The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-23
OnANGEBURG, S. c., MAY 90, 1879.
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A correct estimate Of the results OF
iarm labor: cannot be made without
reliable statistics upon Witch TO baeo
il,e calculation in the absence OF
these. therefore, we are only able to
give ali approximation, sufficiently
near the true figures, to warrant the
conclusion arrived at. The farmers
of OUR county have depended mainly
,pon cotton. as the money crop, aud
whatever prosperity has been attained
was in proportion 10 the ainoiint of
thai staple produced overland above
expenses. A few, more progressive
than othcrss have varied their crops
sufficiently to supply their homo de-
mands for provisions, and are to-day
more prosperous than their ncighbors
who have relied solely on cotton.
The entire production of cotton for
yhe county may be safely put down
Mt thirty-iive thousand bales, one
half of. which is sold in the county
and The othek half shipped to Charles
ton or elsewhere. AT s l.2 cents per
pound, tue average price of tho last
season, thet|rorlSon Of the cotton
crop sold in the county yielded thc
The sum of s7oo,oO@. From other
farm sources, lumber, mechanical Ia
bor, ETC., money valid dcs may have
been created to the amount Of $780,
900, making total of sSQ0,ooo made
and sold.in the county and constitutes
the basisipf trade between our c:ti-
zens. uy.l
= The cotton, one-half, sold at points
without the county, yielded at least
an additional sum of 500, 900, whilo
the lumber trade OF Beaufort and
Charleston and other sources, rcturn-
ed at least $4,000 more, making a
grand total:of money values created
IN Orangeburg County of sl,70O,OOO.
The amount of trade. done in the
town. of: Qrangeburg will approach
&6O&O0O, that Of other points will
foot up an aggregate of 100000
more, making total of $1,000 900
wolth of trade done by the merchants,
and leaving 100000 expended out
eide the county. 1t will be seen that
these estimates are low and within
The actual limits of the trade done,
nor do they represent the full capaci-
ty of the county, yet an increase can
and ought to be made equal to tile
amount of money spent beyond the
Limits Of the couny. If the entire
cotton crop should be sold In The
county, very nearly million and
half of dollars would be put in circu-
lation, and to that extent the trade
of the towns of the county would be
increased. The full value Of the en-
tire pFohuction of our citizens would
be keptat .hpme for the use of the
county and to promote the prosperity
of her citizens. Every dollar spent
from home diminishes the circulation
and that far hinders the prosperity of
hosmpe enterprisos.. y,
1T seems to us therefore, to be the
duty of every farmer to supply his
wants as far as possible from home
sources, and what surplus he may have
spare to spen6t among his neigh.
bora and county merchants and thus
aid in building up general: prosperi-
ty among our citizens. It's. equally
The duty of',the merchan. TO sell lis
waros ht such" prices as will induce
the farmer to do his trading at home.
High prices will drive trade from
town because men will go where they
can. buy cheapest and the reverse is
truo that low prices will
increase trade and the general pros