The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-02
Will it Benefit UnionI

| ''J"ie po' ai"syS pencht the town
and counties through which they ar
locnted, therefore we do not sympatbiz
with many Of oar citizens who are now
encouraging gloomy forebo iings of injury
to tho town from the building Of the
Three Cs Division. They picture a nun.
Der OF small towns scsttored along the
hne, with cnterprisng merchants an 4 st7c.
OF merchandise that will take much Of the
business from tho county seat. Well new
towns arc generally pcopled by new citizen,
thereby increasing the business, the populs-
n"" and cOnse9uently, the business resuire-
n 'As county. i
NO new town ever reduced the business.
the population, or the price Of properly in
county. If keton should have 1908 in
| haoi'ants two years from now, il will be
because her locntion aud busincs, facilitie.
| are favorable, aud tho people Of that town
and vicinity, seeing aud appreciating their
opportunity to bui'd up n town, went to
work and did sonething-pcrhaps bu |, u
Cotton Factory-to attract people anil bu,i-
nc'S TO it. There would be Just as mauy
people IN the country around Kelton NJ be-
'''e' aou -'ooo more IN the town. 1t wa.
'''' S"' ""u we point - Srnrtanburg and
"recnvillc, both surrounded with fiourishjn,
towns, bnt both advancing rapidly ia every
e'er'e"' 'h'' goes to increase their business,
'"''' "ch'h' 'hcir population and impor-
""''' aS Prsct'ca' proofs OF the correctness
VI '"' S''''h'
""' " hc''"h' or my other point on tho
'o'' S""uii nave 2'oOo inhabitants in two
'".' ''"'' ''o'' now, surely Unior.
' W. '"' "'>"'''5e7 "i m ctIoiishcd
'"' '"es' 'e"'r'' oei"g me county seat, with
WV ''"'''' - ''''' ''foo 'hha'itants to com
''"'o w. We repeat surely Union ought
~ "''' - '''s' ''"'" ihh"bit'nts
WV '"'"'"'' :" "'' chhi"r'
'' "''"'' u ''""s sPrlnging
'''' WY '"f business anu
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" '''''' - e'c'y respect
.;u ,.,, "''p ""''" II we
s''"' f'r'"i our se'h'h-
. ''''e 'or 'he general welfare.
'"'''o'"S no ho', IN themselves. increase
ne business Of town or County, but
"'' P'o''d' 'he great facilities through
III" ny which business Of any anil all kinds
nay be increased aui, as We have
NV" Sa'' 'e'ore' the p'op'c OF my locality
,,,-, "'' '"'"ses "n'ch
"c''"'@l railroad fac'l ties pace at their
'''n''hh' must EXPECT TO see their town Ind |
BUSINESS iahSni.hins. and their more enter
rising ana provident Eeighbcrs thriving
20" 'ne'r DOWNFALL.
IL Is 10 ~ for us TO again advocate the
'""'"s '' "''"n Factory here. That is
u % va question now. We have a CJiton C
u" oh Mil that has engaged mort of
~ 'i''"' "a TUE Town. an has done :"
'ar S""i hnfine'-' for III" M"ckhoi,iers, VI
We arc ''a'y gI'd of but Oil Mills a
"'' '''c" a'ct '" ITO krrH dc'l for the w
h'r"! E'"d business Of the town. WI
has, however, d,nc god thing for Fri
Farmers 1t WAS the means tf rais-
the Fric' OF cotton seed from Is to th'
cSn'' per "shel' which 10 doub, brought u"
IS not oro"S"' "''e , .,,o fa
1 that w"u" all r.-
'tc. IL Is s'"""'"s n and -
n IL 80 ""''' i''',"' ,rmor,,b Than :,
hi'e IN "i''"''"' ., -,u
per ''"' " I,,Iv from one
""'o'' '''''" -.
rep to nn"'h''' .,,ooj :
we "'f' W" -. ;,.,3 10 draw y
''e ""'' = ,or Seed Oh Mill (