The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-20
|G and loan
ASSOCIATION.
IMPORTANT FACTOR In The DEVELOP.
MENT OF A Community.

is essential that every interest be de-
eesoped to the highest in order that
the best results may be attained.
The manufactory that does not turn
out all the work of which it is cap
able is not dong what it should do
or what its promoters have a right
to expect it to 90. The clerk, the
Sbookkeeper, the carpenter, the brick
layer, or the printer who does not do
.as much work as he can during the
hours of his employment is not do
ing justice to his employer or him
self. The bank, the stole or the
newspaper that is not doing all the
business it can do is not doing its
duty to the community nor to its
owners. The building and loan
association that does not do all the
business it is capable of doing is not
giving to the community the service
that 1t was intended it should give.
Of the sixty-two share holders in
the Cherokee Building and Loan
Association to date, seven are clerks,
three lawyers, six women, two prin-
tiers, seven merchants, four mill
men, two contractors, one editor,
nine bookkeepers, four doctors, one
planter, eight officials, one bridge
builder, two carpenters, one hotel
man, one preacher, one manufactur-
er, two children. Of this number,
one is colored, one is bank pres
ident, two ale mill presidents.
One woman has built her a home
through the association. Where are
the other clerks in town? Why not
JON the association? You Will wart
to buy lot or build house some
day. Could not more ladies join
the association? You have no idea
how many nickels you can save dur
ing the week if you try. 1t will pay
You s per cent. even if you don't
care to build or buy a lot. Are on
" seven oi the merchants of thel
town interested in the future growth
of Gaffney: The building and loan
association means work for carpen-
ters and brick masons, and they all
eat and wear clothes. There are
more carpenters in town than two?
What's wrong with the rest Of them!
The association will make more work
by causiug more building. Do the
preachers realize that home owners
'are better citizens have a greater
regard for morality, law and order.
The mill district alone can easily
take 500 shares, yet only four of
them have joined the association.
And only one colored member!
is he the only one of his race who
sees the beauty of owning his own
home preparing for the future, be-
coming a citizen in the true sense?
During court week one can see
nothing but lawyers, but when
pay day comes at the building and
loan Office only three of them show
up. Are there only two chilaren in
town able to rake up twenty-five
cents a week? If children would
learn to save in a few years they
would become landowners.
Everyone in Gafney who can
realize the Importance. of the build
ing and loan as town builder should
Join the association and talk it up.
Let's see what We can all do togeth-
er, rich and poor, black and white,
by getting together to build up
Gaffnev.
When value is added to real es-
tate it puts life into all other busi-
ness in the community. We need
more life in Gaffney and every citi-
zen should do his or her part toward
promoting the interest of the town.
Philadelphia, Pa, and Charlotte,
N. c., are two cities built by the
building and loan association. It's
a good investment for town and peo-
pie. atfney Ledger.
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