Government urged to act against bear pool in cotton market
Abbeville S C letter from Wyatt Aiken asks Attorney General Gro W Wickersham to pursue legal action against bear pool tactics that depress cotton prices and harm Southern producers. Wickersham replies that illegal cornering to raise prices is similar to bear tactics but lacks clear evidence of a formal pool or interstate restraint. He notes uncertainty about how a bear pool operates and cites past court rulings and the need for more details before action.
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George W. Wickersham
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Gro. W. Wickersham
Holding Cotton Pledge Shows State Farmers' Union Action
South Carolina farmers in counties including Anderson Abbeville Greenville and Richland pledge to withhold cotton from the market until September 1 1912 or until 13 cents a pound and limit 1912 plantings to 60 percent of arable land. They agree to pay two cents per bale to J Whitner Reid secretary treasurer of State Farmers Union and forward by postal money order.
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J. Whitner Reid
State Farmers’ Union
Columbia
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Anderson
Abbeville
Greenville
Richland
Farmers’ Union
Raise More Wheat Farmers urged to grow flour locally
The author notes 1,345 barrels of flour shipped to Pickens since last July at $6 per barrel totals 8,070. They argue many farmers buy flour instead of producing it, and suggest counties could supply home-made flour locally. Projected annual losses from flour imports climb to 121,050, urging residents to raise more wheat.
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Pickens
Maine leads in many state contrasts in historic poll
The report states Maine tops various lists from lowest crime count to longest school term and highest high school graduation, most homeowners, largest per capita savings, and higher female labor participation, while noting childhood factory labor as a Maine characteristic.
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Maine
Monument Fund column lists contributors for Pickens Court House memorial
In this weekly column the Monument Fund publishes the names of contributors and their amounts for a Confederate monument at Pickens Court House. Details on size and kind to be decided later. Previously acknowledged. 35. Be
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Pickens Court House
Why spend funds on inferior tobacco when PENN'S CHAMPION is the same price
A consumer notices that PENN'S CHAMPION tobacco, sold by S R Kelly in Central South Carolina, is offered at the same price as the common brands, suggesting better value without extra cost.
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S. R. Kelly
Central
S.C
Large Cotton Blankets In Gray Red And White
Smooth warm blankets offered in large size with colors gray red and white. Ideal for those who avoid wool. See them now.
Wright's Spring Needle Offers Durable Elastic Split
Wright's Spring Needle is a renowned men’s brand known for elasticity and durability. The store lists medium 2 with a light fleece in bleached and unbleached at 50 cents per garment.
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Wright’s
Pickens County sale and probate notices from 1911 court records
Public notices announce a December 1911 public sale of parcels in Easatatoe township Pickens County adjoining J J Herd estate Jordan Rice and others with 140 acres and 50 acres near Cedar Creek. Terms cash and purchaser pays papers and recording. Also probate cites Carlisle Newton Ed Hester seeking administration with will annexed for Sarah A Alexander. Court of Probate, Pickens County.
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Gen. E. Prince
Anderson
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Pickens County
Pickens
J. P. Attaway
Ferguson
Looper
Holderland
Kimsey Gaston
J. T. Rice
Geo. E. Prince
Chambers
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Eastatoe Township
J. J. Herd
Jordan Rice
William Turner
Cedar Creek
Milton Hester
W. J. Duffie
J. D. Crershaw
A. J. Boggs
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South Carolina
J. B. Newbery
Carlisle Newton
Ed. Hester
Sarah A. Alexander
Sarah A
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