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THE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER FOUNDED AUGUST 1, 1S6U. 126 North Main Street AKDE1I8U.S, S. C. W. W. SMOAK. Editor and Bus. Mgr D. WATSON BELL.City Editor. PHELPS SAS8EKN, Advertising Mgr T. B. GODFREY.Circulation Mgr. EL ADAMS, Telegraph Editor and Foreman. Member of Associated Presa and Receiving Complete Dally Telegraphic Service. 'v K Entered according to Act of Con gress as Second Chum Mall Matter at the Postofllco at Anderson, S. C TELEPH0NE8 Editorial and Business Office.321 Job Printing .693-L 8UBSCBIPT10N RATES Sem I-Weekly One Tear .91.50 Six Months .75 Daily One Year .15.00 81x Months . 2.G0 Three Mon th H .... 1-25 The .Intelligencer is delivered by carr lern in the city. If y/m fall to get yoi r paper regularly please notify ns. Opposite your name on the label of your paper ls printed date to which our paper is paid. Al1 checks and drafts should be drawn to The Anderson Intelligencer. oooooooooooooooooooo . o ONLY > 27 Moro Shopping /' % Days r o e o Before X'mas. ? . a oooooooooooooooooooo The Weather. South Carolina: Fair and much colder Friday; Saturday fair. Thought for the Day. The ideal which wo arouse in the youth of today will becdme the actu ality of tomorrow. Have you got your persimmon beer in the making? 0 " Go straight home and plant some grain. Great in wisdom is the gobbler that roosteth high these nights, o "Illegal Traffic in Rotten Eggs" says a headline In an exchange, like there could be any such thing as le gal traffic in ancient fruit of this type. .-o What has become of the old fash ioned hunter who about this spanon of the year used to bring "his" editor I a nice string of partridges as proof of his prowess. While European nations are endea voring to dethrone various kings tho South can get in some good work un seating her fleecy-headed old king and enthroning King Grain.' The British admlrality probably wishes now that the ill-fated super drcadnaught Audacious had not ben so audacious in venturing out where one of those German submarines could get a crack at it. o ' ? "Make Waahlngton Surgical Con ter," says a headline In an exchange. Good, we know a certain negro up there who needs "operating" on badly. Probably President Wilson will con cur with us. : -o Brother Koest er ot the Cr eon ville tPiedmont certainly has a wide range in writing editorials. In a single edi tion of his paper he has an editorial headed "The Women Did lt," and an other entitled "Consistency." -o "P. P. (Petrograd Prohibition Prohibits) would be an effective as well as a laconic reply which Czar Nick could make to inquiries about the success of "dry" mcausures In his empire. The Punch and Judy show across the Rio Grande ls on again. Ville and Carra?as have once more unanimous ly agreed to f'.sagree and lt looks now like ute fur will he flying Ulick, fast and far in a few days. ? o. Germany is said to be offering 18 and 19 cents a pound for cotton and none Is to be bsd. Distance and a few. other things, such as hostile fleets, tfiiiy tends enchantai' -jt in this res pect far the Southern farmer who ls offered seven cents for his staple. --o Wi th the buy-a-bale movement. Ute pay-e-hlll movement, the kill-a-hog movement and ute plaat-a-grain movement sweeping the country, we suppose the Darktown, cttitsn with a tooth for some Thanksgiving fowl thinks it ab--*-? .tme to start a raid ?-root, movement. | THE FRANCHISE MATTER AGAIN Tho statements of President Z. V. Taylor, of the Southern Power Com pany, and of Captain H. H. Watkins, local counsel for tho Southern Public (JtUlties Company. In reference to the recent agitation of the mater of the franchise granted to their company to do butiinens in Anderson, will be read with a urcat deal of interest, wo are sure. These articles are clear cut and dispassionate discussions of tills vex ed question, contain much informa tion, and coming as they do, from so uuthentic aources, will be welcomed, by all reasonable and fair-minded persons. Thero cannot be too much said on till? subject that wiil really Inform the people as to thc terms of thc franchise, and the history of its passage by tho City Council, and thc City Counsel. Perhaps the answer to the questions asked by The Intelli gencer will yet be forthcoming. If not from the source asked, from others. The Intelligencer does not believe that thero is ever anything gained by attempted concealment of the pub lic's business, as conducted by the public's servants, who aro elected by tho people-the