The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-24

a larger attendance of the old mem
bers of the Association than there
had been in some time. T
1t is not my purpose to say any
thing about the business session nor
what was done, for, to be entirely
frank, the Press Association does not
transact much business. 1t is really
nothing more nor less than a social
gathering, at which newspaper men
and women gather for an annual out
ing and a good time. They think
little about business and care less
they talk little 'shop." Time after
time efforts have been made to bring
into the Association business fea-
lures, and while at this meeting reso-
lutions were adopted and committees
appointed looking to this end, really
expect that nothing will be done,
Judging by past experiences.
But, carrying out the idea of the
organization-an all round good
time-the meeting could not have
been held in a city where more was
done for their comfort and entertain
ment. The delightful courtesies of
the Greenville people could not be
added to, and everything was done
with such enthusiasm and good spirit.
The city has grown a great deal since
I last visited there ten years ago, and
is now, as several people from differ
ent sections of the State said to me,
lone of the very best towns in South
Carolina" 1t may be of interest to
our people in this section to know
that Greenville has more diversified
industries than any city in the State,
and they are all prospering. Their
cotton mills are turning out fabrics
not excelled byAny of the finest mills
in New England, they have a magnifi-
cent bleachery, harness factory,
broom factory, and many others.
And when I say factories I do not
mean little one-horse affairs, but big
things. There is NO, question but that
Greenville is far ahead of any city
in South Carolina in the matter of
manufacturing enterprises, as we'll
as in many other things.
But not only was 1 so impressed
with the material growth and inan-
cial strength of Greenville, but what
delighted me most was the character
of the young men who are leading
in the business life of the city. Clean,
clear cut young fellows they are,
with high ideals and a great sympa-
thy for their fellow-man. l have
been in a number of towns and cities,
but I have never seen the get-to-
gether and the help-the-other-fellow
spirit so magnifcently developed as
it is in Greenville. Its men have a
high conception of what their duty
is to themselves, their families, their
city, and the world at large, and they
carry out their convictions, too.
These men do not go around with
long faces, parading the fact that
they are members of such and such
church, with 'hOller-than-thOu at
titude toward Others, but in their
daily lives they practice the golden
rule: do unto others as you would
have them do unto YOU" Clean in
side and outside they are, and al
ways ready to help the other fellow.
And they take an interest in them,
too. If 1 were young man just
starting out in life l would want no
better place to locate, for I know
that were I worthy I would receive
all the assistance and encouragement
that I needed in a business and social
way. This is the spirit that is MAX
ing Greenville great and a good place
in which to live and rear family.
There is such a decidedly healthy
moral tone to the atmosphere, and