Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-22
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the Muscle Shoals proposition =, with
Secretary Weeks and Secretary Hoo
ver Most of the talk was with Hoo
ver Weeks Ms confined to his bed.
After the conference Ford gave out a
statement in which he said that he felt
sure that his proposition would be ac-
cepted He left Washington for New
York, where, it was understood that
he was to confer with Thomas Edison.
who is again to go over the plant with
him and assist in ascertaining the cost
Of the construction work that, the gov
eminent will have to complete Ford
Said that if he could not beat the
GhileGnS producing nitrate &c ought
to quit. While in Washington he told
the president that he would be glad ITO
buy the scrapped warships for use in
his business. This was by way of
5leasantry, but; ,he said that he would
Be able'to use the ships all right.
-Th& question as to whether Tru-
man II, Newberrv shall be allowed to
take his seat as United States senator
from Michigan, is to be settled be-
tweenlChristmas and the New Year,
according to Washington dispatches.
The Democrats. with the exception OF
Shields, are said TO be solid against
Newberry, and six Republicans are
known to be against him. They are
Borah. I,add. LaFoIlette. Norris, Ken
yon and Johnson. Six other Republi-
cans, ,McNary. Camper, Jones of Wash
ihgton, 1HarrOld. Norbeck and France
are watering. This makes AZ votes or
two less than n majority. There is no
question of the, fact that the ballot
boxes of Michigan were stuffed for
Newberry: but investigation did not
show sufficient of this stuffinE to war
rant giving the election to Ford. Still
the election was nOtOriOusly rotten and
n is thought possible that the senate
may be. unwilling TO stand for it.
AN enormous natural gas field
with production potentialities "unsur-
passed in the history of the natural
gas industry of the country has been
uncovered in northern Louisiana. ac-
cording to a report made public in
New Orleans, SUNDAY night by cngi-
neers OF the United States bu-
reau of mines following an investiga-
tion, conducted for the state At the re-
quest of Governor Parker. A A'prOduc-
tive area of 212 square miles, or an
proximately $4,000 acres in solid
block. located in Union, Ouachita and
Morehouse parishes. near the city Of
Monroe. and DESIGNATED as the Monroe
gas field. is outlined in the report Of
the engineers. Although over 10000
100000 cubic feet of gas has been re-
moved since the discovery Well was
drilled in 1916, the engineers estimate
the total amount of gas remaining in
the reservoir at approximately 4,75O,-
000,000.0 600 cubic feet with indications
that the volume is much greater be-
cause the limits Of the field bad no.
been finally determined at tfe- time
their investigation was ccrclueCd.
y New York. November 20: Marshal
Foch will visit Charlotte y. c.. and
Spartanburg. s. c.. during his swing
about the continent which began to-
night. not to end until December 13,
when he returns to this city Ia sail the
next day for France. The itinerary,
announced tonight by the American
Legion. his host on the American visit,
indicated that the generaliGsimo Will
travel more than 1900 miles and visit
T3 states ahdA CAndda m the'2S days
allotted to the tour. The trip will
take him to the Pacific coast by way
of the northwest and back again to
Washington by sOuthernly route.
tnCnce INTO 'tldui anu l'''Nh " -"
York through New England. The
marshal left tonight for Washington
whence the swing will be started in
earnest Tuesday night. He will visit
Richmond Wednesday, Other points
in the south; Marshal Foch will touch
on his cross continent run from the
Pacific are Houston, New Orleans and
Atlanta.
Exports of cotton and cottorsced
oil advanced sharply in volume, but
declined in value in October as COM
pared with the same month year
ago, according to foreign trade re-
ports issued Sunday night by the ccn1-
merce department Exports of bread
'stuffs, meat and dairy products and
mineral oils during the month de-
creased considerably as compared
with October. 1920. total. Cotton eX-
ported in October amounted to SIi.OOO
bales valued at S9l,O2SOOO, compared
with $4,000 bales worth $9l,247,OOO Il
wear ago. For the ten months ended
with October the total was 100000
bales. valued at $i0S00O 600, against
1000, 600 bales worth $685.. 100000. Cot
tonseed oil exports for October aggrc-
gated 1O,OOO,OOO pounds valued at
1891 900 against 100000 pounds worth
81 900, 900 during the same month last
wear. For ten months Cottcns"ed oil
exports totalled 0,O0O,OOO pounds,
valued at So. 100000. against 100000
600 pounds worth $2G,OOO,OOO in the
same period of 1920.
The first week Of the Washington
conference ended with optimistic
views, expressed by several delegates,
prominent among them Premier BRAND
OF France, that soon the principles for
the limitation of armament and the
settlement of the Far Eastern quos-
tiun may he definitely agreed upon by
all Prince TUkugawa of Japan, added
a note of caution, however, saying that
matters must not be hurried and the
delegates must not become impatient.
especially as "therc is no doubt the
conference will not last so long as was
originally thought" The opinion is
gaining ground with some delegates
that other conferences &ay follow the
present one on account of the now
conditions which will arise especially
in the Far East. Thus" one proIni-
nent European statesman observed
America. through the noble initiative
Of President Harding and the courage
Gus and far reaching progr"mm OF
Secretary Hughes, will become q solid
bridge between eastern and western
civilization, making them harmonlze
tOgether." Some delegates have SuE-
gested the convOCation of an economic
.N,.t l,n.