public. No one should Judge a question till both sideB be known, and we are, therefore, glad to givo publicity to the articles setting forth the "other" side of this mooted -question. If there are others on cither side who wish to ho heard, wo shall bc pleased to give space to rensonablo and properly written articles ATTENTION, CITY ATTORNEY I The editor of Tho Intelligencer has Just rcteruned from a trip to the low country, and has noted the reply to his reply to the City Attorney as pub lished in Tuesday's Intelligencer. As tho City Attorney has called "Hold, Enough," the editor will let him go. as he always believes In a fair fight with the foe Btandlng. Then, there ls really nothing in thc article or the City Attorney worthy re^.y. We opine, ! also, that he will have his hands full with other controversies, whom he will doubtless consider better able to 1 cope with his legal and ethical know- J ledge. The editor also has a baby to , "laugh" with him, and "he laughs , best who laughs last." ANDERSON COUNTY DINNER Folk over in Atlanta are preparing to serve a "Georgia Products Dinner" , it the auditorium in the near future. ] ? ?plend'd idea and cns that ought to Leach a good many people a few hing?. We recall an incident that oc curred in Greenville county not BO long ago. A thrifty farmer Invited a lozen or more of his city friends out vi dinner at his home one day. Those nvtted were mostly officials of the .hamber of commerce, but there were ithers and altogether lt* was a rep .esont.-..ive gathering of Greenville's melness Interests. This ?farmer sat tis guests down to a rather unique linner-strictly a Greenvillo county ind made-at-home dinner. The table airly groaned under the weight o? thc ;ood things to cat that were literally died upon it, and in the entiro menu here was not ono itom, with the ex ception of salt, pepper, tho soda and i few minor articles not possible to >roducc hore, which WBB not produc id by that farmer on his own farm. Ve have forgotten the menu, but ro all that it was elaborate and enough o tempt the worst dyspetlc on earth. The Incident attracted wide attention it tho time, and doubtless others of hat county were moved to raise more if their own foodstuffs. A meeting of tho Roys' Corn Clubs >f the county will be held at the bamber of commerce in the near tu uro. Would it be too much trouble to lave the boys bring lunch and servo t at the mooting that day and have hem bring no article ot food which rae not produced on their own farms? t would be interesting anyway to see chat Anderaon county could do lo hts respect on short notice. And lt rould doubtless stimulate interest in , Live-at-Home movement. Spartanburg has secured a land cape gardner and will wage a cam paign to beautify that city by plant og flowers, bulbs, esc, in public daces. They ought to get some point* fi fruin A?u?raO?'S C?T?C AsSGC'i - lon, which a decade ago or more In titnted such a movement here and irosocuted their plans with auch vig r that the "Electric City" ls tamed ar and wide for the beauty ot its laza and public parka. i, i , . .i > "Fall lu Anderson, Most Come 1?re," says a headline In the Green llle News with reference lo the ombiutng of the office of referee In ankruptcy at Anderson with that of ireenvllle. Mighty, more mighty ts ur hope that there will he no more enkrrvptcies here; for which Is the rone, "busting" ot having to go to 1 reen vii te? Two Turkeys are about to get h em selves into hot water-vis. Goo der and that one whose soldiers fir d cn the launch ot the U. S. S. Ten lessee. Z. V. Taylor Di The F Following the discussion of tho opinion of City Attorney Sullivan, ;-.nd the subsequent uetion of city council, the matter of the franchise granted the Southern Public Ctilitie3 Company which has been causing so much comment in the city recently, the following statement by Pres. Z. V. Taylor, will be of interest. Mr. Taylor impassionateiy discusses tito I franchise matter, und asks some per- j tin.nt questions. His communlca- j cation ia addressed to "The People of . Anderson." Charlotte, X. C.. Nov. IC, 1914. TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON: 1 On tho 11th day of November, A. r>., 1011, I received through the 1'nited States mail from our local! manager, Mr. H. A. Orr. in the city i of Anderson, South Carolina, a copy of the following resolution purported to have been passed by the board of aldermen of your city: "Resolved. That the mayor and city clerk and treasurer be and they are hereby instructed to make no further payments to the Southern Public Util ities Company on the alleged 'fran chise-contract* and white way con tract dated respectively February 10, 1914 and March 1. 