The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, January 05, 1900, Image 1
ESTABLISHED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 5. WOO. TW].1E A WK
NO LIMIT TO COTTON MILLS.
INTERESTING INTERVIElW WITH D. A.
TOMAIKINS, OF OIARLOTIE.
ie Propheses that in 1910 the United
States wilt lavo ao dla,y spmutiles In
oottou Mills as Esalant, and that
the South will ilave as Many
as New Englandc andi
the MIddioe Stat-a.
Conhned.
Charlotte, N. C., January 2.-In
an interview with an Associated Press
reporter Mr. D. A. TompkinF, the
well known cotton mill expert, takes
a most encouraging view of textile
conditions in the South. In reply to
a question as to the prospects of new
mill construction in 1900 Mr. Tomp.
kins said that expectations in this
line will be fully met. "The machine
manufacturers in the United States,"
said Mr. Tompkins, "can make 2,500,
000 spindles a year. That is the ex
tent of their output. The new mills
to be built in 1900 will require 2,
000,000 spindles for their equipnent,
so that the mill construction this
year will be very nearly equal to the
capacity of the machine plants to
turn out spindles."
Continuing, Mr. Tompkins said:
"New England has 13,000,000 spin- I
dies, of which 7,000,000 are located
in Massachusetts. There are now
5,000,000 spindles in the South. At
the end of 1900 the South will have
7,000,000 spindles and Nev England
will still have 13,000,000. In Mas
sachusetts new spindles are being
put in on line stuffs only, whilo the
old ones are being discontinued on
coarse stuff.
"Old England has 46,000,000 spin. i
dles; the South 5,000,000; the Uni
ted States, including the Middle
States, 20,000,000. At the rate of
2,000,000 new spindles a year, the
present rate of increase, ten years
from now the United States would
have about the same number of spin
dles as England. Of these, New En
gland and the Middle States would
probably have 20,000,000, all on fine
goods, and the South 25,000,000. In
other words, the United States in
1910 will have as many spindles as
England, and the South will have 1
more spindles than New England
and the Middle States combined."
Mr. Tompkins says there is not the
slightest fear of over-production if
we properly develop our market op
portunities. The Orient, he says,
might be developed to take the pro
duct of 10,000,000 spindles in ten
years, over and above the present
production. Just bow remote the
possibility of over production is, is
manifest from the fact that it will re
quire 100,000,000 spindles to manu
facture the cotton crop of the world
into the average grade of cloth, and
it has been shown there are but 20,
000,000 spindles in the United States
and 5,000,000 in the South.
LIVE STOCK CONVENTION.
Tihe Govcrnow Appoiutg South Carolina
D)olegates Thereto.
(The State, 2nd.)
The Governor yesterday appointed
A. T. Smythe, of Charleston; W. A.
Barber, of Chester, and George John
stone, of Newberry, as delegates to
represent this State at the third an
nual convention of the National Live
Stock association to be held at Fort
Worth, Tex., Jan. 16. The secretary
of the association says: "This con
vention promises to be the largest
and most important live stock gath
-ering ever held in the United States.
There is every indication that' there
will be stockmen from every State in
the linion, as the subjects to be dis
cussed are of such importance that
any one interested in any way in the
live stock industry will desire to be
present to participate in these delib
erations."'
Legislative Commia~ttee.
(Columbia Record, 2nd.)
Senator Mower, Representatives
H. 1J. Evans and W. J. Johnson, of
Fairfleld, are a committee of the leg
islature to inspect the books of the
Treasurer and Comptroller General.
They are IEere today performing that
duty, beginning with the Comptrol
ler's 'oilce.
rime For Payment
of Taxes Extended.
NILL 11IC REoEIVE) WIrtHOUT PEN
ALTY UFTIlI. FICI. 1.
)one to Avoid Complications and Taniles
In the Tax Machinery
of the state.
(The State, 2nd.)
