Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-17
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1911.

gathered this year. unless II is again
storm-struck before the remainder OF
the feecy staple is removed from the
patch. The eighty acres in question
Is owned and was planted by Mr..
James S. Gibson, who stated to this
correspondent today that he had al
ready gathered and ginned 130 bales
Of 500 weight average. and that there
was not less than thirty bales yet in
the field to be gathered. which II
gathered, will make 160 acres on the
eighty acres. II this Is not making
two bales to the acre, then we would
like to know why II is not II there's
another farmer In South Carolina
that can beat this record on. the same
number OF acres We would like TO be
informed who, and where he lives
and where he made his crop. The
land on which this cotton is grown
Is about one mile from the great Pee
Dee river swamp. on the west side,
and lays close around Mr.. Gibson's
home place. The crop was, when
growing, one of the finest pieces of
cotton to be seen anywhere, and al
though wilted and dark from the freeze
Of Sunday and last night, 1t showed
up mighty fine today. The field is
almost white with the fieecy staple
Ho". anu eNlQcUtly MT. VIII
get his thirty more bales.
- Columbia Record: An interesting
example Of how the penalty on the
corporation license tax works out was
had on Wednesday, in the meeting
OF the state board Of assessors, which
met to consider the case Of the Char
lesion Union Station company. This
company had neglected or refused to
pay Its license taxes for several years.
1t is understood, and the tax and the
penalty together had amounted to
$927.500, which was greatly In excess
Of the total capital stock Of the COM
pany. This amount was reduced at
a former meeting Of the board to
a little over $9,000,' and at the meeting
wednesday the encouragement was
instructed to bring suit to collect
from the company $3.50 for the license
taxes for the past several years, and
81 per day penalty for the delayed
tax, amounting in all to about $1,000
News and Courier. November Is:
Last week, almost for the first time
since the great hurricane Of August,
Charleston lovers Of fish were able
to get all the whiting and trout thev
wanted with the assurance that they
had been caught in local waters and
had not been. shipped from Florida.
The storm not only all but destroyed
the fishing feet, but 1t seemed also
to scare away the fish. Whereas be-
fore the catastrophe there had been
forty boats In the fishing fleet, the day
after the hurricane found only eight
Of them afloat; and when the sur
viving craft put to sea again to ply
their trade as before they found that
most Of the fnny denizens Of the deep
had taken their departure to some
other part Of the world where hurri-
canes are few and far between. Mat
ters are In better shape now, how
ever, and today the number Of avail
able boats In the mosquito fleet has
been increased to twelve. Luck is
improving also as time goes by, and
all last week there was no lack of
whiting and trout on the banks of
the coast where the dusky anglers
drop their hand lines from the heaving
cockleshells In which they venture out
to sea. The Maud, the Regina, the
Tin Kettle, the Comet and Skipper
that have been repaired and are in
commission again. The Dart, one af
the trimmest and swiftest Of the mos
quito fleet, has been transformed into
launch. The smacks Peerless,
Charleston and Victoria have been re-
paired and refitted and will soon be
ready for sea again. The smacks
Latham and Thompson were lost In
the hurricane. Despite the destruc-
ton wrought among the local fishing
craft, and despite the fact that fish
caught in Charleston waters have
been hard to get, there has never
been any lack Of fish on the local
market. The wholesale dealers are
In 70 10
sufficient to meet the demand. Last
week the dealers imported five car
load lots of 10000 pounds to the car.
1t has been estimated that at least
100000 pounds Of fish are handled
daily in Charleston, and that Of this
amount only one-fifteenth has been
supplied by the local fishermen. This
ne-fifteenth, however, Is not to be
disregarded, for fish caught in home
waters are always in greater demand.
The mullet roe season has just open
ed, and large quantities Of this de-
licious sea food are being received
from the North Carolina coast. A To-
cal fish dealer stated yesterday that
this year considerable Charleston null
let roe would be placed on the mar
ket. The demand for picked mullet
Is said to be greater than the supply.
Oysters are said to be plentiful and
of unusually fine quality. AS much
as three hundred parcels of fish are
shipped out Of Charleston daily by
the wholesale dealers. This repre-
sents about three carload lots, or more
than $1,000 pounds. Although since
the storm the wholesalers have been
able to supply the deEiand by in
creased shipments from Florida, there
are times when cert1fn kinds Of fish.
for which there Is great demand lo-
Cally. Shnnot be had on short notice.
Until the anglers of the mosquito
fleet get about thirty or forty boats in
commission again, as of old, whole
sale dealers will be hard put to It to
meet the demand Of customers who