Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-22
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Prosperity efthe Tom Of Hamburg. S. C.
Mr., Editor: Thursday, December Ia,h,
1874, was great business day with uss
Our main street. which is hall. a nniie II,
length, and 100 feet in width, was literal
~ hl'cised up. from the River 10 gthe, foot
OF The Hill, with wagons. Clriousiy led
me 10 Know the business of, Augusta the
same day; | crossed The bridge between Ia
and | O'Clock, and counred from the Low
er Markel up to Bennocl's corner S3o
wagons and SI.ox rarls; and from this
point 10 the Upper Marker. 81 wagons;
above The Upper Market there were no
wagons in Broad street as I.could see..
About>4 o'clock P. NJ, onSt,e same iday,
l. aud aserileman from Augusta, belong,
Ing to class No. 1,,of that city. counied ihe,
wagons In the streets Of Hamburg, and
found 10Y at that late hour-aad, !. no.
doubt there must have been upwards Of
200 wagons in town that day. On The.
nexi morning /, In person, called, at all
the Cotton Warehouses in tewn, of which
'nere are seven, when each of the prppri.:
etors or keepers furnished me from their
books the number ofbales of cotton recei.
we'd by them; the amount taken in onahar:
day was 1924 bales. This NAV be called
exlraordinary-aad so ills, exraordinary.,
too, when we reflect in what manner
Hamburg has sprung into existence, and
has prospered Under all the yeng geance that,
the power of man and money ola great
city has inflicted on her from the fonnda-
tion thereof TO the present day. Natuee
has decided in favor of Hamburg as
place of trade, aud the skill of man has
improved what nalure has left uqdo9e.
The smiles of Heaven is with US in this
cause, and feel that shall be as success.
ful in reSainine my property. as | have
been lp revengjps their iagralilude. a
community among whom enjoyed many
happy days, and for whose benefit gave
my faithful services for many years, in erec.
ting monuments that were not only orna.
ments to their city, but useful to its inhah.
iianls, and which they themselves were in
capable ofereciins; aud my eriie from The
land, and from houss and hame. naked, was
nv reward. And in driving me they drove
those hundreds of Wagons, with their
tEousands Of bales of cotton, That adorned
their streets and filled their ware houses,
after me, and iameniably left thelr crow
ded streets Gt for a splendid race path, and
South Carolina planter, who carried his
IL months labor to them, and gladly maid
81 SO for crossing the bridge, now deaies
To cross il Tor nothing, isee the advertise
,nent of,he Mayor Of Augusta, hereuafe
attached;) and the banks Of that city, who
in former days lauented for more capital,
now have more than they need. aud beg
tie legislature TO take it back again. /
do mol say, nor do care, what is the poll
icy Of the other party, but il Is my policy
and my dutyto make use Of every oppor-
tunily that may present itself 10 my favor.
admit that my various enterprises and
their success, have subjected me to mucl,
pickering, malice, envy, acts of blackes.
insraIitude-but they have become famil-.
lar 10 me, SO much so, that ] regard them
all with silent contempt, They are acis
that elnauate from little souls, and wan,
OF. principle. and therefore moi worthy the
notice ofa noble spirit.
The receipts of Cott,n in the Town or
Hamburg, for, The quarter ending Jan. I,
ls45, has amounted to 1885 bales.
HENRY SHULTZ.
Faunder fthe Io'un Of Hamburg, S. C.
HAMBURG S. c., Jan. Isl l845.
@.NorIcE.-Ail wagons or carts loa.
ded with Cotton coming 10 The Augusta
marker will be allowed 10 pass the Bridge
free Of Toll.
NJ. NJ. DYE, Mayor c. 4.
Augusta 3, 1874.