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COL SPRING'S ACTIVITIES Iried IntweiA of Member of Lar|o C* iitden Bttilntu Firm its "Progressive Edition'^ of !d?y last, the' Charlotte Qbeerver ?ted tho following interesting ttch of Col. Leroy Springs, lentor n;b,r of Springe A Shannon Co., Camden: ; . . .. One of the biggest names in the roont Carolines to conjure with , 4l of Leroy Springs, who is one "the mo*t prominent manufacturers tho entire South. The name of roy Springs is one that betokens blic apititedne?8 and the vip"build of his country through industry [d trade. ? Co) Springs is a native of the lintiv in which he lives. He was rn at Fort Mill, November 12, 1861, ,a the. intervening years have been led with a continuous activity that exceptional in the annals of the ate The works of this man and ... ,r(>od he has accomplished would >atfire a volume to tell And every oid of it would make interesting -ading' ... His main pursuit is his c'otton mills, though interspersed among them, is list that takes in a large number ? industrial and financial enterprises at dot this section of the country, ioi. Springs \? a member, of the New ork and New Orleans cotton ex anges. ? , In his home city of Lancaster, he jilt and is prosident of the Lancas r cotton mills, the largest textile lant undergone roof in the South. ;e is president of half a dozen other ills all of which contribute to the dus'try, welfare and prosperity of eir surrounding communities. Two those large mills are at Fort Mill, |wo others at Chester, and one more ,t Kershaw. > . The industry at Chestev is known s the Springstein mills. This was e original name of Col. Spring's amily in Holland, but when Ms att estors left that country and settled I New York, about 1623, they after aids abbreviated the name to prings. They afterwards moved to hester, Penn, and then one brother, ohn Springs, settled in Mefcklenburg ounty, North CnroHna, about 1-725, nd the pther brother, Richaul prings, settled in the panhadle sec ion of Lancaster eounty. Their lands ere original grants from the Ca awba Indians. After eoming to this country, they nter married, mostly with the Scotch nd English. Representing a substan ial family of old American tradi ion's Col. Springs nevertheless be an life practically at the bottom untf of the ladder and has relied Don his rare initiative and Executive bility to promote hlm7to~the hifflU [place he now enjoys. He received jhi* iducation in local schools and was tudent in the University of North [Carolina, being a member of tho class f 1881. y On leaving college, he became a salesman for the wholesale grocery hyuse of Springs & Burwell at Char lotte. N. C., but in 1884 transferred his home and enterprise to Lancaster, S. C. In that y^ar he organized the firm of Leroy Springs ? Co., wholo- ; ale and retail ' merchants. In the fall of 1885 he consolidated with Heath Bros., and the firm was then known as Heath, Springs & Co. In 1 808 he bought out his partners O.f l\ Heath and Eli P. Springs, and continued the business under the name of Heath, Springs & Co., with . M. Heath as junior partner. In J900 he incorporated the Lancaster Mer lile company, and was the major - lock holder and was president of j ame for a number of years. This u>ration is now being reorganized jfiu'.T the name of the Lancaster De- j :iri! tmeijt v?tore. He hasiong been prominent both as > merchant and banker. He organiz I the firm of Springs & Shannon Camden in 1885, the Kershaw Mer and Banking company in 1888, Springs Mercantile and Banking pany at Heath Springs in 1880, -.d the Bank of Kershaw in 1904. During the first 15 years of his neer he devoted practically all- his me and energy to merchandising 3nd an; lie he ? m Wonderful Results Mr. PhiLan writes that he had kid ney trouble, purchased Hobo Kidney ?*nd Bladder Remedy from a drug tore at Winfield,* Louisiana and now writes to give testimony of the won derful results he obtained by taking ? t. He says he never had a recurring "ymptom since taking Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy. ' - Hobo ig an hexi> balm made from r?n herb that grows In Louisiana and ^ast Texas. It contains no alcohol, ?piates or habit forming drugs but ? ? % ? ?7 9 ? a f. ? neroa irum wnrcn ? *? www; <*rry a purifying property^ that Jus found of ? I*** found For sale by liMnr# a all dri t remedial value. at $1.20 a banking. He entered the cotton mijl industry in 1896, when he built the 1 Lancaster cotton mills, which con- , stated of 10,000 spindles and 260 looms und had a capital of only $150,000 at tt>at time. He increased it from year to year out of the earn ings of the mill until this immense plant now covers nearly nine acres and the business as a whole repre sents an investment of over five mil lion dollars. Surrounding the mill are some 400 or 500 cottages owned by the corporation, and it is one of the best mill