The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-08-26
For the Anderson hnteltigsncer.
A Trip to the North.

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Mr.. Editor AsI am leaving the friends
in Baltimore, and all that is pleasing and
interesting in this thriving and growing
city, I turn my face to the City Of Broth
erly Love- We passed by some towns or
cities on the way that gave unmistakable
signs of life and prosperity. but shall
not stop to speak of them in detail. The
farms by the way were generally small,
but we'll cultivated Grass and Glover
appears to have the pre-cminence over
most other crops, aud as the season was
uncommonly wet, it caused the grasses
to flourish most luxuriously, and milk
flowed abundantly. 1t was just at that
season of tho year when the pastures ap-
pear most beautiful, everywhere resem-
bling rich green carpet. Some devote
their attention principally to the dairy,
and supply the towns and cities with
milk and butter in great abundance.
Others devote their attention almost en-
tirely to vegetable gardens, and supply
the markets with all the vegetables that
the climate will afford. Wheat crops and
oats were looking very fine, but much
more backward than with us, and even
more backward there than for many
years. The last of May many were not
done breaking up their lands. Others
were turning the green sod under in
ridges, intending to plant the crop and
break out the middes afterwards: The
eye was not greeted with the sight of
wide cotton fields as we have seen in
Florida and over tho sunny South. Corn,
too, is cultivated there upon q small
scale. I presume many Of them pnr-
chase corn brought from a distance on the
railroads.
When we arrived at the railroad depot
in Philadelphia, tho boisterous clamor
among the hacll-drivers was heard as
usual on tho arrival OF the cars in behalf
Of their favorite hotels. The scene is
sometimes disgraceful-somc pointing tho
traveller to his vehicle, and urging his
claims with Importantly, while another,
with stentoran voice, would let ont so
loud as almost to dcafen you, pressing
every one ho approached to take seat
in his vehicle; while some little boys
would step up and take hold of your
valse or carpct-bag, and offer to conduct
you on foot TO any point you may wish
to go. It is quite annoying to one not
accustomed to such scenes. After the
clamor had somewhat abatcd, approach
ed one and told him to drive me to Il ho-
tel on Chestnut street, thinking might
recognize something there | had seen
before. We soon reached the Girard
Hotel, near tho Old Congress Hail,
where the Declaration Of Independence
was proclaimed, where I had lodged for
some two wooks in May, 1881, but all
was changed-nothing rescmblcd it's for
NOR self The generation who wero ac-
tors in the busy sconcs of that day, had
mostly passed away. 1 saw no face in
that great city had ever beheld before.
After partaking of an cxcelent dinner
and resting a short time, concudcd TO
look around and see if could not find
some object that would remind me Of
days gone by, but none appeared. The
old State House remand on its old foun-
dation, but it, and the entire city, ap-
peared to have laid off their winter suit
and put on new and beautiful spring
dress. There was no lack of life, noise
and hustle, but the actors are not the
same. Its dimensions had greatly in
creased. l did not learn the difference
numerically, but it must be very great.
Then there was an immense space be-
tween the suburbs of the city and Fair
mont Water-works, but now that space
is occupied by continuous blocks of beau
tiful buildings, so they arc now connected.
If appearances are not deceptive, there
must be largo amount Of permanent
woalth here Railroads now unknown
to them thon) concentrate hero from all
points of tho compass. They arc now
connected. with the outer world by rail
roads from the East, West, North and
South. Steamboats, are much employed
until the River is blocked up with ice
[ took street car and won't to Fair
mont Water Works. This presents the
most magnificent sconcry anywhere
around tho city of brotherly love. 1t is
greatly changed since 1881. Then itwas
somewhat n small affair 1t was mound