Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-02-19


Carolina give way to it's extraneous 6onneo-
tions and Interests, studiously avoiding con-.
ueotions which Would tend to the slightest
competition With it's through travei, &c:
Aud if complaints, rothdly mode, arb trdb;
it disofiminates badly against olt peobtb
IN behalf OF Notthern centres of trade. 4
Take the Atlanta Air Line It sweeps
across our Northern border in the interests
OF Atlanta and Richmond to an extehk
which is manifest to all familiar with the
route and the animating business motive Of
the company. Wherever We turn re see
deeire on the part of OUT own people to
build connections to take the Legitimate
trade of tho State cut of our borders and
to mako our people the hewers of wood and
drawers of water to narts whose capital
will be largely grown out of the handling Of
our products, and which might as we'll be
handled here, leaving margin Of profits id
the handling, which, like bread cast upoh
the waters, would como back to the pro
ducers in good time.
The trade and business of South Carolina
alone can support lue city and atcumh.
late capital which, in the hands of our
own people, will 20 to the development Of
ell our resources just so surely as regular
conduct of businest transpircs, end to the
restoration of which 1t SO stirely and tu.
mistakubly contributes. Now, take aloue
our 100000 bales Of cotton and sell aud
spend this in our cities instead of largely
abroad, and Whit alone does it mean2 At
forty dollars to the bale, this amounts to
Sl6,O0O,000 per aunum. If this ah,otus
IN gross was sold ahd expended here, nd
less than S4,0o0,00O would arise annually
In Legitimate business profits. This, in the
course of single decade would reach
$40, 100000. Can we fail to see, with this
broad statement before US, what suicidal
thing it is to permit the chief lines of trans.
portaton in tho State, owned abroad, to
cut up this trade by the roots aud defect il
by discriminating rates to narts beyond OUT
botders? Does not everybody see thsl this
takes the life of the commnonwealtsi A
difference of Fifty cents bale b just
sufficient to send this trade away, which
world be gain to speculatore, not produc--
ers, Of S2,O00,000 in the decade against
SAC, 900 which would in turn te-enter
our industries in some shape ahd 60 on 10
a round of perpetual growth, unfolding 10
the future conduct Of things fathomless
resource of wealth and ready money, adding
to the value of our farm lands and city
property by its presence, and rendering
possible great improvements. essential to
the development Of our industries, whioh
how vainly pine FOR the moneyed suooor
absolutely required. So, too, would this
give employment to idle hands now anxious
for something to do. Some remedy mns.
remain III the hands of people Of a free
State to protect themselves from the grip Of
absentee railroad corporations, that arc
literally contriviDg for lis the fate Of Ire.
land. Wherever that power is lodged We
insist upon it that it must be used without -
stint to redress tho injurious grievances.
Let US put our house in order, not to die;
but to live," so that there may be possi-
bio future to us and our children after ue.
Columbia Register:
Tie STocK Law, AS IT OtERArEs.-
Spartanburg Herald, 4th instant. Every
persou we met in Union, Newborrfy and
Laurcns, on recent visit to those
counties, were enthusiastic, ii their praises
Of the stock law, whore it has been in opera.
ton for The last twelve mouths. Manv
persons t7ere violently opposed to its passage;
wo learn, admit that 1t is great advantage
to all classes, white and coorcd.
Tue New York Herald, Ia making an
appeal to the country for subscriptions to
aid in relieving tho sufferings and distress
Of tho Irish people, heads the, list With one
hundred thousand dollars! It is pricely
gift in the cause of mankind, ref1eotint
honor upon the proprietor of that grkdt
journal, and through him upon The ehtits
country. It is truly both munifoeht and
magnificent donation.
A bold, bad burglar recently broke into
the house Of an editor in the watches of the
night. The editor awakened and questioned
the intruder, "What do you want here?
What look you FORT" Said the burglar,
gruff1y "Money" "Hold on q minute,''"
quoth tho editor, "and will help you.
I've been looking mysolf for ten yeara; but
perhaps two of us may have better LUCK"
Col. Robert NJ. Wallace has been
nominated by President Hayes for reap.
pointment as United States Marshal for
South Carolina. Col. Wallace has filed the,
office for the last seven or eight years anas
wo believe has faithfully and correctly dis
charged its dutics
Only eleven miles of the Greenwood snas
Augusta Railroad remain to be completed.
The directors have applied for one hundred
oonviots from the State Penieeatiary With,
which to complete the road:
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That was wise oolored man who ia.
speaking of the happiness Of married people,,