Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-08
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1907.

ley about ten days ago and sought the
call Of the Second Baptist church here.
They were thinking Of calling him.
when this letter came to Rev. ID. w.
Hit telling him that Millard was an
impostor. He lectured last Sunday in
the Methodist church on Joshua In
Egypt" He claims to have been all
over Egypt as we'll as Europe, but
none of this Is believed. He pointed
in eloquent terms to the great curse
Mohammedanism was to Egypt and
the sad picture Of wives deserted by
their husbands and within a few days
he was driven out Of town for the
same thing. He spent most of the
near that town. He and his wife left
on No. IL yesterday for parts unknown.
- Greenville special to Spartanburg
Herald: The Southern Railways spe-
cial train with one hundred and twenty
in Greenville at 4.30 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. The visitors were met at
the station by a committee Of the
Greenville board Of trade and were
taken out to the Sans Souci country
club where an informal luncheon was
served. Coming back to the city In
the evening, the special left at TAO
o'clock for Atlanta. A number OF In
formal addresses were made at the
club. His Excellency Gov. Ansel was
the first speaker. He welcomed the
distinguished party to South Carolina
and assured them Of the friendly rela-
tions that would always exist between
the cotton producer and the spinner. He
declared, however, in a tactful way that
the American producer had made up
his mind that cotton was worth fifteen
cents a pound and was determined to
get the price. This statement was
cheered by the visitors as well as by
the other manufacturers present. The
governor interspersed his remarks
with several German sentences which
were received with applause by the
Teutons present. The Europeans were
welcomed to Greenville by Mayor Ma
hon. who made a brief talk full OF
humorous suggestions. The mayor
said he was glad to find the big Eng
lish and German spinners were just
plain, ordinary men like the people OF
IGreenville. Senator Latimer read a
brief but carefully prepared address
He had something to say about the
cost of producing cotton and assured
the visiting mill men that they must
give up any idea Of ever getting cotton
for the low prices they had been ac-
cuStOmed In tne past. iHe sehdtoi
remarks were listened to with close
attention and President Macara Of the
international Association Of Spinners
asked Mr.. Latimer for copies OF his
address. Response to the addresses OF
welcome were made by President Mac
ara Of the International spinners. Ar
thur Kuff1er. q prominent manufactur-
er of Austria and also former Pres
ident J. A. MacCall of the National
Association Of American Manufacturers
and Mr.. Hartshorne, the newly elect
ed president Of that association. The
visitors expressed themselves as being
delighted with the south and with
Greenville They praised the magni-
fcent mills in this section and declar-
ed that the machinery seemed to be OF
the best type to be obtained In the
world. President NIAGARA said that
the so-called middle man was needed
In the cotton business, but he declared
there were at present too many middle
men. The visitors from Europe rep
resent more than half the worlds spin
ners and the delegation here today Is
regarded as the most representative
body of men In the cotton business
ever assembled.