Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-07-19
Enblic Spirit.

Nothing is more commendable in d town Sf
community than the cultivation of a liberal
spirie towards all enterprises Of a public
oharaetor, whether they lookto tho promotion
OF the moral, focial, intellectual or. peouniary
advancement of tho citizens. Not only Sis
suoh spirit oomn,endablc, but its practice
rarely fails toretufnswi.k intcrese to tho town
or community allinyestment in the limo Of
saeb enterprises
Tho progress Of liberal public spirit in
| Walhallo has beon marked for tho past ten
years, and it's growth should be encouraged
as promotivo of the true interests of our oiti-
Sons. ln ton years we hayo expended ups
wards OF ton thousand dollars, raised by VOL
untary donations, in buildings and improve
monts for tho opublc good, and whero is tho
subscriber to-day who feels poorer by his
liborality, or who would rocal his subscription
and destroy tho good it has accomplished. A
considerable part ofthe cost Of tho Court House
and jail was raised by subscription. Tho
present college buildings havo been purchased,
tho Baptist aud Presbyterian Churches havo
boon built and repairs made on other
churches by subscription. From q small,
village with hotol, o few stores aud nm in,
different school, Walhalla has On Intelligent,
active population, four churchos, q college
and number of small schools, good instruos
tors 10 music and tho fne arts and offers induce.
ments to settlers sooking good society with
good school and church facilities. The advan.
tages occurred to our town by tho liberal epirit
of her citizens in tho past cannot be estimated
in dollars and cents. Without such spirit
no money could give our people their present
status. Besides tho permanent local good
thus already accomplished, the fruits of this
spirit are standing invitations to the introduo.
ton of labor and capital into tho county. It
is natural that sotiors with capital should
seek localities where educational and church
facilities can be had, aud labor socks both
capital and these advantages.
The Yankee, it is said, is close and takes
care of tho pocket, but no people are more
liberal in public enterprises which promote
| the moral and intellectual interests of com,
,nunity than those Of the North. They
appreciate tho valuo Of such investments and
ontcr into them as q business speculation,
feeling confident they will pay. They havo
always paid at tho North and will pay here.
We need more public spirit. 1t should pervade
the people Of the entire county in q larger
degree, and should lead them to give literally
to nll good purposes A close and narrow.
minded man, whether no be merchant farmer
or other calling, never rises above bare como
petcnco in money, and in social and intellect,
ual requirements is cipher or bigot. The
samc IS true OF town or q community made
up OF mon Of contracted views. 10 sell
farm we'll you must render it attractive by
adding to its fertility and by cultivating fruits
and flowers and whatever will add to tho
pleasure or comfort of tho owner. To make
community or town desirable as place of
residence, tho people must provide church and
educational facilities and cultivate that spirit
which renders the inhabitants social and
agreeable. Money invested in facilities for
education will always repay people ten fold
and for all timo to como.
Now let oil our citizens both in town and
county, think what has been accomplished by
n liberal spirit in good enterprises in tho past
and lot them not weary in we'll doing, but
opcn out their hearts and purses for the new
College now being organized. The county
has heretofore holpcd us, and now let them
not withhold their aid. A College here will
foster spirit Of education, which will pcryadc
the entire county, and its good influence
will be felt far beyond the confines of the
State itself In moral social and cduca,
tional point Of view its influence will be
wholesome while no thinking man can doubt
but it will benefit all our ppople in monetary
point, both in inviting labor and capital to
the county and in the increased value of the
lands