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

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country is indebted to the energy and
enterprise of Gen. Wagner, of Charles;
ton, for founding this fourishipg colony
4. The laws of this State gives the same
protection to the immigrant that is. en-
!; joyed-by the native. After he'becomes a
citizen, he can transmit land by deed,
will and inheritance Where a foreigner
4 purchases land and dies: s:beforo perfecting
his title, itmight be technically.liable to
escheat, following the English lawsin that
respect, but, practically, no-sueh conse-
quence ever results. IF the deceased left
kindred, lineal or collateral, the Legisla-
ture has never refused to vest the titles
of such lands in them by special Act.
The laws will, doubtless, be amended, so
that every foreigner, who has declared
his intention to become a citizen, may
hold a lien or transmit real property ).
that right already exists as to personality.
The immigrant is protectedin person like.
citizen.
5 and 6. Immigrants are needed. in
every part of this State. Dividing the
State into three equal; parts, and making
the base line parallel to the coast, rice,
long cotton have heretofore been the
crops in the first division. Market gar
dening, and the production of many early
garden vegetables for Northern markets,
has employed much laborand a good deal
of land. Most provisions, except wheat,
are grown in this division. The second
division is principal short cotton belt, and
most of it produces all provisions, inclu-
ding wheat. There isssome water power
on the streams, and profitable employ
ment will certainly follow the establish
ment of manufactures and machineshops
The third division, running up to the
mountains, and bounded by North. Caro-
lima and Georgia, produces all the cereals
beef and pork, and some cotton, apples,
pears and peaches flourish well here, and
the whole divisionis is traversedsby water
courses, which furnishes an almost un-
limited supply of water power. The Ger
man settlement is within this division,
In the second division, many years ago,
the Districts of Lexington, orangeburgg,
and part of Newberry, were originally
settled mainly by German immigrants.
Their descendants generally reside there,
and constitute q large element of the
population. Many of the customs and
traditions of "fader-land" are still pre-
served in this section. In Abbeville, the
ancestors of most of the present inhabi-
.tants were Protestant Irish. In Marl-
bore and Chesterfield, there is Large eles
ment of Scotch descent; and in Abbeville;
the descendants of a French colony.
The labor most required now sins this
State is mechanical and manufacturing
agricultural labor would be well rewarded,
but the two first named can be made emf
nently profitable. To illustrate: Every
article of furniturein my parlor, and most
Of it in the house, was manufactured in
New York. 1t was then transported by
sailing or steam vessels 900 or 700 miles
to Charleston, and paid for by the square
foot and not by weight. The expense of
receiving and forwarding, including dray-
age to the railroad depot, hadto be paid
then the transportation over 26o miles
of railroad to my place Of residence, with
/ the tariff of freight, according to meas
urement rather than weight. The boxing
and packing of course had to be paid in
4 New York. Now, there is standing
within two miles of my residence, Gin the
swamps and forestD ash, maple, birch,
beech, pine, water, red, white and post
oak, hickory, gum and poplar, and, within
easy access, walnut and locust, the only
material which would have to be brought
i here, and it is the same in New York, is
the mahogany, rose and satin wood. The
timber growing here can be purchased
cheaper than in the city Of New York;
rents and building materials and provis-
/ ions cheaper than in the city of New
York. Now, if a cabinet workman, with
q sufficient number of hands and some
capital, would remove to this State and
embark in lis business, would not the
i entire cost of transporting furniture here
, be additional nett profit to him, super
d added to the profits realized in New Y ork ?