Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-05-25
THE ADVERTISER.
Edgefeld, s. c., May rs, 1871.
The Great Scheme of Butler, Chad
wick, Gary Il Co.

The Great Scheme OIL Butler, Chdu-
wick, Gary Il Co.
First read, very attentively, the card OF
these gentlemen, in another column, and
then turn your attention to the article,
from the Charleston Mems, which we ap
pend hereto. This great series OF Gilt
Concerts will give an opportunity to all
classes to assist in bringing worthy i'm
migrants into South Carolina, thus build
ing mp the prosperity of the State and
our own. and at the same time place chem
in q position to be the lucky recipients OF
valuable property or a large amount OF
money. When BUTLER and GARY are
two of the leading men, Edgefield people
need not fear to march in boldly. By
tbo-bv. wonder if " old CAL" and cold
MART wont let us alive home people
have chances at $3.50!
"What is everybody's business. is no.
body's business" and while the :impor-
tance of fostering immigration is con-
ceded on all hands. the great work IAN
guishes, as far as this State is concerned,
for want of the cash working capital so
indispensable for its prosecution. But
the South Carolina immigration Assocla-
ton and aims which have already had our
warm commentator, is composed OF 1--we
and resolute men whom obstacles cannot
balk in the execution Of their self impos-
ed task of peopling the millions OF rlch
but idle acres in our State with hardy
and thrifty settlers from other climes.
Finding that the poverty of our people
gave little prospect of raising by sub
scription the funds needed to give an i'm
petus to their enterprise, they have hit
upon the expedicnt Of a series of Gift
Concerts, to begin in Charleston in Octo-
ber, the ticket-holders of which will be
participants in the grandest and most at
tractive drawing ever held in our State
The first prize will be the splendid Acad.
emy of Music property, which was built
at cost of S2S0,0O0, and which, besides
stores, music halls, saloons, Gc., contains
the brightest and most beautiful temple
of the drama in the South. The secono
prize will be One Hundred Thousand
Dollars in cash. A longlist of other cash
prizes makes up the grand aggregate o.
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars to 5e
distributed among the ticket holders. The
number of tickets issued will be 5O,OOO
and the price will be five dollars each.
There can bo no. doubt OF the extraor'
| dinary popularity which the scheme is
destined to attain. Some idea of this
may be formed from the circumstance
that over two-thirds Of the tickets have
been engaged in advance by agents at the
North andin California. But the features
of the drawing, which will enable it te
contrast most favorably with the Crosby
Opera-House Lottery, in Chicago, anc
other similar schemes, are: 1st. Its un
qualified endorsement by large number
Of the best known and most respected
citizens in the State; I'd. The fact that i
will be managed by gentlemen whose
names are guarantee that the drawing
will be conducted with strict honor ano
fairness; and Sd. The end sought to b'
gained, which is one that must enlist the
sympathy Of every friend Of South Car
olina and the South.
The last consideration, indeed, elevate:
the enterprise from the rank of private
speculation to that of project of vas
public importance. We want and mus
have those small farmers whose Labor
constitutes the true wealth OF State
And if the gentlemen Of the Immigra
tion Society succeed in bringing then
hither, nobody will be disposed to crit
else the plan by which they accomplish