The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-06-04


ston Treasurer, August ilohn Tx
ccu,ivc Committee, }. NJ Knight, j
+. Normen, and j ". Hag-dalc
Friday afternoon carriages were sent
to our place Of meeting, and in com
pany with the committee the press
gang enjoyed ride through ;hc city
and visited the plant Of the Atlantic
Coast Lumber Co, the largest lumber
plant in the world. j. I'ierpont Nor
gan, the great financier OF New York,
is at the head of the Company, which
has capital Of $4,000, 900. This
Company employs more than 1000
men, and turns out more than one half
million feet Of lumber each day. The
very latest improved machinery is
used in the plant, and it is most in
tcresting sight to watch the work in
the various departments From the
time log is taken from the river un-
til it is loaded in finished lumber on
the cars or steamers it is handled by
automatic machines. We saw one
machine handling six logs and throw
ing forty eight full size pieces of lum-
Der at one time. The dust and shaw
ings fell into tlues and were famed half
mile away into the furnaces to be
used as fuel for propelling the mon
ster engines. 1t is worth a trip alone
to Georgetown to see this immense
plant.
The closing feature Of this most in
tcresting meeting was the banquet
Friday night, given by the citizens
complimentary to the Press Associa-
tion, and it was, beyond doubt, the
grandest and most sumptuous it was
ever our good fortune to participate
in. 1t was 10 o'clock when our party,
escorted by a large number Of the citi-
zens, entered the banquet hall, and it
was in the small hours Of the morning
when we came out. An elaborate
menu was served in fine style, aud it
was relished and greatly enjoyed by
every guest. President Hazard of
the Board Of Trade, presided, and the
toasts were responded to most elo-
quently and interestingly The menu
covers were of green card, printed
with gold Each card bore the legend
OF the occasion. and each of the edi-
tors names was written in gold under
pen of gold, making a most valuable
souvenir of our meeting there.
Saturday morning the members Of
the Association took their departure,
some going to Charleston to partici-
pate in TIE closing exercises of the
Exposition, some to their homes and
some to visit friends or relatives in
other towns. The unboundcd hospi-
tality and kind attention Of the citi-
zens OF Georgetown will ever be cher
ished in the hearts and minds of the
members of the press gang who were
SO fortunate us to be their guests on this
occasion.
Georgetown is one of the Oldest set-
tied towns of the State, and is now
live, progressive city of 5000 popula-
ton. Like many other cities in the
State, she has in the last decade i'm
bibed new life and has bright, prom
ising future. She is the terminus of
one thousand miles of navigable rivers.
and has an annual commerce of S.
O0O. 400. In and near the old city are
many places Of historical interest to be
seen. Some Of the old colonial resi-
dences are still standing, among them
the house where Lafayette, the gallant
Frenchman, spent his first night in
America in l777. This same house
sheltered Washington, Monroe and
others. 1t is stately mansion, and
the old furniture, the Parian marble
hreplaces, costing 5000 each, still
stand as they did more than century
ago. Our only regret is that we did
not have time to visit all Of the his
toTical places ;a and near the city.
We know we speak the sentiment of
every member and the ladies who ac-
companied them that this was one of
the most enjoyable meetings in the
history of the Association. We know
1t will be no trouble to get the press
gang to go back to Georgetown again
when the opportunity offers itself.