The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-09-07

the broiliug August sun. We drove on, O
town abou, eight O'Clock, little behind ou
calculations f'r we had intended getting Of
by half past seven, so as to avoid tho hea
of the noon-day. Our horses slick will
health and glorious in their strength champ
ed their bits and seemed TO be in n gala a
they prancel OFT Of town. We had no
gone far however, whep it was noticed tha
something sccmed to be suuoying the horses
something beyond the mere heat. One O.
our party decided that i, was the checl
reIus and insisted on having them remove,
altogether from the briddles very hu
nice to Gi9.ggestioa' for whils reined s ,e-, ses
short drive in town, it is not very kind to
the horse; but to rein it up for a long drive
on hot day with a load is simply cruel :;
though we,fecl quite sure that the person
who "checkcl' our horses never intended
TO be cruel 10 them. After the reius were
removed the horses were more comfortable
Work and dry weather has put the roais in
excellent condition and we..made good time in
spite of the hilly section over which we had
to pass. The cotton along the way showed
up II imirlbly but when we looked for fruit
we discovered that it WIS really not 80 good
as it at first appeared though it seems to us
right much above the averag, at this time
of the year. The corn looked we'll and there
is plenty oft Peas, sorghum aud other
crops were fine. We were very glad to see
that the farmers ha pat in so much that
can he utilized at home, 50 much to cat
that is along the line on which we Southern
folks have got to work out our own saliva
ton.
Long before We got to the Shoals we could
hear the water pouring over and dashiug
against the rugged ROCKS, like the noise Of
trees swayed by the wind.
Going down steep hill covered with a
iense forest we came suddenly on the river
almost before We knew it, aud right there
almost At our feet was the water dashing
iown the rocky river Ted, while to our
light there extended a broad level plane on
which, we could sec that there were many
men at work somc at one place aud some at
mother, all working towards one end, ho "
ver, as we lcarnc afterward, viz: towards
he erection ola large C,tton Factory, whose
Unfinished walls We could see rising above
he plane.
1t was very pleiSan. sight to US for our
imb>>SHyc tirSlnS Ae>;v;fy. ~ "-htso
md al ~" r.ovssion' into a Stu
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good word yvh Mr.. VT. Tracy, the store
Keeper we went up above the Shoals where
umber, which had been sent down the river
n rats was being taken from the water.
out the huge pieces, any one Of which satura-
tel with water as they were, was match for
all six of the men. The sills were put up in
piles to dry, u be afterwards hauled down
aud used in the construction of the factory.
Then we went down to where the Factory
is being built.
Perhaps a brief account Of the Mills
would not DC uninteresting. The property
consists of about six hundred acres of land
formerly owned by J. c. and c. d. Farrar,
adjoining the River, thereby giving control
OF one half of the stream.
The property also embraces a small tract
of land on the opposite side of the River aud
slDlQst the proper place above the Shoals to
a dam if desired. We learned that
er4-., -e-she r,.-."t.f..ss; -.srrrt ;k.s
W Ann any artificial dam is constructed, On
cod y. fall of over thirty one feet 1t has
been pronounce by competent Engineers
the finest undevelopcd woter power III the
State of South Carolina. About the year
ISIS the Safe spent a large amount of
money in constructing a canal around this
fall but in 1912 it was abandoned and the
rights Of the State in the entire property
have been transferred to the present owners.
The dressed stone used by the State many
wears ago in constructing the locks is now
being taken out aud used on the Factory
What a history OF progress accompanies
those stones from the locks to the Factory !.
How different the thoughts, the hopes, the
ambitions of the men who dressed them from
those who arc now placing them Plans
have been made for the development OF one
thousand horsepower and the erection of a
25,UOO Spindle Mill, and the work is now
being prosecuted under the management Of
Mr.. j. G. Cary. who looks after the work
in detail, personally. The Wheel Pits and
! Fall Race have been completed and the wall,
Of the Factory have been raised to consid
cradle height. The power will be developed
by means of canal from which the water
will be taken to two pairs of turbines, by
fumes eight feet in diameter. This viii
| give the requisite horsepower. The mair
Factory ruillng will be l2SA25i feet, an(
| will be 4 and j stories high. The stone being
used on the building for foundation, etc.
costs almost nothing, 50 We were told, com
ing as it does ready dressed from the ole