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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

Some of the civic leagues over the
state have taken up the question OF
Christmas shopping with the idea of
making the holiday trade easier for
the salespeople. They are recommend
ing that buyers get their Christmas
goods early, so as to avoid the rush,
not so much because there is better
chance to get the best while the stocks
are full. as because this will be a great
relief to salespeople, who are other
wise rushed to death. There are a
great many people who do not see very
much in this suggestion; but there is.
Those who think that the lives of
statesmen and saleswomen is one easy
ones. so think merely because they
don't know any better. There is no
more patient, accommodating or gener-
ally abused set of people alive. 1t is
a fact that salespeople have a lot of
idle time on their hands, and there
are times when the unthinking GUS
toner is impressed with the notion that
their lives are lazy and easy. But this
is a mistake. a protracted. idle season
is as much of hardship on the sales
man as is a season of abnormal rush.
1t is even more of hardship, for there
is nothing more killing to a man or
woman of energy than idleness. But
whether the civic leagues will be able
to work any reforms along the line in
dicated remains TO be seen. If they do
improve the conditions to which they
are directing their attention, they will
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

The Southern merger suit is at last
being tried on it's merits, the case hav-
ing been taken up in the Richland
court of common pleas last Tuesday.
This suit Is an action brought several
years ago by direction of the general
assembly to dissolve a merger of sew
eral roads by the Southern, because OF
alleged violation of a section of the
constitution which prohibits railroad
from owning or controlling a compet-
ing line In this case the merger was
effected by special permission of the
legislation. There is a heavy penalty
provided for violation of the consti-
tuition and the suits were originally in
stituted by citizens, who sought to Sc
cure the penalties. The legislature
took charge of the cases because 1t
seemed forced to do so as matter of
justice to the railroads. The merged
railroads include the Asheville G. Spar
tanburg, the South Carolina and Geor-
gia Extension, the Carolina Midland
and the Southern Railroad, Carolina
division. The principal things the
state will have to prove Is first what Is
a parallel, competing line and second,
whether these roads involved parallel
and compete with the Southern. The
suit gets Importance first from the
question as to whether or not the act
of the general assembly permitting the
merger Is constitutional and second be-
cause the pendency Of the suit has
hampered the full development of the
properties involved. The whole thing
as it stands Is more technical than 9TH
erwise. Even if 1t should win the
state cannot confiscate these proper
ties. They belong to the Southern
Railway company. The Southern, OF
course, is not going to make a present
of them to anybody. If it cannot oper-
ate them as part Of its consolidated
system, it will be forced to organize
them separately, under conditions that
will take away much of their present
convenience, usefulness and RESPONSE
bility, and the people living along these
lines will be the losers. If the South
ern wins, then, of course, 1t will have
to go to work and improve these prop
critics in such manner as will give
their patrons all the advantages that
are supposed to come from ownership
by such a large and powerful system.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02
THE COTTON MARKET.

There is very little cotton going on
the market at this time, and the rea-
son is not so much because there IS no
cotton to market, as because there Is
a widespread belief in higher prices.
Some of them are going to be fool
ed, If they don't look out" remarked
one of two gentlemen discussing the
question yesterday, because just as
apt as not the price is going all to
pieces"
That is something about which no.
body can tell" remarked the other,
but you can't worry the average far
mer with that kind of talk, because
when he takes a notion to hold cotton
now-a days, he just holds until he gets
ready to let loose. They say that when
a coulter gets grip on you, he will
hold until it thunders. The farmer Is
worse than that After he gets all his
debts paid If he wants to hold his cot
ton, he will keep it on and on regard
less of price fluctuations. That senti-
ment became general some seven or
eight years back and it is stronger now
than it ever was"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

The first speaker though insisting on
his belief that prices are going to be
lower, agreed with the other that the
average farmer Is no longer to be in
timidated or otherwise Influenced by
arguments as to possible lower prices.
Both agreed that, where formerly 1t was
the habit of the average cotton producer
to hold tight while cotton Is going up
and start to market with rush on the
first sign Of a decline, now a decline
only makes him more stubborn and in
spires him with q still firmer belief
that prices are going to be higher.
There are a good many farmers in
this county, who are expressing the
belief that good part of this years
cotton crop will sell for 17a cents or
more and they are holding tight on
that theory. There are others who
have no particular belief as to what
prices may or may not be; but with
such obligations as they have in a
shape where they can easily be taken
care Of, they are disposed to rest easy
and not sell until they get ready.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02
WITHIN THE TOWN.

