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The "New County" Project.
lYOrkUule Enquirer

HIcKERY GROVE, S. c., July "a.
Editor Of the Enquirer: AS. there Is some
talk aud g. little excitement Overthe proposed
new county with Gaffney City rs the county
seat, l think it not out Of place to give the
views upon the subject OF those people reSid-
ing IN York county who, by the success of
this schome, would be moved into a new home
Without their consent.
The present boundary OF the western side of
York county-Broad R~iver-.sthe natural one
and should not be changed, and will not be
changed, If the will of the people is REGARDED.
10 make the proposed change, according to
a map of the New County" which / have
seen, would subject n large portion Of tax-pay
crS Of York 10 great Inconvenience, who now
have easy access to their Court House; caus-
ing them to have a much farther distance to
travel, with, at times. an impossible river to
cross in order TO get to the proposed new
Court House. This of Itself, - sufficient
reason 10 make Western York kick" to say
nothing OF the enormous extra tax we would
have to pay.
The Gatfney City people. however. are pro
fuse with fair promises and talk very kindly ?
They say that the river shall be no cause Of
trouble to us; that 1t shall be bridged 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 q
bridge across Broad River reminds me of the
old negro when the preacher said ,1daIn and
Eve were the first persons created and were
propped up against the fence, to dry. The old
negro naturally inquired, III Edam and Eve
we're dc first persons, in te world, who built
dc 1ence?" Now ! would ask our Gaffney
City friends. who will build THAT bridge, yoi
or ire! l 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 IL wou cost to build q suitable
bridge across Broad River? or course the
bridge would be built with the peoples mon
ey. and we of Western York would be COM
PEELED to pay our pr" rata share.
When we take into consideration the build.
ing OF this bridge, which would be Il large and
expensive structure q new Court House; Il
Jail and other necessary and expensive public
buildings-nOt forgetting the poor house and
lands TO support it-and all other fixtures and
surroundings essentially required Ito run a
first class county according to modern ideas
and improvements" the cost and trouble o1
transferring records: the Special tax already
upon us: takinglnll these matters into consid'
Grafton, and pray tell me where his new
county project would land our Western York
people?
Another consideration: Let us not lose
sight of the fact that 1t Is sought to saddle is
with an enormous tax for the benefit OF q few
| traders and spectators in Gatfney City. Let
us not be so easily gulled 10y this insldlous
scheme, but fight IL "tCOth and toe-nnil.'
knowing It's success would be detrimental tC
our interests In every way, shape and form.
1t Is encouraging TO note the fact that
have not seen a single taxpayer south OF
Kings Creek who does not oppose the change
WESTERN YORK.