Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04
Mr.. Sam A. Robinson Of Glover, ws


in Yorkville yesterday and said to the
reporter that he is eating snap beans
from seed planted in February.
The best way to compel prosperity
Is for everybody to get down to their
knitting. There is no doubt Of the fact
that there is wealth everywhere II peo-
pie will only try to develop and con-
serve 1t. But there is no use wasting
time wishing. Thrift and energy are
the things that count.
Considering the fact that there was
little to bring them other than ordinary
business, there was a pretty good rep
resentation Of country people in York
VILE yesterday, salesday for May. BUS
mess generally was very good; but 1t
was an off day with the horsetraders,
the season for exchanging plugs hav-
ing passed.
In a general way, of course, the pub
lie must have understood that the late
Treasurer Neely exerted tremendous
influence in behalf of an economic ad-
ministration Of the government; but
comparatively few outside Of those who
were most closely associated with him
had a definite idea as to the extent OF
that influence. He watched the public
revenues as If they were his own'
and he did not hesitate to demonstrate
against any transaction that seemed
to SAVIOR of extravaganza. Except for
the work he did along this line, the
annual expenditures Of the county
would have many years ago grown to
many thousand dollars a year more
than they are now. OF course, 1t Is not
to be assumed that he was RESPONSE
BILE for any unwise expenditures that
have been made. He has not been able
to have his way at all times; but his
influence in behalf of retrenchment has
long since saved his salary many times
over.
That advertisement in The Enquirer
of last Friday calling attention to land
to be sold in Rock Hill by the clerk on
Tuesday, was a new departure with
regard to such matters, and as we see
it, gave evidence of the intelligent ap-
probation of those who had the matter
in charge, of the value of publicity. 1t
Is not an unusual thing for good land
bargains involved in foreclosure, exc
cution or partition proceedings to go
begging for want of sufficient public
ity. While it Is a fact that public auc-
tion is the best means of making land
or almost any other commodity bring
it's full value, it is also a fact that
much property sold under process
fails to bring it's value, first for lack
of sufficient publicity, and second for
lack of a full, frank statement Of the
conditions of the sale. In the case OF
partition, it is a satisfaction to the
Would-be purchaser to know whether
he Is in competition with the regular
market or with by-hidders, and this
applies to some extent in the case of
foreclosures and executions. And, while
it is a fact that really intending pur-
chasers can get all such information up
on a little inquiry, it is also a fact that
many others who might have been in
tending purchasers If they had been
voluntarily informed, never take the
trouble to get the information them
selves. None of this information was
given in the advertisement referred to;
but the fact that the land was adver-
tised so extensively, in addition to the
official advertisement, was evidence that
there was a real desire to sell, and ex-
ira notice to the interested public to
investigate the nature of the bargain.