Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-20
AROlIT pEOpLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. VanLaw Of Ar
lington. Ill.,, are visiting their daughter
Mrs. I. H. Norris in Yorkville.
T. w. Boyd, supervisor, and DR.. j
H. Saye, J. E. Beamguard and Thos
F. Mellow, representatives in the
house. attended the annual meeting OF
the South Carolina Good Roads asso-
citation in Columbia last Tuesday.
Fort Mill Times: The York county
friends of Lieut.. Col. John r. Lindsay
disbursing officer of the National
Guard Of the state, are hopeful that
Governor Blease will not be Influenced
in appointing Col. Lindsay's successor
by the untrue reports which have been
circulated against Col. Lindsay with
the view of defeating him for reap
pointment. The statement has been
made to Governor Blease that during
the campaign last summer Col. Lind
say made an active campaign among
the militiamen Of this section against
Governor Blease. The statement seems
to be wholly false. If the word of res
ponsible members of the three militia
companies of York county is credi-
BILE, Col. Lindsay not only did nothing
to impede the progress Of Governor
Blease's campaign, but did let 1t be
known that he intended to vote for
Governor Blease. The governor will
ere long find it necessary to appoint
the successor of Col Lindsay. If he
will do the York man the kindness to
thoroughly sift the report Of partisan
activity made to him against Col Lind
say. we are confident he will find no
foundation in fact for it, but will learn
that it is a piece Of dirty work directly
traceable to a York county source with
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ed.
The Columbia State, recently pub
lished the following interesting sketch
Of Mr. w. J. Roddey Of Rock Hill:
Mr.. Roddey is a graduate of Erskine
college and Of the University of Vir-
ginia. In 1887 he bought from A. ].
Clark of Lancaster the state agency of
the Equitable Life Assurance society.
Since that time his agency has devel-
oped into the department of the Caro-
linas. Mr.. Roddey has been one Of the
most successful insurance men in the
south. Almost q pioneer in this state,
he began at such an early period Of life
that he Is to day yet a young man.
Mr. Roddey applied to his work liter
ary style that has caused him to be re-
garded as one of the strong insurance
men of the country. He has refused
fattering offers to go to New York, as
he Is a man Of domestic tastes and
prefers his home life at Rock Hill.
He is a son of the late Capt. VIM.
Lyle Roddey, one Of the leaders in re-
habilitating this state from the ashes
of war and from his father, Mr.. Rod
dey has inherited business capacity
which is recognized in many ways. He
is an ex-president Of the South Caro-
lima Bank association and Is regarded
as one of the strong and active men in
that organization. He has been de-
voted to the interests of Rock Hill and
has given literally to the building Of
churches and schools and since its in
auguration in 1893 has been a trustee
of winthrop college. The first devel-
opment of what is now the great
Southern Power company had it's be-
ginning under rather unfavorable cir
cumstances. w. c. Whitner, hydraulic
engineer, a brother-in-law of Mr.. Rod
dey, conceived the idea of building a
power plant between Rock Hill and
Fort Mill on the Catawba river There
were many disbursements. Freshets
came, money was lost and additional
investments needed. DR.. Gill Wylie
and the Dukes finally put the enter
prise on its financial feet. But in these
days Of stress Whitner, Roddey and
other men of Rock HILL carried the
burden. The career of w. ]. Roddey
has but we'll begun.