The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-15
From Brookland.
The $250,00O Appropriation-The
Big Ducking Mile, and Other
Matters.

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To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Now that Senator B. R. Tillman
has secured an appropriation Of $780,
900 to open the Congaree liver and
give us steamboat navigation to the
bridge, Brookland as we'll as Colum-
bia is rejoicing upon the coming Of
the time when we shall hear the
heavy and lusty steam whistle Of the
boats as they come in and anchor at
our wharves on the banks of the Con-
garee right in the heart of the Town
of Brookland.
Several times in the past commit
tees were sent to Washington, and
through our members in the National
Assembly, Congress has been i'm
portuned to give us the money to do
this great work, but without success.
To the untiring zeal and energy Of
the Hon. B. R. Tillman for the best
interests of the State of South Caro-
lima belongs the credit Of this quarter
million dollars appropriated by Con-
gress to be spent here for the open
ing up of an invaluable and endless
benefit in which every citizen of the
State will share. Tillman is a power
in the land, the force of which is felt
and known by every sensible member
in Congress, and our old State owes
him a debt of gratitude that should
never be forgotten.
THE BIG DCcKING MILLS.
No conception Of the magnitude Of
this great mill, and the silent, invis-
able, and great power Of electricity,
can be had, except by going through
these mills. G. K. Oliver is the gen.
eral manager, A. S. j. Bowerso1 gen
eral superintendent; w. A. Moody
overseer cloth room; Robert David
over No. l weave room; J.. G. Kirby
over No. 2 weave room; W. NJ. Brown
over carding rooms; W. T. Floyd
over spinning room; J. F. Minis over
twisting room; O. N. Denham over
beaming and warping department;
Joseph Frazure foreman and master
mechanic in machine shops.
Mr.. Oliver is q thorough business
man, and Mr.. Bowerso1 is an up-to-
date super. These together with the
above named superior department
supervisors, work these great mills
with a remunerative efficiency. They
are kind and clever gentlemen andnre
liked by the hundreds Of operatives
working under them. The greater
part Of these operatives reside in
Brookland and are worthy citizens Of
Lexington county, such as are &C.
ceptable and appreciated in every
community Of good people.
THE MAGISTRATES OFFICE.
Brooklands' population is now
about 1000, Columbia say, 10000,
and every day there is, as in all towns,
more or less friction resulting in
suits at law. This necessitates the
almost continual presence OF the
magistrate and complexities the duties
of the Office. But Magistrate j. H.
Koon as a just Judge and is holding
with steady hand the scales Of justice
under the law, and bis administra-
ton of the Office is very acceptable to
all the good people of his district,
Columbia and other places.
In the near future a more extern
siye notice of what is going on in
and around Brookland will be given.
There is a great enterprise here that
very few persons know anything
about. Brookland's future possibili-
ties are matters of interest to the
public, and the more they are known
the sooner will be the dawn of their
realization. Jake.