The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-11

ways. the theory of the advantages of
/ small counties over large counties
does not apply in the case OF the pre-
posed Enoree county because. even If
small counties are better as a rule,
this is an exceptional case This is
case of facts against theory.
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ENOREE COUNTY.
Elsewhere in this paper today ap-
pears communication addressed to
The Spartanburg Herald by Col. T. j.
Moore, of Moores. Moores is in Spar
tanburg county and is included in
that portion of it now wanted by
Woodruff for the formation OF new
county. Since the publication of the
communication in The Herald The Ad-
vertiser has had several requests
from prominent citizens of that part
OF Laurens county wanted by Wood
ruff, asking us TO publish it. AS the
article Of Col Moore shows so con-
vincingly the unwisdom of form
ing this new county, The Ad-
vertiser publishes it in full. All of
those who are affected by the new
county movement should read it in
order to secure an idea of the dan
gers ahead.
And then we are publishing today
an editorial from The. Gaffney Ledger
Note what The Ledger says about the
expenses of Cherokee county formed
some years ago: I'VE would advise
our friends in and about Woodruff to
watch out, however, about too lib
eral promises as regards the economy
of running small counties" *"we
are paying several thousand dollars
more each year for salary than we
did when we started" Connect this
admission on the part of the new
county OF Cherokee with a portion of
the argument of Col. Moore: Now, it
seems to me that any man Of good
practical common sense ought to see
that it will cost more TO run two
counties than one, and as for Cherokee
county ! was told by one who knows
what he was talking about that the
county has only one good road in it,
the National Highway, and that its
roads and bridges are of the cheap
est order, and that they are now try
ing to sell bonds TO keep things GO
ing. There YOU are. The Ledger
that Calg,ins l., -
the report is that the roads are not
being worked, presumably because
they haven't got the money.
This new county of Enoree would
be very much like Cherokee county.
only, as the old negro would say, "a
little wusser." Enoree County would
not have much railroad mileage from
which to derive taxes, Cherokee has
more; Enoree would not have a great
deal of factory assessments, Cherokee
has more; Enoree has a large agri-
cultural area which does not return
much taxes, Cherokee has about a
like area; Enoree as river and sew
eral big creeks running through the
proposed county, Cherokee divides
with the other counties to bridge
Broad and Pacolet rivers; Enorea
county would be a very hilly county
and the roads would be expensive to
work; Cherokee is hilly county all
so and the only reason the roads
haven's cost them more is, as Col
Moore says, they haven't got any good
ones. So in nearly every particu a,
Enoree county would labor under the
same disadvantages as Cherokee only
the disadvantages would be more en-
phasized. 1t would be a proposition
to keep the taxes down.
Spartanburg township and Laurens
township are now bearing the biggest
burden in supporting the government
OF the districts now proposed to be
cut off. If these two townships are
willing to shoulder the burdens, re-
gardless Of the reasons therefor. pray
what reason Is there for these new
county people to turn the good thing
loose. We have always heard 1t said.
When you have good thing, stick
to it,"
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