Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-09-04
Scraps aud facts.

shows that during the year 15,662,196
acres of the public domain were dis
posed of and that the receipts OF the
office were s4.7s2,16O. There still re-
mains 914,O96,974 acres Of the public do
main.
New Orleans dispatch, August 5O:
Secretary Hester's statement OF the
worlds visible supply Of cotton shows
the total visible to be 1,571,676 bales,
against 1,276,546 last week, and 1,O47,-
AIT last year. OF this, the total OF
American cotton is 945,626, against l.
O45.27S last week, and 569.227 last year,
and of all other kinds, including
Egypt, Brazil, India, ETC., $4,000 last
wear. OF the worlds visible supply
there Is now afioat and held in great
Britain and continental Europe, $4,000
bales, against $4,000 last year; IN
Egypt $1,000, against 10000 last year;
in India $4,000, against 263,OO0 last
year, and in the United States S7l,ooO,
against 1872, 1000 last year.
DIR. Dabney in Southern Farm Mag
azine: I have shown in previous ar
ticle in this paper that the South could
with sufficient labor and capital, pro-
duce ten times as much cotton, for
one item, as it now produces. This
alone would equal the value of the
present agricultural output OF the en-
tire country. When all mankind be-
come as civilized as European people
are now and wear as many clothes, 1t
will REQUIRE 81, ZOO, 900 bales Of cotton to
supply them. If the south keeps up lts
present proportion Of the worlds cot
ton supply it will sell 3S,O0o,0O0 bales,
which at present prices. would be
worth more than all our exports OF
wheat and meat. Something like this
Is true also of the cereals, OF TOBACCO
of the animal products o. the veg
etables and fruits which this wonder
full land would yield.
The following was adopted by the
Texas legislature last week: BE II
resolved by the house Of representa-
tives of the legislature Of the state OF
Texas, That trusts and monopolies are
" lilG SPiiiS otN SSAS ~
free people, destructive of individual
liberty, and subversive Of the prlncl-
pies Of a Republican form Of govern
ment. That we recognize in the United
States Steel corporation an organiza-
ton which embodies all the evils Of the
trust, monopoly and community OF In
terest idea, and one which by reason
of the manner and amount of its cap
italization and plan Of operation may
be said to be the very head and front
of the offending system; that we are in
hearty sympathy with the Amalgama-
ted association in the contest which 1t
is now waging with the United States
Steel corporation for just and equit-
able recognition of its union"
Atlanta Journal: The increase in
the volume Of United States currency
in the last five years has been remark
able. In 1896 the total volume was ST.
539, ,0O0, ,000 now it is 2,1S400 900. This
increase of nearly 40 per cent. in the
brief period of five years is without
precedent when we consider that it rep
resents nothing but absolute sound
money. There have been many greater
growths of a nations currency in even
shorter time; but they were the result
of imitation. There can be no limit to
such increases; but in our case every
dollar that has been added to the cur
rency is as good as gold. The per cap
~, hoc col No In
1896 to $2S.O7 in 1901, an increase Of
about SO per cent. in five years. Though
business has grown immensely within
the last five years, the currency has
kept pace with it. and there is no rea-
son for complaint that the volume of
money is not large enough for the needs
Of the country. The scarity Of collat-
eral may be felt often by would-be
borrowers; but there is an ample sup
ply Of money.
ney Simon, a seven-year-old lad living
in Syracuse, had perilous ride from
that city to Utica on the New York
Centrars Southwestern Limited today.
The train is solidly Testibuled and
makes the run of So miles between the
two cities in an hour and quarter.
Young Simon grasped rail on one Of
the platforms of a Pullman car as the
train was pulling out Of Syracuse.
When he decided to jump off the train
was moving too swiftly for him to make
the attempt. He could not enter the
car owing to the vestibule arrange
ment. and with one foot on the step
and one hand grasping the railing he
clung on desperately with the train
whizzing a mile a minute. The lads
predicament was discovered when the
train was rushing through Rome, but
he could not be rescued without danger
Of knocking him from his position
When the train reached Utica the lad
dropped from the car step utterly ex-
hausted. He had ridden SO miles sup
ported solely by one hand and foot.
The New Orleans Trade Index, Of
September 1. says Of the cotton crop
for the year just opening: 1.-THE new
crop is commencing to move In the
western districts and first bales have
been numerous in all sections. The
prospects of the crop are, upon the
whole, less favorable to a large yield
than was generally accepted a month
ago. Some improvement in conditions
was made during the first days Of Au-
gust, but latterly complaints of dam
age by continued drought in central
and northern Texas have been frequent