The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-23

tains at his own expense a lovely
park near the mill for the benefit of
the operatives. There is a lake for
boat riding, as we'll as other amuse-
ments, and of course he always has
a good supply of intelligent workers.
Wednesday we were carried on
special train out to the big dam and
power house of the electric company,
of which Mr.. Oscar L. Shanks, now
OF Spartanburg, is superintendent.
This is a magnificent plant, capable
of developing about one hundred
thousand horse power or more. The
power house contains six 1900 K. W..
generators and one 1900 K. w. The
Irene mill at Gaffney is run by elec-
tricity generated here, as well as De-
Camps printing Office and a number
of other enterprises in Gaffney. The
town has also shut down it's lighting
blant and gets current from the pow
er company for street and domestic
lighting. The lines are now being
built to Spartanburg, and soon the
street cars of that city as we'll as a
number Of cotton mills, will be run
by power from the great plant To-
Gated at CASTOR Shoals.
The power company, or rather MIR.
Shanks, had the press party in
charge for Wednesday, and they
served a fine dinner to the large
crowd and gave us a good time gen.
orally, we returning to Gatfney late
in the afternoon.
Thursday we got down to business.
Some fine papers we're read, and that
night a recital was rendered in the
college auditorium by Miss Alice
Dew, one of. the music teachers in
the college (and she is a graduate
of Limestone by the way assisted
by Mrs. Hanes and Mr.. Lipscomb of
Gaffney.
On Tuesday evening Miss Mary T..
Nance delivered an eloquent address
on rural school improvement, and on
Wednesday evening we had two fine
addresses, one by Mr.. R. H. Ed
monds, of Baltimore, editor of the
Manufacturers Record, and Mr.. A.
L. Lawshe, third assistant postmas-
ter general.
Friday morning we left for home
because we had to, while a number
of the party took a special train for
a delightful trip to lAsheville, Hen
dersonville, and Toxaway.
Wonderful is the Gaffney spirit.
We have never been among nicer peo-
pie, and never before and perhaps
never again; will the body receive so
many delightful attentions at the
hands of any community. Gaffney
only claims about 1000 or 500 peo-
pie, but we must believe it has much
larger population if we are to Judge
by what we saw of the town. The
people are energetic, whole-souled,
hospitable, and the best they have is
none too good for the visitor. A
stranger is treated as a gentleman
so long as he behaves like one, and
they give the helping hand to fel-
low who is trying to succeed and do
not try to pull him down. 1t is this
spirit which has made the town and
will continue to develop it. DeCamp
is right in the thick of this good
work. His pen and voice are always
at work for Gaffney, and he doesn't
stop there, but he pulls off his coat
so to speak and goes in for personal
work. He certainly did himself
proud in entertaining this meeting,
and the members of the Association
(who all love him) presented him
with a handsome chest Of silverware
as slight token OF their anectlon.
The daily paper issued from his Of
fee every day, edited by August Kohn
was much enjoyed, and the copies
will be kept as delightful souvenirs
Of the meeting.
President Anll, as usual, was hard
at work looking after the large
crowd, making the folk feel at home,
arranging for the trip, and attending
to the thousand and one duties of
his position. He is an indefatigable
worker, always looking after the
pleasure and comfort of his co-work-
ers, and it is only truth to say that
the Association has never had and
never will have a\better president.
He is always at the command of any
member for any service, and that his
efforts are appreciated is shown by
the fact that he has been the presid-
ing officer for sixteen years and is
a1ways nnanino,1s1v elected and will