The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-18
ENLIGHTENING THE EDITOR
Building of IL Political Cotton VIII %"
a Theoretical Basis at Barnweii.

Buruewell Sentinel.
The above caption appeared over lehglh9
article in the Abbevilie l'resS anu hnai'vr Dun, ,o "
deriul production of mlSstatemehlS nave
ever read in Il prominent newspaper III tnis
state If Abbevile county vas the "oriu an.
the world AbbevtlIe county, ,ns ineu ,nade o.G,s
might be some reason for the assertions mace
but fortunately for South Carollna, -Nooe'l,i'
county is only a small part OF the STATE. ~ ~
the editor OF the Press and Banner views in.
field of cotton manufacturing, any suggestion
OF q low cuuutryman, and any comment tiadC
upon the propriety OF such an enterprise any
encouraged by such papers as Inc EarnWel
Sentinel and the Charie News ana Courier
Is perfectly preposterOuS to say the least OK l.
We are sorry that We did not consult the ed
itor OF the Press and Banner as to what We
should do before We attempted TO do any
thing Had we have done this we should mol
have been so promptly called down by the
said editor and have it heralded all over tht
stale by his widely circulated paper that we
did not know what we were tulklnS ABOUT
with an eXhortation from him 10 let this en-
terprise eXpend Itself in talk. The edltor
remarks are quoted IN part, as follows:
I'VE are not quite certain whether II cotton
mill on the coast Is desirable or not we are
not informed as TO the amount OF LABOR 10 De
had on the level lands that skirt the sea. II
there be a scarcity of labor In that section, II
would be Jolly TO build the Barnwell mill on
either practical or political basis.
lin the hearts Of the people who live on the
high and rolling sections Oh tue NH lanus
there is deep.seuted preJudice or dislike Tor
the low country. Although the low country
may be just as healthy as the Blue Ridge, no
effort TO induce the up-country people To go
down there in great numbers mas yet succeed
ed.
cotton mills TO the cotton fields, but tue right
way 10 do Is TO bring the mills TO the labor.
Where the labor Is plentiful, there the mills
should be built
I'm the upcountry there is an abundance OF
good labor in every county for one or more
mills.
.'Abbeville county has just put up what
Northern mill men and strolling tramp mill
hands are pleased to call u "snIa!l MILL" but
you may be sure that 1t is a mighty big thins
Tor US 10 build.
abounds, and against which there is no pre-
judice, the cottages or the Cotton Mill at
Abbeville are crow ded with operatives OF the
best klnd-meD, women anu chlldren-~no
come here because this Is 81 desirable place 10
live. The applicants Tor places by our own
people are not u few, aud as soon as the people
lind out how much better IL Is for their laml-
lies TO be employed in the cotton mill than IL
is Ior them u be employed on the farms. or
TO be tUllers ON rented nelds. many other VI
our neighbors will join the great army oi
mill operatives.
But 1t Will be found that Barnwell has no
such advantage OF labor from the up'countrS.
The up country labor will not go TO the low
lands"
WHERE THE WRITER INTERNATIONALLY
DOES A WRONG TO THE PRESS AND
BANNER.
Now it will readily appear TO an average in.
telligent man that The editor of the Press and
Banner can't see outside Of Abbeville county
and Is not familiar with the geographical
situation of Barnwell county. Barnwell Is
located at least 20 miles from the sea, 40 feet
above the Sea level, and has climate equal TO
that OF a bbeville. II is situated between the
Savannah and Edisto Rivers and is on the
same ridge as the famous health resort of
Aiken With an abundance of labor, and
not ask Ing any outside help, Especially from
Abbeville0 we expect to pursue the even
tenor OF our way, build the Barnwell County
Farmers Cotton Min with Barnwell county
money, run II with fine set OF BarnweIl
county boys and girls, have it managed by
Barnwell county talent, and hereafter treat
with contempt any insinuation coming from
an up country editor that the people OF his
section OF the state alone possess the funds
and the brain to build ard successfully run n
cotton mill. 1t has ever been thus. In poll
tics as well as business the up country has
claimed all the royalty, while we have been
willing to sit.down and let them buil d schools,
colleges and manu- nutacturing enterprises 10 de-
velop their section at the expense of the low
country until now, when we begin to talk
about helping ourselves, 1t Is perfectly out.
rageous TO think OF such Il thing. SO says the
Abbeville Press and Banner.
Frank IL. Creech,
Barnwell, S. G., Aug. 9, 1877.