Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-09-15
Cur Town.

Cur Town.
Thcre is no denying that much anxiety is
folt by the people of Walhalla as to tho ulti.
mate location Of the Airline Road. Ourc;t;. ).
gems from tho first have fully appreciated it's
gteae Importance. and the many advantages
which would flow from crossing at this placo,
and have displayed q commondable zoal aud
ilneral'ty to secure this ond. Apart from mon.
otary considerations. arising from county,
town and individual subscriptions of stock, con.
d'tioned upon the road running within two
miles OF tho court house, there are othor strong
inducements, why it should seek and find a
crossing at Wahalla. We have living, thriv.
ing town, with population greater than any
town (oxcept Grecnville) this sido of Cc,um.
bia We have beautiful and healthy location,
Wo have churches, schools and colleges mer-,
ch"nts' professional mon and mechanics Oar
population and trade is rapidly increasing.--
Our situation is sufficiently near the mountains
10 prevent any competing line ever being run
west OF IL. Our town is tho present judicial
and commercial centre Of the county. Tho for
mer twill remain and the lattor it can maintain
If our merchants will be true to themselves
Our mild climate, the undeyclopcd mineral re-.
sources of the Bluo Ridge tho ineShaustibIc
supply OF t'mber.and the numerous water pow
or ada adapted to~machinory in tho immediate
nelghborh2od OF our town, bespeak for us a
prosperity and growth i6f tho future. which no
human agency can defeat. Labor and cauital
arc the only agents necessary to originate this
onward march to prosperity. A crossing of
two great thoroughfares at this point would
brng both Of these speedily. 1t would, in all
probabilaty, fix this point as the terminus Of
the contemplated Augusta and IIartwcIl Road
Such conjunction of Railroad facilities wonll
ocgln, IN earnest the development and utilizn
non OF the abundant resources and ADVANTAGES
which nature has so layshly bestowed upon this
section. and which, whom begun, would contri
butte greatly to the Income and pccuniary inter
est of oil these roads. We trust n inst ,nnro
cation OF the Advantages, which would resnl,
rom crossingl at Walhalu, may yet induce
tho fullest surveys to effect it. Whilo there is
room Tor hops, NO shall not give ear though
II 1T be found that q nearer, bettcr and chconcr
route considering everything can be found and
Is "aoptco east OF us, we must acquesce Such
result could neither defeat nor rctard our f,
turc prosperity. ltwould even then accelerate
IT. though not to thar degree as if the crossing
was l'ore Our people arc beginning to realize
th's' and it is well they should. WnlhalIa il
the business centre of the county IF = com.
potIng market should be established east Of ms
"ur n'erG'"nts eouA buy and sell on as good
terms rs the other could offer. We would he
nearer that region from which all our past trade
has come. Our natural resources would still
exist. Our local inducements would still he
LETT Our capital ofincligcncc, energy. econ.
omy ana industry would command and secure
steady, constant and sure progress to wealth.
our mixed population. thrifty and industrious,
possess the qualities of activity and go IL head
"'ivcncss which have pcorlcd, reclaimed and
VI r'zeu the greut rrv>u .r,o,
word as fail, and their lnth in tho future Of
"alhalla is spoken in the daily sound of the
saw and hammer Of tho carpenter. and is seen
in the buildings Of " better order constantly
g''nsup. The Baptists have in process cf cnn-
8 srnrt'on large building for church which
Will be completed by the first of January. The
Germans are building an elegant two story
house, as parsonage for their minister. Col
NORTON is building large two story dwelling
on main street. Mr.. lIENDRlcKs is making
neat addition to his promises, and a. Bnvc,,
or. is charging his two story building to doub-
10 its former size. Mr.. G.. L. REID has lately
completed and removed to his new dwelling
Mr. lloLLEMAN is erecting q desirable rcsi,len,c.
LIE spirit of Improvement is more active now
than at any time during the past year Our
town Is full of strangers, seeking in our pure
air and water return Of health and now
lease of life. Our college exercises have again
opened under better auspices than ever before.
and our merchants, catching the general spirit
OF Improvement and progress, are laying in
l'rger stocks, and offering greater induccme nts
for trade than ever lcforo. Walhalla will grow
and prosper.
Strong Minded Women.
HORACE GaEELV, in H. letter to THEODORE