Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-31
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plantation, in Concordia parish, has
demonstrated the superiority Of the
Sicilian over the negro as a laborer in
the cotton fields. The colony started
with thirty-fi members in the latter
part Of 1906, and now has population
of 150 Most of them are from Poggio,
Sicily, and are hard-working, thrifty
people. A school system is in operation
and free instruction is given the immi-
grant children. The homes are COM
pactly built and suited to the needs OF
the southern. climate. j. B. Sullivan
owner of Dunbarton plantation, en-
courages immigration Of the indus
trious farmer, and carefully culls his
selections when ships reach here
George Catania, an Interpreter, is
teaching English to the foreigners al
a course Of free instruction.
Washington, December 29: The en-
gineers Of the Panama canal are deal
ing in vast figures these days and the
canal record just received conveys in
graphic manner an idea Of the magni-
tude Of the work to be done upon the
locks of the canal. 1t is stated, for in
stance, that the amount of concrete to
be used in building these locks would
suffice to construct eight-room city
houses of the generous size OF 30 by 81
feet, with two stories and basement
and with concrete floors and with con-
crete roof to the number Of 22,S42. Al
lowing each Of these houses a 75-foot
lot. they would make a continuous
street from New York to Philadelphia,
with enough houses left over to make
a row on one side Of the street from
Philadelphia to Washington. The
houses would furnish suburban homes
for 10000 people, or according to city
standards would house a population
equal to that Of the city Of Minneapolis
Richmond Pearson Hobson is de-
Hvering a lecture on the passage Of the
Atlantic fleet to the Pacific, and he in
sists that this passage means great
deal more than a mere practice cruise.
He SAYS that the real significance of
the movement is to show Japan that
this country means to protect its Pacif-
ic coast. He insists that Japan is
aching for a war with the United
States; that the only thing she lacks
in the matter is pretext by which she
can justify herself before the world.
According to Mr.. Hobson, Japan can
land 100000 men on the Pacific coast
within three months and million men
in six months. This country would be
able to raise only 100000 men with
which to oppose such an army. Ac-
cording to the congressman's view OF 1t,
Japan has, to all intents and pur-
poses, already taken Hawaii. This is
the significance he attaches to the fact
that there are now $4,000 Japanese SOL
diers on the island, and he says that
the Philippines will be taken in the
same manner.
The American battleship fleet
reached Port Of Spain, Trinidad,
on December %, just twenty-four
hours ahead Of schedule time. The peo-
pie at Port of Spain received the
Americans with warm hospitality. Ad-
miral Evans allowed 1000 Of his men
shore liberty, while the ships were be-
ing coaled. Two men died on the way
to Trinidad and were buried at sea-
After forty-eight hours in the port the
ships weighed anchor and started
away. The city of Port of Spain lies
on a curve in the Gulf of Paria, on the
west side of the Island of Trinidad
1t is one Of the cleanest, most attrac-
tive and comfortable towns in the
West Indies. From the bay the view
Of the port is bright and beautiful;
white walled houses capped with red
roofs nestle among luxuriant and trop-
ical foliage; in the foreground sparkle
the blue waters of the gulf, while be-
hind the town the encircling hills
make a frame Of changing hues. 1t is
an English town. English is the
tongue Of the blacks Christmas is OBJ
served in the English way, and the
men of our fleet will get an English
welcome. 1t is a modern town, with
we'll paved streets, good street car SER
vice, good stores and hotels, attractive
tropical parks and extensive gardens
There are several clubs, some in the
city and others in the nearby country
The famous Trinidad asphalt lake is
sixty miles from Port of Spain. II
supplies, under lease to an American
company, raw material for American
pavements. The waters Of the bay are
shallow and vessels Of deep draft have
to anchor some distance out. The eli
mate at this season is warm and pleas
ant.
The state troops are now guarding
the town Of Hopkinsville, KY, due to
the disorder that occurred on the night
of December Z, when two hundred
masked night riders seized the town
and destroyed tobacco warehouses and
other property which was in opposi-
ton to the farmers interest. On De-
cember 20, Governor Wilson had con-
ference between representatives of the
Burley Tobacco Growers and the Amer
lean Tobacco company. The American
Tobacco company agreed to buy the
tobacco pooled by the farmers, and this
puts the relation between the producers
and distributors on a more friendly
basis than has existed for many years.
Several years ago in this section, the
Kentucky Burley tobacco could be
raised at a good profit by the farmers.
The trust, however, during the last few
years has driven competition out OF
the market and then made the farm
ers sell the tobacco at much lower
price than they formerly received. This
could be done by the trust because 1t
did not permit enough competition to
keep the prices at the old figure. The
result is that the prices Of tobacco
have been so much reduced that farm
ers in this district, who were once
wealthy, cannot now make living
They feel that the trusts have taken
their very food and clothes away from