The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-04-21
A BANKS INGRATITUDE.

IN 1919, II. 4. Warner and published
the Scottville -4rguS. Scottvillc IS q
kentucky town and is principally noted
for the activity Of the town hog anl the
lethargr Of the town constable. ! was
the editor, water-carrier, wood-choppcr
and rcnt-dodScr Warner was publish
cr, book-kccpcr, iirc-makcr, prcsSman
and rcst-dodg ger. We did the most ot
our work separately, but in lodging the
rent collector we worked with perfect
concert of action. Our paper was sly
months old when it died. Under differ.
ent conditions it might have lived few
moments longer. Warner did not write
anything for the argus, yet he largely
contributed to its collapse. This is the
way it occurred: One day prominent
business man presented Warner with a
pair of brogan shoes: Immediately af,
ter my friend put on the shoes detected
:, foppish air about him. He took de-
Light in greasing the shoes with 4 fine
article Of tallow and prancing in my
presence. Having thus gained rccog-
milton at the hands of the capitalists, he
began to withdraw himself from circ,,-
lation and to cultivate an cxclusiveness
which greatly depressed me. l knew
that those capitalists would be our ruin,
and, alack, how we'll my suspicious
were founded.
Good scheme on hand.' said War.
ner one evening as he came into the
bedroom where our type setting, editing
and presswork was done.
What is it?''
well, several parties here want to es-
tablish a bapk, and they want us to ad-
vocatc the idea. What do you say?"
Il am opposed to banks" l replied.
"If q bank be started here it will DC us
no good:
That's where you're wrong. Our
failure thus far can be attributed 10 the
fact that we've had no bank. Why, sir,
just think of it. All successful newspa-
pers, all great journals are published in
towns where there are banks. If banks
were not conducive to the health of the
newspapers, why the newspapers would
move away. Now, what want you to
do, is to write an article in favor of the
bank, urging the fact that our people
take stock in it.
Well, we advocated the establishment
of the bank, and the bank was cstab-
lishcd. Shortly afterwards, Warner,
wearing a thick crust of melancholy,
came into the Office, sat down on our
pine bed, and, with a sigh, remarked:
'It was mean trick"
"What was 4 mean trick?" | asked.
"Well, I'll tell you, even though you
have nothing to do with the business
department of this Office, We are
ruincdr'
.'Ruinedm I exclaimed.
That's what l said. l know that
you do not understand business, but
think that closer relations should be es-
tablished between the editorial depart
ment and the counting-room. We are
busted"
Explain" I pleaded.
"Well, it was caused by the treachery
of the bank men.
Have they run away with any of our
money!"
He looked reproachfully at me and
continued: This morning a fellow
drew on us through the bank. He lives
about fifty miles from here, and we were
all right until that Internal bank was
started. Those officials have treated us
shamefully. To think of their ingrati-
tude makes me mad. The sheriff: will
be around pretty soon to take charge of
our material. l am determined that he
shall not have the type"
Glow. can you help it:?"
'I'm going to put it into my pockets
and stroll away with it. He did so,
and is now running paper in Argenta,
Ark. I met him the other day. How
are you getting along?" I asked.
First rate" he replied. 'Only the
cattle pied my type. You see, during
the recent.cold weather, l had to move
my office into the stock yards. didn't
get out a paper this week. A Texas
steer hooked my press and broke it All,
how fondly remember those good old
days we spent in Kentucky. See that
man going along yonder? Well, he's
working against me. He's going to
start a bank in my town. "-Opis P Read,
in NeU York Mercury.