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The Uxington Dispatch
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fG. M. Harm an, Editor and Publisher
Ife' D. B. Hixtiwakger, Assistant Editor.
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CIRCULATION 2,286.
Wednesday, February 17,1909.
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fWhy the season of unrest among
the people of Lexington county ? This
is a question that has been puzzling 1
? ' some of the oldest inhabitants of this
county for the past several weeks.
In fact, it is a question that is being
discussed by every tongue, both white
:y and black, from one end of the county
to the other. Even some of those
who are backing the scheme to 4 'cut''
the old county, we are told, give no
laudable reason; they do not know
why they want to go; they do not
tnow what benefits they are going to
<reap, if any; they do not realize that
Lexington county is, financially
\ sneaking, one of the best copnties in
f the Stat-e.
It is true that we are behind some
of the other counties in good roads,
but it is not because we are not able
" to have as good roads as other counties,
but it is because our people have
- been brought up in the paths of economy
from the very beginning of our
? county at home as well as in public
affairs. Adhering to this principal,
the people have tried' to keep down
taxes, and how well they have succeeded
the records show.
Our schools, we believe, compare
favorably with the schools of other
counties, and offer just as good opportunities
for the training of the
"young, who must, in time fill the
places of honor and trust that are now
. being filled by older men.
The. Dispatch has ever stood for
better roads, and we will continue to
^ use our Shorts along the line of advancement
and progress in this particular,
until Lexington can boast of
Toads equal to those of Aiken and
ome few of t':e other counties.
Our people haye prospered, as a
whole, and we should feel proud of
the condition which exists in our
county today. But now that efforts
are being made to take from us a porftion
of the Dutch Fork?a people who
Aave always stood by the other sections
of the county, and a people for
"whom we have the highest regard,
.personally and otherwise, we admit
in all candor, that we are trumped.
.Ifrihese people hope to gain anything
by making the change, we fancy that
they will be sadly disappointed. If
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they hope to have Denser roaus, waiter
schools, better accommodations
and lower taxes we are of the opinion
that they will "be disappointed again.
If the people want better advantages
there is only one way to secure them,
and that is by paying for them, and
certainly Lexington county is just as
able to pay for them as Richland.
We fail to conceive where the citixens
of the Fork will gain anything
by property values being increased in
Richland county, for they will be on
^exactly the same spot, and the soil
Tvill not be enriched any more. The
products of the farm will not bring j
any more because it is raised in Rich- i
land. We seriously doubt if it will
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bring as muuu, WJIUUI vivauw ^
become so accustomed to using the
products of the Lexington farms that
they are inclined to pay a premium on
tuff that is raised in Lexington. We
fail then to find a single instance in
which the people of the Fork can
hope to be benefitted by the change;
and, verily, we find ourselves where
we began?why the feeling of unrest
among the people of Lexington
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Bridge Work Helu Up.
Supervisor Langford on Monday
served notice upon the Carina EngiX>
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dons Prevail in ev
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neering Company to discontinue all
work on the steel bridge across Salada
river until further advised. The papers
were served throufljl the sheriff's
offine. Thi9 does notmean, however,
that the bridge is not going to be
built. The work is held-up, it is understood,
pending an investigation of
the chargesbf graft and fraud in se- |
curing the contract, which have just
come to light during the past few
week9. If the county can be saved
the sum of seven thousand dollars,
Supervisor Langford proposes to save
it. Those who have brought the allegations
claim that the same identical
bridge in every particular can be
built for seven thousand dollars less
than what the present contract with
the Carolina Engineering Company
calls for. In this, we believe the suj
pervisor has the backing of the ma!
jority of the taxpayers. Just what
steps will be pursued has not been
made Dublic, but as 60on as the light
is turned on the bridge will be pushed |
to completion.
I - We are informed that meetings I
have been held in different sections j
of the Fort, the object of which is to J
lay out the lines for the purpose of
i going to Richland. We do not know
just where the lines will run, therefore,
we are unable so give our readers
any definite information at this
time.
| A young Spartanburg wido^ was
fined $25 in police court the other day j
for buggy whipping her lover whom j
she caught out driving with another
young lady. Widows are said to be
right fractious beings some times.
But Lexington widows do not belong
to that class.
