Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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wL *r\ m j ? J <rf ; / /-M/%? * f -/( ^ Li' J t > i ;? _ ?r V v ** Wf ? /) r ^ OA 7 7 f * A.-?%r \.\ pi:4.?,.s . -. -I .. 3 < '' >w.::: . i f:: M i'' s TV's' revolve a row.1 .1 b?s,o,,v the Bailey ':nrC particular note a vo me Tubers of the "ai'vy family whe have ei-rvil the company as resident. M e r c e r Silas a i lev, William James Bailey, Cassius V. e r c e r 1:1 .v. ley ami Putsy Silas Bailey are commemorate', m Bie name of the mce'e* 1 Bailey Plant beiny clec':eateil by Clinton Mills V?i'av. Bobcrt. M. Vance, '"iflh and present president <>:' Clinton Mills, eon'in'. the family tradition. Tlc !.*randson of the comoary's rules, M. S. Bailey. As merchants, bard-:e**s, churchmen, educators civic and political as well as industrial : Baileys and tho;' rises have had much ' < ? W ?** James J?; v Presictonl. Clinton N" C02G-:<.KO) Prostc'.'nt, Lytlia Mi':, (1535-104G) W i t II *!w i , r < ' 'ho city of Clinton from ruin! hamlet which nt 1 ho t'llf I ft'" t h O PO.it boasted only a half do/a-n substantial homos an'' single br:c't store. The family's lop.p- :,ue record of leadership a ?<: support for Pros by tori: u Coll e is e, Thorp v."*" ' ' phanape, Ba'Yy ! fosoital, ana! ' 10 Presbyterian Church, particular, ; wc'ViP-HVP CImu.mm. V;"s nii'av ;s a m<?''vvp, Mf()!'_?essiv< < > >>.p!r\ 11'* '(> !? n'auts, ]>'? , ;>!n' : rodven?1. !? '' sale a.> .W-w Yorb spbsidiarv superior - pua.'.v ? Tr /? o "" "> jV ; r-i f i l> A/1 M**? .*, ? J 1 Us V /\ , ? /*> vor ? voiles, broaclclotl1 'stos. The company p:\Vvoll in the Clinton arc enmnvls to more than S'J!.7 n;"ion annnal^y. (>;tills" ieatccl procli't "or. equipment include v-^"o than 225,000 spine'!', approximately '!,"' ! 00!T1S. The Tznr!y Years A" this is a far cry "Voi the 5,020 spindles ar.d hi hon':.1! that .Verec- S: A I'alhav launch.cc! as Lh Cinton Cotton Mills <? I'V-1. 1.00(5, wi'h himse' . president am' sons \Vi '? a m J. and Crss'us M. a e: si: rer ant' ' s1c ?? ??t>s paymaster re poetivelv. *'?* i'. - r. :.oy V. S. TJniVy 'uv' alrearsvc'codod it1, 'v/*1 tiir"1m ::'.'u:fncU'vi!!!'. A n *.;!e business '?? > s'-'ef at'lor the ?w.1 C'v Wat L',I jw W e.-! _ four and -''".si nv." shinele factory and a doe and sash factory bc.r?>r'.r h t :i mm t . . - .. so.i! !.. j ne j.'t: to s.ai will ?201'ff in '!'W Sni ley's :s we!! known today as V 1 !'alley & Sett, ! la.-iko'-mi of Son til Civa1!' a.'.s ..,,,nt" ,,ct V ' 11 a . < - < t<> tick his w:'h;,, James !'tai!ey, ' row 1 ":! * t h)-::h anil * Irs liobert M. V?mi? *, !*vn?M !!' ! to the oresenh hav he? the ?! >.:y ^residents <?f * (hnidii bank. (>r course, the Va:!oy v,*',re not atone it: "s'a'>' 1 * the Clinton ''otto V rte^irlents or the 'dw of C'inton, rentl/in-' tha ' y was tlee hev to : i,row'11 t! ?i ? (> ? -M !!'.< Piedmont, vt.N*"'! much o! 11ic*5? ; <_ f ?_ 11 CiH'M.'tl- 'V m the new mi!!. Lye!in ?!?nt As I*to Clinton mil' sit foot'o'.!, it i'iivc rise to ;? ?? *'. venture. Tin? r<yilia Cot'on Vi'!; m.-'mhmj :or v:r. i ;? >y w:!V, was bcnom !''( i. ' ' 'VC with '!) cm >!? i v "> ; s n i n d 1 as aw' ' v 'oi'Mis. ''.'bat February <\>n "sis sitfni' it-ant e in ' : orv o!" Clinton \'li!!; ant he P.niley family. rVb. ' lie b i !' t h (1 a y of V!. M T " r CI O T V. A !< 5 !? C " "TsJ/O _Q V S-. J !S s ;? 1) s >'* *?. I[} IS VMRCER S' Founder and President. Founder and President, v.'jit: 'st? Ihtt birthday of the ' :.ti'.ey [iatiic. The Clinton Vi'!s and the Lydia Mills .