The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-03-13
WAnnsbOr0 and ITS Business
Men,

WAnnsboro and ITS Business
Men,
The travelling correspondents, Mn
J. b. Call, of the Daily Chronicle &
Sentinel thus speaks of Winnsboro
and its business men:
From Chester, in compapy with
Capt. Thos. p. Stovull, travelling in
the Interest Of hfs s:Excelsior Mills"
your correspondent next visited tho
town Of Wtnnstoro, in Fairfield couu-
ty. His observations were oonGned
mainly to the business part of the
town, in which he bad the pie asaro of
meeting aid conversing with the lead.
ing elohants. Tho business of the
town is. quito active, snd the fhercan.
tile interests are repretsNted for the
most ?art by vigorous and cnterpris-
Ing y"uog meh, With here aud there
an old etager IN the terk ground to
supply capital and advtoo. I baSe
nevSr been tbfowh in contact with a
more e??a' 'tcoas and accomplished set
OF merchants than I mot in Winnseoro.
They are liberal entcrpri>ing iu the
highest degree in their business aff 4irs,
which they manage alike with profit
to their investments and advantage to
the material advancement of the
town. Amous the moro prominent
hoases which occur to my recolleo.
ton, recall those Of Mcsors. d. r.
Fienniken, Bacot & Co., and J. II.
Catchart, all Of whom rely With conf
dcnce upon tho Chronicle & Sentinel
for the latest and most reliable mar-
ket reports and general news.
A very considerable trade has
grown up between Winnsboro aud
Augusta, particularly in the articles
Of -four and grain. The firm of Alesrs.
Geo. :T. Jackson & Co., furnish
that market with several hundred
barrels of their. superior -four per
month, in addition to bol.cd meal,
&C., willis the recent visit of Capt.
Stovall resulted in securing Several
orders for the excellent brands of
flour manufactured ct the Excelsior
Mills in Augusta. Messrs. J. o.
Mathe wson and Branch Scott e. Co.,
Augusta, also enjoy fair trade with
tho Ninnsboro merchants, whU mani
fest disposition to cultivate q still
larger business with Augusta. I
found general and loud complaint,
however,, il regard to what is believed
to be indifcrenco Of tho railroad au-
thorities in promptly delivering ship.
mehts of fiour,and-grain, two or three
cousignments of which, from Augusta
firms of known pr1pmtness in filing
orders, were week behiud time in
their arrival. One Of these, a ship
hent Of oats, worked exceeding an
noyance and loss to the Wiunsboro
merchant, and greater inconvenience
to his patrons from the surrounding
country, who we're awaiting this ar
rival to secure their Spring seed, not
bushel Of oats being on sale in tho
town. If the bltme of this tafdy
shipmeht fightfdlly attaches to the
rnilroad authorities, they owe it to
tue common CONF erciul interests of
both Augusta and Winnshoro that
thero should not in tho future BE a
repetition Of such neglect as is calcu-
i"t.d to Work damage to the trade of
10th places
had the plensare of forming the
acquaintance of 4. II. Robertson,
Esd, editor, and Mr.. Williams, one
Of the propfietors Of tho Tri.Wcokly
News, Quite a lively and spirited sheet
Published at Wiunsboro. The News
enjoys ltberal patronage and good
circulation, and is conducted ii a
manner reflective Of credit upon the
ability Of its editor aud tho cnter-
prise and vigor of ito proprictors,
nlcssrs. Desportes and Williams. TO
Augusta merchants, desirous of e1-
tending their trade in that section,
the News presents On excellent vehi-
Gle by which to reach NIL classes Of
dealers and consumer in that quar-
ter.
An excellent Hotel, the "Brown
House, is prominent among the attrac.
tiohs of Wiuusboro. Here your cor.
pondtnt was refreshed with an ele-
CANT dinnar and supper, and thence
shipped on freight train to Columbia.
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