The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

situated at the other extreme of the
town, almost as far as possible from the
depot, is
THE HOSIEY MILL,
making hose and half-hose of various
grades. The mill employs 80 hands:
mostly women and young girls, but at the
time of my visit not more than half the
hands were present. Nevertheless IL
presented quite busy scene, and the
knitting, shaping, dyeing and pressing
were going steadily on. and the highest
quality of the product was very fine in
deed. The daily product is 300 dozen
pairs of hose for men, women and chill
dren. The mill was established in 1886;
is owned by Mr. W. S. Harvin, and the
capital then invested was $40, 900, which
has since been increased to S2I 600.
In the same building with the hosiery
mill is
THE ELECTRIC PLANT,
which furnishes light for Manning, and
which is also owned by Mr. W. S. Har-
vim. AT present 20 arc lights and 100
incandescents are furnished. The cap
ital is $4,000.
THE HARNESS FACTORY.
which is very near the hosiery mill, IS
another interesting plant to visit, and
another proof that there is plenty OF
room in South Carolina for industries
with small capital. The saddles and
sets of harness which l saw here were
neat strong and we'll made, and some
of them fine goods and very handsome,
and the manager informed me that the
factory had as many orders as it could
fill and ready demand for the regular
grades. He said that one Important
element of the success of the factory
was that there were no high salaried
officials to pay, no ornamental presl-
dent, no drummers to run about the
country seeking trade, accumulatlng
expenses and no vast number of stock
holders demanding high dividends.
The factory is not owned by corpora
ton, but bv firm, Thomas & Bradham.
The capital is $1,000, and the weekly
output about 20 sets of buggy and car
riage harness, besides saddles and bri-
dies. Mr.. E. J. Russell is manager.
TELEPHONE FACILITIES.
Ore more proof that Manning has to
show that it is progressive and up-to-
date town, is that it has a telephone
company, which was established IN 1870.
One hundred and twenty-five phones in
the town are connected with the CEN
tral office, and there are long. distance
connections with all parts of Clarendon,
Williamsburg, Sumter, Darlington,
Florence and Marlboro counties. WE.
Jenkinson is president, and D. NJ.
Bradham, manager. The capital IS
$4,000.
DIR. BRockISToN's INF1RMARY.
Another new and important enter
prise in Manning, mention OF which
Should not be omitted. although it is in
no way manufacturing industry, is
the infirmary of DR.. Brockinton, which
is nearly completed, and will soon be
open for the reception of patients. 1t
is a two-story building with rooms and
offices, and pleasant piazzas, on the lot
adjoining DR.. Brockinton's handsome
residence on the main street. lntlrma-
ries and hospitals are among the neces-
sites for the proper treatment OF pa
tients requiring the attention OF sur
geon. Dr.. Brockinton has obtained the
Services of trained nurse from George
town and as people will be sick some
times, even in Manning, the people
are to be congratulated on this addl-
ton to its accommodation for patients
CONCRETE ROADWAYS.
Manning has one great natural ad-
vantage which it seems to have but re-
Gently discovered: at any rate, it is but
recently that the town authorities have
availed themselves oft. Although the
surface soil of Manning is sandy loan,
from two to three feet in depth, beneath
it is a strata of red clay, four or more
feet thick, Manning's streets are there
fore naturally sandy ard heavy, and
the sidewalks only less so because We
hicles and horses are not allowed on
them. Clay and sand mixed, however,
make an excellent roadway, and the
present council is having trenches dug
in the streets, the clay thrown on top
the surface sand thrown into the trench
es and the clay mixed with it. Most
towns wishing to make a like improve
ment would have to haul the clay from
a distance at more or less expense, but
Manning has it just under her streets.
Enterprising merchants are having
brick pavements built in front OF their
stores, and in this way the business
centre will soon have brick sidewalks
and with sand and clay-mixed streets
and sidewalks Manning will soon have
as pleasant walking and riding as any
city. New and improved roads, very
much needed, ARE also being constructed
by the county authorities from Manning
to Summerton, Alcolu and other outly-
ing towns and villages, which Of course
will make Manning more accessible to
the surrounding country and add large
ly to its rapidly increasing business.
For most OF the facts and figures used
in the above hurried and imperfect
sketch of Manning, it is only fair to say
that I am indebted to Mr.. Louis Applet,
the well-informed and obliging editor