1914." I am addressing this to the people of Anderson who denlre nothing more than fair play. Did thc Southern Public Utilities Comprny render the service called ?'or in this contract and if so. does not fair play dictate that it should bo paid therefor? Do tho people of Anderson want the Southern Public I'tlllties Com pany to light their streets and fur nish water for fire protection free of charge? If the franchise and contract are invalid would lt not be the proper thing to pay tho company for the service it rendered and bring an ac tion In the courts to declare' the con tract of no force and effect rather than accept the service rendered In cood faith and then refuse to pay for It? We are perfectly willing that thc courts shall pass upon the validity of this contract and this franchise and have urged time and again that this bo done before wo spent the last thirty thousand dollars In tho Im provement of your water works sys tem and your street llchtlng systorrt. Tills was not done and in all prob ability we n,-ist Buffer hy reason of Its failure to be done. Let lt be done now, but fair dealing demands that the comnanv that Is furnishing you Service In tho meantime be paid for lt In this connection I desire to atl rise the people of Anderson that I have asked the following questions of wm elly couiioii: "Do you expect us to liarht your Ureets and furnish water for your hydrants, free of charge until such lime as you can mnke other arrange ments or ls lt your desire that we llscontinuo the service?" I wish further to say to the people >f Anderson that wo Intend to con ilnue this service and to roly upon Cae ntcgrlty of the courtB of our country 'or more Just treatment than has been iccorded us by the city council of he city of Anderson. In the event ?ve lose in thia controversy wc will :ake our losse3 like men, but. you* services will bo continued until such :lme as your city council shall direct is to discontinue lt. notwithstanding he fact that we run the risk of ser ous loss. As we view it. we do not ?egard tho citizens of Anderson as a larty to this controversy and In so !ar os we can prevent lt they shall lot be made to suffer on' account of My attention bas been further call id to an article appearing ' In The Dally Intelligencer under date . Of ?Jovember 15, written by O. Cullen Sullivan, Esquire, city attorney, In which he says that he frankly ad nlts that ho was "duped." This ls i very serious charge made by Mr. Sullivan, not only against the writer >f thin article, but against himself as ?rell, for lt not only Implies lack of noral courage and mental Inferiority m his part, but cunning chicanery ind ulterior purposes on my part. 5o fa.- as the Implied charge against ne is concerned I deny it emphati cally. ? During the time I esme in contact with Mr. Sullivan I acted with all frankness and while I could not igroe with him as to hts economic riews I nevertheless accorded him the honesty of his convictions ' f nd idmired the zeal with which be sup lorted them. He can'not and will not iring to your attention a single prom se I ever made to the city council or o the people of Anderson that J have not fulfilled. I.did tell his council, phlle not making lt aa a promise, I toped within 12 months to reduce the rata for electricly lo the city ot An lerson to ten cents per K- W. H. Wo did thia within six tmraius. We promised In the franchise to replace ivlthln 12 months all four Inch with six inch mains. Ws did thia In six nonths. As to toy making tho promt se, or any one else connected with the company, that in consideration >t being accorded the privilege of jelling water and light in Anderson hat we would build a railroad to At lanta costing millions ot dollars, U s so silly as to make the individual Laserung or Insinuating lt really pit* able. As to the Southern Power Company wilding its lines into Anderson I rankly stated to your city council hat I was neither an official nor a itockhclder in this company and thst [ had no power whatever to bind lt ind could make i no representations whatever in regard to it. FV>r Mr. Sullivan's benefit, however. [ will state that this, franchise was rranted on February 10, 1914, and h? action ot tba city council was aken on November 9, 19i4, a period it approximately nine months. For scusses ranchise Matter the Southern Power Company to reach Anderson With its lines in the proper way lt