Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-11-20
Mr.. MedIock Replies to
"Skipeon."

Inotice some one, who calls him
self "Skipeon," has been able to
discover or see a piece in the Ad-
vertiser." How he managed to do
it, is kind of mystery, but he
must have done so, otherwise he
would not have seen my name.
then he starts off with the charge
that signed an option for 25
dollars per acre for my land, then
kicked and got $45." 1t is passing
strange how reckless some people
are when il comes to handling the
truth,I can prove that from the
very beginning; that in every trans
action have had with the agent of
the Water Power Co., our business
relations have been pleasant, and
without the slightest misunderstand-
ing or dispute The agent of the
company and not only he, but any
of my neighbors will testify that
to the best of their knowledge and
belief, I would consider myself
bound by my signature to any kind
of a contract.
"Skipeon" says I got As dollars
per acre, if that is 50 the company
must owe me a balance, as the sum
total, which I received does not
quite tally with the number of acres
involved at that price. But all
this does not matter, nor does the
public ca.e whether I got 45 or
45o dollars per acre, the question
is, did I get, or demand more than
I had signed for in the agreement,
1 am perfectly willing to leave
that to the agent, and records of
the company, and if "Skipeon"
wishes to add to his knowledge he
may 90 to them for information.
"Skipeon" charges me with say
ing, my neighbors got too much
for their land" What l did say,
in regard to the value of q larger
proportion of the land for farming
purposes, still say it, and am con-
ident that 1 will be backed up in
the assertion by numbers of farm
ers with as much intelligence as
"Skipeon," or I. Now after all
slush about being robbed by mil
lionaires &C., one will not wonder
at ''Skipeon" feeling sorry that ne
got into this, feel sorry for him
myself, especially so, when he seem-
ingly questions my veracity as to
losing cattle in the creek. My grand
father, my father, and several 9TH
ers in the community have lost cat
tie by the creek, and river from my
earliest recollection, and about
1874 or 5 l had or 6 head swept
off in one night, and have lost sew
eral head along at intervals since
up to within the last year. The
last rain, something over week
ago, came at night, and next day
my near neighbor, Col. J. P. De-
Laughter, had to hurry down to
the creek, and wade in to rescue his
cattle that had been caught, and
surrounded by the rising waters.
Had n of some one discovered their
plight, and notified him promptly,
he might have lost them all.
Now Mr.. Editor, I dislike to cum
Der your pages with these trivial
person alities, nor would have no
ticed ''Skipeon's" labored effort had
he not seen fit to seemingly impugn
the motives, honesty and veraclty
of me, and my son as we'll. In my
former article 1 wrote from the
standpoint of public Utility
something in which the country is
intere sted, and sensible men from
various portions of the county have
seen fit to commend it, and say that
it was true. will say farther that
/ nor any people have any more In
terest at stake on the success or
failure of the Power Co., than any
one, or all of my neighbors, there 7
fore they may take care ofthemselves
So "Skipeon" in concert with his
or 8 other kickers can kick the
horns off the moon for aught care.
All I ask is not to be misrepresented
in the discussion Of a question of
public polity. / have a hard enough
time in life to answer to charges