Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i -ryv-' '■ w} \ vi i STOCK of goods is com ing in every day. We have the best and most complete line of MEN’S WEAR that has ever been carried in this place. We will be glad to have you come and take a look at our stock. Wilkins- Bristow Clothing Company. The One-Price Cash Store. M.- M.- + M .AM. A THE PIONEER PLANT OF GAFFNEY MFC, GO. An Innovation Among South ern Cotton Mills. A CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY The New Kiiiixtiini; I’lunt of the CufTney MitnufitctiirtiiK Com ny Hun Opeue.l I’p M New lu.luhtry hi .u South—I’lnnt Now In SucceHHful <lpei <in. Several jetrs isi’o when there came a slump in cott m goo.is Mr H D. Wneat presirieni and treasurer of the Giffuey Manufacturing Oompuny, he gin to cast about for a new line product other than that which the company was ai that lime turning out. AboU; tight'eu months ago he installed some mac,'uuery in tne old ouildir g and b* itan experimenting on ing the goods the raw stock is placed in the dyeing machine. There is one large vat that has a capacity of a bale of cotton at the time. The raw stock is dried by a machine called an ex tractor which revolves at the rate of 850 revolutions per minute. It runs so fist that the water is thrown out of the material, as it were, until it is almost p’erfectly dry. There is no wringing nor pressure about this ma chine. The warp dyeing machine dyes the warp thread in bunches, which is afterward woven into goods. The mercerizing machine is a won der It is about fifty feet long and its operations are almost human. This is where that pretty si ken affect is given the goods. The napping ma chioe gives it that flatnol appearance. This plant is so well equipped that it can turn out any class of cotton goods made. The nroduct is a revela- . tiou. To the uopracticed eye it would ° 4 be difficult to detect it from silk. Our ignorance of terms used in describing sloth makes it difficult to give our readers even the faintest idea of the different grades turned out, but such goods as lawns. Bedford cords, docks, fancy weaves of all varieties, and a the finer line of cotton goods After great variety of goods which are to be satisfying hiuiseif that as g..od goods found on the counters of the stores of could be made from cotton in r*outh ttre produced Carolina as my where in t br- world he i • and bis company determined to be the pioneers in the ^ituroauciion uf fine cotton goons. A oik was com menced on toe cousuucWwn of (he im mense plant that non sets lu iiie rear of the main offi ;e of the company. Like all great'jodertukuiga the pro gress of the work was slow, ai.u there can be lutie douot tout it htia caused I the man who conceived of u.e pun many anxious moments. Deiays were necessarily vexatious. Inclement weather during the winter mouths, disappointments in receiving material with which to build, and delays in tue shipment of machinery after the building became ready for occupancy, no doubt created much annoyance and to a man of toss determination and executive ability would have meant a mental strain beyond endur ance. But if ever Hiram D. Wheat became troubled or met his nerve not even his most intimate associates knew it. It is now with a feeling of pride that he can look upon the work he has accomplished. Truly he is the ••Captain of Industry” of this section. No other man has dared to undertake what be has undertaken and accomp lished. Others have followed the ! of Valley Field, Conn., color mixer; beaten paths, but it has been left to Chas. McLauey, of Providence, R. I., This plant repreeems an outlay of from $250,000 to $300 000 It will employ from twu to three hundred people, mostly local help. The de partments are ia the bands of experi enced men who are teaching the local help the business. The mill is run ning right along, but it will be prob ably a month before it will be in full operation all the time. The help is learning rapidly, and while they have not been in operation more than five or six weeks they ire turning out goods by the car load. The goods will be handled by com mission merchants, but all shipments will be made directly from this point, thus saving cartage and transporta tion. As stated above Mr. James Patton, is mperintendent. He is from South Bridge, Mass. He is an exceedingly pleasaut.gentleman and Tne Ledger is indebted to him for courtesies shown. The heads of departments are: John McKinley, of Scotland, stone Wednesday, and his horse superintendent of printing; Thomas Jowett, of South Bridge, Mass., dyer; Robert Holt, of Providence, R. I., superintendent of