7 "HIS LORDSHIP" WICKERSHAM.
t j . Chattanooij^ Times.
R Senator Tillman is in some doubt as
to how he ought to address the attorney
general of the United States in
order to get a reply?whether he j
should be addressed as "his highness" |
or "his lordship" or some other royal j
title. More than a week ago Senator j
Tillman addressed Attorney General ]
Wickersham a very respectful letter. I
asking the attorney general to inform |
him what ever became of an inquiry
which ho 'Senator Tillman) instituted |
% it * more than two years ago,
o certain land grants to
rai. - ... the Northwest. A joint
resolution was passed at that time by
the senate peremptorily ordering the
department of justice to know if the
suits had been tiled. He was informed
' that they were not. Then he addressed
a letter to the attorney general asking
if the suits had beed tiled as congress
directed.
Receiving no reply to this polite
note, Senator Tillman fyund an opportunity
to raise the question on the
floor of the senate. Among other
things, he wanted to know how a senator
should address the attorney gen-'
* eral to get a satisfactory answer to a
respectful inquiry. He then went on
to explain that the property involved
approximated 2,000,000 acres "of as
valuable timber land, much of it, as
there is on this continent held by the
Southern Pacific railroad, or the Harriman
interests, in absolute and direct
violation of the terms of the grant,
which they refuse to sell to anybody."
Senator rillman declared that they
have already sold over 500,000 acres
of the land contrary to law and pocketed
the money. lie very broadly intimated
that the delay in filing suits
was for the purpose of giving the Iiarriman
interests an opportunity to cut
all of the valuable timber from the
land, dig all of the co:.l out of the
mines, utilize everything that is valuable
and convert the proceeds to their
own use and bank account. "At the
pace these lawsuits go on," said he,
"it will give us the verdicts about the
year two thousand and something; 1
don't know when."
In the course of his remarks on the
subject Senator Tiilman ridiculed the
conservation furore. He referred to
he hurrah and fanfaronade about the
conservation of our national resources
to "conventions and parades
down the Mississippi" and other
things and then stopped to ask the
senate why these Harnman lands had
not been recovered by law. He waved
his hand in the direction of the Republican
side of the chamber, and invited
explanation, but none was forthcoming.
It was a direct challenge to
the Republicans to pick up the glove
and defend Mr. Wicxersham, but no
senator on that side undertook the job.
There is Somethinor rpmnrt ?->
us in this matter. Congress believes
that the Harriman interests are unlawfully
holding the lands which Senator
Tillman describes, else it would
not have adopted a resolution after
lengthy debate two years ago instructing
the department of justice to
bring the suits. Now, the department
of justice and the attorney general
ignore congress. It is enough to
exasperate a man of Senator Tillman's
known temperament and integrity.
People have no idea how much valuable
timber and coal land the government
has been robbed of by the
tax policy that maintained as to land
Eanta to corporations for many years.
illicns of dollars have been thus
transferred from the public domain to
railway corporations without one cent
of recompense to the government. The
land frauds grew out of this policy.
Men and concerns became bold in
their campaign for plunder and so far
outraged the public sense that the law
officers of the government were compelled
to make a movement against
them. But for public clamor, f^x the
demand that the public be protected,
it is very doubtful if there would ever
have been a prosecution. This awakening
came with Mr. Bryan's advent
into our national life. He had more
to do with it than any other man.
This government is cleaner as a result
of his campaigns. However, there
is much more to be done before the
people get that much vaunted square
deal of which Mr. Roosevelt tulked
and wrote and for which President!
Taft claims to stand.
The mercantile firm of McElhaney &
Co., which has for several years occupied
one of the Ardrey storerooms
on the north side of Main street on
Monday moved across the street to the
handsome new building erected by Mrs.
T. B. Belk. The firm will carry, in
addition to its line of gents' furnishihgs,
complete stocks of hardware and
groceries.
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Opening of Books of Subscription J
to the Capital Stock of Mills & !
Young Company.
Notice is hereby given that the books I
of subscription to the capital stock of j
Mills & Young Company will be opened j
in the officu of the store of Mills & '
Young in Fort Mill, S. C., on Friday, J
February 11, 1910, at 10 o'clock in the <
forenoon, and will remain open at said '
place during the day, or until said j
stock is sub bribed for in full.
J. B. MILLS, 1
J. T. YOUNG, j
VV. D. WOLFE,
Board of Corporators.
February 9, 1910.
Z V. BRADFORD."
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER !
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Estimates furnished for j
buildings of every descrip- i
tion. Prompt, and satisfactory
work at fair prices is
my motto. Phone 1 -e and
let me figure with you.
LICENSE ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance Deci.akinc. and Fixing a Special.
License Tax to he Paid by Person.
