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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1891
Page
3
The Greenville ceremony marked the corner stone for a Confederate monument with General Capers of Columbia delivering the address. Readers are urged to support the newspaper and subscribe for future coverage.
The Comptroller General urges paying county claims via his office while urging local self government. He cites uneven county management and savings from decentralization. Secretary of State data shows pauper costs and poorhouses across Berkeley Oconee Richland Sumter.
J McD Bruce of Hagood Bruce & Co cites Hopkins Dwight circular dated November 5 1891 noting short spot sales and a likely decline in prices amid large crop movement. frost reports light day age, receipts rising, bears expect lower prices, planters selling freely, 74 million bale forecast, weather varying, silver policy critique, and cautious outlook for a temporary rise.
The writer urges calm judgment on fall results and their implications for policy. It argues the tariff issue remains alive, calls for a revenue focus in the Democratic platform, and notes the Mills bill debate amid broader party positions.
The Senriner reports progress on bringing a railroad to Pickens not by January 1 1892 but as soon as feasible. Bonds await approval once cars reach Pickens and deliver freight. Mr Burckhalter advances the plans while managing meals, sleep, and grocer bills. The project is a measured business venture whose completion depends on profit.
The court rules the comptroller general acted without legal authority in ordering the auditor to boost bank returns. The Newberry National Bank petitioned for a writ of mandamus to alter tax lists and assessments. the decision could raise taxes by about 6600. The case heads to the supreme court. The page also notes old prices from Hamburg 1418 and 1845 purchases, and that cotton prices have dropped with no guano bills to pay.
In a Newberry Observer column, Mr. Keitt claims nationwide money scarcity, noting it worsens with outflows to tariffs pensions and imports. He argues the problem stems from sending funds away for corn monies bacon and other home-raiseable goods, despite potential local production.
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