i! I SF I . - nil T r I 7?T~ hi This Indusl ^ it**********************-*** 1 The purpose of this publication J? 2 to present a picture of Spartanburg S ?the Spartanburg of 2 906. The flrrt ? aim is accuracy. It is not possible $ in even so comprehensive a publloajfc tion, to do more than outline the most ? striking features of the industrial, ^ commercial, social and moral life of 9 the community; but the purpose is to & present such facts as are of inters it <* to those who would know the 3tory $ and such statistics as would aid an ^ outsider in forming a judgment as to what is here offered those who have $ capital to invest or who are seeking ? a field for profitable employment. Tt is not our desire to overdraw, even & in the slightest particular, state friers a and conditions as they exist. There jt is not, nor has there ever been,any? thing like a "boom" as that term is # popularly applied, in this communia ty. There has been no occasion for it, nothing to cause feverish exei'ement or sporadic exploitation. The $ growth and development cf the ooun$ ty and city have been gradual and 2 steady, so gradual indeed as to attract t less aiienuou ironi Home people Man # outriders. But that progress has 5 bean made along many lines, that $ development has been important and substantial, that the community now A occupies a commanding place, are ? self-evident. It is hoped that a study 2 of the situation, investigation into the jP conditions and analysis of the facA tors that have contributed to this $ substantial progress, may he proflta4 hie in forecasting what is in store jfc fcr this section of South Carolina 4fi if most is made of present opportu? nities. % (OMItl\ATII?\ OF STIIONO POINTS 6 There is no one great overshadX owing cause for the more rapid d?velopment of Spartanburg than many other communities in this Piedmont X region. The fact of such superior Mk $ growth is well established .but it is JJJ due to many causes?to a combina tion of attractions. A Other communities may offer as balmy 4$ atmosphere, as pure water and as 9 salubrious climate. Others again j* may have as fertile soil and may be 4* as well located with reference to the a coal fields and the seaeoast, offering ^ special facilities for manufacturers; others mnv have as much wealth, as t ^B* i ? ;: ^QLfl ^mi =>ART, ' ' 1 fl ^ B |B| .+ mmm.M?>?*?*???'?l???????????-?': trial Edition, j fine schools, as sturdy population anc to the casual observer offer as man; attractions to new settlers. Anc yet, Spartanburg has outstripped hei neighbors. There is no effect with out an adequate cause. NATURE 1IAS BEEN KIND. Natural conditions here are ver.c favorable from every point of view that would interest those who arc seeking ideal conditions for a home While the altitude and the climate invite the health-seeker, the soil anc iiie seasons ate no less inviting te industry. And having these funda mental requisites, the developmen of the cotton manufacturing industr; to such gigantic proportions, witl its allied industries and collatera .avenues of breadwinnlng, has at tracted the best from a very large scope of fine country, and after al it is the people who make a town 01 community. PEOPLE MAKE PLACES. From the earliest times, the peopl of Spartanburg County have beet nnrHnnlofli' f? *K-1- 1 1 uuicu mm iiicii iiruau |>a triotism, their thorough American ism, their liberality of thought an< freedom from bigotry, narrowness o provincialisms of all kinds. Wi'?i the tocsin of war sounded as a resul of tlte early struggles against Grea Britain, they were as ready and will ing to fight for freedom as they ha< latterly been no protect their fireside; from the scalping knives of the In dlans. The record of Spartanlmi'i County in the revolutionary war i; as proud a heritage as brave fath ers ever bequeathed to worthy son? In the civil war, no county ccntrih uted a larger proportion of men o military qualifications, nor did an; men in the field acquit themselve with more conspicuous gallantry o greater devotion. Till' "SIMKTAX" SPIKIT. in all the walks of life Spartan have been conspicuously successfti and those who have gone from tint i to time to distant states and new tar rltorieg have not only cherished lov > lng remembrance of "The Old Iroi i District," but they have carried th ; "Spartan Spirit," and many hav risen to high offices of trust am i profit. * - , 1 . -X t?W^T^TVT"W~TTWVT' TWWW ^NBL - * ************************** Ir j. ??4MMMMMMMMM,****?