Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-14
LOCAL lACONICS.
The Murder at tn. Mill.

The Murder at the Mill. 3D.
Although the officers Of the law have
been working on the case of the old ne
gro who was assassinated out at the
York Cotton Mill last Sunday morning,
all the week. they have not yet secur-
ed information that seems to warrant
them in making an arrest. ......,
Down in Georgia.
Miss Leila A. Russell desires the
publication Of the following in order
that The Enquirer's readers may see
what Is being done in rural school
work down in Georgia. It is dis
patch Of March s from Dalton: For
each school In the county to have q
demonstration farm" Is the plan of
the board Of education and the school
trustees Of the various districts Fully
seventy-five Of the trustees attended
the meeting of the board Of education
Tuesday, and In a resolution, indorsed
the plan and pledged themselves to Sc
cure the land necessary for the de-
monstration work. The meeting was
an enthusiastic one, resulting In
bringing about q determination to
combine school work with industrial
work, promoting both branches. A ma
jority Of the trustees present volun-
teered to give a plat of ground to their
schools to be cultivated by the pupils,
thereby giving them actual experience
In progressive farming. The boys
corn club work, and the industrial
work done by Miss Lois E. Carswell
also came in for hearty Endorsement
In the resolutions adopted. .aH .-
Tick Eradication Work.
Mr.. Ray Powers, professor Of veter-
mary science at Clemson college has
sent out the following: Three more
counties together with portions of two
others will be released from Federal
quarantine on or about April 1, 1913
This marks another important step in
the eradication Of the cattle ticks from
South Carolina. In July. 1907. Glenn
son college veterinary division, in CO.
operation with the u. 8. department of
agriculture, began this work In Oco-
nee, Pickens, Greenville and Anderson
counties, and these counties were re-
leased from Federal quarantine In
1909. In 1910, the work was pushed
into Greenwood, Abbeville, Union,
Laurens, Spartanburg, Cherokee, Ches-
ter and York counties. ALI Of these
counties, with the exception Of the
southern portion Of Abbeyille, the
southern portion Of York, and the east
ern portion Of Chester counties, were
released from Federal quarantine in
1912. In 1912, work was extended into
field, Lancaster, Chesterfield, Marl-
boro, Darlington, Florence and Lee
counties About the 1st of April 1913,
the release Of Marlboro, Darlington,
York, that portion Of Lancaster county
north Of the Waxhaw creek, and that
portion Of Chester county north Of the
Lancaster & Chester railway Is ex-
pected. This will place above the Fed
eral quarantine line about $500 square
miles-one- third Of the state. Clemson
college has expended In this work
about $4,000 and the U. 8. department
Of agriculture has expended q slightly
larger sum. With the exception Of
800, which was appropriated by New
have been received from other sources
At the present rate Of progress 1t will
take ten or twelve years to free the
entire state, although this could easily
be accomplished in twelve to eighteen
months If each county would appro-
priate funds for cooperation and II
every stock owner would assist by
freeing his own premises. The tick
causes South Carolina an annual loss
Of about $1,000,O00. Under present con-
ditions 1t will take at least ten years to
eradicate the tick. Figure out the to-
tai loss that will occur before the ticks
are eradicated and then consider the
fact that the ticks could be eradicated
In twelve to eighteen months and this
loss prevented. The sum that the tick
will cost our farmers in two years
would free the entire state. What
would you think Of business man
who would sit down and calmly allow
his business to lose 500 or $500 each
year II he could easily prevent It? Ey-
cry one says Poor Business" Now
what Is your opinion of the farmers Of
South Carolina who are sitting down
and calmly allowing their business to
be sapped Of $1,000,000 each year-a
Poor business?"-that doesn't express
it! .... r.,ai
c. e. NV. Schedule. o"' s,"
Chester Lantern: Tuesday morning
a long distance phone message was
received by one Of the business men Of
Chester from Mr.. G.. II. O'Leary Of
Yorkville, stating that the c. &. NV.
railway had recently put on passen-
line from Lenoir to Gastonia, arriving
at Gastonia at 1925 o'clock. This train
remains at Gastonia, until about $50
o'clock in the afternoon and then re-
turns to Lenoir. Mr.. O'Leary was anx-
ious for the business men Of Chester
to cooperate with the citizens Of
Yorkville, in having this train extend
ed to Chester at twelve o'clock noon
and would leave here in the afternoon
about four o'clock. He stated that the
people Of Yorkville were very anxious
to have this improved service, as 1t
was for the convenience Of the people
interest OF the business meL OF that
town. The matter was referred to
Mr. James H. Glenn, secretary Of the
Commercial club, and he Immediately
went over the matter with number
Of prominent business men here. He
with others then took up the matter
with the G. G. NV. railway officials
In trying to get the passenger train
extended to Chester. It cannot be def
nitely decided yet whether the train
will be extended to Chester or not. Col.
Nichols Is out Of the city at present
and his attitude is not known. How
ever a statement to this effect Is au-
thorized: That the matter would be
conference between the citizens Of
Yorkville and Chester with the c. &
NV. railway officials would proba-
bly, be held. The road Is anxious 70 give
both York and Chester all the service
it can, provided it would pay the road.
In times past when such a train was
run the officials report that 1t lacked
considerable Of paying. However, a
thorough investigation will be made
to see If such a train cannot be put
on through this summer. Should 1t
pay, Of course the railroad will be
only too glad to continue 1t, but from
past experience such a train has not
payed." 1t Is not yet known whether
the railroad can stand the expensive
experiment Of a train that does not
pay. 1t will be recalled by many Of
the business men that when So and SO
were first installed on the Seaboard
Air Line railway that very few people
used them, but after the people became
accustomed to the trains these two
trains now carry as many passengers
to and out Of Chester as any trains
that come here. They have served es-
pecially to increase the trade from the
eastern section Of the county. 1t is to
be sincerely hoped that the C. & NV.