The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 25, 1906, Page 4, Image 4
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The Lancaster News. '
Semi-Weekly, <
Published
Wednesdays and Saturdays i
At Lancaster, S. C.,
By The i
Lancaster Publishing Company. '
Charles T. Connors, Editor, j
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Insertion: I oont a word for each uddi?&
-il word otror ? words. (
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Ar-icW- itnd ud matter of a personal or po'itlcnl
uy.- fte to be charged for I
\>ivertlNln(f rates by the column made known
ci. application.
f rtef corre-p )iid?!nce on subjects of general '
?V?vTP3l Invited. Not responsible for views of
MSnrespondentu I
It K WYLIK, T'hksipent.
JSO A. COOK, SKC'Y. and TttKAS.
i M. Kim) I.E. Jr . Husinkss Manager.
Watered as second-class matter, Oct. 7. IPO , '
?. tbe postofllce at ' ancasUvr, ,S C? under Act
d Congress of March 3, 1819.
Wednesday, April 25, 1906. \
THE DANGER THAT MENACES THE '
"R. F. D." SERVICE. ]
A Washington special in 1 lie- !
Oharle&ton Sundav News furnishes
cumulative evidence of the
fact repeatedly stated recently 1
ihat a number of the ruul tree
delivery routes in this conntrv
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are iu danger of being discontinued
or the service reduced from 1
daily to tri-weekly. It appear*
;ha*. the department is discrimi
mating against tlie South iu this
matter, and on this point the ,
Wasliingtoti correspondent of our
Charleston contemporary says:
"It looks to be certain that the
.South will again be the lo-er in
the establishment of rural free
ilfcliverv. A study of tbe figures
ou file at. the p isiolfice department
shows that she u now away
behind the other sections of the
country in the number of route* i
.rt operation. There are fewer
^ tittons from the South favorably
acted ui on th in ironi am
i> her hecli< n ?;f the eoui.tn , and
? greater percent *ge ol r? j cTi
ere are also fewer rout* s ,
ii operation per capita, too ?
Tdere ate also fewer petition*
dolawdm consideration m the
a&hcr seelio: s o<" tha couii:r\
. h n th?-r are in the S mill ?
'So the whole the South has got
'.en Ihe beggar's portion in the
iiisirib ition ??t ine de.ivcry?
Hut tnat is not the eod ol Ire j
ar i luck in t hat connect ion, hut i
! e beginning.
It was bad enough to permit
h" other s e'ion- to g -hide up
lie I oil's share hi lie /irsi in?t
n e, tint to romr n w wnh a
rule that will make something
i:xe one-halt of the routes mi some
f ilie S iU hern States Iri-weokly
iiist- a<i ol < aily routes will add
to i lie infamy c?f the transacdon."
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The correspondent calls atten- ,
aon to the fact that when only
bona fide mail is considered more
pieces are handled in the South
Mian in any other section of the
United States. He says:
A large number ol the routes
in Southern States do not dis- <
rrbute an average of 3.000 piece s I
of mail a month. The circulation ,
?f trashy papers and worthless (
il'erature is Io-ts m the South
Join iti any other section, while
To percentage of actual, bona
file mail is larger in the South L
??rn Stales than Ji) any other sec
i^uol i lie country. Hence, while
ifi, i>Tcrage namber of pieces ol
rcftl, actual, t*Iu (ble mail in as r
g ea* as oathe average Southern
ouie a? it is in other sections of
t e count ry ?heir service i? to he
jut down while thai oi mut'S in
>'her sections will remain. Ac
<?rtiiuti t> ihe figures ot the deDiriment
there will he ten routes
vh? fc service will h* cut down
n ti e South ?h re there wilt In
)ne in the N<?r!h."
The w liter in ke* the follow
tur novel suggestion an 'o howdie
people of tt e South may k. ep
:h? ir daily postal service: . j
"It the pe iple living al-ni.
fu'es in ill" South which ?i i - 1
ributel s* than three ill hmiiii
pieces o! mail a month are wik- co'
i"o to go to a little trouble the* w'i
an save then*daily service. .I?n?t tin
'ei th? 111 invent a lew cents *-ac (\ft
hi p slat card , and answer sonn .
