The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-17
SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT BAMBERG.
A Correspondent Tells Of our Enterprise Along
Many Lines, and Suggests Other Things.
(M. W. MAHBARB.)

A Correspondent Tells Of our Enterprise Along
Many Lines, and Suggests Other Things.
(M. W. MAHBARB.)
Perhaps there may be some few who
remember in short account ofmy obser-
vations of Bamberg, which appeared in
this paper last winter, that I said I would
return for longer stay as soon as it was
possible for me to do so. just left your
town a few weeks ago after a stay of
several weeks. In this time visited all
of the places of finterest which are in Bam-
berg and on closer observation I can still
say that am we'll pleased with Bamberg
and intend living there sometime in the
future.
If you will permit one who is interested
in the town to suggest one or two things
which will, I think, help the little. city
materially, I will feel very grateful to you.
My first suggestion is with reference to
your welcoming of strangers who come
to Bamberg, especially those who have
any idea of locating there. When one
wishes to find out anything about your
town, the inducements which it offers, the
educational advantages. the health and
such other things which are to be con-
sidered, how is that one to gain the infor-
nation? He may look and keep looking,
probably getting the desired knowledge,
but would it not be much better to have
business league or chamber of commerce
to advertise your advantages? Then any
one could be supplied with whole lot of
secondary information which he might
not be able to obtain otherwise. Let there
be those whose duty it is to show the
visitor through town and urge him to
take up his abode among you. In this
way many people will hear fyour grow
ing prosperity and eventually cast their
lot with yours; new citizens with new life
will come in and help you to grow. So
advertise yourself to others, that others
may know you as those who are prosper
Gus. You may remember what liking
I expressed when in your town before,
for your artesian water. There is moth
ing better to be found in the whole state
when the question of wateris is considered,
than the ever-fowing wells of Bamberg.
Yet you let ii. waste: gallons and gallons
flow to waste when you might induce
travellers to come and share it with you.
Not only is it a wrong and an abuse of a
blessing to let it waste because of its
health giving qualities, but it might be
converted into a water.works system.
Here let me speak word about the wells
of your town with reference to differ
ent matter. The condition of the streets
around the wells are such as to do the
town no good in any way. The health
officers should be instructed to have this
bettered. Sometimes I have seen the
street in such condition that I wonder.
ed how long it had been since the health
officers had visited the place; and what
makes this stand out so clearly is that the
other part of the street is so well kept.
You people of Bamberg have in you the
making of live, up-to-date town, why
will you neglect things which might be
the making of you?
| Your court house is very handsome
building, the Offices are as general thing
we'll kept, but the floor which leads into
the hall way at the front, is calculated to
make one think that this is not the coun-
try where spittoons are in use. Here q
general crowd meets daily, I understand
and has it's discussion of politics and every
thing in general. When the meeting has
broken up the marks left on the floor have
obliterated the remarks made by the as
sembly. Of course it may be the fashion
to have stained floors but of tobacco juice
stains, hardly think. Your Jail is we'll
kept however and is one that will bear
looking through.
The bank of Bamberg is, I dare say one
of the best in the lower part of the State.
A fourishing business and competent Of
fcers, this insures the continued success
of this institution. But why should there
not be another bank in the town? No
other town in the State with the amount
of business which is done in Bamberg, has
only one bank. Let your progress de-
velop itself and with it the interests Of
every one will increase.
The cotton gin at the oil mill is a fine
business; with four hundred and ninety
saws to work day and night you should
be able to accommodate the trade of a
large part of the county. Yet when 1 was
there, wagon followed wagon in rapid
succession and still the business went on.