The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-06

cially delightful. as the water in the
vicinity are perfect for sailing, and
cruises northward to Georgetown and
as far south as Florida are made in
winter. In fact. yachtsman may
keep his boat in commission the whole
year.
The servant question is as much of
a problem to the Charleston housewife
as it is elsewhere, but in a different
way. The negroes, it is universally
conceded. are not fond of work and it
sometimes takes several to do what
we i'm the north would require to be
done by one. They are slow in move
ment and to accomplish as little as
possible within "A given time seems to
he their chief aim. Fortunately, the
southern mode of living does not de-
mand as much service and prompt ac-
tion as we would require or have in
the north, so things move along in IA
very comfortable way.
Then, too, wages are much lower
and one can afford to have a number
of servants to do his bidding. Maids
wages are from 81 to 81 per month:
cooks from to $40. and buffers and
Coachmens from Sl2 to SIS. The prin-
cipal difficulty that a northerner would
have would be in the matter of "even-
ings out" one says: "'rhe only fault
that Charleston's servants can pos
sibly find i'm that respect is that there
are not eight evenings in week" Az
ter tea the rings Of the outer door on
the porch, or at the gateway are an
swered by some member of the family,
and a northerner soon finds that cards
are an unnecessary adjunct for calling
save in the afternoon.
THE FUTURE.
Possessing all the advantages Of 9TH
er seaports, with uneXcelled harhOr
and exceptional water front with new
lines of steamships established and
projected, with new railway interests
and combinations, and freight organi-
zatiOns in tho hands of her progressive
young business men, Charleston is in
a position to make herself whatsoever
she will in the "New South" With an
open port all the year round and its
nearneSS to our new market in the
West Indies and South American
ports, Charleston is destined to hold a
commanding position among Atlantic
commercial ports in the twentieth CEN
tury.
Charleston has no equal as a desir-
able outlet Cor the products of the
great West. For example, the dis
tance from Havana to Cincinnati by
way of Charleston is 800 miles less
than by way of Baltimore. 500 miles
less than by way of New York, and 800
miles less than by way of Boston. She
| has the same advantage as regards the
whole of the West Indies and Central
and South America. BY sailing vessel
| the run from Charleston to the British
| ports is ten days less than from New
Orleans. and this difference alone, all
other things being equal is sufficient
| to draw the trade from the West and
| Northwest through Charleston. The
| city of Charleston Is an entire port OF
an extensive shipping trade Of its own,
particularly in cotton, rice, lumber,
tar and turpentine. While the city's
chief industrial enterprise is the manu-
| facture of phosphate fertilizers, there
are others we'll worthy of mention,
Here are extensive rice mills, ice fac
| tories, the latter having a capacity of
! over a hundred tons daily with a
price of $3.50 per ton; bag and bagging
| industry. where 100000 worth of ma
terial are yearly used; oil refinery
with an output of s2i0000; lead works
| with BUSINESS of $l25,000; n brewery
| with an output of over 100000; also
| several basket works and box and en-
velope factories of minor importance
| The phosphate industry OF South Caro-