Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-11-14
THE NEW COUNTY MOVEMENT.
For The Yorkville Enquirer.

For The Yorkville Enquirer.
RAvENNA, November "a large
and enthsiuastic meeting was held at
the academy on Saturday evening to
discuss the new county movement.
Mr.. w. Sam Lipscomb of Union coun-
| ty, who was until recently a new
county advocate, was unanimously
called to the chair, and after a few
remarks by Mr.. Lipscomb, commit
tee, consisting of T. L. Briant, J. B.
Brown and CASTOR Littlejoin, assisted
by the secretary, was appointed to
draft resolutions, all of which were
unanimously adopted as follows:
Whereas, The new county move
ment had its origin in Gafney, Blacks
burg and the Cherokee Land COM
pany, where a few men are striv-
| ing to work up boom on real estate
in that section.
Whereas the centralizing of power
in the hands of few is dangerous to
the liberties of the common masses,
and will work financial injury to those
who have no interest in Gafney,
Cherokee and Blacksburg real estate ;
therefore be it resolved:
1st. That we earnestly oppose the
new county movement and appeal to
the people to be cut off, to take i'm
mediate action and cooperate with us
by holding similar meetings in every
neighborhood and arrange for gen.
eral meeting to take place as soon as
convenient, at or near Cornith church,
which is on the line of Spartanburg
and Union counties, and near the
centre of the proposed county.
2nd. That we endorse in full the
resolutions adopted by the first meeting
held at Goshen.
3rd. That we love the Gaffney peo-
Pile; but will use every honest effort to
defeat the proposed new county, which
will be detrimental to our interests.
4th. We denounce the recent sur
vey made since our citizens signed
the call for an election; that is, leav-
ing Pacolet river and running half
circular line around Pacolet mills to
the river again, thence up the river,
leaving out Clifton and Cowpens towns,
said line being disgrace TO civilized
people.
5th. We believe that the assess
ments of our property, which is now
reasonable, will be doubled, and the
public schools demolished on the ad-
vent of a new county.
9Th. We believe that our public
highways will be neglected and that
our road and Communication tax will be
more than doubled.
7th. We fully endorse the call of
the meeting to be held at White
Plains on Saturday, 18th instant, and
respectfully invite Hon. S. Wilson, T..
Stokes Simpson, Colonel T. L. CAN'T
aud other speaker, to be present.
9Th. AS the petition granted by
The governor now stands, the court
house will be located at Gaffney.
Voters must not be deceived.
9th. If we have to submit to a new
county, we demand that the site be at
more central point than Gafney,
which is 25 miles from Pickney ferry,
and only five miles from North Caro-
| lima.
10th. We further request our hon
orable Senator Tillman and Governor
Evans, to Withhold their aid in securing
for Gaffney a new county, when it is
known that Gaffney people howled
them down in a public meeting at
Spartanburg.
11th. We denounce. the measure
cutting off Trough, the principal vot-
ing precint of White Plains township,
and at which precinct the majority OF
White Plains voters are registered to
vote; and we further request that the
foregoing resolutions be published in
the Yorkville, Spartanburg, Union and
Gatfney papers.
w. SAM LIPSCOMB, Gilman.
G. w. CHALK, Secretary.
G. o. WILKINS, Assistant.