Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-07
in FORT MILL
Comment and Observations Relative
TO Town Across the CdtdWba.
LITTLE HOPE FOR GOOD CORN CROP


With Fourth of July Celebration
Was Needed-candidates for Coun-
ty Offices Had Busy Day of 1t.
(By Staff Correspondent.)
Fort Mill, July Awhile the heavy
rains that fell in this community to-
day disrupted the programme for the
Fourth of July celebration in Fort
Mill to some extent, nevertheless the
rain was welcome because it was bad
ly needed. Farmers had progressed
to that point of cultivation in their
crops whereby laying by time was
enforced; but the coming of the rain
today will set them to work again.
Talks with many farmers of this Sec
tion today who are keen observers in
dicate that the prospect of cotton
crop in Fort Mill township right at
this stage is unusually good. The
corn prospect is poor, however. In
fact, comparatively little corn has
been planted, the farmers having
given cotton the right Of way with
the result that many found themselves
ready TO give attention to corn when
it was too late. But the corn prospect
is likely to change now. The boil
weevil has been found in practically
every section around Fort Mill and
while he has not done a great deal Of
damage yet, the farmers are fearful of
damage in the future.
Business has been looking up" in
Fort Mill during the past several days
according to business men interviewed
today. The rise in the cotton market
has resulted in quite a number of cot
ton sales, and money has appeared
easier for several days. Fort Mill
merchants, however, would not have
the general York county public think
that they are on easy street and have
all the business that they can handle.
The general business situation does
not approach 1919 and the first part
of 1920 by any means. Business is
looking much better" said DR.. ]. Lee
Spratt of the First National Bank
today. "There is no question of that
fact. Business in Fort Mill is better
now than it has been for some time"
The expenses of the Fourth of July
celebration here today were raised
through subscriptions OF the town of
Fort Mill, the Fort Mill Manufactur-
ing Company and the general public.
1t cost several hundred dollars to pre-
pare the big dinner, to pay the adver-
ti3ing bill and other expenses. The
committee on arrangement had in
sured the day against rain for $500
the insurance company will have to
pay. 1t is understood that part of
this insurance money will go to the
fund being raised to erect n memorial
here to the Fort Mill boys who made
the supreme sacrifice in the World
war. This fund raised by private sub
scription now totals about s2,700, ac-
cording to Mayor Arthur G.. Lytle a
member of the committee engaged in
raising it. II is hoped to raise $4,000
for the purpose. William Banks, a
newspaper man of Columbia, has been
engaged to write a history Of the Fort
Mill Military company from its earli-
est organization. This company dur
ing the World war was Company G, Of
the 18th Infantry, 3Oth Division and
suffered heavy casualties. Sale of
this history is expected TO increase
very materially the memorial fund,
1t was fine picnic dinner that the
entertainment committee provided for
the large crowd. About 900 pounds of
beef was barbecued. There were sew
eral hundred gallons of rich soup and
scores of chickens OF the Fort Mill
spring crop. There was plenty of
everything and it was served in such
n manner that every person present
got all nc or she could eat 81 have
attended many picnic dinners in the
past thirty years" observed Mr.. w. b.
Keller of York No. !, who was among
the visitors; "but | never tasted a bet
ter picnic dinner and | never saw one
served in n more systematic manner
1t was all that could be desired and
the dinner committee is to be con-
graduated on its management"
There were few candidates for
county offices who were not in Fort
Mill today. Each and every one of
them put in Il hard days work and
practically all of them were satisfied
with the progress that they made.
They talked to the men voters and
the women voters. They admired the
babies and the little tots. They in
vested many nickles in soda pop and
they were, in fact. the most agreeable
bunch imaginable. Heard more poll
tics talked and met more candidates
today than | had heard or met this
year." remarked one Fort Mill farmer
and several others standing around
acquiesced. Really there was a great
deal of interest politically manifested