The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-08
Farmers. A,,s.no..

ON last Monday for the purpose Of forming
q Farmers Alliance for tho County of AM
derson. The attendance was snaafl, but the
undertaking was given beginning. and we
trust will develop into useful and iinppSoy-
ing association. Col. J. w, Norris, on TAX
ing the chair, made o practical and interest.
ing address, after which Maj. T. B. Lee was
elected Secretary, and addresses were mado
by Col Z. M. Kucker, Hon. q. +. Craytori,
Maj: Lee, Mr.. e, B. Murray, Capt, 81. b.,
Wlliams and DR.. T. J. Cook. On motion
Of Capt W Williams, each township was Ts..
quested to form al auxiliary alliEnce, and
send threa de.eEatr; TO the County Alliance
at an adjourned meeting, to be fixed by the
President The Secretary was instructed 10
prepare q. I'd publish o preamble settinkt
forth the oject of the Alliance, and append
Capt. w .liam's resolution, and publish the
same for the benefit Of the Alliance.
Ay request Of the meeting, .Mr. W. w.
Keys read the following essay from Col. r.
H.. Russell, which the meeting requested
published in the Anderson papers, aud,
after attending to other business, adjourned.
COL. RussELL's EsaAY.
] Fello,y- CttiScns: Over twelve months ago
the farmers Of Anderson County were con-
vened in mass meeting for the purpose of
co-operntion in united effort to resist what
was conceived to be en- attempted monopoly
amos at time when farmers were least able
to afford. Enough was achieved by that ef-
l fort to convince any one thet the farmera
| ara abundantly abis TO protect themselves
against all monopolies, If only they can be
united In cooperative effort. Other meet
ings have since been held, but the attend
/ ance has fallen off until scarcely corporai's
guard can be found willing to meet together
l in consultation for the farmers goou. Some
who were very forward in the first move
l ment have never since condescended TO
honor the meetings with their presence.
little interest at first are manifesting cons;;-
cradle zeal now, and this has encouraged us
to hold another farmers meeting, on this,
the first of April, the beginning Of another
crop season, and subject assigned for dis
fpsiaSdIon, piadSaa d., to Wit The advantage of the
and permanent settlement and to your
hGnble servant was appointed the duty Of
opening the subject by O lecture or essay.
While we would have desired that more
person mac been chosen for this
important duty, yet no subject conld have
sesr assigned Of sii0To agreeable aiiaIao;ic-
to him who addresses YOU
On this soil we were born, and here we
have lived for half century of our exis-
tence, and experience and observation have
convinced us that no better earthly heritage
i WeS ever conferred upon mortal man than
this OF ours. In Whatsoever aspect we have
fallen behind other sections is not ascribabls
i % fTiuch 20 the nqsurai defacsS of soil or
climate as TO our crude ard iiiapFoYilens
modes Of cultivation.
Lyips on a parallel OF latitude between
\ 81 and 96 degrees, we have climate nnsur-
passed for aalubrity and uniformity OF tenn
4 PeratuSa. Our average annual summer
heat hardly ever reach much above 500, and
the winter cold seldom goes below 20o.- -
Living as We do beneath the shadow Of tho
Blue Ridge, our fevered brows in summer
are fanned bys the mountain zephyrs. A
case OF rnllalR, fever, ,has mover peFhapa been
known among Is, ard scsaoleSa Il eyer visits
us. Pneumonie ard typhoid fever are lore
common, but taken in time they are easily
ooEtEosed apd eel dom pFcTa fetal On the
ratioh with tao immigrant, no portio,. OF
the Htate oHeSa 30 great ipdicefnSntsf ks The
L Piedmont belt CT count s5 Orr Sc0iierej
and higher :echoo OILS Of Learning are gradually
being locate in this favored region, hence
our educate iones advantages win soon be
fssss question Yitk the agerage Immigrant
isiE. hat are the religious advantages to be
enjoyed by Q proposed removal and settle
menh An this Eegara we shail speak more
pa!ttSaiArlS 81 Sptlg owa County. The re-
ligious inElneneas pes.ssing odr community
the leading denominations OF Christians are
4 repreaentad. and Ecannalv .aaiah.l !,
i can be found iin otir bounds without its
house of worship. 80 ~ I, $; S 8
Il Crime is sensif,;- IN The decrease, and tie
Togtay Immigrant whether from The ogth,
South, East or West, Is always welcome.
Situated on parallel OF latitude between
81 and 90 degrees, there il mo- portion OF oni
WIDE national dofi6iin tshiGt 0ifsrs enci great
Inducements TO the Northern or Eastern
iLiiiIiigrans as the Piedmont belt OF the
Earoitnss ana Georgia. The abundance oi
timber and yyaier the fsff.t1S,.a ~ ~, !
i climate, the capabilities Of our son, an con-
/ spire to make odrs q desirable homo for the
1 Immigrant from tho Middle States of New
] York, Pennsylvania, VirEifiia and Mary
land, or Che New England States.
1 Our soil and climate are well adapted 10
] the cultivation of clover and the grasses.
1 and these In their wake bring ipcproveti
stock, With plenty of manure to rettperate
j exhauAted Holds. Gotten and rice grog
anywhere south of the Blue Esidge--the
!! nIln clnfhez The world end The n4I.e. cz.s. !.
ialIss portion OF IL: Fruits and vegetables
| OF almost eyais kind can be raised in our
l nidss. The peach and She apple find their
4 natural home On the slopes Of our hills, and
the fig and pomgranate, with o little nrtili,
/ cjal winter pfotecfiofl, will Biygayg weld q
/ sNety OF tropical fEnits for tho tse OF onr
1 We have an abundance Of WRser iloBor
for the propelling Of factories and ether
machinery, and the day is not Ear distant
4 when the ma1ufhctIiter and producer of The
raw material will DO near nei1hbors and
friends. Railroads. tk1 great arteries of
trade and commerce, ore permeatlng every
itho wliclc length Of tue Piedmont beft ex.
tendiag from Virginia to Georgia. skiItins
the Blue Ridge Mountains she whole dis.
lance; the SpaftEnSuIg s. Union, the Green
Vile and Columbia, and the Blue RIDGE,
With extensions ftoln the mounteins 10 the