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LOCAL NE /S. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17, 1897. Speech of Col. Wilson. The following is the speech delivered by Col. Duncan C. Wilson, of Beaufort, S. C., at the meeting held in the interest of the Black Diamond Railroad in this city on the evening of the 4th inst.: Jl/h President and Gentlemen of this Convention: We come to you from the salt waters of the South Atlantic and . from the islands of the sea which border our own State cf South Carolina. We come from tho Royal port, with its deep waters and capacious harbor, where tho naviesofcLe world can ride at anchor. We come to greet this Convention and to wish you God speed in the great under taking which is before you-the building of tho Black Diam I Railroad from the great coal fields t J South to th9 South Atlantic. The coal industry in our Southern .country is but in its infancy, and it is the power which has moved the world. What would Grsat Britain and America have been without their coal? It made the mighty age of steam possible and has been the means of building up new em pires and tspreading civilization as noth ing else could do. There is no mineral in the world which has been discovered which has done so much for man. It gives employment to an army of miners, and in every occupation where machin ery is mied her many hundreds and thousands are depending on its ample supply. A strike or delay at the coal mines occasions the greatest anxiety to thousands of families throughout the world in almost every branch of indus try. It is not only on land that coal holds its sway on civilization; it is, in this age, the monarch of the oceaD, and in every olime and every sea the the entire commercial and naval world is depending on this wonderful mineral which is so common and so valuable, the output of which is increasing with such wonderful strides. The coal- area of the United States is es timated to be between two and three hun ched thousand squre miles, and all in the world put together does not exceed four hundred thousand square miles. So that eur country contains more than one-half cf all the coal territory of the universe. Great Britain claims to have 12,000 square railes within her borders, which shows that this wonderful country of ours pos ? ses.; twenty times more coal territory than Great Britain. The coal fields in the eleven Southern States comprise nearly one-half of all this immense area in this country, and these great deposits have scarcely been touched as yet. But the demand is steadily grow ing, and the mining of coal and the man ufacturing o ' rou is moving on at a more rapid rate than is generally known. In, 18S0 the eleven Southern States mined six million, five hundred and twenty-nine thousand, eight hundred tons of coal', or about 14 per cent, of the bituminous product of the country that year. Sixteen years later, in 189G, the same States produced five times as much, or 33,175,000 tonB, which was 25 per cent, of all coal mined in the country that year. England mined ov6r two hundred mil lion tons lait year and supplies all the countries of the world that require coal, and it ls the supplying ot the coal mar kets of the world that has given such an impetus to her shipping and built up such a merchant marine, which is super ior to all other nations. A part of this enormous business we of the South want to secure, and to have our own direct soal Railroad, passing through the coal mines of>Tennessee and Ken tucky and other Southern States, and bringing the coal direct to a deep sea ter minus on the South Atlantic, whick of fers every facility for rapid handling. Our Southern coal mines are attracting a great deal of attention, as some of them produce the best steaming coal in the world, and every "greyhound" on the Atlantic sailing from New York is sup plied with Pocahontas coal from the mines of Virginia for the purpose of mak ing rapid passages, and many of these large, fast s teamships consume 500 tons of coal in 24 hours in crossing the Atlan tic. Pocahontas coal is sent to ovary sec tion of our country along the coast. Six to eight thousand tons are shipped from Lambert's Point, Norfolk, every 24 hours, and the fast lake boats take on board at Detroit, Pocahontas coal from Virginia, and in Kentucky English capital is de veloping a Cannel coal mine and supply ing gas coal to the city of London. The object of this Convention, the work we are engaged in to-night, is to strive to build this great Black Diamond Railroad from the mines-to tho sea to enable us to export this great product to other coun tries that have not been blessed as we have been; lo supply South America, the West Indies and other countries, and to compete with Eogland for a share of this valuable trade. Virginia has her splendid coaling docks at Norfolk