Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-01-25
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
A YORKVILLE MANS DREAM.
YORKVILLE, January %, l


EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER: It is not
often that my slumbers are troubled by
dreams, but they were recently, and my
dream was of such a remarkable character
that, with your permission, I will relate it
for the benefit of the many readers of your
paper; and, as the incidents of the dream
are in the future, they will see whether or
not there is anything in dreams. l dream
ed that it wasthe year 1893, and l was a wit
ness to a conversation between a citizen OF
our thriving sister town of Rock Hill and a
Yorkville man. The Rock Hill man was
one who to-day is recognized as a leader
in all movements that are calculated to
advance the interests Of that town, and the
Yorkville man was one who to-day strives
to retard the wheels of progress every time
a feeble effort is made to put them in
motion. 1 suppose it is useless to give
any names. They were discussing the
public enterprises the two towns had put
in operation, and I tell you it made me
feel small to think that l lived in such a
town as Yorkville. The following was the
conversation:
r. II: Man-"Rock Hill has 1000 in
habitants, and is growing every day" .
Y. Man-"York's got 1541, and l don't
see why the town don't grow, but it
DON'T"
r. II. Man-"There are four cotton
factories in our town, and they employ
nearly 1000 operatives. Every one of
these factories is making money for the
owners, and they put a great deal OF
money in circulation" .
Y. Mm-"York is the county seat, and
has got the court house. 1 tell you, old
fellow, we have lively times here court
week. Why, last court one store in town
sold two boxes of scent cigars and a keg OF
peach cider. I wish we could have court
oftener." .
r. II. Man-"We have two National
Banks and three private banks in Rock
Hill, with a capital of over 81 100000 and
still there is room for more" .
Y. Man-"We haven't any National
Bank in York, but we have a State bank
which has done all the banking business
here for the past fifteen years." .
r. III. Man-"We have one OF the finest
and most efficient fire departments in the
South. You know, we carried OFT the first
premium at the International Tournament
at Philadelphia last month. All four OF
our steamers are first-class."
Y. Man-''We have no fire department.:
We have no use for one. We haven't had
a fire in ten or twelve years, and our peo-
ple are mighty careful about fire. l don't
reckon we will ever have any more fires.
In fact, most of our citizens have quit in
surfing their property, as they never get
burned out. Insurance costs money" :.
r. Fl. Man-"We have three door, sash
and blind factories; one spoke and handle
factory; four buggy and carriage factories (;
n wagon factory-you know it moved to
our city from the West several years ago;
two canning establishments one agricul-
tural implement factory, and dozens OF
minor enterprises that give employment
to all who want to work."
Y, Man-"We've got a carriage factory,
and-and-the court house."
r. Fl. Man-"Rock Hill has five very
fine graded schools, with an average at
tendance of 1926 scholars. Our town has
grown marvelously ever since the first
School was established ten years ago. In
consequence of the growth of the town,
our school tax is one-half of one mill IN
addition to tine constitutional two mill tax
Y. Man-"There is not a school in this
town, except two or three little private
affairs. A good many of our citizens
moved to Rock Hill seven or eight years
ago to educate their children, and they
are there yet, and several of them have
become rich but 1 am glad they went,
because it left more room for those OF US
who stayed"
r. Fl. Man-"How much is your tax for
your township bonds issued in aid OF the
Three C's Railroad"
Y. Mun-"Ten mills, or s1.OO on the
hundred. It takes all we can scrape to-
gether to pay our taxes. The men who
favored the tax eleven years ago, and who
said it would not be five mills, are all
gone. What is the railroad tax in CataW-
ba township"
r.. II. Man-"I am not positive, but !
think it is somewhere between a half n
n mill-not over a MILL"
Y. Mun-"Why is ours so much more
than yours? They said when the bonds
were issued that your tax was over SIX
mills"
Z. II. Man-'Increase in value of prop
erty, and the growth Of the town."
Y. Man-"Been to Hickory Grove late
ly? No? Well, you ought to 60. She's
a dandy. They've got a cotton factory,
other things there. They are doing, a
rushing business. Got over 1000 lnhabl-
tants."
Now, Mr.. Editor, this last statement
walked me up and, after [ had become
thoroughly aroused, I realized that I had
been dreaming. I will conclude this COM
munication with the hope that my dream
in regard to Rock Hill and Hickory Grove,
NAV be more than realized and with the
prediction that the part that referst to York
Vile will be realized, unless the necessary
remedies are applied at once.
PROGRESS,