- The town council Is having the mud
removed from the surface Of Congress
street.
A foreigner with a monkey and a
hand organ strolled through town the
other day, the first combination Of the
kind that has been seen here for quite
while.
Local business people are getting
their Christmas goods on display, and
some of them have very nice assort-
ments.
- Mr. Louis Roth has purchased the
interest Of Mr.. J. M. Hughes in the
Piedmont Marble and Granite compa-
ny, and Is now the official head Of that
concern. The Piedmont Marble and
Granite company commenced business
within the present year, and has built
up quite a nice patronage. Mr.. ]. w.
Gregory, a practical stone cutter of
many years experience in the business,
Is the general manager.
A representative of the state insur-
ance department recently made an in
spection of the buildings and prem
ises in Yorkville and as a result found
not less than ten places where excess
sve rubbish, empty boxes and barrels
have been allowed to accumulate, thus
increasing the fire risk. Under date of
December /, Insurance Commissioner
McMaster addressed letter to Mayor
Hart, in which the various premises
that are not considered safe are nam
ed, and urges him to see that condi-
tions are improved at once. and sug-
gests that inspections of premises, es-
pecially with regard to flues, should
be made by representative Of the fire
department at least once a month.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. jamie Parish of Lancaster. is
visiting friends in Yorkville.
Mr.. James Glenn Of Sumter, spent
several days in Yorkville this week.
Supt. of Education McKeown of
Cherokee, was in Yorkville last We'd
nesday.
Miss Stella Abbott of st. Georges, Is
The guest of Miss Mary Dobson in
Yorkville.
Mr.. c. ]. Hughes and family, have
left Yorkville, for their future home in
Denton, Ga.
Miss Jessie E. White Of Central, S.
c.. has taken a position in the York
vile postoffice.
Mrs. S. c. McKeown Of Sumter, is
visiting her grandmother. Mrs. w. B.
Steele, in Yorkville.
Mr.. T. E. McMackin has moved his
family to his former home in the
Bethany neighborhood.
Miss Alma Bankhead Of Sharon, R.
F. d. /, is visiting Mrs. S. G. Bank
head on Yorkville No. 6.
Mrs. O. E. wilkins and children,
Misses Sarah and Marjorie Of York
Vile. are spending several days in
Gaffney and will go to Charlotte, n.
c., before returning home.
Messrs Bruce and Moffatt Sherrer OF
the Blairsville neighborhood, and Mas
ter Hugh Egger Robinson of Sharon,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Gasto-
MIA, n. c., visiting Mr.. S. w. Sherrer.
Mr. Harry Foster and family OF
Lancaster, have arrived in Yorkville,
and will make this place their home
in the future. They are occupying
the Episcopal rectory on Cleveland
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wallace Dobson
of Yorkville, have issued invitations to
the marriage of their daughter, Mary
Lee, to DR.. William Henry Poston, the
ceremony to take place at the resi-
dence Of the brides parents on the af-
ternoon of Wednesday, December IA, at
o,o1ook
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02
DR.. Cook has done the clean thing at

DR.. Cook has done the clean thing at
last, if it is possible for man who
has been guilty of such monumental
fake to do clean thing. The plausi-
BILE circumstances with which he sus-
tanned his original story, and subse-
quent developments, created doubts in
the minds of many people that would
have never been removed except by
this last statement. If the doctors
name goes down in history at all in
connection with the discovery OF the
pole, it will now go down in a better
light than if he had not made this
clean breast of it. There is good deal
more good in the doctor than there is
in the species of a fraud who believes
in telling a lie and sticking to it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

