Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, November 11, 1903, Image 2
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T'"ort ^1111 'I'hone (with long dUstauce !
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It is 11>>t only nt'i'o-Hiiy, 1ml is
h duty, 111mt eviTV citizen of Kort
Mill tit t * * 1111 the "mass meetum" to
he held in the town hall tomorrow
< Thursday ) eveniiiyc at 7 wit o'clock.
The inntlor to he discussed is one
of utmost iit)portanoe to every citizen
of the town, anil to reach a I
satisfactory conclusion every male
resident should he present. It is
conceded by all th .t lights and
water are not only two >>f t lie town's
greatest needs, hut are absolute ;
necessities for the eoiufurt of ? ur
people and the protection of iife
and properly. The pnrpo e of the
the meetilit;, as slated by notice in
another column, is to devise means
of obtaining the ligals and water.
The muelinjr, as stated, will he a
public tratliwrini! and the sutrtjeHtjon
of each citizen will be "considered
impartially. .lust what
the sentinient of the general |?nI>is,
or will lie, the rep ?rt -i is 111111,
ble to any, Init, from information
iniined through conversations with
a number of prominent citizens, it
is presumed that t e issue before
meeting will lie whether it bo advisable
for the town to put on a
special tax levy to pay tin* rental
of sue 11 services or issue and sell
bonds sntiieient to erect a water
and light plant. We have little '
4dea as to the eosi in either in-!
stance, and art; unable to say
which we favor, but from our information
it would seem that the
election of the plant would be
preferable to paving rent for the
service for an iudetiiji.e period.
We shall not attompt to further
discuss the matter, however, as we
feel confident that our citiz ns.
with a keen view to t he interests at
stake, will aceept pr adopt no proposition
or suggestion that may lie
ofTerod without first investigating
jt thoroughly. Again wo will ask
and urge overy citiz m of the town
to attend the meeting tomorrow
evening.
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WIlHJtMIU If pOIHIOlOHS Uirolltillnul
tin1 country lire pleased at tin*
result of last week's elections.
While the party < 1 id not succeed
in defeating Senator Maium in
Ohio, it had a splendid victory in
Maryland, where Piesident Roosevelt's
attitude on the race q nest ion
formed the principal issue, and in
New York City it prevented the
Republicans, undor the mii-o of
Fusionists. from retaining control
of the city, M Clelland's majority
of over (>3.0lX) is sure to bring j
the State into the Democratic line
pext fall; ami Maryland's repudiatin
ion of the Republican party
lifts caused the present ad niuistra
lion much alarm. In the senate.
Gorman will have the prestige of
paving administered a severe defeat
to the party in power, and in
the house. Hearst will recall the
fact that his papers succeeded in
bringing the Democrats into line
in New Y ?rk Oity. Tliese men will
be the champions of the Democratic
cause and one of them may i
possibly load the party in thecam Mign
next fall Senator Gorman!
will attack the negro policy of the
president while Representative i
Hearst will sh w the laboring men 1
how little they have to expect
from the Republican party. The :
"open shop" controversy is by no !
means settled in the eyes of the j
lab ?r lenders nn.l tliev nr? li- '
able to turn to Mr. Hearst to lend
Hie r opposition to the President.
Manna will come bnek to the !Sennteniid
it is heleived by ninny that
hin victory in Ohio will lend liitn
to beleive tlmt he is destined for
greater things. The republican
defeat in Maryland where the President
was an iHsue, may serve as a
pretext for the opposition in his
party. At all events the loss of
New York and Maryland will
weaken the present administration.
Work is progressing rapidly on
the statue of General Robert 10. 1
Lee which is to be erected in statuary
hall in the nntional capitol.
It is gratifying to the public in
general to feel tliht the old prejudices
?if the civil war have been so
far removed as to make it possible
for a statue of the great confederate
general to be placed alongside
of those of the federal leaders.
It is as it should bo. Hubert
K. Lee was one of the greatest
generals America has ever known,
and I hough lie fought for a lost
cause his rterling qualities are so
well known he is ent.tled toall the
huttQr we tan give Ilia i?enp?ry.
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An fX' lun IK*' asserts I lint Wall
s'reet lilts lit'coine absolu elv <11vorcetl
from Southern ami Western
intlusti ji'.s. Ami it d>e? ?cem
k<?. Some years aijo a situation
like the present one on the New
^ ork stock exchange would hav
shaken the country to its foundations.
