The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02

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and moral and they act upon that con-
viction and live up to 1t TO the letter. But
the educational work does not even stop
here. The millowners are taking a hand
In it on their own account. One Of them
| said to-day:
MILLowSERs WANT EDUCATED HANDS
We appreciate fully the fact that a
workman who'll educated and intelligent,
is worth more to us at higher rate of pay
than is a workman at a lower scale of wages
who III ignorant and uninteligent. We
| intend TO go right on developing the in
dustries here TO their greatest productive
| capacity and to that end We are endeavor-
ing by all means in our power to educate
our employees and their children 30 that
we may have a higher type Of hands in our
factories, and the community a better type
OF citizens.
You may put it down that our aim in
encouraging education is purely selfish
one. We want educated employees at
higher wages because they are better EN-
ployees and their labor is more profitable
to VS.. With that in view the board Of
directors Of a mill near here. at a melting
which attended to-day. voted unanimously
TO erect q fine school building close to the
mill"
SCHOOLS AS MILL ApJpNCTs.
One Of the mills near here recently erected
fine brick school building at a cost Of
$1,000, and the mills that are not already 20
provided are rapidly carrying out the same
intent. All Of these schools, Of course, are
entirely free to the children Of the factory
operatives, all that they have to furnish
being the textbooks used.
chapter by itself might be written on
this branch Of the subject of South Caro-
lna's industrial development and the aston
ishns improvement il has wrought In the
material and moral conditions Of tens Of
thousands OF poor white people Of the State
whose conditions were sad in very many
instances prior to this recent awakening
1t is not merely millions in dividends that
the cotton mills Of the South are turning
out, it is the still greater wealth Of higher
manhood and womanhood that they in the
end will contribute to the country's re-
sources
Only those who know under what dire
conditions the same people lived few
years ago who are now living in plenty and
comfort and with a new world Of light open
ing before them-only those who are able
from their own observation TO make this
comparison can fully measure The blessing
that manufactures have brought upon this
part Of the country.
NO CRIME ON THIS MILL TOWN
The beauty Of Spart anburg as place OF
residence is in itself certain 10 induce many
people TO make their homes here The
singular thing about the place is that,
although its prosperity is entirely due to
fact Dries and is dependent thereon, II has
no, a trace of those unpleasant features
which are ordinarily associated with what
is known as "a factory town
As a matter of fact. the factories on
which the prosperity Of the city rests are
but few of them within the corporate limits.
Although part and parcel Of the commercial
unit Of Spartanburg. they are for the most
part in the outlying country, and some OF
them at considerable distance. So there
is little or none Of the CRIME and unsightl-
ness which usually go with a manufactur-
ing centre. The residence streets are
broad and beautifully shaded with great
oaks that in many cases overarch the high
ways, well paved and finely lighted
Electric railroads penetrate the country
for long distances and are being pushed
on further and further out among the farms
The stories told Of fortunes made through
the rise in the price Of real estate here are
marvellous and the tendency Of real estate
is every day TO climb higher.
RAILROAD HAS WROUGHT THE MARVEL
The vicinity OF Spartsnburg is going to
be in the near future a resort both for
summer and winter. 4 railroad il now
being constructed to a fine new hotel az
White Stone Lithia Springs, eight miles
from here. which is to he open for summer
and winter visitors, The beautiful climate,
the fine mountain air and the freedom
from malaria are attractions which are
bringing people here in greater numbers
every year-in the summer mostly from
the South; in the winter from the North
The opening up Of the country by the
great railroad systems is Of course, at the
bottom of all its development. Within
the memories ofpeople no were born after
the war. IT took all day to cover the ninety
miles between here and Columbia II
took twenty-four hours to go 10 Charles
ton, To get to New York or Chicago or New
Orleans was more of an undertaking than
it Is now to go to San Francisco and one that
demanded as much time.
A letter from New York never got here
under six days twenty-five years ago. The
SuN reaches here now on the night Of the
day it is printed