The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-13
OLD ABBEvILLE
ON THE HUSTLE
MAYOR GAMBRELL TELLS OF
THINGS GOING ON IN HIS
GOOD TOWN
HE is PROUD OF 1T
And Feels 1t is the City Which Of
fers an Opportunity For
Men of Today

The lnteiligencer extended to Nav
or c. c. Gambrell OF ADbeville the
use of the columns of this paper to
tell its readers of the Developments
and the prospects of the beautiful
city OF which DR.. Gambrell is the ex-
ecutive, and he is live one. His
reply Is as follows:
Editor The Daily Inteliigencer:
Dear Sir: The city of Abbeville,
S. c.. is situated on the Seabuard Air
Line and Southern Railways and Is a
division point of the former road, be.
inS 1873 miles from Atlanta, Ga, ard
about tho same distance from Mon
zoe, N. c. The seoboard has shops
at this place. The city has n poaula-
tion of about 1890 and is steadily
growing.
The surrounding country is fertile
and easily cultivated, making large
crops Of cotton. corn. small grain. in
fact everything in tie way of farm
and truck products.
This Is the county scat and the
principal market OF the county, about
1900 bales Of cotton being sold herc
market price.
We have an $4,000 cotton mill. oil
mill, two rye ginneries. lumber
yards, bottli-S works, wholesal Ero-
Gerry. and number Of smalle. in
dustries.
| The city owns and operates the wa
ter and electric plant ana furnishes
consumers with light, power and wa
ter at very low rate, the water sup
ply is from number OF springs and
is absolutely pure; this fact, and the
fine sanitary situation of tte city and
a cotapiete sewer system account FOR
the healthfnlneas OF the place.
Our school system is up-to-date III
every respect, having full corps of
ec. sate:G. :e.=i.c:.::; .v graded
and high school, the buildings for the
same costing nearly $4,000. Tuition
is free to residents
WE have sixteen passenger trains
daily and freight trains almost hourly
these giving all the travelling and
freight facilities necessary.
The hotels OF the city are first-class.
Tie trnyeieS finds hearty welcome,
and 'bed and board" OF which he will
not complain. Our largest hotel has
just been thoroughly overhauled and
refurnished, having hot and cold va
| ter in every room and all of the latest
| improvements. The hotels and beard
| Ing houses fully sustain the feputa-
tion of Ahbeyille as 'The city for
| good eats"
The merchants OF the city are wide
awaye, obliging and carry complete
| stocks OF goods in their respective
1 nnar M In nj r,sr
what you want TO wear, to eat, to
what you want to wear, 10 cat, TO
| furnish the home, TO stock cad supply
the farm, or TO get the Injuries OF
| life; our merchants viii fill the bill
Ample fire protection is furnished
| by q fully equipped FIRE department,
| and an amRRs s,sppiy OF water. The
| police force Is the very best, taking
| care OF the lawbreakers, which we
saust say are few.
/ ; Handsome houses OF worship of the
| Methodlst, Presbyterian, Baptist, A. r.
/ Psebb by tteTtan, Episcopal and Roman
| Catholic denominations give ample
opportunity for wSs.ehip
| We need cotton mills, warehouse.
/ knitting mill, overall faG:oSy, IN fact
| this is the place for the manufacture
,cr, as we have healthy city, mild
( climate, splendid surrounding ,coun-
try, first-class schools, churches OF
all the principal denominations, OPP
/ era house, three banks with conf
bined capital stock OF $l72,o0o, and
surplus profits of $4,000.
All manufactures established in
I the city limits, whose capital stock is
| $1,000 or more, are exempt from all
city license and taxes. except for
school purposes, and except upon
| assessed value OF real estate held by
such manufactures.
During this year a great deal of I'm
provements by the city has aoen made
in the wayof putting down concrete
sidewalks, building bridges, and re-
! grading ouT. streets. At the (; lter aid
light plant a large new generatorhas
been put In, and the steam plant
Thoroughly overnanlder, and we arc
| now In shape to take care OF the
light and power of the city in case
there should be some accident to put
the power plants that furnish the
city with electric current out OF eoms
| mission. -
The new government post otnee
building. costing $4,000. is hnisbed
| and in use. In this Euilding we have
one OF tho handscrhest. most conren-
ientiy situated and elegantly furnish.
ed public buildings In the State
A white way Installed last June
lights our purlic square most beau;i-
fifIly. This Improvement was tho re-
suls OF contributions from our cits4i
ems and Is o spieAfsld monument 10
their liberelity alid public aplsit.
lsTfe5e are only, q feFg Or TIC nilns'
improvements 81 oar IS during Ibis
year