The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-06-10
A German Colony.

A German Colony.
J. Wood Davidson, in tho Yorkville
Enquirer of last week, furnishes the fol-
lowing interesting details concerning o
German settlement below Columbia
All of our readers, perhaps, are not
aware Of the fact that we have a colony
of Germans already located and at work
in Richland District The colony is as
yet very small one, it is true, but it is a
nucleus to Which additions, to any desired
extent, can be added. 1t is called Ger
mantown, and is situated on the Wateree
river, twenty-five miles east Of Columbia.
and fifteen miles from the South Carolina
Railroad. 1t consists OF four families of
Germans, and, at present, numbers nine
teen persons. 1t is under the direction
and auspices of Mr.. II. Lciding. Of the
firm of Morrison & Leiding, of Charles
ton. The Germans commenced opera
tions the first of November last by build
ing five dwellings-cottag agos-with suita-
Bile outhouscs, digging two wells, and
clearing, for cultivation, over two hun
drcd acres Of land. They prefer to work
uplands rathor than tal1o the risk Of bot
toms. They have hired n fow negroes I;
and those make the effective force-actu-
ally at work in the felds-twelve labor
ers.
During November they sowed thirty
acres of wheat and twcnty acres OF rye.
Since then they havo added eight acres of
Irish potatoes; three Of sweet potatoes;
thirty of oats; seventy Of corn; thirty
fvo of cow.peas; and fifteen of cotton.
Besides this, there are two acres of gar
den lots, with the vegetables of the lati-
tude growing in them. Thoy work six
horses. The aggregate lands in cultiva-
tion is two hundred and thirteen acres
nearly eighteen acres to each hand.
1t is the purpose of Mr. Licding to in
crease this colony by immigration from
Germany and he is hopeful of the most
complete success.
We SEQ no reason why there are not a
hundred such, or largor, colonies already
in South Carolina il farmers and LAND
owners will act with prompt and sci:
protecting liberality. such colonies will
spring up rapidly all over the State.
Dir. Lieding suggests the following six
points as important for those desiring to
give substantial encouragement to thcso
movements:
l. Get such labor MS the country now
already has. If they succeed, they will
induce others, their friends or relatives,
to immigrato from Europe.
q Pat up comfortable little house in
healthy locality for each family.
g. Turn over to the laborer fifty acres
of good land for cultivation; and furnish
him with mule, COW, and SOW with
pigs.
provender for six or eight months.
5. Pay him SS or $40 month as part
of his earnings; and then interest him in
the nett proceeds, (after having deducted
his wages and his support)
g. Give him written agreement. that
after one year, and within FIVE years, you
will sell him the house and land at stip-
ulated price.
Mr.. Lieding, is, himself, a German by
birth, though a Confederate by adoption
and service; and he speaks on the subject
with moro than usual knowledge of
what the German immigrants need and
desire to make them comfortable and
contented.
There are several agencies that are
ready and anxious to furnish laborers or
families at reasonable terms. Wo believe
about $50 hand (s7 for commission and
s13 for transportation from New York TO
Columbia) is about the sum necessary to
advance in order to secure such labor.
Two lots of laborers have already ar
rived at Newberry, under the auspices
of Society there, the like of which
there should be in every other District in
South Carolina.
Our friends may perceive that wo are
in earnest in our advice to encourage i'm
migration into our State. We consider
it the only chance for her to recover from
her present prostration. But, foremost
of all, we believe it is tho quickest way to
work out the manifest destiny that God
has in storo for the demonted Africans in
our midst.
a sailor, cxhorting at a prayer mce-