Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ONL? Tl?? MILI Connection of Different of Mutual Benefit to S j Section (Written for Thc Intelligencer l?y ll. W. farter.) There ure few sections of 'in- South wlileh ''mi boast of a more general prosperity today than e\?-ts in t ie Piedmont KeeUon of South Carolina A ndorson In canicular nut what would mean even a greater Industrial awakening ls thc extension ot neve ral of thc lines of the Southern Hall way hereinafter referred to. Stalling with the least important, I will suv that il would at least open up a fertile tanning section by extend ing the line from Hate burg totJreen wood-a section which would, travers ed by u railroad, prosper exceedingly, and prove to the company to bc mon ey well invested. Then ?et us go to Helton, take the lilac Itidge via An derson tn Walhalla, and consider the undertaking from this terminus cross country to Clayton, Un, Postered years ago by the immortal Calhoun, tills course is already graded, with the exception of the minor part of a huge tunnel, (the grouter part of which was excavated years ugo ? This route ls logical, hut we will have to go - somewhat further to iee why it would bo a profitable undertaking. . I.ea vin,; ("layton, ?ia. "c go over the Tallulah Falls brandi or the Southern to Franklin. N. C. liefe wo encounter a strip of territory some fifteen miles in length which waa! surveyed five decades ago and the dif ficulties encountered in tue construc tion of the road found to he small, but, on account of the comparative poorness of the country, while huving a right-of-way. the road has not been constructed. After several prior at tempts to pass legislation in regard to the matter, however, tho last ses sion of the generul assembly of North Carolina passed an act granting thom three year? within which to put the road through; at the end nf which time, defaulting, their right-of-way will be remanded. Therefore, this maket ibo laying of this link a cer tainty within a comparatively reason able time. From Almond the Murphy branch leads to Bushnell, from which point a line has been in Ute making toward Knoxville for several years and would have been long since com pleted but for the fact that an lnjonc Uon was issued against further ope rations by holders of water-power properties. By giving better railroad facilities to this section of North Carolina, lt would soon prove to be the most pop ular summer resort section in the south-eastern part of the nation. AH lt. ls today, the magnificent Na utah ala country, with a climate as grand and sfvnery far surpassing that around Asheville and the more easily reached resorts, ts practically unheard of. Tho passenger traffic to this wonder ful part of the "Land of the Sky" would. In the course of a few years, Lines Would Prove to Be iou them Railway and Traversed. wc hol li! vc, i'!?y for t!io construction I or tli?- road. Tin- oilier i-mi of tin- Bushnell to Knoxville line has boen completed almost to the Stat.- line, leaving only II few iiiili-s of tin- Uni- uncompleted. The early completion ol this line is u o vt* almo?! ?i II absolute certainty The Aluminum Comp.my ot America, a gigantic corporation at present op erating al Pittsburg, l'a . lias purchas ed extensive water-power holdings ulong the Tuckasvigee and Little Ten nessee rivers in Xortli t.'arollnu and is building one ot' the largest dams m the world for the generation of elec tra flower near fhllhowlc, Tenn, They contemplate moving their entire plant to some point on tin- proposed road, und the writer was tobi by an official of thc Southern Hallway not long since that negotions were under way by which this company was lo finance thc removal of the line to Koantana to a higher elevation ito insure against damage hy back-wa ter from thc main dam) and to push the remaining strength to an early completion. The connection of these lines would, as stated at the outset, open np a country thoroughly alive with indus try und satiated with a prosperity sel dom found. There would be more than sulllcient freight transportation and passenger traille to make it a paying proposition throughout for the Southern Railway. At the same time, it would create a route almost 100 miles shorter than the one now being used between Cincinnati and Charles ton and would save the company thousands of dollars per year in fuel and time, lt would also mean much for Anderson in putting it on u main line. lt ls. therefore, to be earnestly hoped that at an early date these lines will be connected, the under taking hoing of mutual benefit und advantage to the Southern Railway and this section of the South. .SPLINTER ('ACMES BLOOD POISON. Kasley, Feb. 2+.