Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-09-25
NOTE AND COMMENT.


township has not yet been filed with
the clerk Of the court. This roll Is
last on the list.
It is pretty difficulty to get a salts
factory idea Of the comparative size
of the present cotton crop In this
county. The impression that the crop
is late seems to be general; but the
figures Of the Victor Oil Mill ginnery
this year as compared with last year,
does not seem to bear out this impress
sion. A gentleman who came from
Rock Hill the other day by what Is
known as the lower road" reports that
many fields are entirely clean and he
says he saw the same condition In the
vicinity of McConnellsville. Some
farmers in Santuc, below Rock Hill, re-
port poor crops and still others have
the best crops they have ever seen
grow on the land. The crops are spot
ted in Bullock's Creek and Bethel
while the reports from
Kings Mountain and Broad River are
generally encouraging. Ebenezer town.
ship does not show up we'll, as a
whole. York township will make a
good average crop probably, and in the
aggregate the yield Of the county will
be as good as it was last year.
at seems that Piedmont Is ready to
cut the Bell people out altogether"
says the Greenwood Journal. And
Piedmont is not the only place that
would be glad to have a home tele-
phone system. and get out Of the mer-
ciless clutches Of this trust. Some of
the towns that gave up their systems
and let the Bell in have the most con-
vincing proof Of their sad mistake.
But 1t is too late now and the only
hope for them is to organize against
the trust, stand solidly together and
not use one of their phones at any
price. A home company can be or
ganized, and when necessary subscri-
bers can pay for outside connections
or do without them entirely"
The Charlotte Observer, Of Wednes-
day, notes the dissolution Of the we'll
known cotton firm of Heath Bros. &
Co. The dissolution signifies the re-
tirement of Mr.. B. D. Heath, who has
been the senior member Of the firm
and of Mr.. Julian H. Little. The firm
has been succeeded by o. P. Heath &
Co., consisting of Mr.. o. P. Heath and
Mr.. John Van Landingham, who Will
carry on the business as heretofore.
II is generally conceded among To-
cal money lenders that they have had
more difficulty this year in making
time loans at 8 per cent than during
any year of their experience, and ac-
cording to the records, it Is fair to say
that a similar condition has not ex-
listed in this country since 1861. There
are a number Of local money lenders
who have on hands various amounts
up to $4,000 that they have been hold
ing for months on the lookout for
good per cent loans, but with little
On the other hand
the reporter has heard of borrowers
who have been trying without success
to refund per cent papers In Z per
cent papers. These borrowers belong
to a class who keep within close touch
with the money market, and who cal
culate that the slack demand for 8
per cent money ought to mean a close
approach to the era of Z per cent
Those who have money, how
ever, are not inclined to establish the
Z per cent precedent for long time
loans as long as they can help 1t.
They believe that the old rate will be
firmly established during the pres
ent fall, when farmers and others seek
to arrange for the enlargement of their
operations for next year. There are
few who believe that there will be a
lot Of surplus money when this years
cotton crop is disposed Of and that
the surplus may be sufficient to make
Z per cent money common: but there
are not many who hold to this idea
The banks have had but little trouble
in putting out all the money they could
spare at per cent, on short. loans,
and there seems to be no reason to
look for any change in the situation
as far as they are concerned.
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