The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-09
BRIGHTER DAYS FOR
LOCAL MILL VILLAGE
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS
MADE IN LANCASTER.
President of Mammoth Company
Is Alive to Needs of His
Many Employees.

Brighter days for the Lancaster
Mill village are promised according
to story appearing in Wednesdays
issue OF The Columbia State from
Lancaster.
Extensive improvements which will
make for the greater comfort and
convenience OF the employees Of th~
Lancaster cotton mills, as well as add
greatly to the beauty and attractive
ness Of the village generally are now
being made there. while still other
good things are being planned for
that progressive community bv Col.
Lerov Springs. the popular president
Of that enormous manufa"turine
plant which is said to he the biggest
cotton mill under one roof in the
world. An up-to-date lighting svs,
tenn Is in process Of installation
which will extend throughout every
street OF the village and into all the
500 or more we'll built homes in the
village. The mill is also insta'linc
its own waterworks system. consis,-
ing of new 125.O00 gallon tank
which will furnish the entire village
with drinking water from deem wells
which thew now have on the nit.
property. bv pumping into this tank.
purposes will he put in each house OF
the village. The water which comes
from these deeD wells has been used
for drinking purposes for years. ana
IL Is said to be absolutely chemically
pure. The wells have a depth of 500
feet and furnish more than 10000
gallons per day. Hvdrants will be
erected for fire protection throughout
the village. and in addition to this
the mill is building a new reservoir
to hold / 900 600 gallons as further
protection against the destruction OF
property by fire. and Mr.. Springs in.
forms The States correspondent that
when he finishes with these and sti'I
other improvements he has in view,
the Lancaster mills will in every DOS
sible manner compare favorably with
the best in the world and will stand
second to none in the South.
An additional Improvement soon to
be made in the village which it is
thought will likely mean more to the
contentment and happiness OF the
mill folk, and will go further towards
increasing their literary advanta ges
and promoting their desire for things
educational than any other single act
is the erection in the village of
large club house for both male and
female operatives. This building will
have two stories: the upper story
will consist OF a good. bug hall we'll
equipped in every way, including a
large stage which will be used for
entertainments, lectures, and meet
!ngs of all kinds for the benefit of
the operatives under the auspices Of
the Y. M. c. A. and the Y. w. G. A.
The whole building will be in charge
of competent superintendent or
manager and will be open to the en-
ployes during the afternoons and
evenings and on Sundays. The mill
has recently engaged II. w. Mehaf-
fe-- as Demonstration 10 tnbo chor"c
o, the gardening and vars OF tn?
village, instructing the operatives
generally as regards gardening and
culture OF flowers. Mr.. Mehaffey
works under the, direction OF the
State and federal authorities under
their demonstrator. In this manner
the management hopes to encourage
each OF the many employees of the
mill to raise his own vegetables as
well as to help beautify his home and
premises by the cultivation OF flow
ers, and thus do his share towards
the reduction of the high cost nf liv-
ing. Superintendent of the mill, A
III. Robins, has been working for the
last six months grading and i'm
proving the sidewalks and streets
throughout the mill village, and now
these highways will compare mighty
we'll with those of the town Of Lam
caster which are said to be as good
as any in the State. The sanitary
condition OF the mill village is be-
ing carefully guarded, and II is said
that now there Is less sickness down
there than ever before. The mill
school will be equipped with
lights and water conveniences from
the new systems now fast nearing
completion. The school this week or
dered $40 library. Col. Springs
says the mill people are greatly an
preciative OF all these improvements
being made In their midst and take
occasion in various ways to show
their appreciation.