Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08
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YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, March 5:-A COM
mittee of business men from this city
will probably visit Washington the
present week so as to be there by FRI
day to appear before the committee on
public buildings and grounds. 1t is
stated from Washington that there
will be a grand scramble among MEM
bers Of the house who are interested
in public buildings bills to get on
board the omnibus" measure now be-
ing prepared by the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds. South Car
olina and Georgia have several pub
lie buildings bills introduced, and 1t is
probable that one or more may be CIV
en- a seat in Chairman's MERGERS bus
bill," which means general bill, with
each state represented, so as to pre-
vent anything like sectionalism being
urged in it's makeup. Of course, every
member who is directly interested in
public building project believes his
measure to be the most pressing.
Many of them will be disappointed at
the end Of the session.. Our always
enterprising, public-spirited citizen,
Mr. R. T. Fewell, has erected a build
ing near the Arcade mill, whose di-
mensions are 60 by rs feet. 1t Is to be
waste mill and part Of the machin-
cry has been put in and will be ready
for the beginning Of operations next
week The mill will use the waste
from cotton mills; the output for the
present being felt and commercial
bats. Later on the mill will also man
ufacture shoe Innings, shoe soles, etc.
The mill is provided with a 6O-horse
boiler and a 35-horse engine. 1t is Mr..
Fewell's individual property and is an
important addition to our list of man.
ufacturing enterprises. This year
there will be two vacancies from York
county in the Citadel, caused by the
graduation Of Cadets II. M. Marshall
and J. L. Gardner. The scholarships
hold for four years, and are sufficient
to bear all expenses Of a student, being
worth $500 year. or $1,000 for the four
years; hence they are the best offered
by the state. The applicant must be
not less than Is years of age upon en-
tering the academy, nor more than 20
at the time of the competitive exami-
nation. The Citadel graduates have
always stood high in all professions,
and have held the highest honors in
the gift Of the people, from U. S. SEN
ator and governor down. Hence this
is a position eagerly sought by ambiti-
Gus young men and boys of the state.
......A gentleman from Cincinnati.
who is interested in 100000 cotton
factory in one Of the northern states,
was in Rock Hill Saturday comforting
with Mr.. R. T. Fewell relative to its
removal to this city. Recent political
occurrences involving South Carolina
officials have had bad effect and may
probably defeat the proposition to
bring that big plant to this state.
However, the matter Is still under
advisement. :. .CowpoX has appeared
among the mixers. We hear of sew
eral cases, and it is presumed that the
cows were inoculated by smallpox
patients. We are told that the disease
is not unusual among mixers in times
of smallpox epidemics.
CHESTER.
Lantern, March 4: The Lancaster
and Chester narrow gauge is no more.
Sabbath the first train was run over
the broad gauge. A special sidetrack
has been made for the narrow guage
cars and all Of the cars have been
placed on it, out of the way. OF
course, much work is to be done yet on
the broad gauge before it will be per-
fected and until it has received the fin
ishing touches no great speed will be
attempted, but when the road becomes
settled the run will be made in an
hours time. We welcome the broad
gauge and hope that it will be the be-
ginning of better things for the COM
pany as we'll as the public. There
is one new case of smallpox at the
Springstein mills. The family is en-
ployed by the Springstein mill. This
case and that Of Archie Howard, the
colored barber, are the only ones In
the town. The others have been re-
leased. Mayor Hardin says If all
would be vaccinated the disease could
| he slammed ont II ceenS that the
Negroes in this part of the country are
forsaking their nativity and are going
to a better place. A spirit of unrest
seems to have taken possession Of them
and they are leaving the country in
great crowds. Within the past few
weeks no less than 1875 Negroes have
left Chester county for some faraway
land where the fields of operation will
be greater, and where more profitable
employment will be found. An emf
grant party of sc Negroes, including
several families, left Mr.. John G. Nc
Afee's neighborhood a few weeks ago
for Arkansas. About the same time a
band of about 80 Negro men left for
Virginia to work on the long distance
telephone line. If they continue at the
present rate to leave the county a de-
crease in the colored population will
soon be noted. In the farming sec
tions efficient help is becoming notice
ably scarce already. Too many Ne
groes are flocking to the towns in
search of employment which will be
more profitable, but in this they are
making a great mistake. 1t is almost
impossible for them to make living
in the towns. 1t is more than impos-
lSible for them to earn q livelihood by