Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-11-15

the Union, and III Europe. Capital to be
used as follows:
Through tho Secretary aud Treasurer to
select suitable tracts Of from 20 to 10000
acres of land in ono body if possible, in as
many counties of the State us practicable,
aud iu healthy locations for immigrants; to
have them bought, surveyed, plated and
then through ugents, who arc thoroughly
identified with tho Interests Of the Stuto,
to induce COLONY Of from forty to fifty
families to settle tho tract of land. speak
now Of German families from oGo locality
to settle in one locality, So if they can't
speak word of English, they will, if they
settle IN one community to themselves, feel
themselves at home, assist each other in
agriculture, be independent cf outside
society at first, until they learn the language,
become acquainted with their nci.hbors,
then they will spread out, will hire cnt; both
men aud women 10 the same county, close
to their homestead, and in that way form
nucleus in the county in which they live cf
very important element, which will make
itself felt as moral lever to compel uni
form and reliable labor system compared to
the present unreliable and Irresponsible
element. on which the people, especially the
planters and farmers, have to depend. 1t
will especially be very great boon for tho
coored people, for they will learn to be
industrious, and to husband their resources,
and learn from emigrants how to be SO.
Tho company Chartered, should sell their
lands at cost price, with only adding neccs-
sary working expenses on to it, and sell, if
necessary, on time to colonies. Even if the
stockholders of the company would not
realize aud benefit direct from their invest
ments Of five dollars shore, they would be
mo,c than amply bcueGtcd, md their
children moro 50, by seeing tho waste lands
of their State reclaimed, an Industrious and
thriving population springing up all around
them, aud by tho Improvements Of the
lands, taxation to be morc equally divided,
"'v'. = stronger support politically, aud
general Improvement tI,t-"r":hout. Still
this should be done much moro BY those
who control tho capital in tho State; then
towards this enterprise, especially in Charles.
ton, where there is plenty of capital in
private hands to be employed to great
advantage. and for the benefit 10 capital as
we'll as to those who have to live here all
the year around. Take for instance this
cotton acason, with a rather forced employ
of capital at present to move the crop, and
with 10000 bales behind, compared to the
receipts Of last year up to date, before
Christmas it moy be moro than now. but
virtually the season will close By February
lst; then the little money which has been
made oy those who have to remain here,
will have to be expended very economically
to subsist families during the summer.
A city like Charleston, with extraordinary
advantages, commercially, ns distributing
point for manufactured cotton fubrics, good
locations, direct on railroads, for steam
cotton mills, raw material at tho door, and
favorable preccdents to capital from cotton
factories in successful operation close at
hand in Augusta, Ga, Grauitcvillc, and
other points, there should be certainly
enterprise enough amongst those who control
the capital in the city to invest in factories
that will not only pay larger and more per
mancnt profits than my other transient
Investment, but, pcsidea. enhance very
materially the price Of real estate, which is
held by tho same capital, and nuke the
same and surar source of income, encourage
more building, and give permanent employ.
ucnt throughout the year to thousands Of
anxious, good men and women, who will
work to support their families. Capital
here should invest in mica and Asbcstus
Mines in Western, South and North Caro-
lina, and draw freight through Charleston,
as the railroad authorities will do anything
reasonable 10 encourage tho developments
of tho mineral interests in tho Western
portion of this and other States, which can
DO drawn here and not allow Northern
capital to take up the most remuncrativc
mines, and realize large profits by them,
ani ship all the minerals by tho Atlanta
Air Line, which is now the case. I say
awake to thorough organization Of such a
company as have spoken Of with the right
men at the helm, will bring South Carolina
not only back to her former prosper
ity, but will far advance it; bnt procrastina.
ton is the thief of time, and the people
should act at once. u.