Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

President Taft has promised to
visit Anderson from Augusta next
winter. The exact date Is to be fixed
later
- Congressman Bartlett of Georgia,
has secured the passage Of bill allow
ing the construction Of a waterpoWer
dam across the Savannah river be-
tween Edgefield S. c., and Columbia
county, Ga.
- The case against several Seventh
Day Adventists on charges Of work.
ing on Sunday, was tried before Mag
istrate Stradley and jury at Green
vile, Tuesday morning and resulted
in an acquittal.
Jasper Kelly, young white man,
was arrested by an orderly at the
camp grounds Of the First regiment at
Greenville on Monday night, on the
charge of boot Logging" that Is,
selling whisky to the soldiers from his
pockets. He was turned over to the
city authorities.
Columbia, August 4: A letter has
been received at Commissioner Wat
sons office from Mr.. James Wilson,
the secretary Of agriculture, stating
that the matter Of appointing a cot
ton expert to go to Europe and other
gathering data that would be of in
terest and benefit to the cotton pro-
ducers, had been referred to the de-
partment of commerce and labor.
This plan was put forward in reso-
luton passed at meeting Of the State
Farmers Union, held in Columbia
several weeks ago, and Commissioner
Watson presented the matter to the
president, which was then referred
to the department of agriculture. The
sending Of a cotton expert to the for
eign markets is of special interest to
every cotton grower in the state, and
the decision of the department Of
commerce and labor will be awaited
with interest.
- Washington Herald: The state
bank examiner of South Carolina re-
ports that in November, 1898, there
were 242 state, private, and savings
banks and thirty national banks in
that state, making a total of 372 with
an aggregate capital of s13,660,431.-
49, surplus s6,75S,1 ISL; deposits, $43,-
02S, S,1O7.S3, and with total resources in
round figures of $75,O00,O00. The
Charleston News and Courier supple
ments these figures with an inquiry of
its own that indicates, from incom-
plete returns, deposits by farmers
alone Of nearly $10,000,000. This in
dicates diversity of crops, prosperous
labor, business methods Of farming,
and higher intelligence and better liv-
ing among the farmers and their fam
| lilies. The returns as to these rural de-
posits are most conservative, since al
| this season many farmers withdraw
| their accounts in order to meet the
| current expenses of harvesting and
marketing their crops.
| - Greenville, August 4: A solid
phalanX of six hundred and more
sturdy South Carolinians, khaki clad
marched down the main thoroughfare
of Greenville this afternoon headed by
Governor NJ. +. Ansel and his staff
forming a military pageant at once in
| spring and interesting. Governor
Ansel and his staff were mounted
closely followed by the First Regi-
mcnt band. Then came in phalanX
formation the twelve companies COM
posing the First Regiment. The
march was down Main street from the
| IOttaray to the intersection of McBee
avenue, thence returning to Main and
Washington, where the regiment
Wheeled into Washington. Thousands
of Greenville people lined the streets
to witness the review, which was with
the reception and dance at the Otta-
ray tonight, a fitting climax to the ter
days encampment of the regiment in
the mountain city. Tomorrow morn
ing the soldiers will break camp and
return to their homes. The barbecue
given to the entire regiment at noon
at the fair grounds was served by the
ladies of the city, and was one of the
most enjoyable features of the en-
Icampment.