and Newport News, with large and ever increasing facilities. Pennsyl vania has Now York and Philadelphia, and tho Lehigh Railroad has immense coal docks at Perth Am boy, in Ne* York harbor. Alabama is opening up Pensacola as a port ofshipment for the growing output of coal, and it was only last week that a contract was entered into with Mexico for one hundred thousand tons of Ala bama coal to be delivered at Vera Cruz, which means sixty or seventy large car goes to be shipped from this gulf port. The distance between Pensacola and Norfolk is fourteen hundred miles alcng our coast, and what is required is another grind coaliug depot between this long -distance on the South Atlantic, with all modern facilities for rapid shipments, reaching thQ great coal mines of the Southwest, and where can such a place be found which ollere greater facilities than the magnificent harbor of Port Royal, with its deep water, where the largest ships of the world can load rapid ly and go direct to sea. For such a coal terminus a large space is required with plenty of room for switches and storing of coal and for docks well protected from tho sea by being land-locked and at tho same time easy of access to and from the ocean. Port Royal offers all of those ad vantages as the southern terminus of this groat Black Diamond Railway. Sho has twenty-four miles of water front suitable for building docks and warehouses, and this magnificent harbor will open cp a splendid opportunity for ship building along its shoros and create a market for the manufactured steel from the iron raines of the South. The climate is such in summer and winter that moro days work can be done out of doors, on the sea islands cf South Carolina, than almost anywhere along our American coast, and the bringing down of the material for this important industry, which is so much needed in ibis country-the building up of the merchant j marine-would be a most valuatle aid to i this great Railroad and at the same time ' enable us to carry under the meric n j flag a part of tho products wo send abroad 1 to foreign countries. England in 1SSP> built niuo hundred and sixty thousand tons of steel ships, ind in the samo period America built ou ly ninety thousand tons.and most of these for use on the lakes. "We waut to stimu late the building of steamships which use 30 much of the products of our iron mines when building aud consumes so much of our southern coal when engaged in com merce. I have seen the commerce of the world changed from sail to steam, for when I was a boy there were no ocean steamers, ;ind I have seen the first regular Atlantic steamers that ever crossed its stormy waters, the ill-fated "President," and oave seen almost every large and im portant steamer that has crossed the At lantic since that time, and there ia noth ing in the world's history that can exceed the wonderful improvements which have been made in tho construction, size and imeed of steamships since those early days, tho time in crossing the Atlantic being reduced five dajTs, md tho modern steamer is a fairy palace filled with skilled science and a. t of the best intellects of the world. There are said to be over one hundred different occupations required to build a first-class modern steamship, and yet we in America have little part in this great work, notwithstanding we produce mere iron an-i < teel in a year than great Britai^ France and Germany combined. Having the material and the skilled workmen, we angbt, at least, to do a part of this im portant industry, which would give em ployment to so many men, stimulate our. southern iron and steel works, and aid ber railroads in giving them employ-, ment in bringing material to the coast. It is to the completion of this great project now before UB, the building of the Black Diamond Railroad, that we look for these developments. If put in opera tion it would most certainly create a new and much needed and ever increasing inf dustry on the southern coast in addition to building up an immense trade ia coal, grain and lumber and other products of the interior. These tbines must certain ly follow' the building cf this road, and may the time be hastened when this great project will be completed, and the great "Weat and the New South be more closely welded together by a continued band of steel and a successful and mutual busi ness, which will aid all the sections through which this groat Railroad is to run on its way. to the grandest seaport of the South Atlantic-the magnificent deep water harbor of Port Royal. > Graded School Honor Roll for October. First Grade-Joe Broyles, Ned Cath cart, August Datiilo, Martin DuBoise, Joe Duckett, Turin Hand, Clifton lagon, A. McConnell, Walter Skelton, Ham Webb, Lucius Webb, Cleo Bailey, V. Braddy, E. Garrison, K. Henderson, May Rogers, Ed. Siegmuller, A. Sulli van, A. Ullman, A. Williams, Calvin