villages in point oX architecture, comfort and community spirit of the South. The mills are equipped wiUh nearly 140,00^) spin dles, over* 3,000 ldoms, and us$6^2&v000 bales of cotton annually. Cotton mill men .all over the country know of the plant, not only because of its size, but because of its uninterrupted career of prosperity under the man* agement of Col, Springs. Col,. Springs acquired ?.he Eureka mills ?at Chester in 1889 and increased | ?he plant from 5,000 spindled t<j 26,000 spindles, and this plant, like several t others, h'as been completely rehabili tated under the genius of Col. Springs and his associates. He organized and built the Kershaw fotton mills in 1903 and inv1904 reorganized the'two mills at Fort Mill, known as mill No., 1 and mill No.. 2 of the Fort Mill Manufacturing company, and increas ed them from 5,000 Spindles to 20,000 spindles each. This company was established in 1888 (1886). by Cap*. Samuel E. White, a prominent South Carolina planter and, capitalist. Col. Springs became president >i the Spring* tein mills in 1906 and rer I built and .brought that industry into a flourishing* condition, increasing ij J to double its original size. Besides being president of seven large cotton mill companies, Col. Springs -is president of' the Bank of Lancaster, the Lancaster and Chester railway/ the Landsford Water Power company, is vjee president of the Bank of Kershaw, the Catawba fer tilizer -company, and Lancaster Cot ton Oil company,- and is a director in a large number of corporations, in- 1 eluding the Catawba Fertilizer com pany, the Lancaster Cotton Oil com pany, National Loan and Exchange bank and Union National bank of^ Co lumbia, First National bank of Cam den, National Exchange bank _ of Chester, Bank of Kershaw, Savings bank of Fort Mill, Southern Home Fire Insurance company of Charles ton; Prudential Fire Insurance com pany of Greenville, and is a trustee of the Mutual Life Insurance com pany of New Yor^. J He is a member of the National Chamber of Commerce, the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association, South Carolina Bankers' association, NeW England Manufacturers' associa tion, and the New York and.New Or Jeans cotton exchanges and the Cotton Manufacturers' Association fif South Carolina. From 1886 to 1890 he was a member of the staff of Gov. John P. Richardson, and as a result <?f that service? has since been known as Col. Springs. He has served as chairman of the board of trustees of the Lan caster graded schools. He is a Pres byterian, and as A Democrat was a member of the national conventions of 1888, 1904, 1912, 1920, and 1924. He was one of the most ardent and per severing supporters of the nomination of Woodnow Wilson at Baltimore in 1912- -l 4 " He was a delegate at large to. the | SAFE ALL AROUND You're tfafe all around when you buy Goodyears. Safe when you ride ? be cause of their dependable quality. v. Safe when you buy ? be cause there isn't a better value on the market. Why take ehancea? Play . safe ? put pn Goodyears. ? V - . BROAD STREET FILLING STATION ? II MI I > FOR MKAN CRIMB O. a Hosier Thought To Be Ruffian Who Hurled Rock Rock Hill, May 22,?Charged with being the man who hurled a rock through the windshield of the autorao* bile driven by B. L. Simpaon, suc cessful farmer, as he drove along the Charlotte-Rock Hill highway at an early hour Wednesday jnorning, strik? ing Mrs. Simpson in the forehead artd fracturing her skull in three places, O. B, Dozier, cafe proprietor and former taxi driver, was arrest* ed Thursday afternoon by Sheriff Fred E. Quinn and other county of ficers. He was immediately taken to the county jail in York, where he will be held pending further develop-, im lit s. Warrants charging "Buddy" John son and Ben Hunter with being acces sories to the fact, were, sworn out. Jackson was arrested and released under bond; While Hunter will be ar rested as soon as he recovers suffi ciently from injuries, which ho is vsaid to have sustained in a bloody fight which preceded the throwing of the rock, according to officials. The warrant against Dozier charged as sault, and battery with intent to kill. Mrs. Simpson was brought to a local hospital for treatment, bl {She remains in a critical condition and her recovery is problematical, doctors told officers. SENSATION |N PICKENS Search Reveals Booze in Homes of County Officials Greenville, S. Ov, May 23. ? In a general whiskey raid in Pickens yes terday, executed under supervision of Major Lloyd B. Grandy, state prohi bition director, quantities of liquor were found in homes or apartments of County Superintendent of Educa tion F. Van Clayton,' State Constable B. B. Laboon, Harvey Laboon and R. E. Bruce, prominent business man, the officers reported. Federal war rants were issued for the four Pick ens men. ' . ? The residence of B. B. Laboon, -state constable, was first raided, and