The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 31, 1906, Page 4, Image 4
The Lancaster News.
Semi-Weekly.
Published
Wednesdays and Saturdays
At Lancaster, S. C.,
By The
Lancaster Publishing Company.
Charles T. Connors, Editor.
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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.
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