j Hand, C. Russell, G. Thornton. Frum m us Todd, E. von Hasseln, Mab Bonham, Fannie Boykin, Ruth Fretwell, Alpha King, M. Talbert. First Grade, advanced-Boyce Gaines, Jno. W. Hubbard, Furman Lindsay, Garland McGregor, Douglas Murray, elana Payne, Jim Reed, Lawrence Reed, Inez Allen, Corline Caudle, Em mie Fant, Louise Gilmer, Carrie Gray, Alice Hayes, Jean Harris, Lois King, Louise Ligon, Sarah Wilhite. Second Grade-Herbert Cheshire. Paul Clarke, Frank Dobbins, Jesse Dobbins, Arlington Fant, George Fant, Ethan Fri erson, Robert Frierson, Thomas Hill, Foster Jones, John Major. Charley Na bers, Emile Ortman, John Prince, Carroll Roddie, Ned Sloan, Starke Sullivan, Robert Todd, Charley Watkins, Grady Wells, Florella Beck, Bertie Boykin, Mattie Carlisle, Nobia Collins, Jessie Jeanes. Ruth Jeanes, Susie Jobason, Desaie Martin, Rachel Rogers, Raymond Sherard, Hilda Schrimpf, Lucile Sloan, Janie Thornton. Second Grade, advanced-Halbert Acker, Frank Broyles, Marshal Craig, Leonard Cummings, Charlie Fant, Claude Gaines, Sam Gilmer, Claude Harris, Ramsay Holleman, John McGrath, Wil lie O'Donnell, Frank Reed, Theodore Richardson, Sam Tribble, Nardin Webb, Linda Hays, Eula King, Bessie O'Bry ant, Eleanor Todd. Addella Ullman. Third Grade-Wightman Davis, Mell Glenn, Duff Murray, Charles Norris, William vonHasseln, Helen Alston, Maggie Archer, Helen Carlisle, Flossie Coffee, Helen David, Bertha Duckett, Hattie Fant, Mary Belle Lee, Georgia Rogers, Mamie Todd, Edie Welch, Cora Wilhite. Third Grade, advanced-Olive Brown lee, Hattie Divver, Ethel Gary, Onie Mc Gee, Webster Boleman, Bertha Cashin, Fannie Earle. Florio Geisburg, Essie Rose, Richard Bone, Alonzo Boykin, David Sherard, Joe Simpson, Lee Hen derson, Sallie Mckinney. Lydia Orr, Adele Provost, Sadie Strickland, Beulah Welch Fourth Grade-Emma Acker, Mary Loo Breazeale, Evie By rum, Minnie Du Boi e, Mabel Johnson, Eliza Major, Lin da McKinney, Lilla sherard, Nonie Smith, Bessie 'i'ribble, Wiliet Sloan, Cur ran. Glenn, Charlie Bowie, Nell Archer, Lila Brownlee, Essie Caudle, Junio Ham lin, Margie Johnson, Eleanor McGregor, Erlaino Provost, Lizzie Hieran), Ruth Sterick, dollie Watkins, Stacy Russell, Archie Cathcart. Fourth G.aie, advanced-Fred Archer, Ned Pr vost, DeWitt Parker, Dan Power, Sam Power, May Maeaula}', Cecelia von Hasseln Fifth tirade-Irwin Breazeale, W. Dob bins, James Dobbins, James Farmer, Rob. Gilmer, Luc3r Barton, Addie Brown, Eva Burris, Harley Burriss, Cora By rom, Martha Clark, Dot Codee, Myrtia Kant. Sixth Grade-Furman Boleman, Max Ceisberg, Sam Orr, Mamie Craig, Pearl Hayes, Mary Lewis, Mar3T McGrath. Sl len Sherard, Gonievieve Simpson. Sixth Grade, advanced-Eddie Barton, Lois Sanders, Pearle Daba, Cora Mani din. Seventh Grade-Jno. Ruff. Frank Todd, Eula Brown, Clara Fant, Eunice Russell. I Bessie Simpson, Lucy Frierson. I Seventh Grade, advanced-Jas. Craig, Lois Hill, Lucy Murphy, May Uelle Roberts. Lsize Sharpe, Claudia Wilson. Eighth Grade-Albert Johnstone, Frank Mcl'all, Mortimer Sloan. Louise Johnson, Fannie Leo, Eva Murray, Allio Simpson. . . Ninth tirade-Ira Giles, Guy Norris, Roland Newell. Nina Burriss, Mary Chapman, Nellie Humphries, Evie Lewis, Fannie Pinkney. Irregular-Eleanor Cochran, Norina Clinkscales, Julia Parker, Mary Parker, Daisy 1 tiley. our Recent, Visit. Editor Rodgers, of he Palmetto Post, Port Rojal, S. C , who was a delegate to the railroad meeting in this city two weeks ago, speaks of Anderson as folllows in the last issue of his paper: '.When the delegates from Port Royal and Beaufort reached Anderson Thursday evening, they were met at the train by Mr. J. D. Maxwell, of the reception com mitine, placed In a carriage and taken to the nandsome Hotel Chiquola. Mr. Max weh, Mr. Tribble and other members of the committee were untiring in their ef forts to make the delegates feel nt home, which they did in a little while. The Chi quola is a handsome red-brick building finished in the latest style. It cost dome $60,000. and is quite an ornament to the city. It faces the public square, and the day we arrived the square was crowded with wagons that had hauled in ootton and other commodities from the adjacent country. Among these we recognized some of the v.