The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-08-30

We have been given to understand
that report of the city's finances
has been ordered for some time. So,
far. Just fairly good. 1t is eagerly
awaited, so let's have it.
The report that n bottle of fine old
rye would be found in the corner stone
of the court house was greatly eXag
gerated. The bottle was there all fine
and good, but the rye had evaporated.
Expressions of disappointment were
heard on every side.
III the City Council contemplates
making further purchases of anything
except what is actually needed to run
the different departments, we would
advise that they go slow and wait un
til the report on the finances is made.
AS we understand the situation, the
city cannot afford to buy anything
right at this time.
Some have charged the builders of
the old court house with sense OF
incongruty in that they placed BIZ
BILE and Il bottle of whiskev in the corn
er stone side by side with nothing to
stand witness except few coins. 9th
ers have seen in the results of the
long vigil of the bible and the whiskey
prophecy as to the final outcome of
the struggle between good and evil,
T. ID, q
ner of the good and the bottle the ban
ner of the evil. In the struggle of
many years the bible came out barely
scratched, but victorious, while the
bottle, was empty. the strength of The
evil one being entirely exhausted. In
this some see prophesied the final vic
tory OF the champions of good over the
cohorts of the evil
Some steps should be taken to in
crease the number Of telephone lines
running out from Laurens. Tele-
phones and good roads go hand in hand
In the development OF a prosperous
country and Of busy trading center.
We have heard 1t said that Laurens
has not near as many lines radiating
from 1t as other cities in the neigh
borhood. In fact, it is said that there
fs n line that runs to Clinton from
within three miles of Laurens. Some
time ago several citizens living out
on Rural Route No. 2 got up a sub
scription list to build line and from
what we can gather they were fairly
successful The money was subscrib-
ed hut no collections were ever made.
Has the matter been dropped? Lets
have that one built and more too.
Those enterprisng farmers who
have clubbed together to order a car
load OF cattle for breeding and rails
ing have certainly taken a step in the
right direction. Right at this time
when the price of cotton it not what
is should be, the need of more cattle,
corn and other products is especially
emphasized If our farmers now had
= plentiful supply of corn or wheat
or cattle or hogs to supply their needs
while the cotton was being marketed
slowly and conservatively. they would
not suffer, but as it is a great many
of them will be forced to carry their
cotton to the market as soon as it is
picked out. When our people begin
to raise the better grade of cattle, as
these men want to do, then they will
begin to raise more besides. One car
load of such cattle should only prove
as n forerunner and then when we
have well stocked farms we can be-
gin TO ship to other states whose con
ditlun is such as ours Is today. Instead
OF ordering one car. lets order ten.
Although we do not enjoy the
personal acquaintance of Mr.. w. d..
Sullivan of rumbling Shoals, his let
ter TO his friends in The Advertiser
today brings to lis a feeling OF deep
egret Mr. Sullivan announces that
old Tumbling Shoals Mills and
vDower has been sold to large
company and that hereafter the
VI on the banks will be no
know that this information
rePretfully imDarts and