The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, February 06, 1903, Page 4, Image 4
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UNION, 8. C. FEHIlARYfi, 1903.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations has ordered the Alaskan
and the Colombian Isthmian Canal
treaties favorably reported. Senator
Morgan has determined to do<dl iu
his power to defeat the latter, but as
he stands alone in his opposition it is
not thought he will be successful.
A bill has been introduced as usual
to extend the time for the payment
of taxes. Nothing could ho more unwise
in our representatives than to
pass this bill, it is detrimental to the
interest both of the Slate and the tnx
pavers. We hope tire bill will be
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luiucneu in me ncaa in no uncortnin
mnnner, and will never come up
again. _
Wo have had a number of farmers
to come in and personally endorse
our argument for better roads, and
everyone of them tell us they have
talked to their neighbors and they
are all of the same mind. They want
good roads, and to get them are willing
to V?e taxed for the purpose,
jj? They are sick and tired of the oldj
^ syst oinA. ?
'*-? Wa think it. ^fsuldJ?r'nn excellent
idea for the town of Union to build a
city market with several stalls and
request that beef only be sold from
that place. One stall at least ought
to be set aside for the farmers who
have home raised beeves for sulo,
charging thorn so much for the privilege
to sell out a beef. The people
would patronise them you can hot
your life.
It is regarded as & significant fact
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umii> iii? ustuiiHteu expenses ni ine
I White House for the next fiscal year
are placed at $ 110,201, as against
$'iU,"00 last year. It is claimed that
tho renovated mansion will prove
. much more expensive to keep up, as
a result of polished lloorst silver
trimmings, etc., and even the laundry
expenses are largely increased by
the extensive hospitality of tlie President
and Mrs. Roosevelt. Wonder
if Teddy Is including laundry hills
of his black pets?
kf The United States has this week
* been invited by Mexico and China to
y participate in what, on the surface,
anpears to be a most important negotiation
looking to an international
agreement to establish a silver standHb
urd rn a lasis of 32 to I. The pro
jHV posals of China and Mexico come in
the form of diplomatic notes which
the President h is forwarded toC >ngress
with the recommendation that
he be authorized to appoint three
cc mmissiojfer i to meet with comniis'
sioners of J th ? other nations. The
J[ Unite l^f it 'i is also urge 1 toinli>t
di the syuipatli z of Franc * and Croat
0 BritaliVf the welfare of whose colonies
wllvinterest thorn in tho proposition.
\The elitor of Thk Ti.mks has just
wat reiceivel, with the compliments of
J - publishers, a copy of the Kodol
Almnnac and 2'?it Year Calendar,
which is eertainlv a most urimie and
useful book.
With n copy of this publication at
hand one ii In possession of a calendar
which covers the past as far back
as the day of our National Independence,
and dates as fur into the future
as near the beginning of the next
century.
I>y reference to this calendar the
day of the week, of any given date in
j any month of the year, from I77<> to
J!>7<?, may bo found at a glance. The
t weather predictions Jnro 'definite geow,
r' graphically, thus localizing the preen
dictions and foretelling the weather
"1' which may be locked for in each secKii
/ tion of the country.
*n<h j Messrs. K, C. DoWitt Ac Co., of
starilii,. ... . , , ,
covery Chicago, are sole owners and pubJ)?cov
lishers. They have yet. a few hunrhisg
dred copies of the first edition, and
throat . ,
i>uk?^ J W!" send ono copy to any one enclosbottle#
i Ing a two cent stamp, with a request
for same, provided the Union Timks
is mentioned.
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ANOTHER STRONG RECRUIT.
The GolTnev Ledger joins in with
us on tho fight for permanent good
roads, and puts up a strong and convincing
argument in favor of the only
method of securing what we want,
what we need nud what we must have
sooner or later, and tho sooner the
better, viz: "Permanent good roads"
by taxation. Who's next? We hope
to see tins matter taken up by tho
press of the State, with a determined
eiTort to accomplish something. No
use firing :i shot and falling back, but
keep on tiring until victory crowns
the cfTorl. If by a long pull, n
strong pull and a pull altogether we
can finally secure permanent good
roads, we can hand it down to posterity
us an heirloom,
The Ledger says:
"Farmers of Cherokee county, how
do you like our public roads just
now? Would it not be bettor to issue
1,1.11 to worth of public road
bonds and build one hundred and
fifty miles of macadam roads than to
wear out buggies and wagons, harness
and gears and lose so much time
o 1 these bad roads? Let us see about
this road business. Two hundred
thousand dollars worth of these 5 per
cent, bonds would mean a tax of $lo,a
year for interest. It would he
necessary to create a fund to retire
these bonds at maturity. We are
now spending $S,O0<> a year on our
roads. If we were to lay aside $ 10,0<>0
a year to retire these bonds and
raise $i0,0'?o to pay the interest on
the same, that would mean $2<>,000 a
year. Deduct SfX.OQo that we are already
spending and we would be required
to raise $12,000 a year to meet
this obligation. The taxable property
of the county amounts to $51,<501,102.21.
