The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-14
YEAR OF STEADY GROWTH
FOR THE SPARTAN CITY
AN ARTICLE WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR FIRST NUMBER
OF THE ANDERSON DAILY NTElLIcENcER

E'eNA anu AicFSut' OSNtnly pas
gener trains arrive into and leave
the city every twenty-four hours.
Spartanburg county is probably
the greatest agricultural county of
lhe State. Cottun is :ts main crop.
me story Of this staple can best be
told In the graphic words OF w. s..
Glenn, broker of. Spartanburg, de-
uyered at dinner recently given In
New York By A. 3. Leach. the great
financier.
I'm bales" said Mr.. Glenn, "the cot
ton crop of Spartanburg county this
year. is more than 10000 worth, in
dollars, including the seed, $4,000. .OGO
This representa- the raw cotton pro-
duced In this county. AS the. cotton
mills Of Spartanburg county use
100000 bales annually, the manufac-
factured product, being woTtA twice
the raw material. you can easily fig
ure the annual output Of these plants
to be worth approximately $4,000
600. This money finds It's way into
the channels OF trade-the farm, the
factory operator, the merchant, the
railroad man, and banker-all profit
by 1t, until, In truth, we are rapidly
becoming the wealthlest people In.
the world"
Spartanhmrg cenatS is second in
the production OF corn, second in the
growing of pears, produces a large
crop Of hay, is one OF the leading
counties in the State in the growing
OF small grain. Il leads in pouHry
and In bees and honey, according 10
the 1st government report.
The city of Spartanburg has iust
started under the progressive COM
mission form OF government, and all
ready improvements In the. municipal
system are noticeable. John +.
Floyd, assisted By the following COM
missioners, all of whom are success
full in various lines of endeavor: John
Fielder, &. lWaiier, Joseph 4.
Hudson and o. T. Gallmen. Many
miles Of streets have been paved and
the work is still progressing under q
bond issue, OF 100000, recently is
sued. The city has a superior water
system, better sanitation is being
fought for by a wide-awake health
department, with the result that
sewerages are daily being Connected.
The police department is edlciett,
and the city is fEeer from slaw-brcak-.
ers than in several years past. a
good fire, department with approved
apparatus ihsnres adeanhte fifss bro
tections Financial aIIS ltife city IS In o
fair condition W p Z - 81 r 4
The edueatiorsal, Advantage of the
city Of Snartanhl9g &ref tlie equal OF
5sfy In ttle.s States Gonk9ree college
for women has national reputation, ),
and 1t receives pupils from all over
the nation. In conuection with this
institution the South Atlantic States
MUSIC FESTIVAL. cstaDIlsneu. III 1881,
gives annual concerts celebrated
throughout America for achievement
and character of artists attracted.
The auditorium at CcnfEarss ha;; &
seating capacity OF 2,5gb to $1,000,
The festival lagt year cost $4,000.
Wonord college with WoRord5 Bit
ting school, Is the leading Methodist
college. ~ the State for the higher
education of men, In the city there
are seven public schools, five for
white and two for negro children;
three business colleges; several pri-
yate schools. and the Textile Indus
trial institute. The county system OF
common and high schools Is conced-
ed to be the best In the State.
The number of churches In Spar
tanburg attest to the fact that its
population Is essentially religious.
Every phase OF. religious activity can
be found in this city There are
numberless missionary societies, and
probably no city, in the state gives
as much TO foreign and homo mis-
aions than does Spartanburg. The
churches conduct night schools for
the education OF the mill worRer; and
they are doing n wonderful wofi..
In the limited space. OF an ar;.ele
OF this character 1t is itnposible to
give tho full particulars OF a city and
county like Spartanburg, bur the fol-
lowing Ierse facts VIII add to the
foregoing Il
spa:tanbgrs has an siissiasiiuT siissyiassiiuTi OF OF
SIG feet; population, community 30.-
900, third largest city in South Caro-
lima; climate no extremes, rain fall,
54 inches, average temperature 81;
rate Of mortality very low; hest and
purest Of soft water: located at the
foot of the Blue Ridge mountains;
no malaria, splendid health record
best lighted city OF It's size In thel
South: nnsquaIled paved streets and
sidewalks, sewerage. gas and cleo
tricity; reads and automnbiIe high
ways supe-ior;; Gamewell IRE alarm
EFsterii and paid fire Department.
noafiy Industrial wages. outside OIL
es, sessS. .392s and many other