The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-15
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The farmer will be the man to feel
lcast the privations which may be
caused by the present war crisis.
Occasionally u farmer owes a little
money and he should pay It Just as
the local merchant should pay his
obligations when due. The farmer
will pay his debts when he gets the
| chance. Neary every farmer In An
derson county can go another year
without buying necessities Meat
and bread have been produced by the
| sensible farmers and they are indie
pendent.
The greatest weight of privation
! will fall upon the mechanic and the
mill operative. Building operation.
which for two years past have been
lively, may suffer cmrtailment and
carpenters and bricklayers may be
laid off. 1t Is to them more than
to the farmer that our sympathics
should be given. The farmer Is inde-
pendent IL he owns his farm, no mat
| eSA bOW IL Aldy UG.
The mill operative is another whose
happiness and prosperity is in the
keeping Of fate.
Some mills In other sections of the
state have suffered seriously already.
The mill managers of the South are
splendid humane men. In ordinar,
circumstances they would keep their
mills running at loss to give EN-.
ployment to their people. Many
mean things, and false. have been
written in Northern journals with
| reference to our mills and mill peo-
pie.
We are, and Of right should be
proud OF the mill people of the South
They Are Industrious. thrifty-and
what Is more, moral and Christian.
There Is implanted In the soul of the
average mill person q deeply relig-
ious sentiment. for the most of the
population of our mills come from
the native inhabitants and with their
natural instinct combined with the
religious opportunities afforded by
the manufacturing enterprises, and
the we'll equipped schools, we find
that the mill wokrkers are becoming
class Of citizenship which. If undfs-
turbed by demagogues or by alien
haranguer, will be the model for the
entire world. They have become In
telligent, saving and ambitious peo-
pie. and II this war keeps up they
Will feel 1t more deeply than any other
class OF people in this country, for
many mills may be made idle.
illustrating the deep implsnted de-
| sire of these people for the better
things Of life is the interest they. take
In improving their little homes, and
the earnestness with which they
strive for prizes when the mills Of
fer them. The announcement OF the
prize winners appeared / this panper
yesterday. We congratulate the Cos
sett Mill management in Anderson
and in Williamson for ENCOURAGING
It's employees to have their flower gar
deas and their vegetable gardens.
The mill peonle are good people. The
mill management does well to hold
out to them opportunities and to in
still into their hearts the wish to pro-
gress increasingly in self-improve-
ment.
1t is necessary that all good peo-
pie stick together no matter what
their surrounding or environment,
and II there is any allegation OF clan
nishness with reference to the mill
people it is not their fault. They are
sensitive. they do not ,h to make
the first advances. but they will re-
spond every time to :he friendliness
OF the people Of other vocations and
walks Of life. :.
This Is time when all men are
placed on common plane to face the
enemy-stern fate.