Firm. Company or Corporation engaged in
any Business. Profession or Vocation
Therein Mentioned. Within the Incorporate
Limits ok the Town ok Fort Mile, S. C..
and Providing kor Collection ok Same.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and the
Wardens of the Town of Fort Mill. S. C., in council
assembled, and by authority of the same, that
on and after the 1st day of January. 1910. every
person, tirm. company or corporation then ensealed
or that hereafter may become enguged
in any business, profession or vocation hereinafter
mentioned w ithin the incorporate limits of
the town of Fort Mill. S. C.. shall take out a
license therefor trom the town council for which
he. it or they shall prepay to the said town council,
for the public use of said town, and for the
purpose of meeting in part the current expenses
thereof, a special License Tax as follows:
Telephone company or agency, each, for
toll business done between the town of
Fort Mill and any other point without the
incorporate limits of said town, within the
State of South Carolina (not including
that done without the State i^nd not including
that done for the government)
per year $10 00
Telephone Company, or agency, each, for
local business done exclusively within the
town of Fort Mill, (not including that
done for the government) per year 2 00
Express Company, or agency, each, for
business done exclusively in the town of
Fort Mill, S. C.. (not including that done
without the State, and not including
government business) per year. 25 00
Railroad Company, or agency, for business
done exclusively in the town of Fort Mill.
I IS. C.. (not including that done without
the State and exclusive of government
business) per year 50 00
Telegraph Company, or agency, each, for
business done exclusively in the town of
Fort Mill. S. C., (not including business
done without the State and not including
government business) per year 10 00
Kerosene Oil Company, or agency, each, receiving.
storing, selling or delivering oil
to merchants either by wagon or otherwise.
per year 2T.no
Fire Insurance Company, or agency. represented
by cither local or transient Agents,
for either soliciting or selling insurance,
each, per year 2 50
Life Insurance Company, or agency. represented
by either local or transient agents,
for cither soliciting or selling life insurance.
per year 10 00
Tn-isicnt dealers in fruit or produce, provided
this license shall not apply to people
living within the surrounding country
who make their own fruit or produce, in
the town of Fort Mill, per day. . 1 00
Magic Lantern Shows, for each performance
600
Opticians and dealers in eye glasses, per
year. $1. non-resident, per day. $5.00. per
year 10 00
Theatrical performances, for each performance
5 00
Palmistry, for each and every person plying
such vocation or calling, per day 6 00
Lightning Rod Company, or agency, each
per year 100 00
Itinerant traders, venders of any kind
of wares, merchandise or patent
medicines, worm medicines, or patent
rights, each, per year 50 00
Circus or Equestrian shows, or menagerie,
or carnivals, per day. (in the discretion
of the mayor) $5 00 to 100 00
Sewing Machine Companies, or their
agents, selling machines within the
town of Fort Mill, per year 10 00
Photographers, per year 6 00
SEC. 2. No license shall be transferred from
one person, firm or corporation, tn another except
with the sale of the stock of goods, or business,
and with the consent of the Mayor. All licenses
ahall be ;?id by the 1st day of March.
Sec. 3. Any person, firm or corporation refusing
or neglecting to pay any license required
by thin ordinance shall be fined in the sum of not
less than $10.00. nor more than $100.00. or imprisomxl
for a term of not less than ten (10) days,
nor more than thirty (30) days.
SEC. 4. The charges for licenses for any business
not enumerated in any of the above sections
| shall be determined by the Mayor.
Sec. 6. All Ordinances, or parts of Ordinances,
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Done and ratified is open council this the 1st day
of February, 1910.
L. A. HARRIS.
Attest: Mayor.
B. W. BRADFORD. Clerk.
Why Pay Rent'
When $2.50 a week will J
Buy a Home?
For Particulars see
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Syleecau Mf
Rock Hill,
Why Not?
Why not buy you?* Shoes
here? Wo gurantee every
pair that goes out of our
store to give perfect satisfaction.
No matter what
the price may be, they cost
no more than others; then,
why not buy one that is
guaranteed "good wear or a
new pair''?
We also carry a full line of
Dry Goods,
mouons,
Gents' Furnishings,
and other goods.
Come to see us before
buying. Our prices are right.
We want to figure with
you on that spring suit.
Respectfully,
P. H. Stallings.
CLERK'S NOTICE.
Office of trf. Clerk of Court of
York County, S. C.
Yorkville, S. C., Feb. 2, 1909.
To toe Public:
Please take notice that the fee for
recording Deeds, including Auditor's
fee, is reduced from $1.25 to $1.00 on
and after Feb. 1st.
For the last three years the fee has
been $1.25 and several years ago the
fee was $1.50, and $1.75 with dower.
This fee applies to Deeds, of usual
form and length, and if the Deed is
unusually long, the fee is in proportion
to the length.
Yours truly,
J. A. TATE, C. C. C. Pis.
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be said when
fj|| comes to buying
?8 buggy. Of cour:
there are all kin<
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It's a mighty good thing to have money I
in the bank when dull times come or I
n when you are out of work for any reason. J
RpttPl' InV nsiflo n fou1 flnllni'C! oi'ohit limolr I
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or month and be on the safe side. You'll t
receive 4 per cent, interest' on all your fj
deposits in our Savings Department. The
Savings Bank oi Fort Mill
W. B. Meacham, Cashier
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material which goes into every vehicle |||
actory. Rock Hill Buggies are "a little j|5
it"?the wearing qualities are there, and ||x
0 consider in buying a buggy. |||
1 We have left a few of the good ^
horses and mules we have been tell- ^
ing you about. They are going to i|i
w ft he sold and that right a way, for stock |||
it does not stay long in our stables |||
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We still have some mighty fine mules, ||1
ving horses. See our stock before buvinsr.
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