The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-02-14
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A Bank For Woodruff.
A bank is being organized at Wood
ruff. The capital is to be $50, 600.
A. W. Smith is to be president.
Knitting Mill For Blue Ridge.
The Blue Ridge Hosiery Company
will build knitting mill at Landrum,
spartanburg county. The capital is
$4,000.
Direct Line To Rutherfordton.
A new railroad is in progress from
spartsuburg to Rutherfordton, n. c.,
thirty miles distant. The city OF
Spartanburg has voted $50, 600 IN
bonds for this project and two towns
in Rutherford county, n. c., have
voted to issue similar amount for the
same purpose. A company is already
in existence to build this road.
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New Trolley Limo In Prospect. =
The city council of Charleston has
granted a franchise to the Charleston
Suburban and Summerville railway
and there is possibility that Charles
ton will have another trolley line.
The franchise, however, will be re-
voked within thirty days unless the
company gets down to actual work
before that time.
A Liberal Legislature.
The present session OF the leglsla'
ture has been characterized by remark.
able liberality on the part of the house
in the matter of appropriations. The
appropriation for confederate veterans
pensions was made 5000, 900 instead OF
S150,0O0 as heretofore, while the ap-
preparation of ESQ, 900 for the Charles
ton exposition was granted with prac-
tically no opposition.
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Suspected Incendiaries Acquitted.
The two negroes, Brown and Moss,
have been acquitted. When these two
men charged with arson in Hampton
county were arrested some months ago
the feeling was high against them, and
in order to prevent a lynching the
governor ordered them brought to
Columbia to the peniteutiary for safe
keeping. The first trial resulted in a
mistrial.
Cotton Acreage to Be Increased.
Judging from all interior reports
the South Carolina cotton acreage for
the present year will be the largest in
the history OF the state. The farmers
are still excited over the high price
paid for the staple and In the hope
that it will remain near the 10 cent
mark they will continue to plant. The
movement of fertilizers has been ex-
ceedingly heavy and railroad facilities
have been taxed to get the goods
through. Should this years crop be
good and with prices remaining firm
the farmers will be richer than at any
other time of their life.
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Piueky South Carolina.
The Memphis Scimitar says: South
Carolina, known in notification and
secession days as the s'pluckiest little
state in the union," is about to place
herself on record in light that will
easily warrant that appellation. There
is now pending before the state legis"
lature in session at Columbia, q bill
providing for the barring Of children
under twelve years of age from cotton
mill, mine and factory labor. The
New England states, under the lead
ership of Massachusetts, have all
passed similar measures, the only dif-
ference being the age limit, but no
southern state has taken action look
ing to- the regulation of the age at
which children should be allowed to
begin such labor.
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Three Now Cotton Mills.
Three cotton mills are now being
built near Spartanburg. They are the
Saxon, in the suburbs, John A. Law,
president; capital 100000 the
Woodruff mill, A. W. Smith, presi-
dent, $685. capital; Inman mill,
Joseph A. Chapman, president. $780,
900 capital. This will give the coun-
ty tventy-seven mills, with capital OF
about $12, 600, 900.
spsrtanburg II Pleased.
A recent census bulletin makes it
plain that taking places legitimately
claimed as suburbs, Spartanburg is at
least the third city of the state, If not