The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
hub or PIEDMONT
Rock Hill Proudly Lays a
Claim TO that Title.
BASED ON ELECTRIC POWER
Great Plant on Catarba River,
Three Miles Distant. Runs Indus
tries OF City-COSts Less Than En-
Eineer Force in Steam PIant-In-
teresting Facts RecIted.

/ Rock Hill. S c.. June 12-The material
progress made IA the Piedmont section Il
+ the carolinss is not anywhere better IL
Illustrated than in Rock HM. The hub
OF the Piedmont" From the sleepy little
village Of 4ooo people Ten years ago. Rock
Hill is now a I've town. with 9 popuIa-
ton Of 12000.
The growth OF this city in ten years
can be ascrlbed alone 20 the hustling
activities OF its business men.
I The city boasts Of as fire stores as can
be found They compare favorabIy with
| the large stores IN the shopping centers.
This city IS in itself tHe shopping cen
ter Of large and rich agricultural com
mpnity.
Power Plant Three Miles on.
The Industrial advantages OF this CITY
are clinched by the fact that We ar
within three miles OF the original power
plant on the Catawba River OF the South
ern Power Company, a 100000 corpora
ton and one Of the greatest agents for
progress In the South.
The Southern Power Company enables
Rock Enl 70 say 10 manufacturers that
they can operate in this city on one
third less capital than IN almost any
other section OF the United States. II is
matter OF fact that for manufacturing
purposes sufficient power can be obtained
IL Rock Hill al a price not exceeding
the salary Of an ordinary engineer who
would have 20 be employed II a steam
plant were installed Not only that. bur
the cost OF a steam plant and the fixed
charges for fuel would be entirely elm
mated here This company IS now gen
Grating Zl2.o00 horsepower daily. Men en-
gagged in other parts OF the United States
can readily see the advantage OF being
able 70 tap this source OF electrical pow
er at a moderate cost
This company furnishes power 70 a
string of textile plants. many hundreds
IN number. 10 a distance OF 90 niles from
the central plant near this city. and Is
just about 20 begin the development OF
another large plant or the Wateree River.
near Camden. in This state
Has Eight Textile Mills.
Rock HiH row has eight textile mills
In operation. employing many hundreds
OF hands and paving oUI many thousands
OF dollars in wages every two weeks
These mills are al working full time and
full-handed-
Rock Hin IS the home oe the Rock Hin
Buggy Company. selling vehicles in every
southern state and in many foreign eoun-
tries. including Holland and South Africa.
Il Is now turning out 15.o50 vehicles per
annum. and Is one OF the heaviest adver-
tisers in the Southern states. spending
somewhere near $1,000 a year for pub
licity
Rock Hin is the home OF the South Car
olina Normal and Industrial College for
Girls. There are slightly over 500 girls
being educated here Next session over
200 girls win be taken IN. a rev dOrmitory
TO accommodate them now being erected
Al a cost OF $4,000. Plans are being
made BY President johnson 10 erect a
model school building Al A cost OF $4,000.
all Of this money being in hand save
$1,000. and this has been pledged for pay
nent by November J.
VIII Construct Sewers.
The people OF Rock Hi have recently
voted an issue OF s25a.ooo in bonds 10
build a sewerage system and waterworks.
and il is hoped that these municipal I'm
prOvements viii be shortly under way.
We already have here waterworks and
an elec1rict light plant. but they are
not owned by ne city.
Rock Hill has four strong banks. the.
National Union Bank. the First Trust
and Savings Bank. and the Peoples
Trust Company. These banks have a
capital and surplus Of over s46a.600. and
individual deposits exceeding 100000
Rock HW IS on the main line OF the
Southern Railway. twenty-five miles south
OF Charlotte. y. c. Il IS one OF the
terminate OF the c. c. & c. r r. running
from Marion. y. c. through 70 Cam
den, s. c.
A large amount OF outside capital has
recently been invested in Rock Hill
notably by Hamilton Carhart. the big
overall manufacture. OF Detroit Mich,
who came here and bought a cotton min.
wherein he makes nothing but the blue
denim he puts in the overalls which are
sold al over the world.
venture the prediction that Rock Hiu
cders the most promising field for invest
ment Ot any portion OF the South II Is
safe 70 say that the population OF this
city viii double within the next ten years.
G. X. sCHWRAR.
Secretary Chamber of Commerce