Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-11-15
Gontr1butortal.
BYJAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA. s. c.. 10TH NOV, 1883.

COLUMBIA. s. c.. 10TH NOV, 1853.
We Wonder
Woman's heart 'ts sad sweet liar
Ofmany strange and secret string.
No Wonder.
The light that lies In woman's eyes
Has been my hearts undong; 80
so Moore says. .........
Flora McFlimsey's Devotion.
The heart that once truly loves, never foreets,
But truly loves on to the clothes.
Consanguinity or Affinity. .:f.a
What kin is the Ridiculous to the Sub
lime?
A step fa(r)ther. -..0 0,.H
Progress in Columbia.
The evidences of some progress in this
city are cleaI. Business is moving up to
Main Street. On the western side of Main
about score of new establishments, have
been opened up to the present time 10 the
heart of the city. The buildings in which
these are, are large and hence have not
been got in readiness until lately From
the Old Market and Steeple corner, up
Main Street for two squares, now presents
quite restored "a reconstructed - and
business air The effect of opening these
stores upon central Main Street, is to close
perhaps a greater number upon obscure
streets; and unquestionably to injure the
trade of all stores in the less favored locali-
ties. The community looks with pleasure
upon the opening of a fine establishment
on Main Street; but it is death to the small
fry who are struggling upon some out-of-the-
way street. The brilliant "pew improve.
ments" in gas burners in the newly opened
show fronts on the fashionable street, throws
shadow over the humble shops on the
cross-streets - literally as we'll as metapho.
rically. PSI
Now there is to be contest between the
two. Cheap small profits at cost =
under cost; all these missiles are to be used
in the battle; are TO be launched forth up
on the public in the morning papers are to
be placarded in show windows; are to be
displayed upon conspicuous boards and
transparencies; and are to deal destruction
wherever, whenever, and however available.
The issue of the contest depends upon
two things - tact and cash The first is a
sine qua non, aud will go great ways in the
fight; but cash will probably be the Blake.
ly piece that will decide the fray! 7n
However go the contest to be waged be-
tween the new and the old in the trade line,
the progress of architecture upon Main
Street has spoiled the ruins. The rearing
of fne-looking buildings here, in the very
centre of the desolation, interrups the view
and destroys the grand and sweeping effect
of the uubroken expause of utter ruin that
Sherman left us, and which our poverty
has left untouched and sacred until recent
ly. Lovers of the picturesque have lost
treasure, but Columbia as living city of
business has gained something better. ii.
Our photographers have preserved views
of these scenes, and posterity will be able
thus to recall what Columbia was in 1865.
The series Of views taken and preserved is
very complete ; and will be valuable to the
artists as soon as our people can afford to
buy such admirable mementoes
1t is worthy of remark that while the
western side of Main Street is almost all
either rebuilt or 10 process of erection, the
eastern side still lies in its. ruin. Before
the war property on the western side was
always more valuable, and commanded far
higher prices When New York was
small Dutch town, Broadway had its two.
shilling side, and its six.penny side; aud
the distinction is still kept up in the fash
ionabe side and the opposite side Of Broad
way. The origin of a difference is not Civ
en- as to New York; but as to Columbia it
is not difficult to see it, especially in sum.
mer time. The western side has the shade
of the buildings upon it during the reorea-
ton part of each day and southerners very
much blend recreation and little items of bu.
siness, so that they fall in and 60 on together.
In cities where there is river running paral.
lei with the main business street and pear
it, as in Memphis, Augusta, and some other
southern cities, there is manifest neces-
sity for this inequality in the sides of the
street.