The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-27
WAGE-EARNER'S TALK.
Sensible Things - AbbeVtIie Must
Wake Up-The Old Stayers Have
Tried the Factory mnd Faiied-Le'
Young Men Come to the Front

Editor OF Press and Banner:
What about thai cotton MIL: Leu us gun
so much talking and get TO work. -,
If we cannot have Il SlU0,Wu mlIl 90 'et us
raise SJOnin on the instaluent plan Tor I: yarn
mill. and the quicker we get nj H. the better.
Every man I'm Ahhevillr and for five miles
in every direction from the court house, eau
certainly subscribe SlO6, and pay 81 Il week on
his subscription until paid. or course there
will be much larger reSuhscriptions by some
and some can pay up within elSnt or zen
months On ~M,HW mill TINS VIII ne S2,Ooo
Let some patriotic man subscribe for so
much stuck 10 be paid in Il good site Tor the
mill aud cottages. - coo can he raised the
first month, cnuuS In To commence max ing or
uuyinu brick for use in the buildings. AZ the
end OF siX months everyth ny Is ready Tor The
machinery. From the very first, S2Wn a
month will be turned loose IN the community
and the good effects OF this will be iet in ev-
ery Quarter Real estate in and out of town
viii advance, and farmers for several miles
around will reap q rich harvest by having
market ris hit nj home for all kinds of meats.
vegetables, fruits, &c. And right here comes
in our canning factory for which we already
have a sufficient amount to ensure
its completion by the time lrulls ana feBe-
tah!eS are ready To be canned.
Orders for the cotton mill machinery must
pe placed several mouths IN advance, for I'LL
Sucu manufacturers are behind and by the
time our building Is nearing completion me
order can lie sent on, and by the time the
buildings are completed the machinery Will
arrive and we Will then nave. say Slo,VO on
hand from monthly payments ON stock 10
pay OH the machinery, ana the balance ol
about S220W can be satisfactorily arranged
for. Or, The directors can borrow the money
AT a low rate OF interest, pledging the proper
" already In hand and palu ior, or tne
monthly inslalments TO be collected.
An advantage in purchasing the machinery
can We gotten by this plan. AT The END ol
twelve mouths our mill Will oe IN operation
and will then go along smoothly, II properly
Il ,I,il 10 p,lrn
10 per cent. On the capital invested, besides
iniusiug new life in the town. Property VIII
increase in value, new people move I'D, NOT
only operatives tut carpenters, orlck haSons,
boarding hOuSekeeperS and Others. All the
laborerS necessary 10 work IN the mill can be
procured right here in AbUevile County, ana
they make the best, for they soon learn the
business and have family Ties and other cords
10 bind them To home. They strive hard 10
give satisfaction and come nearer oolng IL
than imported rowing factory people.
few looms cUuld be added TO make sheet.
ing IN case your mark ct is dull. Also good
towels, bed spreads. hosiery and other lseiul.
ssleable linens could lie man uiactured with
lille extra Increase OF capital.
Alter SD,OOU mill is completed and rum
ming il is then so much easier TO double or In
crease the capital, in fact the capital stock
can be doubled tor S2300u, so many things
there are that do not have 10 oe dnplicateo,
answering the purpose OF u SlOO,0v0 outht.
We can soon manufacture all the cotton
ra ised in the vicinity, thereby saving ~
bale freight that mills have 10 pay and that
are now making money right along, situated
in North Caroiina aud Virginia, where cotton
never grows.
Now, when this mill and our canning fac
tory are in iull blast we Will hear no more OF
hard times and dull Seasons, and we can Keep
at work, Ell large our mill and build new ones
Mr.. Editor, help us In thus matter, publish
Information as 10 cotton mills, cotton goods,
&c. Give us "a rest on politics. Quit abusing
The TlllmauiteS one month aud the ConserVa-
lives the next. Let us all get together and do
our level best Tor the up-building OF Abbeville
and all Will be we'll Wage Farmer