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.. Am ;"...I eIfI1. cvr 'ago VO XL NEWEI RY .0lESDY III NOJ50 JTY1.103 Newberry's Lights and One f the Best Needs to Be E Increased Newberry F Among .the many good things in Newberry there is none better than 011 s,vst.em of water works and elee tric lights. The Herald and News remembers very well how often and constantly in the years gone by it talked water and lights for the town. How most gratifying-it was when the j)lants were installed. There were those who did not believe that water colld be procured on account of the granite which runs through this sce tion of the state. The well is three hundred feet deep and goes through solid granite after about ten feet from the silrface. The supply of .wat er from the first well was abundant at the tinie, but during the last year, in order to be on the safe side, the ,commis-sioners decidedi to sink an other well. This was done near ithe first one and with the same dep)th. The supply is ample now for all piur poses for many years to coie and one well does not interfere with the other. The capacity of the two is 350,000 gallons for twenty-fouir hours. iln addition to the ablundant sul)y)IY the water is known not cnly in New berry, but elsewhere is a very purc aid excellent quality. The analysis is given herewith, and really so far a. at pu1re and uocd waler is concern ed, it is not necessary that any eit izens" of Newherry Should go- else where. Te elvetrie lieut plan 1t is not x <'!!l-by any a1y1whiere else. and (11 du iii: the ten yeatrs of its existencee. Ithe town has in t been wit hon tI lie-hts as~ 1l wH4.*s cne hicur. In fact: it seemsi to be as niea r perfect as it is possi1 b'le for a plant of this kind to be. The ereat est t)iin~ for thle town, lwee,was when the ciommnission ers dIecidled to-'pud on a dqy cuirrent. This det only gives us lights if we wa'nt .them, hut permits the~ use of *fanis and inotors for small enterprises, *Alreadly the9re are sixty h'or'se powet taken fram'the p)lant for pruiting of flees, knit.ting mtills, -planing mills and such small enlterprises. It jis not only a source of income but is ii - 4eat convenience and saving to thiosc enterpr isen. which need small power -n . - - - D. James McIntosh, Ohairma*n. lectric Water Work In the Country ularged to Meet Deinads. ower House. It is conveniieit and always read; and is more economical 1han gas linc engines or steam engines for sinai enterprises. The capacity of'the present plau is 3300 incandescent lights and 7 are lights. There areaow in use 70 c the street lights,and 3500)incanlescei liIhts besides the sixty horse powe'i motors. As to wvater tihe stand pipe holi 180,000 gallons and the reservoi 100,00 gallons. The conisumption c water at present is about 160,000 ga 4i1ns per day. The pressil nced is for anotlh piump for the new well and for mlol en(-ine and hoiler power and then th citizens coild rest in sevuirity as I (t SulpplyN. of water in almost 111 (11me v rgec (Cy for if' the supply in 01 standpipe beeame low or the leman on it great in case of a large fire th hwo plimps colid be put il Service. The greatest need now, however, 445 Mr. W. r. Ewart, Oomm asiohZer. for larger boilers and larger enugimi and they wilt have to be put in, ft the dlemand( for light and power imm be sul))ied. Th'le plant was installedl in 189)6 ani the first board of commissioners wi cOjopsed of D)r. James McIntosi Mr. 0. E. Summer. Gomissioner. Dr. E. C. Jones and )r. J. K. Gilde )r. Jones having been elected inayo Mr. T. C. Pool was pllced oil t board in his place. Later Dr. Gil< er declined re-election and Mr. C. I Summer was elected. Upoln the r signation of Mr. Pool, Mr. W ] , wart was aj)pointed by Mr. En liirdt, and at the expiration -of thi term was elected. So the preset board is composed-of Dr. Mclntos Messrs. C. E. Summer and W. I Ewart. Dr. McIntosh has beei plhai man of the board from the install tion of the plant, and .has given nu( of his time and attention to placit: it. in such excellent financial C9 dition. IIe is president of the Ne' herry Savings Bank and has been lor idetified with the business and coil mercial (levellopment of the city < Newberry, always taking an actiN interest in everything that was f the betterment. of tle commimity. Mr. C. E. Summer has been in Nov ' erry for quite a number of years an is a member of the firm of Summ< Brotiers, one