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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10
so much room for doubt on this sub
ject it will be just as well to wait for
the regular session.
Growinu.

In times like this when cotton is
low ana not moving, business dull and
stagnant and things looking more or
less blue. it is very we'll to take look
back into the not very distant past
and see where the towns and county
have come from and how they are
growing.
Take the matter of manufactures,
for instance. Thirty-one years ago
there was not a single factory of i'm
portance in the county. There were
some buggies and wagons being made
in small way by hand; but that was
about all. There were only a few
small towns in the county, and the
largest had a population Of only 1900
Since then no less than six million dol
lars have been invested in manufac-
lures of various kinds, the then largest
town has more than doubled In popu-
lation, one town has grown to more
than 1000 and there are two other
towns as large as was the largest town
then. with several others growing at
rapid rate.
Thirty years ago, there were hardly
more than twenty-five schools in the
county, while now there are more than
a hundred. There were only two fair
ly good school buildings in the county,
and $4,000 would have covered the
value of all the school property, pub
lie and private, within its limits. The
value Of the school property today
including Winthrop. aggregates close
to half a million dollars.
Thirty years ago land values were
ridiculously low. 1t was common for
large tracts to change hands at from
SO cents to 81 or s5 an acre. Ten dol
lars was considered to be the very top
and that price obtained only In the
most favored locations. Now $40 and
$50 an acre is common, and 500 an
acre is not unusual.
There is more merchandise In the
town Of Yorkville alone than there
was in the whole of York county
twenty years ago, and today perhaps
Yorkville has only about one-tenth of
the merchandise there is in the whole
county. Thirty years ago the total
banking resources of the county did
not run over $150,00O, and now they
are close on to $3,O0O,0OO, and still
growing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10
TOWN OF YoRkVILLE.

A special representative or the
Manufacturers Record, who spent 8
day in Yorkville recently, wrote about
the town in his journal as follows:
One of the oldest cities Of South
Carolina is Yorkyille. in the Piedmont
section of this state. 1t is the seat
Of York county, and has a population
Of about $500. Here the municipality
owns the Water-Works and the cleo
trio light plant. the maintenance, i'm
provements and extension Of these
public utilities being paid for from
proceeds Of the sale Of electricity and
water. A modern sewer system, COM
pleted several years ago at a cost of
about 100000, promotes local health
conditions. The streets are macad-
amized and the sidewalks are of ce-
ment. The latter were paid for part
ly by the property owners and partly
by the property owners voluntarily
agreeing to this. In 1907 the city
voted $4,000 of bonds for sewer and
water extensions, and the amount was
invested for these betterments
Manufacturing industries are in
vited to locate at Yorkville and. as an
inducement to such enterprises, the city
offers five years exemption from local
axes. There are two banks here
The surrounding country is good
farming land and has been success
fully cultivated for many years.
Yorkville Is only thirty miles from
Charlotte.
There are four cotton mill compan-
les operating here. with total capi-
talization of $500.500. They are the
Nicely Manufacturing Co., with $780,
600 capital; the Tavora mills. with
s40.50O: the Lockmore cotton mills,
with 100000, and the York cotton
mills, with 100000. The Neely plant
has an equipment Of 5000 spindles,
driven by $50 electrical horse power,
producing about $4,000 pounds of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10
The open season for partridges COM

