The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-07

general Ooudtsi0n u ys, ssSSeoSfahls.
and 'ssiiv lSecsnse Il is the 2aIy measure
,h., snI ams,s ;he Victim anything whatever IN
the s ,ins of bopa loe ultimate recovery or
prolongation ofhfe.
Ch,,ale.s wepsn and Labor Unions
F,xhssss seath Cafeliua's Pres
per1y,
.Tveuv years aRo the total capita! repre-.
sanfed "a all taxtile enterprisss In the State
s Snas Joday an ,ss ,s.ss so,,o s,s
,1flls OF thta little Commouwealth."-Augu
Kohu In the News and Courier.
! As We remember: For several years prior
70 tho "twenty years ago. TO which Mr.. Kohu
refers, there was great enigrsticn Of the
non.landowners from this State % Texas and
other inviting fields. Wise mon Of thin State
aaw South Carolina being depoprlaled, and
Get their heads together 70 stop the drain
upon our Drawn and muscle. Among the
men whose sagacity helped 10 solve ths prob
lezn vas the Hon. ". II. Parker, then an
influential member OF the Legislature. which
enacted the lag that inangurated Q move.
mont which has brought the State to such
eminsncs In the textile world. Following up
tho pubiic spirit In which helped TO stop the
emigration OF our people. Mr. Parker was
ous Of the most active promoters ofth build.
Ing OF the AbbsvilIe Cotton mill. he giving
time and money 10 the enterprise.
Their conference resulted 10 the passage OF
an Act. whereby the proper officers were
authorized 70 refund the tHxes on cotton
mills for Q period Of ten years after they
mI0ht he aot In motion.
This was the beginning Of South Carolinas
growth along the textile lines. New mills
we're started, which gave employment to
The Industrial spirit which bad been awaken.
Cd, reoeived . quickening isfluence 70 the
industrial enterprises. when Tillman sp.
psaEed on the scsne It was alleged that his
sforts In destroying the former idols would
cniil this grOas Industrial work, bat it seems
that the warfare on Tiilinan only tended to
advertise the great advantages which South
Carolina was offering 20 capitalists who
would come here with their money and
invest it 20 ss 20 give prDntabis employment
% people who were In needy Circumstances
and wore anxious 70 work.
From the commsncemtlnt Of the building Of
our cotton milIs the emigration OF our peo-
p...,s .ro 40. a.,o,n,,, NM, ,hs,r ,.bor
a., ~ .,nno,, :, 49,, = and tha,r f.mS.
us. ,I.s,v .c,entsd ths opoorsuni,y 70 inn.
orovs ,heir condition. and N We had tvics as
many mills tho counties In which they might
bs built would furnish the needed help TO rul,
the machinery.
The most pisisbls object In ail this world
NAV be found on some ed tho farms. While
many rentsrs are able 70 support themselves
m raasonab,s oom sort. vat thers ara scores OF
h..as m fami,hs rho rant land. live In poor
hor.a. raro,a from .ch.,ols. bnv provisious
on . s,sa,,. ana An. nnah,s ~ snav out ~
h.v,,s u,,is or no,hfnp for cbr,stmas.
res.. a.,sa- r.on,s ana eor,d honoa oood
.onoo,. onn,cb nr,v,lezo,' and ready ossh AZ
IN. .o,.on mill.' vbsrs they ean work every
aav IN tina wear.
Rnt the prpspsrity of tbis people. hss ex.
s,ted ths envy and Jealousy OF the icss favor.
"A Nortbern Operator. Through t,eir labor
uniona. they haye. oStausIp.y from humanita.
riap motives. enlisted tho sympatby and 90
oueration OF idle childisss women who have
mia.,ou. or Who may think that thsy could
train nm chiidran In bettsr vsy than their
own uno,hora. The strange pars OF this whole
procoeding n, that well meaning and .patrio.
Tia usoole si.ouId become the dupes and
supnoris,s OF thsse Nor,bsrn intsYmeddlers
vho vou,d. under any pre,sxt. s,op ,be GROW.
IN. mil, ,ndu,,,v
10 .hov Tn, the sunoor,.ra NJ ,b,. v.rfsr.
ON Mill and The ,rishts OF poor people TO
MANAGE tbair ovn chiidrsn. ARR ,eno,snt of