Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-14

were protfered from number OF willing
hands, and the sons of L. NJ. Grist, all Of
whom were practical printers, assisted
him as he had aided the efforts Of John E.
Grist in the establishment of The Com
piler, some 50 years before.
The beginning of the year 1881 was AL
inauspicious time for the establishment
of new business enterprise. The tnan-
cial condition of the country had been
greatly depressed for several years, and II
was constantly growing worse. There
was little or no encouragement for the
farmer or the merchant. The man VINO
had good surplus ahead considered
himself fortunate. He could see no way
of adding to his income; but he could
feel that he was able to bridge the dull
times and stem the tides until the outlook
grew brighter. And while this period
was not auspcious to the establishment OF
a new enterprise, neither did it offer any
encouragement for the rehabilitation OF
an old enterprise that had just met with
serious financial disaster. But there was
no hesitation. The proprietor, who had
overcome many difficulties in years gone
by, aud the SONS who had long since
become factors in the business, put their
shoulders to the wheel, and again inaugu-
rated an aggressive fight for success.
For a man who is trying to get out OF
debt, to successfully run live newspaper
is big undertaking. 1t is often necessa-
nv to make heavy expenditures from
which he can expect no direct returns.
THE Enquirer had always been accus-
toned to give greater values for the
money than is usual with the county
papers. 1t had taught its readers to
always expect good readable paper,
and they had reached the point where
they looked upon all kinds OF expensive
enterprise merely as a matter OF course.
Though it would have been possible to
drop to the standard Of the average paper
at great saving of expense, the manage
ment did not deem this wise. 1t WAS
determined that the paper should continue
in the progressive lines long since mapped
out, and this determination has been
adhered to to the letter. Just what the
result has been financially is not matter
of public concern; but it may be proper to
at least report to progress. The condition
of the business is much better now than
on January l, 1891.
Fifty-tive years is long time for one
man to remain in active business. The
proprietor of THE ENQUIRER had long
intended to retire from his labors at the
end of 1890. after the completion Of the
fiftieth year of his connection with the
printing business. But for reasons already
related, this became impracticable, and he
is still in harness. Recognizing, however,
especially through the achievements Of
the past four years, that credit for
surmounting many Of the difficulties that
have arisen was, in great measure due
to the sons who had long since become
valuable assistants and positive factors in
the business, he decided on another
step. In January last, he proposed that
arrangements be made to run the business
as partnership.
A number of minor details had to be
perfected before everything could be
gotten in shape for the change. This was
accomplished, however, and on the 10Th
OF March last the co-partnership Of l..
NJ. Grist Il Sons was formed, the firm
being composed of l.. NJ. Grist, l.. Geo.
Grist, w. d. Grist, o. f. Grist and A. NJ.
'Grist, all equal partners in the business.
THE ENQUIRER has been published
for little more than 40 years now. In
that time, it has had ups and downs; but
those ups and downs have always been
the ups and downs of the county and
constituency for which it is published. Its
change of management does not mean
any change of policy or character. Both
will remain as heretofore. AS in the
past, it shall continue to labor for the
upbuilding of all the best interests of the
people for whom it is published, and it
shall have no higher ambition than their
lot shall be its lot-that their prosperity
or adversely shall he its prosperity or
adversely. May it never, through any
fault of it's own, fail to realize this
ambition.