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NOTICE.
Having this day Qualified as Expcntor
of the last will and tesiament cf Eliza.
Chewning, deceased, this is to notify all I
TVPinn4 llo'Hint 'lilim airlin uf1, DBn4Al
persons- holding-claims aeainsfthe psta.lp
of said testator to . presens the same to
the undersigned on or beforethe 1st da,v
of November, 1912, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery, All per
sons indebted to said estate will pleae
rvi o Ir.i i m mn1i (iJno ,t,n t fPVil. V, oo . I.
day of October, 1911.
J. R. CnEwsisa,
Executor of Eliza Ccewning, Deceased.
ADMINISTRATOR' S NOTICE.
Having this day qualified as Ad
ministrator on the estate of S. T,
Smith, deceased, this is to notify
all persons having clalmse against
the estate of said decedent that they
are required to present the same to
my attorneys, Robinson & Caudle,
on or before the 25th day of Octo
ber, 1912, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar , of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
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the 25th day of October, 1911.
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Administrator of the F?;ite cf S. T
Bryant.
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A GM
8YN0P8I3.
CHAPTER I. The storr eoena
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to, 4
ritieax
tent of the Confederate army at 4 critics
staffe of th ntTll wa. nen.
Oen. Lea
Imparts to Caotain Wavne. a secret
TtTcnrkn ffl
ranied by sergeant Craig, an pid army -
fcont. Wayne starts out on hla dangerous
ussion.
CHAPTER TT The two messenger
make a wild ride, dodging squads of sol
diers, almost lose their bearings and final-
ly are within the lines of the enemy, hav-!
ing penetrated the cordon of pickets un
molested. CHAPTK1 TTL Er.cour.tpring a small
party of r- idlers in the darkness, Wayne
is taken 'r a federal officer w'. - cams
to keep -,n appointment. Is accj.-tcd aa
his rsD--tentative, and a young laay on
fcorsobft is given In Us charge.
CII.' ?TKR TV. The female companion
f ti'i two southern scouts Is a northern
griri. who, whrn she becomes aware f
hove- army affiliations, slashes Wayne with
h- riding whip and attempts to escap
bu: fails.
CHAPTER V.
A. Disaster on the Road.
To me she was merely a woman
whom it had become my duty to pro
tect, and whatever of chivalrous feel
ing I may have held toward her wao
based upon noting deeper than thj
knowledge. had come to us ur.io
slred and in darks&, her form en
veloped in a cavalry cloat, b--- '"wo
shrouded by the night As to wheth
er she was young or old I had scar?
means of knowing, saving only that!
manner of her riding made me confi
dent that she had not lost tha agility
of youth. But beyond this vague im
pression (it was little more), and a
fleeting gleam of the starlight In her
eyes as she faced me in anger, I was
as totally unaware of how she really
looked as though we had never met.i
Her very name was unknown to me. J
vvno was tnis Major urennanr was
he father, brother or husband? and
was her name Brennan also? For
some reason this last possibility waa
. ... .x- , - t 7-.. t-. - f
why.
'You ride as though born to jthe sad
dle," I said pleasantly; and although
I spoke low," we were so close to
gether that my vcice carried distinctly
to her ears. "We have been suffi
ciently conceited to suppose that to
be an accomplishment peculiar to our
Southern women."
"I have been- acoustomed to ride
since childhood," she replied rather
shortly, and I was conscious of a re
straint in her manner Tar from pleas
ing. Yet I ventured upon one more
effort at conversation.
"Is Major Brennan an offloer 00
Sheridan's staff V
T was not aware" and I could not
mistake the accent of vlndlctiveness
in her voice "that prisoners wer
obliged to converse against theis
wiH."
"I ask your pardon, J am sure," I
returned sODerly. But.m? Question
was not altogether an Idle onQ. I
have chanced to meet several of
General Sheridan's staff, and thought
possibly Major Brennan might have
been of their number. Seeing that
we jnust associate for a time, I nat-
Oldest
and Most
Severe
Gases
Yield
Readily
MILAM
Factory Mgf. Alfi.
Tob. Co. Says:
"I have been suffer
ing very much from
Eczema i n ny head,
causing itching of the
scalp for several years.
I was often waked up
at night scratching
my head, and was pre
vented f r 01 sleep.
