Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-06-10
:, From the Abboviiis prets:t
Public meeting in Greenwood.

GxEESwocn, May %, 1868.
At a meeting 0f tie citizens If Grsel~ood
and vicinity, ladies and gentlen4eni caf>ed tcr
the purpose If taking steps towards the cree
ton Of q card factory, Rev. 8. D'nneiy WIS
called to the chair, and J.R. Tsrraat, ESD
appointed to act as Secretary. -.
The Chairman opened the meeting VIE
| prayer, and then explained the OBJECT Of Inc
meeting. That it was TO devise sone pan
BIZ which Cotton carda may be MANUFACTURED
and furnished.t 70 the. families around ~ at q
much cheaper a te'than- at presents 'haA II
was to be a.ladies e~nterprise; and thnt IL
was to, be. free from ak speculation.
After some remarks the following resoli-
ton was adopted: :,
Resolred. That tic factory proposed shall
be an entirely benevolent institution, the OBJ
iect of which shall be to furnish cotton cards
at coat.
Oh motion;
.Hs,olped, That a COMMITTEES of Seven be
aupointed: TO ascertain the probable expense
..of putting such q factory in operation, and
the. probability of collecting sufficient tn"ds
for Ibis purpose, AID report to this meeting
1t an early day.
Said committee were instructed to r,port q
draft of D constitution and bylaws Tor The
iutura government of the institution. This
committee were also instructed " publish the
proceedings OF this meeting inthe daily pa
p.,rs. a,l ts solicit contributions to.the cii-
.terprise.
'ti,a Gu,luwinr persons were e'"cted 10 con-
n, tute said c,mtuit,ec: Rev. 8. b'nns4l..,
C ,airman; j.. r TArra.t, Esq. Cen Jaiilee
Gil man, james .Crrswell, Allen Vanc.', DR..
Charles 4. MJseley, L.. D. Mrrri.':~i..
Tho meeting then al "urned, to meet al.
this pace Oh Friday, the 18th Instant, at ~
o'clock.
The committee would call the attention Of
the public 10 the fact that this is to be q
~strictly benevolent institution and a patriotic
enterprise, whose object it shall be to fur
.ish cards to families at the simple cost 81
production, the ca, itsl beng all furnished 10y
voluntary contributions. And new, that Tue
enterprise is found in an organized sta'e,
with u committee to receive contr buttons ana
make arrangements for putting the establish,
meit in operation, we, the members OF >aia
onn e: :ttee, do hereby Invite all the friends Of
RI. cause to send in their contributions AZ
once TO the Chairman, ur- some member OF
tie commits e. giving their names and PIT
office address, distinct, AL OF which stall be
carefully recorded, together with the SUMS
received. - -
We would here state that Mr.. Z. l. Fer
rison, uf Columbia, a gentleman. very favora
BILE to the enterprise mas ALREADY ordered two
card making machines, with this view ot FUR
ulshiug them to this s,-ocinlion, What will
be the actual cu't Of such machinery, nU~
tus, freighh and exchange are so very high
the Committee are not,Dow prepared To say;
We fesk as,uryd, huweyor, that waep Tie capi:
tai is furnished TO-, bpy. and lmport,ihe mA-
c'hifaery, the, cards scz4, be 4 ,rded at a Te r
moderate expense. Como then. one anu all
lend q helping hand VI once l., tiis enter. rise,
that We may b. ready tn 60 10 work as "oon
~ The machinery eau be gotten from Europe.
Time is lnpley, and especially 50 in this Lat
ter when Ioe cdtton factories cannot possibly
supply Che demand for cloth, and when cards
are from -S2l t Ss0>a pair.
j. 4. ,TARhANT, Secretary.