The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-11-29
ANGER AS A BUSINESS MOTIVE.

Laurens Mills contest. That is, on it's
face, a natural view to take.
But-Mr. Milliken, his firm and family,
do not a majority of the stock.
They w about third Of it.
In the second, place, it is held that
500 shares of his stock was sold to an
other a The contention is that if
he had carried out his contract, he
could have formed no alliance that
would control the Mill.
In the third place it is contended that
he is using his shares to consummate an
unlawful conspiracy to charge the Mill
higher commissions than it ought to
pay. These are matters for the courts
n no one knows in whose hands the
courts will finally place the control.
But for the sake of the argument let
us say that MIR. Milliken does person
ally own 81 majority of the stock. He
dislikes the president. He may turn
him out because he dislikes him. That
would be strictly a lawful proceeding.
You may buy the control of a bank
here and because you are angry with
its president or cashier, kick him out.
That is your legal right.
Mr.. Milliken may not, unless he
wishes, stop with the president. He
may be angry with Reuben Pitts and
Pet Smith and Mr.. Haskell and Mr.. Pc
terson and MIR. Meng and all the rest
and turn them out. That, too, would
be the undoubted legal right of a man
owning a majority of the stock.
But he might go further. He might
be in a sense angry with every man,
woman and child connected with the
mill. He might turn every one of them
out of house and home. That would be
his lawful right, owning a majority of
the stock. He might resolve that Ital-
lans, Poles or Hungarians would suit
him best in the mill or he might re-
solve to u it with Chinese or negroes.
1t would be his lawful right. He might
become angered against all Southern
white people,.
Now we do not hint that he is going
to do any of these things, but if he
should we believe it would ruin the
mill. If Mr.. Milliken should put Chi
nese or Hungarians in the mill and dis
place our people, it would destroy the
value of the stock. Here is a man who
owns one share. Mr.. Milliken, even if
he does own a majority of the stock,
should not be allowed to destroy that
n share by a fool act for the gratif-
cation of his whim. nEtV as y =
-5SSKs Or laws that can be made, can
prevent it.
Now we remark that if it be admitted
that in the control of the Laurens
Mills or any business concern, a mans
passions, his anger, his inflamed and
envenomed hate, shall be admitted to
participate, then misrule, disorder and
anarchy are invited. If Mr.. Milliken
should determine to act towards all the
employees of the mills as he is acting
towards one, to turn them out because
he does not like them, why, to use
strong language, hell would break loose
right here in Laurens and spread all
over the mill district of South Carolina.
Any sensible white man knows this.
10 why 0iio Jdu CIR WIFI IldUCeT
is n of such tremendous
to the people generally and why we
think that our leading men here in Lau-
rens should be united as one mainland
those in Spartanburg too, to bar pas
sion n personal likes and dislikes
from entrance into the management of
this great industry.
And that is why we believe the South
Carolina general assembly should take
measures to prevent in future mill
agents who make more by charging ex
orbitant commissions than they expect
to get from dividends and men who are
non-residents and unsympathetic with
and ignorant of local conditions having
too much to say in the management of
an industry upon which the happiness
of so many of our people depends.
If Milliken can, because vengeance is
sweet to him, destroy Lucas, he can
destroy others connected with the mill
with a good deal less trouble.
About Patent Medicine Advertisements.
We have no sympathy with Golfers
Weekly campaign against patent and
proprietary medicine advertisements,
When a merchant advertisers hoes or
shoes or clothes or canned goods, we
cannot say that they are good or bad.
The same applies to medicines. Adver-
tisements are usually printed in q form
that puts the reader on notice that they
are paid statements Of the man who
buys the space in the paper. We run
no chemists shop in connection with
this establishment and we are unable to
pass upon the merits or dement's of the
medicines advertised.
However, we remark that after Is
years experience medicine advertisers
are for the most part persons who
strive to deadbeat the county newspa-
pers. We carry very few medicine adj
vertisements.
They are not worth the attention of
The ADVERTISER. We are willing to
advertise for those who have the price
and are willing to pay it, but such are
far between. If Golfers succeeds in
prevailing upon the weekly newspapers
of South Carolina to reject these adj
vertisements, it will save money to