The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-10-16
THRIVING TOWN OF WHITMIRE.
On Historic Ground-Mr. William
Coleman Enterprising and Pro-
gressive--Fine Mill-New
County Seat.

Mr.. Editor: For several years the
question Of new county has been
spoken of, making the town Of Whit
mire the county seat. / think the
time is now ripe to agitate the practi-
cability Of forming new county CON-
posed of portions of Newberry, Laur-
ems and Union counties.
Whitmirc is situated on the S. A. l..
Railroad in the northeast corner or
Newberry county in the forks OF
Duncan's creek and Enoree river.
Near the historic spot where Gencr-
al Greene rested his army during the
Revolutionary war on his retreat from
Ninety Six. General Greene being
very desirous to send message to
General Sumter down on the Wateree,
one hundred miles away, and the SER
vice being surrounded with so many
difficulties and dangers to encounter,
no one had offered to undertake the
perilous trip. Miss Emily Geiger, the
daughter Of John Geiger, who lived
near by, hearing of the desire of Gen.
eral Greene offered her services,
which were accepted. History tells us
how she made the perilous trip, and
in about two weeks returned to her
home near where the town Of Whit
mire is now located.
Newberry, Laurens and Union
counties all corner OH the Enoree
river within one mile of the town, it
being eighteen miles to either one of
the three county seats. Whitmire is
in No. 4 Township, w!.ch I believe
stands second in the amount of taxa
bic property, No. being first.
Mr.. William Coleman, young man
who was born and raised just across
the Enoree river in Union county,
came to Whitmire in her critical per-
iod and erected magnificent cotton
mill, capitalized at $500,OO0.00, said
to be one of the best built mills in
the state. Gullies have been filled up
and hills dug down, and lands that
sold for $500 and $1,000 per acre five
or six years ago are now selling fc,
$4,000 and $500.00 per acre.
Mr.. Coleman is the financial
backbone of Whitmire, being the
president of the Glenn-Lowry Manu-
featuring Company, which is compos-
ell Of large cotton mill, ginnery, ma
tional bank and large mercantile
store. Whatever Mr.. Coleman ui,-
dertakes he does it well, he neither
spares time or money in making his
improvements durable, convenient
and beautiful. He has erected II
large bank building, which is near
completion, and when completed, will
be an ornament to any town or city
in the state. Mr. Coleman is not n
cheap man at anything he undertakes.
He wants a good article and he is
willing to pay for it.
There are other cnterprising men
at Whitmire, who are doing much to
nild up the town. Mr.. White FAINT,
who is now a resident of Whitmirc,
has recently come into possession OF
large estate. We are Informed that
he and his father will give their fin
'ncial aid as well as good citizenship
to the up-building of Whitmirc and
community. The town of Whitmirc
is now a net work Of telephone, tele-
grahp and electric wires. The town
IS lighted with electricity and her
telephone connection embraces the y.
IS.
We can congratulate ourselves that
the delegation from Ncwberry county
t" The next House of Representatives
arc men Of high character, intelli-
gcnce and ability, who will use their
talents and trusts for the good Of the
entire people looking to. The prosper
ity, advancement and up-building Of
the entire state.
We are taking the temperature Of
the powers that be and when the roll
is called at the State House in 1905,
we trust that delegation from Whit
mirc county will answer, "Here an,
~
John w. Scott.