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

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aud enterprises Of their own town in prefer
euce to those OF other towns, there would be
q stronger feeling Of fcllow-citizenship
among us, nnd each man, woman and child
would be found standing shoulder to shoulder,
booming up the town, because each one
would be Interested in the prosperity of his
neighbor, and oil would strive for the gene
raj good
While oil around US arc progressing in pop
ula'ion, business enterprises nnd wealth,
and taking advantage of our apathyto bclt-
tie us and draw all 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, home people, and invite others
to "come over and help u.s."
This is not a dead town." unless the peo-
| pie determine TO kill it, by dividing into
/ ;ealons s,ctiors csrt -
/. SSri6g nothing for the welfare of bis
neighbor, and none willing to make a
sacrifice or risk dollar for the general
good. Net only that the town is injuring
its reputation abroad, for strangers
seeing The business men sending their
work to be done in other towns, will
assuredy arrive at ono Of two con-
clneions,i.e: either Union is n very in
significant place, with no facilities for exc
cutting the most ordinary mechanical work,
or her business men arc so indifferent 20 the
success and prosperity of the industrial Gu
torprses of the town that they send their
patronage any and everywhere else. In
either CT the above views, tho town receives
q serious blow, and from its own people,
alike discouragiug to those who have any
thought Of coming among us md those
already here, who are struggling to earn an
honest living and earnestly working to put
all businesses on solid boom.
There's too much of the Terrapin about
the 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 start a public enterprise, when
, mos, of them will scrutinizc the Surrounding
, and if they cannot sec any benefit nointing
directly to them, and on short time at that,
they shake their heads and draw back into
their shells, to cogitatc, we suppose, upon
the weight of evidence in the case of self as
the public good.
\ few years ago of $50 900 was subscri-
bed here for n Cotton Factory, but that was
not considered tig enough for Union, ma
when 1t was proposed to petition the town
|, council to subscribe Si30,O 600 i'll bonds, such
, a howl went up against it from some OF the
, subscribers who threatened to withdraw
their individual subscriptions if they had 81 to
| inc Town,
Nh Nh tfs Fnss matter was dropped, and the
people falr back into their former lcthargy
Had we gone earnestly to work then, with
500, 900, the experience of other similar Ell.
terprises, then and now. proves that the re.
naming $4,000 would have voluntariy y
, come to US, and ut this time the Town Coun
ell and ell the other stockholders would
{ be receiving from 10 to Is per cent
on their investment and the stock worii
$50. Besides that, our population woul'
, have been largely increased, and there il
no telling what other enterprises would have
been established here. We hope the compile
, ton of the Augusta Division of the Thre,
: Cs road will put new life into our pcopl,
, and induce them to do something for th
t advancement Of the town before other local
. tiles along the line take the wind out of ou
sails.
Now, fcllow-citizens, cannot we get to
: PSis5naf ppraiudiccs, unite in doing something
for the public good something that will pu
new life, new spirit and new hopes into tn,
hearts Of all classes and conditions of tht
people?
Again we Say, this is not dead town
but we cannot call it very live town, ant
in few short months, when the trains or
the new road commence to pass through it
the passengers will call it very sleepy
although very pretty town-a kind Of 4
dudish place, handsome in outward appear
ancc, but sadly deficient in most Of the essen
tials necessary to make it prosperous an
attractive to business and business men o
capital and enterprise.
Gentlemen, it won't do 10 stand about
: your stores complaining that nobody will
fight for the town, and your interest in par.
ticular, while you not only withhold "hc
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 and do all i'll their power to Grip,
pic the progress Of the town.
Each individual must do something, sacri.
flee something, for the good of the whole
and if we do nothing olsc, we can stand to-
gchcr, the weak and the strong, the rich
and the poor, united. each contributing all
in his power 10 the prosperity Of all.
Who Wants Home!