Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-14
LOCAL LACONICS.
Sold Cotton at 1912.

sold three more bales Of his long staple
cotton a few days ago, this time at 193
cents a pound. Mr.. Nichols says he
had in q acres Of this cotton and made
two bales weighing 430 pounds each. A
cropper who planted IL acres, and who
did not work 1t as well as he should
nave done, made five bales averaging
about 490. The cropper cleared about
$25 on his IL acres, and 1t is the opin-
ion of Mr.. Nichols, that II he had plant
ed the ordinary short staple cotton, he
would have come out in debt
The New County Idea.
Columbia State, Friday: "Catawba
county" may follow Dillon into the fold
Of South Carolina counties. A citizen
Of Fort Mill in Columbia yesterday said
there is much agitation in that part Of
York county which holds the two
thriving towns of Rock Hill and Fort
Mill for a new county, with Rock Hill
as the county seat. The question has
been raised before and in 1898 county
was formed in that territory known as
Calhoun" but the election was declar-
ed void, the surveyor stating that an
error had been made in running the
lines. w. r. Bradford, editor Of the
Fort Mill Times, who was in Columbia
yesterday said that Fort Mill is for
the movement in earnest and that May
or Roddey Of Rock Hill, in discussing
the matter, had told him that Rock
Hill was heartily in favor Of the move
ment and would work for 1t. Mr.. Brad
ford said that practically all the vot-
ing strength of Fort Mill would register
for the new county. The objections
stated to the present arrangements Of
York county Is the difficulty exper-
fenced by the Fort Mill people in visit
ing Yorkville, the county seat. 1t is
stated that 1t Is twenty-five miles dis
tant and great hardship Is suffered in
making the trip, especially when the
river Is "up" and impossible. To make
round trip in one day, says Mr.. Brad
ford, it is necessary to go via Chester,
makin1 about 80 miles. Grave diff
culties will confront the aspirants to
new county honors, however, as trou-
BILE will be experienced In securing suf-
ficient area. Both Chester and Lam
cester will have to be called on to join
with York in forming the proposed
"Catawba county"
Trolley System Chartered.
Another big interurban trolley en-
terprise, the Carolina Traction COM
pany, which proposes to link the
towns Of Rock Hill, Chester, Fort
Mill and Charlotte, and later con-
meet up with Yorkville and other
towns within a radius of thirty miles
from Rock Hill so as to form a net
work of lines aggregating about $50
miles, has been chartered by the Sec
retary of state, with an initial capi-
tai of $150,00O, and an ultimate cap
ital of half million. The president
Of the company Is Mr.. ]. M. Cherry,
Of Rock Hill, which is to be the head
quarters of the company. He has
subscribed for $50,000 Of the stock.
Mr.. w. s. Lee, Of the Southern Pow
er company, which is backed by the
Dukes, who are backing the company
commissioned by the secretary Of
state a few days ago to extend the
Anderson trolley system to Green
Vile and Spartanburg, is vice presi-
dent Of the company chartered to-
day. and is down for $4,000 worth
of stock. Mr.. L. C. Harrison, Of the
Southern Power company, and Mr..
Jas. S. White, Of Rock Hill, sub
scribed to $1,000 stock each. Mr..
White is secretary, and Messrs.
Cherry, Lee and Harrison form the
directorate. Mr.. George Stephens, Of
Charlotte, was put down in the type
written application for the charter
as a subscriber, but his name was
stricken off before the papers reach
ed Columbia. The charter gives the
company authority to build and OPP
crate lines through the streets Of
Rock Hill and on through Catawba
township to Fort Mill and Charlotte,
and back the other way through Ca
tawba township in York county and
Lewisyille and Lansford townships In
Chester county to a point on the Sea-
board. The company wants and is
granted authority later to build
through Ebenezer, York, Bethesda,
Chester, Lewisville and Rossville
townships 1t is evidently the pur-
pose of the company not to build to
Chester for the present.
The Southern's Old Cars.
Yorkville special of January IL to
The News and Courier: For a long
time there has been considerable dis
satisfaction on the part Of that por-
ton Of the travelling public in this
section that from time to time has oc-
casion to travel on the Marion and
Kingville division of the Southern
railway, because of the character Of
cars in use and their condition. The
cars are all omre or less out of repair.
not so comfortable as those in use on
some of the trains on the main lines,
are not cleaned so we'll and so regular
ly, and are, as a rule, poorly lighted.
Some people have been complaining
to each other about conditions, often
saying harsh things about the man
agement, and all that kind of thing,
and with no thought, or care, appar-
emily, whether those in charge, and
who have authority to do things, real
ly knew about conditions that were
vexing the souls Of their patrons.
About six weeks ago citizen Of this
town took it upon himself to call the
attention of those in authority to con-
ditions as he saw them, and suggest
that Improvements would be appre-
ciated by the travelling public. In
reply the citizen was thanked for his
friendly interest and informed that
the Southern railway had recently
purchased SS new steel bodied pas !