The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-10

To the People of the State of South Carolina:
Slt the last session of the Legislature OF this
State q charter was obtained Dy tne Soutn
Carolina Real Estate, Planting and Mining
eipn and domestic capital in the purchase and
Improvement OF lands and other properly; aoo
for the working of the same, and f0r selliDg
and settling the same,n or, as 1t Is more iuily
expressed In the fourth section OF the cnarter,
sVThe said corporation shall have power 10
purchase, acquire, hold, use, WORE ano ulsp9se ss
of real estate In any of the counties OF this
State, to work and operate mines, 10 work
and operate farms and plantations within tne
state, and to dispose, generally, OF the pro-
ducts of the same"
This company has been duly organized un-
der the charter, and fifteen responsible cltl,
zens selected by the stockholders as board
of. directors, BY whom one OF their number,
the Hon. William Aiken, gentleman OF Inc
highest repute, both at home and abroad, mas
been chosen president. At recent meeting
of the board OF directors, It was resolved that
the undersigned be appointed committee TO
lay before the people Of the State prospectus
of the company. and to solicit donations OF
land, or subscriptions to the capital STOCK OF
the company, In cash or In lands, In shares Oh
one hundred dollars each.
i'm presenting this enterprise to your favor
able confederation, we are not unminafnl Oh
the prejudices against untrled experiments,
condition In the present pointed us hopefully
TO prosperous future, we might shrink from
the task OF attempting to introduce popula-
tlon to build up our waste places and restore
us to our wonted material vigor and vitality.
But what are the facts of the case! seven
years of continued exetions have well nign
exhausted our energies, and failed to revive
us as State or resuscitate us as people:
The presentIcoudition of tho civil affairs oil
this Commonwealth Ia lamentable In the e4-
treme, and II allowed TO continue foroodes
naught but irretrlevsble ruin to our people
and the State. To avert such destiny Is one
of the prime motives Of the organization OF
the South Carolina Real Estate, Planting and
Mining Company. Our efficiency to improve
The condition of ourselves and our people Will
depend upon the means placed at our dis
posal.
Combined effort is the popular idea of the
times. Stupendous projects are undertaken
and successfully accomplished thereby; CO.
operation surmounts obstacles with apparent
ease. that individual enterprise would not
dare encounter. Throughout the South COM
bination is daily efecting mighty results ior
the public veal Shall we not make an ehort
STATE e. Do not our depleted treasury, our
abused credit, our debased officials and the
general depression of our people convince US
that change Is imperative
There Ia q vast amount Of unoccupied lan0
in South Carolina. The proprietors Would
enrich themselves by deciding moiety o.
such lands TO any company that would settle
upon them thrifty, honest, Industrious popu-
lation; for, be they iarmers, mechanics, trades
men or miners, they would enhance the value
OF the adjacent lands by every Improvement
made inpon their own. In addition 10 TINS;
thew would also share In the profits derived
from sales to immigrants, the working OF
lands that may be placed uRder cultivation. or
such other operations, as mining. spinning
yarns, &C., that may be determined on oy tue
Company as being to the most advantage,
Any parties disposed to aid this landaole
enterprise, by donations or SUBSCRIPTIONS Oh
land to the capital stock, will please address
either of the undersigned.
D. WYATT AIKEN, Cokesbury.
GABRIEL CANNON, Spartanburg.
W. W. HARLEE, Mars Bluff.
= -al.1;,,;;; VIM u. SHANNON, Camden:
- W. II. 2EAwToN, Charleston.