The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-17

"ii"hsoe oeillolIUo lOI lIle Hdln0SVlll9 hill,
but L had a presentment that at the
last moment he would be prevailed
upon to change his mind. Meeting
my brother at the depot at Spartan
burg l told him Of my foars, and
said: II feel that l ought to be
with father If you feel so strong
ly,' he replied, you should go. Take
the first train Just then the north
bound vestibule steamed in and with
out change Of raiment or evon time
to purchase ticket, L swung on to
the platform. and was on my way to
Washington. There I mot father on
his return trip, his first greeting was: {:
we will build at Pacolet.' I urged
opposition SO strongly that he sug-
gested l might keep on and see the
New York stockholders. This I do
lined to do unless he would accom-
pany mo. The question was reopened,
Gainesville was canvassed and the
result is what you 500 around you
today"
And truly magnificent sight it
is! There stands tho o d New Hol-
land hotel, telling of summer joys
and gala times in days past, when
children romped through the woods,
and beauty sat upon tho galleries.
The springs from which so many
quaffed the liquid draught alone will
be continued in service. BY the
railroad there has been sunk the bed
for lake to hold 100000 gallons
of water. BY the edgo Of the lake
there rises into air the immense six
story factory, with it's monumental
furnaces two hundred and fifty feet
in height, approaching the gran
deur of the Washington monument.
In the building there are 8 Sd acres
of floor space. The contract for
painting might have been given out
by the acre instead of by the piece
of five mile lengths. From wall to
wall in the great spinning room there
is vista of $50 feet. Half mile
further up the hall stands the water
tower, monument in itself, the first
40 feet holding 10000 gallons of
New Holland spring water for domes-
tic use, while the 175 feet above is
filled with service water pumped in
from the lake. Surrounding the wa
ter tower, covering the distance to
the suburbs Of the city, and extend
ing beyond Now Holland, is the now
operatives city. Two. story, white
painted houses, with fifty feet land
fronts to each, and running along
wide we'll paved streets and avenues.
Under such surroundings with light,
air, garden, and family isolation,
the operative community of a south
ern cotton mill can vie in ambition,
socially and otherwise, with any
other business in the land. There
are already one hundred moro in
course of erection. They are not
operatives tenements, but beautiful
and substantial homes, in which pride
may be as strong as it chooses to be.
"I have already applications to
run my mills three times," said Mr..
Montgomery, as he looked over the
scene. That is, on the same calcu-
lation already used, if ho would put
up two moro mills he could add 49,
600 to the population of the city.
Gainesville will not fail to under
stand this fact, nor should othor
towns in the State. The way to get
population is to furnish work. "And
as long as we export cotton" said
Mr.. Montgomery, "wo cannot lose
money in manufacturing it,
AS we drove away from the scene,
which arose almost in night, DIR.
e. e. Dixon, the heaviest druggist
in northern Georgia, said:
"That man is worth more to Geor-
gia than all her politicians COM
bined."
"It is wonderful change from the
old time," said Colonel q. G. San
ders, "to see dancing feet give way
to industry. I do not take much
stock in comparing the new against
the old South. It is the same South,
which has abandoned one field in
which it was success to take up q