The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-05-05
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Mr.. EDITOR: Below 1 give you some
thoughts upon different subjects of public
interest at this time, which may be worthy
of publication though written in discon-
nected manner:
Capt. w., of Piercetown, finished sowing
a late piece Of wheat on the 7th of March.
The grain was put down at the rate of about
half bushel to the ucre, and is up with
good stand upon the ground. Mr.. w. has
made several experiments with wheat look
ing to spring as we'll as fall sowing, and is
encouraged to believe that his March SOW
ing will do as we'll as any. We shall watch
his last experiment with good deal OF in.
terest. With rust-proof variety of seed
we think his success would be more assured:
The Captain is little eccentric in some OF
his notions about agriculture, and says that
he would not use any of the turn ploWs or
subsoils now so common if they were mace
9 present. The old fashioned scooter and
shovel, in his judgment, is the best. He
uses but little guano, and always mikes
with stable and lot manure.
The people of Anderson are Just now en-
ioying q delightful railroad boom-a new
one. The wheels of progress move so rap
idly that the recent excitement about the
Savannah Valley and French Broad are in
the past, and already the public mind and
public expectancy are grasping for some
thing new and more exciting. And here it
is: the extension of the Baltimore d. Ohio
Road as competing line to the Clyde COM
bination for the South Atlantic trade. The
objective points are not fully settled, but
Anderson is very likely to be on the line,
and the people are to be asked to make a
liberal county subscription. We suggest to
the friends Of the enterprise to go slow, SO
far as taxation is concerned, and there was
another question looming up among the
people which it would be wise to settle ere
the people are asked to contribute Of their
substance to the building of any more rail-
roads. It is this: Are the business men OF
the countIy-merchants, mechanics, manu-
facturers and professionals-ready to join
the farmers in securing such legislation as
will protect the people against the extor-
tions of railroad and monied combinations
to wiring from the people more than o just
compensation for services rendered? Settle
that question now, so far as this State is
concerned, as has been done in Massachu-
setts, North Carolina and Georgia, and then
may you come before the people of Ander-
son county with reasonable hope of sue
cess for their support of every enterprise
promising good results for our common
country.
Mr.. William c., of Pickens county, has q
renter on his farm who has been with him
seven years. Ee has bought and paid for
three hundred dollars worth of land in the
time of it, and has recently bargained for
another parcel, and proposes to remain
with his old landlord until he can make
the money to pay for the second purchase.
Mr.. c. says that he always likes for his
came with. This gentleman was very poor
when he first rented from Mr.. c., but has
gradually bettered his condition during his
long stay until he is able to own home oi
his own. Such result speaks well for the
landlord as we'll as renter.