The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-12
Old Soldiers Dinner
and Farmers Day
A Good Time for All-Bia Din
ner-Two Speeches-Two
Baseball Games.

farmers day was complete sue
cess. The good ladies of the
town provided a bountlful repas st
and the honored guests enjoyed
themselves to the limit.
Tcere were over fifty veterans
present and a goodly mum ber of
farmers. Two excellent address
es were delivered In place of one
and two good ball games were
played.
Following are the names and
ages of all the veterans who at
tended the dinner.
II p Craig, age, &c; w ID Craig, 60;
Jacob Burr, rs; r J Boan, 75; D r Teal,
To; } f Rascoe, II, VIM. Freeman, IL;
VIM. Pitts, %; III ID Tiller; II; Il. II
Rediearn, 6S; Philip Rivers, 7S; + b
Moore, 80; J l. Melton 10 Miles Threatt,
81; A Hendrix 20 III NJ Allen, 70; j Il
Jordan, 7l;J A Thurman, SO: J T Moore
7S; X Rivers. 70; Snml Burr, 20; Robt
Tucker, rs; NJ Coker, II, WI Tucker,
~, T. McDougal, 20; w w Patterson, 20
l. l. Spencer, GO; ID NJ Gaskins, 10; NJ
Driggers, 10; w ID Baskins, 6S; ID T.
Campbell, 20; John c Baker, 73, S
Huntley, 76; w Fl Melton, rs; f w
Robertson, GO; Neil Perdue, II; II q
Hendrix. 60; A Stroud, &c; D l. Lsenby
81; J Davis, G7; VIM Rayneld, 73;
Erwin Oliver, Il; c D Boan, 70; II T.
Lucas, 80; J a McCreight, II; VIM Gull
ledge II: f. \ Hartsell GO.
The visitors who came here
expecting to hear good speech
were not disappointed, for Mes
srs. w. f. Stevenson and G. X.
Laney delivered excellent ad-
dresses on topics of paramount
importance and timely interest.
THE SPEAKERS
Senator Laney dwelt at length
upon the Importance of the farm
ers' familiarizibg themselves
With the needs of the soil, and
fertilizer formulas intended to
fill that want. If the highest eff
flciency is realized, he said, the
farmer will fine it necessary to
mix his own fertilizer. His en-
tire speech was meaty and mani
tested Thorough mastery of the
su bject. The Advertiser will
have more TO say along this line
at another TIM.
Mr.. Stevenson is well versed
in the cotton situation and the
efforts being made to effect a |
remedy. He commenced HE re-
marks with a review Of the con-
ditions that developed In the
South at the breaking out Of the
war last August. The situation,
said the speaker, was one which
called for courageous action on
the part Of the chief executive,
nj Gov. Elease had the cour-
age to call an extra session of
the general assembly. He said
that the extra session resulted
in the passage of the State
Warehouse Law, which law alone
justifies the action of the COVER
nor in calling the extra session.
He said that the warehouse bill
was passed in the face Of the
most powerful opposition from
the cotton buyers. the banks,
and the cotton mills, who saw
the possibility of so much of the
profit they are now getting out
Of the handling of the cotton
crop being saved to the produc-
ers.
Mr.. Stevenson reviewed the
State bond proposition, which
received so much attention at
the han Of the general assem-
bly, ani was discussed through
out the State last October. He
gave full credit for the ilea to
j. X. Henry, of Chesper.
He explained how the bond
proposition provided means
whereby the State undertook
to lend the farmers 8 cents
pound on cotton which was then
bringing only little more than
6 cents, and how it was intended
TO use the credit Of the State to
help the farmers out of their diff
liculty He told how the bank
crs of the State turned againt
the bill and set the daily papers
to fighting il when it was decid
cd that the bonds should be
loaned directly to the owners of
cotton In way tha6 would give
preference to the smaller grow
ers and renters. He showed that
if the bill had become a law, all
Of the $24, 900, 900 worth of bonds
could have been retired on the
legitimate market in May with
the farmers of South Carolina
having about $4,000. 900 profit to
their credit.
Mr.. Stevenson insisted that
the feasibility of the whole plan