After taking four bot
tles of MILAM, I fel
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m .11 1 ... Wtwtm. MM
enurely - relieves.
though I am continuing to use it sa as to be
sure the trouble is eradicated from my system."
fr.i 1 1 T-i it 111 11 1 Ml ' 1 -
Danville, Va., March 30. 1910.
Eczema of 26 Years Standing Cured.
Huntington. W. Va.. July 1G. 1318.
The Milam Medicine Co.. Danville, Va.
Dear SirsIn Januarv 1 a s t I wrot vn r-
garding MILAM. You said you would cure me
or rehuid the money. Well, you can kesp it an.
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'In years in any way. Am finishing up my 6tL
bottle now, and think after 26 years of Eczema
ui curea. w iu Desi wtsnes,
' Yours respectfully,
ISigned . C. H. WILLIAMS
PsoriasU A Vilolent Form of Eczema
Blanche, N. C, July 16, 1E"
Milam Medicine Co., Danville, Va.
Gentlemen I have been afflicted wi1' tor-
tunnz skin disease cronounced bv th, Dhvsi
cians to be "Psoriasis." and have had it lor tea
years. No treatment of the physicians ever re
lieved me, and I continued to grow worse and
was unable to do my work. By the advice of my
physician I commenced to take Milam on March
8th last I am now far on the road to recovery,
and feel that I will be entirely cured. 4 am now
at work and feel no inconvenience from it.
"I take great pleasure in giving this certificate
and uuok Milam u a great medicine.
Yours trulv.
3. W. . PDfCHBACK.
Yc,?r Dniester Writ 3
Cured by
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SISSY
JACKET
V
urally felt It Vould""proV5pltasauir
for both of us if we might discover
some mutual tie."
mere was no resyuuoe,
Th road w -were followlnsr ber6
took a sudden trend downward, and
e could tell rroni the suarper ring
of the hoofs, and the spitting of flinty
sparks beneath us, that we were
among rocks once more. Then our
horses suddenly splashed into water,
and I held them up long enough to
drlnt. I felt thirst strongly myself,
and slipping out of the saddle filled
my canteen.
"Vouid you care for a drink?" I
asked, stemming the stream to reach
har skis, and holding the vessel with
in ear r gTas-p of her hand.
I actually Lclieve her Drst impulse
was to refuse haus?ily this proffered
civility from an enemr of her coun
try, but the deep sense of read con
quored her to accept the oSerlng. A?
other hill followed, and then another,
an, finally w swept swift! down a
long slope densaly bordered by trees
and with irregular piles of rock up
rearlns uely heads on either hand, i
caught a swift glimpse of a rougt
log house on the right, so set bac"
among trees that I half doubted 11j
real existence, when thero was a
slip, the crunching of a stone, a I: -ig
stumble forward that fairly wrenched
my hand loos9 fi cm the woman's rein,
d then, ope!e?sy struggling to r
galn hl3 feet, my horse went down
ir.'th a cri-h, head under, ar 1 I
wai
hurled hosTily forward upon y face.
Craig, startled at the fr3den crash be
hind him, spurred back to laorn the
full extent of my disaster.' By this
time I had regained my feet.
"I'm all right, I think, sergeant," 1
said hastily, "but the sorrel has brok:
en her neck."
He began to swear at our HI luck,
but I stopped him with a gesture he
knew better than to ignore.
"Enough of that," I commanded,
sternly. "Bad fortune Is seldom bet-
tered by hard words.Jixst, U.
help me to "drag this dead body out of
Eight."
On one side of us the bank fell away
with such precipitancy that when we
once succeeded in dragging our load
to the edge, we experienced no diffi
culty in sending ft crashing down
ward. The body plunged through tho
thick" underbrush at the bottom of the
oggre, where I knew it would be com
pletely hidden, even in the glare of
daylight, from the spying eyes of any
troopers riding hard upon our track.
As we rapidly worked on this disa
greeable task, I thought and planned;
two horses and three ridera one of
these a woman In need of protection
a dispatch to be delivered by day
light, at all hazards. It was indeed
a difficult proposition, and I saw only
a single possible solution. One of our
number must press on; two of us
must remain behind. Which one?
what two? If I rode with the dte
patch, (and how eagerly I longed to
do bo!) and succeeded in bringing
Lee's message safe to Longstreet, ft
meant much to me promotion, dis
tinction, honor. On the other hand.