N >w the tiouhles of the
W all stro t men have become
merely a local issue and do not af
feet the ot.|jeral prosperity of the'
country. Southern and Western;
act i vi I ies and money n o at home.
The business is real. Their er ps i
are in si^ld. Their money is in
the hank, or invested in local in
tlu^t l ies, farms, cattle ranches, f ic
lories and business blocks. These !
values do not shrink in a day. and
ar?* 11 .1 mutters of speculation
Notliiny short of a disastrous crop
failure can cheek the present p osperity.
The fanner now is not in
the condition of lBD.'i, when lie
was carry mj a heavy morl</u;r?\
and had to li >rro\v from month to
month and you to year to harvest j
and move li s crop. Tod iy lie is
intrenched behind a farm which
is paid for. and a bank account
which is ample, to say notliini; of
tlie small LTiaiu in the barns and
the cattle in t he fields. The fanner '
is prepared to stand otT the wolfe
for a lam,' and so 1??11?_r us lie
is prosperous the rest of the e din- !
try will d ? very well. I t's I lie farm,
and not Wall street, which sup j
ports the country.
Will's iii ninny c..ses lmv?' gone
up fully u hundred per cunt, in
Chiea while the cost of living
11us increased iih >ut fifteen to tweu- j
ty per cent. The net ion of the In
hot" unions, however, in forcing
the price of hilmr up to nn nhn >r
null figure has resulted in a siugnation
in the building line, ainl
the city will l?e indeed lortiinate if
it gels through the winter without
conside able dislresH am ?ng working
men iih a remit of their being1
iinn'ole to ^.'-f constant employ
nieiit The moneyed interestH of
the city refuse to make any invest
moots in the const ruction line until
a more set tied condition exsist s.
and a shrewd business in in can |
hardly blame them for the -stand
they li ive la ken.
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?t. U.n'iyn-r villll IIJU IVUCK 11 II)
I Icrald Hint after January 1st tin*
closing ??f t!io Charlotte bars ni
8 p. in. will cm use "weeping among
(lie 'old sou Us' in those purls.'1 So
j long as the afternoon tmiu makes
I daily trips to ('hurh)tle, the bar
men of that city will contiinio to
reap the rich harvest, which should !
benefit "those parts' under one or
more Well regulated disp usuries.
One of our nraniest coiilenipo- j
rarieR strikes the keynote when it
I says that reckless and uiiscruplous
promoters have done more than
legislation or preaching fan do to
put an end to stock inflation and
to discredit, get-rich-quiok concerns
Such enterprises must fool
the public if they are to till anyone's
pickets and by th ir own
greetI they have warned the public
to fight shy of them.
The reev'iver to< the notorious
ship comhuir has recommended
that pro ceilings lie taken against
Charles M. Schwab and others to
com el them to pay for the millions
of stock which they received
for nothing. The receiver puts
Schwab and associates in the same
category with other theivo;.
o ? a
In a talk to his Sunday School i
class D. Rookfellcr scored the j
trusts 111ht are worked f>?r personal
gain to the deti iment of t ha public.
We hope that will deter the old
innii from raising the price of oil
ana in this week.
Ask yonr lawyer about "Fewer gallons;
wears longer "
Ask yonr dootor about "Fewer gal- j
Ions wears longer."
Charles 11. Thomas, a white
Republican of Chicago has euvolvad
a campaign button for
which his parly would not stand
sponsor. It represents President
Roosevelt at dinner with Hooker
T. Washington. Across the face ;
of the picture is the word "Equal- j
ity." The zealous Mr. Thomas (
wished to impress upon the colored
brother the idea that the only way
to the higher life was to vote the |
Republican ticket. His brilliant
idea is depicted in the campaign
button. Thousands of the buttons
are being worn by ^olured m mi in
Chicago and the demand throughout
the oountiy is glowing.
Ask your Minister about "Fewer gab
Ions; wears longer."
Ask yonr grocer about "Fewer gallons,
wears longer."
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Those people who think it j
ensv to publish a newspaper in a
small town would doubtless change
their beleifs were they tolake hold
of the Times just at this time, i
It is dend easy to get\up a p?p*r
when news is plentiluf. tint when
there is nothing happening, it is
just a little difficult to manufacture
new*, \
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COMPLETION OF THE DAM. j
With Good Weather, the Masonry
Will Be Finished Within Two
Week j. Power Prices Higher.
