Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-05

DGI lnc senate SlOOI pat, Will thS ~
suit that there is no limit to the amount
of pic that is available. The general
understanding is that Mr.. Harding IS
going to reverse Mr.. Wilson's order
putting third class postofiices under
civil service regulations, and fill the
same at his pleasure. The dropping OFF
of heads ?rill commence soon after tho
opcning Of the coming extra session OF
congress-
Freight Ra!ss.
"One very important item, in it's
relation TO the prices Of commodities OF
Which the public has very little ap-
probation" said Yorkville dealer to
Views and Interviews Saturday rs
freight"
"The freight rate now is something
fierce compared with whaA it was be-
fore the recent advance.
Last Friday the Yorkvillc Enquirer
printed Il statement to the effect that
| the price of acid. for instance, had de-
c!ined to S12.50 Il ton at the port. The
statement was correct, except | believe
that sales have been made as low as
So 4 ton. Following the published
statement, I had Il number Of people to
call on me for an explanation. They
did not secm TO understand that the
price quoted was port prices. BefoEe
The rise in freight rates, the freight TO
Yorkville was $40 ton. Now the
rate is s475 Il ton. have been selling
at less than the port price, plus the
| freight.
But also it is we'll to take into ac-
count that the advance in freight rates
applies to cyerything-corn. oats Hour,
salt. hay, etc. The freight on salt has
hcen about equal to the invoice price OF
the salt. Salt is higher than it used to
be and the freight is double. The in
voice price Of hay is going down; but
freight rates keep the selling price up
| The public knows that it is paying like
smoke for commodities of all kinds:
but il docs not seem to realize how
much ii is paying for freight
Competitive EiGding.
Referring the other day to aiproVi-
sion Of the county supply bill that re-
uuirGs tho county board Of commission
crs to advertise the letting Of contracts
for furnishing supplies for the chain
gang and the county home. Supervisor
! Brown indicntcd that he did not think
much of it. ut might he Z good idea,
he said; "buLit has been tried ont IN
tho past without much satisfaction TO
the county in the way of getting things
cheaper or better, and ! am afraid that
| il is not going To work any better now.
| OF COURSE il is not going 10 be practi-
cable to secure Il present spot price Tor
suppljcs three months in advance. !
would hardly think that the lawmakers
expect us To hecome parties In specH-
IaIiun like that, for the county would
stand Il rather better chance 10 lose
than to win. About the only thing we
can do is to ask for bids for the lur-
uish.ng ur stuff on Il basis Of fixed
percentage Of profit over established
market prices on the day OF sale IhiS
we will do; but even at that we VIII
place ourselves in n position where we
mignt not he able 10 take advantage OF
attractive bargains in the way of coun-
try prnduGc or special l"ts. etc. How
ever, lot il he understood that tho sli-
uriv:snr and county board will do I'LL N
their power. 10 carry out the law IN
good faith"
Anonymous Communications.
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rncnts uf human nature with which the
newspaper editor has 10 deal IS thal
which moves the men and women VINO
insist ON sending in anonymous conf
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