The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-29
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AvsSio hNApCu g tiCtl LuItSbtse A1byiuR
Invited their Country cousins" 10 pay
them Q visit. The citizens Of thai grand
old place lelt nothing undone that would
In asy way contribute 10 their amuse.
ment.
= Anderson, both town and county. &as
well represented, the train between this
place and Bolton being crowded. Ar.
riying at Bolton, the rain coming down
In torrents, we were informed that one
hour and half was at our disposal to
get breakfast and see che sights Of Bel.
ton, and but for the rain we would have
been glad TO hare availed ourselves of
the opportunity. Belton. from appear.
ances, is a live Gown, and bids fair when
the Atlantic and French Broad Railroad
is completed 10 become the centre Of ccns
siderable trade Surrounded. as it is,
with good farming lands, an industrious
and progressive population, with compe.
tition In freights and energetic business
men, before great while Belten will bs
reaching out after trade now controlled
by older places. All the towns along the
g. q O. r. r. seem to be growipg-new
houses going up, fences In good repair,
and very few Idle people to be seen.
Small grain crops are looking nEs, and
farming operations are generally In q
forward condition.
At every depot additions were made TO
our party, and when we left Newberry
not seat was vacant, and standing room
was scarce. At Alston, tho Junction of
the Spartanburg & Union Railroad, We
were Joined by ezcufsionists along that
line, and from that place to Columbia
the cars were crowded uncomfortabiy.
On arriving at Columbia the South
Carolina Railroad promptly put two
trains at orr disposal, and from that
place TO Charleston tho ride was delight
full. We weisRble to see but little of
tho country between these two places,
but from what we did sec we were i'm
pressed with the idea that this section Of
our State has not made the progress In
farming that the up.country has. While
the lands seem to be productive end we'll
cultivated, still the:e is no evidence of
prosperity. Very few neat farm.horses
are 70 be seen, and the country has dc.
serted appearance.
At 10 p. M. 40 reached the city, and
soon the whole party were on the look.
out for accommodations. Some were met
by friends and quietly marched away IN
hospitable homes, but the great majority
made ruph for the different hotels,
which were already crowded by excur-
sionisus from different parts Of the State,
as che came cheap rates were given over
every railroad within our borders, com.
mencing on the same day. All were
finally taken in and cared for, some of the
boys declaring next morning that they
had slept among the stars-in the fifth
or sixth story, three in a bed. We heard
considerable grumbling the day after our
arrival at hotel accommodations, but
when made aware Of tho immense crowd
in the city, tho grumblers came 20 the
conclusion that some allowance Bhould
be made.
Early Wednesday morning the pleas
ure.seekers sailed out to visit the vari-
Gus places Of interest in the city. All
the public buildings, cemeteries, gardens,
museums, &C., were kindly thrown open
TO visitors free Of charge. while the citi-
zens Of Charleston, white and colored,
We'd with each other in politeness, often
going e considerable distance in order to
better enable their country friends to
find tae objects Of theis search.
The great attraction, however, to the
up-country people was the water, aud
very few excursion boats LETT the city
without being crowded. The shipping
at the wharvea from all parts of the
world was especially interesting to those
not accustomed to it. The leading and
unloading 10 all done by machinery, and
with greater dispatch than one would
imagine. Cotton bales are compressed
into about half The usual aize, shms en-
ablipg the vessels to carry saverai thou
aand bales. We saw Q large steamer
from Florida come in londed with fruit
and svegetahlea for New York-oranges,
potatoes, squashes, beans, water-melons,
and enough cncumbers, it seemed to us,
to supply tho Uni.od States. We never
before cav 60 many, vegetables Mt 'pne