The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, December 17, 1919, PART I 8 PAGES, Image 7
CAPITAL
BY A. RA1
The taxable property of Lexington
County ia 17,848,822 for . 1919, as i
compared with $7,360,218 for the preceding
year, according to figures by
Rut 1* Osborno, comptroller general.
This is ar. increase of $488,614 over <
the previous year. By far the greater '
part of this increase came as a result
of tho efforts of the tax commission <
to get stocks of merchandise assess- i
ed upon the same basis as banks and <
other corporations?that is at 42 per fl
cent, of actual value. For tho State <
as a wno'.e me increase ior i9iv was
$26,681,448, of which practically $20,,
000,000 was added by increased assessments
of merchants. It was by
reason of this increased assessment
that the comptroller general was enabled
to reduce the levy 'for State
purposes from 9 1-2 mills, as fixed by
the legislature, to 9 mills.
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In connection with the matter o?
' assessments it is interesting to Speculate
whether the annual fight to
abolish the tax commission will bo
made in the general assembly thi3
year. "It is worth noting,'' said a
person well informed recently, "to
recall that when the fight to abolish
the tax commission had been lost in
the senate, it was a strong opponent "
of the commission who proposed to
give that body $25,000 with which to
go out and get the invisible property 3
on the tax books. To Senator Banks (
t of Calhoun belongs the credit for this 3
ntl.lnh . I f
? iuuvui vt:i;uii icsuucu i?i me iiigum |
assessments . for the current year. As M
^ a matter of fact while the $25,000 |f
appropriation p:issed the fenatc it J
was scaled in the committee of free
conference to $15,000, und it is un- j
p derstood that not nearly all of this t
was used." s
^According to figures furnished by
the State treasurer's office Liexington
|l county stands well up toward the
list in the amount of hack taxes owed
to the State government. There remains
on tho books an unsettled balance
for 1017 taxes of $100.67, while
for 1918 the amount is only
$638.28, which will doubtless be further
reduced when the settlement is
made with tho sheriff for executions
in his hands. There are only two
counties la the State which have
imadc full r.nd complete settlement for
all taxes due. Lancaster and Pickens (
hold -this distinction. Comparisons
are sometimes ocyous, but in order to
realize how well Lexington has done
in this respect it may be of interest I
to note that Richland county is due
to the State for 1917 taxes $8,879.63
and for 191 S $9,884.56. The total due
the State for 1918 by Richland was
519&.S03.43 while that for Lexington
waH $60,721.80. In other Words Lexington
is still due on 1918 taxes only
a little over 1 per cent, of the total,
\ while Richland is due slightly in ex- "
cess of 5 per cent.
Among 1 lie industrial concerns ]
chartered by the Secretary of State
Saturday was the Swansea Gas and
Oil Company, with a capital of $15,000.
B. K. Craft and T. O. Setzler are |
petitioner.". j
Lexington farmers who daily come c
to Columbia to sell produce will be
interested to know that efforts are
still being made by tho city authorities
of Columbia to dispose of the
present city hall property and erect
h a modern market on Assembly street ;
equipped with every convenience for
both buyer and seller. Mayor Bla1
lock is authority for the statement
that a large syndicate is now dickerjV
ering with council for the purchase
of the city hall with good prospects
H of council being ablo to receive a
H sum which would warrant the sale.
S Mr. Blalock would not say who thfc
parties were, but it is surmised that
V it is the company which has in conH
templation the erection of a twentystory
hote' building. This would
H" certainly be an ideal site for a good
^1, hotel, of which Columbia is badly in
need. Au article published in The
I Record lately says that plans have already
been drawn for such a building.
IAn interesting: discussion has been (
going: on Jntely between the Columbia
city board of health and a local J
creamery concern, which of course is
of little mere than local interest except
that it draws attention to tho j
fact that Columbia is only partly supplied
with fresh milk, and this train
of thought leads up to something that
The Dispatch-News has already pointed
out before that as a sido issue on
Lexington farms and as a weapon to
fight the boll weevil an increase in
the supply of milk could bo made valuable,
Bi.t in order to make this
Profitable there must be community
cooperation. A gentleman recently
returned from Maryland tells of a
friend in that State who receives a
JGOSSIP
MBLER I
Very tidy income from, several Cows
and a good number of chickens. It
is not necessary for him to take the
produce to town, hut each morning
he places his milk \cans and egg
crates on the side of the road, from
whence they are picked up by a community
truck and carried to the city
of Washington. And the beauty
about an inrnm a from fvilo c^nr^n in
that it is constant, being received
weekly or monthly, as arrangements
tor marketing have provided. The
Gpportunity for establishing a profitable
industry lies at the door of Lexington
county.
According to J. K. Breer.in. State
chairman ol* the Anti-Saloon league
t will prooably take a court decision
;o clarify the situation with regard to
he regulations for obtaining liquor
ifter the federal ' amendment goes
nto effect January 16. The federal
aw provides that a pint every ten
lays may be purchased from drug
itores for medicinal purposes. Mr.
