Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-11
WITHIN The TOWN

acre farm Of J. E. Johnson, on the
Kings Mountain road, just without the
corporate limits.
The Gastonia troop Of boy scouts is
expected to pass through Yorkville this
morning on it's way to Charleston.
-Messrs. T. F., T. M. and A. F. Stack
of Sumter, have opened a garage In c.
F. Sherers building, opposite Sherer
& Quinn's under the name Of Stack
Bros. They commenced business yes
terday.
The Peoples Furniture company,
recently organized to do business In
Yorkville, with a capital stock of $12,-
900, has made application to the secre-
tary Of state for charter. The new
furniture store expects to begin busi-
ness about September l, and will oc.
cupy the store room in the McNeel
building, now occupied by G. F. Sherer,
dealer in automobiles. Among those
interested in the new venture are Mes
srs. John w. Miller, Harry Miller, Hugh
PARROT and D. T. Woods.
The paving work on Kings Noun
tain street is giving a striking illustra-
ton of the passing need for more
avenues of traffic through the town.
The Kings Mountain road is now
blocked at a point about a quarter of
a mile north of the corporate limits
and vehicles coming to Yorkville from
the north must cut either to the east
into the Lincoln road about mile
away or to the west into the Adair's S
Ferry or Rutherford road, a mile away
on that side. After reaching either
road such vehicle is still more than a
mile and a quarter from the court
house. Traffic to and from Glover and
Gastonia will do we'll to follow the
North and South road between Allison
Creek and Yorkville.
- The report Of the president Of the
board Of directors to the annual meet
ing Of the stockholders of The Yerkville
Cotton Oil company, last Tuesday,
showed quite a large amount Of busi-
ness done during the year. A large
part Of the earnings Of the mill was
used in the liquidation Of Indebtedness
incurred previous to the present ad-
ministration Of the property and much
Of the remainder was used in the in
stallation Of Improvements. AS to
whether there will be a dividend and
in what amount cannot be decided un-
til the amount Of war tax due Is deter
mined. The old board Of directors was
reelected, with H. E. Neil as presi-
dent, treasurer and general manager,
and j. A. Tate, vice president and sec
retary.
IS. L. Courtney. proprietor Of the
York Motor Car Company, has submit
ted to the Ford Motor Car company,
whom he represents In portion OF
York county, plans for the erection OF
a handsome granite building to be To-
Gated on South Main street between
Mr.. Courtney's residence and the store
Of Louis Roth, to be used as store
room and service station for Ford cars.
The new building Is to be 30x70 feet,
according to present specifications and
it is estimated that 1t will cost about
$4,000. 1t Is proposed to connect the
show room and service station with
the garage Of the York Motor Car Com
pany at No. 6 Jefferson street, either
by a covered driveway or cement
road. Mr.. Courtney said yesterday
that the plans are now in the hanr5 OF
the Ford people in Detroit, and II ap-
proved by them construction work
would be begun in the near future.
- The organization Of the Waltmore
Thread Mill corporation, capital stock
for which had been subscribed to the
approximate aggregate of 100000, has
been postponed, if not abandoned. This
is the outcome Of meeting of the
stockholders held in the office of the
Neely Manufacturing company yester-
day morning. There was no misun-
derstanding or confusion about the
matter. There were present some
twenty five or more subscribers TO the
capital stock, including Mr.. w. b..
Moore, the promoter Of the enterprise,
and Andrew F. Webb, Of Philadelphia,
Pa, representing himself and associ-
ates who were to subscribe the outside
capital. After due constitution OF the
meeting Mr.. Moore made a statement
to the effect that since embarklng upon
this undertaking there have been very
rapid and unforeseen advances IN
building materials Of all kinds, espe
cially lumber, and 1t is now certain
that the proposed mill cannot be built
for less than $55 or $50 per spindle as
against about S25 per spindle immedl-
ately before the war, and in view OF
difficulties in the way, including search
ty of labor, he had come to point
where he was exceedingly doubtful as
to the advisability Of going on with the
undertaking. He stated that II he were
alone he would probably be willing to
take a gamblers chance; but he felt
very considerable hesitation about the
possibility of involving those who were
cvidencing their confidence by tneli
investments. Mr.. Webb made a state
ment in which he expressed views en-
tirely in agreement with those express
ed by Mr.. Moore; but went on to say
that while the proposed investment is
against the best judgment of able and
successful mill men with whom he has
been and is associated, if the subscrib-
ers see proper to go on with the enter
prise anyway, he and his associates
will continue with them. Subscribers
present said that while they were not
in a position to know whether or not
the investment would pay, they were
perfectly willing to follow the judg-
ment OF Messrs. Moore and Webb.
and would do whatever they advised
Before adjournment the subscribers
passed resolution in which they ex-
pressed themselves as being willing to
renew their subscriptions whenever