The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-06-27
OUR CLINTON COLUMN.
CONFINEMENT AT CLINTON
ACADEMY.

Manufacturing Enterprises.
On Wednesday night last, Hon. Dayid
Johnston, of Union Co.. delivered an adj
GROSS before the graduating class or the
Clinton Academy, upon .'Success.n AL
though this topic has been often used in
tho orations before tho schools of our
town In the past few years, but BEING
handled In an entirely now and noy.l
manner, it formed the subject of an ora
ton interesting to his audience. The
music WAS managed by Miss Sallie
Knight, and to her exceptional musical
ability, is due, for tho most part, it's sue
cess.
The exercised concluded Thursday
night. The graduating class war COM
posed of Messrs w. X. Hale, 60. Lee,
b. l.. King, w. AZ Pitts and Miss Lidie
II. lrby, all of whom acquitted themsel-
YES vol. Miss Lidie Irby delivered tho
valedictoIy.
On last Thursday citizens meeting
was heldin Young's:hall for the purpose
OF doyisinR means for getting some
rights OF ways for tho G.. c. & N. railroad,
which our local director had not secured
and olso for tho purpose of assuring
Gen Hoke Of the belief Of our town ia
his fidelity and business ability. Mess.
II. Il. Wright, J. w. Copeland, j. II. Lit
tie, w. Is. Owens and s. r. Vance were
appointed acommittee to canvass for
rights of way, and to write Con. Hoke
assurances of fullest confidence I'm the
g.. G. N, and in himself as president.
This committee was vested with author
ltV tn pnnNpnn N 80
any time they think necessary.
Your Clinton correspondent was haul
ed oVor tho Goals for having written
that mournful wall over tho supposcd
collapse oftho road. We bog leave TO
state that we did not originate tho RI
NOR that tho G. c. & n. railroad had
been bought by tho r.. ~ D.. syndicate,
neither did we state that it was truc.
Wo on,y made the statement that there
existed n rumor to that 7cffcct and that
the town had taken n tremendous case
of blues over the rumor. We under
stand from our local director that Con.
Hoke is very much hurt by tho report.
II IA county newspaper correspondent
can hurt a big railroad with '.plonty of
money!" ii must be dolicate indeed. We
" Y pCilcNc thbt SUCH n TuIHOr printed
in q county paper can hurt the enter
prise. On the contrary we believe it has
helped it since 1t has exploded. 1t lis
simply ridiculous for Gen. Hoke or any
else te get hurt about such a matter.
with continued assurance Of the final
success of the &C. Il y. road, our Clin-
ton people arc becoming moro Sanguinc.
mere ~ a strong desire to show the au-
thorltlcS that we not only want the road
but That we will do all that ~ i'm our
power TO further tho enterprise. This
road is u matter of vital interest TO tho
town Of Clinton, and cannot fail to de-
vclop tho country through which il runs,
since 1t brings us splendid facilities for
transportation Of fruits, vegetables etc,
as well as cotton to the northern mar
kets. Clinton realizes this and will sup
port tho road to the best OF her ability
ne people all along this new limo should
intoi est themselves in it. 1t is Of inesti-
mahio Value to furmors rs we'll as towns
people. A first class market at Clinton
FOR all country produce, would be of
moro financial benefit to the farmers
than tho town s-pcoplc.
Railroads are good things for anytown
TO have, increasing the wealth of the
town and surrounding country. But al
though ovcry railroad built contribute =
70 the growth OF atown, II does not make
the town. Clinton will no doust in the
p"urso OF nm have her share OF railroad
facilities, but before tho town can grow
to any commercial Importance, we must
necessarily become a manufacturing
people.
n farming population is tho strength
ana support OF Clinton ana I.aurons. and
1hey are becolnlnh fewer rather than in
creaslng, The principle upon which We
should work is, that we should snip no
' crude article. Lot AS manufacture as
we'll as produce the material. TO what
Is quo the southern iron districts, il not
to the fagt that tho iron Is manufactured
as we'll mined? We have the ADVANTAGE
over northern manufacturers of u natu-
raj tariff OF freight rates to protect our
manufactures. The phrass"New South"
applied to our southern country recent
ly, is wholly due to our manufacturing
enterprises and railroads. 1t mcaua
that tho South is awakening to tho
kRQw.edGp that Aor success depouds up-
ON her natural advantages for
turing enterprises, anu that she must
nso thoms,and IN some parts Of tho conn
try Is using thom to further 7the great
hinrch oil progress. We must invest IN
manufacturing enterprises or our towns
n surrounding country will be Mt n
%stahdstill. Lot us manufacture our cot.
ION aid wool into cloth bofeyp ,ro shin
thefh. Our foreGts ara hllod with use
nv WepAs, fTom which ali sorts of me
ahanioai implements should DO Imade.
onr fruits ard vegetables can ali bo suy-
ca and hll tho pockets Of tl,a manufac-
tnrer while 1t will improve tho condition
of all c~lasass.
Why ish hat tho business mon of
'''h'an cannot wake up and take a lead
ing part In tho forward movement. Ia
~ because our capitalists arc afraid ia
lhyostI Faint heart ne'er Won Eair IN.
dy.. Neither will n faint heart, n lack
Oh energy and e%ntnpTise ovor bnild up
prlVnatG, iaitnnes or work to the public
4 EuQu ENGLAND Ia lIn ri,bn.