The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 28, 1906, Page 4, Image 4
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rut to-day, to see and meet the
a seeking your suffrages and
tt hear what they have to say.
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
About the only unusual feat ores
About the state campaign this
* wk cropped out at Bisliopville
and Chesterfield. At the former
1 ,;4Ce RnsrsdMlp P.MItdid a ft* fr?r al
JMrnev general, declined, it is
t*id> to share his coughdrop?
v;t)i his opponent Lyon, becaust
t&e latter, lie alleged, had beOLtue
personal in his remarks
A4. Chesterfield, Ragsdale de?
nLHvncod as a lie the charge that
h* connected in any way with
r: *pensary grafters and accused
hon with likening dispensary
?.KtCers to bugzards. Lyon de
*?ed that he had ever called tlu
**mes of Directors Wylie and
itawliuson in any of his speechRAILROAD
SERVICE IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
The executive committee of the
&?uth Carolina Truffic Association
i M issued an address to the peo
p'.e of the State in which it securely
arraigns the railroads for
*>! giving belter service. This
ojr ociatiou was organized al
iv'Tepnville last May, being the
result of a conference held in that
r*ty of representatives of various
boards of trade in the state.
The executive committee in the
fiddro8s referred to says :
''We can justly claim that in
).),? pis! few years this State has
t-Teatly increased in prosperity
Mtfl with this increase has been
I{. K. W YLIK, PKWinCNT.
J'<%?*? A. COOK, Skc'Y. and Tkkas.
? u. RIDDLE, Jk . Husinkss Manager.
tittered as aocond-class mutter, Oct 7. IPO\
?Jw postoffice at Lancaster, !s C., under Act
a tvogrcss of March 3, 1879.
Saturday, July 28, 1906.
THE SPEAKING TO-DAY.
As several times published in
tliss? columns, the candidates foi
fr'Aie offices will speak in Lancaster
to-day. The meeting will like
]?" be held on the court house
jMtjiiare. While the substance ol
thexr speeches delivered at other
pM-fcts in the state have been
uus.iicmh, wuuiu ut) us iiiuiuerciH'
' as alleged to the maintenance
' and improvement of I heir valua1
ble properties and to the accom5
modation and convenience of the
' public. While in many instances
the railroad companies have not
done everything in their power
to better their service, it is scarcely
doing them justice to charge
them with wholesale indifference
in the matter.
Railroads have many difficulties
to contend with about which
! the general public knows noth
I ing. One great trouble with the;
railroad companies is that th v
failed to foresee and prepare lor;
a lew years ago the unprecedented
era of prosperity the whole
country is now enjoying. In
I consequence of such failure to!
anticipate what was coming, the I
! railroads today have tar more1
I business than they can possibly
handle with anything like expe |
' dition. fasaen^er trains are overi
r>
crowded and freight congested at j
almost every point. The com*
j panics are finding it impossible
io obtain (tie additional rolliiiKj
II stock needed, lor the reason that
plants manufacturing cars and!
engines already have moreoiders;
than they can fill. Some iiianu i
1
factnrers have enlarged their
plants, but, like the tarmers,
they are suffering from scarcity
of labor. Young men are not
flocking to the machine shops as
they did in years past. Thov
find it more pleasant and profitable
now to remain on the farms, I
<l e
I cnicr i nti jiruif mmiijii.s or elinage i
! in other pursuits.
c
It is well, therefore, while we j
are "cussin' " railroads for poor
service, to remenibor that they,
too, have burdens to bear and
difficulties to overcome.
the consequent increase of rail- '
road traffic, both passenger and
ireight. According to the admissions
of officers of the railroads,
this increase is equival
ent iu many cases to more than
100 per cent in the past five
years. Not withstanding this,
during such time the railroads
have done practically nothing to
increase facilities of travel, but
, on the contrary have in many
instances allowed their rolling
i stock and road bed to deteriorate
I and in some instances to become
positively dangerous to travel ;
they have been apparently indifferent
about compliance with i
the laws of this State and to the
rules of tlie railroad commission,
relating to the length of time to
be consumed in the transporta- (
tion of freight ; tbey have been
equally as indifferent to the com- !(
pliance with their own schedules, j
and have within recent years!'
done little to increase the facili- I <
ties for travel which are now]
justified by the increased travel I
Apparently no interest is felt!
in and no attention given to local
travel and traffic, which is to i
a great degree Hie remunerative j
pait ot the traffic of the railroads.!
and in which t he increase during
the past few years has been pro,
bably greatest.
Much of the foregoing is true,
but we doubt if the railroad companies
are guilty of all the indifference
charged against them.?
The News lias at various times
taken the railroads to task fori
apparent dereliction of duty to i
' the public, but, at the same time, j
we believe in giving corporations
1 as well as individuals credit
' where credit is due them. Now,
in the case of railroads, it doesn't
' appear reasonable that their own
' era, with millions and millions
invested in the transportation
Prohibition?How it Works
iii South Carolina?Lancaster's
Showing.
The Columbia State of Thursday
contains replies to inquiry
made by it from the tittee;i
counties in the State that have
voted out the dispensary, under
the Bricelaw, as to how prohibition
is working. With the exception
of Horry, tlie reports
show improved conations under
prohibition. The reply from
Lancaster is as follows:
"In response to The State's i
request the follov.ini*expressions i
concerning conditions in this
county have been obtained.
Mayor Wilie is absent from the
city u.?d no expression could ho
obtained from him, but the acting
mayor, Warden T. S. Carter,
said:
"There has been great improve
inetit in conditions of bo'h town
and county. Virtually no blind
tigers now. Rarely see or heat
of a drunk man. Remarkable
increase in cash trade of town.