waa necessary that the current should be delivered* from two sources, both north and south. Since the date of granting the franchise I have been further informed that the Southern Power Company, at a cost of thousands of dollars, has built an additional station at Greenwood, en larged it? transformer capacity In Greenville, built a line connecting Greenville and Greenwood, and the week before the action by the city council was taken, had purchased the transformers required for delivering the current Into Anderson from Bel ton, in order to give the city of An derson the advantages of a double circuit feed both from the north and the couth. Howlong this much need ed improvement will ho deferred on account of thia action of city council, I can not and do not pretend to state. As stated above, T had felt that Mr. Sullivan's activities in opposing this franchise were the results of his con victions on a well formed principle in his own mind, and I did not for one moment Imagine that he would endeavor to becloud such an issue by a personal attack upon mo. I regret exceedingly that he has seen fit to take this course which ls so entirely contradictory of the opinion T had formed of him as a man and a law yer. In sr. far aa Mr. Sullivan's insin uation as to any underhand methods on my oart are concerned. I am con fident that these can not hurt me among the peonle willi whom I have been associated since my boyhood and when fully understood can but reflect on him. I had thought that our differences in the city of Anderdon were settled and that we could null together for the unbuilding of the city in all of Its different phases of growth, for af ter all, lt was with thi? spirit when the white way contract was nresented (o me as drafted by Mr. Sullivan I signed it without dotting an I or crossing a T. I did not go to An derson to urge lt, for to he frank, from a montnry or financial stand point, I did not desire it. I felt, how Bver, that lt wpuld he a great adver tisement for your city and for that reason I wa3 mere than willing to aid (rou in its Installation. As a reward, ilx months after lt ls completed 1 im met, v.'tthout'- a word of explana tion from tho city council, with a di rect refusal to pay for any services rendered In connection with it. I have stone thus fully Into these luestions believing' in mv heart that he action of-the city, council does lof, represent the feeling of the peo jle in Anderson and further believ _T .v.... I~ .1... ?...cu.lt tyt a 1 lefined policy on tho part of your recule, but is tho consequence of a ibltcy outlined by some of your city jfflcials. Having thus stated my position, trgument in the press, in so far as [ am concerned has closed and fur her argument must bc "Tilrected to mother forum. Respectfully submitted. Z. V. TAYIX)F\ President. Letter to Mavor and CItv .Connell. Charlotte. N. C.. Nov. 16, 1914. ["o the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Anderson, S. C. Gentlemen: I have received what >urports to be a eerU?led copy o? n ?esolution passed by :our board at i meeting held on November 9, 1914. Hil? is perfectly clear as" to your in entlons. but it is not' clear as to your vishes in this matter. Do you expect ia to light your streets and furnish vat er for your hydrants free of :hargo ?until such time as you can nake other arrangements, or is lt mur desire that we discontinue the lervlco? Kindly let me h?ve a specific re >ly to this and greatly oblige, Yours truly, (Signed) Z. V. TAYLOR. President. ?APT. H. H. WATKIN*8 Wit IT KS ON THE FRANCHISE QUESTION (Continued from first page.) >n Hs own property? but the price ls eft to the board of arbitrators, one o be selected by tho city, one by the .ompany, and a third by these two. >r, In ewe ot their disagreement and allure so to select a third, by any ludge ot the United States district ?url for any district of South Caro ma The lighting system can not be aken out ot the hands of the Utilities 'ompany at Just any tune as lu the ?ano of the water, company, but the ranchis.i provides that tho contracts 'or lighting shall run for period? ot Ive years, the first period beginning loon the date of th* adoption r.f ihn >fdlnance and the signing of the rontroct. At the ead af each foe year tened, tar etty is given tim fight ic purchase the company's electric plant md appliances in use In the city'for um iah lng electric lights and small tower lh connection' therewith, by )aying the company a fair ^and rea dable value fer the same, and this raine 1? not to be determined fey tee .oaipany, but