Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20
NOT AN EXPERIMENT.

1t goes without saying that the man
agement of the Yorkville Creamery as
sociation has no objection to visitors to
it's plant. On the contrary, all who care
to go to the creamery are not only
made welcome, but shown all they
want to see and told all they want to
know. But where strangers fail to
make themselves known, Manager
Bridges, If he Is about, as he generally
is, is pretty apt to find out the reason
why.
Two strangers came around last Fri
day. They were comfortably dressed,
substantial looking men, and having
nothing to say to anybody, seemed to
be engaged on a kind Of exploring ex-
pedition on their own account. Mr.
Bridges was in his office when they
arrived and his curiosity being arous-
ed somewhat as to the possible busi-
ness of his visitors, went up to them
with the information:
Il am Bridges, the manager Of this
plant. If there is anything can do
for you l am at your service"
II am Professor Smith Of Clemson
college," said one of the strangers,
and" indicating the other gentleman,
this Is Mr.. Jackson of Columbia"
Now, it will be remembered that
Prof. Barrow Of Clemson, not long ago,
fired off broadsde against the idea Of
trying to establish creameries In this
state, and as Is pretty well and gen.
orally known many Of the members OF
the creamery association have an Idea
that for some reason Clemson Is not
altogether friendly to this proposition.
Just why Clemson should be hostile, Of
course, nobody can quite understand;
but even at that there Is still some lit
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should have done what he did just at
the time he did that seemed so calcu-
lated to queer an enterprise In which
the surrounding farmers had become
so interested.
Manager Bridges Is man OF very
considerable experience for his years,
and is thoroughly well acquainted with
knockers of all kinds. He Is not espe-
cially fond of them; but at the same
time he knows that life Is too short to
admit Of losing a great deal Of sleep
on their account. For that reason, he
did not worry about the Barrow article
any more than he has worried about
the croakings Of numerous other wise
people who have so freely been pre-
dieting disaster.
The visitors entered into quite an
extended discussion with Mr.. Brydges
about the dairy business generally and
at length Mr.. Smith observed:
But do you think that you can make
this thing go with cotton at Is cents?'
when Is cents cotton only grows
about so high" replied Mr.. Bridges,
holding his hands about 10 inches
apart, "the land 1t grows on needs
something like this to make 1t grow
higher"
There were several other little shots
of about the same character, all good
natured, and on taking his leave, Prof.
Smith took occasion to assure Mr..
Bridges that Clemson would be glad to
do anything in its power to help along
the enterprise.
why, IL you Clemson people want
to come over here and tell us how to
do things better than we are doing"
said Mr.. Bridges, I'VE will be glad to
have you; but If you are going to keep
on knocking like you started out, we
would prefer to go 1t on our own hook;
but am here to tell you that whether
you help or whether you knock, we are
going to make this plant a go. 1t Is
getting there now and 1t Is going TO
get there better. Prof. Barrow's knock
ing article discouraged a few OF our
prospective patrons, but 1t made the
others all the more determined to sue
ceed, and l can't say that I have any
thing against you after all"
Prof. Smith, of course, took what
Mr.. Bridges had to say in good part,
and the two gentleman parted very
good friends; the former, however,
much impressed with the fact that the
latter Is absolutely sure Of his ground
and not asking any assistance or SYM
pathy from any source, except the
hearty cooperation that he Is receiv-
ing from stockholders and farmers
generally throughout the surrounding
country.