The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-01-04

o"h "SNoHh', ohu IL - HOW Oue Vi
the most ontcrprsing and prosper
Gus places in the State". Again is
our town held up TO the largest city
in the State, as we'll rs those Of less
importance, as an example Of push
and enterprise, whose lead it would
be well to follow. The News ard
Courier says:
''TO THE CREDIT OF UNION
The remarkable progress Of the
thriving town OF Union in the last
few years has been much talked
about and ought to be Of great en-
couragemrnt to other communities
similarly situated. Union has waXed
Rat and ilourishing because its OWN
people have taken an interest in its
industrial development and have con-
tributcd of their own means to this
purpose. Some time ago the muni-
cipul authorities determined upon the
issue of T30 ,OJO bonds for the con-
struction Of a system of sewers.
There were nine bidders for the
bonds, one from Chicago, two from
Cleveland, Ohio, one from Ciatta-
nooga, one from Union and enc from
New York, Dolly two Of the bids were
for 1 per cent bonds, tho rost being
for > and 6 per cent bonds. The
award was finally made TO j. 4.
Sawyer, representing Roby Robinson,
70 for ff6dIhhFptp, f6IhhFp p,s whose offer was lol o5-loo
bonds with the prrivrfpsyear conpon
ton after twenty years, and fdriha;.
.he lithaqranhad hnnds The Union
counn;, rn thls excellent deal tho -.
$oS $cn, nHn has saved to tbn to 'nt clty
rI.,. rII","po. They had advaa, % .o"' over
80 which wnnld -. ot tisra to ;
' grand thing for Union and ,Ln,.,
nat she is rapidly forging r. Ks
w. ana IS focus of The cyes ~
S' CAPITALISTS, who are anyiors ~
>, "'e heF bonds and to invest 1h-ic
II '"'E IN her enterprises. TJ,. c
40" 'haf in Union they can NJ, /,
'Ie iEveStm4nls.' ''' sc
i"A years agD Union was ,r,,.,. -
"peIe>Sly dead, as il unne.s,I 80 :.
y ,ia ,L -, IT'S own people and to out. ~
,1,;, oJHefEerS as wei; and it was NOT r
''I ,n tne Chlon people, or q few or l.
iVIh' oeSah to do some vigorous "nro. a.
.o'lhS on their own account ill., al
!: Town began to show signs cf Ef. f.
- now one OF the most entcrnris' re
. an" prosperous places i, ,ha en-
Esr' an'. 'here are other towns ard wi
.m res III the State which could do ,s -,
ii' or better, if they would oo 81 - ~ n'
me same energetic way. Pu
No town will prosper, or deservo, we
Prosper that is all the time erwin In
Ell down and putting on o nons as
uth' One OF the best resoIn,inrs cou
u could be made in Charleston ~ viz
DeSinnin2 Of the new cpniurv pen
i'd De resolution on the nort 10 y =,
people to work for CbarIestcn r.,
, way IS open, a hundred ways are ca,l
n -, lpr me achievement of mar. 49,.
GUS th'nGs in every field Of human carr
only thing that is som
'"s - me spirit Of co. operation and
20 .nihk that it is too much for
= ",tempt to follow the cXamnIa
NC 'arger cities in the couutrv in
,hercial and industrial enternrisa
~ we ought to be able to kaoo H9
'i'h Union and Abbeyille orG y. T.
ems ana Pelzer and n bundrad l9Jl
piaceS, some OF which were mot Ge,
Oh the map Of the State twenty Mr.
ago, put most Of which ore MIR
profitable customers Of onr Ms
"a rivals in the commerciai Mis-
Mrs
N words Of commendation m Gha IA
If enterprise and progressive Mr.
> spoken by the two greatest Mr.
apers in the State, are very Mr r
lmentary indeed, and shows Mr.
mons Industrial progress is at. Miss
g great deal of attention ., nr
ina abroad. 1t should encour- Mrs
to renewed energetic efforts 70 Mrs
ven the envious record we n.w ~
ne way to do this is TO foster Mrs
courage every industry that Saral
rous OF beginning Operations vast
own' patronize and stand bv St;na NJ, "a
70 the exclusion of outside
OF like character. This iers
encouragement inspires con. alS VIII
IN those who wish to invest ~; ; 10
'ney In new enterprises, "