The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-10-07
rHr CITY OF aREEEvILLE.

Vile revealed to us the rapid progress and
| substantial improvement of our neighbor'
/ whose prosperity is mainly due to the loca-
/ ton of the Air Line Railroad, and the un-
tiring energy of some of its citizens We
had an impression that the egrowth'o Green
Vile was only temporary. and would be
checked when the excitement always attend
ing such an event as opening new railroad
had died out. But an examination OF the
various and solid improvements yet under
contract, and the elegant structures already
completed, convinces us that well-directed
energy and proper ballast will make its
present progress thing of permanency.
Much that is now ephemeral will give way
to the substantial and desirable, when its
future progress will be finally assured. The
improvements made within the last two
years are not only handsome and in modern
style, but the splendid residences and ample
busiress-houses are occupied with thrifty,
energetic and progressive people.
On Tuesday morning, we were rendered
an elegant phaton and a pair of horses from
the livery stable of Messrs. Thompson d
Steele, formerly of Anderson, and we went
around to the Office of the Greenvilla Daily
Ne,rs, for the purpose of securing the COM
psny of its staid and respectable editor, Col,
A. NJ. Speights who has been putting Green
vile to such an extent that we thought him
the proper person to point out the noted
places. He accepted the invitation to ride,
and with us visited nearly every portion OF
the city. The new street leading to the Air
Line Railroad, with its beautiful dwellings,
obtains much admiration from strangers,
and several business blocks now in course Of
erection will increase it's importance. Main
street is likewise improving, and many sub
stantial buildings already denote the enter
prising spirit of the people. The Cleveland
blocks, on either side of this street and op-
posite to each other, are the finest buildings
in the up-counAry, costing $4,000.
Our ride took in the Fair Grounds, situa-
ted on the outskirts of the city. and enclos-
ing twelve or fourteen acres Of land, with an
elegant race-track and suitable buildings for
the exhibition, which takes place this year
on the 10th of October and days following.
Hon. James P. Moore is the President and
w. L. Mauldin, Esq, the Secretary Of the
Association. --:-'''''- -''
Among other points of interest We went
to the Camperdown. Factory now being
erected under tho esuperintendence of Alex.
McBee, Esq, who is driving ahead with his
accustomed vim. The building is located
on, tho east side Of the river, short distance
below the ford on Main street, and will
furnish room for large amount of ma
chinery, where it is proposed to manutac-
ture cloth exclusively, we were informed.
The factory erected last year By Sampson,
Hall & Co., Of Boston, is in active operation
both night and day, and these gentlemen
are the prime movers in the new establish
ment, being we'll pleased with the previous
investment of their capital. The erection OF
these factories marks an era i'll the progress
of the up-country, with the successful in
vestment of Northern capital in cotton man.
ufacturing, and the importation OF skilled
labor into our midst. Greenville is supplied
by nature with an excellent power to pro-
pei machinery, and we think much Of its
importance in the future will be due to the
full Development and utilization Of this
water.power.
Our space i. too limited this morning to
20 into the details Of what we saw and heard
in Greenville, where every one talks up for
the city, and oil seem united to advance its
prosperity The leading hotel is the Man
sion House, which was lately rcmodeled
and greatly improved. Boarding-houses are
quite numerous, and among them the Nose
ley House is decidedly popular, and is well
kept by Col e. F. Moseley, formerly of Lau-
rcnS.
Newspaper business is both contracting
and expanding in Greenville. On Monday
last, Col. speights bought out the Republican,
and that paper retires permanently from the
field ofjournalism-unwept and unhonered.
Our friends, Mcssrs. J. c. d f. Bailey, of the
Enterprise and Nountdineer, are about to start
q newspaper for the temperance organiza-
tions in the State, and all persons connected
with the temperance reform ought to en-
courage this undertaking. These gentlemen
will make i, a success.