Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-02


money trying to save money.
Foushee Cash Store-Reminds you
that only four days remain OF It's
gigantic fall opening sale.
The date of the State fair is October
% to 26 inclusive. The fair is to be
held on large scale this year.
Acting Postmaster General Fitch
cock has issued orders to many Of the
lseser~postofRSesNth Nthroughout the coun-,
try to discontinue the practice Of back
stamping incoming mails. This order
will greatly facilitate the distribution
Of mail matter In large offices, and 1t
Is probable that the back stamping
of mails will be universally abolished
within a short time.
Prof. j. D. Higgins Of the Presloyte-
rial High school at Bethany, is ar
ranging to pump water, cut wood and
do the churning for the school with a
gasoline engine. Mr.. Huggins, like
lots Of other people, is feeling the
stress Of the labor scarcity.
The South Carolina headquarters Of
the Southern Cotton association is
calling on the farmers to hold their
cotton, promising that II they ca,l get
concerted action for thirty days the
price will go to 12a cents. The circu-
lar urges that no cotton be sold for
less than 10 cents.
Eli Latta, the we'll known colored
wood sawyer, well digger and tree
trimmer is in the county home, having
gone there because of his failing health
to get the care and attention he Is not
able to command otherwise. Ell be-
longs to the rapidly disappearing old
slave class and has been about York
VILE as long as the oldest citizen can
remember. He has always been use
full too, supporting himself by such
honest work as came his way. He has
sawed thousands Of cords Of wood,
cleaned out and dug hundreds OF wells
and trimmed numberless trees. He
has always been willing to work for
anybody who would give him anything
like fair consideration. There has new
er been anything against his reputa-
ton for honesty. He refused to follow
the false leaders Of his race after the
war and voted the Democratic ticket
whenever his vote was supposed to be
needed. He has always loved whisky;
but this failing has never caused in
jury to anybody but himself. He is
now in the neighborhood of sixty years
of age and honestly thinks that he Is
almost a hundred. The old fellow came
into town last Saturday and a gentle
man who felt that he was a worthy
object of charity gave him good coat
and vest. 81 have just been worrying
what the old man was going to do this
coming winter without some warm
clothes" was the remark with which
Eli accompanied his thanks and then
he continued: II am sure the Lord
sent you to me with these things" 1t
Is quite possible that the faithful old
negro was more than half right.
There is a good deal Of speculation
as to the meaning Of the survey that
Is being made down this way by the
South and Western people. We
are interested; but we confess that we
have no positive information as to the
plans Of the people behind the under
taking. From the most expert opinion
obtainable in these parts. however, the
survey Is not bluff" The work that
has been done north Of Marion Is Of
the very best. Coming down this
was the ascending grades do not ex-
ceed one-half Of one per cent or 25
feet to the mile. Going the other way
the ascending grades do not exceed
one per cent or a little over SO feet
dead level and tremendous expense.
The main object Of the road is to haul
coal. That Is why the grades are
lighter coming this way than going
back. 1t is not contemplated that the
returning freight will be so heavy, and
the situation indicates another thing.
1t has been suggested that the South
and Western people contemplate the
purchase of the old Three C's line.
There is no probability Of this. If the
new road is to be coal hauler it must
have the same grade all the way. A
train load Of coal that would move
with ease over a grade Of one"half Of
one per cent would call for three or
four engines on the grades Of the old
Three C's. Such grades would COM
pletely nullify the advantage that has
been gained at such tremendous ex-
pense up in the mountains. To change
the grade of the old Three Cs we are
told is virtually out of the question. 1t
would be much cheaper to build new
road. So If the South and Western
people go to Charleston, they will build
at least to the level country below
Camden. 1t Is believed that the South
and Western really belongs to the Sea-
board, or that Seaboard interests are
behind It. AS matters now stand the
Seaboard has no Independent coal sup
ply. Such a supply is absolutely es-
sential to its future independent exist
ence.
DANGEROUS TAX DoDGiNG.
The attention of Comptroller Gener-
al Jones. saws the Columbia correspon-