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rhe Abbeville Press and Banner v w. w. & w. r. bradlky! abbevillk, s. o., Wednesday, august 7,1912. established 1844 COME TO ABBEVILLE?LET'S GET ACQUAINTED . ~ GRICULTU: ABBEVII iil AH anted to Crops?Value < Shows Steai (BY W. K. early every crop needed for 's food and every product ed for his clothing can bo ;n in Abbeville county, the gar spot of South Carolina. No of the State produces more ;d crops than will Abbeville ty soil. the production of corn, con ns are ideal; as much corn L>e made to the acre in Abbe county as is possible to be uced any where. In the pro ion of wheat, we have fallen id only owing to the fact that ie use of commercial fertilizer ave made our lands sour with and to produce wheat it is necessary to neutralize this by means of some base such lie. its, rye and barley are easily n, and peas are to us our ag tural salvation. In addition roviding good food for man beast, this legume has the r to reach out into the air and from it its fertilizing proper tnd place them in the ground le use of plant life. bile not much tobacco is raised I /?/% ? r? f o f f of L/UCVIUL LUUlliy tit ime the production of the fra weed was one of the leading itries in this county. Much nade here and packed in hogs > and rolled to Charleston by )ld Charleston road. So tight he leaf packed in these large Is that in crossing streams the : did little or no damage to ?af. it many people are aware that e time in the county's history roduction of indigo was quite ?m in the county's agricultural acts. The most of the indigo i was produced about five or liles west of the village, near janks of Little river. Not I was indigo produced, but it td to bt-, at that time, a good |y crop. At present the dis [y of coal tar products has sed the agricultural product |in volume and fineness. len it conies to clothing Ab le county leads any in the She produces cotton as well ly county, she produces as wool as any county in the , and in the past she has pro silk, something that no oth >unty in the State, to my |ledge, has produced. The )f this county is especially [ed to the production of the (erry on which the silk worm This production of silk was Huced by Mr. Gibert, and ?d for some time under his su jsion. In the files of the Press panner is a very interesting furnished by Mr. jas. Gi >n the subject of silk culture hbeville countv. Mr. Gibert [very interestingly on this sub mil judging by what he has silk culture is doubtless a |g proposition here. fact is, the resources of Ab le county are practically un In, even to us. Farms in this ly that a few years ago made le of cotton to five and six now make a bale to the acre, that at one time was thought |almost worthless is now prov bc most valuable. Because [ve not tried other crops than Naples many do not realize the ly of crops that are possible jduction. Rice, for instance, It considered a possible pro liere, and yet one of the best latches I have ever seen in was grown in this county by RE IN iLE COUNTY > Growth of All of Farm Lands iy Increase. BRADLEY) !a low country negro. Not once J did he raise it, but each year he' raised enough rice to do him on this patch which was only a small i swamp, and his crop never failed !him. He even claimed that the i rice he raised was better than the; product of the coast country. Abbeville county is probably di-{ , vided in a way in which no other' county in the State is divided. I South of the Seaboard railway th^reare more negroes than whites, j North of ihe Seaboard there are! more whites than negroes. South ! of the Seaboard land is worth from j fifteen to twenty dollars per acre, i while North of the Seaboard land is worth from thirty to forty dollars the acre. The reason is patent. This state of affairs was brought about years ago when the largest) landed estates were in the lower part of the county, some of them J including thousands of acres ofj land. The owners of these estates, did not encourage the settlement j of their estates by small white far-. mers, but rather discouraged them, j They preferred the negro as a ten- j ant, and excluded the white man. The result is that these estates are today tenanted largely by negroes. This state of affairs will not exist always, however, when once the people learn that land can be had j in the lower part of the county just j as good as land in the upper part, i and at half the price, we may ex-! pect to see farmers moving to j j that part of the county from other | counties where land is now too high to be bought as an invest- j ment. The only reason these lands have, not been taken up long ago is that, they have not been advertised. ! i People do not know of the cheap-! . ness and the quality of the land, i When they do we may expect val . ues in this part of the county to quickly move up to their proper place. In the matter of fruits, Abbeville county will compare favorably with anv countv in the State. Peaches grow to perfection. One man will make two thousand bush els of pears this year, the quality of which fruit is Ai in every par ticular. Grapes grow to perfec tion. Certain apples rarely ever fail. Many men in this county make apple vinegar for sale; thou i sands of gallons have been recent ' i j .1. . _ t . i_ _ ly in nut; in nit: upper pari 01 me county and this happens every year. If you want pure apple vin egar apply to the Press and Ban ner, and we will tell you where you can buy the pure juice of the apple without one drop of commercial acetic acid in it; nothing but the pure juice of