The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 18, 1928, Image 2
AM ORD1NANCB
PaymmJ of I4repM
on BuiIbmi, OccuMtiou, and PVotmmtarn
In the CIty of Camden,
Year From May 1.
1MB to May 1, 192*.
.
1 11 ' LJ M
it ordained by the Mayor and
Councilman of the City of Camden, iu
Council assembled end by the author*
ity of the same.
Secfion 1. Every person, firm,
company, or corporation, engaged on!
May 1, 1928, in any celling, business,
profession or occupation in whole or
in part w|thin the city of tfcmden,
as may be hereinafter specified, sha.l
obtain during the month of May,
1928, a license therefor in the manner
hereinafter prescribed. Every person,
Arm, company or corporation
commencing business In said city on
or before the first day of May, JU2H,
shall in like manner obtnin a license
therefor before entering upon such
calling, business, profession or occupation
as hereinafter specified.
Section 2. Jhr#ry person, firm,
company or corporation engaged in
or intending to engage in any calling,
business, profession or occupation for
which a license Is required, shall apply
to the.. Clerk arui Treasurer of
the City of Camden for the same?
by whoj|ji all such licenses shall be issued,
and shall at the time of applying,
maka .and sign a written statement
under outh, and ftle it with the
""tdggjlfRl and Treasurer, setting
fOTOC,First, his or her or its name
OT ?tVjS> the name of the persons conjHHMf
such firm or comjiany,
Second. The calling, business, profession
or occupation for which license
is, required. Third, the place
Where such calling, business, professdjwWl
or occupation is to be carried
- On; the amount of capital invested,
or the gross annual income. Parties
in business on the first of May, shall
make such application for new license
and ftle such written statement before
May 21st.
Section 3. A penalty of fifteen
per cent shall he added to all licenses
which are not paid during the month
of May, 1928, except such as muy
become due after thut time. Provided,
however, that immediate payment
may be required in each und
every case at the discretion of the
suid Clerk and Treasurer, and the1
foregoing provision shall in no wibc i
stay or hinder action to enforce immediate
payment; which tax and penalty
shall bo recovered in the manner
hereinafter prescribed, and if any
person, firm, company or corporation
required so to do by the terms
of this ordinance shall refuse or neglect
to make out and deliver to the
Clerk and Treasurer of the City of
Camden, on or before the time herein
required, the statement provided
lor by Section 2 of this ordinance, or
shall make a false statement, or
shall refuse to take and subscribe an
oath or affirmation as to the truth of
such statement, or any part thereof;
or from any cause shall fail to take
out sUch license as may be required
by this ordinance, the said Clerk and
1 tcasurer shall report the case to
the Mayor, who shall proceed to ascertain
as nearly as possible, the business
of such person, firm, company,
or corporation, for which he, she, or
it may he liable to a license tax
therefor, and in case of default for
the purpose of such investigation;
the said Clerk and Treasurer shall
notify the person, firms, companies
"f corporation in. default to appear
be lore the Mayor at his office?-at a
t.nu* stated in said notice; and also
sucn witnesses as the Mayor may
desire to examine. The witnesses
called as aforesaid shall be examined
by the Mayor, under oath or affirmation,
touching the nature of the business,
of such party, and everything
which may evince the amount of lu
cense Lax for which such party shall
he liable.
h nun the information thus acquired
the Mayor shall find and assess
the amount of license tax due bv
such part> whether he. she or it attended
the investigation or not, and
-nail add thereto a penalty of fifteen
p? l* cent, -here-'t, and should such license
tax an : penalty be not paid
witnin live d.ivs thereafter, the said!
( Icrk apd Tiaasuror shall is-vie an)
t xeiution thereof under his hand and j
the seal of the City of Camdci, di-!
ivctcd to the chiet of police > : the
Cay of Camden, or the Shcritr of
Keishaw County, in said State an.il
the -aid Chief of Police or Sheriff i
shall proceed to collect the said li-!
