The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-04-21
Building up the South.

An excellent symptom, in the new movement
of population and industry, now so rapidly
tending Southwark, is that bodies of settlers, of
both native and foreign birth, are starting out
upon the cooperative principle, combining
their own means and their experience in vari-
GUS practical pursuits with moderate capital
offered to them by responsible parties. We
have heard of several enterprises of this kind,
within two or three weeks, and are inclined to
augur well for their success.
Only few days ago an expedition of about
100 persons sailed in q small vessel from this
port, for a certain point in Florida, taking with
them implements, cottages in detached pieces
that may be run up in few hours, seeds, and
live stock. Another set out last week for
Georgia, and there are several more about to
leave New York, Boston, Philadelphia and
Baltimore for Southern destinations.
| Among these small colonies which have late
ly been, or are just about to be established, the
| Swiss and German community at Grutli, in
Grundy county, Tennessee, already in opera
tion, may serve as very fair specimen. One
of our valued German exchanges, the Baltimore
Wecker, gives long and interesting detailed
account of it. in series of letters from the
spot, and the encouragement they afford may
be useful to other intending colonists and set
tiers. In October, 1869, there were 15 lots, of
100 acres each, left for sale to private parties
of the original purchase. In less than two
weeks after the fact was made publicly known,
all of them were taken up. The result was
that the Swiss Consul from Knoxville visited
the spot, and made two additional purchases
for the colony not far from Tracy City, and ly-
ing along the Chattanooga Road. Together,
the quantity of and thus added was s, 800 acres,
| which have been readily sold at 500 to S115
for the hundred acre lot Ninety-fve families
are already established at the colony with homes
of their own, and more are rapidly coming.
They are clearing away the forest, and extend
ing their grain and vegetable culture with mar
veIous speed; they have saw mill and flour
mill several stores, of different kinds; black
smith, wagon-making and butcher shops; and
among the handicrafts, carpenters, turner's,
shoemakers, tailors, etc., all fully employed,
and they are now building handsome school
house.
This is the true way to 60 to work, and we
are happy to know that these spots Of hight are
swiftly breaking out over the surface of those
portions of the South which have hitherto been
reposing in the silence and darkness of the
primitive wilderness. These are ''the armies
of peace" which are destined to achieve the
truly grand triumphs of our time, and we take
all the more pride in their steady and victori-
Gus march that, from first to last in spite of all
discouragementA tAthe forebodings of the timid,
and the sneers of the skeptical-we have urged
and favored this emigration of the sturdy Eu-
ropean stock to the Canaan of the South. AL
ready the bug-bear stories of deadly climate
and hostile population have been scattered to
the winds and the margin of Northern cul-
ture, industry and thrift begins to fringe the
Gulf 1t is pleasant to have had part in so
glorious revolution.-M Y. Mercantile Jour
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