The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, April 05, 1907, Image 1
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VOL LVII NO. 14. UNION, SOUTH CAfc?5fj*& fRI DAY, APRIL 5, 1907. ^ $1.00 A YEAR.
GOVERNMENT SHOULD *
REGULATE RAILROADS
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Position of President Roosevelt Set
Forth in an Address Made at
Raleigh, N. C.
So much interest is being centered in
the attitude of President Roosevelt on
the railroad question, that he has cited
the public to an address made by him
at Raleigh, in October, 1905, as cmbodying
his views. It is also expected
that he will give particular attention to
railroad control in his proposed Jamestown
speech.
In Raleigh, the president spoke as
follows: *
"I do not believe in government
ownership of anything which can with
propriety be left in private hands, and
; in particular I should most strenuously
object to the government ownership of
railroads. But I believe with equal
firmness that it is out of the question
for the government not to exercise a
supervisory and regulatory right over
the railroads, for it is vital to the wellbeing
of the public that they should
be managed in a spirit of fairness and
justice toward all the public. Actual
experience has shown that it is not
possible to leave the railroads uncontrolled.
Such a system, or rather such
a lack of system, is fertile in abuses of
every kind, and puts a premium upon
unscrupulous and ruthless cunning in
railroad management, for there are
some big shippers and some railroad
managers who are always willing to
take unfair advantage of their weaker
competitors, and they thereby force
other big shippers and railroad men
?who would like to do decently?into
similar acts of wrong and injustice, under
penalty of t>eing left behind in the
race for success.. Government supervision
is needed quite as much in the
interest of the big shipper and of the I
rat road man who want to do right, as
the,merest ol the small shipper and
the consumer.
Kxpenencc lias shown that the prcsJn?.
*rhare icfcctive and need amend- J
straint oP cfimWu^n, w.tthilvit ,?Jl ? ?._ J
able or unreasonable, is unwise. What
we need is to have some administrative
body with ample power to forbid combination
that is hurtful to the public
and to prevent favoritism to one individual
at the expense of another. lr
other words, we want an administrativi
body with the power to secure fair an<
.?'? just treatment as among all shipper
who use the railroads, and all shipper
have a right to use them. *****
"But, in my judgment, the most in
portant thing to do is to give to th
administrative body power to mal
its findings effective, and this can
done only by giving power when coi
plaint is made of a given rate as bei
unjust or unreasonable, if it finds t
complaine proper, then itself to fi>
?n-crards
maximum rate, wium ... .
just and reasonable, this rate to
into effect practically at once; that
within a reasonable time, and to ;
in effect, unless reversed by the Cot
"This is not a revolutionary prop
on my part, for I only wish the s
power given in reference to railr
that is now exercised as a matte
course by the national bank exam
as regards national banks."
(>? "In his address to the delegath
v* railway employee orders in this
November 14, 1905, the President
"There has been comparatively
complaint to me of the rates bei
a whole too high. The most s
|-p comptalhts that hn** t>oen ma
I me have been of improper discr
tion in railroad rates. * * * * *
"But I am convinced that thcr
* be an increased regulatory and
visory power exercised by the C
ment over the railways. Int
would like it exercised to a mucl
cr extent than I have any'idea c
ing at the moment. For insi
would greatly like to have it e
in the matter of over-capitaliz;
...no
fam convinced thai mc
would be larger if there vyere
i tious capital upon which divid
to be paid. I need hardly say
does not mean hostility to wef
III 1 shall act against the abuses
. just as against all other abuse
I All I want in and rate legisla
I give the government an effici
1 vicory power, which shall be
i as scrupulously to prevent ii
s the railroads as to prevent t
injustice to the public."
Mr. Tuttle, secretary an
treasurer of Aetna Cotton
moved with his family into r
house on Main Street, occu
G. P. Smith and family.
DEATH OF A GOOD WOMAN.
Was One of Union County's Oldest
and Respected Citizens.
Mrs. Mary R. McKissick, aged 83
years, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Eugene Evans, Pendleton,
S. C., on April 1st, and the body was
brought to Uhion for burial in the old
Presbyterian cemetery in this city.
Mrs. McKissick was Miss Mary Palmer.
She was first married to Dr.
Glenn. To this union was born one
child, Mrs. Eugene Evans.
Her second husband was Mr. John
R. McKissick. To this union was born
one son, Mr. Jack P. McKissick, now
a resident of Union. Mr. McKissick
preceded her to the grave by several
years. Since his death she had spent
a part of each year in Fcndleton, and
a part in Union.