-O?car Hopkins, a young man iii years od, who resides in the Ali..- Mill village, is critically 111 as the result of blood poisoning. Mr. Hopkins bas been unconscious for some time, and but little hope is en tertained for bis recovery. While working In the mill on Fri day, Feb. 6, the young man stuck a large splinter through the sole of bis shoe, as the sole was very thin. He trled-to extract the splinter, but was j not successful. However, he did not get the uld of a doctor, as some of his friends advised him to do. He thought the splinter "would work out." Sun day the foot began to puln him severe ly and finally as the sore became worse, he caled in a doctor. Rlnod poisoning had set in, however, and the doctor was unable to check lt. OF "OUR RAILROADS" (Continued from first puge.) would tiwiki for itself. ;i place In his tory. Scarcely ii day passes hut t'>erc ?H au . non l>> somebody if not by whole communities and Hats to reduce rates, and this too in face ol' thc fact that willi il"1 issue of every day's paper almost throughout l' e land we ii?*ar criticisms of la-k of facilities and ln KUlllcienl service. What run we hope for ?f we persist along these lines? All this reminds u?e *,r (he Irishman who stated that just as ?ic hud about accomplished thc impossible task of teaching ills mule how to live with out catling that the fool nvule died. No, gentlemen, don't ny it; it may work for a tillie, hut if yon don't f.-'Cd your iiiul<' he will scon bu too poor io properly serve you and hu will ul timately become worthless, even if hu should L'ontlnue to liv ?.. To get the best results you must feud him and feed him well. Kven a little groom ing ??ll improve both hi sfcelinga and his looks. "Our Kail roads" must lu- well paid; in lad, why not do something to help thc managers accomplish their al most Impossible tank? Tho passage of an occasional hclprul law or even a word of sympathy or of encourage ment would do good. Ser? iee ls First, lu our agitation for all rate reduc tions we but muddy the waters ami thus entirely fail to properly consider the vastly more important question of Borvice and facilities, not alone for to day but for the equally certain day, tomorrow. We today may esra pe without seri ously suffering but it is a crime against future generations for us, by legislative enactment, to reduce the revenues of 'Our Railroads" that will be an absolute necessity if we are to have the service and facilities needed for our future progress. 1 submit that the matter is fraught with consequences entirely too serloufj for tlie best interests of our country to for u moment legislate railroad, rates; instead, it should be a question nf judicial investigation and a decision reached only after carefully considering all of ?he ques tions involved. Every thoughtful student of tne economic conditions of the day must feel deeply concerned at the tenden cy to retard our country's fullest de velopment by making lt difficult.'if1 not impossible, to overcome the problems attending the continued reduction of railroad rates on the one hand and the continued Increase in cost of labor and and supplies on the other. One1 thing certain: lt ls impossible that they can continue indefinitely to do both. President Hadley of Yale, one of the wises? students of railway affairs in tho worlo recently stated in an address on au occasion Ilise this: "I am afraid that neither the pub lic nor the government is awake to the real state of things. In our en deavors to control corporations We tod often try to lessen their efficiency in stead of increasing it. We are ap palled by u railway accident and we suggest that every engine should have two engineers instead of one. A fast train runs off the track and a govern ment officer suggests that people ought not to want to travel so fast. If these views prevail, the day of America's greatness is done." Revise Vi Uh .HIM ice. There ls no business EO closely identified with the welfare and pro gress of thc country 113 that of Our Railroads" and with every demand for sweeping reductions in