cense tax and penalty, by levy and
sah of real or personal property, as
now provided by law for the collection
ol taxes, together with an additional
live per cent. of the whole
amount, which hah be the Sheriff's
or thief of Police's compensation for
making such collector, n addition
to one dollar for making such levy,
which shall bo paid by delinquent
without entry or mileage fees; provided,
however, that at.y person or
corporation shall have ire right of
appeal to the ( ity Council of Camden
(notice of such appeal having been
given to the ( lerk and Treasurer
within five days' from the time of
which such assessment of license and
penalty shall have been made) ami
upon hearing such appeal, the said
Council shall make such order therein
as it shall deem just and proper; and
provided further, that in lieu of the
remedy above set forth bo enforce
payment an action or actions may be
brought in any court of competent
jurisdiction for the recovery of such
license tax" nnd penalties. And provided
further that any jverson, firm,
company or corporation who shall
carry on, or attempt to carry on ai.y
calling, business, profession or occupation
without a license as herein
required, or who shall neglect or refuse
to give the information required
or to answer such questions as may
be required or who shall fail to attend
before the Mayor to be exam-.n-!
ed bv him when so required, as* pro-j
vided in Sections 2 and 3 of this ordinance
may be deemed guilty of a violation
thereof before the Municipal
Court and may be fined not more than
One Hundred Dollars. o? be imprisoned
not exceeding thirty days.
Section 4. All license granted under.
this ordinance shall be poeted in
. a conspicuous place, except til emse of
vehicle* for hire, which vehicles shall
have placed upon them metal badges
?? jWr"' "' *r "' "' ' '
with the number of budget} and the
license year marked thereon, such
badgett to be furnished by the Clerk ,
and Tniiturer upon payment of the;
license:' tax. Failure to display such
hadg?fr will subject the persons owning
or using the same to a penalty
m? more than Five Dollars or im?
pfiaonmi lit not e*c4?edlng ten day-.
The license grunted under this ordinance
shall at all times bo subject
U? inspection by any officers of
the City of Camden and no calling,
business, profession or occupation
shall be carried on elsewhere than the
place named in this license therefor,
unless authority be granted by the
Clerk and Treasurer, which authority
shull be endorsed on the licerfce.
Section 6. All licenses granted under
this ordinance shall continue in
force until the first day of May A. I).
except such us are written for
u shorter period, as may hereinafter
he provided.
'1 ne City Council reserves the right
to revoke any licenses for any cause
which to them may seem to be just,
Section <i. The following sum or
sums of money are required to be
paid to the said Clerk and Treasurer
for a license to canty on the business,
calling, profession or occupation in
whole or in part within the limits of
the City of Camden, us in each case
specifically appears.
Class No. 1
Business or income basis, $1,000.
On each additional $1,000, ten cents
per $1,000.
Where the gross .annual income
from the business, callings, or professions
enumerated in the following
schedule, shall be One Thousand
Dollars or less, the license shall be
ut the rate set forth in said schedule;
and where the gross annual income
exceeds One Thousand Dollars, the
license shall be increased from the
amount set forth in said schedule at
the rate of ten cents for each Thousand
Dollars of gross income in excess
of One Thousand Dollars.
Agents for laundries, per year $25.00
Agents advertising, not printing
office 15.00
Agents for merchant tailors . . 10.00
Agents selling books, per year 20.00
Agents selling books, per day . . 5.00
Agents selling fruit trees or
other trees or plants 25.00
Agents selling sewing machines,
paying merchandise
license 15.00
Agents selling and delivering
soft drinks other than those
paying license for bottling
plants 100.00
Agents, advertising land sales
where the land is valued at
more thun $5,000.00, per
year 100.00
Architects 10.00
Agents, claim and collection . . 10.00
Auctioneers, for a year or less 10.00
Automobile agencies 20.00
Automobile dealers or agents
not having _ an established
agency in Camden, soliciting
or selling automobiles or
trucks in Camden, per year 75.00
Automobile livery or truck,
either for passenger or baggage,
each 15.00
All drivers of automobiles or trucks
for hire whether for passengers or
baggage shall be persons of good
mora 1 character, anil no license shall
be issued to anyone who does not
first furnish the City Clerk satisfactory
recommendation; and if such
drivers upon report to the City Coun-,
cil are found not to be proper persons
to run said automobiles or
trucks, license to the owners of same
shall he revoked unless said drivers
are immediately tak.n off said automobiles
or trucks.
