Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-10

dispensary amounted to 81, 7,6l7.13. and the
profits to S450.69. The sales Of the Tirzah
dispensary amounted tn $l1 1922, and
the profits to $992.43. In Chester, there
were $39, 1880 sales, and "a, ,438.43 profits.
Not Much Of q Tax.
Speaking of the proposed three mill
road tax the other day, Major A. 81.
White said "This is not like any other
tax. It is more in the nature of an in
vestment for which we get value received,
and therefore the tax ought not to be so
hard to pay" The significance of this
statement can be better appreciated per-
haps in the light of the fact that Major
White is among the largest taxpayers
of the county.
Increasing the Capacity.
Rock Hill Herald: President ]. r.
Barron has contracted with j. B. Smith
for the erection of IL additional two
story tenement houses at the Man-
chester mill. This is made necessary on
account of the fact that number Of ad-
ditional looms are to be put in at an early
date, and the spinning department Is to
be run night and day. The additional
houses will each have six rooms. By this
arrangement the force Of employees will
be doubled.
The New Railroad.
Charlotte Observer, Saturday: Mr.. 8.
Wittkowsky spent Thursday at Blacks
burg, 8. c., returning that night. He
went to attend meeting of the Blacks
burg Land and Improvement company.
While there he met the engineer sent
to survey the new railroad line, which is
to be built by the Three C's from Blacks
burg to Gaffney via the Cherokee Shoals.
The last issue of The Manufacturers Rec
ord notes the fact that the road Is to be
built.
The Pension Boards.
Columbia Register, Sunday: The fol-
lowing circular in reference to pensions
has been sent out to the various auditors
by the comptroller general: "The gen.
eral assembly at its last session passed an
act providing for new county pension
boards, and for township pension boards.
Meetings will be held in each township
to elect township boards, at time and
place to be fixed by the county boards. I
will send you copy of the act as soon as
| it is printed" Miss K. F. Maher, of
Barnwell, is now clerk Of the state PEN
sion board.
Good Philosophy.
Referring to the impossibility OF macad-
amizing all the roads at once, the other
day, Mr.. r. L. Wilkerson, of the Ruther-
ford road, remarked: "But we've got to
make a start, and there are going to be
more years than this one. Ifthis was the
last year we were going to have, /, for
one, would not care whether we had the
| roads fixed or not" Mr.. Wlkerson's
observation nicely illustrates two practi-
cal points. One is, that while compara-
lively little may be accomplished in one.
year, with continued effort, the work can
be finally completed, and the other is that
| if work is not commenced sometime"
we will be troubled with bad roads for q
long period.
Prospects Bright.
The ENQUIRER is reliably informed
that the developments ont at the Wilson
mine are proving highly encouraging.
It has been ascertained that while the
old workings were far more extensive
than anybody living has ever had any
idea, the old miners left thousan ds OF tons
of ore which, though of character that
they could not use, Is just what the pres
ent miners want. Much Of this ore has
already been uncovered. and there Is in
sight enough more to warrant the estab-
| Ilishment Of an extensive plant. There is
every reason to believe that this plant
will be established and that without de-
lay. AS a preliminary to future opera
ions Messrs. Clarke Brothers recently
land for the fuel thereon, and they are
now spending quite a su m Of money in
the Improvement of some Of the roads in
the immediate vicinity of the mine.