Mrs. McKissick was a member of
the First Baptist church here, and was
faithful to her duties as a member of
the church.
Her daughter, Mrs. Evans, was sick
and could not come with the body to
Union. It was accompanied by two of
ncr grandsons, Lieorge and Ulenn
Evans. Her son, Mr. Jack McKissick,
met the l>ody at Spartanburg, and came
back to Union with it.
Mrs. McKissick was one of the oldest
people of the county, and had many
friends, old and young.
?p?*?nh by a Ne<yr* r|?acner.
Rev. J. C. White, pastor of Corinth
Baptist church, spoke to a large gathering
of colored people in the colored
graded school building a night last
week. His subject was: "The Negro
Problem."
In his speech he showed the evil results
of the negro having fallen into
the hands of the carpet-bagger. He
spoke against the idea of social equality
and advocated that the negro stay
out of politics. Said the negro was not
yet capable of exercising such privileges
for the reason that he has not reI
negro Ja
! only come through enhgh^rtment and
religious and moral training.
There was an admission fee charge 1
for the lecture, and that, together w.tl
, some collected by subscription, made
? up the sum of $51i
Principal A. A. Sims is in charge o
s this school. It is under the control c
s the trustees for the white schools, an
* hoe flVe!
Superintendent jcnncs ? ?*;? ..._
l- sight of the school. There are 450 pi
is pils in the school, and taught by fr
te teachers. Sims has been teaching f'
be six years, and is a graduate of Benedi
W- college, Columbia. He is a wort
ng man and has the respect of the wh
the people of Union. He is doing
: a great work in elevating his race,
as ?
k? Bewley Hardware Company Si
is,
?tuy D. Bewley has sold his hi
irts. ware business to Mesrs, Clark
osaI composed of Mr. T. B. Clarkson
an1c his brother,Mr. G. F. Clarkson. T
oads y0ung men are both married, and
r will occupy Mr. Ira Harris' hous
iners Church street. Mr. T. B. Clarksoi
been in the hardware busines at
)n of ney, Both of the brothers are f
ctty? date busines men.
said: ^jr Bewley will probably deal
little dustrial and mining securities. H
ng as continue to live in Union,
erious .?
tniihio rntton Supply.
imina- ,,a'u,v ?
c must New Orleans, I.,a., April i.?
super- tary Hester s statement of the
iovern- v's'6'e supply of cotton on Ma
leed, I issnc(1 today, shows the total vi
i great- 5.378.8i8, against 5,387,400 lasl
?f press- an<1 4.653,496 last year. Of this
tance, I la'? ?* American cotton is ,
xercised aKa'nst 4,024,400 last week, and
ition. I last year? and of all other kinds
es fund ing ?-8ypt, Brazil, India, etc.,
no ficti- a8ainst 1,363,coo last week, and
ends had 'ast ycar*
that this the world's visible suppl
ilth. But ton tI,erc >s now afloat and
of wealth Great Britain and Continent?
,s * ? 2976,000 against 2,209,000 lasl
ition Is to Et^Pt 212,000 against 174,000
ent super- in In<l'a> 742.000 against 9;
and in the United State
exercised 3 ?
injustice to aKainst 1,300,000 last year.
heir doing 1
Death of Respectable Co
d assistant Adolphus Goss, a respe
Mills, has well-known colored man di<
ooms in the He was for many years a v
pied by Mr. Gibbs house and had the c
[both white and colored pe
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Jamestown Ter-ccntennial Expositii,
which will open at Norfolk the latr
part of this month, and continue ft
several months. ~slt iPn""[7in
spects surpass all previous expositions
and a trip to it will be invaluable, (t
The Times will give a ticket-^' * jj
school boys in Union polity, tci
school girls, and five teachers I
the County, and the Editor and his wir
will personally conduct the party.
We arc able to do this on account <
the following voting contest.
I. Each person who sends us a ne
one year subscription at $1.00 will A
entitled to 100 votes for the most pw
ular girl, boy, or lady teacher in
county schools. ?
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Citadel Matter to go Before Bqptf
Columbia, S. C., April 3.?(Sp<
Several of the gentlemen who/e son'
left the Citadel last week, a/tpr th<
investigation as'.to the breaking o
| barracks by some of them, met irt thi
city today, and held a conference a
t . 1
to uie Slc';s to Dc laKCI1 UIV
It was decided to take the tS&t
^hc^noardof Visitors, and
Columbia, and JoscpK
of Greenville.