********* L fI r Among the foothills of the nine 1 Ridge mountains, in northwestern r South Carolina, f>9 miles south of - Asheville and 93 miles north of Columbia, in the heart of the famous Piedmont Region, lies Spartanburg, the livest, brightest, most attractive r and progressive city of its size in r the South. It is a center of indu ! trial and commercial activity, a seat of learning, culture and refinement. J In the early settlement of this 1 country, sturdy pioneers wro looked 1 for a combination of conditions in soil, climate, natural resources i 1 liealthfulness, located this "Pearl of the Piedmont," and around it has 1 grown tho county, though eleventh ' of the forty-one counties of the : -.RiiiSjBi - - * r . . v . ' .' * ;"tf . \ q vXkfr-,'^3 ?i?( ' , >- "*" I" * nr. state In area, has come to lie firsi s in many lines of development. Ir 25 years a small country town o e less than 2,000 inhabitants has growi to he a busy city of 18,000 popula tlon, with handsome buildings, costl: 11 enterprise, splendid streets and ev e ery modern Improvement for tin e health and comfort of Its cltizeus In 1890 the population was 5,550 an( ten years later the census showet 11.295. During the pnst six yean the growth in population, wealth am permanent improvements has beer more rapid than during any slmllai period, BKfJIXMXJ OF COTTOX MILLS, Before the civil war the people oi this section discovered the fallacy of the prevailing notion that cottor growing was the one source oi wealth for the South. They learned that the price of this staple could be enhanced many times by turnine it into cloth and that conditions foi manufacture were nowhere bettei than here. During the war these mills furnished clothing for the s' diers and when peace came they were renilv tn fnko ?? ??< ? ? ...? problem in earnest. The succeeded beyond the dream of tlie pioneer promoters, and Spartanburg County be came the center of what Is now the Month's greatest industry. The lead so early acquired has been Improved JRG ?? m ?- " 1 ' \ STORY 0 I until today, while South Carolina leads all the southern states In the number of spindles and looms, Spartanburg County alone has $9,939,:it?0 invested In cotton manufacturing, as against $31,901,151 in all of the 40 ether counties. Till: CHOP OF 190.*>. The cotton crop of the county last year was 40,000 bales. The farmers received something like $2,o00,000 for this crop. The manufactured product is worth double tile raw material. But the mills of the county required 100,000 bales, which makes cotton and cotton mills worth something , near $15,000,000 annually to the county. ti to $3 ? V ,v .+* *?"> *U . ' - \ .'.v ;r: iik .- " " i vM IT' -%z WTM i hiil ifcf1* ? Kfl-'y wH >V OF MOlttJAX S0I AHK l,OOh |\<; t The presence of so many thousand i mill-workers, who are non-producers f of agricultural products, gives a i ready market for any by-products of - the farm and offers advantages for diversified farming. Staple articles ni' fittwl <1 ra (rr/tivn nnwn nrn /? ? moro economically. The twenty-one separate mill vll1 lanes of the county radiating from 1 Spartanburg city, some connected by i electric roads, others by steam an I 1 all by splendid turnpikes, draw their i chief supplies from this city, and r hence Spartanburg city is particularly favored with outlying territory from which to draw trade. r SC HOOLS AND COLLEGES. Hut the builders who laid this ' splendid foundation for materi f progress and development, did not I stop with farms and factories. They I displayed the same excellent Judg: inent in building schools and col leges, believing that education is the o?lll tv mm in|IIIHIIUII III CIKIII I IIIK ) greatness. With ten counties < tainlng greater area, Spartanburg ' easily leads In schools, colleges am t churches. This county has move I school houses, more teachers, m pupils attending school in the coun try and more in the towns, more s students In the colleges and more I money spent for education than any 1 other county. The splendid graded INOUv MKjSK^'^ & if ?? & ^-v$^B iFSPART r ** ** * < schools of the city have an enrollment of over 2,500, which Is ex- i ceeded only by Charleston and Columbia. The county has 10,232 pupils enrolled, which is exceeded by no other. There are 10 churches in (he city, representing all leading donominations, with beautiful and rov., ly edifices and large congregations. There are five splendid public school buildings, Woflford College (for men) and Converse College (for women), with an annual attendance of over 300 each. The eight banking and trust companies have