The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-07
The Augusta and Hartwcll Railroad

The interest which the proposition TO
build railroad from Augusta to Hart.
well has excited in tho popular mind
.Mnst have attracted the attention Of the
most casual observer. Tho feeling in
favor Of the road is deeper and more posi-
tive now than il was in 1870, because the
people see more Clearly ihe necessity
which demands it's early construction.
This is true as to gu. citizens and our
cpuntrymcn residing in the counties
which &c would have put ;G a!o-c direct
communication with this--thcir natural
market. To undcrtase the Building or
the proposed road 1t thia time. when
every INDUSTRY is depressed and men are
anxious foi tho future, dncs seem At first
glance, extremely unwi3e. But there
are considerations which determine this
to be the opportunc moment for the in
nuguration OF the work From Augusta
to Walhalla. tho opinion seem, to be- al
most unanimous that wc cannot longer
afford to delay; that tlc work should be
commenced ut ones. Wc venture TO
speak Of this question because Of the III
tcrest wc feel in the future Of Augusta,
and because We "-e persuaded that we
cannot neglect pushing this enterprise to
II speedy completion without materially
damaging ourselves. TLcrc il NJ man
"hite or colu-ei, merchant or mechanic,
~ ordinary ia',Ir.r IN Augusta, who i,
not vitally Interested iG tao lariy cou.
,truction o. the Augds;4 and lIar.wril
Road and "t the cpnpction oi greet
through lire - Cincinnati, riu Rahun
Cap and kn"xvi!lc. This feeling is
rapidly discovering it-clf in our comm
nifty. We believe we shall soon see Il
=
Recently, we have heard inquiries
through which the road is 10 ru;l. Tie
five Georgia and til. &c South Carolina
counties which will come withir the i'm
mediate influence of the road are rich in
natures best gifts. The people prc in
.clIigcnt, thrifty and prosperous. they
are. for tue most part, TURNER'S farmers
in tho best sense OF that term. In 1870,
Columbia is reported to have made 1869
bushels Of wheat, l2l ,lG0 bushels Of corn,
1864 bushels Of oats, 7 ,43i bales Of cot.
| ton, 1902 bushels of sweet potatoes and
46.3ll pound, Of butter; Ebcrt, 22,736
bushels of wheat. 1.i0, ,434 bushels of corn,
l3,2GS bushels Of oats, 3.O35 bales Of cot.
| ton, 1851 bushels Of sweet potatoes and
| .3G4 pounds Of butter; Franklin, 49,
S63 bushels of wheat, l73,007 bushels of
corn, l4.l5l bushels of 0ata, G37 bales of
cotton, l2 ,330 bushels of sweet potatoes,
and 60,N pounds Of butter; Hart, 49,
376 bushels Of wheat. 1865 bushels OF
corn, ! ,5GJ bushels Of oats, 1920 bales
of cotton, l2,l68 bushels Of sweet p0ta-
toes and II ,025 pounds Of butter; Lin
cola, 1O,1l3 bushels Of cheat, 75,506
bushels of corn, 1925 bushels of outs,
2,5S7 bales Of cotton, 1913 bushels of
sweet potatoes, and II $50 pounds of but.
ter; Abbcyille, 64,092 bushels of wheat,
3l5,399 bushels Of corn, So, ,512 bushels OF
oats, 1924 bales Of cotton, and 10, ,995
bushels Of sweet potatoes; Anderson. II,
1863 bushels Of wheat, 400, ,G88 bushels of
corn, 1928 bushels Of oats, 5,274 balcs
of cotton, aud 1926 bushels Of sweet po-
ta,oes; Oconec, 1888 bushels of wheat,
13S,9O3 bushels of corn, 5,903 bushels of
outs, $40 (this year nearer 3,000) bales of
cotton, and $3.50 bushels of sweet pota.
toes, uggregating 23l, ,l9l bushels of
wheat, AT 1858 corn, lG8,752 oats, 35,-
O2l, sny 10000 bales of cotton, aud 90
G34 bus! J.. of sweet potatoes. And the
five Georgia counties 24G,477 pounds of
butter. The eight counties mentioned
had ut least $4,000 sheep and 66.0G0
swine the year referred to- Our belief is
that these figures fall about twenty per
cent. below the actual cncs They tell
US of aS faw golden footed sheep" but
they do not embrace the fresh eggs, the
spring chickens, the quackins ducks, the
noisy guinen fowls. and the Christmas
turkeys with which that whole region of
country abounds. But, incomplete as it
is, tho exhibit is good one, and worthy
Of being noted. Augusta once had the
trade Of I'LL the counties named, and
others whc! we may dcnominutr sub.
tributary. She must have it again. To
secure it will demand great energy and
promptness on the part of her citizens
Shall we exhibit these ?-Augusu Urcn-
iclc and Sentinel.