Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-10-09
Eo,. tho Advertiser


A "Rebel'' Among the Wooden Nut
meg People.
A young friend on visit to friends in
Connecticut, sends us the following en-
tertaining letter:
CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY, Mass,
September 10, 1873. !
EpIroR RADvERT1sEE,-Think a few
lines from this portion of the world may
prove of interest to your readers. will
try to give an idea of what is going ON.
The farmers are all very busy getting
intheircrops. The staple one is tobacco,
of which they are making quantities;
the weld is from 1900 to 2sOOlbs per acre;
the price ranges from Is to % cents per
lb in the hand. Though tobacco is their
main cropAI may say that they raise al,
most everything except cotton.
Onions make considerable crop with
these, people, the yield being from 8 to
S hundred bushels per acre. And I heard
a reliable man say that he had seen 900
bushels gathered from an acre, the price
being from II to II dollars per bushel.
They realize from to 7hundred dollars
gross per acre, from nearly all the land
they cultivate.
Farming land is worth from 100 to 400
dollars per acre. The farmers manure
very heavily, some OF them putting rs
much as 125 dollars worth Of stable ma
nure to the acre. Ipaid visit on yes
terday to the Green River works, the
great Table Cutlery Factory Of j. Rus
sci e. Co., and was introduced to the
president Mr.. Chapman, who is always
on hand, and found him to be very ac-
commodating and courteous gentleman.
He took US through tho works and ex-
planned everything i'll Il very plain and
impressive manner, which he is fully
competent to do, as lie has been connect
ed with the works for the last 80 years
The Company formerly manufactr I'd
in Greenfield, but finding their water
power insufficient for their extensive
business, they abandoned their buildings
there and removed to Turner's Falls OF
the Connecticut River. where they have
700 horse power. They have put up
two large brick buildings, each Of which
is 600 feet in length, one 60 and the other
35 in breadth besides which they have
about 200 feet Of smaller buildings.
They generally employ 600 operatives,
but have only 450 at this time They
employ good many Irish and Germans.
Their business is immense. their usual
stock in finished goods being from three
to hundred thousand dollars, but the
demand for their goods lately has been
so great as. tn reduce their stock to about
two hundred thousand. In short, J.
Russell & Co.'S. Cutlery Manufactory is
perfect success, and persons. dealing
with President Chapman, may feel sat
isfied that they arc dealing with an hon.
eat man.
The people here are both hospitable
and sociable, and seemed happy to ex-
tend hearty welcome even to arebel
/ SOUIlt CL DAuob ooy oLoo
good many seemed surprised to see a
peaceful and civilized man from our
State, and some would openly make the
remark that "he looks civil enough"
There are great many who proclaim
loudly against the present government
in South Carolina, and most of them
whom I7copyersed with are very bitter
against "tSalary Grab,'' and think the
latter may possibly have some force in
the next election.
feel that have already introduced
too much ON your valuable time, SO
hoping may have the pleasureof meet
ing Edgetield friends soon again, I.now
bid you adieu. z "A.
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~ Red cedar chips sprinklsd OH a
| shovel f;ill3of. cs,als @ftl clear a room OF
flies. Red andwhite ivory chips drop
peds ON u greeL table will clear a inan's
| pocket Of money.