The open season for partridges COM
mences next Wednesday, November Is.
There are SO York county students
at Winthrop college, and Anderson
county comes next with 46. Every
county in the state Is represented,
Berkeley coming in last with only two
students.
The United States court is in ses-
sion in Columbia and up to last night
had handled but one case, In which
there was a mistrial. "At the rate we
are going" writes a juror to The En-
quirer, I'VE will get through some
time next spring"
Commercial Travellers who have
been through Marlboro and the Pee
Dee section lately, say that the cotton
fields over that way look like snow
banks and that 1t seems impossible to
get the cotton picked because Of a
scarcity Of pickers.
People living in the vicinity of Beth
any say that the High school as con-
Quoted by Rev. w. A. M. Plaxco, is
doing splendid work. The attendance
is good and the students are working
hard. The elementary school that Is
| being conducted in connection with
the High school, is also doing fine.
Although so far as The Enquirer has
information, there has been no special
activity in York county looking to the
securing of pledges for holding cotton
in accordance with the proposition be-
ing promulgated by Commissioner
Watson and the Farmers Union, 1t is
fact that much cotton Is being held.
York county has warehouse room for
nearly half her crop and many Of the
warehouses are full. But not nearly
all of the crop is in the warehouses.
There is quite a lot to be picked yet,
and there is quite a lot Of picked cot
ton that is still unginned. Also there
Is lots of cotton being held on the
farms, entire crops piled up in one
place in some cases; but generally a
few bales piled about with due regard
to fire danger and covered from the
weather. The worst feature Of the
situation is that many Of the people
who are holding cotton owe practical
ly all they could get for it, and their
creditors are holding the bag at an
inconvenience which in some cases
amounts to distress. Cotton sales con-
tinue very light and business general
ly is unusually dull for November.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Court convenes next Monday week.
The Star Drug store is putting in an
unusually handsome soda fountain and
store fixtures.
The Firing Line is pretty love
story that everybody can understand,
and 1t will please all who go out to
the opera house on November 16.
Yorkville's building record this
year has been up to a pretty credita-
BILE standard.
The leaves Of the shade trees seem
to be holding on unusually well. Or
dinarily most Of them are gone before
this date. But they are falling faster
every day.
The finance committee Of the pro-
posed new Associate Reformed church
building, Is now engaged in collecting
the first installment on subscriptions
due November l. It Is not the pur-
pose Of the congregation to commence
building before next spring.
The Girl and the Tramp" adver-
tised to be at the opera house tomor-
row night, will not appear according
to announcement. Manager Wray had
a notice yesterday morning that the
company had CLOSED its season" "
which may mean several things.
The assessed valuation Of the tax
able property within the corporate
limits of the town Of Yorkville is
$679,356 and under the 10 mill levy for
ordinary purposes, provided 1t Is all
collected, there should be realized
$6,793.56, less the Lockmore mill ex-
emption, amounting to something over
5000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10
AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Governor Hopes Women Will Never
Want to Vote.

The New York World publishes
symposium Of woman suffrage, from
the governors of number Of states.
Governor Blease Of South Carolina is
included among those expressing their
views, and, in a characteristic utter
ance, he declares his incorporating
opposition to the idea of political
rights for women; Governor Blease's
expression Is as follows:
mo man living, ever has lived or
ever will live who loves a good, pure
woman better than I do, or who has a
higher respect for the good women Of
our country. ! am absolutely opposed
to woman suffrage, and do sincerely
hope and trust the day will never
come in the south, where lives the
purest, the noblest and the highest
type Of pure-blooded American wo-
man, that she will be found in the
hurdle around the ballot box. strug-
Cling to become elected or election
eering in political scramble.
II think the property Of the woman
should be protected; think that
she should have everything she de-
mands, wishes or wants, so far as II
is possible for mankind to furnish It:
but I do not think that she should
go out and engage in discussions Of
public questions, or on the streets
wire-pulling or hobnobbing as pol
itician, advocating political measures
or men. No more humiliating sight
has ever been witnessed by me than
a street scene Of good, pure, but Ill
advised and misled women, followed
by crowd Of little children carrying
banners and shouting hip, hip, hur-
rahn for this or that man or this or
that measure.
II am satisfied that woman suffrage
will not come in South Carolina with
in ten or twenty years, and, individu-
ally, hope to God 1t may never come.
In my opinion there Is nothing so
noble, so grand and so holy on this
earth as a good. pure woman at home
attending to her household duties.
nursing and caring for her children
and enjoying the highest pleasures
which this life can bestow upon her;
but when she leaves that and joins in
the rabble for political preferment for
herself or others II makes me shudder
to think of what may be the result
to her and her children.
"I do not believe that southern
women will ever demand or ask for
suffrage, unless 1t be possibly the
right to vote when II comes to taxa
tion placed upon their own private
property. I can not say what will be
the effect in the other parts of the
United States. These are my views,
plainly expressed. as II is my rule Of
life to conceal nothing. be open and
frank, stand by the people who stand
by me, do what I promise to do, and
absolutely refuse to do what / say I
will not do"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10
charleston Post. }

