Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-02-10

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During thS laSf veek Fort Milf has
receiyed constderable publicity In
the daily and weekly press OF North,
Carolina and South Carolina ~ q re-
suit OF the Item In Tho Times OF Feb
ruary quoting the remarks OF q cit
izen of the town who again brought
forward the proposition. first adj
vanced several years ago. OF Fort Mill
township withdrawing from South
Carolina and Joining North Carolina.
The proposition also has been freely
discussed locally since the appear
ance In The Times last week OF the
Item and may result In something
more tangible than q mere expression
OF the wisdom of such q step by
those who would like to see the
township become a part of the Old
North State. as inquiries are being
made In Columbia and washington
as to the proper method to pursue to
get the matter under way; but the
consensus Of opinion seems to be
that the proposition will blow over
In few days and meanwhile amount
TO nothing more than talk People
must have something to talk about"
one man yesterday was heard to say,
and as no one now finds it neces-
sary to put in much time counting
MS money, why not talk about this
subject? None OF us will ever live
to see the day when Fort Mill be-
comes part of North Carolina, but
speculation over what might come
to the township should the change
be brought about is both interesting
and harmless and see no objection
to 1t. Meanwhile let me congratu-
late the citizen The Times quoted on
his ideas of free advertising"
The Columbia State of Monday
carried the following news story on
the subject from its York CORES
pondent:
Not bit of excitement and only
mild interest has been manifested
here In the proposed withdrawal of
Fort Mill from York county and its
annexation to Mecklenburg county,
N. O., which question is said to be
engaging the attention Of the town
ship across the Catawba river. With
the alleged movement still in the en-
bryo stage, people of the county seat
are not inclined to offer Fort Mill.
any advice on the subject being sat-
isied to sit still and watch develop
ments.
York people do not believe that
Fort Mill wishes to sever the ties
that have connected her, WITH the
White Rose ,county and the Palmetto
State for SO many years without
some sober deliberation. Reports en-
anating from across the Catawba to
the effect that plebiscite would
show an overwhelming majority In
favor of the annexation movement
are taken with a grain of salt here
If, however. after due consideration
OF all that is involved in the change,
Fort Mill reaches the decision that It
would be advantageous for her to
cast her fortunes with Mecklenburg,
York may say, to paraphrase Horace
Greeley's utterance on a more histor-
ic occasion, let her go in peace
This question, though, would be one
Tor the State to decide. legal opinion
being that a constitutional amend
ment In both South Carolina and
North Carolina would be necessary.
The only reason advanced for the
annexation plan is geographical
one. there being no dissatisfaction
with the county government or
charges of discrimination against the
township. so far as Is known here.
The town Of Fort Mill is 25 miles
from York and 10 miles from Char
lotte, N. c. The Catawba river has
been barrier to close communica-
tion between Fort Mill and the
county seat, though the splendid
steel bridge over that stream on the
road to Rock Hill. together with the
improvement of the highway between
these towns. has rendered access to
York easier of late than in former
years"