The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-15
WATSON APPROVES Of
WORK UNDERWAY HERE
FOR IMPROVEMENT OF TIE
MILL VILLAGES.
is COMMENDABLE
Thinks That Mill People VIII Be
Much Benefited by Eforis
Now BEING Put Forth.

Anderson people will not be sur
prised to know that the South Caro-.
lima Department of Agriculture has
learned with interest of the work be-
ing done by the officials of the River
side and Toxaway mills of Anderson.
in their efforts to improve conditions
for the people employed by them. An
derson people know that a splendid
work is being done but no official
notice had been received of this work
by the Department Of Agriculture un-
til Tuesday. The following appeared
in the Columbia State yesterday:
commissioner Watson has learned
with interest of an innovation at the
Riverside and Toxaway mills in the
city Of Anderson These two mills are
Under the management OF B. B. Cos
sett, whose father. ]. P. Gossett. sew
cral years ago at Williamson insti-
tuted series of prizes for the best
vegetable gardens and flower gardens
in that mill community. Mr.. Gossett
found the plan to work so we'll that
he extended its operation to the Bro
gan mills. in Anderson, where the
operatives took to 1t with earnestness
and made it a great success.
1.-The younger Mr.. Gossett also tried
, the plan with success at the Fdver-
side and Toxaway mills last summer
and, although 1t was hard year on
vegetation gardens. the operatives had
vegetables to eat and to sell and next
year will do even better. The mill
company plowed the gardens free of
charge and furnished the seed and the
fertilizer st cust,
screens" for Tables.
"The innovation by B. B. Gossett is
winter garden. He has had an acre
or more sowed in kale and turnips
and other winter growing vegetables
and will teach the operatives how to
produce salads and other vegetables
for their tables through the winter
months. Out of his experiment patch
Mr.. Gossett will not, get much this
winter, but he will get q portion OF
Greens for each family for at least one
meal during the winter. Next winter
he hopes to see every garden on the
mill property producing green things
for the operatives to eat through the
season when such things are scarce.
During the summer the Riverside
Mills company established = welfare
work among its operatives building
neat Cottage where the children as
semble to play games and the house
wives to learn lessons In household
economy. There are reading rooms
and entertainment rooms and during
the winter the company will supply
n number OF lyceum speakers. The
company employs n specialist in well
fare work to give cooking lessons and |
to teach the housewives short cuts in |
economy. -
Timely Innovation.
Commissioner Watson Is deeply in
terested In the matter of the winter
garden at the Riverside mill and
wishes to see 1t quite success, for
Just now, as at no other time since the
War Between the Sections will the
laborlng people of the State have to
face in earnest the question of provid-
Ing food for themselves. And not only
the mill people but all clases Of peo-
Pile, says Commissioncr Watson,
should begin to make L...ns to pro-
iuce next year not alone such vegeta-
bles as will be luxuries for their own
tables. but also such staple articles of
diet as they may be able to store and
to market, The great problem before
tie South for the next IL months will II
be one OF irving at The least expense"
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