All persons owning or controlling
hacks or other vehicles moving on
wheels and plying for hire in the
t'ity of Camden shall post in a conspicuous
place in said hack or vehicle
a printed schedule of prices, to be
furnished by the City Clerk upon the
issuance of license, and keep the same
so posted during the continuance of
saiu lieeivs,.; and shall have a tag,
furnished by the City Clerk, carrying
a numln r corresponding with the
number . f said hack or vehicle,
I fastened -..i\ the outside of said hack
or vehicle ::s such a position as to b'easily
seen; and all drivers of such
hacks or vehicles shall wear a metal
badge, of convenient size, on the left
side of his outer garment, with the
number of his license pointed or engaved
thereon.
Storage of automobiles, not in
connection with any other
bus i moss, ;>er year 10.Ou
Barber shops, for each chair . . 5.00
! Bakeries 100.00
Bakeries, or agents delivering
b: rail or cakes, etc, 100.00
1> ycles for h. re 5.00
B > re; air shop 5.00
?B \ ,1c dealers 5.00
Bi.l posters, per year 25.00
B.ll posters, per day 2.00
Billiards, bagatelle or pool
table.-, first table per year . . 40.00
Additional tables, per year .... 1,00
Billiard and pool rooms to be
allowed on ground floor only
of any building and not to be
kept open after 12 o'clock at
night. And each'table shall
be considered a separate
1 business.
i Blacksmith or wheelwright . . . 10.00
Bowling alley or box ball, each
i alley 50.00
' Brokers, pawn 25.00
' Brokers, merchandise 25.00
Brick masons, plasterers, taking
contracts 10.00
Firms of brick masons, for one
member ' 10.00
F.aeh additional member 10.00
Brick yards or dealers in brick 15.00
Boarding houses furnishing
board for three or more,
where the rates are from
$1.00 to $2.00. per year 5.00
Hoarding houses furnishing
board for three or more,
where the rates are $2.00 up,
per year 20.00
Business or income basis;
$1,000 ; on each additional
$1,000, ten cents per $1,000.
Where the gross annual income
from the business callings or professions
enumerated in the following
schedule, shall be One Thousand DolI
lars or less, the license shall be st
the rate eet forth in said schedule;
end where the geese annual income i
exceeds One Thousand Dollars, the
licence shall be Increased at the rate1
iF-ab--5'.- * ji.fi- - ^ i .
of ten cent#, for each One Thousand
of gross income in excess of One v
Thousand l>ollars, from the amount
*?l forth in the said schedule.
Agents taking order# or delivering
pictures $25.00 each week.
All contractor# shall obtain per.
niits for each and every Job. building
or repairing, before the work is commenced,
permits to be charged for
as follows. This is to be paid in
addition to the separate license here- ,
in required of painter*, plumber# and
electricians, unless general contract
includes same. In the event that the
building is not done by contract but
by day labor, the owner of the building
shall first obtain permit for each
and every job be$ore the work is done.
$ 100 und less than $300 1.00
From $300 to $500 2.00
From $500 to $1,000 8^00
From $1,000 to $2,000 6.00
From $2,000 to $3,000 7.00
From $3,000 to $4,000 8.00
From $1,000 to $5,000 10.00
From $5,000 to $7,000 12.00
From $7,000 to $10,000 16.00
From $10,000 to $16,000 . 20.00
From $15,000 to $20,000 30.00
From $20,000 to $26,000 40.00
From $25,000 to $36,000 60.00
From $35,000 to $50,090 100.00
From $50,000 up, $100.00; and for
each additional $1,000, $1.00.
Cabinet makers or furniture
repairers 5 00
Candy manufacturers in connection
with other business . 10.00
Candy manufacturers not in
connection with any other
business 10.00
Candy manufacturers or dealers
on streets per day .... 6.00
Candy dealers not in connection
with mercantile business,
per year 15.00
Carriage, buggy and wagon
dealers, not paying merchants'
license 15.00
Circusses, menageries, animal
shows, wild west shows, and
similar exhibitions under
whatever name carrying ten
or less number of cars for
transportation of people, animals,
equipment, paraphernalia
or fixtures connected
with or incident to the show,
per day, or part of a day . . 100.00
Circusses, menagjeries and
shows as above enumerated,
and carrying moif than ten
cars, not over 25 cars, per
day or part of a day ...... 150.00
Circusses, menageries and
shows as above enumerated
and carrying more than 25
cars, per day or part of day 200.00
Circus parades, or parades of
menageries, animal shows,
wild west shows, us above
named when the show locates
outside of city limits,
shall pay for each parade,
the same license as such circus,
menagerie or other show
would be required to pay for
exhibiting within corporated
limits.
