Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-20
Scraps aud 5atts.

nell, N. c., to Maryville. Tenn, accord
ing to a Knoxville dispatch of Sunday.
When this is completed the Rabun Gap
survey will be used, according to pres
ent intentions, in entering Georgia and
South Carolina. This will give the
Southern better facilities to haul coal
into these coal consuming states, and
save it thousands of dollars in handling
the same. Chief Engineer Webb Is au-
thority for the plans given out.
-Gastonia News: People from King s
Mountain tell us that the mills there
are shutting down at night and
the operatives are scattering to other
mills. Most of the mills are yarn mills.
Some of the mills in CASTOR are consid-
ing closing down at night and some or
them may close down in daytime. A
mill man told us the other day that his
mill was not making anything just
now; but he was just running to keep
the hands together, hoping that prices
would advance a little later. A shaky
yarn market is a serious problem to the
cotton mill people, both owners and la
borers Fortunately most Of the Gas
tonia mills weave cloth and stand
better chance Of running.
When the senate convenes in extra
ordinary session early next November,
as it is now semi officially declared 1t
will be, President Roosevelt's intention
is that the most important matter to
be taken up shall be the treaty between
the United States and Colombia, with
reference to securing the right of way
and other guarantees for the isthmian
canal. President Roosevelt is said to be
even more interested in the early begin
ming of the work on the canal than in
Cuban reciprocity. He has been led to
believe that the reciprocity treaty will
encounter fatal opposition in the sem
ate, but he is certain that the canal
treaty can be ratified. With the ques-
ton of title adjusted, President Roose-
velt is convinced that actual work can
begin soon.
Detroit Journal: Arkansas is ap-
parently trying to rival South Caro-
lina's comedy style of politics. A series
of A joint debates between Governor
jeff Davis, Democrat, and H. H..
Myers, Republican, candidates for gov
ernor, is now going on. A verbatim re-
port of their speeches would be filled
with denunciatory phrases. In de-
nouncing each other it is the custom OF
the speaker to turn and face his op-
ponent and frequently point his finger
at his face. Myers refers to Davis re-
peatedly as his high and mighty ma
jesty." Davis refers to Myers as a
Powell Clayton hireiing." Each i'm
pugned the others honor and veracity
repeatedly. The words liar" "mur-
derer," thief" "pap-sucker," pic
hunter" and renegade" are plentifully
interspersed in the personal denuncia-
tions.
The Cleveland, o., Plaindealer Of
last Saturday, contains the following:
"A definite offer has been made for the
stock of the American Ship Building
company, and the directors are consid-
ering the matter. Their reply will be
given the first of the month, when they
meet in special session. The man be-
hind the deal is ]. Pierpont Morgan.
The present transaction will strike at
the control of the Great Lakes. THE
American Ship Building company, with
it's headquarters in Cleveland, owns
construction yards, machine shops, and
foundries in this city, Lorain, Detroit
and Wyandotte, Mich, West Superior,
Milwaukee, Chicago and Buffalo. Its
property is valued at s15,0OO,0OO with
an extra reserve fund of $3,OOO,0O0. 1t
Is doing an immense business. 1t is said
that the aim of the eastern people is not
only to get control of the American
Ship Building company's business, but
eventually that of the other large con-
Germs, so as to practically monopolize
the entire business from the Atlantic
to the Mississippi and undoubtedly in
the end all the trade from ocean to
ocean,"
The Farmers National Cooperative
Exchange company has filed articles of
incorporation with capital of $3.50, ,OOO,-
900, with the secretary of state, accord
ing to a dispatch from Pierre, S. D.
buy, sell and deal in grain, provisions,
livestock and all kinds Of produce on
commission and otherwise, and for that
purpose build and equip grain eleva-
tors, warehouses, cold storage plants,
Stockyards and whatever may be nec-
essary to carry on the business of the
corporation. One-fourth of the capital
stock will be used for building the ele-
vators, yards, branch offices, ETC., and
another fourth will be made a cash fund
and provisions on the board of trade.
The remaining half Of the capital stock
will be left virtually with the farmers
in various banks, where the money has
been raised, to enable them to carry
their crops for a more favorable mar
ket. This will give the farmers $780,
000, 900 back Of their interests to help
them in securing better prices for their
produce. The stock book will open in
banks throughout twenty states. The
incorporators are Hamilton White, JOS
eph Burton and Ivan w. Goodner.
The Democratic congressional COM
mittee will give to the public in few
days a Democratic text book intended
especially for the guidance Of political
chairmen and those who will take the
hustings in the coming campaign, says
Il Washington dispatch. The text book
has been in the hands of the printer for
sometime, and it would have been out