The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-01

valuable tract Of land along the line of the pro-
posed canal, containing many eligible mill sites,
which interest passes under the transfer, and
in the near future must become very valuable
and prove great source OF revenue to the Com
pany.
The charter, for which application is made,
provides for a capital stock of one million Of
dollars, while the work, rs at present proposed,
will require the sum CT six hundred thousand
dollars.
The people Of Columbia are in earnest, and
the promptness, energy and liberality with
which they have taken up this enterprise is
without precedent. In less than one week. and
before the subscription books could be opened,
uDoeHrds Of one hundred thousand dollars had
beenpledged
The work, however, is one of great magnitude
and involves expenditure beyond the ability Of
this community. Nor is the interest merely To-
cal, but reaches out to every part OF the State.
We CALL therefore, upon all, from tho mountains
to the seaboard, to take part in this great CEN
trail development, involving not alone the pros
perity of our capital but, in its ramifcations,
affecting the prosperity of the entire State.
Opportunity will be afforded all to become
Partakers in this great enterprise
W. Is. STANLEY, NATH'L d. BARSwELL,
T. A. McCREERY, J.. S. Coles
W. A. CLARK, GEO. A..SHIELDs,
JOHN. C. SEEaERs,
Executive Committee Columbia and Lexing-
ton Water-P Power Company.
AN ANTtRENT LEAGUE IN BRooxLYN.-prook-
lyn, March 27.-A mass meeting was held this
afternoon at Gernauia Hall for the purpose of
forming permanent organization Of rent pay
ing citizens of Brooklyn to prevent the contem-
plated increase of rent from May l. and to re.
sst all unjust demands of landlords for the fu-
| ture. About FIVE hundred rent payers were
present including many Socialists and Commu-
| nists. The speakers were Socialists of more
| or less pronounced type, and their denuncation
Of landlords and declaration Of Socialistic doc
trines led to frequent and vigorous outbursts of
| applause. William Wagner, chairman pro tenn
said that the landlords had made an unjust de-
| mand for an increase of from 80 to SO per cent
| on and after the 1st Of May. The question was
| whether the working class would submit to ex-
tortion. There were no grounds for this increase
for the laboring men have not felt the salutary
| effects of prosperity. He warned them that
they would all be compelled to pay higher rents
| if they did not combine to prevent it.
Osborne Ward declared that organized resist
| ance to the tyrannical demands wus the only
hope for t e workingmen and poor clusses
Joseph A. IIaller and VIM. A. Horane were
| chosen secretaries, and read in English and G ,r-
man the plan of organization. The name of the
organization was declared to be 'The Just Rent
League of Brooklyn" The object of the League
is to unite oil inhabitants of the City of Brook
| lyn who are at his time compelled to pay rent
to prevent any further increase of the rent rate,
the main purpose being the reduction of rent to
| o just amount, which would be the aggregate OF
| taxes, repairs and fire insurance. AS means
to carry out its object the League will resort to
Boycotting, binding themselves mutually not to
maintain any social intercourse, do any business
whatever with, buy anything from or sell any.
thing to any person who refuses TO accede TO the
demands Of the League. Only tenants who do
not own real estate can become members, but
house-owners WHO possess but one house in
which they live may be admitted. After the
plan had been read Joseph Frans made violent
Socalistic speech, saying this should be m anti
rent movement, and that no man had n right to
charge rent for what should be common to all.
Florrien Taull, German Socialist, and 9th
ers followed in the same vein. Finally the sug-
gestion of Franz was adopted, and the name of
the organization changed to the Anti Rent
League by large majority. The plan of organ
ization as read was then adopted unanimously,
and an executive committee appointed.