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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1927
Page
8
The Aiken Standard shows its weekly publication details with Walter E. Duncan as President and Editor and C Alderman Duncan as Managing Editor. It notes a yearly prepaid price of two dollars and its post office registration and date of entry as second class.
The edition extols Aiken as a premier winter retreat with year round appeal and business opportunities. It highlights welcoming organizations the Chamber of Commerce Kiwanis Club and Civic League and urges Northeastern readers to visit for a winter sojourn and eventual relocation. The piece contrasts radical social views with prison for political reform and notes big business backing cautious government change.
A reader proposes ending farms to solve the farm problem. He notes about half are tenant operated and predicts numbers will rise as mortgages mature. Another suggestion urges farmers to cut production to remove surplus for two or three years to test industry and oil carriers’ belief that agriculture is essential to prosperity.
Aiken boasts more pleasure horses than any other location globally, a distinction recognized as its top equestrian claim. The record highlights the region’s strong culture of riding and horse ownership among residents and visitors alike.
Aiken’s 1927 building program exceeds one million dollars with more residences built this year than any prior year. Real estate firms report strong tourist demand and a rush of property sales as 75 plus building lots have changed hands since January. Plans are under way to start many fine new homes soon.
Aiken civic clubs promote youth work and commerce, sponsor the County Agricultural Clubs, fund school and athletic needs, and host national figures. They support the William Gregg Highway project, Wade Hampton Memorial, and Aiken as a tourist center while highlighting local leaders and speakers.
Aiken County features mills at Vaucluse Graniteville Warrenville Langley Bath and Clearwater. Gregg Dyeing at Graniteville is the largest subpukhaki plant in the nation. The region sustains lumber kaolin industries many sawmills and a veneer plant. It hosts eight white high schools and a full time health department.
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