' Among those present today at tl
' conference were Messrs. G. H. Mah<
: of Greenville, T. L. Alexander of Chs
lotte, Andrew Crawford of Column
^ 1 Mr. Able of Orangeburg, John T. Slo
of Columbia, each of whom had a s
(' involved in the Citadel affair.
r" It was stated this afternoon that
L,~ case for the cadets would be prepa
k'e in legal form, and made public at
or proper time by the counsel. The Be
ict of Visitors through Col. C. S. Gads
hy the chairman, will be asked to hear
'tc case as soon as possible. The gcJ
a men whose sons are accused of prer
cation ami u.'gtiat,.. -?,ty conduct
clare that a gross injustice and w;
ells has been perpetrated, and that the
tend to fight the matter to a (i
ard- They claim that there is no evi(
:son upon which the action of the C
and faculty can "be legally based and t
hese >s their intention to investigate
they fully.
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Disastrous Fires.
Gaffip-to
Last week was characterized 1
in in- bad fires in South Carolina. Ir
e will berry a considerable portion
town was destroyed by 4Jire
flames burnt a number of res
two churches, and fifleeir'W'
The losses are partial!;
SIOI C3.
-Secre- ed by insurance. There is a gc
world's er works system, but at the
>rch 29. mnment the pumps would not
isible is At the Spartan Mills, in Spai
t week, a larRe nur"ber of operators' <
the to- were burned- The Messrs. N
4,007,818 ery' in charKe of this and lai
3,122,496 are amonK the most succesful
it includ- but bave faced disaster sucl
1,371,000 bave- The flood washed awa;
1,531,000 8 cyc,one hlew away their C
Ga., mill, and now the fire ti
y of cot- l,p tbe spartan mill.
I held in Speaking of fires, we wish
il Europe 'ature wPl,'d pass a law agaii
t year; in ?' otber than safety matches
last year, br'nf? down the insurance ral
'0,000 last a 'ot va'uab'e property,
s 1,449,000,
Notice Confederate V
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lored Man. The John H ames Liiap..
reqpest that all Vetera
CJU?!e ?"d "Crosses of Honor" will
ed Monday.
/aiter at the at once to M" J' L McW
onfidcnce of ter President, for appli<
ople. jcates.
JAMESTOWN FAIR OPENING.
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President and Family Will Start Down
the Potomac April 25.
Washington, April I.?President
Roosevelt will be accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt, their two youngest sons,
Archie and Qucntin, and possibly by
Miss Ethel, on their trip to the Jamestown
Exposition, for which they will
' Ipnvp Washinortnn nil the afternoon of
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receive not less than 500 votes.
1 7- The ten school boys, 10 school
girls, and five lady teachers receiving
j the highest number of votes will be
the successful contestants.
I ,8. The contest clod*s May 30, 1907.
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wwty of Un.on.
Address all communicat ons t<
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I post office.
.j Trying Easter Weather.
We have been through an Easter ful
5 mpcai crisis in the weather. Beginnin;
e Saturday night the cold wind blew thre
if ds its.' and nights from the North an
N rth-east. Monday night ice wa
fe med, but little damage was don<
KMlcscJay at Sllnsct tJlc keen win(j
dead^ff thc :
&'uuyr&frTe$rjithbbr iff <*?a T:t
$*as. ' ^fP,cWrip
leJ As best we can find before ^oiA^..
5J) press, while early garden truck got
irJiheavy blow and fruit was damaged co
,a\ siderably still a lot of the fruit escap<
,art This was' no doubt because the br:
on winds had dried out the moisture c<
siderably.
the
red The Norris Industrial School.
the
>ard The corner stone of the Norris
.dffcn Industrial School building, six miles
ithe of Union, near Rice's bridge, wil
I'\f" laid April 26.
Pari- The building is a large wooden,
.Vfic- story building, now ready to be 1
.?! > w.. , will accomodate sevent
} '?n" girls. The building has a h!m-rtn
inish. [seat four hundred. Another bu
1 wice ; will be erected at once for boys,
i ad 1 J The school gives instruction in
Hat it 1 ing, sawing, brick work, sewing,
:j thisi jry aruj blacksmithing.
? ' One third of the colored tc
AHf f
in Union Lounty came v?.v
' school, and many of the f"rmer
I are scattered throughout the bt
by two i Hew Road in Operation
i New
of lhe Greenville, April i.-Specia
' Thc sengcr trains today began runm
idences,|the GreenviUe and Knoxvdle
a8 far as Travellers' Rest on
y cover- schedules.