3l tin* tras*! ad vt rti-emeot-> in i lw ^
ir <sl?v p per and I he increase ill
the monthly distribution ot m .it *',v
will t-av * 'heir daily service.? pri
Tins may seem a sfange surges on
i"ii. but 'he end justifia* the soj
moans, and it will only swell the .
mails wi ll the same ?ori of 111eiraiuie
I hey aie filled with else- a!
wtiere." j m(
The suggestion, by the way, ra<
made by us come time ago thai}00
the people interested in the con | '
tiuuance of these routes suh-i*0
scribe liberally to their county Pe
paper and to daily publications 'HI
or at least three months?while 8?
the count of pieces is going on? *w
has had the effect of considerably
increasing the already very large 011
patronage of The News. We are
daily receiving a number of new 'ai
subscriptions. Let the good work
go on. w'
th
ty
ANOTHEHSUGGESTION TOCOUNCIL j j
These occasional windy days th
strongly emphasize Lancaster's co
II ?->*?? 1 ni a ut root ui\ri n I; 1 nr kn
We therefore appeal to Council foi
to provide the Iowa with one.? on
Great clouds of dust flying bc
through the streets not only make
it intensely dit-agreeable tor per- ^
sons, whether walking or riding, j^(
but do incalculable injury to mer- gr
chan's' stocks of goods. Sj
Lancaster is rapidly assuming
the proportions of an embryonic .
city; the business houses have ju
larger and better stocks than1 lu
ever before; new buildings are j pr
going up and old ones being remodeled
and repainted ; .he pe< - pt
pie thenir-eives are dressing bet* J'"
ior, looking bei ter and doing bei- J'
tor, and in this general move-!
Ill
liient of progression so i nporiant pj
a in itter as keeping down the til
dust o! the streets should be noil''
iitjic r in olecled
I ll
We trust that our city fa'heis Mf
will not c ?n-idcr The News lm-jih
ptir1 un to or meddle ome, in urg- ev
ing so many reforms and im-'":
provemeutK. One of the missions 'l
of litis mnv>paper is to help in | (
flte upbuilding of Lancaster? i)(.
hence I he frequency and persist aj
ency with winch suggestions tie h'i
signed to Inrther that end appear .< r
in these columns.
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l,*inc*tHter Ctines in Sup rem*'. f<1
Court. j ,M1
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The Sixth Circuit will be call- (>0
?d in the Supreme Court, Ooiuni-jcri
biu, today. The following appeals i
"arriefl up from Lancaster ure M '
>n the docket:
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State vs. Spray. oi
Hasseltine vs. Southern Hail- c?l
vay company. ?'
Castles vs. Lancaster county. ?.
Skipper vs. Seaboard Air Line
ail way. m8
State vs. O'Day & Fisher. > nu
Lancaster County. \
ial Estate ConditionsMarked
Increase in Value
of both Town and Country
Property.
In the 0"lu nbi? State's r< cent
cedent R-al Estate edition lie
lowing appear from Lancaster
(I ltersha*:
Lmcast- r?Realist '11 t i
unty is in 111 ich iierran?t, otthstaiKtin^
pi ices are hii.li?-r
in ever I e O'e in it> h st<>iy.
ire real ?s'*te has ch nged
nds during t'ie m mt'is ?>l Oem
r, Novun'icr, December am)
nnary th n lor a year or mote
Bvioiis Du i 11 lt those timn h
e r- al estate ri^ent at tins pla?*?
Id real est a'e i?? va ue amount
sr to $4.0.000, mo4tof which was
in lands in the country. The
)8t valuable lan is lie within
thus of five or six mile* of "h
urt bouse. i'h'*re has not be* n
a same ratio of increase n
wn property as country proa
int. i . i i . i?
riy. i iio ennanceu vaiue ?i
ra lands is due mainly to the
od price for cotton for tho past
o years.
Ihe Southern Power company
the Catawba river has done
uch to increase the value of
id in that section. 80 has the
ccelsior Granite company,
tich has opened up a quarry in
e Southern section of the conn
. The county is being gradually
id oir into school districts in
e centres of which large aud
mmodious school houses have
en built and teachers secured
r nine months of the year. In
e locality where a nine months
hool was slatted tarm land
Lthio a radius of two mi e
iubled in price. The principal
wns of the county, Lancaster,
ershaw and lleath Springs, ur*
owing rapidly. Col. Lsroy
irings has recently erected it
lid block ot brick buildings on
uin utrnot vv 1 I 11 olov?n I n rtn.
>r > rooms and an up-'o thi e
)icl, at a eos< of $75,000, whim
is increased the value of town
operty in that section.
Kershaw?Twenty years ago
topic ot this section were su<<cu-d
to many disadvantages;
t.ooK Irom two to three days to
ml a lo id ol c< foil to low;
ul return with a load of supies.
In the \ ear of 1888, the
st locomotive that many pe
e in this vicinity ever heard
ow a whistle passed up the ol
niee CJ'h. Tnat day marked a
iw ej.odi. It al estate began
at year to advance ami has kept
erlas'ingly "at it.'' Lauds thai
i I heen thrown away and neg
Ct d are being reclaimed and
it. into a g od sta'e ol cultiva-i
>11. The farmers as a ru'e have
on posting ihemse!ve<as to the
ipiication of d.trerent kinds of
riilizers, terracing, rotation o
ops, and the use ot more ma
linery, such as disc harrow*,
ro horse plows, grain drills, etc.
