The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-08
THE BUsINEss OF NEwnERRY

city or town upon the actual work done
in it for given periods, and II VIC should
speak Of tho advantages of Ncwbcrry rs
business place to capitalists seeking
| Investment in real estate or manuflc-
lures the first question would be, what
Is the extent OF business done in your
town in twelve months? How much
cotton do you grow and ship? The
amount and class Of freight received ?
The amount invested in manufactures ?
The banking capital and value OF the
| stock? The character of your mcr-
chants? The condition OF your schools ?
| The religious advantages? The health
OF the town and the extent Of the terri
| tory upon which we depend for our trade?
Ih" showing we present on our first
| page is the best answer we could make
| TO these questions, and we feel sure that
| tn" lcopic OF our town and county will
be pleased to learn that Ncwbcrry has
done so well in spite of the depressed
! condition OF affairs during the past year.
We admit that VIC were most agrceably
| surprised at the results shown and the
progress made. This shows what grand
possibilities are before us. Nine hun
drcd thousand dollars is Il good business,
but let us reach for Il million during the
coming year.
The health OF our town is us good as
amy in the State. The condition of our
bank and factory is good. but let us
strive to place them in a higher rank.
The schools are in rs good condition us
they are in the average town in the
State, but we should make progress.
We submit that good schools do as much
il not more to build up the material in
irrrStS of town than any otlcraecncy,
and we would ask you to consider the
plans OF the graded school system for
Ncwbcrry and prepare to supplement-
The school fund by n local levy Of two
mills. We give on another page the
working and experience of those who
have tried This system, and believe il
will do rs well at Ncwbcrry as it has
done at other places.
What is needed is work in every de-
partmcnt by every citizen Of Ncwberry.
Nothing has done so much to rctard the
progress OF our enterprises and to bring
abou; the financial depression which en-
ISIS here and throughout our country as
the influence Of the men who find fault
with everybody and everything, and live
upon the hard earned fruits Of the men
VIII" labor from day to day. Let us
honor the man or woman who earns the
bread they eat and the clothing they
wear, and show to the boys and girls
who ~" growing up that if they ever
hope to occupy high position in the es-
limation OF their countrymcn they must
Shun ihlchcsS and live by the fruit of
their OWN labor. Let this be the princi-
pie to control our action for the coming
twelve months, and we feel sure that our
present favorable showing will be greatly
| improved. Incidence and eNtravagancc
| arc to-day the causes Of more crime than
all other influences combined, the fact is,
that the grosscr evils follow their foot
| steps.
Onc woid more. Needed. Il movement
il the circle OF cotton buyers that will
result in II decision to pay the highest
| price for cotton Of any town in the State
| between Grccnvillc and Columbia
Mrrchants to agree to keep everything
| that the people want, and let no town
| undrr>rll them. y Atown cotton wcighcr
! 10 weigh coIon free, and Il graded school
| W" can have them all, so let's do it.