of the largest me: eanlitile establishments inl this part r the country, and t-he man11agement C this c(oncnt'h 111 S bee:l largely inl hi hianlds for a numb1her of years and I his good business juldgmletl muhel c (lie sucess of. the liusiniess is due. Mr. W. 14. Pwart is a native c Newherry and leeply intiested inl il development andP groIwth. The first. superintendent of t1i plant was Mr. P. J. Voss, wh,]to can ' to Newberry with the contracter wh t built the water works and electri light plant, and was superintender for five years when he resigned I It take "a poeitionl as traveling salesmaj Upon his resignation the board si 'ured the services of Mr. F. M. Boy t who took charge of the plant in Fel t ruary, 1901, coming here from Chei ter, S. C. Mr. Boyd is a son of M S M.J. Boyd aindl a. grand son of " Ui e Cle '' Mark Boyd, who was known anl ' loved by everybody inl these part and was born in the New Chapel se, tion of Newberry county. He is aI tive and energetic and by his clo, 'e attention to tlie business and hI V kIowledgC of 01l its details, has )dor munch to put this plant in the excellet condition in which it is today, ai m 111uch eredit is due him for the w: 0 evilent service which we now have. C His assistant in this work is M Floyd Bradley, a son of Mr. E. I Bradley, of Newberry. He has bec in the service for four years and bI his efficiency and attention to dut and courteous treatment to everN one has had his salary increase -from time to time, and though lie I. received flattering offers elsewher has remained in Newberry. As stated above, Newberry can we boast of her excellent water and ti excellent service which she receiv< from her electric light and wat plants. There is io better electr light. system anywhere that we ktnI of and ol10)0 btt'r andl purer wa tr 'i be found. Really thle first stepi Newherry 's progress was when sI inst alled her sj?stem of water worl and electrie lights, and1( it shioinhl 1 statedl alsc. that in conntection wit this, we have a system of' sewer(n;u whuic'h has givenl geiieral siat isfatlii thiough it. ineeds very much to he e' fended. s* We~ sometimes fear that our1 peopl~ ri (10 not realize as they should how rai 4 idly Newberry is.growing andl exp)an< ing. As a newspaper' gentleman sai, d who was here some time ago, w s need to take 'some lessens from son of our neighboirs iii th-ec matter< "claiming. '' Our peole, howere' have alwvays b)eenl conservative aniti grto(wthI has been steady andl subs tm ial. D)uring the last, twelve imonth f,our'teen new. brick stores have het er'ectedI andI all of them are rented at none of lie old ones are vacant. 1 the matter of population, we are sit isiled1 that a contser'vativeo est.inmte wi Sgive us twice the population that. ni Spear's in the census of 1000. -For thu treason, we have -eontstaiitly intsist( that the city council have a poli< eenrsus taken, so that wheni we a asked the pl)Pfation of Newberr we . could give it accuratejy withloi sayViing ablOutt so many p)eop)le. Ti known that wve have one of the be: rural countiries backing the town< r; any county sent in the state. The r, lndlls are fertile, farmers intelligent Sand inldistrioti, and there is nothing'r to keep New"herry from being one of ite largest cities inl the state except 3- that lie blusinless ien should realize 0. what we have and then ill get to-eth -er and pull together for the continl it 11a.1 growth anld development of our In this connection it will be inter esting to the citizens and tax pay 'ers of, tle city to- have a financial statement giving a brief history of ithe water and electric light plant and g also what it has cost and what it is v worI'th anlid what (lie income will lie 11141 Ile lecessitv of additidnlal boiler 9m'114 enm-ine power. Newberry installed her vater and (eeirie light planlt inl 18961, with two vnIinllies olle of 100 horse power, one oi 50 horse power. and two boilers of 80 horse pomwer each, as tihe motor power to do the pumlpilng 4' tho water loi tle 'artesialn well uip ili tle. stand pipe lAt nli estimate of capa eitv of 100.00 -1allons per dlly anld fii*nnish one thOlusaid - incandescent Ili hs and Iifty siree ariev lamps. s hese T oilers and eligilie' plcl'('iMJ 0 Ilit hest ti11 the markel. have beon iik contiiluouls dailyN service with<mit an a'evident for ten yeals. Buht t4 supply the demand I' m114re witer an1 i I -lits l' 41W OVel'a11dled witi