Tim limn <>f the Catawba Power I
Co. is 11t*iii in<_r eomplelion, Says
the Hoitk Hill I b raid. There is
now only a trap of a be ait sixty f ?t
to till in. ti is enclosed within
the las' iMill'er dam, ami the waters
of the river now pass thr ai^li the
nates. The water has all been
pitiiipe ! out of the hi-t roller d tin !
and if there should not be a flood
in tlio river or the weather heeonie
too severe all the masonry will be
completed within two weeks or at
the tardiest three weeks, when the
nates will be closed and the yreat
lake be_'in to till.
1 )r. \Vvlie has been here f.?r ? veral
ilnys. lie is greatly pleased
with the progress of the work and
deli^hled at the bi 't prospe t for
the t n I lie lias striven so faithfully
to reach. His rinht hand b over,
Mr. Lee. has uroveii t<? In* t lie ri'dit
in hi in tiir rich! place, ami to linn
Dr \'t ylie a-ci ill -? j^i fit praise.
Vest.mday in a talk with Dr.!
\V)lie lie made it plain that it is
now up id 1 ioek II ill whether Koek
Mill shall o-t all the power Fold
.Mill and L'-iinville in v not use; or
with ilie excepti.?n of 1.500 lior-epower
aire idy eoiitraeted in this
city, shall e() to CMixrl >tle in proferenco.
Dr. Wyliesaul:
Mr. Lee experts to have the
wheels turniiie hy Christmas and
he ready to deliver electricity in
Kock Mill soineliine in January. I
We will have ah ml 0 000 horse-I
p*?wer on tin* machinery now heme
put ill. to Hell. We think that
Fort Mill is the hast market for
us. h'raits it is only ah ml three
and a half miles fooin the plant,
and the next is K ?ek 11 dI, because
it is only six miles distant.
In slaitino this plant, we offered
to sell to the different null men'
p i\ver for use in their mi I is at ?15
oil i'io line, lit idle! itlLC electricity
to the mill men at that time t u
4l\ ..... .(..i..,l i.. < I..... <i...,
was it I ion I one-half tin* actual vul
in* ?>t" electrical power ?|**v?*l<?p?*<I
by tin* best st en ill plants, as found
by tests at the Noith liy both s >
entilie and business men; and we
are ready to cleatIv prov?? t at
electricity t ?i day no- in I'onnsyl. |
vinia and New \ oi k. d *veloped t>y
water power, is b*in-_j Hold and
eatferly taken at about one cent an
hour for horsepower, or >o-> 00 for
eleven hour p aver. But our reason
for offering it at sueli a low
rate at that time was that this I'll- !
terprise was a new one and a very
ddli-nit one t linanee, electricity
not heiiiK well tin lei'sto id tliell.
ami 11 was ii -eessary lor u- to have !
a certain iiin<>uiit of power contraded
f??r before making the sale
of on bonds. Thai has ad l> on effected;
it l as all been financed
and iegardless of any contracts,
We are able to show that we can
develop s> Hindi power and now
again we offer o the mill men of
Keek Hill an I Port Mill this
power at about two thirds the actual
value of that power developed
by steam. Our reason for s > doing
this is that llork Mill is out
best market, on account of the distance.
and especially, because we
are carrying 11 big m ? rest expen o
and we wish to sell enough power
in the near future to pay fixed
charges. Having s Id now ab ail
1,500 hnisep over, we will have
about as much more power to grill
in Kock 11111. and we now offer it
at $.*{.00 more than we di last year
I.ere. Instead of bang $15 00 we
now ask $1800 per horse power. I
We give notice a year ago that
this would be true. .lust as soon
as this amount is taken up, we wilt
hold power for a still greater rise
of from 20 <.r 25 oer eeni which w.*
I'll!) afford to do as soon as our
rout:acts will enable us to piy
tixcd charges. And uulrss the pro- ^
ptr of ii ?i k Mill and c >min 1111 itv
arouml take t his p nvrr lit t lie price
offered, namely, SIS 00, we have all
our plant ready and arc romnnmi- ,
eating with the Charlotte people
with a view of currying the main i
part of this power to Charlotte tor
sale, and we hope that the matter
will be clearly understood by the !
unit men and other people interested
in the progress of this city. 1
In addition to what Dr. Wylie
has stated, Mr. W. S Leo. vicepresident
and chief engineer, says
the water wheel is at present installed
for 12.000 horse power and
we are now installing the electrical
equipment for fi.OO'J horse power.