Corn and flour mills, each .... 10.00
Cotton seed oil mills including
*ins 75.00
Cotton ginners, for each gin . . 5.00
Cotton mills 75.00
Civil engineers and surveyors
?r either 15.00
Druggist, licensed druggist
other than ihe proprietor,
n ea,ch 5.00
Dealers 111 caskets and coffins,
paying a merchandise license
10.00
Dealers in coffins, caskets, not
paying merchandise license,
per year 10.oo
Dealers in second hand clothing
whether connected with
other business or not .... 25.00
Dealers in second hand shoes,
whether with other business
IA oi; ll0t. ; 25.00
Dealers in fertilizer or agents
for dealers in fertilizer, selling
to consumers, not pay-,
ing merchants' license .... 25.00
Dealers in eiectric Frigidaires 25.U0
Dealers in Radios lO.Op
Dealers in fruit, peanuts or
cooked food on street, pel*
. 'la>' 1. 0J
Dealers in fish or oysters or
either, at place of business 10.00
Dealers in hides, except those
paying mercantile license . . 25.00
Dealers in ice cream, lemonade,
or soda water on the' streets,
per day 5.00
Dealers in junk 50.00
Dealers in junk, per month . . 25.00
Dealers in medicine other than
regular druggist of the City
either on the street or private
property, and whether
delivering the medicine
themselves or through orders
to drug stores, per week . . 100.00
? P?r day 20.00
Dealers m m.llinery goods, not
paying merchants' license . . 15.00
Dealers in stocks and bonds as
. brokers 10.00
Dealers in kerosene, oil, gasoline
or either, other than
merchants 100.00
Dealers in stocks and bonds,
as byokcrs, per year 25 00
Dealers in wood, coal or coke
per year 25.00
Dealers in wood only 5.0Q
Dealers in second "hand ma!
chinery, per year 25 00
I ^fnVsts 15.00
j Klectncinns, taking contracts,
doing electrical work, or
^ selling electrical, supplies .. 15.00
Exhibitions, traveling theatricals,
musical or other, for
gain, not in opera house,
$25.00 to $100, in the descretion
of Mayor and Citv
' Clerk. "
Fruits--and vegetables sold in
carload lots from railroad
cars, within the city, and
sold either by wholesale or
! retail, not an established
business, per year 100.00
| per day ? ; 2^00
, r lying jennies, or horse or
steam riding galleries, per
?'eok , 50.00
f oundry, per year 25.00
riding atauons not in connection
with any other business
per year one pump 26 00
more than one pump ... . i 50^00
filling station in connection
with storage of cars per
yaa* ? . ? 60.00
r illing stations in connection
with storage of cars, and
i '
\
; ? .. jfe
J&k a -- '-rri
soiling agencies or garages,
for selling gasoline 80.00
Fruit and produce dealers, not
selling on the street, per
year 20.00
Garages and storage 50.00
Garages, not. more than two
men employed, per annum 7. 25.00
Gunsmiths 5.00
ijaii dressers ?!0.00; chiropodists
5.00
hotels, from 10 to 20 rooms,
per year 20.00
Hotels, from 20 to 75 rooms,
pel year 40.00
Hotels, from 76 rooms upward,
per year 75.00
Dealers in fruits, vegetables,
eggs, chickens, melons, or
otner farm produce (not
raised by the seller) and not
sold on the streets, per year 26.00
Husk^ters or peddlers of fruit,
vegetables, etc., including
Ready Rolling Stores, if
peddling goods, wares, and
other merchandise, manufactured
articles, fruits, vegetables,
melons, eggs and
other farm products (not
raised by the owner) per year 50.00
(No license to be prorated.)
Said hucksters or pedlers not to
take a stand, and not to sell on prohibited
streets hereinafter mentioned.
Each wagon or truck used by aaid
hut ksl^r or peddler to constitute a
separate business. Each huckster or
peddler to be furnished with a budge
upon taking out license.
Hucksters or peddlers selling
fresh meats of any kind on
wagons, trucks, each per year 40.00
(No license to be prorated.)
