The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-10
for .the) Asdsrion shfs2igeac6F.
YABBByILLE COUNTY. I

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impressions as to the future outcome in
the history Of that County. Fsom the
earliest settlement Of. the country, Ahbes
| vile has been; renpwned fas the fertility
of her soil andl the intelligence and
gallantEy of her ripeople. On the bosom
OF her soil sene of South Carolipa's mcss
lIdiatingpiahed eons firRs drew the breath,
lIof life.h Sbes wss not only rich in the
fertility of her soil and .l,e historic rnem-
ories Of her ancient legends, rich in the
intelligence aud honor Of her sons and
daughters, but up. TO the period of the
late war che was itch iiasgall that makes
up the material wealth Of great people.
But upon the Inauguration or feconatruc.
tioh since the war q blight, equalling
Egyptian darkngds. Nwuithefed ali the
fountains Of Abbe9ilie's ancient pfos.'
psrity and fenoWa. Having majority
OF. coiofed voters, who Gwera early led
astray by tho carpet-baggsr, ali her
places Of honor and trust and public
responsibility 'were filled by the ignorant
and corrupt. And for q while 60 hope.
less apparently Was the case that not q
manly struggle was made to throw OF
the degrading bondage. But Iat last,
thanks to kind aud merciful Proyi.
dence, the dsy, of Idsliyerance from the
robber band WAS -uahered In by The cleo
ton of Hamptoa as, Governor. of the
Slate. Once more old ,Abbeyille is her.
self again, Once mora VII ,she be ruled,
by, intelligence and capacity and honor.
While every material interest withered
under the spoilation Of, the Tobber. band,
the original fertility of her. magnificent,
soil remained nnharned. ,Tis true that
Abbeville, like other OF her sister coun-
ties, had suffered even hafors the war by.
careless cultivation nf ilsss ls.ssss sui, yet old
mother earth will abundaptly respond to,
the calls Of science and skillful cultiva-
ton. Under; the rule Of the Radical
band her lands which formerly, comran-,
ded from $40 to $l5 per acre dwindled in
priie to an average Of about three dol
lara. Some Of the finest lands In some
of the finest sections Of, Abbeville. along.
the: valley Of thu Sssauaah coos;;!!ia. coo.s;;!a ihaEe
been purchased year .go, at these de-
preciated prices. Now the scale is
turned. Under good and honest govern
ment, government under whose benign
influence every citizen, however, humble,
will feel perfectly secure in person and
property, we predict chat Abheville will
ba one of the first counties in the State
to regain her former high neeisson sc
respeetability. .uez .,a 49,, xys.i 49,,
On short trip to Greenwood recently,
alongside. the bed Of the Greenville &
Columbia Railroad we were fayorably
impressed with the evidences of return
ing prosperity Thisroad Is located for
q stretch Of about fifty miles, extending
from WilliaHlaton to Ninety-Six, on q
beautiful ridge Of land dividing ths
waters of che Savannah and Saluda
Rivers, These beautiful ridge lands "a
they descend towards the territory of
Abbeville seem to-increase in fertility,
especially Il ssse production of cotton
aud wheat. In the neighborhood of
Williamson and Bolton, the writer pass
ing along q country road was strongly
impressed with the beauty Of the sur
rounding country. For the most part,
the farms consist of level fields, composed
of a productive sandy loans, here and
there intefspeTsea with branch bottoms.
Along the'linei Of railroad ali. tho little
towns have pntfon the garb OF improves
u,snt. Lands 'hdjacens' to the road cov-
cred with old Geld pines are now cohsid.
cred the most valuable of any. The
tirnhet for car wood is .Fogtl. twenty or
twenty-five dollars per acre, and for
few years srch. lands produce astonish-
ingly In ecotteii or the small grains.
And, to our astoniskment, We found at
Bolton at che residence of DR.. w. %.
Brown beautiful carpet Of blue grass,
covering his yard of'nearly two se:.ss.
So, then, sandy plains are nos only good
for cotton and the sEnall g-ains, but can
be made to produce lu dirians grasses.
far grazing purposes as least. s't'p ;a'Fs.
AS We approached Honea Path and
Ds;s:sAi. ;alssvvsIIlls " discovered marked
change In the appearances OF the coil.
The soil changes to q sich clay soil,
which is we'll adapted, not only to the
production of cotton but also Of wheat.
AZ DonnaldsviIle We found q hospitable
| people and some svidences 6f enterprise
| and Improvement. There is one pecu-
liarity iabtut the ridge lands of this Sec
ton. OH the highest parts of the ridge
thefo are wet spots Of such q naturs that
it is almost impossible to drain them,
\ and when ditched viii not produce any
thing but peas. They afford, however,
fine grazing grouhds. In tais section
during tho winter season much of the
labor is devoted TO cutting cal wood for
the steam engine. It is worth t2o dol
lars per cord, delivered ana stacked on
the railroad, and the farmers 1aGAli..y;. H. iay
about seventy-iive csnts for cutting,
which leaves enc dollar and twenty Ave
lcents for the timber and hanling.. The
health of CHS portion of Abbsvills d
good, bilious fever being prevalent only
certain seasons. The farmers are warm.
I ly in favor of d stock Iau. With eucii d
law ia fotcs Throughout the State aud
liphs taxes. with low rates OF intefest