Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-14
ESTABLISHED 1855
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
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Stories Concerning Folks and Things,
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Where the Diversifieation?
DO you read the Cotton News?'
asked DR.. r. A. Bratton of Views and
Interviews, one day recently.
well l get it, and l read more or
less carefully. have just been look
ing over reports from the cotton states,
and note where many increases in
cotton acreage are noted. In connec-
ton with these increases / note also
that in many cases the report says that
there will be much diversification. Now
what puzzles me Is how in the mis-
chief they are going to increase the
cotton acreage and still diversity their
crops"
Legislative Pay.
"Never was as near busted in my
life as am right now," said Represen-
tative Pursley, when he pulled his hand
from his pocket and displayed a dime
and two nickles, while waiting for the
train in Chester the other afternoon.
He said it with a smile and then
went on to say that If the legislature
continued in session many moro days
he surely would be in bad fix.
But it is the representatives. from
the lower counties in the boil weevil
section that are strapped, Usually the
custom has been to wait until the end
Of the session and then pull down the
whole of the sessions pay at one time,
but 1t is a fact that many of the fellows
have been pulling down their per diem
without waiting for the end, some OF
them collecting when the first twenty
days had passed by. Yes, sir, those
fellows are up against the real thing"
Formerly of Yorkville.
From eight hundred acres Of land
1 got six bales of cotton last year."
That is the statement of Mr.. Frank
Smoak, Of Branchvine, Orangeburg
county, to Views and Interviews in
Charleston, Wednesday last. Mr..
Smoak will be remembered as the gen.
tleman who with Hugh G. Brown form
ed the Smoak Brown, Mule company,
which did business in Yorkville few
years ago. Mr. Smoak asked about
the folks In Yorkville and the country
around. He inquired particularly
about Mr.. NJ. L. Thofnasson, about
Sam NJ. Grist, Hugh Brown, Harry
Neil, Henry James. Quinn Wallace, his
brother. A. w. Smoak, and score or
more Of others whom he knew and ask
ed to be remembered to his, Yorkville
friends and said he was coming up this
way next summer. Mr.. Smoak went on
to say that during the past eighteen
months he had lost $4,000 in his farm
ing operations and now has three cot
ton crops on his hand. II was a fool
not to sell at 42 cents when it was
offered me-" he said. You can just
tell your folks that if the boil weevil
touched them lightly last fall this Is
the year he will celan them up; but
to be sure there are lots of them that
won't believe it until it is too late
ASlQ ana VI SS0as
Mr.. Dixon Leslie, of Rock Hill, was
in Yorkville Saturday. Mr.. Lesslie is
an experienced farmer, and knows
quite a lot about business salso. Until
he lost his arm some years ago he
was more interested in farming than
he was in anything else. Since then
he has been devoting himself mainly
to other lines. '...-...
Judging by such information as ]
have gathered around so far this year,
the farmers are going in principally
for acid and nitrate Of soda for ferti-
lizers. Some may use cotton seed meal
as a source Of ammonia; but most of
them will use nitrate of soda; because
it is cheaper. In this connection, how
ever, l notice that the price Of fertili-
zers is steadily advancing. The cash
price seems to be going up toward the
credit price, and some Of the statesmen
say that it will not be long until the
only difference between the cash and
credit price will be the carrying charge.
But of course there is going to be a
very serious cut in the cotton crop
acreage this year. A few will cut be-
cause they do not care to risk the boil
weevil but the biggest cut of course
will be because of the inability Of the
average farmer who has no capital to
get credit. o.. &c
But somehow" concluded Mr.. Less
lie, 81 cannot feel seriously alarmed
over the situation. OF course, agree
that It might be tight on us a while;
but in three years from now 1 predict
that York county will be the best
county in the state if not in the south.
There will be more real property here,
and it will be the best country for
business. 1t is easy to talk of course;
but think can just see how and
why my prediction will come true"
Office of County Treasurer.
The announced purpose Of H. E.
Neil, county treasurer to give up the
place at the>end of the present term,
has created a profound impression
about the courthouse, and a similar i'm
preston will no doubt spread over the
county as the information becomes