No huckster or person selling fresh
meats, fowls, fruits, vegetables, merchandise,
manufactured articles, melons,
eggs, or other farm produce may
sell, same on DcKalb Street from
C'hurch Street to Market Street, or on
Broad Street from LaFayette Street
to York Street, on Rutledge from
Church Street, to Lyttleton Street.
Wholesale deliveries of meats and
fowls to retail meat markets may be
made on said prohibitive areas. All
such wagons from which said fresh
meats may be sold during every
month of the year except December,
January, February, to keep the meats
on said wagons in refrigerators of
sufficient capacity to carry the said
stock and all portions of said wagons
not taken up hy refrigerators to be
screened ana said refrigerator at nil
times kept in a sanitary condition,
subject at all times to inspection by
the health officer, or any one designated
by him. No license for sale of
such meats in wagons on streets is
to be granted by the City without the
application first being submitted and
approved by the health officer of the
City of Camden.
Ice dealers 7 10.00
Ice manufacturers, each factory
25.00
Labor agents per year 250.00
Per day 50.00
Land loan companies, or agents
lending money on real estate,
by mortgage or otherwise
25.00
Laundries, steam, per year . . . 25.00
Laundries, other than steam .. 10.00
Lawyers, each 15.00
Firms of lawyers, each additional
member 10.00
Lenders of money, on personal
property, whether in connection
with other business or
not, except such as are
otherwise specified in this
ordinance 1,006.00
Livery, feed and sales stables 25.00
Livery and drayage business
for each animal 5.00
Lumber dealers or brokers, retail
whether resident or not,
other than lumber or shingles
from timber or land
owned by sellers 20.00
Lunch stands 10 00
House painters, paper hangers,
interior decorators taking
contracts, per year 15.00
Steeple jack painters, per
>'ear , 15.00
Per <la-v 1.00
t:ano tuners, repairers of musical
instruments, per year 5.00
.Machine shops 10 00
Moving picture shows, for each
place of business 50.00
Manufacturers or bottiers of
soda water, Coca Cola, ginger
ale and such like soft
drinks 25.00
Musical instruments, whether
connected with other business
or not 15.00
Manufacturers of ice cream,
not in connection with ice
cream parlors, per year .... 10.00
Meat markets, green groceries.
per year ? 30.00
J No license to be prorated.)
All markets to be screened in
accordance with the directions
of the Board of Health
and subject at all times to o
inspection by the Board of
Health and kept in sanitary
condition.
Newspapers, whether connected
with job work or not ... 15.00
Old Hoss sales 10 00
Oculists or opticians 15^00
i eddlers or agents soliciting
or delivering photographs,
lithographs, pictures, etc.,
tor copying or enlarging per
PoTn : 25.00
eddlers or venders sellingmerchandise
of any description,
per week 100.0b
Per day 20.00
Physicians and surgeons, or
either 25 00
Physicians and surgeons, - or
either, in firms, for first
15.00
r or additional member .... 10 00
Popcorn and peanut parchera
'n consection with
other business ... 1000
p*r day ;;;;;;;;;
Printers, job in connection with
n we papers c
Photographers 10 00
E225?1pfu?:por day' ':: ' '
Pressing clubs 10ftn
Plumbers, gas fitters, heating
contractors, tinners and
steam fitters, or either, taking
contracts T# ^
That no such license shail be
" ftST^ u.ntii S"
shall first stand a satisfactory
examination before the
inspector of sewerage.
Keht agents or collectors, p?r
yuMT 15.00
Real eatate agents 26.00
Restaurants and cafes, each.... 26.00 j
Saddle or buggy horae for hire
MCA 5.00
Salvage companies or persons ? .