The power house is completed and
there, is about .1,000 yards of masonry
to l>o laid on the (lain, the
total amount of mas niry in the
dam being about (10,00) yards.
We lack about <10 feet of having
the walls connected. The last coffer
dam has been completed and
we arc now cleaning its foundation.
All the stone is quarried
and on the grounds ready for use;
all materials, such as cement, &cM
are abooii hand. Willi continued
good weather the stone work will
be laid by the end of the mouth.
In order that if may not appear
i
from what has hoen said that the
company intends or ever expected
to 'squeeze" anybody into signing
a contract. it may !>? proper to
slate iIihI in order to lay our mains
front the dam either to Rock Mill,
Fort Mill, Pineville, or Charlotte,
it is necessary for us to know approximately
how much power we
will possibly sell at either place;
consequently we are now taking I
np the matter o' rout rants \\ i 111 !
all pirties interested and as soon
as we can determine about what ;
power will be used at each phce,
we will lay out and build mains
ncc ad i ugly.
We are now within only a few
weeks of the time when we will be ,
ivady to deliver power ami it mm
lie understood how impciative it ithat
we must close contracts.
Ask W. It. Carol hers about "Fewer
gallons; wears longer."
er..:> r m.v ... .. n - ?
?? an iui n nvr nmmnsi wears l-onger."
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The heaviest host of the season
appeared Sunday morn int.', and
p et n vegetal ion is a tiling of the;
past for 1 his year
?
Tot A Cick lay Since.
"I was taken sevoily^siok with
kidney trouble. 1 tried all soils
of medicines, none of which re- |
leived nie. ( hie day I saw an ad.
of your Kit e i ie Hitters and determined
to try that. After takinu I
a few doH-s I lelt releived. and s Oil
thereafter was ciitin ly cured, and
have not seen a siek day sinee.
Neighbors < f mine have been cured
of Hlieumat :stn. Neui alyia. Liver
and Kidney tronbhs and (!eneral
Debility." This i- what tj. '
F. 1 hiss. (,f Fre uu nt, N. C. writes
Only f?()e, at all di n^j stores.
('apt, Kdwards of ( Miester was a
visitor to Fort Md! yesteidiy.
A Kor.a^ray Bicyclo.
Terminat-al with an u^'v eij! on j
ih.? 11'it of .1. II. Oiner. Franklin I
(5 rove, III. It d vel<>p d a stub- j
b >rn ulcer utiyeildiiio to doctors
and remedies for four yea is. Then !
Illlekleii's Al'llica Salve cured.
It's just as ooo l for thirns. Scalds.
Skin Krupi ions and l'iles. 2~?c, at
all dru^ stores.
Cotton sdd for 10.05 on this
market yesterday.
Tcccn't Kcspc:t Cld Ago.
ll's sliiiineful when yonlli fails
to show j>r?>p??r respect for old aj*e,
Im: just tI to contrary in the ease of
Dr. Ivinii'sNew Life Pills. They
ciil olV maladies no matter how severe
and irresp olive <-f old no,..
Dyspepsia. Jaundice, l'Vver, Constip
ition all yeild I?? this perfect
l'lll 'Joe, at all iii no stores.
Jiqller and e^oH aro in demand
at present.
INDIAN POTTERY.
A new lot jiifd from tlie Catawba
Xati 'ii. liny now and ort desirable
pieces foi Xinas presents.
Shredded Wheat and
Force.
A fresh lot <>f each has just ar.
:.. - i i 4 : 4 * -1
nvtm. ii is easy i<> ^e i in uie
habit i?f eating this li?*a 11 li fn 1 ni:d
wholesomo food which is ready
prepared.
Garwood's Perfumes
Are par excellence?tlio best
hat money ecu buy. Ten ? dors.
Price 50 cell's per ounce?
At ARDREY'S.
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PROPOSITIONS.
If you desire to buy sell, or exchange
Ileal Estate, Stocks, Ponds,
Jfco., ask less idle questions and
sljove up jo ir business propositions.
f am open for business, but
it is offers 1 am after and less questions.
1 have plenty of property
that 1 can sell you throughout the
Stale, if notliiuu on my list to
suit you, it is my business to find
it for you if you will apply in a bus
iness ?wiy.
