The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-11-14

Aud enterprises OF their own town in prefer
euoe to those Of othertowns, there would be
; stronger feeling Of fellow-citizenship
among us, nnd each man, woman and child
would be found standing shoulder 10 shoulder,
booming up the town, because each one
would be interested in the prosperity of his
and oil would strive for the gene
raj good.
While oil around us are progressing in pop
ulation, business enterprises und wealth,
and taking advantage Of our apatbyto bclit-
tie US aud draw oil the business they can
from us, our own people voluntarily play
into the hands of their enemies, by sending |
them the patronage that should be kept |
among them to encourage home labor, home |
enterprise, homo people, and invite others
to "come over and help u.s."
This is not "dead town." unless the peo-
pie determine TO kill it, by dividing into
,iealqgs faa,ions. a@ct -
o. Ssri6g nothing for the welfare Of his
neighbor, and none willing to make
sacrifice or risk dollar for the general
good. Not only that, the town is injuring
lis reputation abroad, for strangers
seeing the business men sending their
work to be done in other towns, will
clusions, i. e.: either Union is very in.
significant place, with no facilities for exc
cutting the most ordinary mechanical work,
OF her business men are so indifferent 20 the
success and prosperity of the industrial eu-
tarprises of the town that they send their
patronage any and everywhere else. in
either CT the nbove views, tho town receives
serious blow, aud from its own people,
alike discouragiug TO those who have any
thought Of coming among us end those
already here, who are struggling to earn an
honest living and earnestly working to put
all businesses on q solid boom.
There's too much of the Tcrrapin about
tho people of this town for it to Improve
When all is quiet and there is no danger Of
being called on to make sacrifice for
| the public good, their heads are out the full
length but etart public enterprise, when
most of them will scrutinizo the surrounding s
and if they cannot SEQ any benefit pointing
directly to them, and on short time Mt that,
they shake their heads and draw back into
their shells, to oogitate, we suppose, upon
the weight of evidence in the case of self ps
the public good.
A few years ago of S65,0OO was subscri-
bed here for Cotton Factory, but that was
not considered tis enough for Union, and
when it was proposed 10 petition the town
council to subscribe $50, 900 in bonds, such
a howl went up against it from some of the
subscribers, who threatened to withdraw
their individual subscriptions if they had s
I l1ll lB{ ESsks matter was dropped, and the
| people felr back into their former lethargy
Had we gone earnestly to work then, with
500. 900, the experience of other similar en-
terprises, then and now, proves that the re.
naming $4,000 would have voluntarily
come to US, and at this time the Town Coun
Gil aud ell the other stockholders would
4 be receiving from 10 to Is per cent
4 $50. Besides that, our population would
have been largely increased, and there j.
no telling what other enterprises would have
been established here. We hope the compile
ton fthe Augusta Division of the Three
C's road will putnew life into our people
and induce them to do something for the
advancement Of the town before other local
tiles nloDg the line take the wind out Of ou,
sails. :
Now, felow-citizens, cannot We get to
Pefs5naf prajudices. unite in doing something
for the public good something that will put
new life, new spirit and new hopes into the
hearts Of all classes and conditions of tn.
people? tl.
Again we Say, this is not dead town
but we cannot call it very live town, and
in few short months, when the trains on
the new road commence to pass through it
the passengers will call It very sleepy,
although very pretty town-a kind of a
dudish place, handsome in outward appear.
apce, but sadly deficient in most of the essen.
tials necessary to make it prosperous and
attractive TO business and business men OF
capital and enterprise.
Gentlemen, it won't do TO stand about
your stores complaining that nobody will
fight for the town, and your interest in par
ticuIar, while you not only withhold "ihe
sinews ofwar" from those who are really try
ing to fight for you, but are actually giving
"aid and comfort to those who care moth
ing for you aud do all in their power to Grip
pie the progress Of the town.
Each individual must do som ething, sacri.
fee something, for the good Of the whole /;
and If we do nothing olse, we can stand to-
geher,. tho weak and the strong, the rich
and the poor, united. each contributing oil
in his power TO the prosperity Of all.
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