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

We ore of these who believe that railroad,
never injure but always benefit tho towns
and countie, through which they are
located, therefore We do not sympatbizo
with many Of our citizens who are now
encouraging gloomy eboiings of injury
to the town from the building Of the
Three C's Division. They picture a num-
Der Of small towns scattered along the
iiue, with en'erprising merchants and stpcss
Of merchandise that will take much Of the
business from the county seat. Well, new
towns are generally pcopled by new citizen,
thereby increasing the business, the populs-
ti"" and consequently, the business .serire-
LiAestb - county. Il
NOnew town ever reduced the business,
the population, or the price Of property in
a county. IL Kelton should have 1900 in
habitants two years from now, il will be
because her location aud business facilitie.
are favorable, aud tho people of that town
and vicinity, seeing aud appreciating their
opportunity to build up town, went to
work and did neutrality-suspicious. bu It
Cotton Factory-te attract people and bu u,i-
nc.s 10 it. There would be just rs many
people in the country around Kelton as be.
fore, aud 1000 more in the town. 1t was
ever so; and we point to Spartanburg and
Greenville, both surrounded with fourishn 2
towns, bnt both advancing rapidly in every
eleu;ent that goes to increase their business,
their wctltl, the;r poDul,t;on ao1 ,r,,~.
tance, as practical proofs Of the correctness
of our position.
But, If kc!ton, or my other point on tn o
ro,d, should have 2 900 inhabitants in two
or three years from now, surely Union,
with oil the advantages Of m c,t,blishcd
bu,iness centre, being the County seat, with
| two railroa Is ani 400 Inhabitants to COM
| mence on, we repeat, surely Union ought
then to have ut least 1000 inhabitants.
And VIC ask our ci'izcns, in all canior,
! why VIC should be aftail Of towns springing
up around US; and why our business and
prosperity would not increase with thcm2
We have the start Of them in every respect
and VIC have the means to keep ahead, if we
VIII oh'y '1y no Vsa &Veat part Oh our Seln5n- =
ness and work more for the general welfare.
Railroads do not, in themselves, increase
the business Of town or County, but
they provide the great facilities through
and by which business Of any and all kinds
may be increased; and, as we have
often sail before, the people Of any locality
who will not embrace the advantages which
increased railroad facil ties Place at their
command, must expect TO see their town nd
business ianguishing, and their more enter
prising and provident neighbors thriving
upon their downfall.
1t is folly for us to again advocate the
building Of Cotton Factory here. That is
out OF the question now. We have a Cotton
Seed OIL Mill that has engaged mort of
the sIa'e capital Of the town, AMI has done
fairy good busness, for the Stockholders,
AMI We are truly glad of il; but Oil Mills
are net calculated TO do krcat dc,l for the
general good-'he business Of the town.
II has, however, d,ne god thing for
the Farmers it was the means of rais-
ing the price Of cotton seed from is to
20 cents pSrlushel, which 10 doubt brought