earnings we aim a severe blow at the very back bone of our country's material ad vancement. Do not understand mc to say that there are no instances whore revis ions, possibly reductions, -should be made, but 1 do say that we already have the lowest rates, both freight and passenger, especially when ser vice Is considered, in the whole world, and thnt only duly constituted boards or commissions with judicial responsi bility as well as power should act up on such questions. Some Comparisons. You frequently hear "OUr Rail roads" criticised for over-capitaliza tion, yet no other great country has railroads capitalized so low. In the German Empire lt ls $113,000 per mlle; Russia. $80,000; France. $143. 000; Austria. $117,000, while in Eng land lt ls $275,000 and In Italy and Belgium, where the government own the railroads, the capitalization ls $126.000 and $187,000 respectively. In the I'nlted States the average capi talization is about $01.000 per mlle about one-third of what lt ls In the countries named In England the average freight rate per ton pe nolle ls about 2 l-3c cents, while in the I'nlted States lt ls about one-fourth of a cent and yet there is a movement at this very time in our own section of the country to enforce lower rates on our already Impover ished roads. "Our Railroads" must keep not only abreast of, but ahead of. their busi ness. If they are behind the country cannot prosper or progress. If "Our Railroads" have earnings sufficient to put their property in first class con dition and furnish facilities not only equal to but exceeding the actual needs ,we can expect lt, even require It of them, but If we keep them living from hand to mouth we can neither expect nor require the advanced ser vice and facilities that we all so much desire. Recently, the Pennsylvania Railroad built a passenger terminal tn New York at a cent of over 100 millions of doliera and the result ls that even you end I are benetItted with each' visit we pay our great metropolis and yet not one cent's additional charge ls made by the railroad for this onor w?uv?jr ?*pv?*iv? facility. Om) in? best ot credit could have made such sn Advanced step by the Pennsylvania railroad possible. 8urely we owe our own local railroads a duty to fos j 1er and utiviiKliiofi tlx in, in fact, we should no routent ourselves with see lug finn they charge barely enough to xit?t. bul i hat they charge enough to HO t>lri'iiKtlK-n their credit in order that When tho tluie arrive? they will be in a position io meet our demands for great Improvements. I know that I speak for myself, and I believe I am speaking for every railroad man who is r< isponsible for the management of a railroad when I say that my ambition is to so condin i my work as to make ii free from criti cism ; to so serve the public as to im press them with an earnest, honest desire io do my duty by my company and its patron.- feeling also as I do that there need not be any conflict betwei II <lie two if we patiently and fairlv consider each other's rights. I desire to take Mr. Toastmaster and gentlemen, this opportunity of renew ing the pledges we have BO often made for our road and (hat ls that we prom ise yon ss good servie*'; in fact, bet ter servie,, than our earnings war rant; thal Wp promise yon patient and eareiul consideration of all matters affecting our mutual interests, or for that mait. r. affecting our interests or your1; alone, and in conclusion w-e promise you that If you will try and help us a.- earnestly and as faithfully as we promise lo try to serve you. that al L a t one of "Our Railroads" op?rait i ng into Anderson will enter upon an era of prosperity such as it has not heretofore experienced. POLICY OF SOUTHERN BY PRES. HARRISON (Continued from first page.) mer times, and tho enforcement of the obligations of railroads. Whether it shall take cognizance also of the needs of railroads in their relation to the development or the country is de pendent upon public opinion. The general discussion for several years past of the affairs of railroads ind of their relations to the public has been of great educational value. Railroad ninnagers and employees ap preciate better thun before their du ties to the public, and the American people more clearly understand their interest in tho efficient railroads. Be cause of the fact that a railroad is a publie highway on which all travelers