Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-09
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING

At meeting Of citizens held in the
court house last Tuesday night, at the
instance Of the Yorkville Board OF
Trade, and presided over by Mr.. G.. II
O'Leary, president of the organization
there was a full and free discussion OF
various matters Of interest to the town
and community, including insurance
rates, better train service, government
building, organization Of an Alfalfa
club and various other subjects.
The secretarys minutes having been
read and approved, the president cali
ed for reports from the various CON-
mittees of the board. s
Mr.. ]. W. Kirkpatrick, chairman OF
the committee on Insurance had nc
formal report to make, but since the
committee had spent between $25 and
$40 Of the Board Of Trades money, he
thought 1t proper to tell what had been
done. Reduced insurance rates on
some buildings and stocks Of goods
had been secured through their efforts
The Southeastern Tariff association
had agreed to reduce rates when shown
why and wherefore they should do so
His firm, the Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.
now paid SIS less insurance than for
merly, and other firms he mentioned
paid less insurance money in like pro-
portion. This reduction, he believed
was due to the efforts of the commit
tee and the committee hoped to be able
to do more and better work toward
securing reductions in insurance rates
Mr.. Kirkpatrick's remarks were fol-
lowed by a general discussion Of the
subject of insurance rates, by men,
bers of the board and motion was
carried to continue the committee on
insurance. . .a. '.
President O'Leary told Of the en-
deavors Of the Board Of Trade to get
the c. & NV. Ry., to run trains Nos,
2 and from Gastonia to Chester. The
subject being thrown open for discus
sion, Mayor John r. Hart thought the
c. &. NV. should at least put the
train on trial. It would be easy, he
thought, for the railroad people to do
this, and If they found after trial that
the proposed extension Of Nos. Z and
would not pay the road, he did not
believe that the Yorkville, Glover or
Chester Boards of Trade would insist
upon the service being continued.
Mr.. j. w. Kirkpatrick agreed with
Mayor Hart and pointed out the bene-
fits to be derived from the extension.
A great many more people, he thought
would trade in Yorkville II this ser
vice was lnaugurated.
The Board of Trade elected Messrs.
]. c. Wilborn, Thos. F. McDow and B.
N. Moore to act as a committee with
President oTeary and Mayor Hart,
for the purpose Of placing the PROPOSE
which will grant a hearing on May %.
The question Of sprinkling the
streets of the town came up before the
board. Some of the members Of the
organization thought this sprinkling
should be done by the town. Others
were of opinion that those who receiv-
ed the benefit of this sprinkling-the
main business street Of the town,
should pay the cost by private sub
scription.
The president appointed committee
consisting of Messrs M. L. Carroll, R.
C. Allen and ]. s. Mackorell, to con-
fer with the mayor and town council,
in regard to making some arrange
ments to have the streets sprinkled
during the summer.
President O'Leary told Of the work
which had been done toward securing
a second-class postofflce for Yorkville.
The postoff1ce receipts last year were
$S,140 and Yorkville was now In line
to secure a second-class office.
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constant and steady effort should be
made all through the year to increase
the postal receipts. II the government
saw any efforts at padding" In the
endeavor to secure second class post
office. there would be no chance to get
1t in Yorkville or any other town that
used the padding method. ..5..
Mr.. Jos. G. Sassi said Congressman
Finley had told him that the town Of
Yorkville was entirely too small to have
a second-class postoflce.
DR.. w. G. White thought that II
Yorkville was too small to have a Sec
ond -class office, even though the re-
quired postal receipts were secured,
that Yorkville and York county was
too small to support Mr.. Finley for
congress. He believed that even Fort
Mill would secure a second-class Of
flee before Yorkville.
Mr.. Thos. F. McDow said that Con-
gressman Finley had told him that he
was quite willing for the town Of York