If I remained behind, and Craig suc
cessfully oa tried out the duty which
had been especially Intrusted to me,
I should he fortunate indeed to escape
with a reprimand instead or more ee
rlous consequences. If failure result
ed. it meant certain and deserved dis
grace. Yet I could absolutely trust
him with the dispatch; he was a sol
dier, and would faithfully perform a
soldier's duty. More, he would carry
the message with even greater cer
tainty than I, for he knew the roads
much better, and I write the words
hesitatingly I could not trust him
there a'one with the woman.
I glanced aside at him as I thus
turned the perplexing situation over
In my mind a tall, gaunt mountain
eer, whose sole discipline of mind and
body had been the army; hardened by
service until every muscle In his lean,
sinewy frame was like steel, a cavalry
man who would follow his leader Into
the very jaws of hell, but whose mor
als were those of the camp, and
whose face revealed audacious devil
try such as no man would care to see
in one to whom he Intrusted the wet
fare of sister or wife
"Sergeant," I asked, flinging asld9
the Improvised brush, "how far do you
suppose we are from Longstreefs
picket line?"
"Ten miles at the very best, sir,'
he answered promptly, "an I reckon
with another Yankee outpost atweenJ
"With fair luck and good riding it
might be made by daylight?
"I reckon as how it might, captain,
if we only hed sum fresh hosses," he
said glumly; "but it's bin mighty hard
on my nag; I've looked fer him to roll
over like yer sorrel did fer the la3
two mile.
"Well, Craig, you shall have both
horses. Ride the woman's. It is the
fresher of the two; but you are to
get through if you kill them both and
then walk.'
His face brightened, and. he raised
his hand in salute.
"And you?" he asked, wonderlngly.
"I remain with the woman; there
Is no other way. Walt here a moment
while I speak with her.
I left him standing there, and moved
back to "where she waited. As I came
up she faced me, and for the first time
(for the night had lightened some
what) I could Eee her eyes and dis
cern some faint outline of her face
where the night wind flung back the
upturned cape. It was a " winsome
' t to cr' 1't vS
T'T.t -with a ccr-
about it Cuix'i. caused a hesitaucy m my
speech strange to me.
"Madam," I rested my nana upou
her horse's mne and looked at her
with a glance as proud as her own
"It might be as well for you to draw
the cape closer about your face at
present. There are rough men la all
armies who would consider your
beauty a lawless prize. The life we
lead is not conducive to gentleness;
1 i I V M Mnvn.. OnA 1 ft
Y ,! v v T v "
would be better not to provoke a dan-
ger which may be so easily avoided.'
"You claimed, I believe, to be an j
officer and a Kentleman," she said :
coldly.
I smiled, even as I felt the full
chill of her words, and my purpose
stiffened within me.
"Even as I yet claim, and trust to
be able to prove to your satisfaction,"
my eyes looked unfalteringly Into
hers "but unfortunately, I have one
with me tonight who la neither. 1
would that he were for my own sake.
However, madam, let that pass. The
fact is here, and we have no time to
argue or quarrel. I have already told
you that we ride with dispatches for
Longstreet. These must go forward
at all hazards, for thousands of hu
man lives depend upon them; yet I
dare not leave you here alone and un
protected to the mercies of the
wolves who haunt these hills."
"You are exceedingly kind."
The tone in which she spoke was
most sarcastic.
"I thank you for your approbation,"
and I bowed again; "but I venture to
tell you this merely because I have
already fully determined to dispatch
the sergeant forward with the mes
sage, and remain behind myself to
render you every protection possible."
Very well, sir; I simply yield to
vhat I am powerless to avoid, and
will obey your orders however dls-
tasteful they may be, What le your j
nrt command V
"That you dismount. The sergeant
must ride your horse, as he Is the
more fit of the two."
Greatly to my surprise and reWef
she placed her gauntleted hand In
mine, and, without so much as a word
of protest, permitted me to swing her
lightly from the saddle to the ground.
"Craig," I called, "come hsre.
"You know your work," I Bald to
him briefly. "And now the sooner
you are at It the better. Ride.thii
horse and lead your own. Aa soon aa
you deliver Lee's message at head
quarters, hunt up the cavalry brigade
commander and report to him my po-
eltion. Get a detail, Insist upon one,
and be back here by to-morrow with
out fall. That Is all.
He saluted, wheeled about, swung
lightly into saddle and rode 03 on a
rapid trot, grasping, as he passed
- flown the hllir the relnv of his own
mount, and leading It, lagging be
hind him, until the night swallowed
the figures, and even the Bound of the
hoof-beats could be no longer heard
We were alone.
