The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-14

risht man would take around the sub
scription list.
1t is rather complimentary to the nus
tling, pushing and enterprisiny spirit OF
our citizens, to have Union held up to
the .ch;z-,s CT tha c"pitaI city Of the
State, Hs au eNa npls worthy of cnulA-
tiOn. II. Is ~ smalt il,inv fr y trwn in
the interim IL l"li ,h- r,,viahl- position.
But the beauty ~ l. e iI,iiy is ih,t our
town, Unior ,icDy deserves every word
OF praise -i,.i ct'mu,tnda' lon uttered in
behal' OF Ter rapid st, iirS i'm tie way of
industrial progress. There are very few
towns, II any, in the state that Can
point 10 IA record snch as Union has
made il tie last decade. We think that
Un'ons success is v.ly ar. ely due to
the young men o. the town putting thsic
shoulders TO tie wheel, an! standing to-
gether, ever ready TO lend Il helping push
to anything looking To the establishment
Of industries and the upJuilding aud
general welfare of the town.
The SraItanburg Herald, in reprodu-
cling the S.ate'S article makes the follow
ing comment on what the State says:
"That is the troub!e-men. Column
bia is not different in this respect from
other towns in this neighb JrhOoI. If
the right man comes along with sub
scription list, he can raise practically
unlimited capital for any kind Of m IN
ufacturing enterprise, but il is some
times difficult to find "the right man..
1.-The q eat need Of the South to day
is young men who are competent to car
ry out what they under take. Perhaps
the technilogical schools will in the
course of time, supply young men with
technical skill in manufacturing, COM
bined with executive ability. The sup
ply of such men at present howe Icr, is
SO limited that where you fad Il man
who POSSESSES this comhination, he is not
going around with subScrptio list.
He generally has his hands full We
could enumeIate a sc3ie OF enterprises
that would pay in Spartanburg, better
than some of those enterprises that are
now running. Every dollar OF the
money needed to build the factories could
be easily secured if only "the right man
could so around with Il subscription
list
The Herald and News of Newberry
copying the same article, with Snartan.
burg IIeralds remarks attached, adds the
following comment
This il true and applies with cgual
force tJ New berry. We Shonld have had
anoti cr cotton mill here aud cnnll hav..
Ina / IL long ago if the rirlI man had taken
hold OF the matter and pushed it along.
1t c1ull be built today if the right man
would take hold of it and let it be known
that he ment business.
The State might as well, while it was
a it. have also C ,lled its readers atten.
ii 10 the fact that a hardwood factory
Is nearin, completion in Union, and a
IN the center of Union. Another big
cotton factory is also t. be built light
away, in Union. The stock has nearly
all been taken, and the organization
the company will be perfected about the
jlrst CT January. Mr.. w. II. Sartor.
one OF Unions most progressive bus:
ness men, is at the head of his enter
prise, and he will make success of it..
as he has already made in the mercantile
circle. We have something further to
say OF Mr.. Sartor and his new mill in
another column.
We think the prospects are COOL fer
the building Of till more industries. NJ
Union in the near future, but more alb nut
these later. We threw out it'll. lin,
some time ago to keep an eye on Union
FOR points on industrial progress. We
are coming at a 2 40 gait.
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