the apple. Any other fruit that may be grown in the State may be grown here. The county roads are gradually being improved. Iron bridges are replacing wooden structures, tele phone lines are increasing, the mileage is much more nDw than they were a year ago, and a year hence will show a greater increase. The trend is upward and onward. Abbeville's water powers have been practically untouched, and yet they are equal to those of any one county of the State. No county has brighter prospects. No county has a more brilliant outlook for the : future. No better advice could be given to the investor than to say to him?buy Abbeville county land. It is cheaper now than any land of 1 equal quality. It is as productive as any land. From the standpoint BUSINESS D NOT For a Century i Has Been f modat Abbeville for a hundred years has been distinguished for its high standards along all the lines of ac tivity and in all the spheres of use fulness. Abbeville's learned men have, from the first, stood in the front rank among the men of the State, as well as among the great est men of the nation. Whether in politics or in the learned pur suits, Abbeville has stood second to none. Abbeville's lawyers, scholars, teachers, and citizenship has been of the best, whose stand ards were as high as the highest. Abbeville's business men, reaching far back into the dim past, have held the confidence and esteem of all men. Abbeville's merchants limn (nr tVio fnvun thaf trnnd name which is rather to be chosen than great riches. For genera tions the integrity of merchants in the town of Abbeville has been without reproach, while their hon esty and fair dealing has been the guiding star that has brought dis tinction to themselves and profit to their customers. The fact of their long standing in the mercantile world is the strongest testimonial to their possession of the sterling qualities that make men of worth and of character. We would not attempt to discriminate ueiween men who stand so high. Their worth is known of all men who read the Abbeville newspapers, and the substantial benefits to be derived from dealing with the bus iness men of Abbeville can be at tested by all men who have dealt with them. Especially is this true of those customers who have long est had business relations with the merchants and bankers ot Abbe ville. The most generous accom modations are daily extended to buyers and borrowers. For a hundred years the city of Abbeville, like the people of Abbe ville county, have been distin guished for intelligence, learning and splendid service along all the I lines of activity in high endeavor and usefulness. The people of the city and county have lived in har mony and good feeling, honoring each other, and in promoting strength to their united efforts for of health the county is unsur passed. Our only need is an awakening to the immense and rich resources that we possess. When we once realize what wealth we have only i awaiting development, we will come into our own, and Abbeville ' will take her place in the galaxy of counties where she rightly belongs. PRE EMINENT ADVANTAGES OF ABBE. VILLE IN PARAGRAPH. i. Advantages of location. 2. Splendid railroad communication. 3. Abundance of ground for man ufacturing sites. 4. Good water and plenty of it. 5. Low taxes, good public buildings. 6. Agree able and comfortable social condi tions, elevated domestic life, good 1 ?1 11 ? i. ?ui: 1 1 cnuicnes, exeeuuiu puum. suuuuis, first-class hotels and cheap mar kets. 7. Solid banks, public spirited business people, conscious of Abbeville's natural advantages, pulsating with pluck and virility, and imbued with confidence in the destinec greatness of the city. 8. Cleanliness and sanitary conditions. Bright Conundrum. The following conundrum In a 0^ man paper Is worth repeating, for, though depending on a play of words, It is good In either language. Why Is a slate like matrimony? Becauaf fguug glxLs reckon on both. IEN OF ABE ED FOR FAI the Integrity of Yoverbial and T1 ion Has Been H (BY HUGH WILSON) j individual and corporate good, j Men of Abbeville county from the first have nobly stood in the front rank, among whom no dissension has existed and between whom no contention has existed, except that contention as to who could best work and best agree for the public welfare. Abbeville county is distinguished for the early establishment of the best schools in tHe State, and it is the home of the first denomi national college in the State, which religious college was established some three generations ago, and whose good work is so extensive with the bounds of the common country. Learned men from Abbeville county have lent lustre to the fame and glory of the best jc ;nty in all these parts of the Sunny South abounding with its golden grain and its fleecy staple. In the legis lative halls, in the councils of the nation, at the bar or on the bench, Abbeville county has always had places of honor and usefulness with the peers of the greatest and best of earth's renowned sons. In business circles Abbeville has been no less renowned for its preachers and teachers, its schol ars and statesmen, its lawyers and its high class citizenship. In the mercantile business men of ability and integrity have been with us from tbe first. Their character for fair dealing and high integrity has A aornr* oorlior nrnnori. u^s^v;iiu^u 11 win luc cai u^i (jviivto tions and has been a benediction alike to rich and poor. Men of character and moral worth have found in our merchants the neces sary aid when credit was needed. And