Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-14
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Newberry County Farmers
Union adopted resolutions calling for
a reduction Of 30 per cent in the cotton
acreage.
There was a large fire at Ninety
Six Friday morning, starting about z
o'clock. The loss amounts to $14,SOO,
distributed as follows: j. G. Hutchln-
son, store and stock, $4,000, insurance
IS. 900; Rev. A. ]. Cauthen, brick store,
$4,000, insurance, $4,000; DR.. w. n;
Holland, store, telephone exchange and
office, $4,000, insurance, $4,000. Nothlng
Of any consequence was saved from
the burned buildings.
The Huguenot Cotton Mills OF
Grenville, was placed in the hands or
receiver last Saturday, by order of the
limited States District Judge Brawley.
II Is stated that the mill had been un-
der financial embarrassment for more
than a year, more than $4,000 having
been lost by unfortunate contracts. The
Capitalization of the mill Is $14O,OOO,
and the debts amount to $15O,OOO.
- Columbia, January II: The COM
mission appointed by an act of the
last legislature to wind up the affairs
of the former state dispensary today
made it's report to Governor Ansel. 1t
is shown that the total assets now on
hand, including realty, amount to
sSS8,O4S16, with liabilities Of $6l2,-
968.66. The total amount charged
against the counties Is $6,533.1O. The
report condemns the purchase or sup
plies in that bonds were not required
and gross overcharges are admltted
by representatives of the various Whis-
ky houses dealing with the dlspen-
sary. The commission also turns over
names
parties said to be guilty Of miSdeeds
in their connection with the dispen-
sary. An account Of the Richland Dis
tilling company of $500 said to nave
been owing was afterward charged up
$500. The report also shows that the
accounts Of the state diSpensary are
In a chaotic condition, some entrles
being transferred to make balances
The commission expresses itself as De-
ing anxious to run to earth the peo-
ple who have been stealing from the
state through the dispensary and says
II IS willing to serve six months with
out pay in order to accomplish tnls
service.
= Anderson special of January IL:
President T. 7. Wakefield, or the An
derson County Farmers union, re-
turned to Anderson today from Mem
phis. where he attended the big mass
meeting cf tie .Ie tional Union. South
Carolina was represented by w. Z.
Moore, state business agent; J. q.
Harris, president of the Oconee Coun-
ty Union; Mr.. Manus, the Lancaster
Union, and Mr.. Wakefield. Each OF
these gentlemen figured conspicuously
at the Memphis meeting, being ap-
pointed on various important com
mittees. Mr. Wakefield said TO-DAY
that the Union has decided TO Stanu
firm for Is cents cotton. He thlnks
that about 60 per cent of the crop mas
been marketed, 25 per cent of when
was marketed by members Of the
Union. He says, judging from talks
with various delegates, the condltlon
that exists in South Carolina exists
all over the cotton belt. An important
action taken at the Memphis meeting
WAS looking toward the establishment
of the two bagging factories to man.
ufacture bagging out OF rough cotlol;
One of these factories Will be located
east of the Mississippi and the other
west of that river. j. b. Harris or tnls
state, is a member of the commlttee
to choose a location. Mr.. Wakehelu
saws that many members of the Union
are going to send their cotton to Eng
land to be stored in English ware
houses so that they can realize ) cents
per pound at per cent interest from
the Bank of England. This is IN ac-
cordance with the agreement Mr.. W.
c. Moore made for the Union Whlle
in England recently. Several reSoiu-
tions were adopted at the memphis
meeting directed to congress Tor relel
from the present financial furry. IheSe
resolutions have been published in The
Enquirer.