The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-24
spartanburg District-i-Its NaturaI
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Mr.. EDITOR: 1 am very glad to see
the interest you have manifested re-
Gently in making known the. great
natural resources Of this State, the
great Inducements it offers the indus
trious immigrant, and the advantages
it holds out to those who have the
capital and desire to embark in manu-
featuring or mining operations. The
great necessity of the country now
is an increase OF white population
and Of capital. Without the former,
our lands viii soon have no market
value whatever; and without the lat
Ter, our abundant. water power will
still run to waste, and the rich beds
of iron ore, and of precious metals,
buried beneath our feet, remain un-
developed. I know that the times
are unpropitious, and that the tyran-
nv which opnresses us has created q
state of affairs which is most uninvit-
ing, both to labor and capital; but
this. should only stimulate us to
greater exertions, trusting that the
day is not far distant when we shall
enjoy the blessings of Just govern
ment. The press Of the State can
not discharge more important duty
to the people than that of urging
upon them the great necessity of
energetic and combined efforts to
supply this deficiency of Intelligent
labor and of capital.
In no part of the South, or indeed
of the whole country, is there (under
the protection of a good and wise
government,) more inviting field
for labor, and the profitable employ
ment of capital, than Spartanburg
affords. I doubt if there can be
found in America, within the same
area of territory as that covered by
this District, so many and so great
facilities for the cheap manufacture
of iron and cotton. The climate is
salubrious, without the extreme of
heat or cold; the soil productive;
provisions and labor cheap; iron ore
and fuel abundant; cotton to be had
e .aJ quantity, from the producers
in the surrounding country, at q
price much below that which it COM
mands even in our Southern cities;
and water power sufficient to turn
all the spindles in New England.
There are also within the limits of
the District, lead, copper and gold
mines, which with skilled labor and
capital sufficient for their proper de-
velopment, I am confident, would
yield handsome profit, and contri.
butte largely to the prosperity of the
country around.
To the industrious immigrant, and
to the planters of rice and cotton,
who have determined to abandon the
cultivation Of these crops. this Dis
trict holds out strong inducements.
With q soil that produces most of
the necessaries of life; delightful
and healthy climate; a sober and or.
derly white population, largely in
excess of the negro, with q college
and number Of high schools, for
the education Of both boys and girls;
with a railroad connecting it with
Columbia and Charleston; with an
abundance of cultivated farms and
uncnltivated lands for sale at reason
able prices. The citizens of the Dis
trict will welcome all who come with
a desire to invest their money, or fix
their homes among them, with the
view of improving the agriculture of
the country, or of industriously aid
ing in the development of the great
natural resources with which Pro-
vidence has blest this section of the
State.
I fear I have already made this
communication too long for the CO.
lumns OF your paper, and, with your
permission, may have something
more to say at some future time.
cannot close, however, without COM
mending the spirit which has prompt
ed two OF our worthy citizens
-Messrs. Evins and Choice-to open
an Office. in connection with their
law office, at the Court House of our
District, for the encouragement of
immigration and the sale of real
estate. These gentlemen may be
safely trusted as to any representa-
lions they may make, and, 1 have no
doubt, will gladly answer all inoui-
RES addressed to them by those who