< I a'.inched on Feh. So it was quite natural hat ' lie jnounclbreakintj ceremonies for the futuris"r Sailey Plant ? a milestone in the company's his' o'-y ?- won Id take place on !?Vb. 1, !!)(>(>, the day Clin' Vims Vills reached 70 years of are. V.'i" one! Cat! The founder, M. S. SeiVy, was president of the wo n'arts until his death s in At that time, W. J. 'Wi'P ! 1;.; lev became prcsi,, don4 of Clinton Cotton 's. v.'horo ho liar! boon v:ct pn s'donl. C. M. (Cad) 'lii'Vy M'vami! president of 'it' \.ydia Mills, which he '<;: ! served as treasurer. V/:I! !'.alley also assumed - \ \ \ . ? : ^ \ , \ ';M>sstfts Vrvcrr ItiiiT??y ;^an In 189 i i l i c % v ? * -*C\ t ' ( < ] ( 1 ( "j ] j ! t 5 J ^ j t 1 1 ( i < _ 1 ( ? ? vj ?M " w l),\I J'j i C'-nton Mil's (T896-1926) j Lydia Mil's (I902-192b) ( the presidency of M. S. ' Bailey ?v Son, Bunkers, in And upon the death of C. M.* Bailey in 193a, he hecame nresident of the Lydia Mills as well. lie headed all three or- l pani/ations until his own i death in VMS. 1 1 Si f P. S. 'Si) Bailey, a nephew of W. J. Bailey and a vice president of the tex* ilo firms wi'h 22 voars ev porience in '.he plants, succeeded his uncle as president of Clinton Cotton Mills and Lydia Cotton Mills. Hubert M. Vance, another yrandson of the founder, became president of the bank and assistant treas- * urer of the textile companies. Si Hailey had already ' served I'd years as mayor of Clinton, ijuiding the town t first throueh the depression J and then the war years. When b<? * 1 W i!v' n? 1 'lent of the Clinton find i l,ydia Mil's, ho guided tlie j companies through a most < dynamic decade. \ Desp 'e the troubles bo- | sotting the textile industry t generally, P. S. Bailey en- ) larged operations and in- c creased production by 40 J per cent. He modernized ; plant facilities and im- ( proved the employee bene- t fit program. A .'10 per cent t expansion at Lydia coin- t NOVEMBER 5, 1967 <6 inniversary. The Clinton ilant grew so much it virLually became two plants, low known as Clinton No. ! and No. 2. N. Y. Operation The company also established its own New York sales corporation, Clinton ?ottons, Inc., in 1948 with Norman CI. Meyers as president, George II. Cornelson, Sr., vice president, IJ. S. 3ailey, treasurer, and W. Carlisle Neelv, as secretary, n 1953 upon the death of Ueorge H. Cornelson, Sr., Mr. Vance became vice ^resident and assistant reasurer of Clinton Cotons, Inc., and in 1958 treasjrer. Warren Weisz, who oined Clinton Cottons in 1949, now is president of his New York organization which is responsible for uarketing every yard of ?loth produced by Clinton Mills. The high quality loth enjoys the best reputation in markets throughout America. Tn 1 Ofifl Rnilnt; ofill i relatively youn^ man and serving as president of the Eolith Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association ?died. Today Mr. Vance, then head of he bank, had been elected /ice president of the Clin;on anil Lydia Mills in 1953. lie was elected president of ' " 1 \ v- ' *7 , V, INitsv Silas Hailcy ^resident, Clinion-Lydia Mills (1948-1958) lie mills in 1958 to succeed | !J. S. Railey, his cousin. In the near-decade since, VTr. Vance has been recoi?li/ed for his leadership ibililies perhaps as much - - A 1 - 1- - uiisuie me company ns vitliin it. During that time, ic has been chairman of he hoard of trustees of ''resbyterian College, presilent of the South Carolina hankers Association (19(5.'0 inil president of the South Carolina Textile Manufaeurers Association (at pros- * ?nt). lie is one of few men ,'ver to head both the bank