The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-02-22


place our finances on a cash basis,
It's bad plan TO get in debt, ana
we hope Bamberg county will never
get in. that condition.
- X X
1t is strange that the Legislature
should appropriate s1S5,ooo for the
completion of the State House, give
the colleges what they asked tor'
even increasing the appropriation
for some, and then refuse the $780,
600 for the common schools. 1t
seems to us that the school term
this fall will be shorter than usual
as they will receive very little II
anything, from the dispensary.
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From observation we should i'm
agine that the acreage in South
Carolina this year will be largely
increased. Wherever we have been
recently we have noticed new lands
being cleared up and fields that have
laid idle for years::prepared for cul-
t;vation. Scores of horses and
mules have been sold, and it is the
evident intention of our farmers to
.smake or break" this year. AS to
whether more cotton will be planted
we can't say, but we sincerely hope
not.
During the session of the late
legislature Senator S. G. Mayheld'
S who is so well-known and strongly
favorable te good roads, had passed
measure which makes each school
district il the county road district
On petition of two-thirGs of the CIT
liens of any one of these districts a
special tax levy not to exceed two
mills. can be made for the better
& ment of the local highways, except
3 in the special school district of Den
mark, where the levy is made man
datory. Denmark is Senator May
fields home district, and we under
stand that in preparing his bill hf
submitted it to the other members
Of the delegation and was wiling II
the thing were asked for, to make
The levy mandatory in any distrlc'
asked for. Bamberg school dlstrlc
certainly needs better roads. "h!!
then was not this benefcent tax
tax that will be paid by every pro
sressive citizen uncomplainingly-
made mandatory here?
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The Gafney Ledger, in discus
sing tie action Of the Senate ap
propriating $4,000 for new dor
mitory at Winthrop College, says
B would be interesting to know nov
much taxes each one Of the thlrt
odd Senators who voted for the ap
preparation pays to the support 0
the State government. Our con
temporary is right; it would be ia
more interesting we presume tina
it imaeines,. and in a way that woul
not suit the purposes of The Leo
DER which seems to have a specls
antipathy to Winthrop. For tn
information of our thirsting COZ
temporary we will state that man
of the gentlemen who voted for tn
appropriation are large taxpayer
among the number being Senator
Mayfeld, of Bamberg; Manning,
Sumter: and others we could nam
In fact, we know that many men
- bers of the Senate are comparative
wealthy. The Ledger will have
fad some other basis for an arg1
3ment.
***
Exceedingly fattering mentlc
has been made by several OF tt
State press of Senator S. &. May
fields possible candidacy for Cove
nor of South Carolina or Uhlte
States Senator in opposition to Sci
ator Tillman. 1t may be author
tatively stated that Senator Ma.
field is not and will not be cand
da.e for either of these position
Maintaining as Re always has {" kef
interest in the welfare of his Sta
and people, and insistent in h
often expressed views that Caro-
mas greatness can be augment'
IS and her material prosperity great
increased when we secure those gre
evidences of perfect civilizatlo
good roads, good schools, and lt
taxes, he will advocate on all occ
sions and with all his eloquence t
furtherance of these objects.
believes that he can better aid al
h. II