our merchants have found their truest friends in the men whom they had wisely aided and generously helped along the road to prosperity. [3 Abbeville's merchants have not only gained the confidence of their customers in every part of the i... U..4, ii i ... r? cuuuiy, uui nicy nave wun iui themselves that good name which is rather to be chosen than great riches. For generations the integ rity of merchants in the town of Abbeville has been proverbial, ONE WAY TO (Miss Linda Clement in Generally speaking, the differe in a small town are very limited. ! ments, when one stops to think, are at" in the village than in a city. The civic department, odinarily, i ly, through a lecture or the medium community to clcan up, screen agai pen, cet., and straightway you have town?you have insinuated that she The Womans Club in our town S' and tactful way. We cleaned up o? bage wagon, which we furnished, c setting an example not only in this keeping the town's health perfect. Next in importance to the sanitar believe no other club in the State h to make what, at first, may seem I town is located in the heart of a pro! sibly 75 per cent of the county's fa these are notoriously indifferent as t The State has for several years held man's intitute. Ten twelve per cen ment, and last summer there were ? ters in the woman's lecture rooms, matter up. We have suggested to that we hold a farmers' picnic here < have sought to interest farmers wiv< be given as prizes for the best ca through the county paper for individ a larger number of prizes. We ex parts of the county advertising the operation of the Farmers Union, an a crowd at the coming institute. IEVILLE R DEALING Our Merchants leir Accom elpful. while their generous dealings with customers has been that guiding star that has brought distinction to themselves and profit to their cus tomers. The fact of the long! oiauuxiig vi mcxkij liinjv? %*?w ...w. cantile world is the strongest testi monial to their possession of the sterling qualities that are so neces sary to make worth and character. Besides the old and tried firms, we have many younger firms possess ing high character, good business methods and an ambition to be come the equals of the best of the older merchants. We would not attempt to specify or discriminate between men who stand so high and are so ready to serve the public. They are more able to present their claims to pub lic confidence than we are. Their worth is known to all men who read the Abbeville newspapers, and the substantial benefits to be derived from dealing with the bus iness men of Abbeville can be at tested by all men who have dealt with the Abbeville merchants. This is especially true of the cus tomers who have longest dealt with the Abbeville merchants and who know them best. Abbeville has not only good merchants, but it has three of the best banks in the world. They are generous and accommodating On/^ rloilvr nvtfnrlinP' to borrow ers all sorts of favors. In schools, the town of Abbeville has a first class high school at which boys and girls may get a first class education at the most reasonable cost. Abbeville has splendid church buildings, perhaps the finest to bei found in any town in the up-coun try, namely: Methodist, Episco pal, Presbyterian, Catholic, Bap tist, A. R. Presbyterian. The people of the town love their friends and are always glad to welcome visitors to the city. The splendid new court house and the imposing structure of the city hall or theatre are buildings which contribute to the pride and pleasure of all who come to Abbe vtlle whilp answering1, a Dublic de mand. COOPERATE Progressive Farmer.) nt phases of club work practical Vnd yet these few available depart a great deal more difficult to "get is the first attempted. Immediate of your town paper, you ask your nst flies, remove the offending pig personally insulted every lady in does not keep her premises clean. Dived this "clean up" in a practical ir town premises and had the gar arry off our own rubbish first, thus but in all other sanitary means of y work we have attempted what I as been interested in. Allow me a disconnected explanation. Our sperous agricultural section. Pos rmers are land-owners. And yet ;o modern methods of agriculture, conjointly here a farmers and wo t of farmers or attend their depart ibout 15 farmers' wives and daugh Our Womrn's Club has taken the the manager of the Farmers' Union Dn the day of the institute. We ds by donating a sum of money to ke, bread, etc. We have asked ual subscriptions that we may give pect to carry posters to different : picnic, and we expect the co d we guarantee the State lecturers TO CULTIVA1 BUSINESS Business Men of County to Beco quainted Wi (BY \V. T. 1 Believing that a closer personal I and business relations should exist 1 between the people of the county seat and their friends and neigh- < bors throughout the county, busi- i ness men of Abbeville have decided 1 to visit friends in all sections of the ( county. s Th? object of these visits is to 1 to strengthen the tieB which bind i the people of Abbeville county to ' their county seat, to renew old t friendships and form new ones?in ] other words to get closer together c for mutual benefit. 1 The business men of the town .