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lis Lead. But he took the pvnion that the bond issue was dangerous for the county. Mr. Blease referred to the railroad bonds for the construction of tihe rail road from Spartanburg, via Union, Newberry and Edgefield to Augusta. Good men had urged the voting of thcse bonds. and yet where that rail road was to be free negroes are plow inz. cotton and corn, and the town sips are paying the taxes to retire the bonds, No. 8, 3 mills, and No. 1, 2 mills. Once bonds were issued nobody could stop the payment on them. A few years afterwards there arose a voice from Slighs, that of the Rev. J. A. Sligh, for the building of the C., N. and L. The railroad was built -with the aid of bonds voted by the townships, and while the road was to day making money and putting large dividends into the pockets of its own ers, the townships were still paving taxes and were getting not a cent of its profits. Mr. Blease then took up the act un der which the election would be held, saying if he had been in the senate it Would not have passed. He-said that nobody was fighting the commission. Jno. M. Kinard was a good man. Jac ob S. Wheeler was a good man. J. E. Norwood was the best financier -who ever lived in Newberry county, and when J. E. Norwood came to vote bis vote would read no. Geo. B. Crom er was a good man. Z. F. Wright was a good man. J. L. Keitt was a good man, and when he came to vote he would vote no. Geo. W. Summer, Jno. X. Suber, Joe B. Derrick and I. M. Smith were good men. He was -not :ighting the commission, butthe com position of the commission. If the tax was to be voted every township should have been represented. Why should one bank be given a majority vote? Why should one township be given a majority vote? ' All were agreed on good roads, but the $300,000 would be spent and the county would not be in much better <-ondition *han it was today, except for a few miles outside of Newberry. They would tommence at Newberry and build out, and possibly when the farmers got within a few miles of Newberry they could prize their wag ons up and go on. The act was for forty years. None of the commission would be living then. Who would float the bond-ed indebtedness when it became due? (5hildren yet unborn, and the people couldn't tell who they would be. There were people in Newberry today, he said, fighting Clemson on account of its life board who were advocating this borid issue with a life board to *\.ndle $300,000 for forty years. Who had' chosen the board? Not the peo ple, but a few men gathered together at Newberry, and the people must let this commission 'handle it or not have it. When the meeting was called ev ery township ought to have been rep resented and every township ought to 'have been represented on the commis sion. Had Kinard, Norwood. Cromer, Wright, Summer, Suber, and Smith ever traveled the roads in No. 10? How did they know the needs of No. 10? It had been said by the advocates of the measure that the commission * could not spend the money except on the roads. If anybody would convince him of that he would write an article in favor of the bond issue. The clerk received as compensation such sum as miaht be fixed, not to exceed $300, from the funds provided for in the act. The compensation of the mem bers was $3 per day, not to exceed twenty-five days per year. and mile are, to be paid from,.the funds of the commission. The chairman, in addi tion to 'his per diem and mileage, re eeived $500 annually for forty years, to come out of the fu,nds provided for in the act. Who was to be chairman? He had asked the commissioners in the newspapers if t-hey would refuse to serve in order that one man from each township might be placed og the commission. None had answered, be cause at least six of them wanted to be chairman. If an unscrupulous man was elected chairman 'he could ride all over the county in an automobile and pay for the automobile with his mileage and sit at home and draw his salary of $500 a year. The people of Newberry county had in years past, * he said. elected to office some who they thought were as good men as there were in the county, and yet some of those men vwhom they had al most worshipped had gone down to their graves as defaulters. It had been the same wit-h some State offi cers. He then took up the matter of bonds for thie commission, saying that the county officers paid for their own bonds. but the bonds o2 the commis sioners were to be paid out of the funds. The bonds were to bear interest at fou and a half per cent.. mat