Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-13
WITHIN THE TOWN

The Cannon mill lS now Ou D. tiiiiC
schedule Of 55 hours a week--10 hours
day through the week and 5 kons
on Saturday. The wage schedule re-
mains the same as formerly, same pay
for 55 hours that has heretofore ruled
for so hours-slightly more in the ag-
gregate than during the high water
mark Of the war period.
The paving work Is new under
way, work having been commenced on
Kings Mountain street at the southern
entrance to the grounds Of the Church
Home orphanage. The contractors are
paying $3.50 a day for common labor.
The understanding is that experienced
labor that will have to be imported,
will be paid a somewhat higher rate.
The parking Of automobiles along
| the streets has become serious prop
lem, and it is proposed to discuss the
matter in a common sense way here
without arriving at any conclusion
There is no quarrel with the folks In
the automobiles. On the contrary they
are most welcome and desirable visit
ors. They are welcome socially COM
mercially and otherwise. But the au.
mobile parked in front Of place OF
business blocks traffic and inconveni-
ences the proprietor Of the business
It puts him in an awkward position.
He does not want the owner Of the au-
tomobile to move and he does not want
| him to stay. The automobile owner
does not want to Inconvenience any
body; but he Is at q loss to know what
to do with his car. He would gladly get
the car out Of everybodys way II he
could, but he does not know how to DO
lit. There is need for solution Of the
problem involved, and the individual
who works out solution will be enti-
tied to the everlasting gratitude OF ev-
erybody. In the meantime 1t Is well
for all to keep their tempers under 1t
| all.
The trustees were to have met with
the Superintendent of education On last
Tuesday afternoon to formulate plans
to improve the school house facilities
of Yorkville district No. IL. Two or
three of the trustees were present; but
there was no formal meeting, and no
definite action was agreed upon. There
| is pretty we'll defined opinion among
the people of the town that the matter
is up to the trustees, and that the peo-
pie, as far as they are able, will do
whatever the trustees think should be
done. It is for the trustees to decide
whether the school district Is to be en-
larged, whether the present building
can be remodeled to meet requirments,
or whether q new building Is neces-
sary, and If so where it Is to be located.
1t is only right and proper that the
people should have this information
before they are asked to move. AS to
how much division might arise on q To-
cation question, provided there Is 10.
cation question, is only matter OF
conjecture but it Is safe to say that
there will be less friction with the To-
cation question settled in advance than
otherwise.
At a meeting Of twenty-five or
thirty of the leading business men Of
the town in the courthouse last Mon
day night, Mr.. W. B. Moore proposed
that if the town and community would
provide $250,0O0, he would provide
s25O,OO0 more for the building of a
$5OO,OOO spinning mill Of 10000 spin
dies. He did not want to be under
stood as proposing to furnish the
money himself; but he had been as
sured that it would be forthcoming.
He stated also that having learned on
a recent visit to Atlantic City that the
price Of machinery was to be advanced
20 per cent, he had secured an option
at the old price on machinery 1or
10000 spindle mill, which would be
good until June 26, and up to which
date if closed in the meantime, Is
worth $4,000. Mr.. Moore discussed
the mill business in some detail, point
ing out it's ups and down, but arguing
that upon the whole it is about as good
as anything else, especially for the
south, in providing a pay roll. He sng-
gested that the proposed mill De cap,
italized with common and preferred
stock on a basis Of $3.50, each SUB
scriber taking a share Of preferred 1or
each share Of common. The idea was
that as normal times return the pre-
ferred stock may be retired and the
capitalization reduced to a pre-war snssu
basis Remarks were made by Messrs.
John r. Hart, B. n. Moore, o. E. Will
kins, and ]. H. B. Jenkins. Jr., after
which by a unanimous rising vote the
meeting expressed itself in favor or
accepting Mr.. Moore's proposition;
John r. Hart, Esq. was authorized
and requested to organize a commit
tee, with himself as chairman, to So
iicit subscriptions to the capital stock
of the mill.