starching, finishing and packing; Wm. Peroival, of Mont real, Cai.ada, bleecher; John Bullock, Numbers Of Our Customers Availed themselves of our offering of TURNIP SEED a few weeks ago. For the convenience of those who were not ready at that time, we have duplicated the early order and are now- ready to fill all orders, large or small. S. B. Crawley & Co. 613 Limestone St. Drugs, Perfumes and Stationery. Prescriptions properly filled and promptly delivered. him to inaugurate an enterprise that will sooner or later make this country the acknowledged centre of fine cot ton goods manufacturing. Wednesday morning a Ledger repre sentative called at the office of the company and asked permihsion to go through the plant. An attache of the office conducted him to Mr James Patton, superintendoni, who con ducted him through the immense es tablishment and described in detail the operations being carried on. The goods are brought from the adjoining mill in the crude or the usual condi tion and taken to the grey room, where the ends are sewed by a sewing machine especially built for that pur pose. Ni-xt they go into the singeing machine. This machine has a num ber of rollers through which gasoline and air are forced. The gasoline is ablaze, and as tte clo’-.h parses over the rollers the blaze singes the fuzz from the cloth, which is carried by rollers to a large vat about eight feet deep and 12x8 feet «quare. Burning < A Social (lathering. Mrs. Dr. Griffith had an informal gathering Tuesday night at her resi dence, on Frederick street, in honor of Miss Bessie Mackey, of Lancaster, who has been her guest for several days. The parlor was prettily arranged for the occasion, the decorations be ing ivy wreaths and hot-house plants. Numerous games were indulged in by the guests, and a few hours were pleasantly whiled away in social com munion, during which ice cream and cake were served. The invited guests, all of whom were present, were: Mr. and Mrs J. N. Lipscomb, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. L. Eison, Mrs. J. Q Little, Misses Net tie and Isla McKenzie, of Marion, N. C : Miss Bessie Mackey, of Lancas ter; Misses Cleo Little and Eunice Johnson, Messrs. C. T. Lipscomb, D. Park Thomson, Wofford Humpnries and Harry Byars. The occasion was an extremely pleasant one, and was greatly enjoyed by all whose pleasure it was to be present. A Small Suit. Magistrate Bridges’ court was kept pretty busy all day Tuesday trying a case of J. M. Nelson against Mood Turner, for obtaining goods under false pretense. It seems that Turner went to Nelson’s store and selected a suit of clothes and two pairs of pants and asked permission to take them home to try on and for his wife to examine. He brought back part of the goods and offered Nelson part of the money, promising to pay the other later. Nelson declined to ac cept any portion of the money, say ing that he did no credit business and must have bis goods or the money. Turner claims Nelson sold the goods to him on credit. The case was tried two times, both trials re sulting in a mistrial. Finally it was compromised by Turner returning the goods and paying the cost. A Kunaway Horne. Dr. Griffith had the misfortune to have his buggy smashed up at Lime- nar- rowly escaped serious injury. Ho hau left tbe horse hitched to a fence vithuut taking him from tbe buggy ; the animal soon broke loose, and after walking leisurely about for a short wnile, struck a bee-line across a fie d. After going a short distance he sev ered his connection with the buggy, and then tumbled head over heels into a deep ditch, from which he was only rescued after considerable labor. The buggy was badly damaged, but, fortunately, the horse, which is a Help! Help! A Cry which goes up out of the midst of great calamities Like Floods, Famine, Pestilence, Fires and Tornadoes. In the case of Fires andTornadoes the Help is Prompt and Certain, if you prepare yourself before the disaster by taking out a Policy against loss or damage by Fire, Wind storms and Tornadoes. Can also furnish Life, Accident and Health Insurance in the most reliable companies. IT. Tee Gaffnej City Land and Improvement Company OffTh for‘-ale Pul’dlnpr f/otsln this flourishing town, Gaffney City: Also .'arms ne&i by md In reach of the Schools of Limestone Sprlns-s and of this pla it, lu 1 ts of from 30 '.n WO veres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent r r ’-'arm pur- y -r.ew For full r , art , ' ularsri|ip’v to J. A T . A iront . N. B.