urmy 4)n-half in thirty years and one-half in forir y ears. and the p' ple e.:uldn 't ze rid'of them before t-hat time. even ifthey had the money. The funds we1*! to 0c a OUL 01on a N'zrran11 SIn1 ed by the chairman and treasurer and at least five other members. Why? Who were the other five? At present Messrs. Kinard, Norwood, Cromer, Wright, and Summer, all of the towa of Newberry. It had been said it was too far to send out into the county to get a majority every time it was dc sired to sign a warrant. If they could find anybody further from town and on a worse road than Jno. M. Su ber he would like to see him. Mr. Smith was on the Laurens line. The reason they didn't choose a man from each township was because they want ed to control it, and they would con trol it, and every dollar of it would be put in the Commercial bank at four per cent., even if obbe banks bid more, because a majority of the com mission were from that bank. And why deposit t-he money to the credit of the commission, instead of to the credit of the county treasurer? You vote the bonds, he said, and you put the money in whose hands? You don't know, because none of t4e commission will live forty years. The money would be put in the bank at four per cent., 'nd th;e people would go there and borrow their own money at eight and ten per cent. The com mission under the act was to have the right to invest in Newberry county real estate. What do you want with somebody to buy property for you for? Prof. W. K. Sligh interrupted at this point to call Mr. Blease's atten tion to the fact that the act said real estate sureties. Mr. Blease said that meant lending the people their own money on their own farms. If the bonds wer3 voted every foot of land in the county would be liable for them. What right have the commissio. to invet your mon-ey? he asked. How could they build roads with money loaned out on land? Under the act every foot of road had to be surveyed and laia. out for permanent improvement? Who paid for it? An engineer w*s to be em ployed at any salary the commiss:on pleased, and he is to have su-h as sistant eigineers as be desired. Somebody in tE-1 a,iFen.e at :.his point asked tho question: "What do they want with an engineer?" Mr. Blease: "Somebody wants a fat job.'' The roads were to b~e relocated and surveyed, and the people had to pay for it. Pretty maps were to be drawn, and t'he people had to pay for them. 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CLARKE & SONS, I The South's Greatest Comnpee prie-list and useful soml ihrough a 1ittle instrument, and tell somebody to move the chain, but he was to furnish maps. It -bad been urged that no mony would be paid out until the roads were cumipleted. and yet the commission were allowed to employ day labor or C1)nviet lablr if they desired. Who ever beard of keeping such labor working until the job wa. eompleted? A government expert had come to Newberry, he said. and built a piece of road where it never had been bad. The Rev. Mr. Whitaker had said he had been driving over it all his life, and the other day, after a rain, was the first time he ever drove over it when he couldn't trot. The govern ment expert had left clay haud instead of a sand bed. The act providei that no road was to be paid f:>r in full until it was pass ed upon by the .engineer. What a place for graft! Why, it would be the simplest tbing in the world for the contractor and the engineer to combine. Mr. Sligh requested Mr. Blease to read the whole section of the act here. Mr. Blease said it went further and also said, and approved by the com mission, but the engineer would be the agent of the commission and when he accepted a road the commission could be sued for the work, because the engineer would be the agent of the commission. Mr. Blease said that, while he had never heard .him say so, he believed the man who put the bill through the senate would vote agaimst it. Who favored it? He had heard of only three farmers, Jno. M. Suber, Jno. C. Neel and A. D. Hudson. It was fav ored by the automobile people and the scout cars. If the bonds were voted the first man who came to him and told .him there had been any work done on the road between Jno. Neel's and the church, he would give him a Stetson hat. The people had been told that the rich people in town .wanted to give the country people something. Well. it had taken them a long time. If store rent went up in town wha paid for it? If taxes went up in the town of Newberry who paid for it? If clerk hire went up in the town of Newberry who paid for it? If insur ance went up in the town of Newber ry who paid for it? The people, when they bought their clothing and provi sions. As taxes went up in town prices went up. He gave .the financial condition of the county today: In debtedness for ordinary county pur poses, $20,000; for roads and bridges, >portunity with pure and wholesome stiller's cost. CTORY OFF'ER" is made to intrcduc rs. If your purchase is not absolutely turn the goods at our expense and your ler, Certified Check or Registered Letter. Pure Food Law, and shipped in neat, contents. )DUCTORY OFFER" Idays only. r $5.00 Express Prepaid. 