Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-04
Tuesday, July 4, 1922.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The first week of July finds the
crop situation in Laurens county in
fairly favorable condition, despite the
fact that the boil weevil is menac-
ing factor that is worrying practically
every farmer now. A leading farmer
said Saturday that he had as good
prospect for a cotton crop as he had
ever had, barring the weevil whlch Is
now invading and infesting the crop.
This same planter is using means OF
combating the pest by poisoning, both
by the busting and liquid forms OF
calcium arsenate. He thinks that the
applications are proving effective. But
it is doubtful if 25 per cent. OF the
farmers are taking any steps yet 10
check the weevil, though information
and encouragement are oHereu lreei9
through the different agencies The
cotton crop is now fruiting and the
weed is in a healthy, vigorous condi-
tion and the fields are fairly free from
grass. The seasons have been favor
able.
The membership of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian churches IN
many sections of the Carolinas antici-
pate making a pilgrimage to Bon
Clarken, the newly acquired assembly
and summer conference grounds OF the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, three miles out Of Henderson
Vile, n. c., and one mile from Fiat
Rock on July 4, when the formal open
ing Of the hotel, the cottage and the
asse mbly grounds will take place.
Tho hotel at Bon Clarken has been in
lie Of hanntitierS
recently and is now open to the
aveling public, with about 60 rooms
with all modern conveniences avail
able. Mr.. and Mrs. j. !. Brownlee,
formerly of Anderson, are in charge
of the place. The hotel is on an
eminence which gives q splendid view
of Sugar Loaf mountain and other
famous peaks OF the city. Saturday
the grounds were thrown open for the
several religious conferences that are
to be held there during the summer,
and Which will include those involving
young peoples work in the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church, Sum
day school work and other church act
ivities. DR.. j. =. McClain, professor
of English at Erskine college, Due
West, is to be one of the lecturers at
the coming series of conferences.
Prof. Edgar Long of the faculty of
Erskine college will be another lectur-
er. DR.. j. Campbell White, DIR. John
McNaugher of Pittsburgh, Pa, and
other leaders in the religious world
will be on the program also.
James B. Duke of the Southern
Power company, according to report
current in Chester, is planning further
to utilize the wonderful resources of
Catawba river by constructing great
dam somewhere between Van Wyck
and Great Falls, approximately 30 to
23 miles from Chester. 1t is thought
by some the object is the developing
of the water power of Landsford or
Culp's Island. For the past few
weeks a large party of surveyors have
been surveying the territory in the Van
Wyck section and Wednesday the
party reached the Seaboard Air Line
railway station at WaXhaw, a little
over 80 miles north of Chester This
apparently is the eastern limit of the
survey. Enough information has been
gained to cause assurance that the
surveyors. employees of the Southern
Power company, are ascertaining the
highest possible ridge the Seaboard
could use for a right of way from
WaXhaw southwark, in the event the
power company should construct q
large dam on the Catawba river at
some point just below Van Wyck.
Those who have read of Mr.. Dukes
vast scheme to utilize all the possible
resources of the Catawba have figured
out that a. logical place on the Cataw-
ba in his place for future development
of water power will be at q point
somewhere near the town Of Van
Wyck. If these speculatiOns are true
it is interesting to note the possible
effect upon this section of the Caro-
linas in the carrying out of such an
enterprise. Among other things it
would necessitate the Seaboard track
being laid upon higher ridges from a
point just below Waxhaw until it
passes beyond the danger of injury to
the road bed from the great pond that
would be made by the construction of
such dam. There is much speQula-
ton upon the effect that such a con-
structiOn would have upon Van Wyck,
some holding that the settlement of
Van Wyck would have to be moved to
another point if the dam should be
erected few miles below the town.
OF course all this is only speculation.
The surveyors will not give out any
information, nor has any one else vol
unteered any authoritative statement
about what the surveying means. But
FOLK are making surmises, which il is
perfectly natural that they should do.
and some level headed folk say that
it is inevitable that the Southern
Power company would eventually
build dam somewhere between Van
Wyck and Great Falls.