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Imontg y $ * . I A . !c R A W w * vtf vi/ Or ?-? \U *" \t/ \U \?/ vl/ . I. ? vt, ^ ^^ ^ ^ w ' t ' " \j/ si/ Vk> Ihard w | Mill Supplies, fers* Supplie; | Implements a lin the HARI \U 0/ ?v ?????????? vl/ .. vl/ ? | I dtSpartanburg w *vl/ .?*#* ****?****?#**** ****-? vl/ , , >1/ ( ol. Samuel I. Bonner is posi\U master at Spartan'oiirg, having held vl? , \t/ t lie olllCe SI liee sooll :t.l< 1 Ule f?V11 \l/ \l/ war. dtlliug every Il'ltullllsuallen eV vl/ vl/ f | ?t the two at t 'tit: ist r:v> it ns oi \l/ *h I'; ?'si?le:ii < e|;i!,:!, A.iliotith a lia \i/ Vl/ ;ive < !' t)i,ii>. ee 11;I / lieetl i?l< M vl/ V'/ lit'leil Willi tile e.ls .111(1 is iliglliy oS\t/ *>' teeineil as a eiiizrn vl/ vl' \\ imi I'. Voting is assist..at postM/ ^ master, having he? n cuiiiicled will] vl/ >}* the service IT, wars. 1'mir tears as V|/ * railway postal clerk. U. L. i'ace, Is $ money order clerk; J. II. Walden $ mailing clerk; J. II. Stone, genera delivery clerk; T. B. Kzell, assistatii mailing clerk; IJeWilt West, regis vV try clerk. .1. L. Ots is tught clerk, a. The city is served hv seven car * riers. In tin* business portion tiiret \t/ collect ions .ind deliveries are mad* \t/ viz daily; in the residence section twi & deliveries and collections. xo It I i: VI, F It K K HFMVKItlFS. \l/ \i/ 1' is <loiil>t2iil !i any comity is nior* tli?.? .>i;111y lovei-ed wiin rurnl fret T ' i-'-rv mail sti vice thin Spartan\t/ (mil?, t'mipressinan losepli 'I'. John\t/ viz son nits liuole a specialty ot ^eiinpj & this service over the entire district represented hv liiin, and the fact that \t/ S . vtatihni i- thieUh settled a.! yv the.i'i| with ladniir points and inj? 11 c. tiaiiiiiiiities has allowe., 'P n.; . of r!. ~ routes to he laid ofl 1\ 1* n soivc si < tiotis. n\ i . \ :i . c.? imitate t itiii the cit> 'P /P , >P 'P J? IX \ 'P 'p ; \ > ''X V. y | J ^ J Till: \KW I'OMTOFKK OMERY N D === FORD WARE Piping, Builds, Agricultural .nd Everything )WARE LINE. * fs Postoffice I ? daily ami tlmsc are nu*t l>y oilier oar [ tiers, so that the entire county has prncuojj'ly a daily mail service. Iloute No. 1 covers the territory around Cherokee Splines by \ay o: WJlillie; . No. 1' in:es to P.oililtH .-11ii 111 us iiiiii .*ii.iiit'am \ ii .v. .mi, in S.ixmi Mills and llu* 11??\v:ird (San As ;i videnee m \\ li:it can lie dnw n ail. No. I uni-s :o I'.ishop ami retarns Ij> Arkwiight. No. ."> goc-s Hi Ardella ami rnirmnnt. , \\M VI, lMISiOKFUi: IthCKIPTS. II Imlicutes I lie Present Status of Spartanburg's Business and llie Pale <?f Growth. t T'ostofTice receipts may lie taken as a business barometer. As indicated thus, as well as bv all other in; dieatious. Spartanburg, which lias , had a remarkable growth In recent ( veins Wits never .processing more rapidly than itt the present time. The business is increasing with a steady sttitle from year to yea.' and n:? city having it population tin ' same its Spat tubin g can boast ol such a splendid record its that shown by Post master Pointer in lib : report for the year ending Tune 150 1 ! ??(' . The increase in the sale o! samps. nox rents aixl newspaper I posla^** iliis year is more than $.">,00f over that n| tin' year previous ami I 'lie increase in ilie money order do( partt is more iluin $? .",nun. Th r.'uisiry business is also most irrati1 yiiis;. Tiie report is as follows: k9fefi2HnK !S5? ^rsb E BIILPING. ? I ' . ' ;> . i t " V ' : .T=J-' THE RECEIPTS. Fn in the sale of stanips.box rents and newspaper postage $32,386.32 From same source (luring previous year 26,627.07 1 Increase $5,759.25 Remitted to Asst, Treas. at ^ New York $16,209.1S Remitted previous year .. 