The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-10
A Chance for Union.

A Chance for Union.
II an ther column will DO fount circu-
lar e. ON the committee appointed BY the
Govcrn,r. r. under resolutions adopted at the
last session Of the Legislature, 10 enquire in
to the m,tter Of establishing . State Indus
trial School for Women, inviting propositions
or offers from persons and PAGES I. secure
its location.
The sosisl, moral aud business advsn-
tages of such an institution in this or any |
other community cannot be oversstims'ed, |
aud should command the active, united and
most liberal efforts Of our cit Ieps 10 secure
it's location here.
Al thi, time, Union is probably in be'ter
condition 10 sffer liberal inducements To-
such an institution than any other town in
tn. Safe.
We are preparing to erect a fine building
for a Graded School, for which $1,000 in
| town bonds have been issusl.
| We have two fine lots upon which our
p ssent male and female school houses stand,
and the ssboel Trus' ees, we believe, propose
to sell one Of thsm, and apply the proceeds
a, = suI plement to tbe $1,000 already ap-
propria'sd.
lfurithcr of,hess town los is large enough,
we have Two or three magnificent elevated
SITES overlooking tho town, and within the
corporate limits. with plenty Of land attach
ed, which VIC believe soul l be bought cheap.
for that purpose.
We do mol knoW Nnetner tl,e ,,ouS, As,s
tcen actually sold, but We do know they are
n good and safe investment at their face
value and should net be disposed of at 2 per
cent below thai.
Now. with these substantial advantages to
build upon ami in view Of the fact that the
Stte woulI spend macy thousand dollar,
more in the erection Of euitable building
alone, We suggest that some energetic action
be taken by the School Trustees, the citizens
cI-opsruing, 10 place Union before commit
tee among tn. foremost competitors for thu
location of,he Stats Iudus,ri-l School for
Women"
it is probable that il VII require NOR,
than the 81 900 and school lot, We have il
hand, u secure the location. No doub
other lscallics ill offer moro, That shsul'
not be allowed to stand in the way Of ou
making many and honest effort to secur
the prize. Every property owner in UnioI
would be we'll paid, in every poiut Of view
= II lie added to tho above an individual sui
Il sc,iption sf2 per cont Of thetaK value {
s his town proper; y, to secure the location
tn. School for Women in the town.
We may net have as many railroads rur
!, ming directly TO our beautiful town as o'h'
places, lut, nevertheless. we are as aceessib
from all points MS any other Town, while '
-. can show health record fully equal to AT
- location in the world, and far superior to
very large majority Of those who are able ar
willing to give more, in money, than we cal
+. 1.-THE healthfulue.s Of a location, sus'a III
E ed by rec rd of many years, is consder'
= ofany value to such an important institutio
Unisn can mako as attractive and valuab
an offer ,s any town in the State.
We sincerely hope tho citizens will ts
the matter in hand and unite upon sor
Read the circular; t speaks for the D,
posed institution, is Importance and mag,
e tude, and tho many great benefits it wou
:. surely secure to any community where
:, may be located.
I. when our people talked about building
cotton fastory, nothing but "big thins
would satisfy them; now, this School 4
u Women is to be "big thing" and the Sta
in proposes to locate and build it where II
ID people show the most enterprising spirit ar
offer the most liberal inducements, all thin,
necessary for its welfare being equal.
/, For the general good Of the town, y
!. would rather have the State Industrial Sch.
for Women located here than tbs ST..
, University. Let's s'l 20 for the Gir's-su
=, the girls school.