A political revolution has been
wrought in Charleston. The success
Of Col. John P. Grace's candidacy for
mayor, together with the election of
nearly all those candidates for alder
man who supported his fortunes, es-
tablishes a new regime. It Is the
greatest overturning that has come
since 1875, and, in its deeper signifi-
cance, perhaps 1t is beyond that, since
1t Is a division Of Charleston's own
people along new lines, a complete
A great deal might be said of the
causes of this great change, and, un-
doubtedly, q good deal will be said
while 1t remains present subject
Of interest But there is not much
profit in such a discussion. It has
come about. and 1t must be taken as
1t is The issue was clearly made
and the people Of Charleston divided
in a we'll marked cleavage, according
to two schools Of thought. The ma
jority have declared their preference
for the aggressive political admin
istration promised by Col. Grace,
against the conservative business
management Of the city's affairs Offer
ed by Mr.. Hyde The new admins
tration Is viewed with apprehension
by the business community, chiefly,
no doubt. for the reason that for the
first time almost in the history Of the
city the municipal government Is not
to be in the hands Of accepted repre-
sentatives of the business element.
How far the apprehensions are JUS
tined we shall see as we go along far
ther.
Col. Grace protests against the
characterization that his opponents
have made Of him as a destructionist,
and declares that his purposes are
wholly progressive and corrective. He
can best make good his protest by
performance, and he has the oppor-
tunity Of confounding his enemies and
Of benefiting his community. Large
responsibilities have been committed
to him and by his account Of them
he must be measured. There Is no
justification for prejudgment when
events are to give proof
Unquestionably there is a spirit Of
protest abroad In the community
against prevailing conditions, and 1t
has found expression in the movement
and the success Of the Grace candi-
dacy. 1t is, at least, to be hoped
that it will find satisfaction in the
Grace administration.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10

Senator Tillman has taken cogni-
zance Of vicious knock that the
Spartanburg Journal has made at the
Charleston navy yard. Among other
things the Journal tried to make 1t
appear that the navy yard is unneces-
sary to begin with, and useless even
if necessary, because Of physical con-
ditions that cannot be overcome. Sen
ator Tillman's letter asserts that the
Journal does not know what it is talk
ing about, to begin with, and further
more that even IL it knows, 1t would
be difficult to justify itself in making
any such statements. The Enquirer
makes no claim to expert knowledge
in such matters, but we think there
is good reason why the Charleston
navy yard should be maintained in
the highest state Of efficiency.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10

