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BULLETI2^ 825, IT. S. DEPAKTMEISTT OF AGEICULTUKE. 



Ware Shoals is a town of 2,000 inhabitants, nearly all of whom are 

 connected in some way with the local cotton mill. The corporation 

 owns all the land on which the town is situated. Certain local 

 officials, such as magistrates and constables, are paid jointly by the 

 company and the county. 



The main purpose of the building, as stated by the mill company, 

 was to provide a place of recreation and amusement for their employ- 

 ees, as it was felt that if there was a building in which could be cen- 

 tered the educational, physical, and moral forces of the community 

 they would be able to secure and keep a better class of help. A 

 secondary purpose was the provision of a specific and adequate place 

 which would serve as a center for the educational work carried on 

 among the employees at night. At the same time the building 



Fig. 12.— Amusement hall, Ware Shoals, S. C. 



would serve as a social center for various local organizations of the 

 town. 



An association was formed, open to all men and boys of the town, 

 upon payment of stated dues, whether employees of the mill or not. 



A recreation building of the most modern type was financed by the 

 company in 1912 at a cost of $35,000. Furnishings which cost 

 $5,000 were provided by the company and the association. 



The building is run by the association. The corporation brought 

 about the organization of the association, which, to all intents and 

 purposes, is self-governing, though in the final analysis, ultimate 

 control rests with the corporation. The association is managed by a 

 board of nine directors, first elected by a mass meetmg of citizens. 

 Vacancies occurring thereafter are filled by the vote of the board 

 itself. The actual supervision of the building is by the general 

 secretary. The board meets monthly to receive the secretary's 

 report, make recommendations, etc. 