and shippers have equal rights under timilar circumstances and conditions, and because operating conditions are such that a single company must exer cise a monopoly of transportation over it. public regulation is Hound in principle) and under American condi tions. I believe is much to be preferred lo either unrestricted private con trol or government ownership and operation. '.. Having faith tn thc fairness of the American people I am confident that w? shall work out a system of regula tion that will be just, both to the pub lic-end the railroads. Such a system, if lt is to be In the highest degree suc cessful, will leave to the managers of railway property the largest measure of discretion and the widest npportlin ty for initiative consistent with the prevention bf abuses, and, while guarding against charges that are ex l'orbitaat or . unreasonably high as meahtired by' the service performed, will recognize that the paramount in trest bf the public is the efficiency of service and that this can only be se cured by an adjustment cf charges for service which will leave to the car riers a fair mnrein of profit over thc .oHts of operation and will attract tc railroad Investments the new capital that will be needed from time to time if facilities are to be kept abreast of the growing demand for transporta tion. lt has been my duty and my privi lege, to study i 'nea R nc ul lu ral and In dustrial progress of the South in re lation to transportation, and, lr. asking the Soutljern people to become mi iv, and militant advocates of public poli cies that will be just and fair to the railroads, I believe that I am speaking in the interest of no less than In that tue railroads of tho south. Looking back over what has been ac complished by the people of Ander son and realizing the part that trans portation has pleyd lu yor past pro gress, I predict with confidence that we shall have such effective and mu tually helpful co-operation with, this community and the railroads by which it ls served da Will insure your contin ued progress and ever increasing pros perity. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * THE DAY IN CONGRESS * ******* * * * * * * FEBRUARY ii, 1014. Senate Met at noon. Senator Swanson read General Washington's farewell address.' Acting Ci.airman Shivley, of tbe foreign relations committee, went to the Whit? House and conferred with President Wilson on the Mexican sit uation. Adjourned at 1:03 p. m., to noon Tuesday. House. Met at nocn. Colonel Goethals and Secretary Gar rison told the appropriations commit tee of needs of the Panama Canal when it ls opened to commerce. Washington's birthday observed with brief exercises. Ways and nv?ans committee deter mined to hold bearings soon on pend ing bills to tax tobacco cobpons. Action bn general "deficiency bill went over. Adjourned at 5:55 p. m., to noon Tuesday. A RAILROAD PIONEER, Stephen MeCally of Andersen, One af Benders of C. a O'. Siepheu SvcCuliy, ? nativa of county AntrimV Ireland,'waa born In .1800, cam? to Charleston In 1818 ead after a few months Mettled near the site ot Noars Creek, church. Ia 1828 he FARMERS! YOU SHOULD THINK OF THIS: V. hy spend money for expeushe ?ruano und ha??' it amount to nothing lii'csuse lt Itt Improperly dis. tributed I it ls jnst as important to put out your gtiuno properly UH lt IK to plow or cult?vale properly. The hes! way to do (his IN the Cele woy, and we cull your attention to the two distributors listed below. We guarantee they will dit the ?erk properly. COLE DOUBLE FOOT GUANO DISTRIBUT OR NO. 22. Knocker Feed Instead of Force Feed if Desired Distributes from 100 pounds to 1500 pounds of Guano to the acre. Good plowlug Done at the same time. ? . ?Wi AS This machine ls used by farmers who wisn covering plows Instead of an opening plow. It is used by many who wnnt a lower priced machine than our spreader and culivator No. 25, and it ls a real lab or saver. It hus a large reliable force feed that can be regulated to sew from 100 pounds to 1,600 pounds of guano to the acre. It has a very large hopper. The double foot sows the guano In a broad stream throws two good furrows upon lt. This p roteeta the guano and saves enough plowing to pay for itself Ina few days. The plow fe?t are strong -firmly attached to the side beams, so that good plowing can be done. t> GET THE GENUINE COLE IMPLEMENTS-B EWARE OF IMITATIONS OPE It EB YOU Do not let anyone sell you an imitation or an experiment .They may claim it ls just as good and offer lt for less money than the Cole. Still, they make a big profit, and you may have to throw lt aside and get a Cole before you are satisfied or fixed right for planting. USED FOR OPENING THE FURROW und sowing Guano at the same time. Well adapted to applying Guano to growing Crops. i ? ir * air. y . -.