The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-25
A VISIT TO GREENy1LEE.

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dreenville since the war, and especially
since the building of the Air Line Road
mas advanced and improved in business
more than any other town of which we
nave any knowledge in the State. On
washington street, leading directly to
the A. 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 wcskiies. Institutions of leerning
abound, some of q 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 greatest de-
velopment has been, perhaps, in the
mercantile trade of Greenville. From
once having occupied second or third
rate position IS cotton market, sro has
lately risen to the highest rank as an In
terror town. The enterprise of her mex
chants, aided by her facilities of trans
portation, has tapped the trade of An
derson, Abbeville, Laurens and Pickens.
Ihe mountain trade has always been
here by natural right, and che still con-
trola the moat Of it, though .he compile
ton of the Spartanburz & Asheville
Road will cut off good deal of this
trade.
Among the numerous merchants Of
Greenvile deserving of favorable notice,
perhaps there are none who have been
more successful, cr added moro to the
trade of Greenville 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
conjoined, makes q ground floor for mer.
chandise u about 10000 feet. His long
experien in the business enables him
to suppl the demands of the public in
every department of trade, from the
finest fabrics of the ladies department to
the coaESest and heaviest goods in the
grocery department. In this .etter re-
spect, the price of groceries in the Green
vile market almost defy competition in
the interior markets of the State. Above
Mr. Dss:s large and elegant stoFo-Tooii
he has constructed large and roomy
boarding-hall, kept by Mira. Bell. This
lady is the right lady in the right place.
Her rooms, though not completed, are
being we'll furnished, and soop this lady
will be able to hold ont 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-
ton these buildings on Main street, dr.
Davis has constructed largo and roomy
warehouse, where he stores salt, molas-
ses. augar. bacon. &c. and everything 4
that line for wholesale. In the whole
sale department of groceries, we believe
many of our country merchants could do
's we'll in Greenville, perhaps. rs Charles
ton or Augusta. MIR. Davis commenced
the mercantile business at this place
since the var With only q few hundred
collars, end 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 trisd 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 Ese,s.yy River Factory, man.
aged by Mr.. ]. A. David, though COM
paratively small c9e, 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 o. unexceptionable character.
Mr. David all the time haa had an eye
to this, and now any lady may take po-
sition in that establishment without
sutjecting her social position to the lsast
disparagemsnt. This is as 1t should be,
and we trust oil our factories will, if they
have not already done 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 Greenviile County
two &c the city. Nay they all prosper,
say We.
Greenyiflo has within the last few
yeara erticed away from Anderson some
of her beat citizens. Maj. r. Ii. Nc
Oanu, OF oiaD Town, anu his excellent
wife have taken up their abode in Green-
viIie. surrounded by their children aud
frienda, as happily aituated as they could
wish, to spend the evening of their days.
MT. G. d. Barr, g former citizen of Slab
Town, also resides in Greenville. The
loss of Slab Town has been the gain Of
Greenville.
The street railway is in successful ope-
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superseded the cid omnibus plan. For q
nickle aiperson may ride 70 nny part of