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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

BETTER CULTIvATDoN.-One thing
that must come out of the high price
of farm lands is better cultivation.
When land was cheap one could az
ford to scratch over it, selecting the
more fertile spots here and there. and
could afford-at least he thought ne
could-to get a bale of cotton from
three acres. But with high priced land
this will not do. Every acre must be
made to yield all that it will. 1t will
not pay to keep land idle, and 1t will
not pay to raise poor crops.
But there cannot be good crops un-
less there is good land. The main ef-
fort of farmers, therefore, is to i'm
prove their lands. A great deal has
been done already in this direction,
and more Is being done all the time.
1t is nothing unusual now to raise a
bale of cotton to the acre; some far
mers average that on their good land;
some raise more than a bale on por-
tions of their farms. The ideal now Is
three bales to an acre: and some talk
of even five bales, which is not i'm
possible.
A farm of one hundred and fifty
acres. if well improved, the land rich
and capable of big yields. Is worth
great deal more than a farm of five
hundred acres of poor, rundown, neg
lected land. The day will soon come
in South Carolina when a 150-acre
farm will be the mark of a well do
farmer Small farms and intensive
cultivation would make this state rich
and prosperous beyond anything we
have ever imagined and the tendency
is more and more in that direction.
The farmer who will make his lands
rich and will attend strictly to his
business and be economical, as well as
progressive, can have all he wants.
Newberry Observer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

KERMIT Roosevelt, son Of the pres
ident, has come in for lot OF news
paper publicity because of his failure
to continue to the end of a three or
four hundred mile ride on which he
started recently with troop of United
States cavalry. He gave out between
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Fort
Sheridan. The first reason assigned
for his quitting was that he was an
noyed by the large number of women
who fiocked around him at every stop
ping place, not even regarding the pri-
vacy of his own tent. But much
doubt has been thrown on this situa-
ton. There is another story to the
effect that privates among the caVal-
rymen claim that Kermit quit be-
cause he was unable to stand the
fatigue of the long ride, and still an
other statement is that the young man
changed his mind with regard to the
whole matter in order to join hunt
ing expedition. After all, it was not
a very important matter. Except for
the fact that Kermit is the son of a
president very few people would have
ever heard of his attempting the trip
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10
Real Estate.

There is talk about money Stringen-
CIV in the northern financial centres,
and there is no doubt about the fact
that Wall street has been badly scared
up during many months past; but
there is absolutely no reason why the
people of this locality should feel the
least bit alarmed.
OF course the farmers of this coun-
try have seen hard times. They went
over quite hard period extending
from 1888 to. and including 1898. We
have not marked the era described ac-
curately; but we have included most
of it. In real good conscience we could
not say that there will be no more
trouble of the same kind: but we do
not believe that this country as a
whole will ever again see anything so
distressing.
But whatever may have been the
situation in the past, there is no use
to try to conceal the fact that the
country is prosperous now. However
many exceptions there may be To the
general rule, the country as a whole is
prospering as it has never prospered
before since the war, and the outlook
ahead is still good.
The cotton crop that is now going
on the market promises a large sur
plus of cash over the obligations that
have been incurred in making it, and
there is going To be a larger amount
of money available for investment
this year than there has been for sew
eral years past.
During the past few years farmers
have been putting most of their prof
it's in lands. and as the result real es-
tate values have been on the increase.
So rapid has been this increase that
many people have begun to encourage
themselves to believe that the top has
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10
SEPTEMBER 10, 1907.
ters a system of peonage.

ters a system Of peonage.
II have not read Judge Brawley's
decision. just glanced over some
newspaper reports Of It," said the SEN
ator to the Columbia correspondent or
the Charleston Evening Post, few
days ago, but 1t seems to me that the
legislature can pass a bill that will
meet the requirements of the state and
Federal constitutions, to take the
place Of the law found unconstitu-
tional. / know Of my own personal
observation that the old law was
abused by many farmers, but II seems
to me that something can be done le-
gally to prevent negroes who have
been advanced supplies from insolent-
ly disregarding their obligations to
work this debt out In good faith. I
don't believe in abusing the negro, and
for my part, / am glad that It Is no
longer possible under the law for a
white man to lend a negro $40 for the
purpose of binding the negro to him.
have known numbers OF cases OF the
kind "
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

noted as a summer resort. 1t was pa
tronized by well-to-do people Of both
North and South Carolina before the
war, AM its popularity has continued
up to the present time.
The original hotel building was a
handsome wooden structure; but In
1868 the use Of this was discarded for
a brick hotel larger and more comfort
able. The original brick building has
been added to and its accommodations
increased greatly.
The reduced number of guests in
the hotel at the time of the fire, was
due to the proximity Of the end Of
the season.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10
WHITE DIAMOND llTHlA.

