The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-05-10

all the necessary legal steps, after which
another meeting will be held at the call OF
! the trustees.
1t was ascer;ained FROM calculations
made, that by cutting the district aS pro
posed, there is property valuation sufficient
to raise enough .uouey 80 give Us Il tree
school nine moaths in the year, without
! having to vote the tax levy limit. Under
tie law we can, il so much be necessary,
add an additional tax levy OF four mills,
but If those who have investigated are cor
rect, We can get oar school on with less.
At the next meeting. those voters who
have on the tax books property to the en-
tent OF one hundred dollars, and live with
in the proposed area can vote on the ques-
ton of making the extra, or a Specla. levy,
those who live beyond the proposed school
district limits will have nc voice in the mat
ter. Now 1t behooveS every lnau wno wants
TO Improve our school facilities TO urge
every man entitled to vote to be at the
meeting, ana vote for the special levy.
We have made two efforts before III this
direction, and on account of some technical
omission ci,ilea. Do not let us fail again,
because we are about 10 confront an educa-
tio,,ul famine, and We must take hold Of the
and civilization demands.
We read in the newspapers every day
where churches and other organizations
are sending men and woman abroad TO
plant civilization, and We applaud their
work. Are we consistent in this? DO we.
when we place our mite 10 the contribution
plate for foreign missions ever think of our
duty to ourselves at home? Does it occur
to US when we display Indifference to our
home affairs that we are worse than lEti-
IelS il we do not take care OF our own! We
believe strongly in carrying the fame OF
civilization on ahead, that the nations may
be enlightened, aud We also believe III the
missionary plan, but we think a u ore bind
ing duty devolycs upon US, when we ind
dark places. at home, that need the crl-
tightening flame.
We have beautiful town, blessed with
good health and water. and situated where,
If we will bot improve our conditions there
Is 90 reason why this town cannot be Twice
the size III a few ears, and there Is no
reason why we cannot have manufacturing
industries to give employment and add to
the wealth What is the indictment to
increase our population: Surely having
poor school facilities is no inducement for
people to move here, buy and build up
property, but on the other hand If We have
coed schools, every piece OF property IN
the town Will Increase with an actual value
because Of demand. Now, those VINO
own property have price. but they ind
no purchasers, because we have nothing TO
induce new comerS. When our population
increases there must be found some means
to give employment for both, capital and
labor. The man with money, wants his
moDey to make more for him, and he will
put that money in some enterprise which
will give employment to our working pop
ulatiou; then various industries are put IN
operation, more people come here, the
property demand becomes greater, and
more valuable, and all through the agency
of first class educational system.
We cannot understand why there should
be any opposition to the project ID view;
of course it will increase the tax, bnt those
who own the property are to be benefited
first, with the advantage OF the tree
school, second, with the increased valuation
in property. Those who own no property
really pay nothing at all, and get the bene-
fit by having their children made compe-
taus to acquire, and own property, and be-
come useful citizens. 1t shonld be very
readily seen then, that the taxpayers are to
be compensated, as we'll as those whom
fortune has not smiled upon and blessed
them with property to be taxed.