The people of the State who have
ailed to pay their taxes by Dec. 31st.,
is required by law, will read with
eal pleasure the announcement
hat the time for the payment of
axes without the penalties has been
+xtonded to the first day of February
iext.
This extension was granted yester
lay by the Governor and Comptrol
or General, when in their judgment
t is deemed expedient and to the
)est interests of the people and the
3tate. Yesterday morning the Gov
roor and the Comptroller talked the
natter over very carefully and the
ixtensiun was not made because of
my urgent appeals received, but in
)rder to avoid complications that
>nly serve to mix up the tax collect
ng machinery and throw it into a
lopeless tangle. For it.stance, the
onoral itsnibly almost itivariablj
ixtonds the timlo by concurrent reso
utions. Before it can net the time
or the payment of taxes without
)enalty expires an.d in tho interim
hose who pay up have to pay the
)onalties also When later on the
)xtension by the legislative process
somes along those who have paid the
enalties want those penalties back
md confusion worse confounded in
he accounts of the treasury occurs,
ausing the Comptroller's office wor
-y and trouble throughout the year
md giving room for charges to be
nade against honest officials occupy
ng the treasurers' offices. The neces
iity for some change in the tax laws
o obviate this trouble seems impera
;ive.
This is thA principal reason why
he extension is granted this year.
rho Comptroller is very anxious to
et all the machiney in running on a
>usiness-like basis, and to this end
oe thought it wise to extend the
4ime for the payment of taxes this
rear.
The proper official notices of
he extension will be sent out to
;he several county treasurers at
)nce.
THE ROBERTS CASE.
it Seems to be a Foregone Conclusion that
Roberts Will be Ousted in One Way or
Another.
Washington, January 2.-The re
port of the committee of the House
which is -investigating the case of
Mir. Roberts, of Utah, will be made
soon after Congress assembles, and
there is reason to believe the majority
report will recommend that Roberts
be excluded from the House, and
that he be .10t permitted under his
eredentials, to exercise any prima
facie right of being sworn in.
Whether the report will he unani
mous is open to doubt, as three of
the members of the committee ar-e
not counted on as positively favora
ble to the course indicated, and this
may result in the submission of a
minority .report. The minority view,
if submitted, will probably deal
with the prima facie right to be
sworn in on credentiials, which are
regular, and will recommend that
Roberts be sworn in and thereafter
expelled.
The committee will resume hear
ings on Thursday at 11 o'clock. The
testimony is closed, however, Chair
man Tayler, of Ohio, having heard
that the remaining witnesses in Utah
will not come on. It is expected,
therefore, that Thursday will be
given to Mr. Roberts for his argu
ment. A vote is likely to follow the
latter part of the week.
Wanted.
Honest man or woman to travel
for large house; salary $65 monthly
and expenses, with increase; positior
permanent; inclose self-addressed
stamped envelope. Manager, 88(
Caxtom bldg., Chicago.
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Raars da V A Ihe Kind You H8a0AW8fs Bough
OVER MILLION AND
QUARTER INCREASE,
VALUATION OF TAX 1IM t 'ROI'IERTY
OF TIlE arATE.
A Handsome 4howing in Maad oil this
Valuation Over Two and s Quartor
Millon In Texan are to
b Cs'Ilectsd.
(The State, 2nd.)
Tho Comptroller General has just
completed the preparation of "the
abstract of duplicates of the various
counties in South Carolina for the
year commencing January 1, .1899,
with the rates of taxation in the sov
oral counties." The table given be
low shows the valuation for taxation
of the total taxable property of the
State-real, personal and railroad,
and in the 'other column the valua
tion of the railroad property going
to make up that total. The total in.
crease over last year's figures is some
thing over $1,000,000, last year's
total being $173,237,105 and this
year's $174,000,035.