Christmas comes on Sunday this
year, and it is only twenty-five more
days off.
The Coe- Mortimer company Of
Charleston has quite pretty custom
of keeping in touch with its friends by
sending them on the last Of each month
a handsomely Autographed card calen-
dar of the month following. The CAL
endars when saved make q valuable
collection.
Mr.. w. e. Gettys of the Tirzah neigh
borhood, and one Of the best farmers
in the county, who always makes good
cotton as we'll as good grain crops,
says: Talk about your cotton, corn
and grain, but hays the thing that Is
taking my eye" He has more than
twenty big stacks of hay this year.
The thing with which to offset scar
city of labor, is better machinery;
but there is no doubt of the fact that
the use of better machinery always
calls for more labor and better labor
at a higher price. This is true be-
cause the increased production of ma
chinery at a lower cost leaves more
profit with which to pay the labor.
If the Southern railway should win
the merger suit, as we sincerely hope
it will, the people along the merged
lines, who are constantly seeking relief
in the shape of improved service, will
no longer be annoyed with the old ex-
cuse of inability to do so because OF
uncertainty as to the outcome of this
litigation. Maybe if the Southern wins,
Yorkville will get that Columbia train
into and out Of the town, and that will
be worth a great deal.
Several YorkvilIe people who went
to Hickory Grove last Sunday on ac-
count of the dedication of Mt Vernon
church, remarked as to what was to
them, the surprisingly large number OF
handsome cottages in the town. These
particular gentlemen had not been to
Hickory Grove in quite while and
they were struck with the growth of
the town since their last visit. 1t Is a
fact that Hickory Grove has improv-
ed wonderfully in the past few years,
especially since the establishment OF
the bank.
We are not hearing so much talk
now about the doom of the creamery as
was current just before the plant be-
gan operations. Having seen what
has been done, people are beginning to
take a broader view Of what can be
done. It is a fact that the success of
the creamery is not yet assured. Up
to this time the milk supply Is hardly
over half Of what is necessary to give
an all-rounr profit; but nevertheless
there is more milk coming in already
than was expected at the end of the
first month of operation, and the re-
ceipts are increasing steadily each
week. Quite a number of farmers
who are fully counting on milking
number of cows each have been delay
ed in their plans, but are still pushing
along and the outlook is bright to all
concerned There is not the slightest
reason to doubt that when all the milk
routes that can be developed and or
ganized and all the milk that can be
spared to the creamery begins to find
its way there, the plant will be brought
up to it's capacity and everybody con-
nected with the enterprise will have
cause for congratulation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

-. BY the abandonment Wednesday
of the appeal to the state supreme
court in the case of Pink Franklin
convicted Of murder, the last resort
by which can be stayed further the
resentencing and hanging Of the &C
cused in the noted case-barring OF
course. the extension at the last OF
executive clemency-was exhausted
and franklin will in all likelihood be
hanged at Orangeburg before the year
Is out. Franklin killed Constable
Valentine near Orangeburg severa
years ago His colored lawyer, Jacob
Moorer of Orangeburg and John
Adams of Columbia, fought the case
through to the Federal supreme court
alleging that the dead officer did not
have a valid warrant in the first place
and in the second that the jury was
not properly drawn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02
AMERICAN SHIPPING.
Foreigners Principal Obstacle to Its
Development.

