Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-07

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Congressman Lever who Is here as
sisting in the Farmers Institute now
in progress, has a record Of having
done lots of good work for the far
mers of South Carolina He has had
hand in practically every good thing
they have gotten from the agricultural
department, or through congress.
The annual meeting Of the South
Carolina Postmasters' association Is to
be held in Columbia during November
instead Of in Rock Hill, as previously
stated. The date Of the meeting has
been left to the convenience Of Post
master General Hitchcock, who has
consented to deliver an address on the
occasion.
"Cuts. the Eearth" Poag had COM
munication in the last issue of the
Rock Hill Record, that contained solid
chunks of wisdom. 1t was intended
for the benefit Of his fellow citizens
and told them to put stop to the un-
seemly and unreasonable quarrelin3
that has been dividing them for some
time past.
The Commercial club of Kings
Mountain, N. c., has taken up the
question of providing entertainment
and transportation for visitors to the
monument dedication on October z,
and has sent out a message to the
world that everybody who gets off the
train at Kings Mountain town, will
receive solicitous attention. The club
promises also that the road from the
station to the battle-ground will be in
first class condition.
The Farmers Institute being held
in Yorkville this week under the gen.
eral direction Of Prof. Ira w. Williams,
superintendent Of the Farmers Co
operative Demonstration Work in
South Carolina, has proved to be the
most successful institute Of the kind
yet held in the state, especially In
point Of attendance. The average at
tendance at the Clemson College In
stitutes has hardly been more than
thirty people. The audiences at diff
ferent sessions Of the present institute
have numbered as many as 200 people,
mostly farmers, and the attention they
have been giving the speakers, show
that they are intensely interested.
The Enquirer is pleased to feel that
the principal reason for this large at
tendance is in the superior average in
telligence Of the farmers Of York over
other counties. They want to learn
all they can, and they are taking ad
vantage Of their opportunities.
Mr.. w. J. Miller has shown us a
copy of 1.-The Miscellany" printed by
John E. Grist in Yorkville in 1874, the
date of the issue being June Is. 1t will
be remembered that our file Of that
year was burned. We have COM
plete file of. 1910, presented to us after
the fire of 1890 by the late John w.
Brown of Rock Hill; but with this
section, all the old files from 1885 to
1856 inclusive are lost.
The Charlotte Observer Of yesterday
contains an article that makes a plau-
sible showing that the branch of the
Seaboard from Catawba Junction to
Great Catawba Falls is to be used as
a link in the Charleston, Clinchfield
and Ohio system to Charleston. Ac-
cording to the Observer article, al
though the original object Of this link
was to facilitate the delivery Of elec-
trical machinery to the power plant
at Great Catawba Falls, the builders
all the while had in mind the ultimate
purpose of this line as part of the
great coal road now building.
The public generally has a pretty
good idea of a certain active demand
that has developed for York county
property during the past few years;
but very few people, probably, realize
how much Of this Is due to the intel
ligent and persistent efforts of Mr.. J.
c. Wilborn, the we'll known real estate
man Of Yorkville. We have previously
recorded several big sales Of between
9So,uUU anu Soo,UUU edCH maze Dy Mr.
Wilborn; but there has been little no
tice Of the hundred and one smaller
sales. There are cases where he has
turned the same land over and over
again, beginning at IS or Sc an acre
and running up to SIS or $40, simply
by persistently exploiting it's value to
intelligent buyers. During the past
seven days he has had four or five
prospective buyers in this county from
other counties Of the state, and all of
them have given evidence of very
great interest. In fact, Mr.. Wilborn
has some big trades now pending, and
If he carries them through, the result
will be that York will get some good
citizens from other counties and these
good citizens from other counties will
get some remarkably productive lands
at bargain prices. Incidently, we will
remark that while there are still some
SIS and Sc dollar lands in York county,
there has been generally wonderful
enhancement. and the $40 an acre for
choice farms that was considered the
maximum of a few years ago, Is now
beginning to look like $35, $45 and $50
an acre.