The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-12-08

. ~ Soihc time l nave been think
ing l would write letter for the
columns OF your valuable paper; but
Just about the time / reached a de-
cision as to what my subject would
be conditions financially would be so
changed that my subject would be
inappropriate, so l have decided to
scramble up my subjects together and
write something any way.
In the outset we want to picture a
man with a long face, downward
look, really looks like he was born in
crab-apple time and picked in vine
gar; and, allied with this man, is q
great bunch of followers romping up
and down the country crying out
Hard times Abusing high officials
IN our government and declaring that
our country is going to the dogs if
something isn't done quickly to re-
lievc the financial situation, all of
which may be true
But If the above is true let us look
around and see what brought about
such a condition of affairs:
After making a survey of the situa-
ton, say, for the past three years we
fnd that many of our people imapin
ed themselves rich and well to do and
dldnt give doggonc whether thcv
worked any more or not, money was
plentiful and the majority were on a
hlgh horse and preaching to ourselves
ana others that what we had to sell
would always be high, and at the
same Tune, appealing to the authori-
tics IN Washington as well as filling
the newspapers and street arguments
for a reduction in the cost of living
Nonsense, how in the name of the
Lord could the stockraisers and wheat
growers and others who could not:
gro" cotton and cottonseed buy our
commodities at a sky high price and
give us their products at a low figure?
: 'nconSiStent, impossible; but as re-
SUIT OF such opinions and arguments
lands lay idle, and industrial plants
lay IDLE, when as matter of fac,
everything should have been running
IN full blast placing the manufacture
ed goods on the market at a high price
whereby many would have been bcne-
fitted
Now to draw a picture to offset all
have said above, let US picture a
man with shining face, a happy ex-
preston and a broad smile pcddlnp
sunshine INTO every nook and corner
OF the American continent and CRYING
out: Plenty of work to do sufficient
funds to pay with. Whereby every
sane man or woman can make a live
ilhood and let every man and woman.
boy and girl who believes in keeping
the wolf away ally themselves with
thls man and we don't give a doggone
about high priced cotton, lumber or
anything else we have to sell. Either
cheap butt-mcat or blue homny or
|anythlng else we have to buy if we
VIII just allow ourselves to get busy
and quit looking for obstacles we will
soon find that we are in an atmos-
pherc of what was spoken of bv King
David, Trust in the Lord, do good so
shalt thou dwell in the land and verify
thou shalt be fed"
There are many other things we
would love to mention, but for fear
OF asking you too much space we will
cnd TINS chapter on the above subject.
In spite of the fact that in the latter
| part of August and on through the
first part of the fall it appeared that
TINS section of the country was infcst-
| ed with billions of boil wecvils and
| thc farmers were very much afraid
mat their cotton crops would be con-
sldcrably reduced, has proved to the
contrary. Up to this date about six
thousand bales Of cotton have been
glnned mere and both ginncrics are
still running on full time. a number
of fields are still white with the flcccv
staple and it is a certainty that this
years cotton crop in this section will
be far above the average. While with
all the good crops on account of the
low price, business has been very dun
about every merchant i'm town has
| from time to time had on sales. some
styled: "Kickcd out! closing out,
leaving town! IA real sale! not as others
nave said" etc: The fact is. the
whole bunch had been bitten bv the
same Sna kc and what they were after
was moving their rags" as quickly as
possible and at as small loss as the de
clnlng markets would allow.
DR.. ID. o. Rhame who for many,
many years, conducted a drug bust
ness in our town has sold out his busi
ness here to DR.. Wiley Gristc, of
Florence. DR.. Rhamc was considered
among the best business men of our
town and during his residence here
was several times elected mayor of
the town; was chairman Of the board
of public works when he left. Dr..
and Mrs. lthamc carry with them to
their new home in Clinton, S. G.. the
best wishes Of a host of their friends,
where 1t is understood Dr.. Rhamc has
already begun an attractive drug
business.
Among those on the sick list at
this writing are Mcssrs. II. A. Tis
Morris. We hope for each of these
good men a speedy recovery.
Miss Irene Crcccy, who has been
employed by the George Joscph's De-
partmcnt store as salcslady, has re-
signed her position and left Mondav