March 1953 page 17

Greenville vs. Spartanburg
South Carolina's heavyweights are still battling to a draw

	Greenville County	Spartanburg County
No. of Industrial Establishments	258	158
Capital Invested in Industry	$ 99,120,223	$ 80,178,604
Value of Mfg. Products	$310,979,429	$302,276,635
Number of Industrial Workers	26,186	25,139
Total Industrial Wages	$ 62,712,313	$ 61,443,758
Value of Textile Products	$217,977,049	$256,484,200
Total Textile Wages	$ 46,870,356	$ 50,819,390
Persons Employed in Textile Mills	18,863	20,690
Number of Spindles	845,013	1,032,004
Number of Looms	26,630	23,530

TWO equally-matched heavyweights
usually put up a whale of a good
fight.

Just such an exhibition was under
way in the Palmetto State long before
"Gentleman Jim" Corbett flexed his
first muscle. For years Greenville
County has been squaring off with
Spartanburg County in a battle to the
finish. Millions of words, miles of
statistics, and endless fist-shaking have
characterized this friendly rivalry.

The results of the latest round be-
tween the two good neighbors has just
been announced by the S. C. Depart-
ment of Labor. About the only con-
clusion that can be drawn from this
volley of statistics covering indus-
trial assets for the fiscal year ending
last June 30 is that the battle is really
nip and tuck and getting nippier and
tuckier.

In overall statistics Greenvillians
seemed to have a slight edge . . . but
in the textile industry Spartanburgers
scored with a crunching blow to the
"Textile Center of the World." Spar-
tanburg County, it seems, makes more
textile products than Greenville Coun-
ty does. Judging from the lineup of
the statistics below it looks like there
is plenty more leather slinging ahead
before one or the other can claim a
clearcut title to the championship.

[image: cartoon drawings train components]

Rail oddities

A BRAND NEW RAILROAD -- THE
SHENANDOAH CENTRAL, ONE
MILE LONG AND WITH NARROW
GAUGE TRACK -- WILL START
THIS SUMMER IN VIRGINIA.

ONE PASSENGER TRAIN PULLED BY
THE FAMOUS OLD-TIME STEAM
ENGINE "TWEETSIE" WILL OPERATE
WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS FOR
THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF
RAIL FANS.

A RING OF GAS FLAME
EXPANDS THE STEEL
OUTER TIRE OF A LOCO-
MOTIVE DRIVE WHEEL
SO THAT IT GOES EASILY
OVER THE RIM. COOLING
OFF, THE TIRE CON-
TRACTS TO AN EXCEED-
INGLY TIGHT FIT AND IS
GOOD FOR 3 MILLION
MILES.

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