The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-12-05
A Brief Reply to the Press and Banner.

"A brleI hepIy 10 lHe rfeSS diiu ooilii0A
We cannot indulge in any very extended re-
marks upon the respective merits of the An
aerson and Abbeville markets, since our friend
of the Press and Benner has virtually "thrown
UP the sponge" relative to his charges against
Anderson and its merchants. His editorial:
appears npou our first page'to-day, and all of
our readers'can Judge for themselves as to the
defence made by him. But we must be allowed
to comment upon one or two points. His ex-
PLANTATION of waiting for the appearance of
"Long Canes" communication under our edi-
torial sanction before he took up the cudgels
against that gentleman, is silagularly lame and
and impotent as we never contemplated any
further endorsement" of the communication
than its reference 70 the public spirit and en-
terprise of Anderson merchants. So far from
thinking it "a shame and scandal" chat Able
vile farmers sell their produce and purchase
their groceries in Anderson, we have constant
ly maintained that it was creditable to their
sagacity and evinced consciousness of sub
serving their own interest by so doing. We
will reiterate that our sole object in re-publsh-
ing ssLong Cane was to show the appreciation
of neighbors, and thus stimulate the mercan-
tile community to greater efforts in the future.
Such action is natural, if not praiseworthy !;
and we believe that the Press and Banner
would do likewise, if citizen Of Anderson
had spoken words of compliment in favor of
Abbeville or any of its surroundings.
Our friend suggests that defect in the
scales might furnish simple explanation of
the loss in weight at this place, and says that
''it has been deemed proper to discard the COM
mon platform scales" in Abbeville, procuring
in their place improved beam-scales, suggest
ing that Anderson ought to follow this exam
pie. We are informed that the same kind of
scales are in use at Anderson, and have been
for years, that is used at the Abbeville depot.
One of our merchants this fall ordered pair
of "cotton scales" Fairbanks improved pat
tern, for a large planter in this County, and
his entire crop, besides those of his tenants
and neighbors, viii not show pounds differ
ence in weight on any bale, when compared
with the weights at this place. We are in
clined to think, therefore, that these charges
about losing in weight shave been weighed in
the balances and found wanting" after the
fashion of Nebuchadnezzar.
One word about the price of bacon, and we
will conclude. The cash price for that article
was 12s cents on the 18th of September last in
this market, which the Press and Banner forgot
to mention, when it stated that we saw bacon
charged at Is cents! Is the cash price higher
than the Abbeville rates? Let the figures an
swer before your own readers, and we will be
entirely satisfied, knowing that the Abbeville
farmers will be induced thereby to give the
roads in this direction another trial, when they
will be served most handsomely by the young
men from their own section, whose business
accomplishments are highly appreciated by
their employers, and to whose influence is
justly accredited fair proportion of the trade
flowing steadily towards Anderson. Perhaps
Abbeville might profit by initiating this exam
pie of reaching out beyond its borders, en-
ploying such legitimate means of advancing
| its own interests