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The State is authority for the statement
that there are many applicants
for a position on the county dispenrtf
PinVdanrl onrmfv Thl'fi
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was the case generally under the old
G. M. I., and yet the salary of these
gentlemen is very small.
We publish with pleasure a card
from ex-County Commissioner John
! W. Hendrix this 'week in regard to
' the steel bridge matter. We like to
see the members of the old board defend
themselves and The Dispatch is
open to all.
A bill was introduced in the house
a few days ago calling for an investigating
committee to look into the
workings of the various county dispensaries
in this State, but the bid
was killed in the senate.
The man who votes for higher taxes
in the legislature, directly or indirectly,
will have -a hard time explaining
to the voters why he done so two
or four years hence as the case may
be.
There will be at least one secretary
in Washington who will be the superior
of his chief in every particular.
It is needless to call his name?he is
known from one end of Carolina to
the other.
Judsre D. E. Hydrick has been
I elected associate justice by the legis!
lature to succeed Ira B. Jones, who
! was elected chief justice a few weeks
ago. A very wise selection indeed.
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| Well, it looks like the good people
of the Dutch Fork want to vacate old
Lexington, and maybe they do, but
they will never find a better county
| than Lexington.
Congressman Lever is making a rep- j
Vtimaalf TTio epncihlp I
j UU1UUI1 t'Jl itilJLi \ | JLJ.1., uvuu.^.w
speeches are being published by all of
the leading papers the country over.
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Dr. Cram will not be confirmed at
this session of cong-es?, due to the
successful efforts of Senator Tillman.
Some of the dailies give Ben Till- t
man hale Columbia one day and
praise him to the skies the next.
and 1706 Main
Soods, Notions, C
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ery department oi
west prices now i
ESALE
The people of the Fork may talk
about free bridges and better roads,
but if they get them they will have to
pay for them the same in Richland as
in Lexington.
If Lexington is to be cut on all sides,
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why not annex the wnoie conniy ana
have a Greater Richland ?
We print two very interesting articles
on the annexation of a portion of
Lexington county to Richland.
It looks very much like prohibition
is going to win despite the filibuster.
Thank God the famous Elberta is
still safe.
Did you get that vailentine? We
got ours.
Oh, when will those forty days expire?
As To Aanezation.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Mention has been made, both in
Trrmr nnnAP and The State, in refer
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enee to the annexation of a portion j
of the Lexington Fork to Richland. It j
is understood that a petition has been j
circulated and signed asking the Gov- !
ernor to order an election, and it is j
questionable whether all who signed 1
it are qualified voters. At any rate, j
we suppose it will be ordered and the
people will have the opportunity of
expressing their wishes at the polls.
By reference to a map of these counties
we see that this annexation will j
give Richland a kind of tongue, pan- j
handle or tail, whichever ,one may
choose to call it; while it will cut a
"swallow-fork," something like the
old folk used to mark their stock, out
of Lexington county, and leave a
wedge-shaped piece between this territory
and Saluda river. The people
in this little wedge will then have to
set up a kind of monarchy of their
own, ag they will virtually be out of
any oounty, except, perhaps, campaign
years. The candidates will find
them.
Let us find out something about this
thing. What do the promoters of thi9
scheme hope to gain by it? Better
roads? If this is it, has not Richland
some as bad roads as we have, except,
perhaps, around her cities and town9?
Did not Supervisor Langford promise
the people in the Fork that if he were
elected he would give special attention
to the roads in the Fork? Cannot
the Fork have good roads without annexing
to Richland to get them? and
would we get them any sooner by attaching
this little quiit-patch to Riehlarirl
nnnnfv?
We would have better schools. Would
we? Has the rural districts &ny better
schools than we have, except
where they have a special levy? Has
not Lexington many of this kind of
schools? Cannot the Fork have as
much school as it wishes by paying
the special tax? and is not this the
way Richland has hers? How will we
be bettered in this way then?
It wculd be convenient to the Court
House. Would not this only benefit
a few specially? The masses of the
people have very little business at the
County Seat that they cannot attend
to without going there, jbuc, is it not
a fact that the majority of the people
generally allow themselves led by a
few for the special benefit of the few?
