The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-06-18
ASSURED SUCCESS.

Harmonious MeeiinK Of Ctstaens-
Liberal Subscriptions TO the Capt
tai Stock OF New HStel-Neeessi-
~ for a Neu Cotton Mill.
Ata pupIic meeting In the Court House last
Friday evening, much interest was felt In the
enterprise which had Tor It's purpuse shr
building Of new hotel Tor AobeNille. VIII
out diAseutiug voice, all gave encouragement !
by word or deed. The harmony OF tie meet
tng was notable and furnished the best esi'
depce That Abbeviiie neither sleeps nor
slumbern when the question OF pushing ior'
ward IL considered.
The movement was set In motion by such
Young gentlemen M Messrs. b. j. Link: J.
Allen smith, Jr.. II. N. Tate. J. II. Glenn. W.
II. Jones, L. T. Miller, {. u: Brown. w; ~
BARK sdnle, James Cochran, RS.Link. Gordon
White and other public spirited young gen
tlemeu who have succeeded IN enlisting the
hearty CO operation OF older business men lh
the city. Important public enterprises ait
almost slwsy = led by young men, whose zea'
and energy awaken the older and more con-
re servatlve men 10 action ,,, a..
II was NO In the movepents TO buiid the
cotton mill Mss,rs J; =; h.r m, So"Ss MAJ men sei
the ball In mutton, when men WIN more
money took hold aud brought success 10 thai
great enterprise. >,,.,
ns mud he united with him more oi the i0rces
al A Abbeyiiie than any other man couid have
done at the time, when there wss )eaionsy
and division. being In iavor win MI.
Greene the architect, he secured Tor our fniii
,nrre amounts OF Northern capital What
ever may be the personal feelings ol any one
Toward the mill or toward Mr.: Bailey our
people nevertheless owe MN deot oi gIa.i
Jude which they can never repay. he rlskeu
Mir a for the mill. and put bis own personal
iortuns into II. He took chances with other,
who risked much less than be did.
And, while on this subject We think the
tI,i l,i aI In
public spirited citizens who rlsked their
estsie By personally Lecoming responsible
for th. debts Of the mill. Without their IN.
mining responsibility Tor the debts Of the
mill il would have tailed before IL waE nuish.
ed. When The contract for building the house
Was given out the company had less oona
fdc subscriptions than the contract price,
and when Capt. eagle swept the floor Of the
mill and turned over the keys OF The mill 10
ina directors tuey gave him their individual
notes for the balance, $3.50, Mes-rs. b. r.
Bailey, b. y. Barnweii, w. II. Parker, q. A.
Visanska, signing The note. And this vas
only the beginning. Notes OF . similar char
scler were frequently sigued and 10 an
umonnt sufficient 10 bankrupt the whole, II
anything had miscarried. The people owe
gratitude 10 these men who not only went
security, but put such large amounts OF their
private fortunes into stock OF the company.
Their stock was nearly one-haf OF all thai
but we have digressed. We were talking OF
the proposed new hotel. II will be built.
Failure could not attend the euoru OF sncn
men N r. Rosen berg, l.. W. White, w. joel
Speakipg personally for the editor OF the
Press and Banner, no hopes that our people
may be a unanimous In their support OF Mr..
K. (. Cox In his effort 10 build new cotton
Lei IL be understood that this editor 10 tax.
Ing NO leading part: he has no axe 70 grind !;
he wants no ONCE In II, and will have none !;
he has no land or other property TO work ,, on
make q subscription In clean cash. He will.
while not being willing 10 impovertsh him
SELF back his enthusiasm for Abbevilie's vel.
iare by cash. This editors zeal for Able
selfishnish, but 10 does come from that en-.
lsryed selfishness which desires to SEQ. the
whole town prosper. IL new mill pays out
Tor labor I'd 200 or $5OO00 year, II ID hin fault
II he does not gather up his share OF the
money, u In his own fault, or his lack OF ener-
gy and business tsct II he does gain by II. The
man who cannot get his share OF the money
that In cast abroad In the community In dull
Indeed. and be should move or TO some dead
old Town, where people sit on goods boxes In
day time. and worry possums at night
One new enterprise calls for another, and
now since our people 10 feeling are re- united; on
necessity for another mill will DC more ap-
parent aud more iorcibly presented than ever
before. A number Of friends hope 10 see the
town give Mr.. Cox that encouragement
which his energy, hts good Judgment aud his
business tact deserves. HIS own success was
son by good judgment, clear insight, and the
ability 10 do things. II Cspt. L. w. White,
Mr.. W. Joel Smith, Mr.. J. Allen Smith. Mr.
r. Speed. Mr.. w. II. Long. Mr.. ]. 3. stark.
ar. Il Z Hill and others can be induced 10
lake leading part The new mil II will be a
success.
Mr. ]. Il. Blake already stands pledged for
his moral and material support 10 the enter.
prise. He within himself IL power. His
ready cssh and his high credit 10 equaied by
:ew. and his public spirit is SURPASSED BY
none. He has pledged his support to Mr..
Cox.
500 0Oo mill, surely Aboeviiis can do as much.
II she wills u.
A word TO the sellers OF cotton: II has been
claimed by many that the Abbevi,ie cotton
market has not beou m good since the cotton
all has been In existeuce. The grounds for
this charge, whether true or not, lie In the
fact that other mills, out Of courtesy To D SIN.
gle local mill will not send buyers To those
towns where there In only one mill. but where
there ID more than one mill the market u
open In com petition To all bnyers. The iaci
that Abbeviile has been denied the advantage
of buyers from other mills has been the cause
Of great dissatisfaction. II not loss, 10 our
farmers.
The general welfare OF town and country
alike demand the benefits Of that competi-
ton which can come only by building another
mill nj Abbeville. II Is necessity.