The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-12
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We must have the Lookhart Railway and
Cotton Factory.

DEAR Mr.. EpIToR: am not corresnon.
dent and have never been contributor 10
any Newspaper or Journal, but would thank
you for small space in your columns.
suppose everybody in Union County feels
interested in the Welfare and progress Of
their County, and they must admi, that the
present condition is very gloomy indeed.
think the time has arrived when the differ.
ent Townships shpu'd look to their indi-
! vidual interests and act separately or togeth-
| er, as may seem best, take steps looking
10 their own advancement and prosperity.
Ii is welt known that the Townships of
Jone,vills anl pinckney already have plans
| by which they feel sure, ifcarried out, will
institute the beginning of prosperity that
! viii be beniioially felt Throughout. the length
and breadth Of Uuion County.
Every body in these two Townships know
| that on Tuesday The 10Th inst. is the dsy ap-
! pointed for the voters 10 record their votes
for or against suhsGris ing $4,000 each to
the capital stock of the Lockhart Shoals Rail.
| way, which l. /, run from Jonesville by Kel-
ton to The Shoals, and il is o settled fact, we'll
ascertsincd that the subscription will be
carried by an overwhelming majority.
The writer is informed 10y q gentleman in
a position t. know that, the money is already
secured ($500000) to erect the first Cotton
Mill at Lockhart Shoals, whenever Railroad
transportation to thu. point is assured, aud
the most of that amount will come from
abroad. Now, Mr.. Editor, that amount OF
money from abrcal is no small thing 10 be
dumped down at one time in our stricken
County, to say nothing of the 100000 to
come IRON abroad to complete the Railroad
provided the $40, ,00Q'in each Township i:
voted, and am well informed this is jus
beginning, os every horse power ut III,
Shoals will DO utilized, ami there is enough
power to run 100000 spindies AMI accom-
panying looms
Did you ever hear, Mr.. Editor, of any on,
before IN he history of Uuion County tina
ever intro !uced n single dollar Of foreigr
capital into this County, or ever tried 10 d.
so? But. on the contrary, havn't you cor
rec'ly heard that may thousands, $50, GO o
S70.O00O,) have been sent out of The towl
of Union 10 Virginia, West Virginia, Ten
nessee aud Kentucky, in the last tnelv
months, to be placed in the most risky an,
uncertain investments in the mushr oou
towns of those States.
The man who wi record his vote on tn
10Th. iast. against the Railroad land ar
proud to say they arc very few should thin
we'll before doing 30, MS he may have caus
to reproach Ii mself IN after yesrs, becaus
he will not cnly Lc opposing Railroad, bu
also the baildiog of Cotton Mil. and othe
Manufact nies and foreign capital and il
that way postpone and dsl,y indeinitel
that era of prosperity go earnestly wishc
FIR and long needed in our p or county. o
5 the contrary, those who will record thci
, votes for these en,eri rises, especially tn
young men, and AIN told quite a numbe
of them will cas-, their ma den votes, can, /
after cars, 20 mt u the hundreds Of thou
sands of spind e, aud looms, fine schools an
I chuI ches and factory buildings, ard severa
thousands of happy operatives in their con
f1rtablc homes 1T Lockhsrt Shoals, free fror
barrooms AMI other temptations to vi,e, on,
proudly say my vote helped to bring abou
@ this prosperous st8te ofthugs.
, Mr. Editor, the Township, of Pincknc.
and Jonesville will hive cause TO be prou
and rel ice at having achieved 50 much 70
ihemscl' 'es ag,;nst the vigorous opposition
most of your merchants aud some of you
prominent Legal fraternity. We can say t
G the other townships, go aud do likewise.
PUBLIC SPIRIT.