The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-11-11
Another Big Enterprise For
Charleston.

A prominent business nan from the
up-country was in the city yesterday,
aod in conversation With reporter for
The News aud Courier told of spleu-
did enterprise which, if carried through,
would increase. to very great extent.
the prosperity of Charleston. His idea
is to establish q bleachery, where all
the cotton goods manufactured 10 this
State and elsewhere can be brought to
be beacbed. There is no factory Of
this kind in South Carolina.
Il have always watched with the
keenest interest the developments being
made 10 Charleston. said the gentle
man. ''aod [ am very much encouraged
with her future. The coming of an
electric street railway and through cot.
ton steamers to Europe at this time
seems to show that new era is about
to dawn The election OF Mr. McKin-
ley will give confidence to the capital
lists throughout the country, and with
10 the next few months millions and
millions Of dollars will seek invest
meuts. The money men at the
North have paid dearly for their expe.
riepce in the West, and their eyes are
DOW turned to the South. the only Sec
tion of the country where they can
make profitable and safe Investments
Just now Charleston has two new enter.
prises on foot. where outside capital is
10 vested. and in a short time l expect
to see others follow.
The establishment Of a cotton
bleacbery in Charleston would give EN-.
ploymept to the very best class of labor
All cotton goods manufactured in South
Carolina have 10 be sent North to be
finished. aud are then returned here to
sold Before we can purchase these
goods We have TO pay the freight to
| and from the North besides the minis
sion of the third man. We raise the
cotton. manufacture it. and there is no
reason Why we should not bleach it
here at home.
"Tbe railroade would come in for a
large share Of the profits. The goods
would have to be brought to this city.
apd tbeo, when finished. would 60 to
| the different markets The Coast Line
the South Carolina and Georgia, Plant
system. aud. in fact, every lioe would
be benefited. The Louisville and
Nashville for son etime has been look.
ing to Charleston for terminus. and
this enterprise would no doubt be a big
iuducemeDt to them to move. The
Louisville and Nashville would enter
the city if she could get the freight.
Besides line Of steamers could be es-
tab'ished to South America. The En-
ished goods WOULD be sent there, and
the steamers returning could bring
coffee and other goods for the United
States These goods would naturally
be shipped to the North and West,
thus giving the Louisville and Nash
Vile, as we'll as ether roads, a large
amount Of freight TO be handled. With
the steamer line the home port would
be made all the more important for ex-
port as we'll as coastwise trade. The
merchants 10 this city, too. would de-
rive much benefit from such an enter
prise. Push and energy is what We
need most; the capital can be easily Sc
cured when the scheme has been fully
explained.
"Another important question will be
the water supply. This can be brought
from Smiths Springs. about ten miles
from the city, or..else from Edisto, if the
artesian water will not answer. The
water can be gotten here very cheaply.
and in any quantities.
Every yard Of cotton goods mauu-
factured in the State has to be bleacbed,
and there is 40 reason why this cannot
be done at home. 1t takes Is cotton
factories to supply one bleachery.
Charleston could easily have all the
goods from the mills 10 this State ship
ped here if the bleacher7 we're only es-
tablished The freight on manufac-
tured stuffs is higher than cotton in the
bales, aud all this extra amount would
be given to the local roads. There is
no sense 10 our paying double freight
to and from the North for bleacbed
goods manufactured right here at home,
wheu it can be saved
'sThis will be great thug for
Charleston, and believe that if the
business men will oaly consider it in
the right way they will not hesitate to
push the scheme through to successful
termination. News and Courier.