Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-04-27
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THE GUANO' QUESTION, AGAIN.
CARD FROM COL. j. N. IVY.

disturb the minds of few individuals in our
town, that have been inditing the guano al.
ticles which, from time to time, have appeared
in the Herald of late, beg to say that have
neither written nor ''inspired" single one of
said articles. In thus disclaiming authorship,
however, would not have any one infer dis
approval on my part of the articles in ques-
tion. On the other hand, am only glad to
say, as citizen of the town, and one deeply
solicitous for it's welfare, that the editor, Mr..
Hull, has displayed convictions on the subject
of contention between the Council and the
great body Of our citizens, and having cOnvic-
tions, has displayed the nerve to support them
unfinchingly, and yet respectfully, to those
whom duty to himself and to the community,
has impelled him to c1iticise.
As to the communications in the last issue
Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER, signed, one by
the Wardens Of Rock Hill, and the other by
"Sympath.zer, abounding, as they do, in vir-
ulent invective and reckless dogmatism, with
the evident purpose of trying to castodium
upon me, without one particle Of provocation,
1 have nothing to say beyond the remark, that
character that would need defense from such
wanton and groundless attacks would be- little
worth defending. j. M. IVY.
Editorial In Rock Hill Hernd.J
In the Yorkville ENQUIRER Of last week ap-
peared an article from the Wardens of Rock
Hill, which requires some reply from us,
though we do not consider il necessary to no.
tice but one or two points. We fail to see
why the signers of the "card," as they are
pleased to style it, should 60 to Yorkville to
have it published, especially after the editorof
the Herald had personally stated to the repu-
ted author of the article in question that our
columns were open to the Council at any time.
We must say that it appears to us the War
dens are afraid to meet the question in the
presence of the people who know the merits of
the controversy The whole aim and drift of
the "card" seemed to be to cast reproach upon
the Herald and it's proprietor to show
that their position is tenable one and is sus-
tanned by the community. They copy letter
received from President Haskell in reference
''to an ordinance requiring the Railroad Com
pany to clear the crossing on the streets in
town within five minutes after the arrival of
the trains," which letter bears date February
9th, and seek to show that the HeralJ has
misrepresented the facts in stating that the
railroad authorities had threatened to remove
the depot if the g,tano ordinance should be en-
forced. We, too, have in our possession a let
ter from President Haskell. tis dated March
22d, 1882. From it we make the foll1wing
extract ,
ssWe certainly CT mot haul
fertilizers to Rock Hill unless we can deliver
at our depot. If the depot is forbi iden We
will be obliged to move the business 70 anoth-
er point, and to do that establish our station
for business away from Rock Hill. hope the
Council will SEE the harm which will come
upon the town and reconsider the question"
Now, we think this should convince the
honorable "city fathers'' that the Presi-
dent of the Railroad has an "intention OF re-
moving the depot from hock Hill" The
Wardens say that the right of the railroad to
bring and unload guano at the depot is un-
questioned. But the ordinance says that if
any commercial fertilizers be allowed "to re-
main in any car, depot or on railroad plat
form" for longer period than tWenty-tour
hours after it's first arrival the ''persons, COM
pany or corporation'' 80 violating the ordi-
nance shall pay fine of not less than twenty
dollars for each and every day or fractional
part thereof that such fertilizers are allowed
to 50 remain. This ordinance, then, practi-
cally prohibits the railroad from delivering
guanos at the depot, for, being the custodian
of the goods until the consignee receives
them, the ''corporation' incurs the penalty.
The Council cannot abrogate the ordinance in
respect to the railroad because that would be
to encourage resistance to the law OF the
town." as they so unjustifably charge us with
having done We think the Wardens will
see the point. They say that "there is no
trouble between this Council and the authori-
ties of the O. G. & A. Railroad" The rail
road authorities are the best judges of that
matter. The letter above quoted would seem
to disprove the assertion.
The Wardens do us very great injustice in
stating that the Rock Hill Herald has written
to the railroad authorities, ''and tried to get
them to cooperate with two or three cotton
merchants to employ counsel and resist the
guano ordinance in the Courts" We have
done no such thing, and we defy the Wardens
to show that we have We also defy them
to show wherein we have ever "encouraged
resistance to the law Of the town." They
can't do it. We have repeatedly urged the
Council to repeal the guano ordinance because
we believed then, as we do now, and as many
others do, that it's enforcement would injure
the town very materially. We believe that our
position is right, and until we are convinced
otherwise, we propose to maintain 1t, the
s'three of our cotton merchants who say they
are satisfied with the action of COuncif' to
the contrary Notwithstanding That posi-
ton is strengthened and backed by 165 voters
of the Town of Rock Hill. If we had no
convictions of our own, this fact would de-
termine our proper place in the ranks.
PARENTAL GovERNMENT.-Scenei IN L.
brary.-Gentleman busy writing child enters.
''Father give me penny"
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