>od wat- The jnitial trip was ma
critical morning and quite a numbe
work. izens of this city were passe
rtanburg. t^e train by invitation of th<
dwellings q{ the road- There are t\
fontgom- a day each way on the roat
rg? mills, scheduje js so arranged thai
fnill men, jeave Travellers' Rest in t
h as few ing and spend the day in
K Pacolet, returning to their homes t
411* I .( tkic r itV ca
. . and people ui m.o ,
ries to eat _F ? , !L '
V go to Travellers Rest and
the legis- day" Thc first days busin
nst thc use road was a rushinB one .
It would , . ~ ~
tc, and save Jonesville's New Cott
The new cotton mill of tl
Mfg. Co. is a fine mill,
6T6dnS. equipped with modern m;
? every convenience and ac?
;r, U. D. C., that can be devised is t
itis desiring an<l the operators' house
please apply b"'ld?n8s? anfl the opera
.. _ work at this mill will be I
trter, ap t|1Cy wj|j nce<ied SOOn
ration certifi- wj]j jn operation by tl
if not sooner.
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April 25. According to the President's
understanding the trip will be made on
the yacht Mayflower, which will be the
President'^ headquarters from the time
he leaves until he returns Exposition
day, A^ril 26, will be a busy day for Mr.
Ro^^'elt. Various functions, includ(
inspeech, will occupy the. time
from H o'clock in the morning until
4 o'clock in the afternoon. Some time
between the latter h*uir and 8 o'clock
there will be a reception to governors
of States, diplomats and other distin1
guished guests. At 8 o'clock the Pres,
ident will be the guest at dinner of
Harry St. George Tucker, head of the
: Exposition company, at his home in
Norfolk, following which the Mayflower,
with Mr. Roosevelt and his family
aboard, will return to Washington.
1 Mr. Tucker was at the White House
. ! today consulting with the President
; about the features of his visit and the
: programme for the opening day.
5 Baptist Convention.
r The Union County Baptist Convenc
ition held its first quarterly meeting oi
this year, with the Beulah church on
last Saturday and Sunday. Although
the attendance of delegates was but
few. the meeting was interesting all
; fie way through. The kindness of the
; X xr>,y as
- were present. Rev H K K n "i. ,
or,ltr'>""
J I Uie ctefciion to ^ct as President
W7?M*?I- ^,e a/. Qhi^.VV't of delegates
Tl?><h*re beineXV'
a|i9o7r ?tcussion } " -sou,,
n- I. H. Paulk, J. J. 'allyHJr'jPh. .
;d. J. R. Fundcrburk. After the close c
isk the discussion an adjournment of or
an- hour for dinner was decided upon.
The work of the afternoon beg;
with the election fo officers for t
ensuing year, and were elected as f<
lows: J. R. Funderburk, Preside)
jn_ |J. T. Going, vice-Presidcnt; E. W.
west ' Srcrt-'tary; T. D. G. Gregc
1 be i Treasurer. The program commit
l as appointed by the president, cons
(wo. j?f the following brethren: H. K. E
. ! J. J. Taylor, and Joseph Sanders.
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>auu- c.
? remainder of the alien or.. ^? __
y-hve
t, ..in IhP in discussing the various topic
lilding t'ie ProBram, witW the exccptioi
two that were postponed until Sui
farm- The 'Convention reassembled Su
laun- morn'nK at 10 o'clock and disci
for one hour the subject, "How
achers wc >mProve our Sunday schr
>f this ^tcr which the missionary sermo
pupils Prcachcd by Rev- J- J- Taylor,
ate very forceful manner. Missionary
was put before th people as Dr.
had seen it. At the close pf the s
a collection for Foreign Missioi
taken up, amounting to $21.40,
I: Pas- jng tj,e amounts sent up to th
ing ovei vention form the churches. Tin
railroad nGon session was taken up dis
regujar t^e subject, "What movement
''fis '>e ''laugurated by our temperar
ide this pje at t^js time?" Quite a nu
r of cit- g0od speeches were made by
tigers on brethren. After the close of
: officials 'cl,ssion the convention adjou
vo trains meet at jts next regUiar time
1 and the church desiring it.
t one can ____________
he morn- Nq Rajse Jn Rat0s jf| South
this city,
hat night, ^hc railroad commision has
n likewise or(|cr f0 the Southern Expi
spend the pm1y forbidding any incrcas<
ess of the on |jnes jn this State until a h
The State. he held by the commission. 1
was taken after a number of
Oil Mill. had been received concernini
iffs, and the company was
le Jonesville the same time that tariffs m
and will be in the office of the commisi
ichinery and At the meeting next Tue?
