The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, October 13, 1903, Image 4
Looking
Forward
We are not satisfied with anything short of the
very best store in town. r I ohave this it is neces
sary to have your trade, and we will not feel that
we have done our duty until we have secured it.
We do not ask it except upon fair and honest
terms. We expect to give you the very best
value that can bo given for the price paid. If
we sell you a shoe for $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00,
$2.25, $2.60, $3.00, $3.50 or $5.00, we expect
to give you as much value as can be given for
the price, and so on through our entire line of
merchandise—Dress Goods, Notions/! rimmings,
Laces, Embroideries, Hosiery, Gloves, Milli
nery, Men’s Hats, Collars, Ties, Shirts, etc.,
all at prices that can’t be beat.
Give us your business in all our lines, and you
will have no regrets, for we make prices right.
Here Are Some of the Prices:
Double Fold 34 Wool Serge ioc
35- in. Brocade, 34 Wool, JSC
36- in. Cashmeres, all colors 25c
All Wool Black Henrietta, best in town for price 50c
Better Grades, 75c and fr.oo. Silk Warp, £1.25. Sicilians and
Mohairs, 50c, 65c, 75c and fi.oo. Gold Medal brand, none bet
ter for the price.
Zibelines, 50c to $1.00, black and colors.
Broad Cloths in all the leading colors and black at Ji.oo that
will bear comparison with any at the price.
Sharkskins, 50c to #r.oo.
Auto Cloth at 4Sc, beautiful goods for the money.
Outings, Flanneletts or Fleece, from 5c to 12'4c.
Mercerized Waistings for fall, 15c to 40c. Ask to see them.
Do yourself justice by giving us a look in Millinery. Our prices
are reasonable for the quality of goods shown.
Shoes, Shoes. Can fit anybody from the little tot up to the full
grown man or woman—all prices.
W. J. Wilkins ®> Co.
GAFFNEY, S. C.
A. Standing: Army
May be necessary to keep Monarchs on their Thrones,
but all Armies of the World are as chaff before a
Tornado. :: :: :: ::
Better than an Army is a Policy against loss by Windstorms
and Tornadoes. Am prepared to insure you against
Accidents, Sickness and Death also.
XT. G.
rrivoY.
Tie Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company
Offers for sale Butldlnfr Lotstn this Hourlshlnr town, Gaffney Oltyj Also Farms neai
by and In reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, In lots of frorr
SO to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur
poses. For full particulars apply to
J. V, iVjsent.
N. B.—All persons are forbidden to enter on,* walk or ride throusrli or over the lands of this
Company, cutting and removlm? timber, fishing or hunting, under penalty of law.
Huyler’s Candies
AT
I. W. RICHARDSON’S
Patronize Home Industry
We are exceptionally well prepared to handle your Laundry in the most ap
proved manner, giving a High Gloss or Domestic finish on Shirts, Collars and
Cuffs, just as preferred.
WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION
in all cases, and patrons are requested to report any defects in work or any dis
satisfaction occasioned by delay in delivery, as it is our purpose to render the
BEST SERVICE and make deliveries as promptly as possible.
We Solicit your Laundry Work.
PEARL 3TEAM LAUNDRY,
Phonb 122 T. T. GILMER, Profribtor.
LOCAL FREIGHT
RATES TOO HIGH
Irregular Schedules and Poor
Railroad Service
ACTION IS TO BE TAKEN
like to have you send us tue names
of parties interested in matters of
this kind, and if you have a board of
trade or commercial club, we would
be glad to have you refer this letter
to them. Our plan is to build and
equip this road and furnish one-half
of the capital, the residents of your
city to furnish the other half.
Thanking you in advance for an
early reply, wh are,
Yours truly.
J. P. Hoknaday & Co.
With a view of ascertaining the
At h Meeting Jof ItuHiuesH Men In Columbia eentime nt of the Citizens of Gaffney
Local Freight Kates in ( q D (be above proposition a meeting
A SALE.
A SALE.
will be held tomorrow evening at 8
o’clock at the city hall. Every cit
izen of the town who is interested in
freight rates should attend this meet
ing.
In addition to the above business
other matters of vital importance
will be brought before the meeting,
rhertfore every tax payer and every
citizen interested in the progress of
Gaffney should attend.
Cherokee Court.
