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The Newark Journal.
Vol. 3, No. 47.
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday November 20, 1903.
$1 Per Annum
BECOMING ALARMED
Shortage of American Cotton Crop
is a Serious Drawback to
Foreign Spinners.
As indicative of the serious sit
uation which the shortage of the
American cotton crop is causing
across the water we copy the fol
lowing article from the Liverpool
Journal of Commerce of October
23, 1903:
At the present moment, in this
country, the fiscal question attracts,
as it should, almost general atten
tion. Meanwhile there is at the
door of every Lancashire industry
a question demanding an answer,
and that promptly. The question
is—W hat are you going to do a
bout cotton supply l The exper
ience of the past live months has
surely been one not likely soon to
bo forgotten, either by manufac
turers, spinners, the operatives, <
or any other body of workers con- j
neeted directly or indirectly with j
the import, and working through i
to cloth, of raw cotton imported
from America. After all, the loy
al combination of our spinners to
reduce consumption, and its con-1
sequent loss to millowners and
shareholders, and severe suffering
to those thrown out of employ- j
ment, we find that active opera
ions only begin again at the third
k in October, or seven weeks
.fter the new American crop is
supposed to come to the market, j
'Fiie cause for this delay was sim
ply the absence of the necessary !
article. The crop in America this j
year is from two to four weeks!
lute, and so supplies were delayed, [
until the warehouses in Liverpool,
ami Manchester were practically
empty.
At last, however, we are receiv
ing sufficient to warrant the mills,
or most of them, resumming full
work, and doubtless the weaving
sheds, so long bereft of their sup
port, will quickly' own to receive
the yarn so eagerly waited for,
and the whole industry may once
more be again going with a full
swing. Almost every part of the
“body commercial’’ is affected by
the condition of the cotton indus
try in Lancashire and its vicinity;
every trade lias felt the effect of
the late semi-paralysis of the busi
ness in cotton working, and it is lit
tle wonder if grave contemplation is
now being given to the question
of cotton supply. Whatever the
new American crop may be in ex
tent, it is, humanly speaking, safe
to say it will not be more than
sufficient to replenish exhausted
stocks, and yield all to the world's
demands until another season
brings its successor. It will be
borne in mind that while the con
sumption has been reduced, even
until the late date of October 20,
the new crop has also fatally re
duced its output, compared to last
season, by 600,000 bales up to
the same date. Thus we have not
been saving supply, because we
have not had that supply to save.
The experience of the cotton trade
during 1003, however, must be
learned, and quickly, and acted
upon with promptitude. All indi
cations apparent, and, may we
say, for years past, point to the
fact that for some cause the pro
ductive nature of the cotton-grow
ing States in America is no longer
vigorous. Is the seed sterile, or
less fertile, or is the land over
cropped Surely the market price
offered has been high enough to
stimulate every effort to produce
the article, and yet the result is
lacking. There is another and
important point Lancashire must
note. While the supply from
America is not increasing, the con
sumption by America is stead
ily doing so, and absorbing more
and more of that which has hither
to been the lifeblood of English
j spinning.
The British C otton Growing As
sociation— thanks to the magnifi
cent efforts of Sir Alfred Jones,
K. C. M. G.—are making efforts
in the proper direction to increase
the supply so much wanted by our
mills here. These efforts should
be assisted with the most deter
mined activity and intelligence by
the leaders of our cotton trade in
Lancashire. The achievement of
the objects of this association will
alone restore the equilibrium of
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SALARY OR COMMISSION.
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fix just in time for your Fail trade.
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$ to a darning needle and save you money on every pur- j
J{| chase. Step in and buy yourself a nice suit, a pair of jjj
shoes, hat, clock, sewing machine, wagon, or some little j|j
'fj article, to convince yourself of our fair treatment. We &
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For good blacksmithing go to .T.
A. Weatherford; horse shoeing a
speciality.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. .Tones of
Magness were transacting business
in town Saturday.
Rev. G. L. Fink will occupy the
pulpit at the Methodist church the
second Sunday in December.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gire of
Black River township were trans
acting business in town Saturday.
Rev. F. M. Brannan and little
daughter, Miss Enoch, of Bates
ville, spent Monday in town with
friends and relatives.
