The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
A GLIMPSE OF MANNING.
Visitor Struck By Its Attractions and Re-
sources.

BEAUTIFUL SHADED AVENUES AND
WIDE STREETS FINE ARTESIAN
WATER AND NOTHING TO PAY FOR
IT AFTER THE WELLS ARE DUG-A
THRIVING BUSINESS COMMUNITY
WITH TWO BANKS AND NUMEROUS
STORES, AND TWO NEWSPAPERS TO
ADVERTISE THEM TO THE PEOPLE OF
CLARENDON AND ADJOINING COUN-
TIEs-TELEPHONE FACIIIT1ES-olL
MILL = HOSIERY MILL = ELECTRIC
LIGHTs-A FACTORY THAT MAKES
TURPESTINE. CREosOTE, TAR AND
CHARCOAL OUT OF STUMPS AND
L1GHTwooD KNOTS.
Manning, April l3.-Special:-The
object OF this article is not TO give an
exhaustive description of Manning, it's
resources and attractions, as that would
require more time than I have to spare
and more labor than l can afford. |
wish merely to give few salient facts
60 to show that Manning is a pleasant
place to live in, as well as to visit, that
it is live and prosperous, and what are
are some of the causes of its growth and
prosperity. One of those causes, one OF
the most important, if not the most I'M
portant, and one that is noted IN all
thriving towns is that the people be-
lieye in their town, and talk it up on all
occasions.
SHADED AVENUES AMI GROUNDS.
To begin with the attract;u.s of Man
ning-no one can spend a day in the
town without carrying away with him
an ever pleasant remembrance OF the
magnificent and beautiful trees that
shade it's streets and grounds. Along
the main street there are three rows OF
magnificent oaks, tall and stately,
which would crowd the streets were 1t
not so wide. AS it is the outer rows
shade the sidewalks, and all help to
make and shade two roadways in the
one street, each roadway being wide
enough for vehicles to pass each other
without difficulty. There are shade
trees on all the streets, though not
quite so many as on the main street, al
so in the large yards, which surround
the residences.
There are in the town
TWENTY-FIVE ARTEs1AN WELLS.
each of which supplies water to the
houses in the immediate neighborhood;
there being no such thing as water rent.
When neighborhood wants well, a
subscription is taken up, and the well
is dug, the town paying a part OF the
cost. One gentleman informed me that
ne had water throughout his house, IN
cluding bath room and all necessary
conveniences, and that the first cost
was only s25, and no after cost. except
occasional repairs.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS.
The town has good natural drainage,
being situated On an elevated plateau,
and after rain the water runs of rap
idly. New houses are going up rapidly
in every direction, some large residen-
ces and many pretty cottages. There
are Presbyterian, Baptist and Metho-
dist churches for the white people, and
number of churches for colored
peop,Uh ~ noo,,1a ;s Sr ~ tho main
49, .oa "nlS IA feshionad pSbR h,,t 10 roo and
seress a;uc Ea,n.obeo, - boa,,t;4,i oroEe m With
the parsonage nearby. The Baptist
church is quite handsome building, in
modern style, and the Methodist church
Is also up-Io-aale.
az .1''.' l'1-' ~ -.-
+ro+aS "a aro,,nS tbe CONT bonse square
and 49, the streets near there. ana the
hanks LAWYERS Offices and the newspa-
ners are in the same neiehborhood.
There are two hanks the Bank of Man
7ino and the Bank of Clarendon. The
frsf has a canjtai of $40 900 and the de-