What about transferring mortgages
and deeds to Richland county? Would
not this cost a considerable sum which !
would haye to be paid by those hold- J
ing them, and necessitate a lot of j
trouble?
We know our people and they know
us, and would we not faro better
among the people with whom we have
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Deen assuuiatcu ail yui kuau wv ,
cast our lot with the people of Richland?
Richland gets our trade, and
that is all about us that is worth anything
to them, and what do they want .
with annexation of this little piece of
the "State of Lexington?" And, really,
what do we want to annex for?
I have not written this with a view
to getting up a controversy, and do
St., Columbia, I
Nothing, F urnish
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our store. A go
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not know that I shall answer anything
that may be said, but I would like to
have these questions answered fully.
Do not "beat around the boshes," but
answer them freely and without prejudice
for the consideration and benefit
of all.
IXQUIRER.
Is Xr32ington Gouaty to Se
Erased From the Hap ?
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
What is the trouble with our people \
any way? A petition has been j
handed the Governor from a portion j
of Fork township asking for an election
on the question of being annexed
to Richland county. A meeting was
held at White Rock a few days ago,
attended by more than fifty citizens
and they were almost unanimous in
passing resolutions to circulate petitions
asking that a considerable slice
of Broad River and Saluda townships
be added. What does it all mean?
If these petitions are successful Lexington
county will be somewhat
changed in geographical form and
considerably reduced in area and pop
ulation.
We also hear it rumored that an effort
will be made to form a new coun- \
ty by cutting off from Lexington the
territory in which Leesville an d Batesburg
are situated with county seat at
Summerland.
I make no comment, but the whole
matter furnishes a large supply of
"food for thought."
Another meeting on the same sub- I
ject will be held a^lJVhite Rock on
the 26th. ; V* Citizen.
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TEE LEXINGTON BRIDGE
MATTER.
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Mr. J. W. Sendriz Writes in
Defense of the Board's Action
With Regard to Letting Contract.
To tlje Editor of The Dispatch:
rjease let me say a xew wurus
through The Dispateh in reference to
the Lexington bridge matter 90 freely
spoken of la9t week. I am interested
in the matter, as my name is on the
contract and if there is anything wrong
with it I am aR anxious to know as
any one else. Surely Mr. Langford and
all concerned know the right to reject
any and all bid9 is reserved. Of course
there can be a bridge built for less
money than this contract i9 awarded
for, as something can be built for almost
any price.
There are some statements I would
like to make, but as Mr. Koon is the
proper one to speak first I will wait.
" T ?11T 4-V.nt if 15* T .oner. I
JD.UWCVtjrj X W1X1 9(2^ LiiCbXL XJJL L uang j
ford, the present supervisor, will do hi9 !
best to have the bridge finished according
to contract, Lexington county
will have something to be proud of for
years to come. I can not, as an honest
man, afford to remain qnietand letthe
impression go out that the board of
which I was a member was in anyway j
trying to defraud the county and I !
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Coats should be one of supreme ir
at startling reductions. Here are
A magnificent showing of handso
f'nn+c: trim Trior! in sillc braid ail'
gray, green, navv and black; th
Carol inas at $10, $12.50 and $1
sale this week at
A splendid assortment of broken s
just the garment for the school
tan; excellent values regularly ;
out price this week
Seasonable Dress G<
In purchasing Dres9 Goods here you
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Big Bargains
If there ever was a time when you nee
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ped to any point within a radiu9 of 600
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1638 to 1646 MainS
defy any man to prove any such thing. 1
As to Mr. Goodwin not signing the
contract, he was in favor of the matter
being pnt to a vote of the county;
but we had decided to build the bridge
before he became a member of the
board from the fact that the grand
jury was pressing the question of running
several free ferries on the river
and looking into this matter we found
4-U C.-, ? (am voiro t.llP PntlTltV WOUld
vna.il 111 a It.*v J VU>U v..u ^ .. _
have spent enough to build a bridge
and have nothing.
J. W. Hendrix,
LexiDgton, February 13, 1909.
Teachers For Public Schools.
The following bill affecting teachers
was introduced in the senate yesterday
by Mr. Crosson:
"A bill to require all persons offering
to teach in any of the public
schools of this State to stand the regular
examination for teachers."
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