The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
GETS OUTLET NORTH
Spartanburg Realizes Dream
of Cheaper Coal.
IT WILL AID COTTON MILLS
Has Thirty Such Factories I'm City
and COunty-CInims Foremost Place
I'm Piedmont RegfOn-LOcaI Editor
Figures Out Great Progress for This
south Carolina Town.

Sparanburg. S. c.. May s.-spartsnburg
win come into her own this year and
take her place as the foremost city OF the
Piedmont region from the standpoint Of
a railway center with advantages over
every other community in this section.
This viii be realized by the completion
and the operation OF the Carolina. Ciinch-
field and Ohio Railroad, the coal-hauling
Ine. destined to extend from Elkhorn.
ny. through the coal fields OF Virginia,
to Charleston, S. c. On the Spartanburg
end Of this road. which is that portion
extending from Bosuc. \. c.. TO this
city. distance OF tbirty-two miles. the
grading is now s. per cent completed, and
track-Iaying viii be commenced at both
eEds Of the line on May Is.
VIII BE Opened in ssptembsE.
This means that the road viii be open
for traffic BY September Is and that Spar
tanburg VIII be given a north and south
trunk line. connected with the Middle
West and the Great Lake region. not en-
jcyed by any other city in the South At
lantic States This Hnss greatest ad-
vantage TO Spartanburg VIII be in the
realization Of cheap coal. to be utilized
in its cotton manufacturing enterprises.
Independent Of this new railroad. Spar
tanburg already enjoys those benefits
coming with being located on the main
lIRe OF the Southern Railway. between
Washington and New Orleans. and or
the SoUthern's principal line from Flor
lea TO the Asheville country. and TO the
is the northern terminal Of the Charles
ton and Western Carolina Railroad. a
branch OF the Atlantic Coast Line, ex-
tending from Augusta. Ca
Manufacture Firmly Rooted.
Railway facilities naturally form the
basis upon which an inland cIty's impor-
tance and progress Is TO be calculated.
bat 20 those more or less familiar with
the city's past its future greatness is
reckoned upon It's achievements as a
manufacturing center. There are in
spartanbuTg County thirty big cotton
mills. producing annually goods valued
81 100000, employing 1000 operators.
and paying 20 operators g. oo0. COO The
city has & population OF 2oee9, and is the
county seat of a co-nty with $500 peo-
pie residing within its borders.
The educational institutions here are
Wofford College. for young men, with
an enrolment Of over 10 students. and
Converse College, for young women. with
an average attendance OF $50.
Home OF Southern Music.
Converse College IS the home OF the
South Atlantic States music festival. the
great musical event Of the South, which
only last week achieved the greatest tri-
umph o. its history. celebrating its If
teeuth anniversary with a series OF six
concerts. averaging IN attendance 2.050
persons
Naturally. with the building Of q new
railroad in:o this city. costing $4,000 per
mile. the present year has been one Of
great activity and material progress IN
Spartanburg. and on every hand there
arc buildings being erected and public
Improvements under way.
Second only 10 railroad building as
stimulating factor II the development OF
this section has been The hanessing OF
the water power Of this Piedmont region
within ths last year. The Southern Pow
er Company has entered this section, es
has the Electric Manufacturing and
Power Company. both of which are ex-
tending power lines and Offering power
10 the cotton mills
c O MFAR0V Editor HsruId