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The Lancaster News. Semi-Weekly. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays At Lancaster, S. C., By The Lancaster Publishing Company. Charles T. Connors, Editor. SUBSCRIPTION KATES. One Year fl.ftO S'X Months 7ft Three Months 40 Payable in advance. A14VEUTISI N'G RATES. One inch, lirst nsorlion. ifi.00. Each subsequent Insertion .">0 cents. For three months or hitiK'T, reduced rates. Professional curds, per year, 112. tlnslness notices, Transient Advertisements, Los' and Found, and other class!tied advertisements not exceeding 2ft words, 2ft cents for each insertion: 1 cent a word for each additional word over 2.*> words. Obituaries. Tributes of respect, cards of ttianks and all matter of a personal or political uuuirc to be charged for. Advertising rates by the column made known on application. f'riof correspondence on subjects of "eneral Interest invited. Not responsible for views of correspondents. lv> Ki. W 1 hll'i, 1 II esi I) R nt. i NO. A. COOK, Sec* y. and The as. ,T M. Ill DOLE, J it , BUSINESS Manager. Kcterod us second-class matter, Oct. 7. IPOs, at the postofiW'e at f ancaster, S C.. under Aet of Congress of Marcli 3, ixrt?. Wednesday, January 31, 19u6. NVe note tlie lact that Re pre aentatiye Foster lias introduced a lull in the House to compel the Southern Railway company to huild a suitable depot at Lancaster. The New's agitation oft his matter is already beginning to bear fruit. If the Southern or the railroad com mission will do nothing for us, *l.^? ?i,? i.iA..? ? i. j if 11 iri) tiic irwiguituio tilKO a hand. Now if Congressman Fin l'-y will bnl do something to make the postolliee department give Lancaster a decent postolliee we shall be happy. ''Why don't you write about ? ten-page editorial on this miserable arrangement we have here for a postolliee," remarked a prominent citizen of Lancaster to the editor last Saturday after noon, as we stood in the post office together waiting to he seiv ed. We informed our friend o! the fact that we had just fired a broadside at the national govern meat on the subject, at whicli he expressed surprise, having, owing to his absence from town during the week, not seen the article referred to. The gentle man in question is one ol Lancaster's most inlhiential citizem an 1 a large patron of the post office, and his views on the subject ol the disgraceful post office accommodations ol Lancas4 4 : l *.c ?i.r 4 txv 'or are m i nu?e t?t mr public generally. Let ''Unele a" give us "'something Letter" give us nothing at. all. Indeed. ?')ostotlice would he better than ) apology for one we now i ^ ^ Vancastehs demands Vr Nothing has ever appeared in The News that has received such v hearty endorsement and com \ rnendation as lias the editorial in last Wednesday's issue taking to t.isk the national government ?nd ftin Southern Railwav nnm. pany, the termor lor no long impo ing on Lancaster its i rosen' miserable and totally inadequate postoffice faciiities and the latter for inflicting on the community a depot building even more objectionable. Many leading and representative cit'zens have hear lily congratulated us on the si Mini >aken by The News unit reter. ence to both of these matters of so much public interest, which greatly encourages us in our tight for better conditions in Laucas ter. Only one v,;M.;en, who, by the way, is our personal Iriend, and tended ins criticism in all kind ness, deprecated our uttack, so called, on the Southern, express mg uie opinion tuat we are "too hard on corporations." We certainly plead not guilty to sucl> charge. It we are biased at all it is in favor of corporations. This newspaper belongs to a corporation, and its editor is but an employee of that, corpora I tion. Moreover, we recognize and j appreciate the fact that the (inan cial, industrial and commercial interests o! this country have been mainly developed and advanced by corporations. Corpo | rations built our railroads, our cotton mills, established our banks and aie operating our largest and most successful mercun tile enterprises. We, therefore, have naught but I tie kindest leel ing for corporations. i But, while making due ac 1 kno wledgement of our obligations ; to corporations, we stand flatfooted on the proposition that they also owe obligations to the public which they must and shall be made