Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, September 06, 1906, INDUSTRIAL EDITION, Image 3
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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
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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
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$ 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
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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
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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.
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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
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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 ?? ??<
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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
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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.
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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
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) 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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Spartanburg is lirst ol \
all progressiv >. The
people are wide awake,
reali/dng the advantages
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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!"
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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
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which the immigrants were allowed Sir
to settle and till the soil unmolested. *
The country is undulating with hill ^
and dale and is traversed l>y bold, ^
swift streams which irrigate the land SI!
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for farming purposes, affording a <t|
fine surface drainage and splendid %
water-powers for the development of j|?
industries long before the age of Sir
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steam. These powers are today lar- $
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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
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heated seasons and in affording cool ^
breezes during summer nights. The ^
mean annual temperature is r.S to Sir
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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- $
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The city of Spartanburg is 1.020 Sir
feet above sea level am! is absolutely m
fiee from malaria. It is sought by
those id the lower counties as a
health re. on. the freedom from sttd- Si*
den changes in temperature and the ?
i mi it* water ileum particularly attraelive.
Several celebrated mineral *
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s|n inus. nf which mure is saiil el.sc- >1/
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where, attract thcusamls of health- &
seekers ami eihers neeilint' rest ti.nl Jj?
recuperation every summer. *
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cip.ul a.m'cull m : 1 pursuit corn, ?
wheat, oats ami iia> ami Ia.rlev are vtf
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protitahh mown and all of the fruita \l>
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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 ^
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focal stuffs have overxitn?si ' i*- 4r
den. fruit and dairy ,>i< <!i><-t Willi ^
the immense pi'MKi. 1 ion of cnr.sum- *
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