People thoroughly satisfied with
prohibition."
Sheriff .John P. Hunter says:
"There is much less drinking
and drunkenness than when the
dispensary was here. Relieve a
majority of the people here
want to see otate ana county
dispensaries wiped off the faoo of
the earth."
M. 0. Gardner, county supervisor
Lancaster: "Conditions
over county greatly improved.
Seldom hear ot a blind tiger.
Majority of people satisfied with
prohibition."
I. T. Hunter, chief of police:
"Conditions wonderfully im
proved in town of Lancaster
since dispensary closed Records
show only five (5) arrests for
first fix months of this year an
against fifty-four (54) arrests
for same months of 1905. Fewer
blind tigers. Jug trade somewhat
increased. People satisfied
with prohibition."
[The dispensary was voted
out of Lancaster October 3, 1905,
I
Willi 120 votes for dispensary
and 905 against |
Explanatory Card from Sherriff
Hunter.
Mr. Kdilor : Please allow me j
space to state that I did not say,!
a* the head lines in .yesterday's
Columbia Stale reported, refer.ing
to the whiskey question, and
conditions, eet., in Lancaster
county, that "Sheriff Hunter oil
Lancaster declares bis people are
sat isfied."
What I said is as follows:?
' There is much less di inking and '
drunkenness than when the dispensary
was here. Believe a
majority of the people here want ;
to see state and county dispenra-j
ties wired nlF the face ol the!
earth,5' This is what I said,
thought and b'dieved. I did not
?!iy, nor nan I say i|i?t my people
are satisfied; for while I believe
a majority 01 thoiu are much i
pleased about thdiape: sarirs i
being voted out of our county,
at the same time 1 don't believe
that they will ever be satisfied j
until the importation of whiskey i
can be checked,
Respect fully.
John P. liun'er.
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JULY SP
25 pieces Organdies, 10c values,
in red, nile green, canary, 1
alice blue and white, 5c yard. t
25 pieces linen colored Crash,
10c value, this sale 6c yard. I
All our White Goods at cost, t
to close out.
When you want the best goods }
for the least money, call on , r
JUST ARRIVED -20 pieces 5
A. J. Broom
Specia
Mens Pt
We have just i
with a Nor then:
and now we are
a deal with yon.
We have no hesita
have for this sale the
Men's Pants that was
caster. Let every mai
tion of Pants?it mean
72 prs. $3 00 Pan
72 " 250 "
60 " 2 00
48 " 150 "
Don't miss this grea
E. E. (
Leader in I.
A Word to the
We now have our GROCE
doors south of the Hank o:
a complete line of Fancy
full line of Clothing that. i
our prices. We are now
give bargains, and solicit}
we carry. Thanking yo
yours to serve,
Cheri
Remember, our Low-Cut Shoes
from First National Hank.
Welsh Neck
I IAHTr-Vll
Co-Educational and Military. 1
heated by furnaces or steam, pro
situated on a campus of twelve i
structors, graduates of leading c<
for board, tuition and medical at
Uniforms for cadet, $30.00; for y
sion. Write for catalog.
ROBT. W.
Big Riot at Negro Church-?
Liquor the Cause.
Koi'k Hill Ih-raM: An >ther
bin Sunday riot whs pulled off I
at .Mi. Hebron church ul>oni a J
ha'f mile irnm L*-*she station j1
Sunday altera >011 about 4o'c!ock
The parKon had just finished |
baptizing one <>f hi? colors! 1
(lock when a great excitement 1
w <- ?tar e'l on the outride of the
church. Pi.-tols were being dis '
charged, negroes were yelling 1
ii^id cursing and the meetingj1
ECIALS
ou dozen 50c Shirts, wniie they
ast only 39c. See window next
0 postoffice.
Just arrived, 5 pieces 15 cents
tepellion Lawns, mercerized
inish, this sale 10 cents.
50 Ladies' Summer Hats at
tour own price, to close out to
nake room for fall purchases.
cts lawn to close out at 3 l-2c.
1 Company
I Sale
VNTS ,
made a l>i<>- deal
i Pants Factory
o'niiur fn lii'.iLn
1 II ^ 1 \ f initio w
ncy in saying that we
greatest bargains in
ever heard of in Lann
see this great collecis
a big saving to him.
bs, this sale $1.95
169 ,
1.39
1.00
t feast. \
1 l i /-I
^IVJUU.
,ow Prices.
Public:
R1ES in the Riddle Block, three
f Lancaster, where you will find
Groceries always fresh; also a
>vill astonish you when you get
better prepared than ever to
^our trade in the different lines
u for past favors, we remain,
y & Company.
i are going at cost second door
High School
LI J'i,
Buildings large and commodious,
vided with shower baths and
teres. Pure artesian water. In- A/)1
leges of the country. Terms
tendance for session $120.00.
oung lady about $18.00 for se.sDURRKTT,
A. M., Principal.
r.amo to a ?. 1 Prom nil we
were abl?* loga'her tli" m jority j.
of i la* molt on t.to' oulsula ol the f
i liurch were sill lilled with go' <1 f
old North Carolina corn and '
were feilim? liv.?K u??i. ?1.?
beinir mined with a nun. Tl e
ol tl-? iiot could n??t be
learned, but wo Ifol sife to s ?y
lli-it I (ju'?r win th" cau-e ol it
nil. Kortiinat"!v no one was m?rionsl.v
hurt. Hi!] IVirber, a res- I
ped Iul negro ol t liat ('oininunii v,
ivho was ?'an linir olf watching
h ? wiH inoh, was hi! a terrible
blow above I lie left eye.
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