a combined capital of $774,SOU with surplus of over $200.000 and deposits amounting to $1,500,000. ' l ' ' , \\ KST. FIVE It AILKOAUS. Five railroads radiate to surround111K counties and reach directly the great trade centers of the Fast, the splendid seaports of this state and Georgia and the coal fields of Virginia and Tennessee, and another road leading from the coal fields to the seacoast, through Spartanburg, is now being constructed. The country tributary to Spartanburg is thick\\r ooMln.l ...wl I.' OCIIITO tlliu Ilimny developed. The splendid clininte has especially / ' attracted manufactures j of every description. Hesides the many indus- C -*gf tries allied with the A manufacture of cotton h "^^5 goods and cotton seed * m oil, there arc more than a hundred thriving I JdJHH towns within a radius of X, ^jjH 50 miles, and within this f K si radius are located one- ! naif of the spindles ami I 53: looms of the state. V KIHST OK ALL I'ltO. 1 . OIlKSSi YK. Spartanburg is lirst ol \ all progressiv >. The people are wide awake, reali/dng the advantages 3TRIE ' ' y * rr r ' . * -,v anburg" which the city has and the assurance of continued growth and prosperity, ltut development has not been along any one line to the neglect of others ? it has been its symmetrical sis it has been constant. New citizens sire welcomed with open handed hospitality, whether they come with csipitsil to open up the thousand and one mines of wealth that await thsit talisnianic touch, or i iilv with brain and brawn. They find here genuine, hearty welcome and co-operation. That "Spartan Spirit," which bound and encouraged the builders who laid the ft undations long ago, still pervades the community, and the mm who is seeking a location where conditions conspire, to make an ideal lrur. \ should come ou the ground tied learn by observation "The Story of Spartanburg." 'Not for the mighty men who p.leap gold, Nor for the plianthom millions bought and sold. And till the arrogance of pomp an I greed: Hut for the pioneers who plowed tiie field, Made deserts blossom and the mountain yield Its hidden treasure for man's daily need; For these, (), Lord, our thanks!" i\ tiik iie(?1nm>'0. Spartanburg Ccunty was settled a short time prior to the revolutionary war, by sturdy immigrants principally from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. These early settlers were mostly Scotch-Irish, a vigorous race, hardy, tlnitty, and upright. Tii.? same general characteristics have been transmitted to their descen (hints ami much of the present prog ress and development, which was attained by surmounting great difficulties, is thus accounted for. corvruY imm'latincj. This section of country lying among the foothills of the l$lu> Ridge Mountains was occupied the Cherokee Indians when first discovered by the pioneers and the general conditions seemed so favorable that Govern' r Glenn c< Deluded a friendly treaty with the Indians by TIIK MOIMJ.W MO 1 IS !i y bold, ^ swift streams which irrigate the land SI! >tt for farming purposes, affording a t> w VS TO TilK ( i.IMATK. $ <\jjf I he winters here are short and ^ mild and being hemmed in on the. $ north hv mountain ranges, the tern- w perature is equable and the fury of Sir the blizzard unknown. These mouti- ^ tains with their liigher temperature jjj m summer also offer great advantage Sl| in breaking the intensity of the Stf vA* heated seasons and in affording cool ^ breezes during summer nights. The ^ mean annual temperature is r.S to Sir vtf GO degrees; annual rainfall is 52 to * (10 inches. During spring and sum- $ nier. the precipitation is notably milform, while during August, the bar- * vest season, the rainfall rarely ex- $ eeeds S to 10 iii"hes. & >1/ sv where, attract thcusamls of health- & seekers ami eihers neeilint' rest ti.nl Jj? recuperation every summer. * * stnn: i \ 1:m ( ts. * w While cotton uruw inu is the \?r?n- ^ cip.ul a.m'cull m : 1 pursuit corn, ? wheat, oats ami iia> ami Ia.rlev are vtf *1/ protitahh mown and all of the fruita \l> \V ami vegetables of the semi tropic ^ miiiv are produced in .ureal noun # dance. 'I't ue'-.-fatmenu and limit Krowinu are iml't a. 'Ii.it need to * he cultivated. Wuile all eond'l! ' i s ^ are met. the urov.'inir of 1 ^ i focal stuffs have overxitn?si ' i*- 4r den. fruit and dairy ,>i< <-t Willi ^ the immense pi'MKi. 1 ion of cnr.sum- * eis of site li |ir(ult;? <- !( Hid in 'he !ni". 4/ 4' villages, tue market lor '>i'i?v, egrv, N?< <* 4' t 4BE - * Siimla1 wm' i * ' 1 <* \t \V * * M'MKNT. * V r