-oil known schooner wagons from North Carol? > . These brought cab bages, apples, c. Eight hundred bales of cotton had been brought in that day. Anderson is a thriving place, and its stores beat anything in size and in amount of stock carried outside of the big cities, and are superior to many found in more pre tontious places We were taken on a round of inspection, and were surprised at the evidence of thrift and progress to be seen on every hand. The old Conrt House has been torn down and a new structure to cost $25,000 is being erected in its stead. A new Town Hall is being erected, and a gentleman told un that nearly $500,000 of improvements and buildings were now go ing on. The city has only 6,000 inhabi tants, but every man among them has his shoulder to the wheel of push and pro gress. Tho residences are handsome, with beautiful laid out gardens and hothouses. Nearly all of the buildings are of brick. One large business house throngh which we were conducted contains an immense dry gouda and clothing store on the first floor, a mammoth notion, <fec., floor above, while in an enormous cellar is conducted a wholesale and retail grocery. This con cern handled 15,000 bales of cotton last year. Many of the stores are supplied with elevators, and all, as well as the streets, are lit by moans of electric lights. We were taken to the Anderson Cotton Factory, of which Mr. J. A Brock is pres ident, and viewed the manufacture of cot ton in all its branches. This is too short an article to do justice to this mill and the new mill almost completed, and to be run by electricity, so we will make a note of the same in our next issue. In conclu sion, we must say we fell in love with An derson and its good people, and they will hear from us again in the near future." - Local self-government will find, per haps, its greatest exponent in Greater New York. All the power is given to the mayor, the comptroller and the munici pal assembly. The mayor servesi for four years at a salary of $15,000 per annnm, the comptroller six years at a salary of 10,000 a year, both salaries being larger than that paid any cabinet officer of the United States. The council will bo com posed of twenty-eight members, elected to represent their respective burroughs for four yoars, and the president of the council is elected by tho people at au an nual salary of $5,000, which is as much as the governor of almost any western State receives. Tho board of aldermen will consist of sixty-three members, elected for two years, the presiding officer re ceiving $5,000 a year. Tho city will have undi the new regime, 23,000 employees, and a tax of almost 170,000,000 will bo levied on the $2,500,000,000 ansessod valu ation in the city to maintain tho city's government. There are many more of fices that pay largo salaries. For in stance, tho corporation counsel will bo paid 15,(100 a year, which is more than Chief Justice Fuller, of tho United States Supreme Court, receives. - lt is related of Judge Hawkins, who at tho ago of SU is still on the English Bauch, that on ono occasion when ho was about to pass sentence on a convicted felon, the prisoner arose and said: "May tho Almighty strike me doad if I don't speak the truth. I am innocent of this crime.'' Judge Hawkins said nothing for about a minute, when, after glancing at the clock, be fulminated lu his most impressive tones: "Sinco the Almighty lias not thought fit to intervene I will now proceed to pass sentence." - A man died at a New York hospital tho other day whose blood was so mixed with drink that the heart, in being taken out for a post mortem examination, smelled as though steeped in alcohol. There is going to be a big moving and lively retailing between now and the Holidays. OTITST LISTE3ST I Men's Suits $1.50 and $2.00. A lot of $4.00 Suits to go at $2.50. Men's $5.00 Suits for $4.00. A lot of $6.00 Suits at $5.00. At $7.50 we throw out an immense value. Nice, nobby, catchy Suits, with newest tailoring and linings;. The Style, Fit and workmanship are almost perfect. You won't find better value for the money, search where you may. Our range of Clothing is large. We don't confine ourselves to supplying one class of trade, but can please you either in chean, medium priced or fine Clothing. With great confidence we approach our line of Suits at from $10.00 to $20.00, for we certainly represent some of the best Manufacturers in the trade-people who are right up-to-date, who know how to make nice, dressy, well-fitting Goods ; Clothing that has character, and that will make a customer out of the purchaser. Our great advantages in the Clothing business lets us into the secret of correct buying. We know what ta buy, where to buy it, and what to pay for it. We give our best thought and energy to supply our customers with best-value possible for the money. We assert with all boldness that we are in the Clothing business to take a second place to nobody in point of work manship, style, quality, or anything that goes to make up full value in every respect. Put it down in your minds, never to be eradicated, that we will let no firm in South Carolina undersell us. We inow , how to sell Goods cheap. We know what a small profit is, and it satisfies us. We are prepared to do a big Clothing business. Our values will move them. We expect to be strictly in the selling business from now until Christmas, all along the line. Yours very truly, C. F. JONES & CO. P. S-We will appreciate it very much if those who owe us will let us have the money. Follow in the Footsteps of the Sensible Shoe Wearer and you will find yourself in the. ELECTRIC CITY SHOE STORE Where you can find Style and duality combined. We are showing the best - lines of Foot-Gear to be seen in the State at KORRECT PRICES. $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, In all Stocks, Shapes, And Shades. Remember, if your Feet have trouble of their own we can take "Special" care of them. Yours for Shoes, ELECTRIC CITY SHOE STORE. _FRIPP & LIGON, Proprietors. MERELY TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA AM to how we rive SELLING GOODS THESE DAYS, We quote below : Heavy Arctic Flannel 4 c. All Wool Flannel 8c. Heavy Canton Flaunt! 