Court convened at the usual hour
Friday morning and was engaged all
day in hearing equity cases, and ad
journed at six o’clock till Monday
morning. Judge Townsend left ou
the midnight train to spend Saturday
and Sunday at his home in Union.
Yesterday morning the Court of
Common Pleas was opened. The
first case was Samuel Jefferias vs.
Thomas Spencer for damage. This
case was withdrawn, the plaintiff to
pay the cost.
The next case was J. L. Spencer
vs. Thomas Spencer for damages. It
was taken up and was still before the
co'irt when it adjourned yesterday
evening.
The above cases grew out of the
breaking of Mr. Thomas Spencer’s
milldam, whi;h it is|claimed damaged
crops and lands of plaintiff.
Local Cottou Martiet.
The following prices prevail on the
Gaffney market today :
Gcoi middling 9.25
Middling..... 9.10
l>r. (irltlith in New Quartern
Doctor Griffith announces to hie
friends and patrons that he is now es
tablished in his new quarters in the
Cherokee Drug Co. building where he
is better prepared than ever for the
treatment of EYE, EAR, NOSE and
THROAT DISEASES.
Dr. G. does not propose, however,
to confine himself to his specialty but
will continue also the general prac
tice of medicine and surgery as here
tofore.
DlHcrlniination in
Virginia and the Carolinun wan Dlncunned
and Amdutance Asked.
The following communications were
aidressed to Mayor J. Q Little, and
are published for the information
contained therein.
Anderson, S. C., Oct. 5.’03
Mayor J. Q Little,
Gaffney, S C.
Dear Sir:—At the general invita
tion of Charleston given through the
newspapers of the State to meet with
a committee of 1 heir business men at
the Columbia Hotel, Columbia,S. C.,
September 22,|1903, quite a number of
ciiies were represented At this meet
ing subjeetjof discrimination in local
freight rates, irregular schedules and
vary poor railroad service in South
Carolina, was discussed. After much
j had been said on all copies it was de-
| cided to take action first on local
, freights, as the whole State was suf
fering from this, more perhaps, than
either of the o‘ber two named. New
! it doesn’t need any argument on the
local freight situation to impress you,
■ as the figures enclosed will argue for
j themselves. Compare what we are
paying in South Carolina with North
Carolina and Virginia. The slip en
closed merely shows a part of this
extortion and when you go into other
classes B, C, etc., the discrepancy
is equally as great. Now there is
but one thing to be done, and this
we have decided to do, and want your
hearty co-operation; pull together
and hire the best legal talent in the
State or any other State and fight
like business men for our rights
Save every man that consumes, as
well as those that sell, the money
rhat we are rightfully entitled to.
You know we have to fight, so let us
be equal to the occasion. The object
of this letter is to try to stir you up
to action. Please give it your im
mediate attention.
Charleston and the Convention as
sembled agreed that our interest was
the same, viz: To have us low local
freight rates as Virginia. This means
to and from your city, no compro
mise in favor of any special city will
be accepted, but favor all or none.
This being the case, can’t you get
your city to help pay the expenses of
the fight 9 We cannot name the
orice as we do not know what it will
cost, but only wish to have your
guaranteed backing. If we are sue- ]
cessful, which we certainly expect to ;
be, you cannot call the price paid at I
cost but as gain. You can name the j
amount you are willing to guarantee, i
Please give this a prompt reply as we (Jo-tO-Date Job Print-
have no time to lose. Answer Yes or ^
No.
Yours truly,
R. S. Ligon, Anderson, S. C.
R. B. Rhett, Charleston, S. C.
B. R. Cooner, Columbia, S. C.
Accompanying the letter was the
following tables illustrating the
freight rates:
THE LOCAL FREIGHTS.
The following table shows the
charge made by the railroads for local
freights in the States of Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina,
and will show, better than anything
else, thejustnessof the fight the busi
ness men of Charleston and the Pied- "VX/Vm \X/f> T-Jnrv*
moct section are making before the VV Xly W C XlOpC
railroad commission for better rates:
to have Your Trade
We expect to gain and main
tain the trade of careful drug
buyers because we offer every
inducement that appeals to ob
serving people.
We have the quality of good s
that everybody should desire,
we see that these goods are
properly cared for and that
they go out in perfect condi
tion.
We treat everybody alike and
serve everybody to the best of
our ability.
Our price , are always as low
as they can be consistant with
the quality of gootls supplied.
We want your trade and are
quite certain that the longer
you trade here the more rea
sons you will have for continu
ing to make this your family
drug store.