CHAPTER VI.
A Struggle In the Dark.
I have seldom been more dcepl)
embarrassed than at that moment. 1
Knew not what to say or how best to
approach this yours woman, lert ec
strangely to my protection, the very
fact, which I now realized, that she
was both young and fair, added some
Indefinite burden and complicated ths
delicate situation. I saw no eafety
fer us but in careful hiding until
Craig could return, a squad of hard-
riding troopera at his back. To per
mit fhe girl to venture forward alone
through the desolate country we were
In, overrun as I knew it to be by Ir
regular bonds whose sole purpose was
plunder, and whose treatment of wom
en had made my blcod run cold as I
listened to its recital, was not to be
so much as thought of.
There was no help for it, and but
one way out, disagreeable as that
might prove to my lady. She stood
there before me, motionless and silent
as a statue, exactly where she had
alighted when the sergeant. took her
horse, and It seemed to me I could
plainly read righteous indignation In
the indistinct outline of her figure and
the haughty pose of her head. To her
at that moment I was evidently a most
disagreeable and even hated compan
ion, a "Rebel," the being cf an others
she had been taught to despise, the
enemy of all she held sacred. "Could
cny good thing come out of Naza
reth?"
'The time has come when it be
comes my duty to look after your
comfort and safety," I said, striking
to disguise all self-consciousness.
'Every moment we delay now merely
increases the danger of our remaining
here.
'I Imagine I might very easily dis
pense with any further care on your
part,"
Her reply nettled me, and I answer
ed with an earnestness which she
could neither ignore nor check: "Pos
sibly you may think so, hut if you do
it is merely because of your utter ig
norance of 'the disorganized conditions
which prevail in these mountains,
Your pride is almost ridiculous under
all the circumstances. Tou have no
just cause to feel that I am forcing
myself unnecessarily upon you. Our
being compelled to take you in charge
has proven as disastrous to us as to
youJ Personally I can say that noth
ing will relieve me more than to be
able to place you uninjured into the
care of your own people. I would
willingly assume great risks to that
end. But while you remain here and
in my care, I shall perform my full
duty toward you as though you were
my own sister. Now please listen to
me, and I assure you I shall speak
nothing for the mere purpose of alarm
ing you. but simply that you may bet
ter comprehend the facts which must
Influence our present relationship. I
have sent forward Sergeant Craig
imrtth the mMRiurft PsnprHllv Irtrusted
fwua tne message especially mtrustea
to me for delivery, and thus, II it
fails to reach its destination, I have
laid myself open to the charge of a
grave military crime. In doing this
I tcve Dot only periled my own future,
but the lives of my "comrades and th
faith of my commander. Yet I have
-c " 'rr.tcy cct to c' ro t- iuCs:s
Acre unprotected, ana beca. i T.aa
I unwilling to trust you alone with my
companion. I dare not permit you to
traverse these roads alone. The moun
tains all about us, deserted as they
now appear, are filled with wandering
bands of desperate and hunted men
whose tendere&t mercy is death. Anj
rock may be the hiding place of an
outlaw, any dark ravine the rendea
vous of as wild a gang as ever mur
2red for plunder,
But the Sergeant said there waa I
ihtevSniCBria?St CrOSSlEg 01 !
tler voice trembled u .ho sooke.
"He merely supposed there would
be: tut even If it wara trua. tra havs
lu vuoiure Lueaus 01 Knowing wai ine
men stationed thero would be of the
regular service. Doubtless thooe.
thieving, murdering bands euch &t
that headed by Red Lowrie, of whom
you may have heard are euSeiently
organized to keep patrola posted, and
may, Indeed, be utilized at times by
both armies for that purpose. Were
you to go to them you might be s!m
ply walking Into a den of wolves."
"But could you not go with me?"
I smiled at the naive Innocence oi
her Query.
'I wish you to feel that I have
never thought to much about my own
danger as about youra," I returned
Quietly. "But would H be a jrTeasur?
even to yem to behold me swinging
from the limb of a tree, hung aa a
spy without trial, merely because I
ventured to walk with you Into a Fed
eral camp?"
(.To Be Continued.)
Poplar Hill Items.