taking charge of mercantile
stock, or other stock not J J
their own, per day 6.00
Shoe and hoot repairer*. ..... 1CL001
Harness repairers 5.00
Shooting galleries,.'per month.. 6.00
Sign painters ..A:
per day 2.001
Skating rinks, per month 6i00|
per year % 10.00 J
Soda founts, whether connected
with other business or
not 10.001
Stove repairers, itinerant, per
day, $1,00; per year.... 6.001
Stallion or Jack for service .. 10.00
Tailors, dyers, cleaners, or
agents for either 26,001
Trucks, hauling merchandise
into or out of the City of |
Camden 26.00Undertakers
26.001
Veterinary Surgeon 16.00
Watch makers, whether , connected
with other business I
or not . 6.00
Warehouse, charging storage.. 26.00
Class No. 2 j
Business or income baais, $1000,
on each additional $1,000, ten cents I
per $1,000. Where the gross annual
income from the business, callings or
professions enumerated in the foi-1
Towing schedule, shall be One Thou-1
sand Dollars or lesB, the license shall
be at the rate set forth in Baid sched- J
ule and where the gross annual in-1
come exceeds One Thousand Dollars I
the license shall be increased from I
the amount set forth in said scodulej
at the rate of ten cents for each One
Thousand Dollars of gross income in J
excess of One Thousand Dollars. j
Express Companies or agen-f
cies for business done exclusively
in the City of Camden
and not including any business
done to or from points
without the State, and not
including any business done j
for the government of the j
United States, its officers or !
agents 75.001
Railroads for business done i
exclusively within the City J
of iJamdcii, and not includ- ,
ing business done to or !
business done for the gov- |
ernment of the United
States, its officers or agents I
for each road entering the
city 100.001
Telegraph companies or agencies,
each, for business done |
within the City of Camden,
with points within the State,
not including any business ,
done for the government of
the United States 50.00
Telephone Companies or agen- i
cies, each, for business done
within the City of Camden,
with points within the State
and not including any business
done for the government
of the United States.. 100.001
Tea rooms, not selling merchandise,
per year 10.00
Seasonable gift shops or sport
shops, selling merchandise,
not a charitable organization,
per year 60.00
Class No. 3
Business or income basis, $1,000
on each additional $1,000 ten cents
per $1,000. Where the gross annual
income from the business, calling orl
professions enumerated in the fol- j
lowing schedule shall be One Thou-j
sand Dollars or less, the license shall I
be at the rate set forth in said eched-1
ule, and where the gross annual income
exceeds One Thousand Dollars,
the license shall! be increased from
the amount set forth in said schedule!
at the rate of ten cents for each One I
Thousand Dollars of gross income in
excess of One Thousand Dollars.
Merchants stocks, retail or
wholesale, including all.....
classes of merchants, drugs,
jewelry, buggies, harness,
hardware, etc. -Merchandise
License.
Less than $300, per year $,5.00
$300 less than $500, per year.. 10.00
$500 less than $1,000, per year 16.00
$1,000 less than $1,500, per year 20.00
$1,500 less than $2,000, per year 25.00
$2,000 less than $2,500, per year 30.00
$2,500 less than $3,500, per year 35.00
$3,500 less than $4,000, per year 40.00
$4,000 less than $4,500, per year 45.00
$4,500 less than $5,000, per year 50.00
$5,000 less than $5,500, per year 55.00
$5,500 less than $6,000, per year 60.00
$6,000 less than $6,500, per year 65.00
$6,500 less than $7,000", per year 70.00
$7,000 less than $7,500, per year 75.00
$10,000 and above, per year.. 100.00
Accident, Automobile, Casualty,
Fidelity, Guarantee Plate
Glass or other like insurance
Company, each Company
represented 10.00
Life Insurance Companies;
each j - 25.00
All Life Insurance Companies
doing Industrial Insurance
business, per annum 50.00
Insurance Live Stock (each
company) 10.00
Section VII. The license on any
business or occupation not named in
the foregoing schedule shall be fixed
by- the Mayor and Clerk,
Section VIII. Wherever in this ordinance
the terms "persons, firm,
company, corporation or party" are
used, the same shall include not only
the principals, hut in their absence
shall include any agent, clerk or employee
having charge, management
or control of the business, calling, occupation
or profession referred to
and such agent, clerk or employee
shall 1 e subject to the penalties here- <
in imposed for failure to comply <
with the terms and requirements of
this oidinance, in the same manner as '
if he, she or they were principal* or <
proprietors.
