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wHLAT mn[a MEN SAY Expressions of Opinion From Cotton Manufacturers of South Carolina. With a view to aseertaining the sentiment regarding Attorney General Wickersham's institution of proceed ings against Messrs. Hayne and Brown, cotton bulls, the State has sou4Lt opinions from many of the leaDJing cotton mill men of South Carolina. A number of them declar ed themselves insufficiently acquaint ed with the issue .to -discuss it, but several were willing to state their views. In Spartanburg. Spartanburg, April 19.-The day has brought forth no crystalization of opinion among the cotton mill presi dents of Spartanburg upon the aetion. of Attorney General Wickersham in instituting proceedings against the alleged Hayne-Brown cotton, pool, many of the most prominent mill men are out of the city, and others who are here say they are not suffi ciently informed as to the meaning of this action, to comment on it at this time. There are those who think the government has made a blunder. Aug. W. Smith, president of the Woodruff cotton mills and head of the chamber of commerce, when ask ed last night what effect the action of the federal government against the leaders of the bull campaig-j vwould: have on the mills of the Pied mont, said that he was not sufficient ly acquainted with the subject to speak with any authority. Another mill president, wpo de clined to permit the use of his name, said: "'This is a subject in which I am so very much interested that I hardly know where to begin. There can be no question that it is the out come of the same old feeling that existed' between the New England States ard the South more than 40 years ago. I do not mean to say that all the bulls are in the South and all the bears in the North. "I have had them to come to me .from the New England States and say, 'Why don't you of the South raise more cottonl' I have invariably answered them with the questions 'What is the use to raise more and raise it at a disadvantage P' they have done all they could to depress the price of cotton and having failed they *bave appealed as a last resort to the government. They do not seem to realize that the Southern farmer is independent. "This present action may develop1 into one of broad significance. At' this stage one can not foretell the result. The New Englander cani not see why it is the -Southern farmer can't raise cotton now as cheap per .pound as he did some years ago. "At the time to whkhl they refer! the Southern farmer was what you might term the slave to cotton. Since then he has risen to a height of in deg>endence, and it will be of inter est to watch the outcome of the pres ent action." Just Instituted by Bers. Easley, April 19.-'"I think the' movement of Attorney General Wick-' ersham was instigated by the hbear .clique in New York to reduce the yrice of cotton goods," said W. N.' 2Hagood. .4 "A combined effort has been pur-; -sued for several weeks to demoralize the mill industry and ruin the holders *of spot cotton which was not mater alizi::g fast enough, hence this move ment to further depress prices." May .Be Excusable. Anderson, April 19.--Concerning the government 's move against the leading cotton bulls J. D. Ha.mmett, president of the Andterson Cotton mills, the Orr Cotton mills and the EJhiquola Cotton mills, said tonight:1 "I have no sympathy with any movement which unduly depresses prices at the expense of the produc er, neither have I any sympathy for a movement which enhances prices apparently 'bey"ond the point oon sunmers can affo: d to pay and that is par-tieuIarly trure when the produe .er reaps little if any benefit because ,of the inflation in value of any comn modity.. As I see it the present in nation in value in cotton is largely because of the speculative interests aE it is immaterial to me whether the speculator is on the bull or the beardsde. "I think his ability to inflate or *depress pricees of any commodity which is nece. .ry to the publie good should~ be condemned. I am averse to the government going too much into private affairs, but if the gov ernment can legally prevent inflation in values which is ruinous to the pub lic or if the government can prevent depression in prices that is ruinous to the producer then it may be ex Ieusable for the goverriucrt to take action." , Greenville, April 19.-A conference of the cotton manufacturers of Greenville and vicinity was held this afternoon for the purpose of discuss ing the action of Attorney General Wickersham concerning the proceed ings he has instituted against the al leged Hayne-Brown cotton pool. While no official statement is given out from the meeting, it may ibe stat ed that the intervention of federal authorities in the market just at this time is deemed unwarranted, and is taken as showing a possible bias in favor of the market's depression. In dividual statements concerning the situation have been obtained from a number of mill men and these out line plainly the position of the manu facturers. Lewis W. Parker, president of the Olympia and Granby mills of Colum bia and Victor and Appalach mills of Greer, said, after the conference: "If the action of the grand jury in New York looks towards the investigation of the purpose of certain Southern mills to take up cotton in New York, I can only say that I have purchased contracts oni the New York