The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-02-07

capitalist. Tho whole region round
| about Charleston for many miles 10 one
vast deposit of phosphate rock, which,
under the inning manipulations of the
workman ana the scientific treatment of
the chemist, yields the most valuable of
commercial Fertilizers. The mining of
this rock affords employment TO thou
sands Of laboren. It is shipped in the
crude state TO all parts Of Europe and the
Northern States, besides being wanufac-
tured on the spot by number c. differ.
ent companies with o large capital into
the highest grades of super -phosphates.
Among the fayorite brands are the Ell.
wan, Stono, Wando, Atlantic and Pa.
cific. This industry Is yearly on the. iu-
crease, and, directly and indirectly, is
worth millions to lhe State.
THE UPPER SECTION OF THE STATE
ss Eich IL mineral deposits, oompTising
even gold, and as fine an article of gran
lie as can be produced in this country is
found in the vicinity of Columbia, the
capital of the State. 1t is of this same
material that tho costly and elegant State
House commenced before the war, but
that is needed Is the capital and enter
pAAco. w 4esiAy Az ouQ ~ NOulu thk6 u
front rank in the line of building mate
rials.
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.
1t will thus be seen that notwithstand
ing the direful results of war which
swept away the bulk of our property, aud
the malignant cupidity of corrupt car.
pet-bag government which, until tho
present year, have ground our people to
the dust By unparalleled robbery and op-
pressive taxation; notwithstanding the
strenuous efforts under the eniss of re-
construction to inyert the social pyramid
by placing the Caucasian under the
domination of o recently enfranchised
negro race. Still the people of South
Carolina have marched boldly and in
dustriously forward in the race of pro-
gress, until at last they have an honest.
economical ndliberal State government,
inaughrated under tho leadership of the
noble and high minded Hampton, and il
our beloved Carolina does not blossom as
the rose, her sons are at least hopeful and
manfully struggling TO place her in the
front rank of commercial and agricultu.
raj advancement. Our State contains an
area Of about 30,2l3 square miles or 49,
40 $50 acres, and averages Z. length 1SS
and in breadth 160 miles. Witt such q
territory we could accommodate many
times our present population, which bare
ly exceeds 100000. With such variety
of agricultural products as she is capable
of producing, with such treasure house
of mineral wealth, and with such climatic
advantages as she possesses, where can
the emigrant, whether from Europe or
from our own sister States of the North.
select more inviting home. Land is
cheap, and the people ready to sell. We
say then to those who ars honest and in
dustrious, come and you will find q hos
Ditabla reception. IN Aiken County a
considerable number Of Nortilernerp,
representing Massachusetts, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey and Michigan,
have located, md are 80 we'll satisfied
that since the establishment of, the
Hampton government many of them
have Increased their investmenta.-G q
e. Drayton. Esq, in Charleston Journal
Of Commerce.