The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19
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>Cf<oF1AW, SOUTH CAROL INA
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their town and faith in each other
"niie each has his peculiar person
ailty, when it comes to the commuu
i'y interests that make for the gem
eral welfare of the town and sur.
iouhulng country, all else is subor-
oinated to the successful accomplish
| ment or that purpose. be it what II
] may. Hence, when Kershaw wantad
good healthful drinking water she
sent Tor the man who could bore
| ooWh into the bowels of the earth
| " uepth OF four hundred and
slNty-one feet through different
strata OF rock and granite until the
hte-giving fluid was brought forth in
| prlstine purity and encased against
| surface contamination, and the meth
ou was provided for the transmits
sion OF this water direct to the bomes
OF the people, through an adequate
and efficient waterworks system
winch also affords at the same time
ample fire protection.
i was lue nrSt or its in
dustrial enterprises; and then the
opportune moment arrived. business
men OF kershaw laid hold upon II
ma put their business intellect .rd
energy behind it and TODAY II is
success in the degree that il is the
largest independent cotton seed en-
terprlse in South Carolina, without
superior anywhere; and it's stocl; ;s
not purchasable at any price. II also
'"hS mills in other South Carolina
towns, which it is needless to ada
are succeeding in great measure.
me towns bonding privilege
having been exhausted in the estab-
llshment of it's water plant. when
electric lighting was wanted. the
progressive city officials made CON
tract with the Kershaw Oil Mill to
install plant there of sufficient ca
pacity to supply the streets with a
suihcient number of high-powered
arc lights, and the homes of the cit
izens also are equipped with the
electric lighting system from the
same source.
IL Is matter worthy OF no small
consideration that Kershaw has en-
joyed her water and lighting con-
veniences for the past twelve or
hfteen years; which was far in ad-
vance OF many of her respected ell
ders, who think they lead.
More recently it was decided IN
Dulld a cotton mill here. No soon
er was the idea definitely settled nm
on than the thing was gone at in the
same manner and with the same
spirit that is characteristic of ALI
kershaw undertakings, and the mill
was built, and the following is in
some measure descriptive of it:
The mill contains 1O,942 spindles
Ihe mill runs night and day and this
places 1t upon the basis of a 21.ss4l
spindle mill, which is above the av-
erage size mill of the south. The
product of the mill is 4.25 yard print
goods. The plant is equipped uwith
the most modern cotton machinery
The carding machinery was furnish
ed by the Soco-Lowell Machine
shops; the spinning by Failes and
Jenks Machine Co., the warpers by
the soco-Lowell people; the looms
by the Draper Company; and the
finishing machinery by the Curtis
and Marble Machinery Co. Whore isI
is necessary to have 1t all the ma
chinery is automatic. The building
Is heated by Weber Return Vacuum
system and the room is kept moist
by the Cramer system of humidifiers
This system is controlled by auto !
matte regulators, which also con-
troll the heating system. The mill Is
electrically lighted from it's own
lighting plant. the generator furn-
ishing current for the lights and for
the fans connected with the humid,-
flying system. The spinning is of the |
latest type tape driven, which Is |
much better than tne old style band
driven spinning. The mill village Is
one OF the incest in the country and
the houses are much above the av-
eraSe, operative houses anywhere.
The KArahaou on piM ma A,.x,x T.,