The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-06-07
Extracts from Correspondence of the
New York Daily Tribune,l
AsouTH CAROLINA Up.coUNTRY TOWN
GREENyILI.E. SO Movo

lhis Is by far the prettiest South
carolina town have yet seen II
lies immediately upon the northern
border OF the cotton.belt, which
stretches southwark away to the
sea- while to the north lies a roll
ing picturesque region, producing
good crops of corn, and all the
smaller grains, and an abundance
OF fruit. The lazy, serrate sum
mits of the Blue Ridge Mountains
hound the view in this direction.
and separate the sister Carolinss
The town has n busy, prosperous
look. A rapid little river come,
dashing down from the mountains.
hurries across the main street. and
leaps fifty feet into. "a weird rayine
landing as it goes half its waters
to turn the great Gathering wheels
OF TWO or three mills (; and near by
there is a large carriage factory.
where firm Of Northern men
who settled here before the war
have benefited themselves and the
whole community by their enter.
Prise; lhe tower ola college looks
out above the oaks from the sum,
mt OF neighboring hill, and, at
a safe distance, that the facinations
OF Its inmates may not disturb the
boys at their books, there is a girls
seminary in tho town. Tie pros
perity of Greenville is due. in Iarge
part, to the influence of a few
Northern men who came here soma
2oyears ago, and who, while warm
ly cspousing the Southern cause iu
the war, did not change with tbeiF
politics their habits Of industry
and thrift. Much is owing. also
to tho preponderance of the white
race in the surrounding country,
and the varied productions of the
farms-tlie farmers rent being
dependent upon tie success of a
single crop, as in tho middle and
lower districts of the State.
This MOI ming, two farmer.look-
ing men came to my room and in-
erou"ceo themselves as Republi-
cans living in tho country fonrtcep
miles north of Greenviile. They
surprised me by saying that there
were over 500 white Republican
voters in Gre"nville Cc:,-:a, ,sr
part, who see that the Democratic
party here is composed Of wealthy
men and large landholders, who
have no sympathy with them. Nv
visitors condemned the corruption
OF the State Government, and said
that the Ring whonow control tie
Republican party in the State sue.
ceed in renominating themselves
next year, there would be q Con.
vention Of the independent Re-
publicans who are opposed to their
rule, and another ticket would be
nominated. II this were not done.
they said they should have moth
ing to do with State politics. and
and should vote in 1872 onlv the
Republican Presidential ticket
They said they were National Re.
pnblicans, and distinguished them.
selves by this name from tho men
who endorse the present State Gov.
ernment. ~
l find the people of Grecnville
cordial and hospitable, and anxi-
ops that the advantages of their
town and county should be made
known in the North, in order that
emigrants may be induced to como
here. Hey seem to be fully sen.
sible OF the advantages that wonfd
result from an influx of intelli.
gent Northern farmers and me-
challics. They Say that the own.
crs OF large farms wond be glad
to divide them, and sell The great.
er part in tracts of from SO to 100
acres at from SIS TO $12 an acre,
according to the fertility Of tho
soil. The climate is peculiarly
pleasant and healthfuI, the eleva.
tion and the proximity of tho
mountains moderating the heats
of summer SO that farmers can
work ont OF doors without more
Inconvenience than is felt in the
North while tile winters are so
short that the work commenced
by the Northern farmer in April
and May is here begnn in Feb
ruary. In addition to It's agricul.
turai resources, the county has
great facilities for manufacturing
in the water-power furnished b3
the upper waters Of the Saluda
River, and its numerous tributa-
ries that come down from tho
Blue Ridge. There are already
six small cotton factories making
yarn and coarse cloth, and two
paper mills along these streams,
but they use bnt a small fraction
OF the abundant water.power. The
Air-LiQA Railroad now building
from Charlotte, N. O., to Allan
ia, Ga, passes through Greenvillc.