The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-12-11

| On the Dl1QSe. Dome now Ie 10 d Oau
bridge man. The Supervisor came
to see the Hayes bridge, but have
not learned what he thought of the
rotten sills and the way his commits
sioner had patched it. Don't be so
hard on the fellows, Andy. You must
use smaller shot.
Several persons have mo 7ed from
along the line to the factories at your
| place, Batesburg and Newberry.
This move is not confined to tenants,
but men who had nice homes and
fertile lands have left them through
the inducement of doing better at
the factory than on the farm. No
doubt they will receive good wages
| for their labor, but in the words Of
| Old Pete, ':This will better the cot
ton market" If the move were con-
fined to tenants only, than it might
be plea for better wages on the
farm. This cannot be done without
q loss to land owners, for those who
have lands and do not pay any rents
or interest on money are going away
from their all, then it is not reason
able to suppose that the renters
have not gotten as much as can well
be given. With all the saw mills
and turpentine work, there will be a
scarcity of farm hands next year,
especially those who are good and
reliable. In looking over the COL
umn of sales of last salesday, it is a
noticeable fact that the farm lands
sold low down, and only town lots
and timbered lands brought a fair
price. This shows the little appre-
citation for the farm. Let Uncle
Petes prophecy come-"Crowd the
factories with labor and enhance the
value of farm products" But the
way horses have been selling, those
Offering them don't think their value
has increased. There is already q
surplus of horses on the farm and
only mules are of general value to
the mill and turpentine industries,
and when the move to town and fac
tory cease and turn toward the farm
horses will again bring fair price.
Now, as the manufacturing inter
est is so good, would it not be well
to have more to utilize the waters OF
our grand Saiuda and Broad rivers
for driving the wheels of factories:
They are full of life and almost dy-
ing for want of something better
than running fussiiy between their
shady banks only resortcd to for q
few cat fish. There arc some of as
fine mill sits on these streams within
LexiDgton county as can be found,
nor will itrequire canalling and ditch
ing and blasting, just little dam
ming and the gayly waters will leap
with joy 10 their task. There is
more than enough capital lying idle
to start as many more such mills as
are now running in the county, and
thus open up more places for better
wages. All that is needed is for
man wto has o great deal Of push to
start the matter with az earnest de-
termination for success and soon our
river hills will be scenes Of such in
dustry as has been long neglected.
If those owning these beautiful
sites will let be known what they
have and find the fall Of them this
will aid in building up these places.
There IS no reason for using steam
to drive the cotton mills and leave
natures best power idle.
MIR. j. ". Whitman near Brook,
died Tuesday, the Sd inst, and was
buried Wednesday evening at the
Lexington Baptist church by the
Rev. Mr.. Stone in the presence Of
large congregation Of relatives and
friends. The funeral sermon was
preached from the text selected by
Nj. Whiteman just before his death
i e. BLESSED is the pure in heart for
they shall see GOD" About six years
age. Mr.. Whitman's father died, and
though be was young, he nobly as
sumed the responsibility which fell
upon him Of taking care of his step
mother and three sisters. Only
short notice was given him of his
early departure though he seemed
ready for the death angel when he
came, having been at church on the
previous Sunday apparently in
the best of health. Little did any
one that saw him at church think be-
fore the sun should set Wednesday
evening he would be buried in that
church yard. Again Mrs. Whiteman
is left and no doubt she will miss
William as much as she did his father
December 8. II. G.