Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-10-19
Eur the Al*ertiser.
Hamburg.

Mr. EDlron: We frequently hear it announced
that F" Hamburg will soor be swallowed up by
Augusta, and that she ought to be-
l ask why and how. The merchants of Ham
burg have the snme facilities for buying goods that
hose of Augusta have; thoy all supply themselves
IN the sanc markets, and I presume at the sam
.ates the Bank of Hamburg affords unbounded
ABILITIES to the merchants of Hamburg upon as
good, and better terms than the Banks of Augusta
TO her merchants; the Rent Of Store in Augusta
at s., 900 to $1,000, csn be had in Hamburg fer
500 rs to the cost Of Clerks board and clothes in
Augusta: will hire Clerk to work in Store in
Hamburg thereby saving from $500 to SSOO per
Clerk: in fact, the citizens Of Hamburg live 80
per cent. cheaper than those of Augusta. In view
rf these facts, that the merchants cf augusta arc
prosperous, while those of Hamburg labor much
:arilcr and do not rosper, We contend that there
is an inconsistency in the claims If Augusta drum
mers, that sho can or lpes offer inducements to
The Planters of South Carolina 10 pass through
Tfamburg and trHiu with or. I yield to her no
advantage outside the Dry goods and Fancy trade.
Hamburg it is known has ever leen m niArtion
t, Augusta the merchants of Hamburg are often
rebakcd by those of augusta, for MT making pro
fit ont Of their liberal trade. Tie Augusta mcr-
chants want it. aud intend to hmve it, for what
To M ke Il Profit out ui it. And whtn thoy sue
ceei in getting it, they will do it. They are II
<hrewd set of coicrl"fi"y men.
Citizens Of Hamburg are worth premium in
lugusta-sor what? To fish for South Carolina
ira.le-to cut ut /! i. urg-not to profit by the
ra,le nj pre4cnt,- {; 10 kill off Hamburg and get
he people in T. way of trading will! Augusta.
We know OF s.mo South Carolina men, ani clever
men too, who haze hircl themselves and get good
salaries to drum or Caroln. trade, and abuse
IItmburg! Why. they &c; eloquent in praiss OF
augusta, and actually succcc'l in making some
men in South Cnroiina regard thcmsolre, as fools
that they had no; found il out souncr
l ask these hired gentry why some of them did
not succeed better in hnsinrss hcmselcet in 1lan-
burg where, they say the Planters, the merchants
get nuw and always nave, 10 10 IL per cent more
ur their goods, and huy cultop for Tess than those
Jf Augusta. Will these drumers for Augusta, sell
goods II. low to Il GY,rga planter Us they will to u
South Carolina planter: &c candid and say ~" !;
and will not prore 5h#i yau DO ao'.
Why did the best mcrchant i.r enc of the hest)
that ever lived in Hamburg, qait there several
years since, md 90 to Augusta 20 10 business!
Was it for the purpose Of enjoying the sweet prv-
Icgc of selling goods IN Augusta for Iess than he
could or rould, in Hamburg. and give more for
Cotton?
Let us see how the Augusta merchants manage :
They pick up Col A., an Influential man in n cer-
tain ncighborhood, AMI sell him leading articles
Lcioe cost, and some others at eos; and likewise
with Maj. B., and Esq. c. and so oas ah:t by that
means they are blowed ana pufsei nll over tn /!
District and Statc :-le<o mems inHucuco Undue:
others to go-by and by they nll get in the way
of going, and the .hrewd merchant Us he should
do hcgins IU make his profits, he must make his
business support his cxtraYasaEe: sal high living
Gou,ls comme:.cs advancing and the South Caro-
lina planter will begin to think that after a it is
not much better than Hamburg.
suy that the sales of Cottnu in Hamburg aver
age higher to the PLANTER than the sales Of Au-
gusta. nr,l he can carry more money home of the
proceeds. These are facts, and will ask any
planter who wants to test the matter, to take the
sulcs of any named week for the month of Octo-
Der, and SEQ FOR himself mean the net sales to
the planter of course.
One of our worthy citizens, who has gone over
to the opposition and who used to merchandise i'll
Hamburg, has in Il short time bccoma so fan6eg-
iscd, that he can put ljO Bags of Coffee in the
same space in the store, where he used to put 10
to 20, in Hamburg. That is pretty gnod stock
for Retail House in Augusta! lie admits too
that they often sell goods at and helow cost, but
they "scll.o Snmy-thats the way they get along.
We say to South Carolina Planters, (while We
would encourage tho principle of free trnde) .tck
to lIamhursi do not let her 20 down; che is the
best Gotten and Grocery maket in the South.
CAROLINA.
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sy' The Ellsworth American mentions a calf,
four weeks old, which weighed four weeks ago
500 lbs; girh ) feet and we'll proportional.
Raised on the farm of Vim. II. Black.