The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-03-15


offer we make is larger profit to the capi-.
.talist, and better wages to the laborer,
than either can realize in New England.
-, 8, 8, TO and IL. AS thc S,,.bor IN this
State has heretofore been performed pri,-
.cipalIy BY slaves, we have very little ex-
.perience enablingsme to answer satisfac-
torily these queries The day laberer,
when hiring by The year, ! suppose, would
be able to command from SO to $15 per
month, with board. Tie wages would
mainly depend upon the locality and the
sort of work required Of him. The en-
ployers or farmers would prefer to furnish
board 70 the 1aborers, md genera1ly give
meat twice day, principally cured ba-
con, with vegetables, and milk and butter
occasionally The bread used-by laborers
in this State is Indian meal some fami-
lies use wheat bread Mechanics and
manufacturers usual fequire their work
men to pay their own board nnanufac-
turers furnishing houses for their men to-
live In.
IL. There are churchesin every part of
the State-the prevailing denomina ations
being Baptist, Methodist and Presbytes
1ian, next Episco opaIian, Catholic and Luz
theran. Fhe Catholic and Episcopal
Churchsin the central and Western part
Of the State are found alone in the towns
and cities There are Luth heran churches
in Charleston, orang gebnrgg, Lexington
and Newberry / know of but eneC Catho,
slic Church above Columbia.
l3. Since the abolition Of slavery no !:
difficulty is found in purchasing lands eft
good quality, and in quantities to suit i
purchasers. Most Of the landholder APP
preciate the necessity Of increasing our
white population, and many have. become
SO much reduced by the disasters of Is
long war, that they are compel led to sell
a part of their landed estates. The pre-
sent year is the most auspicious time Z
which willsever present itself to secure
good farms on reasonable terms: Let a.;
dozen or two small farmers send onesof
their number as an agent 10 make purs
.chases this spring and summer, and ! am
very confident that they can supply
themselves with good and cheap homes:
The prices of lands range from one to
fifty dollars per acre, dependent upon
quality, location, sc.
IA. All immigrants should bring with
them supplies of tools and Implements.
This is nearly indispensablesin in the case
of artisans and mechanics It's adsisa-
bic likewise that they bring clothing,
bedding, &c These articles may be
bought here, but at higher prices than
they would pay in. the old country
They could not purchase at. tho same
rates as they would have to sell these ar
ticles in New York. ...s3s,:
Is No arrangements have been made
by the railroad companies to transport
immigrants at reduced rates, but.a con-
vention of the Presidents ofe=the corn-
panies will be held this spring, to con-
slider the subject, and to agree upon 9 Z re- ="
duced tariff of charges for transp porting
immigrants and their effects.
l6. This question is answered already
in answer to proceeding questions.
Iconclude this article b5 calling your
attention to some facts ii the condition
of this country, to which invite special
consideration. The late devastating and
.desolating war through which VIC have.
passed, and which now most happily for;
humanity has terminated lasted for'niorel
than four. years. During all that time
the ports of this and the adjoining States
/; were closely blockadcd. Everything fab.
|ricated by the mechanic and artizan, and
which VIC owned at the beginning OF the.
war, has either greatly deteriorated Sor'
has been entirely worn out and aban-
doned. Even necessary repairs could Ia not
be effected, because under the conscript
system, adopted by the Confederate au-
tborities, the artisans and mechanics were:
all forced into the army: In addition to-
this, one-third of the State was deyasta,'
ted by General Sherman $ army Cities,
towns, villages and plantations, farm p.
houses with all their contents, were de-
stroyed. You will perceive esthen, that all
these causes combined makes the demand
for the labor Of all mechanics and alti-
sans greater thanit ever was before, and