Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05
WITHIN THE TOWN.

was .1dlrly SOOa,- EdlIleT ldTBeI THAN
was to have been expected. consid-
ering the season Of the year, and some
business was done, but not great
deal that would not have been done
on any other occasion.
The street fair crowd arrived early
yesterday morning and put in the day
getting ready for business. It is To-
Gated on the vacant Smith lot at the
corner Of Congress and Jefferson
streets. There was no performance
last night because Of the delay In
getting the different shows ready.
There is to be meeting Of the
Commercial club tomorrow night at
o'clock to hear the report Of the
committee appointed to go before the
county commissioners tomorrow with
reference to. the location of the Con-
federate monument in the court house
yard. Other business will no doubt
also come before the club.
The Rock Hill Herald remarks the
refusal Of the city council Of Rock Hill
to grant license to the street show
crowd and sympathizes with Yorkville
on account Of the action Of the. town
council in allowing the show to- come.
The Charlotte Observer takes occasion
to say that 1t has been the rule I'D to
this time for towns to. allow this thing
to occur once and then to pass ordi-
nances forbidding occurrences A great
many people in Yorkville thought the
towns previous experience in this line
was a plenty; but it seems that such
Is not the case.
- The statements Of the two banks
in, our advertising columns today tell
a most significant story to people who
are versed in matters Of business.
The statement Of the Loan and Saw
ings bank shows earnings Of $2,201.27
in the last three months and present
deposits Of $780, TITO. The statement
of the First National bank shows that
within the past six months 1t has
earned s2,77243, and that at the pres
ent time its deposits amount to $54,-
997.35. The deposits Of the two banks
aggregate s235, 174.45, and this added
to the capital shows the total banking
resources of the community to be
$335,17445. These figures indicate not
only that both banks are being re-
markably we'll managed; but that they
have at hand almost unlimited re-
sources for the further development
of the community and the country
surrounding.
The matter Of selecting new town
council Is beginning to confront the
people Of Yorkville and number Of
people are taking more or less inter-
est. From such talk as the reporter
has heard there seems to be a we'll
defined feeling in favor Of the adoption
of a change in the custom heretofore
prevailing in the manner Of making
nominations. On more than one occa-
sion the town council has called meet
ings to hear final reports, etc., and 1t
has seemed that the matter Of whether
or not nominations would be made at
such meetings would depend largely on
their composition with reference to-
arranged plans. More than once
there have been adjournments up to
within a day or two Of the election,
leaving such opposition as there might
be no opportunity to assert itself. This
is not very Democratic method Of
procedure, to say the least Of 1t. and
as an improvement 1t has been sug-
gested that there should be public an
nouncement Of candidates, either in the
newspaper or by public posting In
ample time to give every voter oppor-
tunity to decide what he would prefer,
etc. Although this suggestion seems
quite popular, no one has yet seen
proper to break the ice 80 to speak and
from all indications the old convention
plan" bids far to prevail again.