< are desirous of a better acquain- < tance with their fellow-citizens of t the county, and believe that the i best way to establish cordial rela- 1 tions is to mingle together in plsas- ] ant social intercourse. They wish ! to know every man in the county, < and they want every man in the ] county to feel that the merchants ( of Abbeville are his friends, that i he is ever welcome within the city's i gates, that they realize the inter- > ests of all citizens of the county i are identical and that what affects ? adversely the prosperity of one class of citizens is bound to have ? its reflex in the welfare of all other l classes. They believe that a more 1 thorough knowledge of the needs 7 of each other is well calculated to j encourage a spirit of co-operation ( which is so necessary to the devel- < opment of this grand old mother of i counties. t The people of the town know f that the basis of our prosperity < lies in the suceess of our agricul- t turists, and, while, of course, they t Hn not nresume to be able to teach i our farmers the methods by which ? success is attained on the farm, t they do want to he of assistance to ] them in any manner that lies in < their power. They are willing to * co-operate with their friends, but < to do this they believe that it is 1 necessary to have a clearer idea of * how they can best serve them. < Citizens of the town of Abbeville < have an abiding faith in the people of their county. They believe they 1 have the grandest county in the ( State, and they are sure that the ( sturdy yeomanry of Abbeville is its 1 greatest asset. They are confi- t dent that the people of the coun- i try teei as mucn pnue 111 | i county scat as the county scat feels in them, and are anxious that the the town of Abbeville shall more than maintain the foremost posi tion which she already enjoys amfcng the cities of South Carolina. The co-operation of all the people, working together in harmony is all that -build a great city. They ask that co-operation of all the people, to the end that their city shall not only hold the lead which it already has, but will soon outstrip her ri vals. i In many ways the county of Ab beville has always led the people of South Carolina. The voice of her statesmen has resounded in the n( tlip nation, the valor of her soldiers has been a priceless 1 heritage for the worthy sons of no- ! ble sires, the integrity of the men whom she has furnished to the judiciary has in no small degree [Contributed to the elevation of the bench and increased the venera tion in which the people of South Carolina hold their judiciary. ] In the person of Wyatt Aiken Abbeville county still has a repre sentative in Cokgrcss whose voice is heard in the nation's councils land whose loyalty to the people of his district and watchfulness of mCLOSER RELATIONS Abbeville Tour me Better Ac th Friends. WALKER) :heir interests has endeared him to lis constituency. Today Abbeville county is hon ored by having as head of the state's highest court one of her fel ow citizens, Hon. Eugene B. 3ary, whose just and wise deci sions and uprighr character and ofty ideals are an inspiration and i benediction to bench and bar. rhis county is further honored by he presence of its fellow-citizen, fion. Frank B. Gary, upon the :ircuit bench of the State, which le graces with distinguished court esy and impartial justice. Another :itizen of Abbeville who has at ained distinction and whose fidel ty to the principles ot truth and lonor are unswerving is the Hon. Eraser Lyon, Attorney General of South Carolina, whose record is :he pride not only of his own coun /, but of the entire State. The >ffice of Comptroller General is low held by a citizen of Abbeville n the person of Hon. A. W. Jones, vho has established for himself a record of efficiency which is seldom jqualled and never surpassed. To enumerate all of the great ind good men of Abbeville who lave risen to positions of high lonor would be to write a volume. The point sought to be emphasized s that we are all proud of the rec >rds of our distinguished fellow citizens ; that it is good for us to effect upon the commanding posi :ion which these men have accord ed our county in the realm of state craft, but we want also to occupy he same commanding position in .he world of commerce and of ag icultnre and of manufacturing, ind we believe that the surest way o accomolish this laudable pur ?ose is to meet and know each oth ;r, to discuss the problems which iffect our common concerns and :ooperate along the lines that will Dest advance our mutual interests tnd assist us in the development )f our unlimited though undevel jped resources. The merchants of Abbeville be ieve that they have advantages to jffer to shoppers which are un ;qualcd in this section and they jelieverthat it is perfectly proper hat they should make known these idvantages. They feel sure that :he most effective way in which ;hey can be of assistance to the people of their county is to aid hem in bearing the burden of the ncreased cost of living by offering :hem the merchandise which they leed at the best prices which the narket affords and by extending :hem every considerarion consist ent with sound business policy. Having this end in view, they have unlisted the cooperation of their ocal papers and are presenting :hrough them in a iimited way some cogent reasons whythecoun :y seat should be favored with the Business of the county, and they nvite your careful attention to :hese announcements, believing :hat you will find in them much ;hat will prove ot interest as wen is benefit. ft: Campaign Dates State campaign meeting at Abbeville? Friday, August 1G. COUNTY CAMPAIGN. McCormiek?August fi. Bordeaux?August 7. Willingtoii?August 8. Calhoun Falls?August 9. Lowndeisville -August 10. Antrevi le?August 21. Duo West?August 22. Donalds?August 23. t. Abbe:ille?August 24. ,