The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-29
THE RED ROSE COUNTY.


Mr.. j. X. Connors, The States
Lancaster correspondent, tells in that
paper of Sundays Issue, of the pro-
gress we are making:
Lancaster, like almost every other
place, experienced the financial and
industrial depression incident to the
chaotic conditions following the out
break of the European war. Every
body for the time being seemed para
lyzed with fear, business began to
totter with uncertainty and prosper
ity looked afar OFF, and yet in spite of
all this, facts in the case in so far as
Lancaster is concerned abundantly
show that not only the little city of
Lancaster but the whole Red Rose
County as well has made vastly more
permanent improvements during the
past year and has achieved far great
er agricultural and industrial results
which make for the prosperity of the
people than in any previous years of
her history. During the past year the
town and county have spent several
hundred thousand dollars permanent
ly improving all the roads and high
ways throughout the county. All the
principal streets and sidewalks of the
town of Lancaster have been paved
and the whole of Main street from the
court house square to the Southern
depot has just been paved with sheet
asphalt. beautiful white way"
adorns the entire length Of this street
and the whole presents an exceed
ingly prosperous looking and city-like
appearance, The county roads in
every section have been greatly i'm
proved. Modern machinery for road
building has been recently purchased
by the county and used to fine advant-
age in the construction of new high
ways and the repairing of old roads,
and it is said that numbers of farm
ers in different parts of the county
who on account of bad routes of
travel to Lancaster formerly did the
bulk of their business in other towns
more easily reached, are now doing
all their trading in Lancaster and
bringing their country produce to this
market. Lancaster has made sub
stantial progress and constructive
improvements in almost every field of
endeavor during the past year or so
and is now about to begin the enjoy
ment of a season of well-earned pros
perity unprecedented in her history.
1t is said. Comparatively a very
small amount of cotton was planted
in the county this year. The farm
ers, at least apparently, have learned
the lesson of rotation and diversified
tion of their crops, and having learn
ed that they can live profitably upon
their own lands and raise at home
practically everything which they
nave hRpn nDVinu
prices to get from elsewhere, they arc
now making practical application of
these lessons of wisdom and economy.
and prosperity seems not far off from
the whole people Splendid educa
tional progress and prosperity are iu
evidence on every hand and facts and
figures easily obtained upon applica-
tion TO the Office of Superintendent of
Education Lingle will show that
during the past Is months vastly
more substantial gains and improve
ments along this line have been made
all over the county than in any prev.
ious several years of the county's ed
ucational history 1t is said by busi-
n ass men of this place and by Others
as we'll who have carefully watched
the growth and development of the
industrial life and natural resources
OF the county generally and of the
town of Lancaster in particular that
Lancaster county during the past few
years has made wonderful progress
in every single line of endeayor and
industrial activity, and that now tl.is
county stands second to none in the
state in its well earned prosperity and
industrial achievements. Recent re-
ports from each of the county's six
banking institutions show indisput-
able evidence of Lancaster's financial
strength and prosperity. The oldest
of these is the Bank of Lancaster.
which has completed over a quarter
century's service TO the peorie of this
community and the county. Perhaps
no one thing has performed so great
part in forwarding of the growth
and development of Lancaster and
the county at large as Lancaster
mammoth and magnificent cotton
mills, which are located on the east
bank of Bear creek, Just beyond the
city limit a million dollar annex to
the already large mill is of compare
lively recent construction and With
all this in successful daily operation
Lancaster now boasts of the largest
cotton manufacturing plant in The
South. If not in the world. The mill
operates more than 3 900 looms aud
more than 10000 spindles. An ex-
ceedingly live enterprise which has
greatly helped and pushed forward
the town and county's industrial de-
velopment and progress and has help
ed to bring about improvements of
every kind Is The Lancaster News.
one of the most progressive and up
to-date newspapers in South Caroline.
Both by strong and persistent edi-