Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-10-09
For the Advertiser.
Intimations of Hasty Jaulit.

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alias Pickens, alias Pendleton, theroute,
by private conveyance, seems long
enough to make the most inveterate togy
sigh. for Rail Road and it is rough
enoaghto try the patience Of Job. II
people would only work their roads, the
troubles of travel, in great measure,
would instantly vanish. Self-respect and
self-interest alike demand that we keep
our highways and byways in good order.
Who would buy land in a section of
country, where roots, stumps, rocks, and
gullies are encountered at every turn Of
the wheel? Stringent orders from the
County Commissioners to a prompt, ac-
tive and determined overseer operate
like a charm in the matter of working
the roads. This has been demonstrated
with the most satisfactory results in
many neighborhoods. The Road Law,
believe, is good enough, letit be wisely
and firmly enforced.
From sweet May until gloomy Noveni-
Der, the condition OF. tho crops forms q
universal topic Of conversation. None
may ignore this all-important subject.
In driving over hundred miles across
the "cotton belt" saw some beautiful
farms, and talked with many thought
full planter. Everybody sees now that
an average yield of the tleecy staple is
out of the question in South Carolina.
An area equal to the extra acreage planted
was given up, to the weeds and grass OH
account OF the excessive rains in the
spring. The balance of tho cotton crop
i'll consequence Of the rust, the worm,
and the lack Of proper tillage, will fall
short of the production realized in former
seasons.
The Great Air Line R2ilroad, built
along the base OF the mountains, con-
meeting Charlotte with Atlanta, has made
the wilderness and the solitary place clap
their hands for joy! Vastsums OF money
have been put in circulation, and every
industrious man along the line has al
ready got his share Of it. A superabun-
dance OF the finest water power, sur
rounded by extensive forests of valuable
timber, has been suddenly brought to
tAe notice of the interprising capitalist.
Many fertile and lovely valley, hereto
fore wrapped in profound seclusion, has
been opened up to the markets Of the
world. A range of grand, old Mountains,
sanctified by the very spirit of the beau
tiful, has been transferred, as it were, to
the temple doors Of Fashion and Litera-
ture.
A malignant type of fever is prevail
ing in the vicinity of both Pendleton and
Anderson. The disease, SO unusual in
those localities, had its origin in some
rice fields hard by, which had been
flooded at intervals during the heated
term" Other parts of Anderson Dis
trict, remarkable heretofore for health,
have been plagued this year with chills
and fever. Too much cotton, some say F.;
others, who seem to chop the better logic,
account for this sad reverse, by pointing
to the creek and branch bottoms all Sob
bed, and overgrown with the rankest
forms Of vegetation for the want Of prop
or drainage. Abbeviile too, in. some OF
her most healthy sections of ridge coun-
try, has been invaded by the miasm OF
the swamps AS one of the most salu-
brious climes in the world, Walhalla
and its surroundings still maintain their
proud pre-. eminence. pl5l
One of the, most desirable sections Of
the "Palmetto State" including the
whole of oconee and portion of An
derson District, is situated between the
Tugaloo and the Seneca. The inhabitants
of this rich and pleasant country are
making arrangements to become an in.
tegral part of Georgia by the process Of
annexation! Liberal subscriptions in
money have been obtained to defray the
expenses Of transfer. "The Governor
J brother-in-law, who is lawyer, has an.
:, rtaken the job in Columbia, and II no,
successful, be isto make no charge 70,
his services" Thiss:ss no hoax. h The
: movementlisa reality, and litmeans bu.
si.ess Exorbitant taxation, and lnotll.
ing but debt to show u for It, is the reason
gwen for. wishing to Withdraw from poo,
old South casoliaa$ 4 EsK.