The White Diamond Lithia springs
are just winding up an unusually sue
aged is the management that it Is
making plans for very extensive ad
ditions and improvements.
Although as yet, there has been no
definite determination of the exact
nature and extent of the proposed i'm
provements, among the most impor-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

THE Spartanburg Herald of Sunday
throws out a feeler with reference to
the prospective candidacy of Prof..
John G. Clinkscales of Wofford COL
lege, to succeed Mr.. Latimer in the
United States senate. Prof. Clink-
scales is an engaging speaker, at
home on the stump. and measures up
to senatorial requirements in all par
ticulars, except as to political eXper-
ience. He has, however, many strong
friends throughout the state who, to-
gether, constitute a power in politics,
and if he continues in the race, Will be
quite a formidable candidate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

CAPTAIN Richmond Pearson Hobson
is still sounding the alarm as to the
probability of war between the United
States and Japan. The captain does
not think that probability" is the
word. He thinks that war Is a dead
certainty as between this and Christ
mas. Bue then, Captain Hobson is
very much of an alarmist.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

THE supreme court has decided that
Emerson, the Anderson murderer
who escaped from Jail recently while
awaiting a new trial is not entitled 10
awaiting a new trial, is not entitled to
erson Is more or less Indifferent about
the matter now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

tant items under consideration are the
addition Of about twenty-five rooms
to the main building, the enlargement
Of the dining room and the erection
Of a large dancing pavilion. either on
the hill back of the hotel or down over
the branch in front
The management Is now thoroughly
satisfied that the undertaking Is we'll
past the experimental stage. and that
1t will be safe in making any reason
able expenditure in the way Of further
improvements.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

THE Farmers Union and the South
ern Cotton association both having
agreed upon Is cents pound as the
minimum price at which they will sell
their cotton. it is now only question
of holding for that figure. If the spin
ners cannot buy cotton cheaper, they
will sell for fifteen cents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

A DISPATCH from Florence says the
people of that county are harvesting
the largest corn crop that they have
ever gathered; that their barns are too
small: that they will either have to
enlarge their barns or sell their crops
from the fields. And, it is said, 1t Is
all because of the Williamson plan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

For the second time during the
past few years, the Charlotte Obser-
yer has sustained another serious
blow from the fire fiend. Fire broke
out in the office last Monday morning
at about 230 o'clock, and before the
flames could be extinguished the dam
age amounted to about $4,000. We
are glad it was no worse; and we con-
graduate our contemporary that it's
misfortune was no greater.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10
TAs alorkrille Gnq'''rsr.
YORKvILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1907,

IT is beginning to look now as II
the Panama canal will be completed
within the next five years, and pos
sibly in a much shorter time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

There are 100 prisoners confined
in the county Jail Of Charleston. Most
of these are serving short sentences,
but sixty-five are awaiting trial at
the October term Of court, and OF
these Ave are held on charges OF MUIR
der.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10
Sad Death at Woodward.

Chester Reporter, September 9:
John Robert, the 3-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Patrick, was ac-
cidentally killed In the yard of his
parents home at Woodward Friday at
noon, the circumstances being partic-
ularly sad. 1t seems that the little
fellow was playing around a heavy
wagon body, which had been tempo
rarily left standing against a fence.
and in some way the weighty object
was unbalanced, falling upon the
child and producing injuries of such
character that the little fellow died
in about three-quarters Of an hour
without regaining consciousness. One
Of the heavy bolts in the cross beam
across the bottom Of the wagon body
struck at the base of the skull. this
wound alone being sufficient to pro-
duce death.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

TMLMAN CN CONTRACT LABoR--Sen-
ator Tillman thinks the coming leg
islature will find some way of provid-
ing a substitute for the contract la
Dor law which Judge Brawley has
knocked out on the ground that 1t fos-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10
LOCAL LACONICS.