five pints of whiskey found, accord ing to Major Grandy. Warrants charging Laboon and his son, Harvey Laboon were taken out, at the direc tion of the state prohibition director, charging violation of the prohibition law. ? The next place visited by the of ficers, Major Grandy saitj, was the room occupied by R. E. Bruce, Pickens business man, at the Pickens, hotel -where a gollon and a pint of whis key was seized. The apartments of Superintendent Clayton, in the home of A. M. Morris, were next raided and -a two .gallon keg, containing over one half gallon of whiskey was found, Major Grandy said/ The prohibition director said to night that further operations of a sensational nature might be expect ed in Pickens county within the near future. He would not state whether additional warrants would be taken at this time. A number of arrests have been made also in Oconee county by fed eral dry agents within the past few days. Thomas Watson, '27 year old negro, was killed Saturday about two miles from Leesville by Troy F. Banks, 35 year old white man. national Democratic convention held in New York in June, 1924 In August 1923, he, with several others, took over the affairs of the Palmetto Na tional bank of Columbia and reorgan ized .it under the name of Columbia National bank, of which he is now the largest stockholder and vice presi- j dent. December 2#, 1892, Col. Springs was married to Miss Grace' Allison White, daughter of Capt. Samuel E. White and Mrs. White of Fort Mill. On November 29, 1913, he was mar ried to Miss Lena Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. M. Jones of, Pulaski, Term. WINTHROP COLLEGE SCHOLAR SHIP AND ENTRANCE : EXAMINATION The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col lege and for admission of new stu dents will be held at the County Court ' House on Friday, July 3, and Satur day, July 4, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less than sixteen years of age. When scholarships are va cant after July 4, they will be award ed to those making the highest aver age at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Whether there are vacant scholarships in your couoty or not, the examination will be held en both Friday and Saturday. Applicant* for scholarships should write to President Johnson before the examination for; ^chclsrship ssassiaition or, procure them from the county super intendent on July 3. Scholarships are. worth $109" and free toitkm. The nest swloa *iU 8T0NB MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL An Eighth Wonder of the World That Will Immortalize Confederate Valor It was John Temple Graves who in an editorial written early in 1915 ?Ugfcested the possibility of using Stone Mountain as a Confederate memorial. The suggestion wouUI have passed unnoticed savo for the vision of Mrs, C. Helen Plane, the widow of a Con federate offieer killed in battle. In spired by the glimpse of this tre mendous possibility she sponsored its achievement. Through her activity a group of members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy con sulted the sculptor Gutzon Borglum. urging that he investigate the feasi bility of carving a mammoth head or figure of Robert K. I/ce on the granite side of old Stone Mountain. The sculptor approved, proposing an even more ambitious plan. A group of five or seven heroic figures. He estimated its cost At $250,000. The first actual funds were raised for this achievement entirely in Atlanta in April, 11?23. At a banquet in Atlanta, April ?0, 1923, the collected governors of the southern states heartily approved and pledged support for this undertaking. Actual work on the carving of ttye memorial ^vas begun with ceremony on June IK, 1923* Before a distinguished audience gathered from all parts of the world the first material achievement ? thp seqlptored head of Robert E. Lee was ceremoniously unveiled on that gen eral's 'birthday, January 19, 1924. Complete this memorial panorama will span a distance of 1350 feet. It will embrace, besides the leading group of Lee and six commanding generals, five additional groups in which will be represented the favor ed sons of each Confederate state. There will be the sculptored figures of sixty-five generals with 700 men and horses flanked by a charging de tachment of Rebel Artillery. The leading figure of General Lee will rise 165 feet from his horse's hoofs to the crown of his campaign hat. This figure wjll be cut in silhouette fully 1 65 feet into the wall of solid granite. Even the smallest figures ?will stand out in basrelief four feet before the massive background. Not stopping with this imposing panorama a memorial hall is to be quartered out at the base of the ?mountain below the central group. This chamber is to be 320 feet long. It will extend to a depth of 60 feet into the granite mountain with a vaulting dome 40 feet above its base. ?There will be, thirteen