- ? THE COLE GUANO DISTRIBUTORS NO. 21 AND 22 ^ . There are many cheaply made imitations of this, machine on the market. They have a similar ap pearance-may seem the same, but they cannot begin to compare with the Cole in construction and the work they do. The Cole Guano Distributors No. 20 and 21 have a plow In front of the wheel- and are very useful in opening furrows and sowing at the same time. - With ono of these machines you can run beside growing crops end apply guano nt just tb? right time to make the crop retain Its squares and fruit lieuvlly. .'. ..*? 1 - No. 21 is made with thc knocker feed, and No. 20 with the ramona Cole iorce feed. No oetier dis tributors have ever been made at the price. These machines-JuBt like the higher price Cole Implements-will provo so downright useful that you Will wondrr how you ever got along without them-why you ever were content to nut np with out-of-date faulty machines when you could own distributors like these. For even the lowest priced machines, we use the best grades of steel adapted to the work. Every machine lu Inspected again and again BO there can be ho flaws: For wooden parts requiring Btrength we employ the toughest oak. ? *. Cole Plantara and Cole Distributors are known as the standard Implements uaed by Progreaaiva FnrmerB. ? Cole Planters and Spreaders are equally good, and If you ene Cole farming Implements von may well be proud of your farm equipment w . Lei UH show yon our full and complete line before you purchase. | | \ J? Sullivan Hardware Co. ANDERSON, S. C. BELTON, S. C. noved to the then village of Ander son, but recently made a settlement ts the county seat. He bought a lot m the public square for $75, on cred t. ? From 1848 to thc completion of the ?reenville and Columbia railroad, be vas a large contractor in grading and wnstructlon*. Later he contracted on he Blue Ridge road. He was an ac ive worker la building the G. A.C., ind was a large stockholder^id bond lolder. He wa? an enthusiastic adv?cale of ho building of the Savannah Valley tollway, and tils last 'appearance In mbllc waa upon the breaking dirt on his important enterprise where he brew the first shovel of earth on the 14th of February, 1881. The road was lompieted July 31, 1886. Mr. tfcCui y lived to be 82 years old. WOVlA) REDUCE ROYALTIES. J Washington, Feb. 24.-Clay Tall nan, commissioner of the general land tfflce, today advocated before the muse committee on public landa re lue tlon of royalties on coal mined In Vlaska with a view to encourage pri ste capital. Mr. Tal I man said he van even disposed to favor no royal les at all at first, to get capital at ?r'Ork. na SIM va????t?u pei ?u?h'-?i e-a?j usinent o? 0'j?? ??MW. . \ . Coming Every Day New Vehicles of every description keen coming1 iii every day. ? ' OTcUtflBil.l OK ft" Our stock of Harness, Whips and Robes is the finest ever. We also ' M'!" ' a ' "''''ii mr' a ' "~ a have some Extra Good Mules and Horses on hand, come and see them. J. S. FOWLER ANDERSON, It ls predicted that within the next bur months 66.000 ex-Grecian wax lors will arrive ba the United States. tHKMDsTMUnn Ow! High Grade Guano -For Sale by S. D. Brownlee, : Anderson, S. C. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAROLINA RY. The Augusta Short Line Arrives: Departs: No. 5.-11:40 a. m. No. 22-6:00 a. m" No. 21- 3:45 p. m. No. 6-3:35 p. m. Information, Schedules, etc, cheerfully furinshed E .WILLIAMS, T. B. CURTIS, General Pass Agt. Commercial Agt. Augusta, Ga Anderson, S. C. Labor Savers Whether you employ a servant or not, labor .tavms de> >?? - vice? in tho home will pay. Household affairs run mora smoothly-more work can be ' dona. Situations in such houses are more sought after and more persistently held on te. Labor Saving, Time saving, Comfort saving devices pay in the end. ; YOU KNOW THE KIND WE MEAN Vacuum Cleaners, Irons, Sewing Ma chine Motors, Fireless Cookers, etc. f ti* pniirurnu minim imimrn ?uuincnn ruouu UIIUIIED uu.