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BULLETIN 825, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
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 meeting 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. 