—All persons are forbidden to enter on. walk or ride through or over the lauds of this company, cutting and removing timber, iishing or hunting, under penalty of law. head mechanic. These gentlemen are all experienced in their respective lines. They are taking quite a pride in the product they are turning out but will strive for even better results in the future. There can be no question but that t * DH one ' WHS n °t injured this enterprise means a greet deal for Gaffney. It will open a new avenue of livelihood for a li’.Me army of peo ple. We recognized quite a number of Gaffney boys and girls and men at work in the new raill. Such enter prises are to be courted and fostered and the men who bring them here are to be encouraged. WE WANT. DEPOSITORS BORROWERS IF YOU ARE BOTH, OR EITHER, CALL ON US. Merchants ^ Planters Bank GAFFNEY, S. C. Capital and Profits $85,000. We pay 4% in our Savings Department. Fell From a Moving Train. Tuesday morning a negro employee of the Houthern fell from the top of a moving box car at tbe Frederick street crossing. He is working with the local switching crew and was en gaged in switching curs in the yard. For some minutes it was thought mat he was seriously hurt, but he managed to get up after a while and of the cloth is prevented by the rauid crttwl t0 the stepping stones at the monon of the machine and Us going cr0BlJ j U g t anc j afterwards resumed his however, FOR Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at thf- LEDGER Office. Gaffney, S. C. TBE UP-TO-DATE MARKET. The place to get your fresh meats of all kinds is at L. W. McGuinn's Up-to-date Market, cut by old experienced hands. No trouble to have something good to eat. Round Steaks, Loin Steaks, Sur- lion Steaks, Porterhouse Steaks, Rump Roast, Clod Roast, Round Roast, good fat Stew Beef and good Sausage, fine ground; fresh Fishjon Fridays and Sat urdays, straight from the water. Fresh Country .Produce and Vegetables daily; Heavy and Fancy Froceries, Confection eries, and Tobacco. Goods delivered promptly and on time—all meats guaran teed good, not tainted or spoiled. Come or call Phone No. 60, Burnett Block. L. W. HcGUINN. through two rollers which revolve iu a trough of water. From there the cloth goes to ^the bleecblcg kiers, where it is boiled for hours at the time. There are three bleeching kiers. From the kiers it goes to the washing machine, where it goes through bleeching. liquor and vitriol. This completes the process of bleeching. Then it goes to the drying cans, where ! it is dried by steam heat. From there , it- is put on rolls for the printing ma chine. The printing process is not unlike that of plate printing. Tne designs are engraved on a copper cylinder, which revolve [ia a trough of dye. A series of knives scrape all tbe dye off the cylinder except that which remains in tbe etchings. The cloth t-* pressed against this cylinder at a very high pressure—in fact so hard that it is pressed into the etch ing and thus takes away the ink, leaving the impress of the design on the cloth. These copper plates are engraved in New Jersey. From the print machine the cloth goes to the steam box where the colors are fast ened—that is they are dried and made fast so that they will not wash out unoer ordinary laundry processes. Tnere are two of these immense eteam box fasteners. From there the cloth goes to tbe soaping machines, j There are six diffcieut vats with this machine. Borne contain soapy water, some clear hot water and some cold water. From vbero it goes to the dry ing cans where it is again dried by steam heat, then it goes into the starch mactme and then is again dried in what is termed the dry house. ; The print goods is then ready to go into the finishing room where it goes through a sprinkling machine and tiien to the caluudar which gives it any kind of a finish desired. There are two of these calendars, a five bow) and a three bowl maouine. Then it goes to the tentering frame to give it different finishes from the calendar, and thence to the packing depart ment, where it is measured off and put into bolts. There is also what is known as a hydraulic calendar which Is used to| produce the siiky effect on tbe mercerized goods. Tbe plain absdea are ail dyed, therefore do not have to go through the print nrocesi. When it is deaired to weave tbe colors in Instead of print- W i 11 arrive in lO days: A. N. Wood, President. It. It. Brown. Vice-President. C. M. Smith, Cashier. PriiyermeetuiK at Wesleyan Hall. ———————————————— There was a large gathering at the Wesleyan Hall Wednesday night. Several interesting talks were made, and the boys organized a young me n ’s prayermeeting, to be held on Friday night of each week. Everybody, old and young, is invited to attend these .r-* r>. -r-r