Hero is the showing by counties:
Value R. R. Total tax
Abbeville.........$ 753 693 4,418 82
Aiken ...........1,035,100 7.104141
Adalerson......... 551,750 7 NO NO
3anmberg.......... 532 11) 2,142 ($1
13eati fort .......... 450.950 3,2166 9J5
3ar,twell.......... 815,835 4.11 (i14
lierkeley.......... 939935 2.511,605
Charleston....... 823,970 21 094 400
Cherokeo ......... 512 880 3,27.1542
Che,ter ..........60.748 3.82771(
Chesterfleld ...... 12.405 ,'18-7.
Clarendon ........ 35 ) 2 539 360
Colleton ........... 664.((75 2 886 034
Darlington....... 342644 3712 158
Uorchester ....... 5583 2 199 71
Edgefleld ......... 415 35 3 48 197
Fairtield.......... 744515 3.608 375
Florence.. ........696,225 3 605 814
Georgetown...... 45.451) 2 2 7
Greenville ........ 50.80 6118 82
Greenwood ..... 72,135 4.4 690
Hampton ........ 725.65 2.371,552
Horry.............181.430 1,507,519
Kershaw .......... 269850 2786962
Lancaster......... 238,85) 2,035,610
Laurens............ 771,176 4.991,865
Lexington ........ 821,045 3 368,910
Marion.. 668.510 4 125,288
Marlboro ......... 278,75 2669,09
Newberry........ 605,330 4 855.337
Oconee.............486.620 2077,180
Orangeburg......1,482,545 6 512.305
Pickens............ 444,240 1,985,231
Richland .......1,323,990 8.184,707
Saluda...........194 640 2018,940
Spartanburg..... 976,625 10,90,441
Sumter ............1,099,815 5 996,772
Union .............. 464,650 3,683,700
Williamsburg .. 735,881 2,656,864
York ............ 072,492 5,799,044
Total...$24,834,638 $1 74.600,035
The total value of the real prop.
erty was $101,109,464, as against
$100,71,71.5 last year; and the per
sonality this year was $48,655,933
this year, against $47,859,385 last
year.
The total taxes charged against
this valuation, now being collected,
were $2,857,008.11. This includes
Th~ anouncment18 mad 53ha3t
M:r. Hatwel 684 Ae 5 edto o8f the
FlorenceTimes is 44 candidate1fo
Lieuteant Gverno of0 Sot 199o7
lina.Mr. Ay 5 has a numbe 1o7
friends in thi ci 5 who 608l 3b5
much pleaed 69o,not 3i politica
prefement. The 45rnin N2e,w4
would be speciall please to2on
gratulatehi2,9,in 5 he.wa4 for0
8ort tim connecte wit .371sa,55
With McSwe8n.y3a chie 07,5utiv
and Aer asfir 9 Lietennt every6
newspaperwo 38dr 5s assured,610
South Cari 7a1wo 7l have9agovern
went thatneeded4n blue-pncilin
at any point. .Bot ar ne25,288
men whohave8been thog the9,ill
fron~6beginning8to.end
NO? I486.620L 2 67,18
Eight Negr 1,48ie.Ne 5 6ialo 512.o6
Drinkin4To,2M40 1io,98,3
Charlestn, ,323C,99 a. .During
the asteek 1her have bee eight4
not eally... pure.463 The74ighth035
The mal cale of he reman prop
erty was $01,109,i64 San gans
Wi00,719,000 Amearicansdier p
ponling this pensions for8,njrie933
the laear, thens Spani9,38 govrste
tis proaltiondoeing holthed,
iwjred$,5,081.Tisicue
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Olosing
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We mean to unload:
$4.50 Suits $2.98
$11.50 " $8.90
Overcoats and odd Pants at s
closed out at a sacrifice. Big Ic
dren's Knee pants 74c., worth
We have had an unusually bi
in Fine Shoes which we are clo
line of cheap and medium grad
A Bit
BIG STOCOK OF ST AP
This CUT PRICE SALE points one
Don't delay, Chriistmas is coming, tho
Thanking our many customers for the
best of our ability.
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