The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-09-25
THURSDAY, September 25, 1902.

/, THURSDAY, September 25, 1902.
Too many people in Bamberg think
things are going to come their way
whether any effort is put forth or not.
The sooner they disabuse their minds of
this idea the better for them and the town.
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1t is fact that the cotton mills do not
care to employ children, and only do so
when it is necessary in order that the
child may help support family or save
it from becoming public vagabond and
street loafer.
Many of US would be glad if city council
would move the fish sellers off the side
walks of Main street. The crowds which
; congregate around these venders block
ade the sidewalks on Saturday afternoons
and render it decidedly unpleasant.
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The town of Kershaw, which is smaller
than Bamberg and is not county seat,
is putting in waterworks and electric
lights will follow. Bamberg must keep
up with the progressive procession or 60
backwards. What are we going to do?
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The Newberry Observer nominates c.
A. Woods, of Marion, for United States
Senator in 1906. No, no, contemporary;
he won't do Patriots like Mr.. Woods
are not to be found in South Carolina
politics, and they wouldn't be successful
if they were.
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Bamberg has some selfish citizens, with
out whom the town would be better off,
Personal interest always overshadows the
good of the town, and as a consequence
the establishment of business enterprises
and the general growth of the town is
badly handicapped.
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The receipts of cotton at Bamberg will
be much larger than last year if our
buyers will pursue the right policy. Some
matters are being complained of by some
farmers, whether justly or not we cannot
say, but our information comes from a
highly responsible gentleman.
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The establishing of an oil mill at this
place has been of great benefit to the
farmers in this section. By the plan of
exchanging their cotton seed for meal
they have been enabled to fertiliZe their
lands more heavily at less cost, and as a
result they are making better crops.
Better cultivation also prevails, and next
year we can expect still greater results.
Our farmers are now planting less acreage
to the plow, fertilizing more heavily, and
eultivating more closely.
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The following from the Gaffney Ledger
suits Bamberg about as we'll as it does
Gaffney "We haven't any admiration
for the man who is always complaining.
Those who cannot afford to say something
good about community in which they
reside had better move to community
that they can praise. 1t is generally the
firm of Donothing s. Talkmuch that fails.
What We need is workers. We have
enough bosses to construct two. or three
Isthmian canals but not enough laborers
to develop the latent wealth that lies dor
mant in Cherokee"
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Those newspapers and politicians who
haye been having Mysteries over the child
labor question, ought to feelproud (?) of
the reputation they have given South
Carolina in the Northern States. Our
jealous New England neighbors, always
ready to magnify any disparaging fact
against South Carolina, are rolling this
child labor business as sweet morsel
under their tongues, and the free adver-
tising this section is getting is anything
but beneficial to it. The New England
manufacturers are largely responsible for
this condition of affairs, as they know
they cannot successfully compete with |
this State in the manufacture of cotton |
goods, therefore they are striving to stir
up all the trouble possible between the
mills and the employees. The false state
ment that there are 10000 half starved
children who work in the mills in this
State is being industriously circulated
throughout the North.