11,540.20 , Increase $4,66S.9S MONEY ORDER Rl'SINESS. .. | II.151 domestic orders is[ sued $ 75,754.08 Fees on above 725.82 111 international orders issued 2,147.21 * Fees on above 25.10 Deposits front other offices 104,982.00 Drafts on New York .. .. 2,200.00 Total for year 8185.9:51.24 Total for previous year.. 120.178.48 Increase 8 (55,7 55.81 1 2,m5:J domestic orders paid S8.CS4.30 5 international orders paid 201.25 Remitted to I'. O. at X. Y. 95.517.00 Transferred to Postal Account 5.i.?.:>.? I ?>1 ;< | I <;J* $ I S 1 .!?.>2.5 1 1m:r p'l-vit us year 11 ! . 1 IT 1 .!!* Tin ? ;i~ ? 05.53s.2" ukcistuv r.rs!Ni-:ss. No nt" pii i t s rrffiv- il an ! deli vim ?'(1 .! T No. of pieces registered ami i dispatched 4,310 No. of pieces handled in transit 19,060 Total handled during year ....30,543 Total handled during previous year 2.1.974 Increase 6,569 . SPKCIAI, DB1.IVRIIV TirSINKSS. No. pieces handled by special i messenger 4,001 ' No. pieces delivered previous t year 3,501 t Increase 1,100 Til K MTV (JOVUKYMKNT. Finances in Splendid f'ondilton and per t'apitu of Indebtedness 1 i . \ery Low. Spartanburg has always been fortunate in electing men to administer tin- affairs of the city government, who ate progressive without being extravagant. The finances have been well managed, ami yet, while an int mouse amount of public work on 111.* at roots, public, buildings uii.l inslili:11 *.? lull. i. cii expended. u t ?. of ilic year 1!???:: the bonded <]?>1 ?t of liio city amounted to ouiy while tlic on t si u ii'i/i du warrants amounted to $|M,nnu, making a total of <.iily #11."a'. pet capita, a.. again) lis for Columbia. Since I ?i?rS bonds liavc boon issued for additional paving and oilier improvement.-, so tli.it tlie indebtedness to dale is as follows: I "or luiboads $ i.'l.oiiit I'ubiie iniprovements. . .. K.o.nnn Opera house ,".d0 I."m i iim? .?i Toljil $23ft,:>00 The city pays the water company for fire protection per annum \\ v. ki v am? si:mi moil 01 \ ? . > - * * >" - ;! "> + y; \?M" * *?. -* ? *... \+,; ? 'A ; ' x * | ?g| SOUTHERN PASSENGER STATION. ??n 127 public hydrants. There are 1 many intermediate hydrants on s which no charge is made. s Theie are 146.2000 candle power in- j candescent arc lights, which cost $75 j ' "r annum for th-- fc'-r 1.*..'.- lights } and $74 for all over that number. Tiie city has twenty regular po- ( COAGULATING ItASIN SPARTAN Horrlno Fn A1V1 1 1110 1 U FURNITUI House Fur H. H. Herring BB|?lj^li|K lii^Bj 11 ?i;| Main Street - Everything fo the wav nf ft pets, mattings, ranges an Cash and 11 STORES: Charlotte, North Ca Durham, Not Greene ********* ?- -?-************** It A ]>K MUNICIPAL BONUS FOB 0(1 . I ' 4" < ' .< I ' _ ; 1 a icemen and a chief, A. 11. Dean. The sergeants are: J. K. Jackson, first, ? ind J. 1). Woodward, second. The a nonthly salaries in the police dcuirtment are: chief, $83.33; sergeants, $50; privates, $15. The tax rate is $1.25. Total receipts of city front taxes $55,000. / 1H ?? WAT Kit WORKS STATION. rniture Co. IE AND nishings Proprietor ' ' V" v , Spartanburg, S. C. r the home in trniture, car, rugs, stoves, d furnishings nstal m e n ts irolina th Carolina rille, South Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina I 0>VN AlTOl'NT. SKCTKITY THI S y I ^B ^P^flBfl ^RL vT^^I^I iIBHI Photographer ai I Produce the Best of Everyl rHE MAGNOLL On Magnolia Street to go for good photc L 0 W P R MRS. W. S. 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