Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-03-20
CORRESPONDENCE
Parksville Determined to Get on
the Up-Grade.--Her Magnifi-
cent Water Power.

EDITOR ADVERTISER: Thinking
possibly The readers of your paper
would like to know what we are
doing in this section, I thought I
would drop you line or two by
way of setting forth the project
that we have on foot in the Parks
vile community.
For sometime past it has been
known that the water power of the
Savannah river just opposite
Parksville was very fine, and it
has been quite often spoken of in
casual conversation by the citi-
zens of this community, but not
till very recently has thero ever
been any action taken to advertise
said water power with the hope of
interesting factory men and
through them build factory or
factories at said place. But several
weeks since the matter was so for
chilly brought to the attention of
several of our most prominent cit
liens, and they became (after
thorough investigation so en-
thused over the matter that DR..
D. A. J. Bell, and Rev. G. W..
Bussey wrote each a letter TO the
News and Courier setting forth
the virtues, advantages &C., that
might attend the project of build
ing a factory on this water power,
(where by the way, are splendid
| factory sites J at.l in resnanse to-
these letters, quite number of
! mill men, and men who are inter
ested in securing stock for the
building Of factories at various
places, have written DR.. Bell and
Mr.. Bussey making enquiries about
, the water power, factory sites, the
resources and possibilities of this
, section of country, the chances of
getting local stock subscribed to
the building of a mill and the gen.
eral surroundings and circum-
stances; and to all of these en-
ouiries we have been enabled to
make very favorable replies.
These letters so stimulated the
citizens of the community that
they decided to call and did call
on last Saturday morning gener-
al mass meeting of the communi-
ty to discuss the propriety of or
ganizing society to induce capt.
tai to come in and invest in our
lands, utilize this water power
&c., and to encourage home in
dustries and foster all kinds of
enterprises looking to the advance
ment of the interests and the
building up and general better
ment of our section of the coun-
try. And after a full and free
discussion of the matter it was de-
cided to organize such a society
which we did during the organi-
zation of which considerable in
thusiasm was manifested.
The following names were en-
listed on the roll Of membership:
DR.. D. A. J. Bell, Pres, T. G. Tai
bert, Sec'ry., Rev. G. w. Bussey,
J. M. Bussey, J. L. Bussey, w. J.
Talbert, w. w. Dobey, T. r.
Whatley, L. F. Dorm, J. B. Nelson,
P. N. Stone, ]. L. Stone, Jesse
Stone, E. G. Morgan, Sr., E. G.
Morgan, Jr,, Jno. G.. Morgan, S. P.
Robertson, Clifford Robertson,
Wallace Robertson, e. Il. Chris
tian, W. R. Rarks, J. H. Parks, G.
w. Parks, Jno. Blackwell, w. A.
D. Blackwell, w. G. Blackwell,
Richard Blackwell, Rev. E. A.
Wilkes, Joseph Tompkins, J. L.
Purifoy, J. l.. Carter, J. e. Moul-
trie, Bob Moultrie, L. II. Harmon,
J. n. Harmon, 1. C. Mcdonald,
Geo. Cartledge, Thos. Cartledge,
D. NJ. Cartledge, Jno. Brunson, Sr.,
Jno. Brunson, Jr., w. N. Elkins,
Farmer Crawford, Jabus Garnett,
Jimmie Garnett, Mid Self, Joseph
Holiday, Thos. Chamberlain, and
Prof. W. T. Slaughter.
After the enrolment of MEN,
bers the society adjourned to meet
again today TUESDAY which they
did ard the following as a "De-
claration of Intentions" of the So
ciety was adopted
1st. We pledge our support to,
and practice of, home industry.
and to foster all enterprises tend
ing to the development of the re-
sources Of our community. such as
looking after the improvement of
our roads and bridges, and our
homes and farms, together with
strict economy in the administra-
ton of our domestic affairs.