Section IX. This ordinance shall go
into effect on and from the first day ,
Ma> A. D. 1928, and all ordinance*
w <"dimm6es in cOTlfttet 1
noreu .h are hereby repealed. 1
Don- and ratified in Council as- j
sembled, under the corporate seal of
tfiTv^ty ofr C*md?n? & C., this Iks
16th day of April, 19fc8. |
C. P. J*uBOSE, Mayor. 1
W. H. HAILE, aty Clerk. 1
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Some Oddities of GeosraZ.
w. nk. u i.u?h ,t Mi
story of the Europe?u) w^0 *JJ
talking to * Now YoAer, inno**!!
inquired if the latter haPiHffted '
know * certain Te*a* Piau,
However, the mistaken idea }, J
ily explained by the compact!**!
Europe. It is difficult for the jL?
pean to appreciate the fact that *3
1,700 miles separate New York u!
Testae. The average European, *2
ta reckoning ?h?rt dtetaaeML TJ
aginea that people in the "SttM
are quite neighborly and arT3
quainted with each other. iy
would probably be surprised to kjJ
that moat of Europe, apart from R*
sia, could be crowded into the Uciy
States with room to spare.
On the other hand, how **
Americans realise that the Uah
States could in turn be crowded id
the northwestern part of Africa a
not take up mtfch more room th
the great Sahara desert occupied
How many of us realize thaf th
east ('nil of the Panama ( anal ?J3
ies into the Pacific and the we?3
into the Atlantic, just opposite frj
what is popularly supposed? ifJ
don*t believe IV consult a map. |
Also, how many people know J
our Antipodes are not China, as >3
monly believed, but somewhere iu'3
Indian ocean west of Australia. 1
And how many know that tfl
drawn directly east from New y]
reach.ee, not . England, but PorfnJ
and one drawn directly South 3
New York passqs through P?3
the Pacific ocean ?
We are accustomed to imagine (A
land as a cold country, but did 3
know that the temperature at hJ
javik seldom goes below freezjriH
never below zero? The (iulfc^J
is responsible for this. #1
Do you know that the isle tell
the German flyers landed is deal
Rio de Janeiro than is New Orltqfl
It is. And Greenland is closer to A
Brazilian capital than northern TqjB
We like to think of South Amtrisfl
republics as small, yet if Chile pi
be transferred to the northern beB
phere it would reach from Cana^fl
the British Isles. Brazil is larger*
area than the ignited States,
Now consider-Asia!' I
We laugh at Si aid but if *
could move that country to Nil
America we would find that it il
stretch from the Gulf of Mexico*
Canada. The islands of SumatraI*
Java are not so tiny?together thefl
would span the Atlantic. VkrnunB
famous "Wild Man of Borneo," iffl
did come from the island of that oh
instead of Manhattan island, as
claim, had a home of considerably?
tent, for the island of Borneo iifl
er than the Nerw England stata^H
New York, Pennsylvania, Ncvj^H
and Ohio thrown in for goods^^B
Who has heard of Papua?fl I
times appears on the map? I
Guinea, in the South Seaijfl I
plant it to North America jijB
,end will touch Hudson bay
other Florida. The islands of
would peach from Canada to ff|
As for other oddities: Peojif*
thinly that the Sahara desert hjjjB
l.v a flat, sandy, hot waste bartlM
er guess coming. You can freek^B
death on this desert. A good hatful
it lies in the temperate itf&vA th^B
are some lofty mountain /Wg? ta^B
what person from the. "Shov^H
State" realizes that a portion of M
fiouri lies in the same lttitnd?B
Tunis? Did you know thatCaflH
India, is farther north thanjl
West, Fla? If you wept ?bjB
north from C5ape Town
Europe would you strike? NfyB
Spain?Greece! Australia ? j^B
south of India; it's southeast
Philippines. This island-continetf^B
the way, is almost as large u^B
United States.
If you went directly south S^B
New Orleans would you strike*
America? No! Not many j*B
aware that Labrador is dii*?*!
of Scotland. The Hawaiian flifjj
some people to assume thft
west on a straight line
Francisco. Pn Jbhe
directly west of Mexico CrtjJB B
rectly south of Alaska, I
is easitsof a straight line
from Ne^k YeA. '
It is difficult for those dj
northern hemisphere to real**
seasons below, the equator a?j
reversed. We think of B
A cold month. That is the B
month in the southern he*
White most Americans gejjjl
seek coolness in summer P*^^B
the southern ftemisphefr^ I
farther south for relief.?B
Pathfinder.'
Nearly 8,900 hooks were f? B
In this country last year. J B
rhere te growing
graphics and scientific B
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