Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-10

friends before her first marriage. For
the present Mr.. and Mrs. Strauss are
at home to their friends at the board
ing house of Misses Lindsay and kuy-
kendall.
The annual egg hunt Of the Episco-
pal Sunday school took place In the
graded school grounds last Saturday
afternoon under the direction of Rev.
]. c. Johnes, assisted by Miss Willie
Rose and several other ladies. There
were about so children present. The
eggs had previously been hidden In the
shrubbery and elsewhere about the
grounds. After the children had been
formed in line, Rev. Mr.. Johnes an
nounced a baseball bat as the first
prize and a vase as the second. He
counted three as a signal for the fun
to begin and the children made a rush
for the hiding places of the eggs.
Claude Walker won first prize with
eight eggs, and Miss Gerald Lowry
won second prize with five eggs. The
children had lots Of fun and everybody
present enjoyed the incident: Little
bags of candy were distributed among
the smaller children who had failed to
find eggs.
In conversation with the reporter, a
few nights ago, prominent local bus
mess man remarked: 1T Is the dullest
spring I have ever known, and l am
beginning to feel that so far as York
VILE Is concerned, the trouble Is due to
the fact that we are just beginning to
realize the effects of the building OF the
Three Cs railroad in the cutting off Of
trade. 1t is a fact that our territory
which used to extend to county lines
on all sides of US, Is now limited to a
radius Of five miles," In view Of the
fact that this idea may be more or less
general, it will be we'll to offer a few
suggestions. The number Of people who
are obliged to come to Yorkville to
trade is certainly smaller than 1t has
ever been. The number Of people who
can be induced to come to Yorkville to
trade is also larger than it has ever
been. Competitive points are numer-
Gus, not only along the Three Cs, but
the Carolina and North Western rail-
does not offer special inducements over
another, trade is likely to be divided
among these points purely along lines
of convenience to the traders. If suf-
ficient inducements are used, trade
can be drawn to Yorkville past any
and all Of the points. 1t is merely
matter Of having something better,
cheaper and more desirable than COM
petitors and Of letting the fact be
knOWH. lHe IdHSOH bEy dOONS Coii-
pany used to understand this fact, and
it drew trade from everywhere. H. G.
Strauss & Co. understand it, and they
draw trade from distant points. There
were people at their millinery display
last Thursday and Friday from a radi
as Of 10 or Is miles. These people
came because they were assured that
they would see things Of superior style,
quality. finish, etc., to any Of which
they had knowledge elsewhere. The
people thus induced to Yorkville by
Strauss & Co., also looked about among
other stores, and the benefit Of Strauss
& Co.'S efforts were quite general. Nu-
merous facts might be cited to prove
this contention. 1t is not a matter of
territory that is handicapping York
vile. 1t is purely and entirely a mat
ter Of offering better inducements and
more facilities than can be found in
other towns, and above all things else,
Of letting the public know Of these su
perior ADVANTAGES.