The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 19, 1912, Trade and Industrial Edition, FIRST SECTION Pages 1 to 8, Image 1
VOLUME L, NOIBEB 32. _ NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1912. TWICE A WEEK, $U0 A YEAR.
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Newberry, the county seat of Newberry
county, is situated on the Columbia
and Greenville branch of the
Southern railway and on the Columbia,
Newberry and Laurens railroad,
48 miles northwest of Columbia. The
? temperature is seldom balow 20 de
gress above zero in winter or over yo
degrees in midsummer, the location
and climatic conditions being in consequence
health promoting. The farming
country surrounding Newberry is
easily cultivated and very productive
especially for cotton and all the pr*n\
cipal cereals, and many of the finest
cotton plantations to be foun-1 in the
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South are located in Xewberrv county
within a few miles of the town All
the natural advantages are present for
the home seeker to settle '"n the community
and share in the destined prosperity
of this section and which is already
present
XN?WUt?X I J S yvjjuiauvii, mi, i nunif, ctjir
, suburban mill districts, is today approximately
10,000 inhabitants, so tlia*.
the town's development has been rapid
and along substantial lines, fo.* it was
only a few years ago that the nuiph?r
of inhabitants could be written in thro--?
figures. This population is made u/>
^ of the very best class of people tha:
|Co>mpose the citizenship of Ui ? coun
fctry?that class who are producers,
^Bsvhose industry surrounds them with
Bpe advantages of independence and
^^omfort and whose thrift and frugal
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ity attain to home ownershiD, thereby ^eal
creating a community solidilel by in- tal
dividual investment and There per- vanij
sonal interst promotes active co-opera- sew<
tion in all matters affecting th.j ^vei- etc.
fare of the town or its institutions.
As An Industrial Ceutro. tage
Newberry has made rapid strides deed
in recent years through the opera- ed b
tions of its cotton mills, the tirst o;
which?the Newberry Cotton Mil's? ^e
was built in 1884. In a word, cotton fron
mill operations have built up and cour
these operations have developer! until '5err
i today some of the handsomest cotton N<
I fabrics on the market are manufactur- lead
I ed in the.local mills. Newberry is one ed c
| of the towns that is increasing cou- who
;stantly the prestige of the New South trut
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and restoring to her the :>rivilr?_es' the
j with which kind nature has so gen- of tr
erously endowed her, and with -.nore | soci<
Newberrys south of Mason's and Dix-! and
on's line cotton operations in the the :
North are bound to be in a little while lows
: a thing of the past. The mills engaged feati
i in the manufacture of cotton products
I are the Newberry Cotton Mills, the
j Mollohon and the Oakland Mills. Then ^
there are numerous other manufactur
J oper
ing enterprises. The majority of the
business men are progressive. Co- ' b
operation can be secured to promote
any enterprise of a legitimate charac- be
j ter, along industrial lines preferably,
; for there is plenty of money in the ture
local banks awaiting profitabe invest- ^me
ment and money owners of such C0UI
standing and influence as are factors in s
in the success of any undertaking in veni
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;h they become identified. Situatn
a fertile country, settled by a
,'ty and intelligent class of peolaw
abiding and God-fearing, who
ely raise their own supplies, the
d growth of Newberry in the^past
years furnishes no cause for spetion.
The natural advantages of
itry is theirs and with native
rn and talent they are building up
section with marvelous strides,
spitoble people, the stranger withheir
gates is given a cordial re
ion and he who settles with them
find that he has cast his lot along
sant paths.
> better evidence of the material
general prosperity of Newberry
be given than the banking faciliIn
nothing has the growth of
town and the prosperity of the
lty been more .clearly shown than
le multiplication of banks.
As a Home Location.
swberry offers the inducements of
ndid climate conditions, there beno
extremes of temperature,
thy surroundings, water of crye
puiitj', a.uu mi uie a,u:ages
of electric illumination, a
srage system, concrete sidewalks,
len again, the educational advans
that prevail in Newberry are inI
exceptional. These are maintainiy
a corps of experienced and effit
educators, who offer to the pupil
advantages of a liberal education
1 the primary to the collegiate
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y college.
jwberry's churches represent the
ing denominations and are presid>ver
by men of zeal and learning,
preach from their pulpits the
bs of Christianity, which are in
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very last analysis the foundation
te very best citizenship. Religious
-i:-_ n'itli tlio phnrr-hps
sues <;uimcx;ic\a ntiu ?,??%,
fraternal organizations keep alive
spirit of benevolence and good felJiip
which are the characteristic
jres of Newberry's people.
Pablic Structures.
