The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-11-28
"; 2. MARTINS ENTERPRISE
Doing a Great Work for Lexington
County.

of doing good unto others and IN re-
turn receive nothing but blame and
censue. One Of these pleasant and
rare incidents happened to this edi-
tor last week when the mails brought
to him warm invitation from Mr
". T. Martin, Columbia's big whole
sale grocer, to join him and some
friends in love feast and sacrement
at the old Joel Goodwin Mil, in
the lower portion of this county.
In company with the Foreman OF
of this Office, we started to the rem
| devious where the feast was to be
spread. Our course lay through
beautiful and fertile section abound
ing in wood of many yarities adapted
to the manufacture of useful and Or
namenta, articles for the comfort,
convenience and pleasure of man.
A panorama of great possibilities lay
stretched on all sides and before US as
we travelled along, only awaiting the
enterprising energy of modern appli-
ances for their Development and utili-
zation. On every hand abundant eVi-
dences of the natural fertility of the
soil and vast capabilities OF, produc-
ton were seen. Large tracts Of rich
land, which, under a state Of cultl-
vatioa would be bonanza to their
owner, now lie in state of primeval
nature.
We arrived at our destination at
about 10 o'clock and short time
after Mr.. Martin and bis friends al
rived from Columbia. We found
much to our surprise as we'll as pleas
ure that Mr.. Martin had made many
improvements on the property since
he purchased it. Ee owns about
1000 acres, portion Of which is
under high state of cultivation,
portion in virgin forests and still
another portion on which is his pond
and mill. He has spent in the i'm
provement and development of this
property about $4,000. The old dam,
portion of which was washed away
last summer during a freshet, has
been repaired in substantial man
ner at big outlay of capital and
labor; the old mill house, which was
fast going to ruin under the decay
ing hand Of time and neglect, has
been thoroughly overhauled and re-
paired, and tie old time crude ma.
chinery has been replaced by the
latest improved and labor saving
machinery. The motive power is
furnished by an improved turbine
of sufficient capacity 10 meet the de-
mands required of it. On Che second
floor is fine grist mill to which is
attached an apparatus for boiling
| meal, and the work done by this mill
is frst class in every particular and
will compare-fayorably with that of
any other mill in the country;
well known Pratt gin and condenser,
which for fneness of work has no su-
perior on the market; grain thresher
also has place on this floor. On the
first floor is the shafting and betting,
all bran new and the best that money
| could procure; an improved cotton
press of the latest and best make;
an Engleburg rice huller and polisher.
The work done by this little
machine is astonishing. The rice is
of a superior quality and can only be
told from that grown on the sea coast
by an expert. Mr.. Martin, while i'm
proving his own place, is doing q
great work fer the people in that
section in more ways than one. BY
his energy and enterprise, he is in
fusing new life, new hopes and new
aspirations into his neighbors by
placing them in a position to help
themselves. Mr.. Martin is man of
enterprise, vast resources and a
thorough business man, and Lexing-
ton is indeed fortunate in securing
his assistance in the development Of
her resources.
In addition to the Improvements
mentioned above, he intends to add
a roller mill for the grinding Of
-four, and cane mill and evapora.
tors.
After strolling over the place, we
returned to the residence Of Mr..
Willie Stone, who is Mr.. Martins
right bower, and has charge of his
business, where we found al ample
feast spread, consisting in part Of
"possums and taters," turkey, rice,
and various kinds of cake and some
thing which giveth its color in the
glass but does not stingeth like an
adder nor biteth like a serpent.
Undoubtedly it was an elegant love
feast and we enjoyed it immensely.
Mrs. Stone certainly knows how to