J. H. Jirnerson a prominent
young farmer of White River
township was transacting business
in town Saturday and deposited a
dollar with the head guy for anoth
er years reading of The Journal.
The Missionary Baptists will i
baptise some converts at the head
of Padgett Island in White River,
Sunday, the 29th, at 10 a. in., and
will organize a church at the Ad
ams school house in the afternoon
on the same day.
A team hitched to a farm '*Tagon
ran away with Newt Overto'n near
Magness last Saturday. My. Over- '
ton was thrown from tl^ie wagon
and received a painful .wound on
the head.
The wagoib was also
pretty badly wrecked..
The co-partnership/ existing a
mong the partners off Aldridge &
Company, of Magfoess, has, by
mutual consent, be#n partially dis
solved, "\\ . B. d'mfnlinson retiring.
The business will be continued un
der the same firafi name, with which
are to be made.
all settlement.
W. II. Keesee left Saturday for
his home at Dodd City, after a
pleasant visit here with Mr. and
Mrs. Zed Griffith.
Clyde E. Lowry, of Huntsville,
candidate for secretary of State,
spent Saturday here in the intei
est of his candidacy.
The Journal is going to give
some one a beautiful new sewing
machine for a Christmas present.
Better come in and take a chance
at it.
A call has been issued by the
chairman and secretary for a meet
ing of the county democratic cen
tral committee at the court house
in Batesville on Saturday, Decem
ber 12. Every member should
attend.
•lames L. Slayden and sons,
Charley and Tillman, from near
Tuckerman were in town Saturday
and were pleasant callers at The
Journal office. Mr, Slayden was
formerly a citizen of this county,
and, of course, takes The Journal
in order to get all the news from
his old home. lie reports that
cotton in his neighborhood will a
verage about a half bale to the
acre.
How’s This?
We offer one hundred dollars
reward for any case of catarrh
that cannot he cured by Mali’s
Catarrh Cure.
F. «J. Cheney & Co.,Toledo,Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have
known F. J. Cheney for the last
15 years and believe him per
fectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able
to cany out any obligation made
by their firm. West & Truax,
wholesale druggists,! oledo,Ohio ;
W aiding,Kinmau & Marvin,whole
sale druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Mall's Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternallj, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Mali’s B amity Pills
are the best.
WANTS U.S.TO HELP
Texas Congressman Wants Uncle
Sam to Donate $500,000 to
help Kill Boll Weevil.
Washington, Nov. 17.—Repre
sentative Slayden, of Texas,whose
district was a heavy sufferer this
year from the cotton boll weevil,
brought a hobby to Washington,
lie doesn't agree with Secretary
Wilson’s idea, that the only hope
of the cotton growers to avoid the
costly pest is to plant early. He
believes a cure can be found, and
that the finding will be hastened
if Congress will add $500,000 to
the $50,000 reward offered by the
State of Texas for a practical
method of destroying the weevil,
and is trying to make others be
lieve it.
MINSTRELS COMING.
Extract From The Columbia Daily
State, September 2, 1902.
A. G. Allen’s New Orleans min
strels were in the city last night,
and with the Labor Day crowd
running loose eager for amuse
ment, the audience last night could
not be accommodated. Thousands
of people white and colored, were
turned away from the door be
cause of the overcrowding of the
large tent. It was estimated that
3,500 people were in the audience,
and 1,500 or 2,000 more were turn
ed away.
The performance was free from
all objectionable featuers, and
those who paid the small admission
fee seemed more than satisfied, if
one might judge from the uproar
ious laughter arid applause which
greeted the actors throughout the
evening.
The programe consisted of the
usual lirst part followed by buck
and wing dancing, monolgues, ban
jo playing contortionist work, etc.
Taken all in all the show could be
well recommended as a clean,
wholesome, boisterous production.
Two of the drawing cards were
a banjo expert and a clever female
impersonator.
Will exhibit at Newark, Novem
ber 20th. Admission 25 and 35
cents.
HAS IT
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.That appearances are
very deceiving.
Gome things are made
for looKs—others for service.
Just so with shoes.
You secure.
DOLLAR
For
DOLLAR
...when you buy
“ENTERPRISE”
St. Louis,
.make them.
We sell them In
Women’s, Misses’ and
Children’s sizes.
FRED. D. WHITING,