A tax of :i;\ mills on
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iuir> iiiuuuo uiuu n u n uuui ita> u liiv;
finest of macadam roads running
from one extreme of the county to
the other and crossing tho county at
least four or live times, if not more.
I f the roads were built eight feet of
macadam and eight feet of dirt road
and a law passed compelling travelers
to use tlvc dirt read in dry weather
and,-flTe macadam road in wet
,wytfTlior, even more miles of road
could be built. Is there a man who
travels the public highways that
would hesitate to pay this tax and
lake the good roads rather than be
compelled to use the roads as they
are without the tax.'"'
Xo, we honestly believe that you
could not in a personal canvass lir.d
one intelligent man in ten who would
not willingly go down in his jeans to
pay t he small amount that the additional
levy would call for, if lie
thought by so doing he would have
gt>.) I roads to travel over. Many
would be willing to pay five times
the amount.
Mr. R. M. Finehcr, one of Union
county's prominent citizens, and a
member of the county board of dispensers,
was in our office a few days
ago and we were discussing this question
of "permanent good roads." lie
had read the article in The Times
and said he agreed with us as also
did every other man ho had spoken
to about it. As an illustration of the
willingness of the people to bo taxed
for "good" roads, he said there were
several in the party that morning
coining to town, tho wagons were
sw.tying and rocking, tho mud was
sj> ishing and the teams were straining
as they slowly trudged along, lie
asked the gentlemen, "would ar;v of
you fellows mind paying a dollar each
to have this one road in firs! class
condition?" No! was the immediate
an 1 unanimous response, while some
s;: I they would not mind paying five,
lb replied, "then rend the editorial
in last week's Tim its and you can see
how it can be done."
Our legislators need r.ot bo afraid
of the people not backing them up.
Our people do not mind paying for a
tiling when they know they are goit g
to got what they pay for. They naturally
kick when their money goes
into a rat hole or rather into mud
holes. As it is so it will continue to
bo with the present system of working
the roads. Thero is nVJiinjwo
need worse than "permanent good
rends."
Union would liko to haven modern,
up-to-date court house, new jail, police
headquarters and first class calaboose,
but are they an absolute necesiitj
at this time?
"i'ermancnt good roads" in something
thnt is absolutely necessary
beyond a shadow of doubt.
Union would like to have a modern i
and commodious opera house, but is
it an absolute necessity?
"Permanent good roads" is an absolute
necessity.
Union would Pk* very much to
have a competing lino of railroad,
hut is it <>f vital importance?
"Permanent gaod roads ' is of vital
importance to every business interest
of the town and every individual in
the county.
Union county would liko to have
several free rural delivery routes, but
wo must have good roads and bridges
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before wo can'get them. It is useless \
to make application over our bad
road*.
We know of nothing that is needed
by town and county as "permanent
good roads." Let us have this and
all these other things will come in
due time.
The Journal and Review speaking
of the urgent demand for permanent
good roads, and the absolute necessity
for the adoption of some law that
will give them to us, says:
"Let our law makers get some export
advicb and draw up a bill that |
will give each county better ro: ds.
Of course good roads will cost mon \v ;
that is to be expected ; but the people
will cheerfully bear their part of ;
the expense if good results are shown
with tho money expended."
The concensus of opinion is that
no matter if it will cost somoex'ni
money tho peoplo are ready to foot (
the bill to get the right kind of roads.
"CRY ALOUD AND
SPARR NOT."
In view of tho recent conspicuous
and llagrnut violant of the law pro- 1
hibiting the carrying of pistols by
the second executive and first legislative
ofTicer of the State it behooves
every law abiding citizen to "cry i
nloud and spare not" in their condemnation
of tho pistol carrying nuisance,
thereby aiding in creating a
public seutiment that will demand
the enforcement of the law in every
case of violation. Until this setiti- <
ment is created the law will not no
enforced and until the law is enforced
the evil will be unabated.?EdgelieldAdvertiser.
And still there are men who put up
the weak argument, that we will bo
at the mercy of the ruflian, who can
hold us up with his pistol and rob us
at will, or shoot a hole through us.
Lets see about this. Suppose the
dreaded robber or highwayman
has made up his iniud to hold you up
and rob you. l)o vou sunnose lie
would walk up facing you and deliberately
tell you ho was going to rob
you giving you time to pull your gun
while ho pulled his? Well hardly.
