Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-26

sued a circular by which the prices on
certain grades Of lease goods are re-
duced. The occasion for this reduc-
ton in prices is not known and, or
course, as will be seen, 1t applies TO
only a few grades of liquors and may
be to equalize prices on case goods:
G dispensary has absolute control or
the liquor business, and 1t Is not altoL
gether plain why iso many brands or
case goods should be sold through the
dispensary, instead Of the dispensary
buying better grades Of liquor In bulk
from the distillers and putting them up
itself.
Will Cause Contention.
Spartanburg Journal: The State says
of this newspapers suggestion tnat
Spartanburg should be made the seat
of the court for the proposed new Fed
eral district for the northern part OF
the state: Congressman Johnson's own
county Of Spartanburg Is claimant
for the district court proposed by Mr..
Johnson in his original bill, thus an
tagonizing the interests Of Greenville,
which now has the Piedmont court.
There can be no doubt that Spartan
burg Is more conveniently located
than Greenville and mas better rail-
road facilities. It's claims cannot be
dismissed without consideration. Co
lumbia, of course, far surpasses both
Greenville and Spartanburg combined
in railroad facilities its hotel accom-
modations and its proximity to the ma
jority of the counties suggested for the
upper district; but If :Columbia's ad-
vantages should not avail to make 1t
the headquarters of the district and
there should be two courts as at pres
ent, we think one of them should be
at the best point in the extreme Pied
mont.
Another McLaurin Story.
Spartanburg journal. Thursday: A
close friend Of Senator McLaurin in
this city says that If the proposed new
Federal court district Is created for
the northern part of the state, the cur
ly headed Senator..is sure to be the
Judge. He says he has this straight
and there Is no doubt about it in his
mind The marshalship, district at
torneyship, clepkship and other offices
connected with tine court are already
being sought for and divided up by
those who think they control such
things. or would like to do so. A we'll
known ex-county official is spoken Of
prominently for the marshalship. and
attorneyship. The court would add
largely to the Federal patronage In
Sout.. Carolina, and in the absence Of
regular Republicans there would be no
lack of commercial" Democrats, who
would not allow the offices to go un-
filled. There are those who think that
McLaurin has lost his influence with
President Roosevelt, If not entirely, to
a large extent. The president Is said
to be quite sore over being led to make
the Koester appointment, and Is not
likely to rely too strongly on McLau-
rims recommendations. He is now
looking somewhat to his own chances
for the Republican nomination, and
would not do anything that would
needlessly ALLEVIATE the Republican
organization in this state. To do
so would be playing into the hands
Of Senator Mark Hanna. who des-
pite all denials, Is an active candi-
date for the Republican nomination in
1904, and strong one. McLaurtn eth
er will not want to be or will not be
allowed to be a candidate for the SEN
ate In the Democfatic primaries this
year and he will then drop from sight
as man Of influence in South Caro-
lima.
South Carolina Ten and Silk.
Washington correspondence Colum-
bia State: Among the items carried In
the agricultural appropriation bill for
next year, soon to be launched in the
house, are two Of special Importance
to South Carolina, providing for In
vestigations relative to tea culture and
silk culture in the United States. Ten
thousand dollars each Is the amount
carried In the bill for these investiga-
tions, and 1t Is not too much to say
that a considerable portion Of this will
be expended in South Carolina, where
such marked interest is being manifes-
ted in tea and Silk culture. The appro-
priation for tea culture is to enable
the secretary Of agriculture to inves-
tlgate and report on the cost of max
ing tea and the best method of culti-
waiting and preparing 1t for market, so
as to demonstrate whether 1t Is prac-
ticable to introduce it's culture In the
southern states as q profitable enter
prise. That for the silk industry Is to
enable the agricultural department to
collect and disseminate information
relating to silk culture in this country
and for all expenses for experimental
work, including the distribution of
mulberry trees, and the eggs of the
silk worm, and for the employment Of
expert labor. The appropriation for
silk culture is a new item entirely and
is the result of the many requests for
trees and silk worm eggs that have
come to the department from South
Carolina and Georgia. 1t Is understood
that company has >been formed in
New York having considerable capt.
tai. for the purpose of starting estab-
lishments for reeling silk in the south
ern states so that local supplies of
cocoons can be denended upon. There
is also on foot another movement,
headed 1 believe by Miss Kelly, of
Charleston, the accredited silk COM
missioner Of the state. to bring into
South Carolina from Italy force Of
skilled labor that the silk industry
may be launched successfully and In
a scientific manner. A number of silk
culture associations have been formed
in various parts of the state, one at
OranSeburg and others in the Pied
mont section, having as their object
the assistance of the infant industry
and the spreading of information rel
atlve to it. Large acquisitions for
trees and eggs have come from these
associations and the supply of the
agricultural. department has been we'll
nigh exhausted. The special appro-
priation carried in the bill this year
will serve to replenish the supply and
in addition a namphlet will be pre-
pared telling of the art Of successful
silk culture.