The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, May 10, 1916, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
SAMEGOODS
FOR Now for nother BigWeek FOR
LESS MONEY SAME MONEY
Of Special Bargains all this Week at Red Iron Racket Stores
No. 1 Store Red Iron Racket Old Stand. No. 2 Store, On the Square, O. B. Simmons' Old Stand
New Goods coming in daily for this sale. Don't stop until you get to the Red Iron Racket
WE HAVE GREATER VALUES FOR THIS SEASON THAN EVER BEFORE
LIEN'S HOT WEATIIER SUIT LACE CURTAINS $3.00 LARGE FAMILY BIBLE I1N'S WhITE AND PALM 13LEAC41ING
SALE. .39 to $1.98 .98 BEACH OXFORDS .05, .07, .081-2 and.10
Prices $4.98, $5.98, $6.98 PLUG TOBACCO $3.50 GITAR ,$1.O0, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 and 1D TICKING
MEN'S WOOL SUITS. 3 plugs S. & G. and RED JAY .25 $2.48 $3.00 .10, .15 and .19
b:i)I ES' VEST RI4 1CI [\ LAI)IES' 'WII UE OX FORDIS 'rABLE LINENCUSAD ACES
$5.00, $6.98, $8.50, $9.50. $9.98, .0 rd .10 VlEST
$10.50, $12.50 and $15.00. .05 and .10
'FANS SEA ISLAND LAIDIES' WITE'II BOSE rOWELSTi uc'r
*At old pries, .05,.061,.07 1-2 I'.05, .10, .15 and .25 . 0 au o 1
MEN'S PANTS SALE. .03, .05 and .10 .10, .15, and .25
,98, $1.25, $1.98, $2.98, $3.50, $4.50 .0, .0y anIId S .10 yard L W SHEETS
$OY'S atAI .0 01-2 ad.0a yrLAIS AS MUS.50 and .75 Bs o 1
$4.98 .25 and .48 $1.00 I 1p. 1
NEW,11 l )EA P AlTRSBL SPREAD)SM hA CENER
MEN'S STRAW HATS BOY'S SIIRTS Allowed Seams, for .10 . . . LADIES' WAISTS .98 to $2.25
.48, .75, .98, $1.25, $1.50 to $3.98 .25 and .45 (1ST()R OIL .50, .75, .98 and $1.25 LADIES' SLI'PFAVS
for a $5.00 Panama. SUN -IIATS .. Lw bottic for .10........LiTLE BOY'S WASh SITUPS .98,$1.25,$1.50,$1.98,$2.50,
1EN F5 ELT ILI ATS Special at .10, .15 and .25 1LC, IR\U lIl .50,.75,.98 and $1.25 and $3.50
In all the latest styles. HlEN'S ANT) BOY'S CAP'S 25c package for .15 Rompers .25 to .50 'I'ENNIS OXFORDS
.48, .98, $1.25. $1.50, $1.98, $2.98 39c Caps for .25 ()RSEAIl)N CINUIIAMS .48
and $3.48 51)000 YAl 1DS DIEI SS GUOODS1.5E\ 't
and$3.8 5,00 YAiIS INES (101) $125Corset for~ .98 xtaSpee'ial-2,000 yar~ds, Sale MILLINER YWA IN POhlR
BsOY'S PANTS .05, .06, .07 1-2, .10, .15 to .48 ('orset for .48 Price .05 and .06 Latest creations in leautif he
.25, .39, .48 up to $1.45 Same goods for less-T o an se MEN .5 I S Si A:p SIL S5' EC II5 98 up to $3.39andFs)e
11:'' $1.'' -. ..i:1, I Prlies5 .39. .50,.75, .98 Sagro Silk, per yard .. . .. .25 Cldr~en's hats .48 up to $.8$.0btl o 8
. EN'S 2 OY ERA LS Si Silk 'oi. per ...... 25 Sl
Otu-l old p rive .98 t$.1 hrs E' xr
Orod' ie98$1.25 Silk, onur price .98 OneI( l0t $1. tSi .5 XI Wite Law 1~I..........05 to .256o 9DDO SLVRTN
Other Overalls .48 and .75 special Sale Price, .75 e T W S 1 Sirt for .4t
10l Box Paper .. .......05
15c B3ox Paper .......... . .10 '1\I) WI I)l* INS S. 12
W1IOVSIIE ~ rSit n o ,Sis.0 $1.68, $2.. $2.50. $2.98, $3.50 $4.00 (1A11,iATEA D)RESS SIirwr'sAL'QAE
NOW300 pais en's $1.00 Shoes, Big lot lalA gods .10 .29,.39,.48,.75,.98
.25 to .45 $1.00 WATCH just arrived for this sale $3.50 81R'I'INO MADRAS 23e TABLE OI, CLOR
LEAD PENCILS Best, for .79 SE1;AROINS IN TIEBASE- The Madras at .12 1-2 Special for .18
2 good. Pencils for .05 $1.00 ALARM CLOCK MENT-TlN, GLASS, CROCK- CURTAIN GOODS (le FANCY LAWN
1 Lead Pencil .01 For .68 .1.;11Y, RI~'(1S, ''l'Hl'NKo, ETC. .06, .08 1-2, .10, and .12 1-2 .05
Just Received about 500 Boys' Suits in all the latest patterns. Spring Sale pripes $2, $2.48, $2.98, $3.50, $4, $4.98, $5.98
NUFF SAID. BRING THE BOYS AND LET US FIT THEM UP FOR LESS MONEY
SPECIAL Hundreds of other goods too numerous to mention. Come in and let us show you through. SPECIAL
15 inch Flouncing 7 Bars Soda Crystal
Sale Price SA
27 inch at 25c__ ___
----Red Iron R acket
Big lot of Wool Dress
Goods 25c, 39c, 50c, THE STORES THAT BARGAINS BUILT 25c
75c and 98c
Don't fail to see our J. C. BURNS & COMPANY 3 BoVes S ar hAight
great stock of
Dry Goods Always Busy. There is a Reason. c
Col. Moore D
Cross Ar
E~ditor of The Spartanburg; Herald:
I noticed in your yeste(rday's edi
tiont an claborare malp of the proposed
electric railway fromil Spart:anturg :o
Clinton, 12aurens, 1'nion and Wood
ruftf, involvin.g some :i miles, wichl
Inclines me to offer a few reflections.