5c Heavy Bed Tick (ic Fast Colored Seamless Hosiery} double heel ami toe, black and brown, 10c" Heavy Knit Socks 5c. a pair. Boys' Suspenders two pairs {br 5c . Hannibal Doc Skin Jeans 122c a yard. Men's Work Shirts 24c each. The best Knit Shirts 45c. Heavy Undershirts, lull size, ttfe. All Wool, fleece lined Shirts and Drawers only 9.0c Suit. Ladies' Union Suits 50c The very best ol' Underwear, commonly sold at 83.00 per Suit, SI.90. The above are juices at which we retail our Goods, and on comparison you will lind same to be about 10 per cent, below Now York Co3t-still we make a profit. We buy mostly from Factories, and take the profits thc Job bers usually enjoy. We set the pace for reliable SMI OES. We can show in our Stock every class and description of Footwear from makers noted for their relia bility, and our best advertisement for this department arc those who have profited by our superior Goods, and who return to us for duplicate?. We I make a specialty of fitting nj) entire families with their Winter's supply of Shoes, and can give you a good discount in buying this way. IcCULLY BROS. ^^^^ POllar hni>lbled ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Cten*8 is doing Yes, it seems to be getting rather warm in our old town. Let the good work continue-the farmers need the help. Selling cotton at five cents he needs close prices. Cut 'em low, slash the knife in 'em, and let the people have the profits. "Wc came here to stay, and don't you forget it, "Budy" we are staying. UNDERBUY .UNDERSELL ! SPOT CASH ! Does the work. Some say they bought too heavily, others must close out, but the Racket bought just right. All in knowing how. Just picked up $5,000 stock Dry Goods, Shoes, Clothing, &c, at fifty cents on the dollar, and for next sixty days we mean to slash 'em into pieces. All new stock, and they must go. One price won't move'era. another will, and don't you forget it. The "Racket" is in thc race, andnif you will look at this you will believe-it. Wc lead thc flock. Any shoe on our counter No. 1, Ladies', Afens' and Boys', 75 cents. On counter No. 2, 04 cents. Now these goods are all worth double tho mo-acy. Ask your neighbors about them, they can tell you. Sold more shoes an six weeks than any two concerns in Anderson County, and will continue doing it. Ladies' Shoes begin 43 cents up, Childrens', 15 cents up, Mens', 63 cents up. No, wc don't have to sell at cost, but it is about time for the same old ''chest nut cost sales."' Vou can't fool the people, they know merchants don't sell goods at cost. Sorry we didn't buy twice as many goods as wc did. Can't keep cm. Every train conies in with new goods and prices toll thc Sale and keep our store crowded from Monday morning 'till Saturday night. Twenty-five Slate Pencils 1 cent. Cake Soap 1 cent, 4 boxes Matches 1 cent, (! papers Noodles 1 cent. 5 Lead Pencils 1 cent, 25 Envelopes 1 cent, 2 yards Lace 1 cent, and nany otb/r things too tnuncrous to mention. Como, sec for yourself. Now. Ictus give you a pointer. Clothing at yourown price. A loug Water Proof ..MacintoshOvercoat, 1.08. Mens'Suit of Clothes, si.'.is Boys' Wool Suit, 49 couts, and on up at your own price, not ours. Can't keep thc people from coming to thc "Kacket." Prices will draw. The people know where to go. Don't be fooled into buying before you look at our goods. Save your dollars, hard to make cm selling five cents cotton. Car loads of stuff for thc''Hacket." and wc intend to keep'cm coming. No, it puzzles some folks : can't understand it. Only becu here six weeks and the "?Hacket Store" is spread all over this country. People come for miles around > tell us their neighbors told them to go to thc "Racket." Nice heavy Outing, 2 cents. Nice smooth Ginghams 2' that everybody charges 5 cents for. Good Bcd Ticking 4 cents per yard, better at S cents, and thc very be.=t that'sgoing at 10 cents per. yard. All Wool Flannel S cents, and we defy anybody on earth to heat our prices on Jeans. Few more deans Pants going at 2!) cents each, worth 50 cents. Hoys' 10 cents, worth 25. Ves. that's what keeps thc Racket "in the swim." MOORE & WALLIS.