:ommodation der will be passed forbid*
>eing put in, crease in the telegraph t
;s are model cently proposed by the We
tors that get'Telegraph company. The
fortunate, and has charge of rates on bt
, for the mill in this State and claims tha
le 1st of May, as posted from the 1st o'
legal.
HEAVIER RAILS MUST BE LAID ^
SAYS RAILROAD COMMISSION J
Important Order Issued by Railroad
Commission?Notice Served 1
on Southern.
The railroad commission Tuesday j
wrote a letter to General Manager I
Ackert of the Southern Railway, order- , ^
ing the tracks on certain lines in this i
State to be placed in first class condi- ' ^
tion Dy tnc ist 01 uctoDer 01 tnis year. :
It was stated at the meeting that the J .
Southern had made a number of prom- j
ises for heavier rail and improvement I
[of track, but so far as could be ascer- if
jtained this improvement had been slow
and for this reason the order was is- ^
sued. Chairman Caughman said that ;
the Southern had promised to lay
heavier rails on the road between Co- ?l
lumbia and Augusta, but with the exception
of the work done near Trenton
the promise had not been carried out,
and Mr. Sullivan said the only way to >1
get the improvement was by issuing the
order, and on motion of Mr. Earle the
following was drawn up and agreed to:
Mr. C. H. Ackert, General Manager,
Southern Railway, Washington, D. C..
Dear Sir: After a thorough inspection
and investigation of your roads
several times in this state, we find the
same as hereinafter enumerated not in _ ? . ?
-wmmnni ten -rttrr jTtt WfO'-tVtf*? ?.
Line from Columbia to Augusta (so
far as it concerns this state.)
Line from Alston to Greenville.
Line from Shelton to Spartanburg.
It is hereby ordered that these lines
! be repaired and laid with heavier rails
by October, 1907.
By order of the Board,
B. L. Caughman,
Chairman.
J. TT. Earle, I
J. II. Sullivan.
The commission stated afterwards
that if sufficient excuse should be
given for delay in this work it would
be delayed.
' The Board decided to order a depot
L built at Belfon, work to begin within
; the next 60 days, and also issued an
' order for a hearing for freight agents
of all roads in regard to the change of
_ classification of rates of sash weights
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Easter Sunday at Jonesville. t ^1
in |
he Jonesville, April 3.?The cold snap 1
al- killed much garden truck and damaged I
nt; the fruit to some extent. Some early
Je- corn patches that were up were cut
>ry, down to the ground, but corn will grow
tee out again. Small grain don't scetn to
ists he hurt, and it is looking tine.
zell, Easter Sunday was a bad day and it
The caused people to return to winter
tken clothes again. Easter hats were not
s on much in evidence, and it was really hard
ft of on those who had prepared their Easter
tday. clothes, but an old fellow like myself
inday can remember many cold Easter Sunussed
days and disappointments about the
' can Easter dress.
>o's?" The Methodist church was nicely decn
was orated. Special music had been pre n
a pared by the choir, and Brother Camak
work preached a fine and appropriate Easter
Taylor sermon, but the congregation was small
ermon owing to the bad day.
ris was Mrs. J. B. Foster, who has been critinclud
ically ill, is some better.
r%nn- fnrrel H. Foster, who has been
e
i after- >at the side of his sick mother for some
cussing days, returned to his home in Sumter
should fast Friday,
ice pco- Mrs. Foster, Mrs. C. A. Pender, and
mber of Mrs. A. J. Gooddcll, who have been at
several!the bed side of Mrs. J. B. Foster, still
this dis- remain with her. Miss Virginia Wadrncd
to dell, of Spartanburg, the trained nurse, A
with any still remains with Mrs. Foster. Miss
Waddell is a fine nurse and is very at
tentivc and sympathetic in the sick
Carolina jroom.
Work on the foundation of the new
issued an building for Everybody's Bank is going
ress com- on nicely.
e in rates Miss Carrie Alman, who is in college
earing can a^ Greenwood; came home Good Friday
I his actios tf) spen(j tbc day, which was given as
complaints hoHday
at the college.
- t._ ;0 toarhing
g local tar- _ ,,
notified at Miss Belle WhitlocK, who _
. , c, , in the country, took advantage of Good
ust be filed ~ . .
Friday holiday, and came home.
sion.
iday, an or- ^rs- J. Fowler returned from the
ling an in- North some days ago, where she had ^
oils as re- Been to lay in her spring millinery, ^
stem Union which is one of the finest and most
commission beautiful line of spring millinery she has
isiness done ever handled.
t an increase Mr. H. F. Fowler has been reapI
April is il- pointed U. S. Deputy Marshall to succeed
himself. |
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