Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-02-20
GROWTH OF WESTMINSTER.
Tho Town Has Grown Considerably Durlna
Tho Past Year.

1t is wolI, before the present yea,
grows too old, to take summary OF
what Westminster has accomplished
during the past year. The Times takes
pleasure IN doing this because West,
minister's record will compare most
favorable with any in this or any other
State. Indeod Westminster has broken
most records South Carolina towns
furnish for the past year.
The. Cheswell cotton mills, with a
capital stock of 100000, furnish the
most striking example, possibly of
Westminster's forward stride last year.
This company was organized Decomber
Sth, and tho first brick laying on the
$4,000 spindle mill building was on the
first day of April Of tho following year.
Work was pushed right along and by the
first week in Decembor operations were
begun, Jsince which time tho mill has
been steadily forging ahead. So sue
ocessful has the Investment proven that
the promoters have decided to increase
the capital stock to $200,000, which is
now being done. The mill building,
already fitted with 5000 spindlcs and
l78 looms will be enlarged and still
better fitted up.
They have built 20 now six-room
cottages, and milo of track connects
the mill with tho Southern Railway, this
track running in front of and parallel
with tho mill. This greatly facilitates
tho shipment and handling Of tho mills
products and material, as tho first floor
OF tho building is on lovel with tho
car door
Tho mill employs ovor 100 hands and
10 capicitated, with it's present equip
mant, to turn out 1 900 yards of cloth
por. day, consuming nine bales of cotton
daily. ,The, extensions and enlargo-
monts decidod upon will necessitato tho
employment Of over 800 operatives.
requiring an increase of 25 or 80 houses.
During tho year tho Southern Shuttle
aud Bobbin company increased its cant
tai stock from $4,000 to $35 900, thus
moro than doubling tho Investment,
which, of course, means like increase
in the output as we'll rs nocessit tating
just twice as many employees, there
being now nearly 100 hands employed,
while somo dozen or so of now houses
have boon erected for tho employees.
Another enterprise established during
tho year that has accomplished much
for Westminster, is tho telephone sys.
tenn, in charge of J. w. McGoo, having
some 90 or moro phones, including Wal
halla, TOccoa, Folsom, TT. Madison,
Seneca, Riohland, Oakway, Fair Play,
Townville, aud Anderson, not to mon.
ton somo 200 other connections fur
n,Shcu through thcso direct lines with
other phones. Manager McGce spares
no pains to give the best service possi-
bic every day in tho year.
1t Is part of tho great forward march
Westminster has made during tho past
year to noto that tho roller mill has
doubled it's capacity, that there have
been added sixty-six new residences,
that now drug store and another first
class livery stable have como to stay,
that tho hotel has bocn improved and
mado up to date and that tho deposits
in tho bank last year were greatly in
excess over that of any previous year,
which fact of itself bcspcakcs tho
growth and prosperity of the town.
Ii during tho present year Wcstmin-
ster goes forward in tho raco for pros
pority, wealth and happiness as rapidly
MS during tho year just passed, tho
future holds in store very bright pros
pcct.-We Westminster Times.