The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-06-04
HoYT g. CO., Proprietors.
Our Greenville Correspondence.
GREENv1LLE, S. c., May 70, Is14.

GREENVILLE, .. VI, May @o' Ao' Il
Mr.. Editor: Nothing worth mentioning has
trsns,,ired in the 'Mountain City, since my
lsst As usual at this season, business Is very
dn,, Farmers cannot spare time to come to
town now, as they are several weeks behind on
account of the rain. The crops are reported
to be tolerably good, considering the late sea-
son, but they begin to need rain. There IS as
much dust here now as there was mud some
time ago. Greenyine seems always to be on
the extreme in this particular. There Is an
unusual amount of hauling done here, greatly
increased, no doubt, by the Air Line Railroad.
Something over thirty drays run continually,
and all do good business. Taking these
things into consideration, and remembering
that Greenyille is situated on red hill, it is
not surprising that she has great deal OF dust
in dry and mud in wet weather. Indeed, 30
great was this evil, that our ever-thoughtfui
council have considered it necessary to con-
triye some means of counteracting it. This
they have done. In walking up Main street
few evenings since, we were surprised to mees
a wagon mounted With huge hogshead, TILED
with water, which laid the dust as efectuaily
AZ five had had good shower. This Is a
simple, cheap contrivance, and should De hao
by every place that does much business. Ihe
plan here is to procure large hogshead that
will hold water, place it upon common wag-
on, with two pieces of timber running length
wise to support it; insert into the side OF the
hogshead, next the rear part OF the wagon,
tube, reaching back to tin trough, something
like she gutter of house, suspended cross
ways from the planks supporting the hogs
head: pierce the tin trough with small holes,
turn the water into it, start your wagon, and
your machine is complete. Why not have one
at Anderson?
The new factory at this place will commence
operations soon. The company bought the
old mill Just below the falls, belonging to Mr.
McBee. They added another brick building
to it.. raised large dam, inserted in place OF
the old oyer-shot large turbine wheel, filled
the house with frst-class machinery, and are
now covering the hill with neat tenant-houses
tits sad fact that our people take no more
interest in manufactures than-they do. This
water-power has been lying comparatively idle
until recently, and would in all probability
have remained so, had not enterprising North
ernsrs came in and took charge of it.
We believein fairs, and we believe in having
grounds upon which to hold the fairs, but we
do not believe in making the grounds race
track. For the last two years, the fair grounds
at this place have been appropriated for this
purpose. Greenville, until a few years back,
could not boast fair, and it had been much
better for her young men, and her society in
general, had she never had one, if this is the
use to be made of its grounds. Did the honest
farmers who contributed to this object know
that they would be indirectly encouraging such
an evil as horse-raeing. Tomorrow these
races begin, and there is no calculating the in
jury they may do this community before they
end. They exercise terrible influence for
evil wherever indulged in.
The commencement exercises of Furman
University and the Female College will take
-place June 10th and 18th. The public are
cordially invited to attend.
The first publication of the Greenville Daily
Neaos was issued last Saturday. We wish it
much success, but seriously doubt whether this
city ~ cah support such an institution.
" E. R. II.