to observe. A corporation has no more right than has an individual to trample upon the rights and privileges ot the people. They are just as aniena ble to the law as the humblest citizen ot the land. So much, therefore, for corpor anons. it conies to obeying the law .lid respecting the rights of others, tliey have got to toe the mark just as the balance of we poor lolks have to <lo.? Such at least is the opinion of the writer, and he confidently believes that, his views are endorsed by the level-headed men who own this newspaper. If he is mistaken in such beliet however, the way is opt n for the sub stitution ot another more nearly reflecting the opinions of the board of directors of the Lancaster Publishing company. Of course it is understood that we are making no threats. We simply want it understood what our position is with reference to corporations. So lone as the present writer controls the editorial department of this newspaper he is going to strike cor porations whenever they appear antagonistic to the public interest, just as unreservedly as lie would individuals. lie would not even spare the Lancaster Publishing company, the owner of the Lancaster News, it in his honest judgment its announced policies were in opposition to the interests of the people generally. Now with reference to the Southern Railway company, the corporation directly in question. Time and again have we. in an editorial capacity, explained and apologized to the public for its failure to do justice to Lancaster in the matter ot a depot. We have stated over and over again why, on account of the litigation over the title of the Southern to the road itself, the building of a new depot has been so long de layed. But. the delay, for aomreason or other, has teen pro longed beyond the limit ol hu man indurance. Lancaster niiidi as well be without, any railroad lacilities so far as the Souther" is concerned as to be obliged to submit ind< finitely to the miser able depot accoinmodati<?ns with which it has had to put up with for years. The Southern cannot and will not deny that Lancaster is one of ih<* largest and most important feeders to its road through this section. We. in fact, challenge the Southern to make public its monthly or annual receipts at this point ? Then, 1/ it accepts the chalh nge, let it state what it Ims ever pud out on account ot Lancaster, "or a depo or otherwise. The Sontli eru's figures ate bound 'o ?h w that while it is gelling t!.' m n dol dollars out ot Lancaster's merchants and the public here gen erall.v, it is paying lit lie or nothing toward air irding depot accommodations at this point, t itli er tor passengers or for Iroight. By the way, when a railroad corporation tails or refuses to voluntarily trive needed relief to a community the state railroad commission is supposed to come to the latter's rescue. Such being the case the inquiry natural ly arises what lots the commission done for Lancaster ? Didn't ii recpive a year or more a.-o a pe tition from the citizens of Lan caster asking it to forca the Southern to provide a suitable depot at litis point ? And didn't a member of that commission, Mr. E<rle, when a candidate lor election, in a public speech at Lancaster year before last promise the people that it elected lie would see that Lancaster got a decent depot ? Has Mr. E trie forgotten that promise, and has lie petition by the people been pigeon-holed by the railroad com mission ? Answers to these que*tions are in order just now. Hut whatever the issue, Jet it bedistinctl.v understood that ban caster is not asking favors of anybody, any powers, corporate, state, governmental or otherwise This community is simply contending for its rights and noth ing more. It believes that it has the right to exact of the national government a decent postoffice, and it believes that it has the rigid to insist on the Southern Railway company giving it a decent depot, and if that company I will not voluntarily comply with so reasonable a demand, Lancaster feels that it has the ritilit to appeal to the siaio railroad com mission 111 its behalf. No, Lan carter is bending the knee in humble supplication to no power or potentate, but is demanding simple justice and with less will not be content AN OBJECT LESSON BY AN ORGANIZATION OF BUSINESSMEN. II Lancaster had an organisation o! its business men, such as The News