cotton &x change and have arranged to accept the cotton due on these contracts. The New York cotton .xchange has always claimed that its contracts rep resented actual cotton and that there would be delivered actual cotton wdhen contracts were purchased. The Southern mills have simply found: it to their interest to buy these con tracts and expect cotton, and the New York exchange owes it to it self to see to it that the cotton is lelivered. "There has been long in my mind. a. view that the effect of extreme spe eulative selling of cotton contracts was to depress the price of spot cot ton and I have felt that the only way to teach those who sold what they 1idn't have a lesson, was for the spin-! ners who need cotton to buy contracts in the exchange. This year condi tions were such that the mills who needed cotton, inasmuch as cotton' was selling considerably cheaper on the New York cotton exchange than it sold in the South, were justified in buying on the exhange. Besides that, it has been to the~ interests of the spinners to maintain a stealdy price for cotton and to prevent the extreme flucetuations which have ap peared from time to time.'' Why They Bought. 'Capt. E. A. Smythb, president of the Pelzer mills, said- that he und'er stood that the representatives of the Ndw Yorlf cotton exchange, whel they testified before the congressional committee to investigate the New York cotton exchange, said that all sales on the New York exchange wers expeeted to be for delivery of actual: c(ott.on and that the exchange stood to see that all cotton sold by me.m-! bers of he exchange was delivered. Soime weeks ago the New York cotton ex(change depressed the price of con-. tracts in New York far below a par-i ity w7ith the value of spot cotton in the South, and the mills needing cot tao 'fel; they could secure cottbn' :-heaper in New York by buying those eontracts than they could buy the einual spor cotton in the South at the' "They did so, I understand, hay ng tw.o objects in view,'' he said. 'One to buy cotton cheaper than they ;ould buy it at home, an.d believing :hat the cotton would be delivered to :he~m without question, acceording to :he testimony above referred to, and :hie second reason was that the New ETork contracts, being depressed, were having an injurious effect on the value of cotton goods, and by buying he cotton in New York they believ-2 d they could maintain the full rela :ive value of the New York contra.ctsI >n a parity with spot cotton, and in' :his way stimulate the dry goods >usiness. So far their expectations lave been realized and cotton quota-, :ions in New York, on which values 3.re based as a general rule, have been. naintained nearer the value of spot :otton and the law of supply and de nand has been followed; ,but it' trould appear now that some cotton iealers in New York have sold cot ton for relief in some way to avoid Llling their con.tracts with the cotton xiills.'':" President J. M. Geer of Easley naills said: ''The intereference 'by Mr.' Wick ersham is simply outrageous. An at tempt is being made by the govern ment to assist the bears in depressing the South's greatest commodity, cot ton. Why deny consumers t'he right to demand the delivery of an artiele bought in good faith?' Tdhe s'uit must evidently 'be at the instigation of b)ears who have sold and are unable to deliver. Shame on the government . for allowing itself to be used as a THE At RESC ,Loans and Discounts Furniture and Fixture Banking House . Overdrafts, Secured a: Cash on hand and wil JNO. M. KINARD, President. NE YEAR MORE OF ALDRICH. Stated Authoritatively That Senate Boss Will Retire in 1911. Providence, R. I., April 18.-The report that Nelson W. Aldrich would etire as United States senator from Rhode Island at the expiration of his erm in 1911 was eo-nfirmed today by o high an authority as Gen. Charles . Brayton, Republican national com itteeman from Rhode IMland. "Under no circumstances will Sen tor Aldrich be a candidalte for the United States senate again," said Joen. Brayton. "This is an authori-. btive statt,ement and 1s made afer due onideration by the senrator, who will -: re to private lfe, somewhat be ause of ill health.'' This statement followed a visit by (en. Brayton to Senator Aldrich, at le latter's country seat at Warwick feck last night. Today he senator Lft for Washington. The seniator himself said: "I can not discuss this story of ny re'ported retiremnent. If Gen. rayton says it's so, he may know. erhaps there may he something giv an out in Washington.'' Although the senator remarked, in esponse to inquiries, that he was feeling pretty well,'' friends who ~ave seen him say that the improve ent in .'his health from his recent drp to Florida' does not appear to ave been entirely satisfactory. Stom eh trouble developed while Senator Jdrieh was in the West during the ~ast winter, and it is evident that e effects of that illness have not ~'orn off. Senator Aldrich has held his seat in e s6uate since 1881. M~UST BLIEVE IT. Then Well-Known Newberry People Tell it So Plainly. When puiblic e.ndorsemenrt is made y~ a representative citizen -of New erry the, proof is positive. You ust believe it. Read this testimony. ~very bac'kache sufferer, every man, oman or child with any kidney trou )le will find profit in the reading. D. A. Rivers, of New'be'rry, S. 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