The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
CAPT. sMyTH is THE KING.
BILL ARP's VISIT 80 PaLzuR.

from u friend and it was pust-marked
Pelzer. He said [ was wanted there to
talk to the people, and he yenlurod 20
Tx the Cay and the compensation for
loss Of time and waste OF tongue. |
had never heard Of Pelzer nor could
hnd II on MY Anticipated map. But |
ala ma IT on one OF later date, and
supposed 1T was some small village
That haC n cotton mill and q dam on
the Saiuda and some tenement houses.
nevertheless, accepted the call, for
The oltor was liberal. The next mail
brought similar invitation from Pied.
mont, another mill towns only six miles
from PolZer.
So Journeyed from Atlanta to
G~rcenvllle, and there changed cars
for my destination, which was ONLY
twenty miles away. 1t was night when
reached the place. My good friend,
dr. HHueett, who is the democratic
pOstmaster; took me to his house.
hao not seen the town, for it was quito
darN. What is the prospect for an
audience | inquired. Very good,''
he said. 81 think you will have
scverai hundred people ouU to near
YOU" Why, how large is your town?
What Is your pop lation 2" about
1000" he said. [ was amazed. A
town twice as largo as Cartersville
anu never nearu OF III aud 1T Is not on
my map. He explained by saying that
~ was only twelve years old, and had
tour large cotton mills that employed
over 2 600 operatives, and consumed
nearly 100000 bales of cotton, and the
company owned some 5000 acres of
Iand, aud all The houses and stores and
Churches and several miles Of the
river. Did you advertise me pretty
well ?" asked. "Oh, We =" he said.
We church folks told it 20 every body
VIC met. both in the town and In the
country, and they all said they were
coming Publish it in tho papers 2"
said |. No, no. We have no papers
here, and no printing office. We didn't
even have u poster or a hand bill, but
we talked it Ii good deal" Well, /
listened and wondered, and my con
fidence was shaken. After a bounti-
tul supper and g little mixing up with
the children, we went to the large
church where | was to hold forth, and
found II already pretty we'll filled. Ia
a brief time stood before more thar
5O0 people, and was inspired TO make
my BEST effort, for l had an orderly
ana congregation, and we all
Tell IN love with one another. never
have had II more gratifying lecture oc-
caslUn. Next morning was spent in
! viewing The city and the mills and the
llofary. Inc merchants carried i'm
nlensc STOCKS In large stores, aud there
were many nice residences for the
managers and heads Of the various de-
partments, but they were all butt and
are owned and leased by the mill com
pany. This company owns and con.
2 trOls every foot OF land and evervthipp
that Is on it.. Captain Smyth, OF
4. Charleston, Is the king. tue oar. .
4 ! hlT-hnArfII hI,liru NAM ,-l -
body respects and loves him. lie i. q
son OF That celebrated sbyt terrain
minister OF Charleston who during his
ministerial lie, was q notable mar il
religious circles. | renCmbar that he
. was on9 q my fathers fri ,uds. "WhC
! IS your mayor ?" said |. I'VE have
pone; no mayor nor alderman, u,
municipal corporation, 40 marshal no
police. Captain Smyth ruus The
town. Everybody who comes here foI
employment Is investigated cSi cfully
< HIS antecedents must be good or he
, can't stay. We have no lawyers no
EDITORS !; don't need any. We ALLOW
: them to come in and look around. )
S DIG you know that | was a lawyer y
SAID l.. ION, yes; but we learaed tina
yuu had quit the practice and reformed
and SO we invited you"
- uontsec any negroes about here
e said [. mo, we don't want them
s There are u few, but they live outside
Some Of them cook and wash for W.
. put Captain Smyth don't want US Il
mix with them or depend upon them
v be wants everybody to depend upo.
themselves as mucn as p~ossible.' "Ant
81 yon have ruled out LAWYERS. editor.
and negroes - Yes" said he, "art
there are no saloons or blind tigers o
= cigarettes" How about doctors !?
| asked. "Oh, Of course we hav,
doctors yes, we have two doctors anC
ore dentist and four preachers, a.!
|, select, and one Photographers" Tn,
3 company has q good public library ant
y pays u man to keep it..
!. visited mill No. 4, an up to.dat,
< mtll Ia all respects. 1t is op Grated BY
electricity that is generated W. mile.
y distant at some falls of the Saludt
river. This mill amazed me. No Goa
8 and no steam. 1t is 128 feet wide an(
q 32o ieoL long and is four stories high
q In one great room | saw 60, 600 spin
Q dies turning. In two others Their,
3 were 1,lOO looms. 1t requires l1O(
n operatives to attend to this mi /, anc
| 1t takes $4,000 bales of cotton for ,
t years supply. Just think OF It.. The
e superintendent, Mr.. Guy, had the
elevator to stop about half way up be
"NSp hoolo on tuaL l might have q
good view OF the machinery and the
3 ousy boys and girls in this spinning
| room. This room ne called his child.
rcn's room not the childrcn's room,
, out my children's room, he said
Scores of little chaps not more than
ten years old who looked their love for
, MN. They were the brightest and
healthiest children | ever saw in a
Mill, and earn from % cents to 60 cents
q day. Many OF the grown girls earn
from 6O cents to $l.25 IL day, and the
average pay OF them ali is 81 cents.
n Is good wages, for their work is
easy and healthy. The rooms are
mover too hot or too cold for the temp
erature Ia kept uniform by fans and
heaters In the basement. No grease
or latty matter is used on the machi.
m~Hry-notflng but pure mineral oil
lhese en- ldren arc required to leave
the mill at certain periods and 90 to
tGeIr public schools, Which are sun.
PVrted by the company. | visited the
school and found 300 Of the pupils
gathered In the large room to receive
me and listen to Il brief talk about my
Ola school days and some words of on.
enlargement to cheer them M. Mr.
Cay, the efficient superintendent NJ
n1lil NO. 4, is an Augusta man. and has
'oen In Inc mill service for forty-four
years. In the packing room I o6sorv.
ed that all the bales are marked to
5 langhai, China, and hearn 49,
China Is the best customer of Sonthnrn
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