In the first plhe, I would say that
this is a good big undertakig, and
will reliuli a very large sum of non
ey, which, if dependent 0upon private
subscriptions, will necessarily fail. I
hope, but in case it does, my proposi
tion is for Spartanburg county to take
the matter in hand and issue bonds to
construct the main trunk line to the
Enoree river, leaving the Clinton pro
jectors to finish the line to Clinton.
In the course of time, it, may be prob
able that the other proposed lines may
be constructed. It is well not to tin
dertake too big a job all at once. I
propose, then, a subscription by Spar
tanburg county of $100,000 in bonds to
construct this main trunk line from
Spartanburg to Cross Anchor and
Musgrovi mill on the Enoree river.
The first question then to be con
sidered is, will the county subscribe
the bonds? I think so, for the small
annual interest and the loyalty here
tofore exhibited by the townships of
Walnut Grove, Glenn Springs and
Cross Anchor in voting bonds to he
S, Asheville Air Line and C. & W. C
r'ailroad, and in paying the taxes
iscusses
chr Railway
therefor for 25 to 10 years with no
railroads in their bordolrs; I say, when
all this is considered, that there are
enoligh generous hearted and pulblic
spirited citizens, out of a sense of
gratitude, and for the developinent
of this' important section of the coun
ty, to vote the holids. The annual in
terest would he an insignificant sumt.
The bonds would probably sell for -
per cent, which on $100,000 would
amount to $1,000. The assessed value
of Spartanburg is '$20,725,000; say
in round numbers, 20,000,000. Now
one mill on the dollar would raise $20,
000, therefore to raise $4,000 the an
nual interest would require a levy of
only one-fifth of a mill. Why, for edu
cational purposes, school districts levy
immense sums in comparison; for in
stance, in tilt school district In which
I live, in addition to the state three
mill tax, and additional tax of four
mills was voted, and recently to build
a schoolhouse four mills more. What,
then, does one-fifth of a mill to Spar
tanburg county amount to? Spartan
burg county is practically out of debt,
the total being $425,000, with a sink
ing fund in hand of $58,310.
I say assuredly we owe it to the
loyal citizens of the three townships
named, out of a sense of gratitude,
to help them with the small sum sug
gested, It is to the interest of the
county to do so, for railroads are the
great developers of a country and on
ine wealth and assessed values for
taxes increase, the ntumber of mnills on
the dollar is to he le Ied, as I will
proceed to show you in a ittle history
of the development of the county by,
railroad building . 'The first elforit was
;in the road to Ash. .1 ', -he 't .vato
s5uscri pt ions failed the county voted
a hond issue of $7:1,000 or $100,000 (I
do not remembter now how unelh)
whenit the assessed value of her pro
perty was between three and four mil
lion dollars. 1 do remember that some
time after a subscription of $250,000
was made to the then air line railroad,
now the Sotthern, that the annual levy
to meet the interest was threo mills
on the dollar. Again, when the C. &
W. C. railroad was projected the sum
of $75,000 was voted to that project.|
Now let us see the results of the build
ing of these roads. On the Asheville
road we have Inman, Capobelic and
Landrum, large and flourishing towns,
besides several smaller railroad sta
tions. On the Air Line railroad we
had Gaffney, and now Cowpens, the
Cliftons, Faitforest, Wellford, Dun
can and Greer. On the C. & W. C.
railroad we have Woodruff, with two
cotton mills, and inoreo mills, besides
several sinaller railroad stations.
. This means to say that after setting
off Gaffney and a large slice of the
county to Cherokee county we have
grown from the original three or four
millions to $20,275,000, six or seven
times as much. With these figures be
fore tis, what shall we say then of the
development of Walnut Grove, Glenn
Springs and Crdss Anchor, if we
should give them the bonds? What
about. big cotton factories at Nesbit
and ills and Musgrove .lills? If the
developmient of tle taxable values of
the county and the decreasing of our
taxes is what we are after, the Cross
Anchor and Clinton railroad should
not be neglected. Now the question
which will be asked is, i. w cnn you
build a railroad with $100,000? I can
answcr by telling you how the &
W. C. railroad was built to (reen
wood, 64; miles. A private subscrip
tion of $3,0i0 surveyed the road aind
public subscriptions by Spartanburg
and Laurens counties of $75,000 each
graded the road, and a mortgage upon
the roadbed raised the iron and roll
ing stock. I take it that an electric
roadway may be built much cheaper.
Clinton is only 40 miles from Spar
tanburg. From Spartanburg to Mus
grove Mill is less than 30 miles, less
than half that to Greenwood.
In conclusion, I will say to my en
thusiastic friends of Cross Anchor, if
they should fail In the accomplish
ment of tha present projected scheme
that we stand ready to help pass a bill
before the legislature this fall sub
mitting the bond issue question and
lend our best aid in seeing that the
same is successfully voted.
I reamin yours respectfuly,
T. J. Moore.
Now is the 'time to buy "Vudor"
Porch Shades, our stock is complete
and prices low.
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it here.
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