The leading editorial in the last is-
sue of the Rock Hill Record Is in the
nature of a denial of der-current
charges to the effect that the Record
is being Subsidized" by "the Roddey
crowd" It makes no hesitation in
saying that it feels kindly toward the
Roddey crowd" and, at the same time
goes on to explain very good reasons,
among which are comprehended the
declarations, that 'the Roddey crowd"
includes mostly broad-minded, patri-
otic, considerate, capable men, who
have done much for Rock Hill and
York county, and who are doing more
and more as their ability to do wakes
greater. The word "subsidize" is an
ugly one. 1t Is very close akin to
"bribe," and its use in this sense Is
necessarily offensive to any man with
sense Of decency. The Record has
a sense of decency, and 1t is not sur
prising that it should object to such
under r-current talk as that Of which 1t
complains. But "the Roddey crowd"
lis not composed of "bribers." There
are no bribers or subsidizers in 1t. II
there ever lived in Rock Hill a more
honorable and upright man than the
late Captain w. L. Roddey, The En-
quirer is not aware of the fact. II
there was a more patriotic or a more
charitable man there, we are not
aware of it. If any other man who
ever lived in the town has contribu-
ted as much to its prosperity and
growth, we are not aware of the fact.
Captain Roddey was not a subsidizer
He helped deserving people and insti-
tutions without making any fuss about
it, and, when he found that people or
institutions that he was helping were
unworthy of his help he dropped them
without making a fuss about It, He
was imposed upon from time to time.
as was naturally to be expected in the
case of a man so broad, so generous
and 80 unassuming; but he never i'm
posed upon anybody, not even when
his time came against those who
sought to do him Ill. And so far as
our observation goes, Captain Rod
dey's spirit still lives in Rock Hill and
it Is still moving and developing along
the same safe and substantial lines as
of old. If he were back, we believe
there is little he would order differ
emily. But our friend, the Record, will
do very we'll to remember that man
who filled the space that Captain Rod
dey filled, necessarily made enemies.
Some came through envy, some
through jealousy, some through mis-
understanding, and some through be-
ing inconveniently found out Captain
Roddey did not want to be the whole
thing. He had no desire to push him
self forward or make himself unneces-
sarily conspicuous. He merely sought
to discharge as righteously as possi-
BILE the responsibility that came to
him with the unusually high talents
with which his Maker endowed him,
and he did it. We have seen no indica-
tion that "the Roddey crowd so called,
is not following the principles laid down
by it's lamented founder, and so long
as this is the case the Record need
have no fear of embarrassment by
reason Of it's imputed association.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1871.

miners Of eastern Pennsylvania, to the
number Of $50, 900, are threatening to
strike unless granted wage increase
Of 20 per cent Judge" Mosely,
a negro. was lynched near Lockport,
Miss, Tuesday, because Of making q
murderous assault on a white man..
80. Six miners were entombed In a
zinc mine at O-ongo, Mo-, Tuesday,.
-. Reports from Tripoli are to the
effect that cholera is causing not less
than fifty deaths a day. While
two young men were fighting FIST
dueP' at Sterling, ILL.,, Tuesday, to de-
ask for the hand of MisssLena ANS
den, the lady eloped with a third
man. One Of the fighters was serious
ly injured. The congregation Of
Emmanuel Baptist church, Cambridge,
Mass. has refused to"~acrept the
resignation of Pastor Clarence v. T.
Richeson, charged with the murder
of Avis Linnell. Richeson continues
to express absolute confidence in his
ability to prove his innocence. .....
Fourteen Christian Filipinos were
massacred on the island Of Mindanao
as the result of a tribal feud. :. "A
burning island is reported to have
arisen from the sea In Serpent Mouth
strait, between Venezuela and Trini-
dad. Russia is threatening Per-
sia because of an alleged insult to
the Russian consul at Teheran, for
which Persia refuses to apologize. ..
DR.. WI Ting Fang. former minister
Of China to the United States, has
joined the Chinese rebels and accept
ed the post Of secretary Of foreign
affairs under the new government.
-. The Greek steamship Lordes By
ron was sunk In the Egypt channel,
Monday. with a loss Of twenty-five
lives. ..... Francisco I. Madero for
mally took the oath Of office as presi-
dent Of Mexico on Monday. 80. Mrs.
Flora Volk. sc years old, was acquit-
ted by a jury at Muskegon, Mich,
Saturday, Of the charge Of numbering
her husband. While intoxicated, her
husband tried to kill her. She wrested
the gun from his hands and blew his
brains cut. -. The United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, In session in
Richmond, Va, have resolved a strong
denunciation Of Elspn's History of the
United States as slanderous to the
south 80. The case of the United
States against Hayne. Scales md
others. charging them with violation
of the Sherman law, Is being argued
before the U. s. supreme court on
appeal. The U. s. circuit court for the
southern district Of New York, had
quashed several important counts in
the indictment, and the government
Is trying to get the supreme court to
reverse the circuit court.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10
UP TO THE STANDARD.
President Finley Says Southern Banks

