Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-29

ana QOnduOn OI mTS. beCh"ltH,
chesterwcash, $4,000; site $4,000;
total $4,000. ....... .-...
from Clinton College association,
$40. 900; total $4,000.
Sumter-Donation, $4,000; site,
$4,000; total $4,000.
Yorkville-Cash, $17,500; site, $22,-
900; water and lights. $4,000: total
$42.500.
After hearing the bids and duly
considering the situation the board
decided to arrange to receive each
delegation separately, and the ar
rangement involved a pretty nearly
all night session. Bennettsville went
before the trustees at 9 o'clock p. M;
Chester at 10 p. M: Clinton at IL p.
m.: Sumter at IL m. and Yorkville
at l a. m.
The Yorkville offer as published In
the Columbia State of this morning
was as follows:
I'VE the undersigned committee,
representing the citizens Of the town
of Yorkville, are authorized to sub
NIT the following proposition to the
board of trustees of the Presbyterian
College of South Carolina for the
removal to and location Of the said
college at Yorkville, s. c.
First. We agree to give In fee
simple, unencumbered, title to a tract
of nine acres with the buildings
thereon, situated within the incorpo-
rate limits Of the town Of Yorkville
and known as the Kings Mountain
Military academy property. which 1t
is estimated would cost to replace
$4,000.
Second. In addition to the fore
going we offer cash subscriptions
payable in Ave equal annual install
ments s17.500.
''Third. In behalf of the town
council we offer free for a period
of five years fine freestone water
from the town waterworks with sur
1cient electric lights for the college
valued at $4,000. The town Will
lay mains to the college grounds Dut
will not install lights or water. To-
tai subscriptions. $42,500.
Fourth. We have also secured
for the benefit OF the college. OPP
tions on about so acres Of land al
reasonable prices adjoining and lying
on three sides Of the property above
offered.
"Of the above subscriptions and
offers of $42,500. less than per cent
is subscribed outside the town OF
Yorkville and your committee pieose
themselves to canvass the county Tor
further subscriptions in the event the
foregoing offer shall be accepted.
(Signed) j. E. Lowry, mayor, w:
f. Ferguson, w. B. Moore, president
Commercial club: T. F. McDow, b
n. Moore, Withers Adickes, J. II.
Carroll, ]. c. Allen, Hugh g. Brown.
A strong showing was made on De-
half OF Yorkvlle by Mai. W. b.
Moore, and the most statesmaniike
argument Of the whole session of The
board was made by Rev. E. E. Gil
lespie, who argued that Davidson COL
lege was located In the strong Prespy-
terian constituency and that Is what
should be done with the Presbyterian
College of South Carolina-put 1t In
the strongest Presbyterian county In
the strongest presbytery In the state.
There are 1858 Presbyterian COM
municants in York county. There were
other strong arguments which cannot
be published this morning as the dis
cussion lasted until after 3 o'clock
a. m.
The Yorkville delegation was COM
posed of C. E. Spencer, g. H. OLeary'
Col. w. w. Lewis, Maj w. B. Moore
DR.. w. G. White, Mayor ]. E. Lowry
]. c. Wilborn, Rev. E. E. Gillespie
w. I. Witherspoon, Withers Adickes.
Owing to the lateness Of the hour and
the obvious necessity Of weighing the
different considerations that had been
presented the board was unable to de-
eide the matter at once and took an
adjournment until this morning.
The members of the Yorkville dele
CATION, with the exception or MAI.
w. B. Moore, returned this morning,
very hopeful that Yorkville would
win out. Maj. Moore remained In
Columbia to do whatever might seem
to he necessary in the still further
interest Of Yorkville's efforts.