Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-01

he had been buying some pigs over In
Georgia and that he recently had to
pay $15O toll charges to get q drove
across the Savannah river into South
Carolina. We found that there are q
number Of people in this community
who have pigs and who don't care tc
SELL
Business Conditions in York.
You people might think you are
having il tough, and maybe you are,
but | have this to say, and you may
take it for what it is worth, for it is
the truth. You arc In better shape
here in York county than they are in
any county in the state. Yes, believe
you arc in better shape in York county
than they arc in any county in the
south. have been all over this county,
all over this state and over 4 good part
of the south within the past few
months and know what l am talking
about. Why it is true that you are in
so much better shape than they are
elsewhere, do not know; but never
theless it is a fact
The speaker was the representative
Of a large fertilizer concern, engaged
in special work for his corporation. 1t
is his business to inquire into the
condition Of the farmers, the mer-
chants and the banks in order TO
gather information as to the status OF
notes and accounts outstanding, and
also get intelligent data IS to the pros
poets of new business. Views and In
tcrviews happened to strike an ac-
quaintance with him in the Shandon
Cafe Saturday as he was passing
| through from Glover to Rock Hill.
at is my business to find out about
the standing OF the farmers. the mer-
chants and the banks. principally, ana
as Il genera lsthinE find out about one
from the other. l know that every
body is tight up and you need not make
any mistake about that. l know that
there arc lots Of business people
farmers and others-in this county who
have their load, and l know that the
banks are not running anybody down
| for the purpose of forcing loans on
them and perhaps ! could give you
enough specific personal information to
show you that know as much about
your county as do some OF your best
informed business men; but | will not
| do that. ! will just stick to my asser-
| tion that there is not a county in the
state that is in better shape financially
taken as II whole. than is your own
county, here, and that does not mean
that sec much prospects for big
| business here either"
+. . An Automobile Tragedy. '
Here is II story from Anderson cGltn-
ty which may or may not he true: but
which nevertheless. will De apprcciat ed
who have had more tn less 10 do with
the management Of labor. especially
| farm labor, because it has to do on Il
large scale with certain problems that
most Of them have had to deal with on
Il small scale. The story was told tho
other day by Il drummer. and hc said
| il was true; but then since drummers
sometimes tell as q fact things that
they have only imagined. just as many
other kinds Of people do, the story
ncc6 not he accepted except as Illus
trating Il condition that has always
been here, and Il result that is not al
! together unfamiliar.
There IS big farmer over in An
darSon county who has on hand just
about 19J automobiles" said the drum
mcr, and he docs no, need more than
two or .hrce for the use Of himself ana
ram;ly; nc is not IN automobile dealer.
either but just now he has some auto
mobiles that he would like 10 SELL.
This statement was suggestive OF
something out of the ordinary and the
half dozen men in the group to which
| it w;,s addressed naturally showed
their interest. seeing which, the drum
! lner proceeded.
We'll this farmer is one OF the lars-
est in the state. He runs about lfo
blows unless ! have the figures wrong
and, hc makes enough cotton To supply
Il big spinning mill.
because OF tho price Of cotton, ana
other conditions in. 1918 and 19l?, the
hands on hi.; lands made more none!
than they had ever Made before. ana Il
great deal more than they knew what
To do with intelliGently. And, as uSuaA
under such circumstances. the dem"r-
aliZatiun incident TO the task ot blow
ing in their money took up so mucl al
lhril. time and attention that they ne
.can TO let business go hang. Or course
Won know that is the fault with INC
average man, the great run OF men, III
fact. They have but little idea vi the
legitimate us" Of money, and, most "i
them cannot hc trusted to make Il
sensible use of an extra ten dollar hlil
if left to their own inclinations about
it. =. ....-.
"Wcn 'nuhody undcrstncd this lac'
lbeucr than this same biz farmer Thal
i,iS why he is "a hiG farmer. He lcarnc"
=! wficm' he was young that money WIS
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