New York, November 29.-Testimo-
ny that steamship companies whlch
are owned abroad absolutely control
American shipping and have spent
money freely to foster feeling against
an American marine was offered to-
day before the congressional commit
tee holding sessions here to investi-
gate charges that a steamship lobby
was maintained at Washington. Will
liam H. Douglas, who formerly repre-
sented a New York district in con-
gress, was the witness who made these
statements.
LAS conditions are now," Mr.. Doug
las testified, "the American merchant
is handicapped. The foreign steam
ship owners made a rate at Hamburg,
London and Paris that controls the ex-
port shipment Of an article to this
country. Even If the American should
charter a steamer for his own freight
he would not be able to obtain addi-
tional freight to make up a cargo"
Similar conditions govern the trade
between the United States and South
America, Mr.. Douglas said, as all the
lines plying between the two coun-
tries are owned abroad; and foreign
steamship companies, he asserted
had spent money freely to influence
sentiment against American shlpplng.
"How?" he was asked.
by preparing articles for newspa-
pers, which were widely distributed,
and the employment of agents"
while you were a member Of con-
gress did you ever know Of money
being spent there by agents to infiu-
ence legislation, through the giving OF
dinners or anything else?"
"I think there was"
Did you ever meet the agents or
know them?"
Il hardly think they would want to
know me-"
Mr.. Douglas added that although
foreign companies had used whatever
influence they possessed in shipping
legislation and had paid money to rep
resent them in Washington, he believed
that, strictly speaking, they had not
violated any law. And his testimony,
he said. should be taken as facts rather
than criticism.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02
Mr.. w. r. jackson, Sr., Dead.

Mr.. w. F. Jackson, Sr., died a.
his home near East View, about sever
miles from Yorkville yesterday, after g
long illness. Mr.. Jackson was a native
of Fairfield county, and lived there
until few years ago, when he brough,
his family to York and settled in the
neighborhood where he died. He serv-
ed in the civil war as a member OF
company G, of the Sixth South Carroll
ma volunteers, until the fall of 1864
when he was seriously wounded in one
of the battles around Richmond. He
was an upright man and a good citi-
zen. He Is survived by two sons and
two daughters. The interment took
place today at Bethesda, Of which
church Mr.. Jackson was a member.
Rock Hills Light and Water.
At a lengthy meeting last Tuesday
afternoon Of Rock Hills board Of com.
missioners Of public work, contracts
were awarded for the electrical equip
ment necessary for the proposed muni.
cipal electric plant here. Many agents
were here representing the big electri-
cal concerns from all over the United
States. The meeting Of the commits
sioners was, says the correspondent oi
the Charlotte Observer, long and te-
dious one, as over a thousand items
had to be gone over. The board decid-
ed to award contracts for dynamos
transformers, wires and poles. The
whole lot Of bids was placed in the
hands Of Engineer c. Parks Rucker OF
Charlotte, who is today going over the
bids and verifying them-in other
words, seeing II the bidders actually
included in their bids every item call
ed for by the specifications. The board
instructed Mr.. Rucker to return the
lowest bids to DR.. j. B. Johnson, pres
ident of the board, who Is authorized
to sign the contracts. Contracts have
not yet been awarded for the construc-
tion of the power house and engine,
for the reason that the engineer did
not have enough copies Of the plans
and specifications for all who want to
put in bids. Neither have contracts
been let for the engine and boilers, as
no bids were sent in on the particular
design called for by the specifications
of Engineer Rucker. And so 1t Is that
Rock Hill has taken the first decided
step toward municipal ownership.
What the owners of the Rock Hill Wa
ter and Electric company are going to
do is not known. That company is
sued long circular letter to "the citi-
zens and taxpayers of Rock HILL" a
copy of which was sent to every resi-
dence in the city, reiterating its in
tention of continuing to furnish eff
cient service here. It remains to be
seen, however, If there is sufficient
business here for two electric light
plants.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

son expedition differed materially
from the usual expedition which is
sent into the Arctic wilds. Usually
such expeditions provide themselves
with a complete outfit for avoiding the
rigorS of the frozen north. But Stef-
ansson and Anderson travelled light.
II was planned that as the main pur-
pose of this expedition was an ethno-
logical one, it would be best to live
with the natives in their houses and
gather supplies just as they got them.
One of the tribes encountered is the
island tribe of Nunatna. This tribe
har never traded with the white man
and little or nothing besides their
name is known to the scientists. 1t
is likely that the large collection de-
sCr:ptive of their mode of living Will
be added TO the museum.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02
A Judqe Who Expedites Business