recently urged, it I J L -1 ? wouiu no nie very Dody to pre sent to the state railroad com mission the town's grievances against, the Southern Railway company, growing out of the latter's apology for a depot here. Yorkville, it seems, also has a complaint against the Southern, on account of its inadequate WUr 6 Or be my o ne Day Only I Spring an< Clotl Now, if you like to < frv Innb" nr\ fr> /1 of IU iwrv up-iuviciiv-i show you a few thii His Line is and contains all of up-to-date designs i Prices from the ch< Remember our Flo J, C. E( Bennett's ( Ireicht facilities at that point, and the matter was recently brought to the attention of the railroad commission by York ville7.- Commercial Club, an organization ol tho kind that we have endeavored to not the business men ol tbis community toi establish. Al Iho invi'a'ion of Yorkville's business organization the railroad commission visited that town last Thursday and made an inspection ol tho Southern's depot arrangements there, finding conditions to be even worse than had been represented?so bad,in fact, that the commissioners decided to give the railroad com pany but thirty days in which to mane itie improvements reqlies' ed. It nothing shall he done by the railroad authorities in thai length of time, then "the law will he applied to its lull extent," by the commission. So much lor the work ol a town's business organization. It is by no means too la'e lor Lancaster to have one. The News is one of the few, if not the only paper in the state, that championed the cause ol the Winthrop girls as against the irus'ee* in the matter ol giving t ie students a Christmas holiday. We therefore note with especial pleasure that ihe ltvislatuio is t<.kio? a hand in the mutter. ? A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. 8. T. Blackmon Monday, the 29th instant. The Lancaster News, 8 pages twice a week, $1.60. r February Fifth i this date there will an expert Tailor in i * r store taking meas:s for d Summer ling j C ilress well and want ome in and let him lgs. ; Complete the latest and most n high art clothing, eapest to the finest, ur deal is on again. Awards Did Stand. Auditor's Notice. . g Notice is hereby given that this T otllce will he open from the 1st day of January to the 20th day of February, 1HOO, lor the purpose of receiving the returns of the taxpayers of Lancaster Cou nty. All real estate with improvements thereon, and all personal property of every description, must he returned at its true value in money, and all persons having such property in their possession or control as manager, holder, or as husband, parent, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, accounting officer, agent, at . W.II.J \/i mviui, Oil lilt* 1M U It J' <>[ anuary, 11(06, are required to list 1he same for taxation within the time required by law, or incur the penalty of 50 per cent, which attaches in case of failure to do so The poll tax of One Dollar is laid upon all male persons between the ages of 21 and 00 years, except per- I sons who are exempt by law. | All returns must be made in regular form and it is preferable t hat they he made by the proper owner in person on blanks provided for tfle purpose. The returns must be duly sworn to before some olllcer qualified to administer an oath. All items of realty, whether farms or town lots, must be listed separately, and no return which says, "same as last year," or "no changes," will be accepted. After the above dates 1 will be found in the Auditor'* ollice to wait upon the public. Respectfully, .JOHN A. COOK, A ud it or L. C. Lancaster C! It hoi. J inos LANCASTER & CHESTER RAILWAY COMPANY SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 28, 1905. ^ DAILY EXCEPTSUNDAV WESTBOUND Lv Lancaster 6 3t> a m 3 4b p no Lv Fort Liiwn 3 49 a in -I 16 p rr Lv Haacomvllle 0 r>9 a ni l .to p to / Lv ItlchlmrK 7 oba m I 4b p in Ar Cheater 7 30 a in 5 15 p m f Ar Charlotte?Sou. Uv . " m Ar Columbia?Sou. Ky.... luifiam EASTHOUND I.v Columbia?Sou. Ky Sofia m 3 ID MB Lv I hariuite?Sou.ity Oufi a in 600 p m Lv Chcntcr 9 IK) am 8 Ifi o a> Lv Klchburg * 40 a in 8 89 p do Lv Hatuomville V fiti a in H (i p m Lv Fort Uwn 10 08 a m 8 fifl p m Ar Lanca-gor 10 80 a m 9 18pm CONNECTIONS CHESTER? Southern, Seaboard, and Carolina A North-WeHtorn Railways. LANCASTER?Southern Railway. A. I. McLURE, Superintendent. LEKOY ar KINGS, President. \