Rev. L. T. Cordell filled his reg
ular appointment at Poplar Hill the
forth Sunday afternoon at half past
three o'clock and notwithstanding It
rained all the afternoon quite a nuni-
ber was present to hear his faro-
well sermon. During the four years
Mr. Cordell has served us he has
so endeared himself to our people
that we grieve at his departure, but
feel assured that he will still re
member us In hla prayers. Mr. Cor
dell 13 one of the finest preachers In
the conference, and the prayers of
his people here will go with him to
his new home and bespeak for him
a hearty welcome amoug whatsoever
people his lot may be cast.
Mr. J. W. Dabbs, who has been
Quite sick for the past two weeks, (
is able to be at his work again
Mrs. P. A. Hubbard returned to
her home Friday after spending
several days, with relatives in Polk
ton. Misses Nellie and Eula Dabbs
spent Sunday afternoon with Miss
Ruth Hill.
Mrs. Elizabeth Green and Mrs.
Nannie Garris spent Sunday wit
the former's daughter, Mrs. D. H.
Allen, who Is right sick at this
writing.
Mrs. Frank Dabbs and little
daughter, Evelyn Louise, are spend-
ing several days with Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Moore, of Little Brown creek,
Mr. Herman Dabbs has been suf-
fering with a large carbuncle on his
knee, but is some better at this
writing.
Mr. Alonzo Brooks visited friends
in this section Sunday.
Mrs. G. M. Dabbs and Mrs. M.
M. Hill spent Friday in Polkton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hamilton spen
Sunday with the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Brooks, of Little
Brown creek.
BLUE EYES.
Balked at Cold Steel.
"I wouldn't let a doctor cut my
foot off," said H. D. Ely, Bantam.
Ohio, "although a horrible ulcer had
been the plague of my life for four
years. Instead I used Bucklen's Ar
nica Salve, and my foot was soon
completely cured." Heals Burns,
Boils, Sores, Bruises, Eczema, Pim
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t Parsons Drug Co.
(suiiijaisifls)
KOTICE.
1
Having this day qualified as Executor
of the last will and testament of Mary A.
Bennett, deceased, this is to notify ail
p rsons having claims against the estate
of said d- cedent that they are required to
P CTl iu same 10 me undersigned lor
paruu.nt on ef ton the 30th day of Sep
tember, 1912, or ths notice will he plead
ed in bar of their recoverv. All mnoni
indebted to said estate must make imxe-
diate pa- ment to m-
This, the 30th da of September, 181 L
C. F. Beanett executor
of the last will and testament of Mary A.
cnnei i, aeceasea.
"Rotiicsun & Caudle, attorneys.
GOVERNORS AGREE OX PLANS
FOR BOOSTING COTTON. (
s
i Urge Withdrawal of All Staple From
Market and. Hereafter, a Gradual
Marketing Recommendation Is
Made That a Twenty-Five
Per.
Cent Reduction Be Made In Acre
age. - .
New Orleans, Oct. .31. The
farmers of the South must with-
hld frm the market eTery T
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a concerted ana Dinamg agreement
to reduce next season's cotton acre-j shall take appropriate action to
age at least 25 per cent if they hope bring about such warehousing sya
to restore the South's great money tem, or systems, as will best scrre
staple to a normal price level and the interests of the producer of cot-
retrieve the losses sustained by rea-j
son of the present low prices.
This Is the plan which the con
ference of Southern Governors adopt
ed at its concluding session today j
depression In the price of the sta
ple. As a means of securing permanent
relief from such changes and to
guarantee, cotton farmers in the
future against the necessity. of
glutting the market with his sup
plies in the opening of the sea
son the conference adopted resolu
tions favoring the establishment iu
every cotton-growing State of State-1
controlled warehouses and the col
lection and periodical publication of
statistics bearing upon the world's
demand for and consumption of
American cotton.