We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date until January lst'
1908 for 62 cents.
Not a Seceder.
Edgefeld News: The Charlotte,
N. c., Observer calls Editor Wilson OF
the Abbeville. S. c., Press and Ban
ner, a prominent member Of the A. X.
P. denomination, presumably because
he has written a brochure against the
missionary work Of that church In
Mexico. We have not seen the bro
chure, but we are willing to back the
assertion that he is not even an ordi-
nary Seceder unless the Messrs. Brad
ley of the Press and Banner and Edi-
tor Hemphill Of the Medium have con-
verted him within the past ten years
to Psalm singing The Observer must
try again.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

Iowa, says The Reader, has
been called the New England of
the West" and Des Moines, is
its political and intellectual capital.
1t is noteworthy, therefore, that Des
Moines has adopted city charter OF
that advanced, progressive, radical
sort which we associate with Swiss or
Australian politics. and that an Iowa
legislature has passed the act allow
ing Des Moines and other Iowa cities
to do so. The Des Moines plan will
go into effect next spring, and is, per-
haps, the most important political
topic of the time. Reform OF city
charters goes to the bottom Of things
in America; and the Des Moines plan
leads the procession of charter reform.
1t grows out of the celebrated Gal
weston scheme Of government by COM
mission, but it CRAFTS on that bureau
cratic plan the fundamental democra-
cy of the full initiative and referen-
dunn. 1t carries direct legislation to
it's logical end, too, in permitting the
turning out of office of public SER
wants by vote Of the people-"the re-
call" The plan is the most advanced
yet adopted in America in its concen-
tration of power and responsibility In
few hands, and it's accompanying trust
in the people at large. 1t Is the old
town meeting applied to a rather large
city-perhaps that is why it was ac-
ceptable to the New England, or the
West" The working of the plan will
be watched with interest by the en-
tire country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

FAITHFUL TO HIS EMPLOYERS
There is nothing that the Observer
prizes so much. that it is so proud or,
as the affection of the people VINO
make it. day by day: who. under all
circumstances. rejoice in giving 1t
whole heartedly their best service. A
case in point: One of its linotype OPP
orators has been on visit To his OLD
home in South Carolina. Yesterday
morning, before the time he had al
lGtted to himself. had expired. he read
in the Columbia State that the OBJ
server was in trouble. He mounted
train. arrived here last night, and
made a bee line for the office. What
Won doing back so sOon?" asked one
as he came in. He is man of few
words. Don't they need me?" And
that was all the answer he made. Ever
hear anything tn beat that? 1t Is
enough to bring the tears to mans
eyes.-Charlotte Observer, September
10th.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10
cen reached and that a reaction Is

been reached and that a reaction Is
due.
In our judgment this fall will show
that prices are still a long way from
the top. We believe that there will be
as much money invested in real estate
this year as was invested last year.
Not only will there be fully as many
transfers, but there will be a great
many more improvements, and prices
will continue to soar.
OF course the man with money to
invest must not be foolish enough to
think that he will be safe in investing
in just anything at just any price; but
If he will make an intelligent and COM
prehensive study of the situation, he
will be bound to conclude that there
are just as many opportunities for
profitable investments in real estate
as there las ever been.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

New York, Sept. 8: Some interest
ing information bearing on the dis
patch Of Admiral Evans battleship
fleet to the Pacific Is published In the
Times today, and is credited to high
authority. The administration, II is
stated, does not mean to confine the
fleets movements to the Pacific coast.
The presidents plan is to send the
warships on to Hawaii and then to the
Philippines after their yisit to Cali
fornia ports. When orders are issued
for their return the route designated
will be via the Suez canal. Thus the
fleet will circumnavigate the globe.
II is further learned that In the mean
time the Atlantic coast will not be left
unprotected. but that at the instance
Of President Roosevelt the navy de-
partment has begun to plan the mob '
ilization Of another fleet to replace that
under Admiral Evans. The flagship Of
the new fleet will be the New Hamp!
shire, 16,000-ton battleship, which is
to be ready for commission early IN
January. AS soon as possible she Is
to be Joined by the Mississippi and the
Idaho, two first-class battleshipS 49,
900, tons each, now under construction. 4
by the Cramps and nearing compie
tion. These three powerful vessels
wilf' thavenas coHsorts three vetefaiiB'
of the Spanish war, ithe -battleshipss
.g,t...s..t,.gn,... 4, s.,.- f.gA 81
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

