The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-03-25
For The anderson Lnlelliyaacer.
LETTER FROM JEMIMY CUTIE.
NUMBER III.
PERLAsKY P. O., Oconee County, S. c., I
March 1'8, 1868.


wus gralfde at fndin yer pcrliie note awaten me-
didn't meme to ciarg emmy thing rong about the
fire passes to Editurs. Yore xplanashun is perfect
ly satisfactory, and I've hcerd as these curtyses ar
common on all Rale Rodes but, MIR. Editur,
wouldn't you fele eetle more independent eff you
pade yer way like the rest Of us stockholders ?.
But l received anuher episte frum Columby--
l rekon by order Of the Bord; or sumboddy else.
Hit commenced by COMPLIMENTS me on my zele
and intrust in the Grenevil Columby Co..
expressed q wish that all stockholders were smiler-
ly inclind to ade the co., diplord the eppythy and
indifferens Of people gneriy about public bizness
1horted me TO be pashint leete longer; t6at the
co. wus on risin ground; wud max CRATE shown
in May doom powerful wei now, and every thing
jist at the close of that epistel wus sumtbin that
nccked all my aspirashuns fur offs inter pi. Hit
sed that, notwithstanden ther kind wishes to me
and all uther old stockholders that the he'd men.
we're obligd 10 aba the stockholders, and thst tina
had unanimusly resolvd that oil appointments to
offs in this CO. shud be mad from poor and needy
soldiers. if tha wus capabul. Now, this sorter
sonished me ut ftlst but sune subsidid, and cum
to see the justs and humanity of it. And now, Mr..
Editur, frum feelins of dilicacy and purpricty,
wud not except emmy offs, ef ther wus emmy pore
nedy soldier wantid it-thems my sentyments
But all this is small; insignificant matters, COM
pared with The CRATE intruss of the co. 1t dnsnt
matter much who has the ofises and;tbe epurkestes
cf the CO. is lurishin and goin TO doc well Now,
hav sum renshuns livn over in Gorgy, nifty nigh
the State Rode, and sum time ago wus over ther
on n vss, and met up with monstrus intelle-
gint, perle gentleman, who Civ me sum new ideeg
about Rale Rodes l vus ellin him of my in
trust in this her Greucvil co., and its histerry, &C.,
and he elled me good dele about the Gorgy Rale
Rode. He scd fur menny yeers after the Gorgy
State Road frum Atlanty to Chattynugy was bit.
that hit wus very much in the cundishun Of our
Rodes; every boldly wus in favur of it, and
hoorawed mitily in the beginnin then when 1t
wus cumpleted every boldly wus to git rich rite
away but fur yeers and yeers it kept gittin frum
bad 10 wurse, until nobody thot it wus much arter
ALL and jist let emmy run it, and manidg it as
wuld By and by, however, old Dr. Lewis, ''a
CRATE and good man," homer to his nemry and all
like him, TUX hold on it, and made it what it is
the pride, and glory, and wellh Of Gorgy But
how did lie accomplish all this? Why, jist by
tendin to it, day by day, as prudent, economical
man wnd tend TO his prvit property. He
went over the hole rode frum beginnin TO end, and
had every spike and pcce of iron and timber pick
cd up and tux care of. He then advertized what
kind of employees he ardnted and intended to hay
under him. Hercquired sober, industrus, econom-
ica persons, and none other. lie then advertizcd
fur applicants for the lowest sum, and maybe he
didn't hav prcchus number TO select frum. But
he made no mistakes-he got tae best men fur less,
than one half what the Rode had been payin and
by constant personul attention. by KNOWN no man,
or set of men, particular families, nor favorit-
ism, he Civ the concarn nue. start, and very
sune he had plenty of supporters and aPplauders'
and the consekcnsc wus, that the Gorgy State Rode
is now the grand source of revvynue to the people
Of that CRATE State Now, that's jist what's needed
in our pore old CO. She has plenty of vitality and
welth in her, if prudenly and economically man.
idged; and eff Jemimy Cutie knows herself and
she thinks she dus, she has uher object in vuc
than TO arouse the true owners Of this Rodo and
the he'd rnen to- D candid view Of the tru condshun
of the company, and the needcessy OF ernest,
disnrused efforts 10 save it. and max it blessin
and profit instead of loss and disgrace to the
State.
But, Mr.. Editur, whats all this stir now about
appintin State pro1es to cast the vote of the State
stock in the Rode. Now, I've been alters of the
opinyun that the State should leve the manidg
men of the Rode, election of officers, and all that,
10 the prvit owners ; and line thinkin perhaps
that sumimes mischief has been dun by these her
State proxies jst voien for personel favorites, with
out lookn nlirely to the CRATE, gneral ntrusts Of
the company. But what bizness is it of Gineral
Candy? Dus he know ennything of the affairs Of
the Grenevil Csumby Dus he know who is
fit and proper persons 10 nppint to represent the
State stock Mt the annyal meetins? I wud like to
kno who it wus that axed him to appnt and then
Guild judg whether il wus fur the good of the Co.
| or not.
Now, eff knew Ginerai Candy wuld jist whis-
pur in his eer and ak him eff he was appinted to
reconstruct this her Rnle Rode. Eff SO, and he
will fork over the mummy and bid her over, and
pay her debts, then say lea him appoint emmy
boldly he pleeses as proEes. But ef he aint, and
he is axed TO do. this jist to carry out sum enc
elses privt schemes, then wuld say TO him, not
to lend hissclf to emmy such party purposes and
not to appint emmy proxies. But eff he dus appini
them. do trust that he will pick out tru, good.
sensible men not connected with the company at
all, either as stockholders or officers, or officers
trends; then bony ide old trends of the Rode
can hav q fair chanse. And abuv all, he shuld be
very pctticular not to appnt an enemy 10 the
concarn, or one that wants 10 destroy it. This
nnld be. my nlvinn. Ginernl Cnnhr hut We