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We Pay 4 Inlterest on all Savings Accounts, Compounded Semi-Annnally. Open an account and train yourself in the saving habit. Once you acquire the habit of laying by a certain per cent. of your income it will become a pleasure and you will soon have a. snug sum earning interest for you. DON'T PUT IT OFF. BEGIN NOW. J. D. DAVENPORT, EDW.n R. H IPP, President. V. President. M. L. SPEARMAN, CEO. B. CROMER, Cashier. Attorney. REPORT TO THE' sTATE BANK EXAMINER (CONDENSED' - OF THE CONDITION OF .The Bank of Prosperity Prosperity, S. C. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, APRIL 28, 1909. RESOURcES: LIABILTI'ES. Loans .. ..-. . ...$ 97,213.14 Capital1Stock .. .. ..$ 25,000-oo BuildrngaFiture..s 4,976.3 Surplus and profits . . 12,497 50 Casing ano ur e 4,o. Due to other banks . . 2,694.01 vault . . $ 6.183-57 Deposits .. . .. ...94,675-41 e r Banks. 25-494.x8 Borrowed money . . . NONE $134,66.92$134,866 92 DIRECTORS: S. S. BIRGE, DR. GEO. Y. HUNTER, N. L. BLACK, W. H. HUNT. 3. F. BROWNE, P. B. WARNER, DR. J. S. WHEELER. Our institution is under the supervision of and regularly examined by the State Bank Examiner. The NEW SUN No.2 PRICE $40.00 This Writing Machine.' is Good Enough for Anybody. INVESTIGATE IT G. L ROBINSON, Agent, BARBE~CUE BACHMAN CHAPBL. On August 12th there will be a bar. beeue at Bachman Chapel church for the benefit of the church. Refresh ments-ice cream and lemonade-will be served by the ladies of the congre gation. Mrs. Jimmie Epps being at the head of this. There will be some speaking on subjects of pubin, interest Come, all who will and help a cause worthy of your help. Congregation. A GRAND OPPORTUNITY To See The Pacifl Coast And The Alaska-Yukon Exposition. The best and most inexpensive way to see the Pacific coast and the great Western .country this summer, and take in the Alaska-Yukon Exposition opened June 1st, is to "Go as you please, pay as you go, stay as long as October 31st, if you desire." Why not spend your own money? Why not plan your own trip and go in comfort, and when it suits you? This may be done by planning your trip ovei the SOUTHERN RAILWAY in connection with an individual par ty leaving the Carolinas July 3rd, on the individual expense plan, which will cost you about half as much as a fixed expensive excursion tour. July 3rd, Route. Southern Railway,, Goldsboro to Harriman Junction. Queen 'and Crescent, Harriman Junction to Danville, Ky. Southern Railway, Danville, Ky., to St. Louis, Mo. Wabash R. R., St. Louis to Kan-. 3as City, Mo. Union Pacific, Kansas City to Den ver. Denver & Rio Grande, Denver to Salt Lake City. S. P. L. A. & S. L.. Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. Round Trip Railrcad Rates. Going via any ticketing route se lected and returning via any ticketing route as desired. Via Portland, Seattle and San turning one way via Portland and Seattle. From: Goldsboro .. ......$99.75 Greensboro ........9.75 Durham .. .......99.75 Spartanburg .......97.45 Columbia ....... ..98.20 Orangeburg ...... ..98.20 Greenwood .. ......96.65 Rock Hill .. .... ..98.35 Anderson ......... 96.10 Raleigh .... .-..... 99.75 Salisbury .. .. ,... 99.75 Charlotte ......... 99.75 Greenville ....... ..96.65 Charle'ston .. ....... 9.75 Newberry .... ....97.45 Chester.. .. ......98.35 Sumter .. ...........9.75 Rates quoted f:-om othe*r pont s on application. Tickets limited to October 31st, 1909, and permit stop-overs at all points west of Chicago or St. Louis. Tickets on sale daily to September 29th, 1909. Lower Round Trip Rates to and fromCalifornia quoted on appli cation. Before completing arrange ments for your trip give us an oppor-. tunity to talk with you about the de tails of it, quote you best rrates and tell you of the most interesting points, and the best and eheapest way to see them. Write to representatives as follows: W. E. McGee, T. P. 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