From all accounts we have read of,
(we ha\e never had any actual experience
and do not anticipate anything
of the kind in this country) the
first intimation you have that a highwayman
is within a hundred miles of
you is the peremptory order to "hold
up your hands," you look around and j
find a pistol barrel looking you square
in tho eye, and up goes your hands.
Now supposo you had a dozen of j
Smith Ac Wesson's latest improved
hanging around your person, what
would you do? You would simply
stand there with your hands in the
air while Mr. Robber walked up and
appropriated your arsenal and anything
else on your person that he
took a fancy to. If you lflad no pistol
you would bo robbed just the
same and would be ahead the price
of your pistols, that you didn't have
with you, and you would stand much
less chance of being killed. We can
see no earthly excuse for carrying a
pistol unless jou intend to go gunning
for some fellow, and shoot him
unawares. It would be more manly
even in this case to carry a shot :un,
that would give the fellow a ch ance
t _ i 1
ui run wiitn no saw you cou.ing.
Down with the pocket pistol. Wo
are unalterably opposed to tlie pistol
toting practice and hope yet to see
the law so rigidly enforced ;:s to
stamp out the habit.
HEWS FROM SEDALIA.
More Hog ami Hominy is the Open
Sessame to Hotter Times
For the Farmers.
Mr. Editor:?We lind a 1 t of
rainy weather during the month of
January, but ?c are in hope that
February will bring forth fine ugather,
for our roads seem to be in the
worst condition they have been in
for ijuite a while.
I think our wheat and ont crops
are very line this year, so far, and
hope they will still precede, 1 ?r its
certainly line to raise all your bread
and meat. The people it looks like
are just trying for the last ten years
to buy everything they eat and wear,
and unirn'timM nnrillu
V.J l/IIVU^ll VU1II
to feed their hogs and horses. I
think the cotton plant has entirely
taken possession of the people's miud
and lef'c no room for corn; the corn i
is worth (to a certain extent) twice ]
as much as cotton, to tho farmers cs- I
pe.cially, but not to the mills and i
merchants. '
My idea is wheat, oats and corn t
is the crop for a good liver, maybe a s
one horse farm of c>ttnn whe<o there
is a six horse firm. The disoenflnry
and all the big men wouldn't pet all ?
tho poor man makes it they didn't i
put everything in cotton. The dis- 1
pecsary men arc very anxious for
time to sell cotton, and not only
them but the merchants too, they arc
standing ready to say, "conio m, is
there something foryou'i" Ahl well
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WIND WlLI
But won't r
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Can't Sell Goods
Wo hnxr in loro-a r?i
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cash, for goods and in pa
something and puts us i
Clothing,
Trunks, I
Dress Goods, I
Jeans, E
Blankets, I
Quilts, I
Sheetings, I
Calicos, ?
Outings, C
And everything you wai
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R. P. HARRY, Mj
maybe we poor farmers will come to
some good end, or at least I hope so.
We were disappointed very mueh
on our last preaching day at Padgett's
Creek. Our pastor, Rev. E.
C. Watson, was very ill, but am glad
to say be is improning.
It seems that our community is
getting very thinly settled, two of
our prominent young men, Messrs,
John and Jessie Graham, have gone
to Mclvenney, Texas, where they
will make their future home.
They are certainly missed in our
midst and we certainly wish them
success in their undertaking.
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a'xvooio. ii* u? XJiiiiUJT) JUUfiOn
and Johnnie Murphy have returned
from their visit to Wcllcford.
Mr. J. L. Stewart, who has been
very ill with mumps, is now better.
Mr. S. M. Bailey's little child,
who has been very ill, is convalescing.
Mrs. W. T. Davis is suffering with
something like lagrippc.
Mr. T. J. Alverson give his 44th
birthday dinner Sunday, 25th of
January.
There weroTwo parties given recently
at Messrs. Iv C. Hill's and
Ilenry Taylor's, and were very much
enjoyed by all present.
I'm afraid my letter will bq carried
to the waste basket, so with best
wishes to Tub Union Times and its
many readers, HkdrewS.
Appreciates The Times.
The following is part of a letter \
received by the Editor, which we]
take the liberty of publishing:
Editor Union Times,
Your letter of Jan. 27th to hand,
contents noted. I appreciate your
request to continue taking your
paper. It is like getting a letter
from homo, but having been out of
the county for 32 years my old
friends are mostly gone to parts unknown.
You have a nice paper
conducted on a high plane. Y'our
Texas letters were worth a year's
mbscription, and I wish you god<peed
in your good work.
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I enclose check for 3110 and
igain wish you great Ruccess in
working to better mankind, and
Union in particular.
Respectfully,
J. T. VV.
DeWiH'sBSaln
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