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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1891
Page
2
The notice outlines subscription at 81.60 annually in advance for six months. Advertising rates are one dollar or square inch for the first assertion, fifty cents for each subsequent insertion. Liberal discounts apply to merchants advertising six months or a year. Obituary notices exceeding five lines and personal communications may be charged as advertisements.
The obituary notes Arbuckle, famed for a fortune from roasted coffee, has died on the 27th alt and will be cremated. It also mentions J. W. Bunch becoming treasurer of the insane asylum, Gov. Tillman’s public duties and pardons, pension delays, and various state political moves.
Local farmers chide cotton overproduction and push diversified crops and intensive farming. They urge shifting one third of land to grasses for pasture and forage, reducing hired labor and maintaining output by treating grass like other crops, citing success in nearby states.
The Easley bank shows strong progress and dormant resources activated, energizing business and improving real estate value through communal support. The piece urges citizens to back local enterprises and schools, noting shared prosperity hinges on united patronage and concentration of effort.
The university students urge designating Monday as the weekly holiday and teachers foresee broad support. The Green ville board considers more districts with a special school tax, with Easley township yielding about 650 dollars to extend school months. Farmers hear forecasts on corn and cotton prices, urging surplus corn to balance cotton.
The Southern Inter States Immigration Bureau plans a county exhibit to showcase local resources at its Raleigh headquarters with free display space. Citizens are asked to contribute farm and mineral products, wines, dried goods, and curios to support the exhibit, with items labeled as from the county. The expo runs October to December with potential Chicago display later, at minimal personal cost.
The State phosphate commission is enjoined from interfering with the Coosaw territory but recent meeting at the capitol considered license matters for mining outside that area. It ruled new licenses are needed for mining in rivers beyond Coosaw and will issue them once old licenses are returned. The phosphate inspector has been notified of the action.
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