>wberry owns its city hall and an
'a house with a seating capacity
lome eight hundred. The school
dings, of which there are four for
e children, compare with any to
Dund in the State. Of the churches
e are many and some of the strucs
would do credit to cities several
s the size of Newberry. The new
lty court house is one of the finest
. ir
outh Carolina. Its interior is conently
arranged and neatly furnish
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The new postoffice building, now in
course of construction, will be one of
1 the handsomest in the country for a
! city the size of Newberry. It will be
' completed during the present year and
will add much to the attractiveness of
, the city.
As a Cotton Market
As a cotton market no town enjoys
better selling opportunities, for buy
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ers are in constant ioucii witu i
the export markets try hourly tele- i
graph advices throughout the day and i
where this advantage prevails the sel- 1
ler is thoroughly protected. During i
Main Street, L
the present season to date some twen- <
ty-five thousand bales have been sold on
the streets of Newberry, and the j
prices obtained have compared fa- <
vorably with those obtained on other (
markets. But even this number of i
bales is not sufficient to supply the mills
in Newberry, one of which has
a capacity of eighteen thousand bales '
annually. As a cotton market Newberry
comparies with any town in the '
' State or in the entire South.
As a Trade Centre.
> Newberry compares ravoraoiy wun ;
towns of its size and in some respects i
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;xcels them. There are several whole- ^
sale grocery concerns, which makes <
he town a favorable distributing point ]
'or all needs in the food lines. There l
ire some sixty retail concerns engaged 1
n all branches of trade. In their en- <
:irety all these establishments main- <
;ain the mo&t advantageous buying fa- ]
lilities for the people of the surround- i
ng country, because the stocks abound I
vith standard goods, which are tie *
same in quality and price as in New <
fork, Philadelphia or Chicago, and i
greater inducements could not be ask- <
Hi. nor are they expected. So there i
s no need "whatever to go elsewhere
x> secure anything manufactured,
rrade at home, avoid the mail order
louse, for it is equally a costly experience
to buy from a picture or be
ittracted by an alluring description.
?eep your money at home, for every
lollar that remains in the community,
las in it a power for local development,
and if this dollar be sent away
t deveops some other community in
jviiich Newberry county's peope aTe
lot at all interested. Remember the '<
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ooking West 1
3ft repeated proverb, "always speak
well of our home town and spend your '
money there." If this is done a Greater
Newberry is inevitable, for nothing
ian withstand effective co-operation,
sacked up by public spirit, home pride {
a,nd enterprise.
is a Horse, Yehicle and Gaano Market 1
No town in this section approaches i
dewberry's advantages. Especially is ]
:his statement true of the -buying op- i
portunities maintained for the farmer <
n securing his requirements in horses i<
md mules. The owners of the local <
salos stables buy in the markets jl
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cvhere the lowest prices prevail and
>hip in car load lots direct from these
points. They are, moreover, well
inown and thoroughly established
svith the owners of stockyards, and
combining this advantage with a thor
>ugh. knowledge of the need of tneir
matrons, the result is the most favorible
to supply local demands. During
:he spring, fall and winter the local
>ales stables contain amply variety of
juality and price in horses and mules
md offerings are made by the owners
of these establishments in a manner
that is thoroughly reliable both
n price and representation. Because
)f the high plane of legitimacy on
;vrhich the selling of horses is conducted,
farmers come from distant points,
:or they know they will be protected
md their knowledge alone is an iniucemnt
worth traveling maiiy miles
a Tn eniano. the nrodnctions
>f the best makers of the country are
!ound on sale from the medium to the
lighest grades adapted to the soil and
jlimate of this ^ttion and in buggies
md light vehicles to the tastes and
iemands of patrons in variety of style,
iesign and price to supply these needs
promptly and satisfactorily. This fea
:ure or magnitude 01 variety is one
)f the exceptional advantages of New- *
>erry as a vehiple market for which
t is noted all over this section.
Conclusion.
In this Trade and Industrial edition
rhe Herald and News has endeavored
;o review the present and future advantages
of Newberry, and it wishes
igain to emphasize the fact that there
ire opportunities here awaiting the .
nanufacturer and the investor in all
lines. The people are warm hearted
md will gladly welcome all lawabiding
strangers who' may see fit to drop
in on us. ? \
The above recital is the brief story
of what is one of the oldest towns in
the State. And yet the greatest de
velopment is to come, for the surface
Dnly has been scratched, for nothing
this side of a providential visitation
can check its progress up to the point
where it will be one of the leading iniustrial
centres of the New South.
Following will be found sketches of
dewberry's reliable and representative
enterprises, of their owners, their
methods and excellent stock equipment,
and of progressive individuals.
\"o desire has been entertained to
Dverdraw or exaggerate in the prep
oration of these articles, but on the
Dther hand credit, where credit is due,
has been freely and ungrudingly given.
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