CHEROKEE DRUG GO.
Cor. Limestone and Frederick Sts.
Determination Sale
$
October 29th, 30th and 31st.
Tliree
We want to tell you that we have just received 1000
yards of the 8c Bleaching to go in this sale for 5c.
Wait For Us
Me want to tell you that we have just received 1200
yards of 6c Outing to go in this sale for -hVc.
Come To Us
We want to tell you that we have just received 1200 !
yards of the 6c Cotton Checks to go in this sale for 3 V. '
October 29th, 30th and 31 st 1
We want to tell you that we have just received 1200 <
yards of the 8c Sheeting to go in this sale for 5c.§
DON’T BUY ELSEWHERE, BUT COME
TO US, WE WILL SAYE YOU MONEY. |
The Dixie Clothing and Shoe Store.:
THE DIXIE
Sells it for less.
| Morris Switzer,:
{ Prop.
FOR
ing, call at the
LEDGER Office.
Gaffney, S. C.
Millage.
Class.
Virginia—
12 3 4
5
0
5 miles & under...
.12 10 8 6
5
4
10 miles & over 5..
.10 13 11 9
7
0
North Carolina—
5 miles[and under.
.12 10 8 6
6
5
10 miles & over 5..
.18 13 11 9
8
7
%
i
%
%
i
i
Safety.
(/'ourtesv.
Brough a Hole in Your Pocket
is not the only way to lose your money ; and “it’s too
late to lock the barn after the horse is stolen.” To
day, this morning, deposit your money, subject at all
times to your check, with
The Merchants and Planters Bank
South Carolina—
12 miles & under.. .10 14 12 10 9 8
Virginia—
40 miles & over 30. .27 22 17 15 13 10
North Carolina—
40 miles & over 30 - • 33 26 22 18 14 11
South Carolina—
40 miles & over 30. ..37 33 29 27 19 18
Virginia—
70 miles & over00...39 28 23 18 16 11
North Carolina—
70 miles & over 00. ..42 32 28 21 17 14
South Carolina—
70 miles & over 60. ..47 42 34 31 23 20
Cincinnati, Oct. 8th,1903.
Mayor J. Q. Little,
Gaffney, 8. C.
Dear Sir:—Ourselves and associ
ates are interested in the building
and equipping of street railway sys
tems in cities of less than 25,000.
We have for the purpose of operating
profitably in cities of your size se
cured control of a patent gasoline
car which we can install in your city
and operate successfully. Eleotric
car lines have not generally been
successful in cities of less that 25,000
population, but the system that we
have and which we can operate in
your city, will make money from
the very start as there is a very small
amount of money invested as com
pared with an electric railway sys
tem.
We would like to interest your
leading citizens in the organizing of
a street railway company (or the pur
pose of establishing a railroad system
in your city. For the purpose of
getting this matter started, we would
A. N. WOOD.
1'resident.
I'rornpl ness.
n. u. brown.
Viee-President.
M.
SMITH,
Cashier.
Business.
f
I*
k
k
SPECIAL SALE
CLOTHING, SHOES AND HATS
The great Sale which opened Saturday with
tremendous rush is now at its best. The peo
ple were quick to take advantage of the won
derful bargains offered. You are advised
not to wait—not to put off buying too long.
Of course you want the best, so come today—
come tomorrow, as the best is sure to go first.
It will pay out-of-town people to come for
miles to attend this great
SPECIAL SALE
CD 1^ S O IV
Star Clothier
Opposite Postoffice.
Look Out, Good People!
We are in the swim, and want you to
swim with us. For all kinds of Heavy
{Old Fancy Groceries call or ’phone No.
2*. Fresh Fish and Oysters on Fridays
and Saturdays. For Bicycles, etc., call
iCo. 23. Mr. A. W. Hawkins will answer
and fill your order at short notice.
Respectfully yours to please,
W. J- MANESS.
A. W. Hawklm, Mgr.
National Bank of Gaffney,
Capital Stock, - - - $50,000.00
Surplus and Profits - - 28,500.00
MV* Stockholders, Liability - 50,000.00
Total Security to Depositors $128,500700
'We Ai’e Confident
of our ability to handle your banking business to your entire satisfaction and will
extend every accommodation that prudence and safety will warrant.
Oa.ll To Ut-* —
F. G. STACY, President.
D. C. ROSS,(Cashier,