The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-11-06
The New County.

MIR. EDITOR:-Tna writer notices
that you are in favor of the new county,
but begS that Your columns will be open
to ANY fair discussion of the subject.
You are aware of the fact that the
best families of our county are rapidly
leaving their Jncc happy old family home
SteadS and seeking the factories, towns
and villages, where money circulates
more freely, educational and church fa-
cilit!eS are better, and the living more
pleasant in &c reral, especially to the
young. Your town is not alone in being
attracted by these dS"ontcntcd farmers
When and where will this end and
what will I've the outcome? Again. what
Is the cause of all this commoton? ? The
writer answers in short, 1t is owing to
the honey circulation which does not
reach the producer fairly" 1t seems
that every branch OF industry is protect
"u except the farmer. Suppose one of
vOur most industrious AMI upright Young
men, who Is raising Il family of children,
concludes for various reasons. 10 abandon
town life and move 10 II farm. and in
vests all his mite, one thousand d1lar3, il
Il coy little country home and farm: he
moves thithCr TO cultivate it with his
own hands, and at the end of. the season
he finds himself awarded with wonder
ful harveSt-it is necessary for him to
build new barns and make other improve
mpntS at once he can sec by IN incraaS.
of 20 upcrcrnt. on his capital he could large
ly Increase his earnings. le applies To the
iNnk for SIOD.OO: when the banker i'll
forms him that his ntir| property is moi
sufficient fo- the'ioan iwhiic he is talking
to the cashier the manufacturer walks in
y, l..If !,
loan OF :SJUj.O) without much trouble
What has that Ia Go with the Few
county? II means that country people
need more money circulation. L means
country people must not organize to
fight enterprises. but that they m,lSt re-
SiSt every appearance nt aiding enterprises
to draw the money ami people from our
country homes. 1t means that farmers
must fight cvo:y attcmp; 10 build new
court houses. new counties and every
money outlay eXcep, Absolutely HrcpSSary
for the convenience ;ul benefit OF them
selves. 1t means that if tie country
people are to he taxed heavier t,an ihey
are, that it must IL. dunc in building
bridges N home. better school houses ~
home. better roads ut home. and nave y
school book depository 1T every publc
mileage SD much talked about hy new
county men being paid to jurors and Wit
nesSeS going to and from court, is about
the only money that our country people
receive back from the enormous tax levy.
Certainly country people cUinot afio,..
to have new counties. new court houses
and new Indebtedness voted over them
until th2y have Sc"urcl all the nat,,,al
,1,., Il
pay or: school teachers mere than SD.
$40 and 50 per month.
Our property assess nnuts az very
reasonable noW, hHt VII h. doubled ut
once uu The advent o. IL nrw county.
Public schools will he almost u failure.
More and more uf our best families will
leave Us to s"rh greater prosperity at The
new court house
Th" writer i; sUvpris Il that spm, of
the StocHholdcrSof the Gaifncy Man1lfav.
turing Company, seem to think HAT The
valu" ot their Slp"k Will IL, uulLa lccl hY
The mlidmG al u cnivi hoil,p al GaiIBcy.
[ l., absurd: rs 4 tmatt". OF coarse She
expense of living will br largely in""c:,.-
cd. Which Is the new 90 mty mems .igl,-
mcnt tl!Ht farmers will .S more for
Wood ANA prn,lurr, ID a,j hnpoN on
the biNiHl ives ol ttlt trli,tipN I );tAa
Mills by compelling tilrm To have e. pL,
higher iov their necessities.
The Ecw comfy sne9 az" telling tie
farmers That CncrUkc~ 0yELlincy county
viii h" Ihe hest and r:ritr>t cnrrlty in the
state. If -. Why w"u!d The Paroct
mills kick ~ hard ;ttnut having il, prop
,,rtN listed IN IA" proposed new county?
Why would Clifton and Cowprns. al Of
them more thriving towns than GutInpy
object TO being put in th" new uotsnty?
Now. my chnnlN!Wnn. 4 is f5 "Mlvcn~
renee that Nn;: ar Il, Il esp tally is this
apln \! 60 that portion oi tninn county
IL hr C,n OH and that yuu are bound to
have. DO not agree IL Vote Inr Il new
county unless the court hou&, is erected
in the center, where al or rarnn!>> c.tl
share i'll th" >pnlS ,,i cit.;r HH taa c.v:.
tion "t ;@.iiiG hliitin-S.
Bat t"Aiiy. yc,,. aran.t any nrv
county until we have nnanriai relief
Stay away from GaiIncy entirely until
the vote is settled.
ENTE ;rG@.s,-,.
Union COTNTY. O,t"lx>r -.