The proposal of foreign banking
interests to finance a holding move-
ment COVering
2.000.000 bales of
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the present crop was referred to a "e ,eu,uu,w"u
special committee for further action. f or ourselves agree that the Gov
RecommendaUons. ernor of each cotton State proceed
The recommendations of the con-
ference follow:
"We earnestly recommend to the
planters of the Southern States toj
follow the example of Louisiana and
so diversify their crops as to pro
duce everything necessary for con
sumption on the farm, and let cot
ton be the Burplus crop even If the
all be 25 Der cent'
less than the present crop, as then
they wlll get just aa mUch In re-
turn for much less labor than thls"1- lul sw -
year's crop will yield at present,"'""
prices, will soon free themselves
from debt and be in condition with
out any financial aid to sell their
; crops gradually as the demand shall
existt ana not market the work of
In vsar in ciitv'or ninetv days a3
1 tt -
I they have "been accustomed tc
Cotton Statistics,
..-rye calj upon our representatives
la congress to have the present
1 cr0D retorting system so amended
to report the periodical publication
of renable statistics of cotton con
I BumDtIon manufacturinsr and trade
information gathered from all cot-
ton consuming countries and we re-
I commenc: aiso anj for ourselves
, agree, that the commissioners of ag
I rlculture in the cotton States gath
er and publish like information and
we suggest to the Legislatures of
the cotton States adequate appro
priations to this end and uniform
legislation enabling the agricultur
al commissioners to act in concert
and to constitute a bureau of cot
ton manufacturing, cotton trade and
cotton consuming information to the
end that with the estimates of pro
duction which are now furnished by
the Federal government, there may
also be estimates of demand and
thus put the planter in position to
fix a fair price for his product.
Future Trading. J
"The members of the conference
have been reliably informed that
bulls on the cotton exchanges have
been indicted in the United States
courts under the Sherman act for
conspiring to buy cotton and ad
vance the price and if this be in ac
cordance with the provisions of that
act then we respectfully insist that
the bears in the exchange who con
BDire to sell cotton which they do
not possess with the expectation of
a decline in price, or for the pur
pose of effecting a decline, be like-
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Ordinary Life
10, 15 & 20 Payment Life
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All kinds at lowest rates
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wise prosecuted. :
"A fair and comprehensive sys-
tera of future trading la accepted
by the commercial world aa essen
tial to the proper and advantageous
movement and distribution of the
crop, but it Is urgently recominend-
el that Congress shall pass such
laws as win abate abuses ana itg
i.ulate future contract trading In px-
changes to the end-. that it discharge
Its functions as a trade utility, fair
to the mnodlty the sub
J 01 ine ruture transactions.
"It la earnestly recommended
that
the several State governments
ton.
Gradual Marketing.
"In view of the apparent de
mand for cotton during the next
thirteen months, we recommend
j that the unsold cotton of the pres
ent crop be withdrawn from the
market and disposed of by a sys-
Item of gradual marketing. We
urge bankers and business men to
co-operate with farmers In this un
dertaking.
."We report to the cotton farm
ers that tentative and attrAdivo
propositions have been made by re
sponsible financial Interests Tor pur
chasing some 2,000,000 bales of
the present crop. This negotiation
is referred for development into
practical form to a committee.
Reduction of Acreage.
"Reduction of acreage in 1912 Is
urged as a necessary part of any
P'aa 01 UUIU1UB auu nue,
a. TT m nr. A rwl
Bt l" nVVu. .ev.wuu.
in each county, wno in turn wm ap-
point a representative In each
school district or voting- precinct,
to secure from every farmer a bind
ing written pledge to reduce his cot
ton acreage In 1912 twenty-five per
cent below his acreage in 1911.
"Without dsicusslng the merits of
pending proposals for monetary re-
: form we recommend that in any
legislation which Congress may
ten by banks or associations ci
banks, provision be made for in
cluding in these acts for such emer
gency currency, commercial paper,
representing transactions in cotton
as well as transactions in cotton
goods and other manufactured pro
ducts. Stable Values.
"It is our opinion that by prompt
and aggressive action under co-operation
and organization, the cottca
farmers and business men of the
Southern States can speedily rescue
the present crop from impendins
sacrifice and can restore the fair
price which demonstrated demand
warrants, and can insure stable val
ues from year to year."
It was decided to hold similar
conferences in the future on the call
of the chairman.
The committee which is to con
sider,the proposed financing of twj
million bales of the present crop is
composed of Governor Colquitt of
Texas and Governor Saunders of
Louisiana, Governor O'Neal of Ala
bama, Governor Noel of Mississippi
and four citizens to be appointed
by the Governors named.
Only One Middleman.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 31. Only one
middleman between the Southern
cotton farmer and the English spin
ner Is the proposition which is be
ing presented to cotton merchants
and planters throughout the South
by A. L. Hart of Manchester, Eng
land. Mr. Hart's plan contemplates
the establishment in Manchester of
agencies for Southern cotton mer
chants, thus enabling them to deal
directly with the spinners.
Mr. Hart says under the present
system cotton is sold six times
unnecessarily before it reaches the
mills.
J. II. K. BCR6W1S, V. Fra.
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