Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-22
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Bugs Raymond, the baseball pitch
er, who won the pennant for Charles
ton last summer, was killed in Chicago
last Monday by a street car.
- The stockholders of Lockhart cot
ton mills held a meeting at Union last
Wednesday,. s. M. Milliken of New
York, was elected president and Mr..
Alfred Moore. treasurer and general
manager, the latter succeeding Mr.
John c. Carey, who retires on account
of failure Of health. The annual div
idend Of per cent on common stock
and 81 per cent on preferred was de-
clared.
"A Richmond dispatch to the News
and Courier says that Judge Pritchard
has refused to Issue mandamus ask
ed for by the attorneys for the COM
plainant company in the case Of Gar
rett & Co., against the South Carolina
dispensary commission. The court,
however has taken the case under
consideration for the purpose of de-
Gliding whether it would be proper to
hear the case in equity.
week as follows: The attention of our
Farmers Union Bureau of Informa-
ton has been called to the fact that a
notice has appeared in several news
papers of the state calling meeting
of the State Union to be held in Co
lumbia on December Is. AS the above
notice has no name or authority at
tached to II, the origin of this call was
rather puzzling until it leaked out that
just one man had promoted the call
and the worst feature Of this affair is
that the man who claims the respon-
sibility for this call is stranger In
the state, whose conduct since he has
got In the union, and his affiliations
and his work before are among that
very class Of speculative or slick duck
class that the union was organized to
put. out of business. Now this bureau
has taken the position from the be-
ginning Of this disturbance among its
officials, that nothing short Of regu-
larly called. delegated meeting Of the
State Union in full accord with the
constitution would ever settle this
question satisfactorily. But, we pro-
test against following the lead Of any
such lf-inaugurated stray bell
weather, who has presumed to make
this call, and insist and demand that
this call be made through the officials
In regular order, In accordance with
the constitution. II 1t Is constitutional
for one man to get UP q conspiracy
among few designing men to unhorse
the whole official head of the union,
then 1t is high time to cut that feature
of the constitution out, or we will be
subject to an eternal guerilla warfare
in the union. and when we meet In CO.
lumbia again for the purpose Of restor-
ing peace, good order and harmony
within the union some defeated asptr-
ant for position may go right back
home and repeat the same disturbance
that we are now trying to calm. Breth-
rem, we need all our combined and
united strength to fight our enemies,
and never fail to pin your faith to
leaders from among your ranks, who
are we'll known, faithful, competent
men for each and every position Of
trust.
-Spartanburg Journal: The publica-
tions in this newspaper concerning the
mutual fire insurance companies OF
Spartanburg have elected the widest
and most general commendation. The
conditions have surprised many people.
Others were already familiar with the
situation. The business men Of Spar
tanburg are aroused over the damage
being done the reputation Of this city
abroad by the policy Of these compa-
nies in resisting the payment OF losses.
Let 1t be again stated that this news
paper has no hostility to the fire in
surance or any other business in this
city, and absolutely no opposition to
any person who is engaged In this
business. We wish them the greatest
"a hn l.
icy Of paying their losses promptly and
in full, every business man in Spar
tanburg will give them the fullest sup
port and aid in every possible manner
to extend their business. We should
like to see strong and reliable fire In
surance companies. at Spartanburs 80
that II would not be necessary to send
large amounts Of money away from
home in insurance premiums. we
should like to see this city the fire in
surance headquarters Of the state 80
that money from all over the state
would be sent here to the local fire
insurance companies. But this, OF
course, must be conditioned on the
prompt and satisfactory settlement of
losses: otherwise the term insurance"
Is a misnomer and the business Is not
on a proper or correct foundation. But
tuar insurance companies, which
have operated here, have not been con-
Quoted according to insurance customs
and usages. They have made them
selves notorious all over the state by
resisting the payment Of losses, and to
an extent which has brought about the
greatest and most widespread dissatis-
faction. There are now pending a
large number Of suits against them.
and many suits have been withdrawn
on payment of compromise settlements.
The wholesale merchants OF Charles
ton, who have become familiar with
the practices Of these insurance COM
panies in the lower and eastern parts
of the state, and many others VINO
have been concerned, are loud In their
of them, and the repu-
tation Of Spartanburg is being great
ly injured in consequence. If the mu-
tual fire insurance companies shall
continue their present course they will
soon be doing Spartanburg more harm
than everything else here can do II
good. Let these companies change
their practice as to settling losses. Let
them settle like the old line stock
companies do, promptly and In full.
Let them pay up all pending claims
and avoid lawsuits in future as far
as possible. They will make friends
by it, and while extending their own
business they will be the means OF
Spartanburg both by bring
ing much money here and by the wide
Of desirable sort, which
they can give this city.
NOVEMBER GINNER's REPORT. The
census bureau on yesterday issued lts
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