Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-23
LOCAL LITERATURE.

Inhabited as long as this section ha!
been by an intelligent, free, brave ant
enterprising people, the history, tradi
tions and present status Of York, Ches
ter, Cherokee and Lancaster countie:
should furnish almost inexhaustibl'
material for local literature Of a char
acter that would be a credit to an!
country, and the development Of thi!
literature is we'll calculated to prove
source of interest, pleasure and salts
faction to all concerned.
It has long been the desire Of Tht
Enquirer to cultivate the field outlined
Rev. DR.. Latham. DIR. Maurice A. Moore
and others have done some highly
creditable pioneer work along this line
and The Enquirer through its regular
staff Is constantly picking up a few
nuggets along the surface outcrops
but to secure the richest treasures ir
the greatest abundance calls for the
cooperation Of all the workers, ex-
perienced and inexperienced, who car
lIlcEtSlcuy liiC iiCoA ~ So-NPS'~
ton Of these Is hereby invited.
We want short stories Of hitherto
unpublished local happenings anc
events belonging to any Of the terrific
ry indicated. The stories may be bas-
ed upon incidents Of either war OF
peace, they may be in the form Of fic-
tto,, -, a., +ba for,, of atra ioht fOrwa re-
statements Of fact. They may cover
remarkable and unusual incidents In
the lives Of individuals or communi-
ties. They may relate to social, polit-
ical or religious life-anything just
so they are possessed Of the qualities
Of local origin, are true and calculated
to prove Of general interest. 1t Is un-
derstood, of course, that We want
nothing, that Is libelous or reproach-
full or which contains a sting to any
body.
or course, we desire 1t understood
that we are not expecting people who
are competent to write such matter as
we desire, to do so far nothing. The
production Of matter Of this kind calls
for uncommon qualities on the part OF
the producers. In the first place he OF
she must show fine discrimination In
the successful selection Of proper ma
terial and in the second place. 1t Is
necessal to bring to bear no little lit
erary alb lity in order to put this ma
terial in readable and engaging shape
Therefore, 1t Is our desire to Gut the
matter on as strict a business basis as
possible in accordance with the plan
outlined herewith.
Let all letters containing offerings OF
the kind described be accompanied by
return postage Otherwise we Will feel
under no obligation to return rejected
manuscripts, even though postage may
be sent later.
For all the matter Of this class that
we use, we will pay at the rate OF $2.35
a column, or 10 cents per inch. Checks
will be mailed Immediately after the
publication of the matter.
Rejected matter will be returned
within a week or ten days, just as
soon as we can decide whether or not
we want it, and without comment OF
any kind. Our reason for returning
such matter may be that we do not
consider it worth printing, or we may
consider it good; but unavailable. II
it is both good and available, we Will
print 1t gladly, and as gladly pay the
price we have stated.
Where the author Of a manuscript
desires to make a complimentary con-
tribution, the fact should be mentioned
at the time; but return postage should
be included.
We prefer matter relating to the
territory described; but will use mat
ter of pronounced merit, even though
the material on which it may be based
should be less local in its origin.
We do not care for articles of more
than 1000 words in length. There Is
no objection to the brevity Of an arti-
Gle provided it tells its story attract
lively and intelligently.