Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-08-20

we compare our narrow, SANDY uAi'
Iy and rough public highways te
the broad we'll graded and well
kept roads Of this section. Our TRIP
of many miles was made SO quickly
and pleasantly that wereasorry
when we arrived at our destination,
Gaffney city. This city is one OF
the brightest gems in the gold ring
of this manufacturing region. South
Carolina is proud of her stand
among the states of the nation af
frs. in agriculture and second in
manufacturing. Tens of thousands
of dollars change hands every two
weeks, from the vaults of the mill
companies to the pockets of the en-
ployees. At Gaffney we found sew
eral of the big men of the state, no,
from an avoirdupois standpoint.
but big in finance, in business, in
heart, hospitality and all the other
virtues that make men great and the
world better by their having lived
in it. Chief among them at Gaffney
city is MIR. Chas. NJ. Smith. Mr..
Smith put his automobile at our
disposal and showed us many inter
esting features of his city, Lime
stone female college with it's won
derful spring, Irene park the most
beautiful park we ever saw. This
park was made by Mr.. H. D.
Wheat, capitalist of Gaffney, he
named the park for his daughter,
Miss Irene. Gaffney lis young COM
pared with other towns and cities of
South Carolina, yet she has 1000
population, 5 cotton mills worth. 2
million dollars, Q cotton oil and
fertilizer mills worth $4,000, 6
churches, Baptist 2 Methodist and
Presbyterian. The Baptist church
property is valued at $4,000, 3
graded schools, 2 negro schools and
thirty thousand dollars bonds
just voted to build third white
graded school. This city can boast
of one of the largest power plants
of the south ten thousand horse
power. This plant operates the
street railway of Sparta Gourg and
all the cotton oil and guano factor.
les and all the lights of the city ex-
cept one cotton ii. AT SO islands
on broad river, 10 miles south east
of Gafney is another powerful elec-
trio plant, eighteen Thousand holse
power.
The federal building is beauty,
it looks like a marble palace. These
people have free delivery II daily
passenger trains, water works and
every convenience snd luxury nee
essary to make life worth while.
We hope your readers will sit up
and take notice that when Gafney
or any of the progressive communi-
ties want to do things their big mea
get busy and do it. Did yoa observe
that they float paper for public en-
terprlses that all hands NAV enjoy
the benefits and bear their part of
the cost.
From Gaffney city, Cherokee
county, We went to Greenville city
an up-to-date city backed by'a fine
country. In this city we found other
big men, chief among them is DR..
J. B. Bruce. 1t was principally
through DR.. Bruce that we were
carried across the county to our
meeting places. We also saw one Of
our kinsman Mr.. John Lott John
ston. The only difference we found
in Mr.. Johnston was the lapse of
time. We we're much gEatifed that
he and his family were doing 80
well. His two sons hold responsible
positions in banks while his two
daughters are graduates of Win
throp and have practical knowledge
of domestic science which is the
winning feature for young women
Of to-day.
At Walhalla in Oconee county,
we met another character that it is
our pleasure to have known from
our boyhood, Mr.. William A.
Strother. Mr.. Strother is another of
those big men. of the Piedmont,
capitalist and, business man, raised
in Edge6eld county and the stamp
of his raising is prominent in his
conduct to his, fellow citizens. We
spent a very pleasant hour at his
beautiful home. Mrs. Strother and
his queenly daughters, Misses Eloise
and Irene, entertained US with mu-
sic.
would not fail to mention cour-
tesies shown US by Mr. Brown,
mayor of Walhalla. Long shall we
remember the pleasant associations
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