The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-22
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Had you thought OF it the number
OF new faces one may see on the
streets OF Anderson every day? What
Is bringing all this population to An
dersoB? Small industries. This town
Is getting a steady and substantial
growth that today is enjoyed by no
other city In the State. AS was re-
ported at the Ad Club smoker a fey
evenings ago, Anderson is the most
talked. OF. city. In the State today, The
people Of this whole section of the,
country have their eyes on Anderson,
the .nWn that has come back and Is
sgaiH hitting the stride, a pace that
was slowed up by theipanictof 1907,
which did not affect other towns which
were not stTiding just at that }mor.
ment. So 1920 9,
When this paper remarked on the
first of the year that there would be
10 stores built here this year, we
heard some speculation as To the ae-
curacy OF the report and yet there are
15 buildings under way. That's going
some. A few days ago Ligon & Led
better cut of o corner OF their i'm
mense Wholesale building and tenn
porary Office for the Western Union
company. They have had score of
applications TO rent that little room
when the Western Union occupies the
.hapasome new home to be bafit on
the site of the building now being
razed. There is great demand for
buildings to rent In the efSyy and the
demand 81 on North and South Main
equally.
d What is the principle reason for
tho reviya, OF activity In Anderson?
We think it is due TO the small en-.
.terprisee that are working along SO
quietiy and are adding to the citizen
ship OF the community and to the pay
rolls OF the city. Take. the cigar FAC.
tory recently started here with two
hands. We understand that the NUM-
bar has been Increased TO eight, all
tse 4glaisa asA esalt1..as s.e9A.l
we are Informed that they mannfac-
tire very good cigar.
Then there is the Chero- Cola COM
psny, 1t has brought TO town b num-
I'm. mt llya end ,>. ...s .s;;:..
ger. Mr, spence Is quits an acqulsi-
tion 70 the besfEess community. This
is what anderson needs. On infusion
tof new blond lipe. iviisnrdi,a vna.ne.
men, who have traYeilad somewheFe
and have sesn something ana after
all, have picked AndefaDn TOR thelr
town, bseapse after all. II Is sthe best.
town. Mr. Spenee,s company en-.
pleyA o number OF men and has d.
lseaithv PAYROLL q
We might speak Of gi,s insafiiessh-
Ger inrefa0nRify. as q new Industry,
on q aioali aeale, TOR 1t employs al
number Of Young men. skilled men,
And men ei inseitigenee. Some have
brought thVir I9mIIisa here.
The money bslng spent in public.
Utilities Is also q great booat 10 the.
city Thia gives snpleynont to the,
p t8t,
mechanics.
We have some cid friends here
afn0ng the smaller induatr los. innlnlI-
Ing tle mattress factory, the WigingS
ton Iron Works. the Tate HARNESS
Factory, the Bnrriss and the DlYyer
tin ahinEIe faetoFy ana shs numerous
other ctlterprisss that are giving EN-.
ployment to good citlzens. let us
have more OF them We have enough
.of cotton mills. let us have an In
crsasihg number OF the smaller In
lduatries
We need here q factory to manu-
facture paper boxes for millfnets and
tots ether store keepers 5Wes belieye
that the swat the fy campaign has
eaucated people up 10 the paint where
they Will use enough ay screens sei
Resp q small mil. busy making them.
We need numerous othor enterpfis-
'es that wiz lsasld co. tho payEolls anu:
bring 10 Anderson skilled labor, ensfs
getic business men and progressive
citigans.
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