The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-29

the editors prosper, and stand we'll with the
people.
| HoNoRING HIS OLD HOME.
Among those who have succeeded I might
men tion MIR. Fitzpatrick. He went TO the
town some twenty years ago. Having grown
OF his nativity, Washington, Ca ne e. is now
building in that little town $4,000 hotel,
which hope mag stand as monument 10
him, and as blessing to the travellng puoNc
| for many years to come-even In the years
which shall come after he has been gathered
unto his fathers.
by Mr.. Cunningham.
LED BY LITTLE CHILDREN.
A story as told to me. ran somewhat in this
religious body OF 1er1 men ops
Citizens of strong religious belief. as
we'll as those whose religious predilec-
Of the %ass yPs sssd
zen of whom I am speaking, belonged TO the
latter class. At the close Of the evening, when
ALL were about to get ready TO go to PED, the
the Bible preparatory to family prayers. Ine
children did not understand the situation.
/ UP TO that night no family prayers had been
4 SAID IN gQaG QOub6. 1uo lRuOldnOo VI hio
little children, and their inquiry about the
proceeding touched bis heart: 1t was as good
seed sown in good ground. The conduct aha
behavior Of that father Is not the same as ~ IL
serious thoughts, and he is today changed
man.
NARROW GUAGE PROSPERITY.
Sometime ago the narrow guage railroad be.
tween Chester and Lancaster was SOLD De.
cause of its unprohtabl leness. Cltizens OF
Lancaster bought 1t. Under the management
repaid n every cent cent OF their outlay.
The same enterprislng people have recently
bought cotton mill at Chester, which had
ment as that of the Lancaster cotton mill,
and the narrow guage railroad, the Chester
mill will likely prosper.
ASLEEP IN CHESTER.
spent a day at Chester. Feeling tired and
sleepy, I lay down, and the day was soon
gone. From the window OF the room In
which lay down, I saw mule and man
blowing nearby. When next looked out they
had finished, and knew that had slept for
long time.
SPLENDID HOTEL.
The railroad hotel at Chester, which is kept
at the Seaboard Air Line station, by Messrs:
Gresham & Jamison, Is one OF the very bes I
places at which have ever taken meal. A
long and varied DILL OF fare. served by
the most polite walters is good enough, but
when they come around at In tervals and say !:
please let me bring you glass OF milk, y or
"please let me bring you something else,
1t sounds strange 10 the Wayfarer VINO mas been
served by a:waiter who stood with bis arms
folded and head thrown back, until such times
as he may conclude to notice your beck on. and
comes for ward, bends over you condescendlng'
ly and enquiries what is IT," Al AFTER r. teiing as
away slowly and maJestically 10 the inner
most recesses OF That building, as II he was ex.
pecting q tip, or as II he thought the hungry
man was eating more than his moneys worth.
meal at the Ssaboard Hotel In Chester. II
the reader ever stops there and is not more
than pleased he can telegraph to me OF bis
disappointment at his own expense.
AN ABBEvILLE MANS HIGH STANDING.
I was much pleased to meet Mr.. Arthur P.
Carter, at Chester, where he holds place as
ticket agent and telegraph operator He 1s
a most Excellent young man, and our people
Will be glad TO know that he ls doing we'll.
He has been married several years. and In
all the relations Of life be IL most excellent
citizen. The Press and Banner notes his good
fortune with great pleasure.
COTTON MILL TALK.
1t might not be amlss to speak more fully Of
the Lancaster cotton mill. The structure is
Of engine room, boiler room. and opening
room. 1t IS quite handsome building. It's
engines and boilers are first GLASS, and Its diff
ferent machines are good. The management
has been very satisfactory TO the stock holders.
The paid In capital STOCK Is $l32 QUO, OF which
amount $5O,0O0 III held BY Northern investors,
and the remainder ts held by oltizens OF the
town. Last year q asemi.annual dividend OF six
per cent was paid. and the floating debt
was reduced from $4,000 to $70,0OO. The mill
takes orders for yarn or cloth. 4sO looms are
in the mill. about 100 OF which are standing
just now while the yarn department is being
run night and day. The looms do not run
at night, but everything connected with the
spinning or yarn. making department runs or
and live in the so or 60 houses belonging
10 the mill. They manufacture 6: 80 con vertl
BILE goods, or No. 40 yarns.
THE DOORS OPEN INWARD, WHEN THEY
SHOULD OPEN OUTWARD.
The tower Is placed in the centre OF the
building, in front, and except In that partlcu-
lar does not present an outside appearance
very different from the Abbeville mill. One
thing noticed was that the door OF the tower,
ward, instead OF outward. In behalf OF those
whose lives are endangered hope that the
management may change the hang OF the
doors.
In case OF panic from fire the door would
closed by the pressing crowd, and the bul aiding
" hich is now their source OF making living
(fnight become real death.trap. with; q great
multitude pressing against the dOor-shutters
they could not be opened, and even II those
persons inside were not destroyed by fire the
children, as well as grown folk, might be
trampIed TO death. While our Legislators are
looking after the welfare OF their constituents
II might not be amss to enact q law requiring
the doors Of all cotton mills and all other
buildings iu which great multitudes assemble,
10 open outward instead OF In ward.
THE OUTLOOK AT ABBEvILLE.
While there was much to admire In the
Lancaster mill, yet am partial TO the Aboe-
VILE mill. The Abbeville mill has been g
little slower in making dividend, but hold
my shares with drmer grasp since see
much more expensive 10 build. Its walls
are thicker. and Its equipment is much more
costly. In the course OF very short
time, hope the results will be corresponding.
ly greater. For instance: The looms In the
Lancaster mill will cost. say, $50 apiece: The h
the 36.inch 8l27.50 each. To this sum may be
added freight, shafting, betting and setting up
in each instance. One good weaver runs Blk
OF the sixty dollar looms, while one weaver at
Abbeville runs Il, 10 or 18, looms according TO
proficiency. Given two helpers, at small pay
one weaver at Sl.3O day now runs 40 OF
the looms at A Abbeville. The average pay Of
weaver Is q little over q dollar q day. The
Abbeville looms run during the dinner hour,
with little or no attention at all.
Superintendent Thompson Is at work organ,
izing his weavers at Abbeville, and will
furnish each with two helpers, so that each
weaver will run about forty looms, bringing
the skill Of wesvers TO a higher degree OF
efficiency than was ever before attained. and
reducing the cost of weaving far below any
| figure heretofore reached In any mill.
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