Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-02-29
For the Yorkville Enquirer
AROJ1T EPJDEMICS.

CLOVER, February N.-Epidemics are
bad things. That is, some of them are:
But there are some epidemics that are good
things. There is an epidemic that has
been raging all over our country tor years
that is called the railroad epidemic, and
that is a good thing. 1t is surprising the
amount and extent of railroads that have
been built over our Southern country,
and still the work goes on.
Then there is another epidemic that
seems to be spreading rapidly, and it is
called the factory epidemic. That's a good
thing. In fact, it is one of the best things
going. In nearly every paper 1 pick up
these days 1 find something about facto-
ries. All the large towns and cities have
factories of some kind. Even the smaller
towns have been struck with this epidemic.
Companies are forming and subscriptions
are being raised to build factories. York
county is almost on boom about factories.
Glover has caught it. The first step has
been taken-that is, the talk. That is the
first step in all great enterprises. Wheth-
er the next will be taken or not / do not
know. One thing I do know, and that
is that Glover and vicinity has got men
who have got the vim to push whatever
they undertake. 1t is true that swim"
won't build factories, but it is a very
important factor in the matter. If our
friends hear nothing more of this epidemic
here they may conclude that another i'm
portant factor was lacking. I earnestly
hope that I will be able soon to have
something more to say about the factory.
will not attempt to say anything about
the benefit that wouldaccrue to this entire
section of our county. [ saw a large cir
cular price list the other day that had
been sent out by an extensive hat factory
in a Northern city. On the circular was
pictured a large mill, and near by some
boys driving sheep into the hopper, and
at the bottom wool hats were dropping
out. Now that is the kind Of factories
we need; factories in which when you
throw a bale of cotton it will come out
cloth, shifting, checks, ~cottonades, prints,
&c., ready for use.
The last time I was in Yorkville l was
asked the question, "Has Clover got the
epidemic yet?" On asking what epidem-
ic wa meant, the answer was, why the
epidemict that roduces candidates." Well,
that is a new kind of epidemic, but 1 reck-
on the name is correct. I don't think
Clover has it yet. At least if it has, it has
not broken out nor made it's appearance.
1t may be in the system, under the skin,
as it were, and may show itself later. 1t
is only February and we have nearly a
dozen out in the county, and only three
or four precincts heard from, and not a
full report from them either. That is all
right. They are good men. 1t is a rule
and I always set it down as sure, when [
see a mans name in the paper as acandi-
date that he is all right. York v fails
on that point. That is n of the first
things I look for when I receive the EN-
QUIRER. I am expecting more, and |,
want to know who they are. In fact, I
would like to have an Office myself. I
mean a big Office with a big salary. One
that would enable me to live without
work and worry. One that would enable
me to take my family and 60 to the noun
tains in summer and to Florida or some
other warm place in winter. But I will
not come out yet. I am afraid the ''run"
would be too long. Being a little lame I
might "fdip, before I get there. ]. D. G.