The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-06-25
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Anderson and Atlanta.
ANDERSON, S. c., June 8, 1874.

ftTD1l the ACIlNtU Co's'''''
Anderson aud Atlanta.
ANDERSON, S. O., June 8, 1874.
Editors Constitution Perhaps you wouid not
object to few lines from Anderson, the ban
ncr county of South Carolina, occasionally, as
she M has recently become one of your custo-
-,ers The attention Of our merchants has at
last been attracted by Atlanta, we suppose be-
cause Atlanta is becoming one of the most
prosperous and thorough going cities of our
country, and especially of the South, and it
indeed gives us great pleasure to see our mer-
chants patronizing our Southern cities, and
gradually reducing their trade with the cltles
of the North. We suppose it is to the inter-
est of our merchants to buy some OF their
goods in New York and Baltimore, out IL is
not to their interest to buy everything tnere'
and it seems they are finding this out, and are
gradually turning their attention to our oou5n-
ern markets. We think our merchants de-
serve credit for this, and their example should
be followed by every village and town through
ont the entire South. We should patronize
Southern industry and enterprise more than
we do, and especially the manufacturing inter:
est The enterprising merchants OF your city
have been ably represented by their talented
drummers in Anderson, and we presume they
have been very successful in their business
here. or one would not see them so often on
our streets. We think Atlanta may we'll be
proud of her drummers, for they seem to be
among the most business like gentlemen that
ever visit our town. They seem always to be
bent on business and nothing else. They come,
and as soon as their business is finished leave,
and do not stay around town several days to
bore our merchants to death.
Charleston is also beginning to receive some
attention from our merchants. In fact Charles
ton and Atlanta seem destined soon to receive
the entire trade of Anderson. And why should
thew not receive It? Why should not our
merchants, who are always alive to anything
that tends to advance their interest and pro-
mote the welfare and prosperity of our coun.
try, give to our Southern cities their trade and
custom? They certainly deserve it---they in
vite it-and if our merchants can buy their
goods as cheap in Atlanta and Charleston as
thev can in the Northern markets, we think
they should do it. and, doubtless, before many
wears shall elapse, will do it. We see but one
hinderance, and that is transportation. we
have almost no way of getting goods to An
derson. If they are ordered by or from Charles
ton it takes them always to get here, as the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad is as near
no road as can be found anywhere in the Uni
ted States. Then, if we order from Atlanta
they are detained, often two or three weeks, IN
being transported from one road to the other
as the Air Line and Greenville and Columbia
roads are at loggerheads, and one will not DO a
favor for the other even If it advances their
own interest
Anderson ships at least fifteen thousand
bales of cotton each year, and if we could
have more direct communication with Atlanta,
doubtless the largest part of it would 60 there:
However, the Air Line has been built, and
there is little to be gained by grumbllng over
our misfortunes. but we should now look out
for another way of opening up direct commu-
nication with the Club" of the South. We
believe it is proposed now to build road from
here to Hartwell Georgia, and from there on
to Gainesville, and it seems to US that this
would be an important question to Atlanta as
we'll as to Anderson It is to be hoped that
our citizens will consider the propriety of fur
thering this enterprise at an early day, and we
hope to have the cooperation of the citizens
of our sister State of Georgia along this pro-
posed route.
creasing, cannot be denied by any Our mer-
chants bring on larger stocks OF goods now
than they ever have before, and another COM
mendable feature in their business IS that they
are trying to establish their business upon
cash system. Two years ago Anderson sup
ported only one newspaper, now she supports
two very handsomely, and they are always
crowded with advertisements from our mer-
chants. This shows that we are improving
10 true rule.) We have been reliably inform
ed AZ that the corporators of the Anderson, Al:
ken. Port Royal and Charleston Railroad" !"
chartered al the last session of our Legislature,
are to be called together soon to take steps TO-
,vord building this road, and if this is done,
and the people of the counties through which
this road is to pass, will take the enterprise
into their hands and carry it through, this Will
he another great source of wealth Anderson
will be blessed with, and will doubtless form
an important link in the great "Chicago and
South Atlantic Railroad" which is now being
talked of throughout the South.
Would that South Carolina now was the
South Carolina of twenty years ago. Then
there might pe some prospects for the compile
tion of these lines of railroads. but as things
are carried on now, we fear there is little
chance for the completion Of these great shor-
ouphfares, which are the life of our country.
Very little of that pride which South Caro-
1ina;s noble and patriotic citizens were once
noted for is manifested in our present rulers
and leaders. We once had honest and patrl-
otic rulers now we have in their stead class
of men who have little honesty, and for patrl-
otism no such word could be applied to but
few of them. American soil was never trod by
q more debased set of men than South Caro-
lima now has ruling over her.
Tur THIRD TERM-It is impossible to in
vent a policy, either domestic or foreign, which
r,;ll n,ake the election to third term public