prayerrneetings—especially the young ^VIlGclt, Ry©, D3.rl©y, \A/int©r 1 UTT 3.nd DUft w. J. M. the boys and girls. Death of an Infant. The baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Ross died Wednesday at 10 o’clock, after a long illness; aged six months and seventeen days. The bereaved parents have sympathy of the community. Mrs. Mollie Allen, nf Sonth Fork, Ky., says she has prevented attacks of cholera morbus by taking Cham berlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets when she felt an attack c ming on. 8uch attacks are usually caused by indigestion and these Tablet! are ju jt what is needed to cleans© the stom ach and ward off the approach!eg at tack. Attacks of bilious colic may be prevented in the same way. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co ; L. D. Al lison, Oowpens. The brick mssons wt|' have about completed the brick work on the thr^e “toxy building of tbe Cher r >k'>p Drug Co. today. By taking a thorough course of Rncumacide you rd your system of the poisons that causo rhoamdlism. A permanent cure is roe result It is tbe standard rheunn ,,fi c r< medy, ! laxative and tonic. At Druggists. We discontinue each subscription prompt- at its expiration: So watch youz; label aud ly ii the date and renew before ’tis too late. Mary a man imagines he has a hard row to hoe because h° dindk^s hoeing. work. For the time being, he was put out of bUhiuess. A Shooting Affair. The Gaffney Gun Club had a meet Wednesday afternoon. Dan” Tuck er,” as the boys call him, carried off the honors. Each man had eighteen shots, resulting in the fjllowing score: J. C. Tucker 15, Sam Mercer 13, W. F. Smith 12 Dr. B L Allen 12, W. O. Johnson 8, and W. W. Thomas 5. Thus it wili be seen that the . . . and have an eye for shooting as well as an ear for ticks. Having a Hard Time. The Southern Railway seems to in deed be having a hard time of it just now. Several days this week tbe trains running through Gaffney have been off schedule time or annulled altogether. This has caused tbe busi ness people of Gaffney and the travel ing public no little inconvenience on account of non-delivery of mail and inability to get in and out of tbe city as desired. ParlMh Houite Oprned for llunlneHn. “Happy” Cal I’arish opened the Parish House for business Wednes day. He has had the place tl orougbly renovated aud will use his utmost en deavors to make it as attractive as possible. Tbe first guest to register was A. F. Cohn, of Louisville, Ky. The first day’s buisness was en couraging. A Fhyiilcian Healed. Dr. Geo. Ewing, a practicing physi cian of Smith’s Grove, Ky., for over thirty years, writes bis personal ex perience with Foley’s Kidney Cure: “For years I bad been greatly both ered with kidney and bladder trouble and enlarged prostate gland. I used everything known to the pro fession without relief, until I com menced to use Foley’s Kidney Cure. After taking three bottles I was en- tlrely fellewd and oared. I pro- . we ^ „„ our scribe It no. dally la my practice ^ ,,, .. and heartily recommend its use to ail physicians for such troubles. I have prescribed It in hundreds of cases with perfect sucoess.” Sold by Chero kee Drug Co. ^ Oats and all kind of Winter Seed. J. C. Lipscomb & Co. Just received-=200 barrels of White Rose Flour. You Get More for Your" . by reading The Ledger at $1 a year than from any other paper. ROAST Misplaced Economy STEAK Surloin Economize the things at the edge of house- Tenderloin Surloin Tenderloin keeping. Don’t economize on the good Round Round health- and strength-producing things 12 1-2 cts. Rump like Meat*. Health smiles on those who are Porterhouse Rib particular about their diet Tealoin Chuck LET US SERVE YOU Chuck IO cents. with the best MEATS on the market, lO cts. THE PEOPLES MARKET I»PIOIVK 17. FR E BUCK’S JUNIOR RANGE ON SEPTEMBER 5TH. vz&vr ’"BUCK’S <T^P I flkNITlRt GIIF.SSING CONItST HLv «t JB » U C K ’ S '"'7^ (JIKNITURL GUFSSING CONTtSI BUCK'S '7&S rriRNITlRE GUESSING CONTtST' No. 19 No. 20 No. 21 The interest in the guessing contest at this store is still on the increase, and some of the replies received are most unique, but none are so unique as our elegant display of household and kitchen furniture, and no answers are as interesting as the prices we make on our line. Come to see us and let us talk over the matter of furniture in a friendly informaljway and if vou don’t buy now we will eudeaver to make your visit so pleasant that you will call on us w hen you have made up your mind to buy The little girls are requested to continue to send in their answers. Three new pictures in this issue. ACME FURNITURE CO.