Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-07-27
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
THE "NEW COUNTYv PROJECT.
HICKORY GROVE, S. c., July

HICKORY GROVE, S. c., July a.
EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER: AS there is
some talk and little excitement over the
proposd new county with Gaffney City as the
county seat, think it not out Of place to give
the views upon the subject of those people
residing in York county who, by the success
of this scheme, would be moved into new
home without their consent.
The present boundary of the western side
of York county-Broad River-is the natural
one and should never be changed, and will
not be changed, if the will of the people is re-
garded.
TO make the proposed change, according to
map of the New County," which l have
seen, would subject large portion of the tax
PAYERS of York to great Inconvenience, who
now have easy access to their Courthouse ;
causing them to have much farther distance
to travel, with, at times, an impossible river
to cross in order to get to the proposed new
Courthouse. This of itself, is a sufficient
reason to make Western York ''kick," to say
nothing of the enormous extra tax we would
have to pay.
The Gaffney City people, however, are pro-
fuse with fair promises and talk very kind
". They say that the river shall be no cause
of trouble to us; that it Shall be DrldSed over,
&c., when the new county is formed. This is
a kind Offer indeed; and right there the
Joke comes in. Their kind proposition to
build bridge acoss Broad River reminds me
of the old negro when the preacher said Adam
and Eve were the first persons created and
were propped up against the fence to dry.
The old negro naturally inquired, ''lf Adam
and Eve were de first persons, in lie world,
who built de fence ?" Now would ask our
Gaffney city friends, who will build that
bridge. uou or ueo | believe they have rather
fixed upon Smiths Ford as a suitable place
to build the bridge.
But have the promoters of the scheme, ever
thought what it would cost to build sulta-
ble bridge across Broad River? Of course
the bridge would be built with the peoples
money, and we Of Western York would be
compelled to pay Our pro rata share. -
when we take into consideration the build
ing of this bridge, which would be large
and expensive structure; new Courthouse
a iail and other necessary and expensive pub
lie budings-not forgetting the poor house
and lands to support it--and all other fixtures
and surroundings essentially required Ito run
a tirst-cass county according to modern ideas
and improvements ~ the cost and trouble OF
transferring records; the special tax already
upon lis taking all these matters into con-
sideration, and pray tell me where this new
county project would land our Western York
people?
Another consideration Let us not lose
sight of the fact that it is sought to saddle us
with an enormous tax for the benefit of few
traders and spectators in Gaffney City. Let
us not be be so easily gulled by this insidious
scheme, but fight it ''tooth and tOe-nail,"
knowing it's success would be detrimental
to our interests in every way, shape and form.
1t is encouraging to note the fact that
have not seen single taxpayer south of
Kings Creek who does not oppose the change.
WESTERN YORK.