Are az Good a. Any.
Speaking, a few days ago, Of the
present discussion Of currency legis-
lation. President Finley Of the South
ern Railway company said:
THE banks of the southeastern
states compare very favorably as to
soundness and ability Of management
with those Of any other part Of the
country. This was demonstrated in
the panic Of 1907 and the subsequent
business depression.
I'm the south, as in the west, a
much larger supply Of currency is
needed during the crop-moving period
than at any other time in the year.
The effect of the present banking sys-
tenn is that, during this crop-moving
season, and as result for this larger
demand for cash, interest rates tend
to advance and credit is curtailed, not
withstanding the fact that the farmers
of the south are bringing to market
hundreds Of millions Of dollars worth
Of cotton and other products, on the
basis Of which credit should expand
rather than contract.
Speaking generally, therefore, any
plan Of currency legislation should
not only be such as will stand the
strain Of conditions tending to create
as to meet peculiar sectional require
ments. This does not mean that
legislation should be sectional, for
any plan that will enable the banks
Of the south, or of any other locality,
to meet their seasonal demands for
cash and to expand their credit within
safe limits will be beneficial to the
entire country.
1T is I believe, to the interest Of
the entire country, as we'll as of the
south, that the banking resources of
each locality should be made availa-
BILE for commercial transactions In
that locality, as far as this can be
done consistently with safety and
sound banking. In its own operations
the Southern Railway company aims
to aid in the carrying out of this pol
icy. So far as 1t can consistently do
so, 1t allows the money ii receives In
payment for freight and passenger
transportation to remain in the local
tiles in which 1t Is collected, In the
shape Of deposits in local banks, to be
drawn upon from time to time, as oe-
casion may require In payment OF
wages and other obligations"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10

H. w. Barre, botanist at the Glenn
son experiment station, has written an
article in which he claims that fall
blowing will destroy anthracnose fun
gus in cotton. He makes it clear. how
ever, that to get the proper results,
stalks must be cut down before the
blowing commences, in order that they
may be thoroughly turned under. He
says that experiments have proved
that while anthracnose will re-appear
in a field the stalks Of which have
been exposed all winter, where the
stalks have been thoroughly turned
under the next crop shows no signs
of anthracnose whatever.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10

With a majority over his two op-
ponents, Il. T. Hyde and E. w. Hughes,
of S5 votes on the face Of the returns
from the municipal primary, Col. j.
p. Grace will apparently be the nom
inee for mayor. The result OF the
election, however, cannot be definite
ly known as yet, as it is possible the
Hyde forces will enter protests. These,
if made, will come before the execu-
tive committee, which meets today to
consider protests and declare the re-
suit. A large number OF votes,
amounting to several hundred, have
been challenged, though it Is not
known whether or not these challenges
will be backed up with formal pro-
tests The general feeling tonight
seems to be that Grace Will be the
next mayor. The Grace ti'ket for
city council was nominated, except
in four instances. The vote of 5,946 Is
the largesi ever polled in Charleston.
and the day and night of the primary
were marked by scenes of wild excite
ment. When at an early hour We'd
aesday morning it became known that
Grace was in the lead mob Of some
400 men. cheering for Grace, smashed
the doors of the News and Courier
building and the main offices or the
Consolidated Railway & Lighting Co.,
and made a noisy demonstration In
front of the house of Mayor Rhett.
who had been an active worker for
Major Hyde.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10
ant governor, the vote was quite
heavy.


1t is very evident that there is a
strong sentiment throughout the state
disapproving the recent school book
contracts, but we have seen nothing to
indicate that there will be any serious
effort to guard against similar con-
tracts in the future. After the pend
ing change has been brought about,
and the people feel that they have been
relieved of the burden, they will go to
sleep over the matter and when the
next change is sprung upon them they
will take it the same way. The only
hope, as we see it, is some legislation
that will clinch the matter in the fu-
ture; say an act which will prohibit
any further changes without the ex-
press consent of the general assem-
bly