THE BIRTHPLACE OF JACKsoN.-The
Yorkville Enquirer makes a most val
liable suggestion in the following,
which we take from it's always sensi-
BILE editorial columns:
There ought to be a monument to
mark the spot in Lancaster county
where Andrew Jackson was born. 1t
really makes no difference except for
the truth of history. Those North
Caroinans have a monument over in
Union county purpOrting to mark the
spot, and future generations will un-
doubtedly be taught that the monu-
ment stands for a fact"
Our contemporary is exactly right In
saying that a monument ought to be
erected in Lancaster county to mark
the spot where Andrew Jackson was
born but it is altogether wrong In
saying that 1T really makes no diff
ference except for the truth of his
tory" That is really a great big diff
ference. The monument in Lancaster
county ought to contain some inscrip-
tiO' ike this:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10
Upon this Spot
NDpEW JACKSON


American Soldier, Patriot and States
man was Born.
No other Monument Erected Anywhere
Else as Indicating the Place Of
His Birth is Genuine.
This Stone is Placed Upon this Spot
| by the State of South Carolina in Hon
or of One of Her Most lllustrious Sons,
Who in His Last Will and Testament
Recognized South Carolina as MY
| Native State"-NewS and Courier.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-09-17
iVaya cald0!.....
Una ALDEA FnnClSADA

En- nuestro buen cOlega "Heraldo
Espaflol' encontramoS aver el ST.
guiente suelto, cuya lectnra reco-
mendamos 4 "El Aguila":
mo es que nos parezca inacOpta-
bic la idea emitida por el Goberna-
dor Post de hacer aldeas para recon-
centrar la poblaci6n campesina, por
mas que nos parece que este es asun-
to que no puede realizarsc sin calcu-
10 y sin nim meros previos.
es tan cierto que ESQ no puede
reailzarse asi, que en- Ell primer ofre-
cimlento de terrenos para aldeas, ha
ocurrido I'm incidente digno de men
ci6n.
Parece que Ell alcalde del Dorado
otrec1o al Gobernador doce cuerdas
de terreno, que no pertenecfan al
ayuntamiento, y 10 que es peor. sin
autorizacion de los duefios de dichos
tcrrenos.
Ell hecho fue que ell Gobernador
Post, invitado tomar possession de di.
cho terr emo acept6 la invitaci6n acu-
did ell domingo tiltimo al sitio desig-
nsdo por cl alcalde, bello palmar de
la costa del Dorado, en- el sitio demo
minado las Sardinas.
Pero ha resultado despues que, CO.
mo Sc hizo Ell testamento sin contar
con Ell testador, y Ell testador es ell
propietario de aquella fnca, este ha
reclbldO una communication del alcal-
de anunciandole que sus doce cuerdas
seran expropiadas.
Parece que Ell Gobernador, que va
eSta sufriendo las consecuencias de
su no bastante meditado provecto.
aunque en- Ell fondo bdeno dtil, ST
no persigue "otroS fines ocultos," ha
dirigido al alcalde del Dorado una
communication reconvini6ndole por su
desdichada iniciativa y por Ell atrope-
llo que sc proponfa cometer atacando
la propiedad privada.
jPero no ha b1amoS quedado en- que
esas aldeas iban ser levantadas en-
terrenos del Gobierno Insular2
Nos ocuparemos de este asunto
con mas espacio.'
cQue le parece este al inc6gnito CO.
municante de "El TEMPO?
Al fin y al cabo, las celosisimaS
autoridades del Dorado tendran que
hacer 10 que nosotros hubimoS de
aconsejarles, y es que Sc dediquen 4
formentar el pueblo, dejandose de
crear "aldeas aereas" y de complicar
q Mr. Post en- esas planchas preto-
rianas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-09-17

