The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-23

, The railroad from Union to the site for
Tie big million dollar cotton mill on
, buffalo Is nearing completion. While
the mill site is four miles from the towr
OF Union, over the public road, the rail.
road cuts mile from the distance and il
IS barely three miles to the beautiful site
OF the mill, which IS upon the high
plateau on the west side of the Glenn
Springs road, just beyond the stream
known as Buffalo. This cannot fail to
oe healthy location, the drainage is
perfect, and there is plenty of room on
Ills beautiful plateau for tn, model mill
town which Mr.. Duncan is going to
build, there will be every modern con-
venience, the town is to he equipped
with sewerage system and electric lights.
ana will be one of the most up to-tlate
mill towns in South Carolina. This
place will, in few years, lie subul ban
town to Union, of some two or three
thousand inhabitants. The contract for
The building of this mil has been let,
and ground was broken yesterda, for
the foundation. 1t is needless to say
that the work of building will be pushed
with all possible speed, the simple fact
lhaS L. Z. Duncan is at The helm is suf-
hclcnt guarantee of this. The phenom-
maj record he made in building the
mammoth mill here in Union is Lpo,..,
all over the United States. In the matter
OF mill building and mill management
Mr. Duncan has few peers and no super
lors anywhere. The mill is to be finished
by July 1st so rs to be ready for this
years cotton crop. This mill is to be
run by electricity. 1t is the third mill
III upper South Carolina whose motive
power is electricity and the second one
to be operated by It's own electric plant
IL VIII be 43jxl2S feet, four Stories
high and will be one among the largest
mills in the South.
We have heard much said about NOV
ing the mills to the cotton fields Int in
tills case it is i'll no way M 'snomer IS this
mill IS certainly to he built in the cotton
'icid. The cotton stalks were plowed
under in excavating for the foundation.
This is taking tho mills to the cotton
fields in reality.
1he railroad contractors are pushing
the woik of grading the road to the mil.
ana report that they expect to have the
track ready for trains in ten to twelve
has already begun on the finished portion
OF the grading. NJ ,ssrs. Geo. Motrs g.
Co., OF lacksville, are the original con-
tractors, and they let out sub contrs cts.
so the ruth began all along the line
and the work was pushed with al rapility
possible, in fact this roa has b zen pu she'd
so rapidly that there will be a roll with
trains running to Buff TO before some
Of the people Of Union county are aware
that such thing was in contemplation
The contractors and their foremen all
deserve much praise for the ener-
getic manner in which they have pushed
the work. We regret that space will
not allow us to SO into details as to their
work, and to the great disadvantages
under Which they labored. But they
have done exceedingly well, and show
that they are men thoroughly familiar
with this kind of work.
The grading from the mill site back
this way for half a mile is in charge Of
that veteran railroad contractor, who is
pleasantly remembered in IIrian a.------i
Of Une Us contractors, and he is doing
his work up in fine shape. MI. Jno. II.
Rose is one Of his foremen and is i'm
charge of force at work in the big cut
this side Of the creek. Nc. Rose is
veteran himself in this kind Of work and
well undertands bow to manage force
of hands TO get the best results. Mr..
Nicely, of the Lockhart road, has charge
of the force back of the Pearson house,
and at the fill at Pearson's branch and
is making every hour count.
The work between Pearson and Perry
branch and between the mill site and the
Jeter branch has been finished by Mr..
Geo. LIE Parker, the veteran contractor
and leyee builder. lie was one of the
contractors OH the rebuilding of the
famous Mississippi levee. The re-
naming cut between the Jeter and
Perry branch is being rapidly moved by
Mr.. Ross with big force of hands.
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