The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-08-16

After recess, which lasted ffun the con-
clusion OF Col. Bedons sne.ch nnH! one
O'Clock, Col. J. 8. Richardson, If Sum.
er' continued the discussion of the fence
law He said that he considered II imnor.
lsit that the Law should be carried in An.
defson County; that we would save wood
and be ebie to cultivate land with less er
pense and that the negro would owl, land
she become interested &. goo! soye.nmen.
Col. Aiken interested those present with n
speech in favor Of the lsw.
| Coi. I. Taylor then read an essay on com.
mercial fertilizers. He said that with the
proper use Of fertilizers, and proper plouqb.
ing, the farmer could raisa cotton from tho
mountains to the sea. He showed the iniu.
rlous effects OF the careless use of phos.
pilates, and the benefits arising from n
proper use of them.
Mr.. w. w. Russel! read an essay On rail.
road carriage, showing the great benefits
which railroad brings to country and
the evil Of using it for The advantage OF the
company only. He found fault with The
roads iii South Carolina. In treating upon
unequal rates, ne spoke OF case of trans
portation from st. Louis to Greenyille.
amounting to seven hundred miles, with n
charge of 5000, and from Greenyiile to
Anderson, distance Of thirty miles, with a
charge of $1,000 He spoke of the increase
of travel throughout the State, which would
result from rapid and cheap travel.
Mr. II. I. Williams, a merchant from
Charleston. replied briefly to Mr. Russell's
essay. He endeayored to remove from the
minds OF the audience the impression that
Charleston was rapidly going town under
the circumstances. He showed that the
cause of the stagnation of business in
Charleston for the last three years is attribu
ted TO the Northern Railroads, whose object
is to make New York the only business
place in the United States. He advocated
building factories, tanneries, founderies. &c.
here, and induce immigration and keep our
money at home, and build up our own
Cities Ii this course is carried out we will
eventually be independent of the North.
He alluded to the expected connection by
railroad with the West, which would result
in bringing the Western people here with
their money! and we would have a very ,'e-
sirable population.
Maj. T. w. Woodward read en- essay on
Fish Culture" He compared the present
scarcity to the great abundance which we
formerly had in our streams He advocated
the necessity of Immediately increasing the
stock by having fish-ways with apparatus
for artificial Matching. He is in favor of
having the Legislature make smell :p,.-o-
priation for the employment of experts for
three years, after which time the shad could
take care of themselves. He said the grcs
trouble in raising fish in fish ponds is occ :
stoned by the ponds being too small, a. i
too many kind together, which results N
one kind destroying the other. After ao
vising that society to encourage fish cul-
ture be formed, he closed
The meeting then adjourned until 0
o'clock Friday morning.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The meeting was called to order ut 10
o'clock q. m. AS the exhibition of farm
products. &C., was over, and IS the meeting
was entirely for the Gungers, il was heid in
the exhibition hall. On motion of Col. r.
8. Beden it was resolved that essays, whose
writers were absent, be laid aside until after
the reading of those whose authors were
r..sent.
Col. A. p. Butler read very interesting
and instructive essay on "Bee Culture"
which was listened to with great attention.
He urged the farmers to turn their atten-
ton to this enterprise.
Mr.. Holloway, the Secretary of the State
Grange, read m essay on "Clover and Grass
Culture" which was from the Pomona
Grange of Newberry County. This was
supplemented by ap essay on the Effect of
Grass on the Health of the Country" which
proved that grass and especially clover are
very conducive 70 health.
Col. r. M. Sims, the Secretary of State
and member of the Executive Committee
of the State Grange, read an excellent and
well prepared essay on Fruit Culture"
Col. Sims has had considerable experience
in raising fruit He showed that It is
very profitable, and stated that he sold his
peaches in New York as high as seven dol
lars per bushel. Col. Sims advocated the
organization of horticultural society.
introduced by Master Lipscomb. Mt Sum-
mer has been engaged in fruit culture for
some time, and has established quite rcpu-
tation abroad as well as in this State as
fruit grower. His remarks were very in
teresting to majority Of the audience A
discussion on this subject was called, which
met with favorable response, and which
showed that majority of the farmers of the
State are engaged in this culture.
An essay OH "Home Manufactures" was
read by Mr.. G. Warner, of Oconee. He
holds that we can manufacture as good
wares and as cheap in the South as can be
manufactured any where else. AR. Warner
has been engaged for several years past in
the tanning business, also the manufacture
of shoes. He has induced other immigrants
to settle in his little town, and he says i'm
migration is all the South needs to bring
about this great enterprise.
The Secretary then read the following
essays: Sheep Culture" by Hon. ]. Wash
Watts; Immigration" by Mr.. Julius
Mills; Tenant Labor" by Hon. Iredell
Jones. All of which were we'll prepared,
and proved to be very satisfactory to the au-
dience.
| The Master, in behalf of.the State Grange
returned thanks 10 the Pomona Grange and
people of Anderson for the ::ospitalitfes and
kindness extended by them to the delegates
and visitors.
There being no further business the meet
| ing adjourned sine die.
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