The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-08
For the TINES.
Another Farmer Replies to Farmer"
JoNEsyILLE, Jan. 4. 1892.


Another Farmer Replies to Farmer"
JoNEsvILLE, Jan. 4. 1892.
Mn. EDITOR. Permit me to probe the vui-
nerable snti-progressiye effusion Of your
correspondent, FARMER, in the last issue of |
the TIMks, in opposition to the bn'l ling OF
The Lockhart Shca's railroad by the people |
| living in the tpwnships Of Jonesvilo and |
| Pinckney through which it will pass.
| FARMER introduc 8 his opposition by allud-
! ing to the great blunder committed by the
| people Of Union somo fifteen years ago i
| vo'ing subscription OF $l6O,Ooo to tie
| Spartsnhurs aud Ashesiile road, and gives
/ an awful showing of the result of some calcu-
lations he has ma ie of tue compound inter
| est mt 10 per cent. which he claims the peo-
pie have pail on the bonds. No in Union
| / think will deny that grave error WAS
then mmted. But that cannot be cl,im-
ed as u parallel csc with the LocShart
| Shoals road,
We do not propose to build road in
Spartauburg County and the State of North
Carolina, but right in our own midst, for the
beuef, Of onr own people; to increase the
value of their property aud give new life
and prosperity, directly and indirectly, to the
people who build il 4; to Increase the wealth
aud taxable property Of the County at
large, and the individual property owners
of Jonesvilo a2d Pncxney townships in
particular.
AS a practical evidence of what can surely
he expected by the farmers aud laud ownors
/ in these townships, from the bull ling Of the
road atone, without considering the greater
beui6 10 he secured by the building OF a
$500, 900 Cotton Factory, we refer to tae
: enormous advance in the price of land lying
: for miles alenu each side of the S. aud a.
. road. Fifteen years ago those lands couii
have been bought fron 90 cents to 81 nn
acre, but to-day the prices ranges from ~ te
= $50 an n; c. That is the natural result of TN
v building of that road !, and l ask FARMER is
= it is not probable that the building OF the
Lockhart Shoals road will benefit the farm,
u er, along ils lile equally as much ! And
1t wouli ask FARMEn to put on his calculating
10 cap, aud figure out how much q min owning
100 acres of land on the Lockhart Shoa
: road would lose IN fifteen years, at that rat
DC of increase, If the road is not built. Try you
rule of compound 10 per cent. interest on 1t
Id friend, and see where you would get to. Nj.
:, adrice to you is, sfter the road is butt you
laud laad will be worth ~ or SO, perhap
y S5 nm acre more than it is now, and as yo
in will not be called on for the taxes on the raj
ge | road bonls uut Dec. 1893, sell out befor
that date and move 10 where you think yo
,' will not bs Within many miles Of q railroa
''P or q Cotton Factory.
he But it is not the roa1 only that the HON
subscription will bring. With the road
the assurance Of n $500 900 CJtton Mill,
ue be built almost entirely with foreign Capita
IN u start with, and the -pouiog upof the h"e
Ii water power in the South to aitra
en- millions of dollars more from oil parts OF Il
cor Couutry, to develOpe its immense industr,
we ,lih- producing power, increasing Il
taxable property ST Jonesviile and Pinckn'
townships in Uaion Comfy not less than
million dollars, and probably many million
4, A. ;,aI. ha han
ir and advantages If the road will 60 TO bull
=, ing up the interests of those who build
'"e The road and the one Mill already ASST
Cc- ed If the road IS GUM, viii create $500, 900
ose taxable properly in the County, most OF
,t from foreign capii and very large pi
of it will be distributed among The people
'se the. .e two townships, for labor, teams, eco
'ty; ties, lumber, &c.
ON FARMER is mistaken in stating that no
ing cent OF the .. ana a, 'ooas nave oeen pa
=" that $15,0 900 Of tn lse bonds have becn
tired.
ON As to Union as Cotton Market, l lie;
hail that ta the merchants Of that town to tire
any But if the Cvttnu Mills don't raise tue pr
lall Of Cotton. We ask -FaRMEH Yllyi is III q
- Mills? And further, why is it that |
., price always fall after the home Mills ha
@'u bought their sarply?
: L have known buyers for distant Mills :.
,"' ior export 10 leave the ma k ct TN il the no,
&c, &c MI /, c,ased huying. simply b,canss th
'ne ,. e0uia @ not pay The prices pail ly tho no,
di- Mills. '
i've FArNSr soy. ..I,n,, ,,,..,
10 Opposing railroads and factories, | wa
~ stockholders 10 build all they can, but dor
~" think those should be made TO help who
hu wou d MT benefit. Let us build the ro.
'"' ny private subscription, and those who
will benefit most should subscribe the most
iSe Now That Is an admission that he won
" Ike u have railroads and factories: But y
IA, ASK why would he like to have them if
=" dld not expect to be benefited by them
u.s. The road is only the means by which FARM,
and his neighbors are to secure AN i'm port,,
yes benefit fiom The Mill to be butt by the car
tic tai and enterprise Of others, and Will. he
called u>on to pay his share of taxes to bui
me road only, according to his taxable N e a,
thole OF more taxable means will not ouI
be pay taxes according to their means to bull
"0 the road, hut will also invest their cap;tal
Ito make the ro ,i necess,rv f,r tha ;u,"ipp "p' %"
at ofthe property of every Farmer along tho Yin
of and for the general good Of the county Tb
uo being the plain case, is not the plan of taxir
' everyone according to his taxable means.
W. build the road only, while the mo,
wealthy also build the Mil more lust an
.r equitable than private subscription, where
by the non-progressive, miserly oil fogjo
-" can creep out Of paying anything but receiy
at oil ths benefit, ami profits arising from tn
pc h6cr'lity Of their enierprisiog neighbors.
O., is that selfish, jealous spirit that has Ike pt th
vo County of Union in the background of pros
'e perity SO lpng ANOTHER FARMER.
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