^reedin believes th^it the State law
illowlng not more than a quart a
nonth will take pro:? over the
'cderal law. He nlvo thinks that so
nany restrictions will be thrown
Do You Enjoy Your Meals}
If you do not enjoy your meals
four digestion is faulty. Eeat mod
jiuicij, cB.ueumiiy 01 meats, masticate
<tur food thoroughly. Lot five hours
dapsc between meals and take one of
Chamberlain's Tabtfcts immediately
ifter supper antf you will soon find
.*our meals to be a real pleasure.
Sanitary Meat Market
and Restaurant
Fresh native meats always on hanA
co sold in any quantity from Be up.
3 or restaurant is prepared to furnisk
neals at all hours. First class steak
irepnred by experienced cooks.
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Nait Doer to Poatoffice.
LEXINGTON. 8. G,
FLOWERS
leautiful Asters, Dahihs, Roses, Etc.
Fine Wedding Work . Specialty.
PLANT NOV/:
liawn Grass, Daisy, Freesia,
Pansy, Sweet Peas, Beet, Carrot,
Lettuce, Mustard, Radish, Spinich,
Turnip.
Let us help you select best
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Rose Hill Greenhouses
1519 Main Street
COLUMBIA, . . S. C.
The Tea Shop
IN THE"
ARCADE
Delicious Luncheons Served
Open from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m.
t
Arcade|Building
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Save Money
Jome to Columbia and buy your
BUGGIES, WAGONS & HARNESS
from me and you are sure to save
money, because I sell cheaper
than anybody else.
Fresh Lot of
HORSES and MULES
just in my stables. Come now
and make your selection. All of
them at prices to suit you.
Sweeney Stables,
1413 Assembly St., Columbia, S. C.
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around the federal law that the sales
will be almost nil. For instate only
physicians licensed to do so may issue
prescriptions for whiskey, and then
only after cIoho physical examination
ot the patient. No prescription can
be refilled, but each purchase will re1
quire a new prescription. In other
words the federal law will place
1 whiskey ir about the same position
as narcotics are now un&er the Harrison
law.
Mrs. M. A. Derrick of Chapin has
been appointed matron at the Lutheran
seminary, near Columbia and ban
assumed her new duties.
What the South Carolina legislature
is going to do about the ratification of
the woman's suffrage amendment to
tho federal constitution at the coming
session is not known, and so few
members have expressed themselves
that a good guess is hard to make. If
ay considerable number of South
Carolina women are urging the
adoption ot the amendment by the
legislature it is not known. It may
be that they are purposely keeping
A FAMILY
MEDICINE
b Her Mother's Home, Says Tins
Georgia Lady, Regarding BiackDranght.
ReHeS From Headn?m%
F-fo*?
Ringgold, Ga.? Mrs. Chaa. Gaston,
of this place, writes: "I am a user
of Thedford'a Black-Draught; In fact,
It was one of our family medicines,
also in my mother7? home, when I
WDH ft pTlllA Whan ?? ? ?
ren complained of headache, usually
caused by constipation, the cave us
a dose of Black-Draught, "which would
rectify the trouble. Often In the
Spring, we would have malaria and
chills, or trouble? of this kind, we
would take Black-Draught pretty regular
until the liver acted well, and
wo would soon be up and around
again. We would not be without It,
tor It oertalnly haa saved us lota of
doctor bills. Just a dose of BlackDraught
when net so well saves a
lot of days In bed."
Thedford's Black-Draught haa been
In use for many years In the treatment
of stomach, liver and bowel
troubles, and the popularity which It
now enjoys Is proof of Its merit.
If your liver la not doing Its duty,
you will suffer from such disagreeable
symptoms as headache, biliousness,
constipation. Indigestion, etc.,
and unless something la done, serious
trouble may result
Thedford's Black-Draught has been
found a valuable, remedy for theso
troubles. It Is purely vegetable, and
acts in a prompt and natural way,
regulating the liver to its proper
functions and cleansing the bowels of
Impurities. Try it Insist on Thedford's,
the original and genuina. B 79
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but through its member t
! one, it is in constant touc
business of our Federal R
eludes South Carolina and
It not only enables us c
credit and currency our c<
it is all the time working :
ditions and better bankir
benefit our depositors.
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Always have special brands
at 38c is very popular: o
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T-^T- jV.
[quirt until the mooting of the legis- %
is. lure, but net at ell Ufcbiy. It
seems to t>e more generally accepted
I that hy far the greater majority of .
the women of South Carolina are en**1'
itirely apathetic as regards the rlgtyt
' to vote. * \
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Senator Dial the other day called :
attention to the fact that .Repuhli*
cans in congress have again introduced
a bill reducing Southern representation
in congress to a basis in
agreement with the vote in the general
election. Our people ought to
take a larger interest and vote more
generally in general elections, but It
will take a good scare to make them
do so. j
Tit The Dispatch-News' advertis- .
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ins columns ior results.
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Example: ^
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He can bring it to the Homestead
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Larger loans, of course made on
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