Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-08-04

| Hent 'n meeting your friends, especially when
with 1t you con confer about matters of perma-
nent benefit to.our county, joining pleasure with
profit. Como one and all and let us reason
| together as to our true interests
The international Cotton Expo
sition.
Evidences of the magnitude of this onter-
prise and Of the success it promises continue
to accumulate. The circular of tho Richmond
and Danvillo Railroad Company, published
this week. offers tho inducemcnt of free
transportation for all articles intended for
the exposition. This company includes the
Richmond and Donville, the Charlotte, Col.
umbia and Augusta and tho Columbia aud
Greenville Railroads, covering with their
tributaries nearly oil the country above
Columbia. This great inducement to adver.
tise our timbers and other resources should
not be neglected. No development can como
without effort and no effort is 80 promising of
snccess as an actual exhibition of pro-
ducts of our section. Fogies may pooh
pooh at those things, but the exposition is
likely to DO the largest collection of the
that ever occurred in tho United States and
will offer On opportunity which may never
again occur at point 80 convenient to US.
Tho rapid growth Of tho Northwest has been
duo to persistent system of advertising its
advantages, and while we may not be able to
donate lands to settlers. we can offer other
compensatory advantages. There is certainly
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when it costs nothing Lot our people give
hearty co opertor to tho offer of this rails
road company and mako such collections of
oil valuable products, vegetable. mineral und
agricultural. ss will afford a fair insight Of
the wealth this section is capable of Weld.
ing:
OFEEcE OF GENERAL MANAGER,
RICHMOND. Va, July Goth, 1881.
CIRCULAR.
1t is the purpose of tho Richmond and
Danville Railroad Company to make, at the
international cotton exposition, to be held at
Atlanta, Ca, this fall, comprehensive ex-
hibit of the agricultural, mineral and forest
products of those regions through which the
several roads comprising its system pass A
splendid opportunity. attended with no OK
pensc beyond the furnishing Of specimens,
will thus be afforded to ownors OF mines md
of mineral and timber lands to bring to the
attention Of visitors from, all parts Of this
and from other countries, the remarkable
variety of products, and tho resources and
capacity of the sections of our Southern
country referred to-
All persons throughout the Piedmont and
mountain regions embraced in our system of
railroads are not only requested but urged to
contribute to tho exhibit to be made by the
Richmond md Danville Railroad Company,
good and large specimens of all minerals
OF all woods valuable for house and shin
building for cabinet work and vehicles and
and the mechanical a:ts-of roots horbs and
plants which have commercial yalue, and of
all farm products Of excellent variety and
appearance. In short it is desirable to have
specimens of every native product which can
embell'sh and complete the exhibit. Ample
and attractive space for such an exhibition
has been occurred
We appeal to our friends and patrons to
give US their cordial and practical assistance
towards making on exhibition worthy of the
grand region it " i'll represent.
Capt G. G. Mcphal has been assigned to
the duty of making all arrangements for the
exhibit, and will have general charge of it
until tho exposition closes. All persons
desiring information and to mako contribu.
tion of material and specimens are requested
to correspond with him, caro- II. & D. r. II.
Co., Richmond, Va.
All articles for the Richmond and Danville
Il. II. exhibition should bo marked Capt. G.
G. McPhail, Agent, r.. & D. r. r., Atlanta,
Ga, and will be shipped from any station on
all of the roads Of tho Il. & D. system free Of
charge.
L. M. II. TALCOTT,
General Manager.
The Atlanta Exposition.