The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-07
THE ELECTRIC CITY" OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Sketch of Anderson, C., With Special Reference
tion Army Corps, Written by Maj Magee, One Ed
itors of the "War Cry''

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/ oerson was formed by a petitiOn!ng
of the old Pendleton district. The
name was bestowed in honor OF one
Robert Anderson, an officer IN the Am
erican army in . Revolutionary pc
riOd. '.'
a commission men empower
! ed under the Dr. of this Act
to make division of historic ground
and To select and purchase suitable
site for the village of Anderson bought
13O acres on the plateau lying be-
| tween Rocky River and the headwa-
ters OF Gener0stee Creek The COM
: mission following the custom of the
day. proceeded to lay of large pub
lie square. which they doubtless con-
sidered Of sufficient proportions TO
provide ample room for the future
growth OF the unpretentious little viii
lage in the woods. There was no gen.
eral outline of streets, no systematic
! plan for the development of the pos
sible city. They were apparently sat
istied with their work and pronounced
! 1t good.
The Courthouse Of this new seat
! OF justice was built In 1928, and the
first term OF court was held in Octo-
, ber of the same year. And then with
, the cieaTing away of the wilderness
for the establishment of the Court
house town, the land OF rich natural
resources and golden opportunities
entered upon ian ,iera of natural
igrowth and Developments ofithrift and
iprosperity. Interrupted at last only
,hby the toll and struggle and hardship
!, of war; "A generation passed after the
civil war, during which the city and
t-ft la A,iAC - ira1,air ilk-nlra.
tunes and to meet the vexiug problems
imposed by the newaeonditions Of our
civilization.
Twenty-Five years ago witnessed the
active period of the beginning of con-
! struotion, and development, along in
/ dustrial and commercial lines that
has made Anderson OF today. through
intelligent effnrt, nnremitting industry
and splendid achievements one OF the
most prosperous and progressive cit
les OF the South. \"
The agricultural resources Of tine
country surrounding Anderson are
richS cotton, corn, wheat, oats and po-
tatoeS arc raised in large gnantitina.
| It's industries. represented by twenty
,nine manufacturing plants, represent
q capital OF nearly, five and a quarter
millions sof dollars,. and employ $500
persons. The product OF these factos~
iesNis valued at nearly $a.500, ,009t an.
tiuglly. ;Whtil'fegard to the agrieul..
s.Juraiiprodu Anderson county 1.-THE
lpamphletit; 'fAggressiye4 sAnGersbn'h
, says: .tefii .I..s3 psfss
l,IfsAnderson.tas the leading agrloul--
tltsal section sof South Oarnlinas ,ar1tsr
probably the olehding1 iagricA,turai>
tCounty of the entire South :iiit Isl the,
/, tnirdhiaTseSt cotton producing county
in the, United States, and leads ALI,
Southern countie,, In production of
grasses II contains: more than g.
500 farmers"
The One Big Industry
The one big industry OF Anderson
ali !iiIpstry which has developed
greatly In the last four years-is the
manufacturing. of cotton goods. More
than q dozen mills, large and small,
nave risen 10 handle the staple pro-
duct OF the farms of the neighborhood.
AS indicating the magnitude of the
largest millB;2we give q few statistics
concerning three OF the leading ones.
The Brogon Mills have q capital of
$610, 900 and operate 27,7S0 spindles
pahd, 800 looms; they employ 550ihands.
and the weekly pay roll totals.t 81 600 q
The mills have floor aDeaiof l9Iacres.
EThas Toxaway Mills are capitalized at
$50, 600, Operate la. PAS spindres end
p72a .loQIAs. empioy -3i5l hands. and haye,
IN weekly pay, roll OF i$2 200. The Rils
Yeratde Manufacturing Company, with
capital OF $390,00e lopeEatea 20,172f
spIndiss' Fampluying 200 hat1ds and
they havesa4pay roll Of St,250pl The
hrst tmannfactnS9sa outing 1cflannals,
gi1ghams, ehanIhFay, aud fan eyh ciuttls,i
and do their own dying and bleaching
and finishing. !'rS4 - ~ gt6 It
The good Andersonian sees no end
to the possibilities of development In
! this city and certainly the history OF
the last score OF years gives some en-
couragement to this faith.
There are not many cities of the
population OF Anderson in the coun-
try. and certainly but few In the
Southland. that are appropriating
, funds so literally for public Improve
ments. Approximately SI,5e0.0 GOO will
be. spent this summer. y
Andersoasf achievements, which
/ have a large meaning TO local pride.
are thus tahulated by Aggressive An.
!. defsor,..: yall q 81 lY.5S.,s, YiytEs &
GAwakenipg Id civic matters ~.
Larger coop atien one part OF the,
people. stSs'se ',. \ g "a ~
Harmontous relations between peo.
!, fE:iie .anaa city ofT cations.
l lNfsihg Tor Illuminated streets.
"A qdick kefnIne ofiintefest IN artand
music, 81 u ss ltsst' ~ ss.pSt sIstts 3
l gHbiis spirit which means success.
Bhsy AndsEsolisFs' a'forgetn narlsalu!
Bealtifsing nome Jgrounds,i MOI -
X Keep the city clean. aepp,s IS 80