The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-25
A VISIT TO GREENE1LLE.

week, and concluded to jot down few
items for The columns of your paper.
Greenville since the war, and especially
since the building of the Air Line Road,
has advanced and improved in business
more than any other town of which we
have any knowledge in the State. On
Washington street, leading directly to
the 4. L. Depot, we see, perhaps, the
greatest evidences of improvement,
though this spirit is to be seen in every
direction.
They have two daily papers, and
three weeklies. Institutions of learning
abound, some of very high order.
Churches of the different protestant de-
nominations, and Catholic church
two colored churches, Baptist and Meth
odist; two factories, and machine shops
of various kinds. But the grestest de-
velopment has been, perhaps, in the
mercantile trade of Greenville. From
once having occupied a second or third
rate position as cotton market, she has
lately risen to the highest rank as an in
terror town. The enterprise Of her mer-
chants, aided by her facilities of trans
portation, has tapped the trade of An
derson, Abheville, Laurens aud Pickens.
The mountain trade has always been
hers by natural right, and she still con-
trolls the most of it, though the compile
'sion of thu Spartanburg 6; Asheville
Road will cut off good deal of this
trade.
Among .he numerous merchants of
Greenville deserving of favorable notice,
perhaps there are none who have been
more successful, CT added more to the
trade of Greenyille than Mr.. T. W. Da-
Wis. Recently he has erected new and
elegant store-room 100x25 on Main street,
and re6tted his old one, which being
copjoiued, makes ground floor for mer-
chandise of about 10000 feet His long
experience in the business enables him
to supply the demands of the public in
every department. Of trade, from the
finest fabrics of the ladies department to
the coarsest and heaviest goods in the
grocery department. In this latter re-
spect, the price of groceries in the Green
vile market almost defy competition in
the interior markets of the State. Above
Mr.. Davis large and elegant store-roon
he has constructed a large and roomy
boarding-hall, kept by Mr1. Bell. This
lady is the right lady in the right place.
Her rooms, though not completed, are
being well furnished, and soon this lady
will be. able to hold out great induce
ments to those families from the lower
counties seeking healthy and pleasant
summer resorts. She now has some 25
or 80 boarders, and feeds we'll. In addi-
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ton these buildings on Main street, Mr..
Davis mas constructed a large and roomy
warehouse, where he stores salt, molas-
ses, sugar, bacon, &C., and everything in
that line for wholesale. In the whole
sale department of groceries, we believe
many of our country merchants could do
as well in Greenville, perhaps. as Charles
ton or Augusta. Mr., Davis commenced
the mercantile business at this place
since the war with only few hundred
dollars and his trade now perhaps reach
es the amount annually of 100000.
He has lately introduced to the trade OF
the farmers wives Of the Piedmont re-
gion new and valuable article of do
mestics, prepared at the factory of Reedy
River. The fabric is the ordinary home
spun well woven, of excellent wear, and
sent to the North for being printed. The
style of prints are very pretty, and when
once tried by our housewives, will very
soon come into general use. One dress
of this kind of goods, we are informed,
will last as long as four or five calico
dresses. The Reedy River Factory, man.
aged by Mr.. J. A. David, though com.
paratiysly small one, is doing safe
business, and prepared TO expand with
the growing trade and population of the
country. Mr.. David informs us that he
employs about fifty hands, mostly fe-
males, and of unexceptionabls character.
Mr.. David all the time has had an eye
to this, and now any lady may take a po-
sition in that establishment without
subjecting her social position to the least
disparagement. This is as it should be,
and we trust all our factories will, if they
have not already Gone so, require the
same high qualifications Of character.
These enterprises in the South are just
in their incipiency, and it is all-impor,
tant for themselves and the country that
they should start right. There are seven
cotton factories in Greenville County
two at the city. May they all prosper
say we.
Greenville has within the last few
years enticed away from Anderson some
of her best citizens. Maj. T. II. Nc
Cam, of Slab Town, and his excellent
wife have taken up their abode in Green
vile, surrounded by their children and
friends, as happily situated as they could
wish, to spend the evening of their days
Mr.. G. D. Barr, former citizen of Slat
Town, also resides in Greenville. The
loss of Slab Town has been the gain o.
Greenville.
The street railway is in successful ope
ration in Greenville, and has completely
superseded the old omnibus plan. For
nickle a person may ride to any part O.