The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-07-12


chants every week, whereas six wears
ago the bulk of the trade Of this town
was done on u credit one settlement
a year. When the farmer turned
loose his crops everybody got little
money merchants, doctors, preach
ers, blackainiths, teachers, priuters -.
and everything VAS high, had to be,
because everything was bHught and
sold on a credit, to be paid for in the
fall. Now everything is changed =.
the merchant buys for cnsh and takes
advantage Of every discount; tie con.
sumner has the ready moucy nDI buys
what he wants from whonver Will soil
tie cheapest
Figuring the oil mill season at
thirty-four weeks, they averaged an
expense account Of $545. Is, not in
uludiug over $500 that tho manager
spent; Grandy's average weekly pay
roll is 500; Tho Pickcus raiIrond,
while it p"ys "ff monthly, will aver.
age 500 week v, aud The brick yard,
which pays every Saturday night
through the H..B..M. Co., turns
loose 5000. This makes n grand to-
tai of over 81 900 per week that goes
to swell the sales of our merchants;
other little businesses located here
such rs the bank, tho livery stables,
the blacksmith shops and tho print
ing office, with their necessary OK.
prnses, added to the above, make
nearly $5,000.00 OF money put into
circulation into this town each
month, while ten years ago there
was nothing ui the sort, and all tho
business that was here was dnne on
Il credit and there was no public en-
terpists, so there was no means of
making ready money. Why this
town is willing to allow conditions
t. remain os they are is beyond our
ken. With tho Advantages of this
twn, and the money interests here,
and tho business acumen of our citi
zens, enterprise ought to awake
amongst our people, and we cam
not understand why they should
be willing to stand Idle and see
other towns, less favorably stu
ated, stretch forth their hand
and grasp the prize. There should
bo cotton Di!Ie, warn mills, hosiery
mills, underwear n;llo, hanukorchicf
factories, snspcnder factories, furni
tnre' hnGgy, wagon ANA piow facto.
rics, machine Shops, etc., hero. The
Labor, ihc power, the sitt.~ all arc
here waiting to bo used Oar citi
zrns shonId bold ont iuatrrnl in.
1ucemcnts to land these enterprises,
but will theA9
We are afraid if these things come,
they will come Of their own "frcc
Will and Accord" for wo see no effort
hcing made by tho very people who
wonld be most benefited to locate
them Why will they not take hold9
Echo nnawers why!
There is 10 reason why these
hlDgs shonld not be here, unless
he people are too ;c;thotic to tho
'eauties rf nature to want them
n"fred or obstructcd Tuking that
low OF it, the thing to do would DO
form a stock company and build n
'rgc hotel aud work TO fil it full of ,
oardcrs the year round- in tho
"mmer with low country pcoplo and
D 'he winter with northern visitors;
hon take hold Of the scheme Of the i
roiiey line from Anderson to Easlev,
lckone on to AsheviIle by way Of s
10 oolenoy valley, Marintta, River S
''e"' Ilgersilio and on to Tryop, Fl
Columbus, Hendcrsonvillc, Chmnov a
'ock and to Ashcvile. This would v
pen up a fine country for develop. {
ne"t; it would cause manufacturing
to be located along these
,onntaln streaT@ and would bo ono "
the finest scenic and best paying c