Judge r. W. Memminger Is to be com
mended for his efforts to conduct the
business of the courts with as little
delay as possible. He made fine rec
ord in this respect at the recent term
of court here. While he practically
cleared the calendar, he did 1t quietly
and nicely and did not raise the mis-
chief with any witnesses, jurors, OF
lawyers for delaying proceedings. The
judge is courteous to marked degree
in the court room, yet he pushes the
work at hand and thereby saves money
to the cOunties.-Bamberg Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

The commissioner of agriculture OF
Mississippi, says his state has raised
5000 900 more bushels of corn this year
than during any previous year in the
history of the state. That means that
Mississippi farmers, like South Caro-
lima farmers, are just that much better
able to hold this years cotton crop un-
til they get ready to sell it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

If South Carolina had been wiser
she would have probably waited until
she got more miles of railroad before
starting in to put a stop to further
developments along this line. Maybe
however, we will be able to get some
electric lines where there would have
been steam lines otherwise, and they
will answer the purpose just as we'll
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

The Southern Power company is
pushing it's trolley line projects right
along; but 1t insists that it will not do
any building except through territory
where the local people are willing to
put up at least one-fourth of the cap
ital stock. The main idea Of this Is to
have the local people share the labili-
ty as we'll as the profits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02
Jerry Moore Used Good Seed.-Jerry

Moore of Florence county, S. c., made
22S3 bushels of corn on one acre. Jer-
ry is a 15-year- boy, the son of a
Methodist preacher. He entered the
Boys Corn Growing contest in South
Carolina and he made a wonderful
success. The land he used was just or
dinary poor land. 1t had not been i'm
proved from year to year and built up
to a high state of fertility and prob
ably under ordinary cultivation would
not have produced more than 10 or Is
bushels of corn. But Jerry did things
differently and succeeded. 1t is worthy
of note here, that he bought his seed
from ]. +. Bates of Wake, who last
year broke the record with a yield of
226 bushels. The boy, however, with
Mr.. Bates own corn, went him one
better and beat his record. There Is
inspiration here for the southern far
mer. What this 15-year- r-old boy has
done they can all do If they only will.
Well. perhaps not that, but if one acre
can be made to produce more than 200
bushels surely the average acre could
he made to produce so bushels. And
what a wonderful harvest that would
be and how we all would prosper and
thrive and grow-Raleigh Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1910.

pathy with the recommendation Of the
grand jury to the effect that a mod
ern buildin provided with reasonable
comforts and conveniences be erected,
and that more help be provided to look
after the ordinary comfort Of such OF
the paupers as are absolutely unable to
look after themselves.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

After being engaged all Of one day
and part of the night in holding the
inquest over the body of Robert Da-
wilson, the young white man who was
killed in Cherokee county, near Gaff-
ney, on the night Of Thanksgiving day
Coroner Vinesett decided to postpone
the remainder of the inquest until
Monday, December II, IN order that
some additional testimony may be OBJ
tained. There Is good deal of doubt
existing as to which of the three ne
groes, now in Jail charged with the
crime, really committed it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

1t seems to be agreed by both Re-
publicans and Democrats that very lit
tie is to be done during the next ses-
sion of congress which convenes next
Monday. The conditions are such as
to put it up to both sides to be care
fIl
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

Peary says he hasn't a word to say
about Cooks last statement, and that
is very we'll, because some very high
authorities are claiming that Peary
was a little nutty up in the polar re-
gionS also.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

According to a list that prominent
liability insurance company has just
sent out to it's agents, there are now
163 different American concerns en-
gagged in the manufacture Of automo-
hiles
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02
THESE ARE MAKING CLUBS.

Following are the names of club
makers, who have so far sent in clubs
of subscribers to The Enquirer for 1911.
The names of other clubmakers Will be
added as rapidly as they report:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

The conference of governors in ses-
sion in Louisville, KY, is naturally
very much opposed to Mr.. Roosevelts
new "nationalism."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02

The Southern Power company,
which is preparing to extract nitrogen
from the atmosphere at it's Great Falls
plant, expects to be putting this COM
modify on the market in a commercial
form in about four months.