thirty live hd11141r-ed iniciaideseit lights aid 70 sireet are liglits and tihe pumping of e 150,000 gallons of water, besides supplying dIring the day motor pow er for Several small electrical moto's lt fans, etc. And the Commissioners have been for montlis considering different. propositions to ilcrease tle power of the plant, so that no break down might occur, and tile city rest in full security upontl an abuiidaiit sipply of water and light. The deep well Worthington pump originally used, wore oilt I vo years ago and wias reprliced by al air col)pres Sor plumlp. This, though giving us an incereased supply of watte, now needs i companion pump for Ohe new well bored this year, which would >lace our water supply beyoiid question, as dt l new I pimises I'ully as lirge a f1ow as tlie old well. Two years ago tlt vimmnissiuiners finding tie lighting plant ilnadv4<iite to Suipply file town, biulgh I a new plant f'r $t.500.00, which will carry 3,300 incandescent li ight an 41d 75 street ir( lights. And as the town could not furnish tle money f'or a cash purchase, the board a.reed it the IoNwn autt1horit ies woul make these notes for the ami14oun1t tihey would pay thle notes u1ponl ma1ur1ity, ou(. of the reveuille 14) be deriv'led from larger sales of light and' water. with the great saviig of expellse al'ttI end eing.. thet rmmning' of, the nu*w plan11t. Tey have ailready' N paid two of Ilese notes and will he able 14) im-t the Sthird noteI( matiurine Ilhis f'all. allmlunt E ing withI inltere'st to) $2,ti.0.. The '4 hoard also (his y'ear laid a niew~ well "hored't at t he ('lst 4of $1 ,500t.00. Itl '0 the pre'(ssini'- 1need' at this tIm isi( an 41 incr'ease of pow'er 1plan41. A 1501 htional boilr are' an4 ab11 shiite necessil51(v. iiew "'tell and an ath41-iial forc'(e standi( pipe, w~ithI ani l(icrease' in size o'(f thle pow~er' house ('all s for)4 $7, 000.00, and114 the city Ito be pr'opercly pr)4otectled I- against ai break-dow'n and10 thle stop ,page oIf wvater and lights, should have Mr1.KRv.anaitnat this addition to the plant at 01 With this amount of mlioney, the v er and light plaiit can pay all ruin OxpeIses, pay this debt of $7,00( in three years, a1(1nd confiiue to tenid tie( water ald light lines to n pressin, nevessitis. And (he bo with this statement, trusts that city anild tie citizens will see the vantages as well as the necessities this work to be done at once. the city has the best water in state, as fine a light plant as caln fouind anywhere. The citizenls paying only tan averac cost for lig and water while in the past year fi the revenle from light and wa live thousand dollars hals been aippl to tie payment of notes for eleel light phlant, and extension.s in the w er, liliht and sewer syst em. This system( of light ald itaI costiig the City lin expend(lituire $42,000.00 coli not le repilaeed $w00,tti.0, anid will this year shov net, income of over $5,000.00, and three years with lit expenldiire (ily of $7.000.00 that will all be p back in dint timie, will froIim an 11 lI of $42,0t)0.00 live a net incoic prolbaly $7,000.00 and a iiope wil-h $70,000.00-8O imih for- v Thel(.fhllowinl.. -iving" hwoany oft tie. Xw teI. is a clippinl' I'roim ()hsv'rver iin thice tall (or 1900, six v; 1141. I is tpro able that (the aly if iiade nomw would be slightly cha ed. It will be observed that Ile p Ceetage of linleral inl this water about as large as inl some 'of the fa ons mineral springs to which tile p ple resort every summer in search health: Superintendent Voss of the e wiater works has jjust had a new an ysis of' our artesian water made the sate chemist at Clemson c!oille This analysis shows anll improvel inl the water 1ts compared to the ti analy13sis (Af ik, anld there are traces Iineral cualities shown by tihe' 1 ana11lvsis which1 wer noct fOrmew Piesenlited. Sulphur is onie of ilh new properties, 1id its preselce ill wa(ter t.c(.mIlllts fo lite 4)Imdor whiel1 detetd tccisioniliy in the water. ()ilr arit1-0-siit water lilts Ali tie gn 'Inliies (,1 a1 pirv, wlilesile dri i.1g water. as tilt state clemist s; il a ctlcie Io Supe'illiei del t Vt aid lit) doubt there is Io sulpei d*illkll-" w ate r alywlYere ill Thel liurhi-l ebar .etel of the wa noted inl the thit mnlyNsis, hals dislippe'lreell til-ely. Tie 111iher 41i ' lisninwrS ()I wat'er is drilditIl1 iller i lt. a d 111: iMlity N3'lft the so-v whll, ust. it drinkiug pirlposes smio lose 1 tastn" liiiy f.well water. C(.py ,v (11f thev fill'eitwui an.iyI.ses as fiulows: Cillmi Collwe'e. S. C., Ninay 5. ,!)