The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-03
The News of the Week.
COLUMBIA.

McS$rS. i. w. HOllOWaI. anu Nco. ..
Mower, were in the city during the past
week. -Moodcy and Slnkcy will be
in Columbia on the 10Th. 30th and 3let
OF this month h-Mr. E. W. Watkins
of the Sub. Committee was in Columbia
Oh the 2Gh to confer with numbers of
the State Committee in regard to the
State Convention in April. Mr.. J. D.
Wi.lard and Mr.. Watkins will attend
the Convention which will be held on
the Sth to llth or, 18th 10 18th April,
place to be named by March Goth. Mr..
Wislard is anxious to have convention
meet with one of the College asSocia-
Robbins is doing Il large bust
ness in groceries, his trade seems to be
increasing every day.-Mr. i. F.
Grenckcr, the venerable cN-ehitor OF The
HERALD AND News, was in the city Oh
the md inst st.-Milton Mobiles will play
in the Opera House Oh the 3rd.-Thc
Governor has pardonel Douglas Cald-
well who was convicted before Trial
justice Bease for enticing a laborer
under contract away from his employer
on the 26Gh.-Mr. Cramer has just
| finished handsome drop curtain 1or
the Camden Opera House.-.-Tlc
Boston S;ar Concert Co., will give Il
musical concert under the auspices OF
the y. NJ. C. A, ut the Opera House on
the evening OF the 18th. 1t Will be
one OF the Srta'cSt musical concerts
OF the season.
CAROLINA.
The News and Courier addressed 4
letter to each of its correspondents
asking the following questions aS to the
effect OF the priority lien law in his
county Il. What has been the effect
of the law on the landholders in your
section :-2. What has been the effect
of the law on the merchants and Others
who have hereto ofore made a business OF
advancing money or supplies on the
crops %. What has been the effect OF
the law, generally upon the laborcrs
and renters in your county?-Thc re-
suit of the enquiries was published on
the 25th and is in substance In
Aiken County the condition OF the far
merS is so excellent that the law is not
expected to have any serious etfect.-
In Anderson the law is satisfactory to
the landlord and the merchant, but the
Iaborers and the tenants do not like it.
-In Barnwell the priority law Is not
pivinr any trouble.--.In Beaufort har-
| mOniouS arrangements are SAID 10 nave
| been made between the merchants and
| landowners so rs to provide the renters
with the means of procuring agricultural
advances. and on this account it Is said
that the priority law will not iniurlouSly
affect the turner's of that county, .-ln
Berkeley the law is regarded by many
as the death-blow to the agricultural
prosperity OF that county. The agrlcul-
tural operations on the sea Islands nave
been conducted since the war almost
exclusively upon L credit basis and the
security having been removed, OF course
the credit system has been ut the same
time dcstroved.-In Chester there Is
a wide difference OF opinion as to the
effect of the law. The prevailing opin-
ion seems to be that it will have the
effect of reducing the area of land un-
der cultivation, and to this extent, at
least, the effect of the law will be m
jurious.-In Chesterfield the law will
have but little effect, inasmuch rs nearly
| all OF the farmers in that county own
their own lands and have them under
their own control. 1t is expected, how.
| ever, that the wages OF the laborers will
be reduced by the operation OF the law.
III Clarendon the farming interests
have not been perceptibly affected by
bv the terms Of the new Act and the
supply of labor is about equal to the
| demand.- CClleton the farmers
and the business public generally are
said to be indifferent to the operation
| of the law.-In Darlington the land
| owners and merchants are satisfied and
the laborers and renters will not be
materially affected by the law.--ln
Edgeticld the merchants have not been
embarrassed by the law, and the situa-
| ton is upon the whole considered tav-
orable.-In Georgetown the effects OF
the law have not been hurtful to the
| merchant. but it is cOntended that 1t
will be injurious to the tenants and that
many OF them will have to leave the
State or resort to the alternative OF be
coming common hired laborcrs.-ln
Greenville the immediate effect OF the
law will be to give the landowners
greater control over the management OF
their farms. The law has made the
merchants more careful in advancing to
the tenants, and although there is some
erumblng on the part of the lien mer-
chants and those who engage in the
business of making advances, the law is
believed to be right ard just to both
farmers and laborers.- IN Hampton
the law meets the approval of the land
owners, but as it is said that mo pru-
dc1t merchant will take the renters
lien unless the landlord is surety, no
prudent landlord will be surety without
good collaterals," it is plain that the
effect upon the laboring classes will not
be beneficial l.-In Horny the farmers
have never given many liens, but it is
feared that the priority law will have the
effect of keeping down many ambitious
and deserving citizens who would be,
under more favorable conditions, able to
Get fair start in life.-1n kershaw
there has been apparently no effect upon
either the landlord, the merchant or the
tenant.-In Lancaster it is feared by
many that the law will have the effect
of causing many laborers to emIgrate
from this State. There has been a'de-
cided falling off in the advances which
have been made by the merchants. The
law has had the most depressing effect
upon the laborers and renters OF this
section, and many OF these people would
90 anywhere if they had the means to
pay their way out of the State In
LaureAs the merchants are said to be
greatly benefited by the law, but the
effect upon the renters is not so graft
fving and the small farmers have un-
doubtedly been injured by the passage OF
such an Act, while the laborers and
renters will be seriously injured by the
change Of the law.-In Lexington the
farmers are generally free from debt
and the priority law probably will not
have any marked effect upon the ag-
ricultural welfare; OF that county. 1t Is
not unlikely. however, that the land
owners will find some difficulty in sup
plvinc themselves with labor sufficient
TO conduct their operations in i salts
factory and profitable way.--ln Ma
,ion the law has not given satisfaction.
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