The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-11
LOCKHART JUNCTION

Lockhart Junction, Dec. S.-We
sure have had some rainy weather.
It's like the old darkey said to his
master, more rain, more rest; all
fair weather is not the best"
Well news is scarce. l have not
been about much this rainy weather
and have not heard of anything inter-
estlng, only the same old story every
old negro the other day that said it
was no difference with him. He was
always poor and if he had bread he
was thankful for it. l hope that we
can turn awhile from this dark time
at least and look on the bright side.
1t does look like there will be enough
breadStuff made in this section next
year for every one has Sowed and is
sowing wheat and will be more sowed
If the weather will get so they can.
There is going to be change. In the
future things will not always go one
way. Cotton is our only money crop
In the South but of course when it
gets below 10 cents there is not much
money for the farmer. If all the cot
ton States would do like this country
is going to do we will get 15c for cot
ton or might get 20 cents. l remem-
ber when my father only made about
4 to bales Of cotton on a four-horse
farm and | knew one time when he
got 500 for one bale; now he made
TINS cotton without any guano. He
had more than one hog to kill; he
would have from 10 to II hogs to kill
and man, they were fine ones, too.
His cribs were full of corn and his
wheat garners full of wheat and he
was not particular about locking up
his cribs for every one had plenty
and he was not afraid that some one
would want his. Now if people will,
in way, go back to those days there
will be a cotton ppanic AND not a
money panic.
want to compliment Hey Denver.
He said some good things in his last
letter about prices and what he
thought about things in general and
what the other fellow was saying and
| ought to do.
+ This great scare of Is million bales
or more of cotton. They have made
the crop is the worse scare | have
heard in long time. Why, if there
had been that much made last year
and then that much made this year, |
might have thought we had too much
and then there could have been cry
of over productions; but with ID mil
lion bale crop, even if it should be,
| this writer does not believe there will
be, cotton ought not to be &c, as many
| Spindles as there are running will
consume every bit of it. If some of
the mills do not stop in July or Au-
gust to take rest till they get soma.
Now God knows | am in favor of mills
and corporations and everything that
goes to build up country, bu. / do
hate to see so much speculation, as
think heap of it is going on. Well,
| will quit that subject for this time.
| met friend of mine on the streets
of Union one day last week and he
said he wanted me to visit him, for in
his section some ladies had cempli.
mented my letters IN The Timestand
they wanted-t<,-see me.YeNoYaeS .
you, but fear if they do see me INN
not make the impression on them tElSi
my letters do, but | am going, Mr.. D.,
some of these days. | hope the ladies
won't view me with a critic eve, but
pass my imperfection by.
Mrs. w. G. Edmonds and children
are visiting in Abbeville.
Miss Lula Gault of Union was a
visitor in this section on Sunday.
Miss Corrie Haney, who has been
visiting in Union, has returned to her
home.
Miss Louise Plaxico of Lockhart
spent a few days in this section last
week with relatives. MoXy.