(O Atnalysis No. 2025. Saimph.c of' wateI r tInarkte.d "ari Anialys's, l'ciillsi j ar ila . . (j l-i i .i !8ittuiiiii ('arituuill 'c. .. .. .. . .. siim (';a ili le 1...... Miallese' Ca'holluite . ...... (Coninued on141(h Pag 'iL' ~i h.) #X Mr.FlydBrdly,Asisan Sur Mr. Foyd B ad,Astan "i TILLMAN STATES PLAN 0 TO REFORM DISPENSARY ex eet REPEATS SUGGESTIONS MADE IIrd LAST SUMMER. t he ald- The Senator Condemned Last General for Aesembly and Denounced the. Leor Proposition to Establish the County Dispensaries. be are Jas. A. Hoyt in State. m Greenville. July 7.-Four thousand 1, eople or 111ore were gatlelleI at San jed dy Flat today to hear Senator Till ricman a1d, otlher stitesmeni and politi :1 ei-mns on the issues of the (ay. From a newspaper standpoint, per el Imps, tile best ' '.tory' of' the day of' was the people. it was a fine crowd. fol Stronl,ti. roblist ilien of this mouitain a country; handsoie, lieaiilty, well in ilressedI woieni aml plenity of Ameri Ito- eani chii1en. Conitrastedl with the iaI vrow(ls wivl cheeed ''Brave Benl it- Tiln'lim 15 years ago, teir was ia 4o C great differieiee. Then tliere wats hun rty - .vI I11 1e am s ( wrI-i IttenI onl Itheir i'laces, [1o - imrd Itim1e s cert1a inItliv Im a its. iml press 1111(l theyN. were remly to swill .vs low at hing that woul mean lighter Ie i axn., 1d a t het(er 'eon(diitios. They 1is h1o,t bv.1n11 to tilink also t111 1hey sis were not trted rigit politically a Ig- tiheir interest inl polities was intense. e1*- B3uI today .tlis crowd (lid nlot secm is so mnn in tierested ill polities. They mll- received Ti1111111's most. fervent pas ,t0- sages witi a calmness tIat even the of speaker must have noticed. There were men inl that crowd who 14 years ity a.(Vo Wonid have punetuate(d every sen ali- tence'l'illmani ulttered( with a '' hurrahi by for. Tlliman'' a11(1 today there were e. w 1urr.1-asl of ainy kind. From way lilt down iibont Walker's ross 11oads 'st 11141 ratbliln sit lioll. 10 miles below 0If Gr1eviville eif v, 111( evenl ats frll dowln ' as Ia ieksville 20 miles below town, lY Im'll Came to Itis mleeing, in Cacl ihere I!S(I weeSomeher fromll 1l,n I.ens .ounIt.y. Ihe And Spar21nhurg was well represlent is ed,. Is Ilhe (ml ity line( is. ly-I manly miles awav. As o'r (11rceelville city >(I alw(I nIt rh p( imn of (ithe (,ounill ik- tyv. n111 wIlh knows Il he piele couill IYS Spmi 61lk 1*rom11 every' sechl ()f (th' -SS lrritory. 1t was then.I a r-elresentai l110, live (.ro4wd. 11 was also a wevl-l-rss I eC(I, well-uTo1mle(l r wl Woll)1n Willh pre( I t y d r llesses :aml4 plenlfly of flowers er, 1( andibbonls. Ain11 like thteir' hior-set og 1( and1mules, Ilhey all1 seemedc( (o bv well fed, well-kept. lht e [ppiness a11(1 prospeity sielh 1s thle ar1e hiere indienatedl do( 11ot accordI willh ',Implificall vxvitemenvit and I'renzy. Thlese Vil p11 rf1('Cus(. to tliik alone of\ wlis key, I a v itive scomellii ng bete.r to art consider. AnI loday thvy refused to ('l11n1so over ile wliskey issue. They li VInI Er Tillma1n a respeel ful, in. lelf-i( hearil.', :llbl iI' le hail 111 f'p po's'in em0Iiidat( 11niIless the' vast Ty- 2l0aj1t he1ibllts' for(5(1 Tilan i( pref ((r('4' to'( Ithe oth1er(' nmt Bu41 t they1'0 I l.(4wer ixe's which thlev votIed tor 1(1 fotiions hIt2ve ('44nne a111l tIne 140oj1de 21 are' no4 longer'l absorbed('( int polities. '1(( Thiey' wanttedl to hear11 their senuator' The l~' sp)ot selected for' the speak11 intg w~as a v'er'y pr'ettly gr'ove near the 1h111e (of Mt's. Jane Gilreathi, inar d11cksont Grove churchel. Thle speaking was annltonneed' to be ''ait Sanidy I"!at '' but while therec is a pr'ecintct is famou111(Is for'5'~O Ieea ithi gs, one0 of li<tor( could1' always be secured~t antd per haps ai ti..:ht if t':11 led. This i .4 n i .sin 1tha1 Sandy Flat is or has b aeen a lawless commun4y (1 I, I ut thi're1 I as' alwavs bseen a certain inwi ess ele' SInen*11t in1 thIis Section. Mr. II. B. Tngr'am, the register of! mes"nel( contveyance110 for this county. 1'x.-Senaltr A. HI. Deatn madec tile op ('lening speech~l, iln wichl hie spoke (If I the lea'fsure th eopl~'I~e t6ok itn hav in'2 Seniato 141 llTillan pr~eset and re.. ferred to him ais th brave1*P' defen'dert of1 Amtet'icanit womnanhotod, wtho diaredc to defy Barnes and his cohorts, as