The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-22
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STATE BOARD or, AGRICULTURE AND
EMiGKkTIuN.

~ ceteprateN spokesman mas SobscrYeQ
tlists "a griUIlhnS feeds ms ;5ii &8great
.measufe II clo,lies us; whhoutit we
could not, . hays; manufactures and we
should not have commerce; thoy will
stand together, but they will stand
together like pillars, the largest in the
centre, and thai. is agriculture" Agri.
culture is indeed tho lfe Of nation, its
very existence depending upon the
annual production of its soil. In view
Of tho vital Importance Of tins subject,
and OF the vast amount of arabic land in
the State now lying wild and fallow. or
at best poorly cultivated, I respectfully
suggest the phssageof 'an act creating a
State Board Of, a gricnlture and lGmigra
ton, TO consist Of at least three capable
persons, ono Of whom should be "a practi.
cal Chemist.
This Board should be charged with
the duty, Of investigating and making
known TO the entire country the agric..!-
tural resources Of the State, and should
be required to make an annual report to
the Legislature, cmbody tho results OF
their labonrs and recommend such i'm.
proyemcnts as they may deem necessary
in the system Of cultivation now nroc.
ticed among oiIr" nconle. ma snch IN ~.
proved agricultural machinery, as TO
them may seem mos! proper, together
withthe ,yafue and mode ofusings ter
tllizets. They should also sot forth Che
attractions that orr soil and climate nnI
mineral resources offer lo tho ,hr;liv
agricult,uisLs, mechanics and miners Of
our Northern States md to ,hnsn .of
Europe. They should also nrcson, IT,.
blcs showing tho cost Of l,v;ua ,Ln r,,",
of,wspes, tho number and cIass of NM
chanics, model IN lilo eov,r,l C,a,,,,,;,<aH
aud tile, pricc OF land and tcrms ,non
wl{cLitt can bc rcntcL TLc;rG'.rro,rlor i,
should bo furnished n tho 4,r,d,s In;
IN. of hi. .conn,rv on1 'lS,,.a,,i = 7 =
ted, Will, fccl assured, start tide Of
emigration that will flow into and great.
J enrich the State. The German and
french grape'growers will find in our
upper tier OF Counties soil and climate
as genial to the grape as their own vine.
clad hills, beng precisely on the same
parallel OF latitude as the great wine
making districts Spain and Portugal.
The Swede nld the Dane will find am
pic scope and verge for their talents for
mining in our gold and iron and lead
regions, while Gvantho l[ollandnr, may
exercise his cunning in draining The
marsh lands OF onr low country, which
nc pay gcL,almost for the asking. Our
rivers Astounding with noble falls, are
running to waste, when they should
rcsonnd with the hum Of thousands Of
busy spndles. These invite the manu(ac.
turcr OF the North, who will find labour
among us abundant aul chc.p, and may
look rom his own door upon fields
white with tho cotton that supplies his
mil.
RAILROADS.
According to tho ciohth censns or ,hc
United States, there We're nine bnnarcI
and cighty.sevcn (os7) miles Of railroad
liz South Carolina at tho close Of tbe
veor la6D bnil otyo c,stafst,,,s
millions three hundred and t c;shty. 1wo WV
| thousand I 2I3S5sO0O ibl|nrs. = ;1s I" ~
55Itsnt4K Be intcros,inr 10 obsorvo5,h, ii
the, Charleston and Hamburg road was
the fr:t passenger railway construct c1
in the United States. It was commcnc.
cd III the Spring, Of 1929, and six C,
miles were completed nftba. vcor 7,
is q noteworthy fact, that before tho mac
of locomotive was Established in Grrol
Britain, or they Mere known in ,h[
United States, tho directors of ,his ro,G
determined, under the advice Of lLr;,
engineerYsMfa Horatiol Alien, to max,
them exclusively the motive power
The same gentleman, in The Winter o.
S29,S mthde.the dra%&'ifnaSs offbn 6rs,
| American steam locomotive called The
'BcstsBrlend, y whchswas planned by
Mr.. u. i, Miller, of Charleston Upon
the Charleston and Hamburo road wos
introduced in 1881, for tho first Time on
any railroad in tho world, the importan,
arrangement two feur(4) whceledtrucks
for locomotives, and long passcneol