Pero nosotros que no perte-
necemos a ning1n partido, que
no tenemos que yer nada con la
politica, nosotros cuando aplau-
dlmos es porque es de justicia
el APPLAUSE, y cuando censuramos
es porque la censura esta mere
clda Y es justa tambien.
NADIA nos importan las NUM-
cipalidades como republicanas
nj como union1Stas, nos 1mpor-
tan como puertorriqueias. Nos
interesan como organismos del
pals, sin que entren en- nues-
tras apreciaciones y en- nuestros
julcios esas miserables, esas
ruincs, esas menguadas preocu-
paciones que llenan, que alb
sorven. que enferman y fana-
tizan cerebros desviados del yer.
dadero servicio de la patria y
de los intereses verdaderos del
pals.
ST el colega poncef1o no juz-
case los actos ajenos por su
pTOplO apasionamiento intran-
sigenre, veria en- nuestros es-
critos sobre ese pueblo lamen :
table que tiene tan desdicha-
dos defensores, no el empeno
de deprimir nj de atacar, sino el
altisimo proposito que informa
toda Critica honrada: descubrir
los defectos y los vicios Y las
deformidades para que sea mas
facil Y efcaz la Immediate apli-
cacion del remedio.
Nuestras campanas persiguen
csc fin honrado, sepalo el diario
truculento que ha sentido tan
rldicula e innecesaria alarma
ante nuestra actitud noble Y
correCta.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-09-17
OTROS HERIDOS

Recordamos, vuela Pluma, al ca
pitan Cabrera con algunas quemadu-
ras; Ell bonn bero Federico Medina,
pasmads; Francisco Sibou marino de
infanterfa quemaduras en- las manos;
bombero Rafael Paniagua, ashxia;
bombero Ramon Garcia, de confusion
en- la pierna derecha, sargento Seve-
70 Rivera, de confusion en- la region
pectoral cabo Cclestino Pefla pas
mado grave. Dichos sefiores fueron
curados en- el cuarto dc socorros, por
los medicos y practicantes de servicio.
Vimos tambien en- dlferentes sitios
4 los doctores Gustavo Muf1oz, We
Lopez, Cueto, Aviles, Doval, quiencs
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-09-17
10 QUE HACE FALTA

Tanto los ediles del Ayuntamien-
to, que estuvieron presentes como ell
p1blico, pudieron convencerse ano-
che de que 10 que hace falta EN- San
Juan es una reforma del benemGrto
cuerpo de bomberos; es un presupues-
to especial para adquirir materiales
seguros y mangueras de incendios de
resistencia ademaS de otros objetoS
que no han de paSar inadveridos al
seflor del Vale Atiles.
La provision cs una cualidad que
no debe de pasarse por alto. en- suce-
SOS dc la fndole que relatamos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-09-17
OTRO QUE LUCHO BIEN

Ell sargento Igaravidez nos infor-
ma que tambi6n SC dstinguio en- La
extinction del fuego, Santos Couber-
tier alias La Muerte, quien EN- union
del expresado sargento y el detective
Vargas. subi6 una de las primeras
mangueras. FL fuego pudo sofocarse
4 las diez y media, retirandose 4 dicha
hora, las fuerzas de la policfa insular
y bomberos, asf como el p1blico en-
general.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-09-17
Union Social

HemOs sido atentamente in
vitados por la directiva de este
centrO social de Mayagiiez, para
el bale de conhanza que sc da-
ia en- los salores de dicha socie-
dad en- a nOChe del LINES vein
tie Y tres del corriente.
AgradeCemos la atenci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-09-17
EI inCendio de anoChe
Anoche las nueve Sc produjo un panico en- esta
ciudad por haberse declarado I'm incendio
en- ell "Hotel IngIaterra"

impossible en- aquellos momentos to-
mar su fliacion. Pero pudo verse
como ell Sefior Crosas y los marineros
sublan la escalera del Hotel, que va
en- aquellos instantes estaha envuelta
en- humo as6xiante.
Ell teniente Sanderson estuvo en- ST.
tlos de Peligro y a 81 Sc debe en- gran
parte ell alslamiento del fuego Los
bonberos, muchos arrojados y va
lientes, hicieron con los marine
ros del Arsenal actos de valor y Sc
renidad. Precise es reconocer sin
embargo, que hubo alguna precipita
cion en- ell acto de colocar las mangue.
ras pues no sabemos quien abri6 una
boca de incendios, antes de subir la
manguera ~. aquello fue I'm diluvio.
Hay que citar entire el grupo de
distlnguidos, adernas del sefor Crosas
y otros sefiores americanos, al consul
venezolano sef1or Bello.