The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
MANUFACTURING TOBACCO.

One of the first fruits Of the exposition
in the way of developing Charleston from
an industrial standpoint is the recent adj
vent here Of very large tobacco manu-
featuring concern which, when it i in full
operation, will employ some 1900 hands
Tho public spirit and wide awake alertness
TO tho citv's interests which was shown
by the business men in Charleston in OPEN
ing the way for this enterprise TO make
it's home here is suggestive of anything
but the dead city which some of Charles
tons amiable neghbors are so fond of
describing her as being
The manufacturing concern asked the
city to make certain concessions az an
inducement for coming here and within "A
very few minutes after the matter was
presented to meeting Of Charlostons
business men, 81 900 in excess OF the con-
siderable sum necessary to meet the fac
tory's demands was raised and the con-
tract was closed practically on the spot
This is mentioned merely a. an instance
of the spirit which is now moving things
here in Charleston.
Charleston monty has been very largely
invested in the industrial development
which is so transforming things in South
80 neral. Charlie ston has lad an abundance
Of money and not "A It'll" ot II was iuNest.d
| IN enterprises that were developing the
| country elsewhere. The trouble was that
90 little was invested in work ;hat was
| calculated to develop Charleston.
BANKS fULL or MoNFY
The business ways VI tie people here were
tie Dusinc - ways Of al II Cunst ryaiism
People with fortuncs-and It ere are great
numbers Of people with small fortunes in
| Charleston-weIe content to put their
| money out ia way that would insure
! them salSty Irrespective OF large returns.
| The savings banks consequently were
| and still ara stuffed full OF money There
is more money in the rawlings banks Of
| Charleston than there IL in all the COM
| bined savings banks in every southern
- acoast city from Norfolk TO New Orleans.
| This did not SO much u prescn, ihc small
| savings of an industrial community as il
| dld the delibeiate investment of I hose people
OF small completeness who wec content
with the 3ia per cent interest which the
savings banks paid.
IL is no small thing 10 break down habits
OF timldity and foRy caution with reference
| TO the investment OF money, ard this is
| one Of the uphill features The procre ssiyo
| bus ness men here have had 10 encounter
IN waking up people to take advantage OF
all tie good things their city spread before
| them in the way OF opportunities.
| When the public did become stirred there
was a good bit of pulling and hauling of
one kind and another and vice differences
OF opinion as 10 lust what was best TO be
| done and how TO do H.
This naturally had lis humorous feature,
and although Mr., j e. Hemphill, editor of
| the Ners end Courier, will stand no sass"
| from outsiders about Charleston. or any,
| thing South Carolnian for that matter. his
sense Of humor will not let good thing
get hy him even Il Chareston gets the
sharp edge 81 the joke. provided the joke
| has Accredited ~ "a . |, =, nr'nip c.,
| when Mr.. c. Mckinley, OF the Nens ard
Courior staF, dropped into ocular poetry
| over The situation it went
FOSSIL TOWN"
In part the poem. which is called in
| Fossil Towr, reads a. follows:
| For one pulled this way. one pulled that,
Each with stubborn viii.
And all the others Old the same
on varying lines, until
The net result was twayS that
The old 10 ':opd stock stu.