at the election' of the dty must be submitted to a board >f arbitrators, as in the casa of the vnter plant The aale ot the electric >Iant lc not to include the Portman ?laut, but only the electric plant rithln the city for furnishing power o small consumers In. unite not ex feeding one hundred horse power, rhiis ls aH the city wouid ever wish o purchase, ?nd the limitation is herefore to th? bene?t of the city. I ihall not attempt to discuss the re tortions provided in the contract, but here la one provision to which I rould call attention, and that ls the ?rovlsion which gives the etty; the ight to adopt tn the city ot Ander en the nasas schedule of Hafting rate? hat Is la farce hy the compaa^'ftM The Turkey Despite his name, is an American bird. So are all our suits and overcoats, and every man ought to be thankful that such service giving, comfortable garments, reared in our country, may be had at such reasonable prices at our shop. All-American suits and overcoats for men and young men-every detail made in the United States, from buttons to cloth. Good, reliable, ail-wool fabrics, newest patterns and the last word in style. Sizes and models for all figures. $10, $12.50, $15, $18, $20, $22.50, $25. mThe Slot* aith a Cbroetosee In effect In any town or city In which the company owns and controls thc lighting plant. In other wordB. An derson is guaranteed as low rate ot charges as may prevail at any time during the continuation of the con tract in Greenville, Charlotte, Win ston-Salom, and other larger towns where the company furnishes the mu nicipal lighting. Can we hope to do bettor? The contract leaves the way open for Anderson to have municipal ownership if the city should desire it. It does not prevent other companies from coming here to engage in simi lar business If we can induce them to enter ihto competition with tho Util ities Company: other franchises may bo granted freely to olhor companies, und we are guaranteed to share nt the nanda of this company the liest rates It may furnish other and Innrer cities though reductions at other places might be brought about by competition, legislation, or otherwise. Personally, I feel that the city council and the city attorneys did a splendid work for the city in pro curing so favorable a contract. I am sure that they had considered the matter in every detail during the long months that elapsed while the franchiso WP? under consideration, and I am sure that neither they nor any other council could have accom nllnh?ri hptfor rCSUltS. , Before closing this communication, I'would like to add c few words by way of review. When I nr-3t came ta Anderson, the streets were un lighted except for a few kerosense lampe. Our railroad facilities were ?xtremely poor, and the city, with a population of about S.SOO people, had Seen unable to keep pace with her ?i?ter cities of the State. A long step 'orward had boen made in tho pre .oding decade by the building of the Savannah Valley railroad. To accom plish that the people had. under? tho eadership of such men as W. W. humphreys, E. B. Murray, G. P. Tol y. J. L. Tribbl3, Sylvoster Bleoklev, ?V. S. Llgon, J. D. Maxwell. Dr. W. H. ''??.?.vi, and others who have since massed away, as well as several imong ue who are still living, voted lends and given outright as a bonus i large sum of money. When I came 1?re, merchants told me that ! this mm had been saved to tho city many imes over in tho reduction of t eights. Later on. led by such men LB Dr. S. M. Orr. Col. James I* Orr, ?alor B. P. Whitner. R. S. Hill, J. tf. Sullivan, and J. L. Mauldin, the treat enterprise at Portman Shoals ?vas launched: Upon its completion he city took on new life. One after mother great enterprises sprung up, md Anderson became known far and vide as the "Electric City," a pioneer n electrical development in the South. The Electric Company could not. have maintained Itself without tho cooperation of tho people of the city, and many of the great enter prises launched here would have re mained undeveloped but for tho pow er furnished from Portman. Fred Brown, H. C. Townsend and N. B. Sullivan, who are gone, and many citizens who are living, threw them selves, heart and soul, into the work of progress. The result was that from that time forward Anderson far outstripped every other city in the State In progress and In percentage of increase. A few years ago, when our city and interurban lines' of elec tric railway had to be sold under the hammer, a stagnation of business and progress seemed imminent.. Fortun ately, an old Anderson boy, who, with the modesty that characterizes all big men, does not hesitate to tell in public and in private that he was ed ucated, to uso hiB own expression, "By the charity of the people as a beneficiary Citadel cadet from Ander son," found means to interest capi tal and to do something for the de velopment of hts old home town. He put his heart as well as his money Into the enterprise; he induced oth ers to join him. I need not call at tention to the revival of business ard enriching of the people, the mercie? of fnMIii ios. and th?