The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-04
FACING A CRISIS

United States has acted promptly and
| wisely in his efforts to avert q pam
ic. We understand that the govern
mcnt will not make any change In it's
plans to send here the money for fl
| nancing the cotton crop.
This will be great thing for the
South and will enable the banking
houses here to tide over any strcnuo-
uosity which might have been forced
| upon them by the circumstances over
| which our banking institutions of the
whole country have no control, and
before which they are absolutely help
| less.
II appears that the agricultural
South will have ample protection for
all OF her interests. and that cotton
may be held for rise In prices such
as will Justify the farmer In releasing
his crop at profit.
But there is another class OF citi-
zens to which we should give our
sympathy-the mill managers. They
come in for all sorts OF criticism and
abue and 1t Is understood We
know that the mill managers have a
hard time of II. They have problems
that are vexing and full Of care and
Responsibility. Like good soldiers,
they put on bold front even in the
midst OF the ever wearing cares. The
mill managers are now confronted
with the most serious problem that
has affected the south since the war.
/ The world must cat. but the world
can wear clothes. 1t Is the cotton
manufactures who suffers In case Of
great international controversies.
We feel intuitively that this stu
alton will be evolved to the full credit
Of the nation, and that the manufaE-i
turing enterprises OF the south Will
pull through the crisis, hut 1t will be
great battle for the valiant and the
strong hearted men who are endeav-
oring to handle the financial respon-
sibility Of the Industry that has been
attacked from all sides.
Evcry man in the world has his
burdens, cares and sorrows, his re-
sponsibilities. The humane mill own
er has his own and the cares Of many
others We here lay down one broad
proposition-To whom should the mill
people stick I'm case of disaster? To
the politician who comes around ev-
cry year or so with the most guileful
and at the same time, most plausible
lot Of talk? Or to the mill manager
who will stand by his people, or those
OF them who are deserving?
We hope that the issue may never
come. that the great war that is la
pending will never cause the mills to
suspend, for even one day: but IL the
day should come. we venture to say
that the mih management viii in ev-
cry community spare no pains to- see
that the operatives are cared for In
the best manner possible until the
time for resuming operations. Just
as the new cotton crop is about to
mature the mills are denied the US
ual avenues for getting money.
Suppose nll Of the mills should be
blotted out of existence tomorrow?
Oh, what suffering would there be.
The people of today do not appreciate
the great boon of the cotton mills.
They have given employment. educa-
tion, preaching and in fact, financial
means to many Industrial peoole, who,
II they had been left upon their little
farms, would have been living in
drudgery and unhappiness.
Some mills for stipend of 81 per
month let their operatives have COM
Portable homes and furnish the mule
power to plow the ground and furnish
the fertilizer at cost--and the conse-
Quence is that the mill operative may
have good garden all the ., yeRr
around. ,,..,
. Some mill people right here In the
city have earned enough money to- buy
comfortable farms. and have done soi1
We is,uld cite numerous examples OF
the benefit OF the mills to the, labor
ing people, but we started out merely
to enunciate general principle. and
that Is this
The mill managers will sacrifice
themselves to try to keep their prop
critics in operation. They will make
a gallant fight for the next few
weeks. We hope that every encour-
agement will bn given taem and that
tho mills willie operated steadily and
sur eessfnlly..S
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