Tne lands near town, known
miliar, v as ''sandhills,'' are
iw making v. it)j proper atten
?n Irom one lo two bales of |
'Ion to the acre, and other
ops in proportion. Tne nature
the land la being studied with
view to making largo yields to
e acre. Red estate i u Kershaw
held af a premium on account
the different enterprises, exllent
farming lands, the Hiiccess
i iiti ijki'ii ?m f, me very nest
eitizenphir* tfood schools,
' relies, a r' e s i h n water, electric
h's. telephone systems and
iny other conveniences too
merous to mention.
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IF YOU WANT
Good Clothing*
For Men, Children and Youths that are up to date and at
prices to suit the times, f
We Have Them
lh autilul line Cants, I>iu 11 nt make; Neckwear in all the
grades ?>n I kind . Nic* li'.e Dress (too Is, Henriettas,
Ha i-uc. Mohatres mi all co < r- Horn 25c to $1.25 yard.
Nicest, lit e ol Wh te Good' we have ever h ?d, in Lawns,
Dimities, Madras and Merc rz*d. Hats, h-' h *st ma ie.
Si oe* for L ?di's, Mi^se and ' ' i drcn in all t h s \ le a"d
ptic-". Bi?n F K-*vindds Shoes I'-r nvn in a 1 shapes.
The nicest line in Oxford* n ' hiirh-mts we h ve ev? r
had. Ai-d ?ve ythi 'g el e t'a* 's kept in lhe?avoi ^eu
er.d me-chan iise. (Jail and inspect for your-edi and he
convinced.
McCardeh & Allison Bros.
At Old Mercantile Stand.
1*Wr Sell (i kmc lies |
I We did Fully as much business aa we expected tiie first TO
month, and, of course, expect to do more this month. We jfl
are still adding to our already nice stock of Fancy Grocer- 9
ties. Remember everything is nice and fresh in this line. 2
Now, we want you to know that Osceola Flour is worth only
$2.40 the sack, and is not excelled at the price. (Jan we in
duce you to try this Hour? Some 5 and 10 gallon kegs of M
Sugarhouse Mola?ses on hand?something good and guar- flt
snteed to keep Will sell you Tobacco as cheap as the H
cheapest. In fact, you will find we have almost anything jXI
in an up to date grocery store at "let live prices." Highest
market price paid for chickens, eggs and homeraised hams. I
A few Palmetto Cotton Seed Planters to go. Best made.
1 B. M WELSH & CO. |,
up In Springs Block, 3 doors from National Bank.
fi ~ ; ~ ... rr.
When You Want Goods Cheaper to
Lessen Your Expenses
SEE EDWARDS
We have Shoes on h ?tul. bought when leather was
cheap. Brngana, good kind. 1.50 'o l.'2.r?.
Ladies' l)re>s Shoes, worth 1.50 at 1.25.
Men's Dress Sh us, woith 1.60, for 1.25.
( Vine and see the shoe bargains, 'h"y are money-s vers.
We Carry Dry Goods
and have some bargains in them. Men's Drrss Shirts,
red fine, worth 50e, at 25e. Men's Felt Broad Brim
lia s, h!a? k an ! white, 1.00. Men's Collars, each, 5c
La lies' Undervea's at 5c, 10c and up.
We carry an extra good work Shiit for men at 50e.
In Suspenders we can stit the m??s? choice, 5>* aid up.
B wis and Ditchers 75 cents. All these coeds are just
what we say and the pric .jn-1 as y >u >e?Mjiu ted. Bring
this adve. (Dement with you.
GROCERIES
1 mp
< )nr Tobacco line is ihe best in Lancaster. Our brands
are Bonk and live. Badey Bros, Brown's Mule, Iimigh
and Tough. Thorough Bred, lied Meat, Schnapps, liipe
I'eadies, Ock Spur, Karly Bird, Uich and Waxy, White
Suites. 1I nn-t. lie;t le ? ?twl .ill I ? ' - r?
7 , (?i< iriiiius IT1C08 U8
cheap as any and on some brands cheaper.
Another shipment of Java 0<>ffee >n milk pails at #1.00.
These cans aio air tight and hold all the t-trength of the
coffee. Buv one.
Come 'o Edwards when you want an ice cold drink of
Soda Water, Root. Beer or Ice Cream. Everything kept
to please your tas'e and pocket ^
3 cans Tomatoes for 25c?one week only.
Trade with us twice and we will hold > our business.
Don't forget Magnolia Flour at $2.25, 98 lbs. lo the sack, J
Htandard weight. When you eat Magnolia biscuita its
like taking morphine?one biscuit calls lor another.
j J. C. EDW ARDS j:
in Bennett's Old Stand.
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