The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-12-13

hiole, and entertained him, while they passed
Secession Hill didn't excite much Interest,
although 1t stood out In bold reiiei 1ro" Tue
depot.
tory as they did In the cotton mill, but ho9e,
Vile was proud to do them honor, all the
Our people were delighted at meeting these
gentlemen who are the real developers OF .ne
South. Their Investments here, ana tnei1
business Intercourse with our people, 10 the
best guarantee that this country will never pc
torn asunder, and that IL Will not again os
shocked by the clash OF arms. II tney na9
been among rs forty years ago the war WouiG
never have been: fought. If they had found
us out thirty years ago we would now oe
much further on the road to reconstructed
fortunes, and the intercourse would nave long
since taught each to have q proper respect
and becoming love for the other. a.
While politicians may be looking for "a
light In the west" the business men OF tpe
South are turning their attention more 70 lne
rising sun than to the setting sun, Iney are
looking to the east for the financial aid when
is SO necessary to the best interests OF all this
Southland.
wants to buy the mules and the corn that
he should raise at home. When business
men who seek tho highest development OF the
country want friends and capital, tney looS
tical schemes to work they seldom come
And one cotton mill in the South is worth
q Thousand times more than all the light"
ducts OF the west are as fire brands ana as dis.
turbing factors in good government, while the
east expends her money to build up our waste
places. and TO make comfortable and nappy
homes for thousands OF our laboring people.
The east is for honest money and the up
building Of every part Of this great country.
The west is tor cheap money, and the dls-
turbing OF public confidence IN our nnances,
as we'll as for creating distrust In business
In 1893 when the fate Of the Abbeville Cot.
ton Mill stood In the balance, we we're greatly
exercised tor fear Bryan and his 1901 asso'
nary work-the wind work-had been hnish.
ed, but the men with the money stood ns on
until after the result OF the election should be
known. At least some OF those OF us VINO ho
Democratic party was seeking the destruc-
tion Of the very men whom we we're expect
ing to come to our relief.
You know the rest
The career Of two OF the Northern visitors
ia notable. namely: that OF Mr.. Greene ana
Mr.. MiIliken. Mr.. Greene never builds any
but first class mills. and his friend, Mr.. MILL
ken, 1t is said, has never had one OF his mills
The ereenville News Of last Friday rnade
record OF the journey Of these Nothern gentle
men In these terms:
paMsiH Mken x mo'osfN Of NeW YORK City who
spending some time In the south looking
over cotton mills arrived In Greenville yes
terday over the Southern railway from
Atlanta. They are travelling In two special
cars. -,
Mr.. Milliken and several others Of the party
are very largely interested In southern mills
and the trip Is TO enable them to inspect these
various properties and to take action concern
ohd n a
They left New YORK Monday afternoon and
went first to Huntsville, Ala. where is located
the large Dallas mill. The M Dallas MannfaG, aGo
looms, and 1t has practically decided to at
once erect second mill of the same size. the
capital stock being increased $3.50 600.
Leaving Huntsville "wednesday evening,
the party came directly to Greenville, via
Atlanta. They will remain here until this
evening. After their arrival here yesterday
they inspected the Mills Manufacturing COM
pany's mill, which Is one Of the properties In
which they are interested, and today they
will 20 TO the Reedy River mill. Some OF the
gentlemen paid visits to Greenvilles other
mills.
: Stephen Greene. Boston.
s. NJ. Milliken, New York.
G. b. Milliken, New York.
S. D. Brewster, Now York.
T. s. Van Volkenburgh, New York.
e. Perkins, Maine.
J. D. Cloudman, Massachusetts.
R. P. Smelling. Rhode Island.
A. w. Green. New Jersey.
E. N. Green, New Jersey.
G. T. Mills, New York.
w. B. Moore, OF the Mills Manufacturing
Co., Greenville.
JOS. E Shrine, Southern representative of
Greene & Co.
NV. Richards, Secretary OF the Southern
Railway Co., Washington. D. G. ~
M. A. Hays, Southern Railway Company's
Boston representative.
Messrs. Hackett and st. Clair, OF New York,
left the party at Greenville for the North.
The former because of illness and the latter
10 meet an engagement
Mr. Milliken has been an investor iu south.
ern mills for many years. and is great
believer in the South az a location for textile
factories. He Is now interested In fifteen
southern mills, the aggregate capital Of which
ls 8, 100000.
From Greenville the party will 90 Abbe-
Vile, Laurens, Spartanburg. Pacolet, Lock.
hart, Charleston and Darlington.
The schedule IL as follows:
Abbeville Sp. m. today, leaving here this
afternoon.
Laurens. l p. No. tomorrow. Saturday.
Sparta nburg p. NJ. Saturday. Sunday,
and part OF Tuesday will be spent
visiting the mills at Spartan burg, Pacolet,
Lockhart and elsewhere in that neighbor-
hood.
Columbia will be reached about 9 o'clock
Tuesday evening. Spending Tuesday night
here, the party will reach Charleston on
w Wednesday, 18th, at II q. m.
Mr.. Milliken said last night he was much
pleased by the condition Of the mill proper
rood men in charge Of them"