The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-11-17
MIR. WYLIE AGAIN
MAKES REJOINDER
Confirms His Statement That Wylie Mill at Chester
Is 10 Pay More Than Double Rate Proposed
by City Council for Lancaster Cotton Mills.

Mr.. Editor: Mayor Chas. ID. Jones,
in your issue of the 14th instant.
makes rejoinder to my communica-
tion in the issue Of the 11th instant.
AS he brings out no new matter, any
thing further on my part, might be
regarded as superfiuous, yet 1 will
touch upon some matters in his last
article in order to keep the record
straight.
He charges me with not denying
that l have been animated in this
discussion by hostility to certain
members of the city council and to
Col. Leroy Springs" He says fur
ther that "Mr. Wylie. while not de-
nying the hostility alleged. now pro-
claims that his sole purpose was to
serve the public interests"
1t is evident that Mr.. Jones is per-
sistently determined to try to place
me in false position. In my last
communication will be found the
plain. terse sentence, in reply to this
very charge, as follows:
"I DISCLAIM ANY SUCH PUR-
POSE"
Mayor Jones asks, "Will Mr.. Wylie
deny that the article he first intend
ed to publish contained hurtful in.
sinuations against members Of the
city council and that such insinuatto
situations against members of the city
council and that such insinuations
were only left out because a friend
of his advised him that it would not
do to publish it," Yes, / deny this
and will say that the article pub
lished by me was the only one ever
intended to publish and nothing was
omitted from same on the advice of
any one whomsoever.
The mayor insists that the "ani-
nous of Mr.. Wylie still shows itself. "
We are not familiar with this kind OF
"critter" styled "animous," whether
biped, quadruped. or centipede. he.
she, or it, not being defined in the
dictionary -.
The mayor says that the cQRtraci
proposad by the city council is "To
supply the Cotton Mills, rs a single
customer, one million gallons of city
water at seventy -(s7O>eO dollars
per month in accordance with the
rate adopted in 1908" This is the
very thing am objecting to. This
trate was made to manufacturing
ltplantss within the city limits. all OF
.. u oh nit
..and property. The mayor,win per
haps remember that both he and l
lent our voices and votes, on two
distinct occasions, to bring this same
Cotton Mills within the city limits
when it would have come under the
rate of 1908, applying to manufac>
/, turing plants within the city limits
but the same mill which has twice de-
clined to share, the burdens, of city
taxes; is not entitled to the sam.
privileges that the city;taxpaying en,
1erprises are entitled't to.
The mayor says: He states no
facts las a basis for his mere opinion
That the water supply may be jeopar
dze6 BY :the proposed contract" l
stated inemy former article tha;
those who fought the establishment
o: the present plant used this very
argnmenfin support of their -oppo-
sition. Any One WHO has given az
tention .to,the condition OF Bear and
Turkey ~Qnarter Creeks which
:, streams furnishs: tha water to the
city, must know that however
abundant. in the winter seasoh. dur
ing. a protracted drought the volume
of water is greatly diminished, at
times almost ceasing to flow over the
dam. Since this discussion arose a
friend has recalled that few years
ago, during such drought, the city
authorities. through fear that the
quested the citizens to be very spar
ing in their nse. OF it and especially
on lawns and gardens Why, for a
paltry sum. one-haf of what Chester
: charges the Wylie Cotton Mills, put
the citizens in danger of water
famine. or at the mercy of fire. and
all forsooth because the city owes
Mr.. Leroy Springs so much, or for
fear that his mill might involve the
city in litigation? v
The mayor says l have mot re-
Trained from stating misleading
facts" and for instance says quoted