The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04
Items from Arthur's.
W. NJ. Monts, Secretary.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

Please spare the space in your
valuable columns to note few of the
most interesting and enterprisiDg
firms that headquarter at the lumber
station of Arthur's, S. @. From the
amount of business that is carried on
here, makes US oftentimes wonder
why the people have not been dis
tinguished long before now. To say
the least of it, would be to say that
her citizens are live, energetic busl-
ness men. There is now a large
amount of rosin that is awaiting cars
to be shipped to the naval market.
This business has been successfully
carried on by Messrs. Steel &: Co.,
but will add that they have just
recently launched out into the mill
business. Beside this there are nu-
merous chords of wood on our side
track, but for US to attempt to iden-
tify all parties concerned would be
too great an undertaking, but will
say that they all deserve the highest
commendation.
We do not feel equal to the occa-
sion to give definite description Of
our most important factor and lum-
ber magnet, Mr.. D. Burwell, who
controls five or six mills all of which
load and ship their lumber from this
point. We will further add that the
operators of these mills are our most
prominent and thorough going citi-
zens, and a description of them
would be an unjust attempt. But
allow US 10 say that we regret that
Mr.. B. is not South Carolinian, but
as he comes from our sister State We
take special pride in making mention
of his fine business qualities. He
has DOW under his control what has
been known as the Hampton timber
and has long been cherished as
family relic. In connection with the
lumber business our efficient factor
is utilizing his small timber into
crossties and chord wood, which
means more work for poor men and
bread for the hungry.
We are to be congratulated to have
in our midst Mr.. Spotwood Burwell,
a junior brother of our proprietor
who is assisting him in carrying on
this mammoth business, and we
Judge from his pleasing manners and
the congeniality that is so clearly
demonstrated as young man of ex-
traordinary ability.
The last but not least is our tie
inspector, whose name We will with
hold, as he carries with him a
deathly weapon. We mean by this
pencil when properly applied to
crosstie that is not to the Southern
Railway specifications, mean death
to the man that wasted his untiring
efforts upon timber that could lot
stand the test. Sometimes our in
spector intertains the thought of
having to make fool race, all on ac
count OF having such good eyes that
he cannot fail to detect the technical
tiles that are often hidden by men,
who are fair representatives OF the
Ethiopian race.
We cannot we'll close without max
ing a passing remark about the
home on the hill, which is so grace
fully presided over by the Misses
Roofs and who entertain their guest
with their unbounded hospitality.
We will say just here that our land
lord, Mr.. Jesse Roof, IS man Of
sterling qualities, but as he is
widower, find it right difficult to
describe him, only by saying that he
is like bird without a mate or
ship without a rudder. And We
think it advisable for the old maids