- general nrr.s perity that was brought about by the coming into Anderson of the Pied mont and Northern lines. It may not have camed, but it certainly stimu lated, the expenditure of a quarter of million dollars by the Charleston and Western Carolina railway Company in Oils city; the building of its $100, 000 passenger station by the Blue Ridge Railway Company; and con struction of its building and tho ex penditure of $100,000 in improve ments by the Southern Loll Telephone and Telegraph Company. It ' has stimulated every line of business, and in . these trying times la bringing to our city a pay roll of thousands upon thousands of dollars per month and c. .......... ?... VIkWIll "I worthy young men to make good in the World. I have talked heart to heart with W.- S. Lee. and with James B. Dilke, and with Z. V. Taylor, and others who were instrumental in helping along this development. I know that their hearts were In the work of the upbuilding of this section of country. They said before they came that they would not come un less wanted: but that they would co operate to the last ditch if our peo ple desired their presence and their investments. I am sure that a mis apprehension has gone abroad in this city aa to Mr. Taylor and his charac teristics. He was born in our sister State, North Carolina, and has lived there all his lifo. I have never met one freer from the characteristics of personal pride and self opinionated views than he. lt may be that in hiB busy work of development he has not had time or opportunity to meet with the Citizens, or even with the mem bers of the city council, and talk over matters as could have been desired. It may be that in the argument of the question before the city council he wa3 over blunt, and gavo the impres sion of being arbitrary. Many men of large affairs in stating their ulti mate propositions aro so. I am suro he meant no more than a clear state ment of his position. I have found that any suggestion made to him was received by him with the modest spir it of a child, but that his work has boen done with the strength of a man. He has given Anderson the same consideration that he gave his home town, Charlotte, and other cities of his native State. I am sure that the city attorney and members of the city council who have opposed Mr. Taylor have been sincero in their views, but I am equally certain that they have misunderstood him and his motives. I have had no communica tion with him, either personally or by letter, since this controversy arose, but knowing him and knowing W. S. Lee as I do, I am willing to pledge their good faith and their co operation with thc cit" cf Anderson in carrying out to the letter and ' in the spirit their contracts with the city, and in cooDcrating to the ex tent ot their ability with our people in making this a great, a clean, and beautiful city. H. H. WATKINS, . And Greenville had a poultry show shortly after Anderson pulled off tho best exhibit of the kind ever held in tho Piedmont. Go right ahead. Green ville, don't hesitate to "copy" a good thing from your neighbor; and we've got a lot moro good things here you can imitate when you have finished with the poultry show. "Heads of County Schools Coming," says a headline over a story regard ing a gathering of school teachers. We presume the other portions of thc school teachers' bodies are to to brought to the meeting also, but we submit that tho "heads" are the most appropriate organs of the anatomy to have at conventions of pedagogues. Another thing for Anderson to feel proud of-her fine poultry. The ahow. Tuesday ought to be quadrupled In slzo next time. Make Preparation Now For That Thanksgiving Hunt You can find in our stock just the GUN you want at a price that will cer tainly please you. ? flS?M^ ; New Chib, Nublack, Nitro Club and Repeater Shells in all Standard x Loads Mlake your purchase now? and enjoy your Thanksgiving Hunt. - 1 SULLIVAN HARDWARE GO. Anderson? S. C., Belton, S. C., Greenville, S. C.