entrances, one ' I for each Confederate state. A broad esplanade carved into the .stohe will be reached by granite steps, fn this hall will be gathered for safe-keeping many sacred and priceless records of the cause that failed. Carrying the idea of memorial even further that fitting ceremonies may be held upon this site, out of the granite excavated from Stone Moun tain there will be built a tremendous amphitheater. There is at this point a recess in the mountain which forms a natural sounding bftjprd. Into this niche will be placed the finest pipe orgap that can be built. It ' is estimated that panorama, memorial hall and amphitheater will require an expenditure of $3,500, 000. Almost all of the funds that have been available to carry on the work this far have been contributed by At* lantans. Some voluntary donations, however, have been made by enthu siastic supporters of the Memorial from other sections of the South. It is for the completion of this work that a campaign has been inaugur ated for the premium sale of an issue of Memorial coins. Stone Mountain, Georgia, is the ?largest solid body of granite in the world. Its base has been touched in boring 75 miles on the north and 200 miles on the south. Tfle surrounding territory is 1055 feet above the sea. Stohe mountain crest rises 668 feet above the level of the surrounding territory. Stone Mountain has a total area of 2200 acres, erf which 563 acres of granite is exposed l[ This mound of stone is 500 feet long, seven miles around its base. It has a sloping roadway one mile Tong reaching its top. A total of 7,543,750,930 cubic ieet of granite is exposed. 9 / This stone is of even texture, me dium grained, light gray.'boitite bear ing muscovite granite. It is uniform and enduring. The principal mate trials entering into its composition are quartz, feldspar, tourmaline, bio tite, garnet, muscovite, hyalite, ura ftium, etc. It resembles the New Hampshire and Maine granite but it is more even in texture. It Is the nrist enduring of all atones. . Granite carving* reaching aa far back at 1300 year?T4f. C. are m ex istence today. Stone ttoa&Uin is in DeKalb Georgia, approxioMtejy six teen miles east ef AfrUMe. ? ? ' LITTLE MOTOR CO. T. Lea Little, Mgr. Camden, S. C. Wil l. HAVE TO STICK To Co-OpH If You SiKned Up Accord* inn To Court Decision Anderson, May 211,? A court de cision of wide-spread interest ?throughout South Carolina, and one which will probably be of far-reaching importances was handed down today by Judge M. L. Bonham, of the tenth circuit, wherein he decided for the 'plaintiff in the case of tbe South Carolina Cotton Growers' Cooperative Marketing association against C, (?. English, local farmer, the issue in volving an alleged breach of contract by the defendrmt, a member -of the association. The decree of Judge Bonham hold ing that English had not carried out his contract to deliver cotton of the 1923 crop ato the association, and which restrains the member from the further disposal of cotton except through the association, during the period of the contract, was filed with the clerk of court here this morning. Arguments in the issue were made before Judge Bonham some time ago by Leon L. Rice and McDqpald and McDonald for the plaintiff associa tion, and by A. H. Dagnall. counsel for the defendant' member. In addition to holding that Eng liah Violated his contract' In his fail ure to make deliveries- ?s specified in the contract, the court grauted the plaintiffs damages in the sum of $050, in addition to costs, and nn In* junction against Knglish. The issue came up several months ago, and action was begun in Sep tember, 102-1. A hearing was ordered by a special referee, the matter be ihjg heard by H. K. Bailey, probate jucly:*.'. His findings in the ease were confirmed by the court. In its action against the Anderson farmer menVber, tho association sought an Order whereby Knglish would be required to carry out his contract, and restrained from 'fur ther disposal of cotton except through the aHSociation, in addition to dam ages on account of the 1923 crop. The defense attacked the con tract on grounds that it' was illegal as being opposed to the ,anti-trust and monopoly laws, and thiit the de fendant was defrauded in the sign ing of the. contract, by reason of al leged misrepresentations as to selling irosts. ? The defendant further claim ed that he entered a contract with his wife for a debt he owed her, ami that in 1023 he produced no cotton, having been working for his wife op a salary of $1,000 per year, after he had turned over "his lands to Her. '++A M On her toes. You bet! Every piston purring with power. Every drop of gas doing its bit. Naturally ? it's "Stand ard", the gasoline that leads them all in pep and power. "STANDARD" 1 C A SO LINE ' ' V \ -- it* ' " O ?" -- i* y ( ^ ? 1. ?" MADE IN THE CAKOUNAS aL, 4 / - " ?*'~. ** - ?' ?*? -tf > Si