The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-04-24
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returned again to South Carolina.
and bought John Weaver's facto,
ry at Sheriff's sale, in the upper
part OF Greenyille, district, Thence
be moved. to Lester's factory, and
formed a partnership with Kiigore
and Lester 900 Then he aexehanged
his interest inv yLester's factory for
kilgores property baonj Rocky
Creek, where obe founded :. Bates.
viHe," andosinii partnership with
Messrsa Cox and Hammett. carri.
ed Oh a most successful business
tor many years! During the late
civil war, Batcsville was sold 'by
the proprietors for three hundred
and forty thousand dollars, to a
company organized: III Charleston.
OF which the Hon. George Tren.
holm was tile principal capitalist.
Mr.. Bates was a great machin
let, and could make q large por-
tion Of the machinery nsed in q
cotton factory. Batesville" is q
proud monument to his memory,
erected under bis own supervision,
and by his own skill, energy and
industry. 1t will strike a. araveier
as a beautiful little village. ig Ii he
stops TO seesthel cotton factory, he
will finddieverythingb constructed
with skill and taste, with all the
improvements of tire present, tin,e.
Fhe large sum tor which Bates.
vile wasosold, was mostly invested
in lands in Greenville and South9
western Georgia. 'r aa'sf '.fo r'r
l have said Mr.. Bates was a re.
markable man. Indeed he was.
ln conversation you would be
struck with his wisdom, intelli.
gence and good sense about all the
ordinary affairs of life. He con.
yersed well, spoke correctly, and
had, as | have said, mvst extra.
ordinary, mechanical talent. He
was q, practical and successful
farmer after he disposed Of the
Batesyille. factory. In politics, lie
always seemed we'll posted. And
yet strange ~ say, and most extrar
ordMary indeed this great Inachin-
ist, successful tarmer, wise man
aud clever talker, and the owner
ot large fortune, made by his
own honest industry, could neither
read nor write. 1t is true that he
could sign his name mechanically,
but. not another word could lie
write. ...... -... ...... ......r
/ knew Mr.. Bates well for forty
years past, and we were fast
friends during all that time. He
was u man OF great integrity OF
Character, and most worthy and
esliulable Ill every relation OF lite.
lie had a marked face, aud one
which would be likely to attract
notice i'll a crowd of strangers, tor
It's intelligence aud proDiIy. lie
was u good man, and religious
man. And Tor halt century, a
nIember vi tue MelLouls: Church,
3nlcn nc jolned III North Carroll
III. Ills memory ueseryes tv be
cherished aS that ot public Deue.
factor. Hisliie and success IN life,
is "a telling illustration of what IN
dnstry, energy and honesty viii do
III The Duslhess ot tue world. Lit
Id ali example worthy OF all imr-
tation. lie was unfortunate liz first
settling OUT III life, by losing all
compensation TOR two years SER
VICES. lie was again unfortunate
~ ms partnerslllp in The ltabuns
Creek.i lactory, But instead ot
aro"hibg cares III spirits, and
ldllng away Ills time as u Ioaier,
'hs Went " work again, uud finally
achieved SUCCESS by his indOmita.
bic energy and perseverance,. No
man VINO 10 industrious and sober
heed fear success III lie, and with
out these virtues few, very lew,
can succeed III any business. '''
| ~ Ihat Mr.. Bates should have
been Uorn and brought np III New
kngiand, where education IL al :
inosl uhlVersai, without being sen;
" school aI I'LL, Is very surprising.
That he shouidTnUt have acqGIred
The ruuinents VI I'd uc,,tion IN Afler
hfc, wth his great Intelligence, in.
dustry, energy aud soDriety,i IL still
more remarkable. was not
aware vi tIIis fact, till after the
death Of Mr. Bates, although, US |
have stated, We were fact friends
lor upwarls " forty years. And
l doubt whether II was known
geiieraliy Ny his trends aud nc.
qaaintances. Ihisgoniy makes bis
euccess III lite The more wondsr-
ful. i-mF,la Ten r' .r.ral s.sfal.fv 7
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