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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
2
Charlotte Observer backs Greenville shortstop McMillan as the league’s best. The Greenville player is praised for sensational fielding, a strong throwing arm, steady defense, and a .380 batting average, noting he has won more games for Greenville in recent weeks.
Washington witnesses a Ways and Means hearing on potash costs with Republicans in control. The plan to raise potash prices, supporters say, will raise cotton production costs by 10 to 12 dollars per bale, shifting tax to Southern farmers. Representative Byrnes of South Carolina cites Western production costs and argues a price around 250 dollars a ton would profit potash producers at farmers’ expense. He warns any price above 100 dollars a ton would be prohibitive for farmers using fertilizer.
Fargo Forum exposes Townley backed attack on Senator McLaurin from South Carolina as a critique of literacy and labor laws. Tax Commissioner Packard condemns carpetbagger imagery and contrasts North Dakota’s 0.1 percent illiteracy with South Carolina’s 28 percent, urging voters to question McLaurin’s educational stance and the Townley program. The piece also hints at broader campaign tactics and provides a long program note from a club encampment in Dillon County.
The American Cotton Association reports the cotton belt crop about to June 25 at 69.2 percent condition, with 6.5 percent abandoned acreage. Late, undersized plants suffer from drought, disease, and poor root systems while labor shortages hinder harvest and land preparation. Boll weevil damage is projected to exceed all prior records, expanding into new areas, with root lice and rot adding to losses. California’s small acreage cannot alter overall production. J Skittone Wannamaker, president, notes the situation.
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