Let Me Sell You
The Fort .Mill Construction Co.l
complete, real estate, machinery,]
tools, Ac. Or will sell the tnuchin
cry separate from the real estate.
Don't let a good plant lie idle aV
uind you. Make a business proposition
and put it to work. I am
told this is good machinery in good
repair. One thing sure I want to
soil it, nod will sell it if you make
a business offer.
J. Edgar Pong, Broker,
Bock Hill, S. C,
iLv.v 'irfAsMi . 1
TRKiiPAPH NOTICE,
AVI persons nro hereby warned not to
linnt, fish, or in any way trespass thkui
nnv of the lauds owned or eon trolled
liv flu' undersigned, under penalty qf
law. W H. JONES
,1. W. AUDREY.
.1. If. COLTHARP.
D. A. I.EE.
A LEX. N I YENS.
T. ]). WITHERS.
B. 1). Sl'RIXt :s.
E. B. SPRINCJS.
H. W. HUFFMAN.
J. II. SUTTON.
B. F. MASSKY.
T. II. M ERR IT!'.
ft,*.**
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4 lilpr^ $
* NEW MARKET. t>
$ I have opened i lirst class ?
^ Meat Market in the old Gulp d
<? stand on Main street ami will ^
? keep on hands at all times a J j
* supply of choice Beef, Fork, ^
^ Mutton. i-'ausajje, el.-. My w
$ prices will always he as low <p
$ as the lowest. ' 1 hone your
A orders to No. '4!) and receive A
> prompt at t lent ion and fair a
J dealing. X
5 \V. L. HALL. #
* fjer- Fresh Fish and Oys- ^
^ ters every Saturday. t
t $
The MODEL
STEAM LAUNDRY
Or Charlotte, N. C.,
Is unexcelled in the
class of work it turns
out Any
work not found
to he entirely satisfactory
will he relaundcred
free of
charge to the owner.
McElhaneyvFarks Co,1
4 x .
A^CIllS,
Shipments Thursday mornings.
Basket returned cn Saturday.
FOR
GOOD WHISKIES,
WINES,
BRANDIES, ETC.,
CAl'l- ON OR WRIT? TO
W. II. IIOOVER*
tB\KM>lTK, N C.
DO YOU READ?
!f ho, T oan furnish you with tho
following stuminrri literature:
Ainsleo's ,, ? lOn
McUluro's ,, lOo
I/twite's Popular Monthly lQu
Soribnor'K 25o
Smart Sot 25o
Strand lOo
Collier's Weekly 10o
Vanity Fair JOq
l.adies' Home .Tounial l(ln
A in on can Hoy 10o
J 10o
Puck
Munsoy lOo
Argosy I0o
Tho Hurr Mcintosh 2oo
Wide World ...'. 10o
Person's ICo
"Tho Stntc," on Sundays 5o
IF?.. IE Parks,
At Ardrey's Drug Store
tjiksi'ass notice,
Notice is hereby givon that all i**rsons
arc warned not t<> limit, fish, or
trespass in anyway on the land of the
undersigned. Those who violate this*
notice will he dealt with n> the full extent
of t h> law. as well as sutler other
eonseiiucneoa that may follow.
J. 1'. J3.\U,ks.
DO Yor DRINK?
If So, Try Our
OLD nmUH CORN WHISKY
Guaranteed U to 5 years old.
Mild and Mellow.
Always the Same.
$2.50 per Gallon.
Thoueaml Mail Orders Promptly Fillod
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Hoth 'Phones P. O. Box 55.
CALOTTE, N, G.
GIVE US
A TRIAL ORDER
n n.l a.if f l?
itnu l II W
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W 1 N E S,
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tiii: goi ud saloon,
Cll.\ l.Ui( >TTE. N. C.
No. 20 \\' Trade Botli 'Phones.
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for your now Fall garments. i
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is factory way of Diiyingyour
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CUOTIIES ARB AT,WAYS
MATH: To OKIiKK." Mako
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| You'll -iiml a world of pleas-.
J? 1U ?tUI?ll(J II1C tlUUll'.S
H made by Stratizs Bros.,? x'
9 faultless in style, fit, finish
q ; nu materials. They're so
much l etter than the ordinary
run of clothes, yet
prh-ci are astonishingly low,
and your jierfcctly sate in ordering",
because if garments
are not satisfactory, you
needn't take them \VB
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l-atents <nkor. through Munn ft Co. rocoivo
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