Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-08
WITHIN THE TOWN.

WITHIN THE TOWN.
II have never known trade so
good before at this season of the
year." said a Yorkville business man
in the presence Of the reporter q few
days ago. anticipating the usual
dullness l allowed a part OF my force
to take a vacation and 1 have been
compelled to employ other statesmen
to take their places"
Mr.. ]. Q. Wray committed a little
negro to Jail last Saturday night for
theft 1t was shortly after closing up
time. One little negro came to Mr..
Wray and reported that another had
been Dragging to him about stealing
a pair Of pantaloons. Mr.. Wray gave
his attention to the matter immediate
ly, recovered the pantaloons and turn
ed the thief over to Sheriff Brown.
He now has thirty day job of sweep
ing the streets with ball and chain
attached.
THE express company having
placed Yorkville on an equality with
surrounding towns as to rates and
having put on a delivery wagon with
the evident purpose of giving the
people the best possible service 1t Is
hoped that these friendly overtures
will receive due recognition and that
the people will give the express COM
pany the preference wherever possi-
BILE. THE ENQUIRER feels satisfied
that the express company intends to
give the best service In its power
from now on and the people are
warranted in accepting the situation
on this basis until the facts develop
otherwise.
Several gentlemen were discuss
ing the yellow fever situation a day
or two ago. The question was
whether or not the disease could
spread in this latitude. Mr.. ]. A.
Latta was under the impression that
some man died of yellow fever at
Fort Mil during some epidemic In
Charleston a great many years ago.
DIR. Miles Walker said that was very
probable; but 1t was no indication Of
a danger of contagion. II was at the
medical college in Louisville, KY,
during the big epidemic Of 1878. and
hundreds of refugees who came to
Louisville from different places down
the Mississippi valley died In the city
from yellow fever. but there was no
spread. The Louisville people were
not at all afraid Of the disease"
Discussing the cotton situation a
day or two ago Mr.. B. n. Moore
confessed to the fact that most Of
the big factors seem to be agreed
that there will be no better prices
for at least two months. The
northern cotton men reason that
Great Britain has about enough cot
ton to do her, having bought when the
price was low and that southern
mills generally being in a position to
run until the new crop comes In will
not make heavy purchases until they
are better satisfied as to the probable
supply. THAT Is about my idea OF
the situation" also remarked Mr..
Moore, "but there Is one important
feature Of the situation that the New
York professionals seem to have left
out, and that Is the fact that the
producers themselves now have some
thing to say about making prices.
They don't sell until they get ready
Their course has made everybody In
the south money this year. and II
they keep II up, as they no doubt
will. 1t will be still better for us all.
Referring to the alleged friction
between the town council and the
board Of health, Mayor Lowry on last
Saturday said to the reporter: i am
inclined to think that the trouble, II
any, is due to misunderstanding more
than anything else. II the town coun-
Gil has ever yet failed to carry out
any recommendation that the board or
health has seen proper to make In reg
ular form am not aware Of 1t. I'll go
further and say that l think the town
council stands ready to carry out any
recommendation the board Of health
might make. But along this line' let
me say that these recommendations
must come in proper form. BY this,
mean that they must come TO the
council In writing as official acts OF
the board. Frequently members or
the board have told me to do 80 and so,
and where it was practicable l nave
tried to comply, especially II the sug-
gestion met my personal approval.
But all this Is irregular. The town
council has no original jurisdiction In
health matters. Matters relating 10
health come strictly within the juris-
diction of the health board, and TO that
body belongs the responsibility. sup
pose some member of the board or
health should make a verbal report as
to some alleged nuisance, and suppose,
on the strength Of this report, the
council should take action that would
cause somebody inconvenience or ex-
pense, and there should be damage
suit, where would the council be? Un-
able to show proper authority for an
action, we might be in an embarrass-
ing position. But let the health board
act in a formal manner on anything
and serve us notice Of It's action IN
writing, and you will see what we will
do. We will carry out any reasonable
at once and without
fear or favor"