me advise you. This
cotton exchange business is only fairly
safe for those who have made lie
study Of it. 1t Is those who are wit
out experience who know nothiT
about 1t and who have no business WITH
do not want to think of taking up your
life work down about the cotton eX-
change. If you do, the careers Of most
Of you will be short and tragic. The
place for you to start is in the small
towns and outlying districts, where
undeveloped resources call for your en-
ergies. In the old time the advice was
to go west, young man, and grow up
with the country. l would advise you
to go south, for there, in my opinion, is
greater opportunity for the young man
than in any other section" BY invita-
ton, Senator McLaurin followed Mr..
Price in a few remarks along the same
general lines, touching more particular
ly upon the economic defects In the
production and selling Of cotton. Re-
curing again to the question Of the
young man who was concerned about
the operation of the future contract
market, he said: Now If you really in
sst on knowing how that future busi-
ness works, the best advice can give
you, is to go down and buy contract
or two, and guarantee that If you do
not learn quickly and thoroughly, your
case Is hopeless" Mr.. McLaurin sug-
gested to the young men that If they
wanted to learn something about the
business from the better side, he would
be willing right now to give them all