The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-07-06
EoR TIE HERALD.
Am Interesting Letter from the
City OF BrOtherly Love.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa,

spsce in your valuable paper I viii
give your readers few dots. For the
pas. month the weather has been very
warm. Il has put me 10 the notion
to plsut King Cotton in the Quaker
City. I have it ut present growing
nicely. l want to see if I can make
it profitable business in the North.
ern States.
Since my arrival in the City I have
visited the largest Cotton Mills. The
buildings are elegantly constructed.
Business is carried OF like clock work.
The Mills are paying the stockholders
from 20 to 30 per cent. on their invest.
ueut. L: is largely accounted for why
there is 30 much wealth North. They
understand business and it is carried
out to the letter. If the South will
change her mode of business she can
make the same profit, or more. We
have the advantage of cheap labor,
timber, &c. If We will make this
change We will have few millioDaircs
scattered around in the little Palmetto
State.
By the way, I had an invitation to
the College Commencement at the
Princeton University 10 New Jersey.
| accepted the invitation. On uy
arrival | found it very desirable little
town of three Thousand inhabitsuts.
The College Buildings are located Oh
rise, built of foe granite, very large
in size. The College has 400 acres Of
ground belonging to it, we'll shaded
with trees and covered with grass, &c.
All of this combined makes il q very
beautiful place. I dou's think it can
be surpassed in America. The at,
tendance was very large. 1t has 500
students. There were a great many
visitors. The fair sex were numerous
and were elegantly dressed. All OF
this made the attraction very great
l found the people very kind to visit
OTIS.
The State election comes off in
Pennsylvania this Fall. Politics is
very quiet here; I seldom hear ii
mentioned. The candidates ore no,
so numerous here yet. The citizen.
are not bothered so much with csudi
dates for Office as Edge6eld Co., S. c
The city is DOW looking grand. Tht
scenery in the Park is wonderful II
look at.
I have visited the University O
Pennsylvania, which was established
ia l757-ore Of the largest College
in the State. Is situated about ten min
utes' walk from my residence. 1t il
fue old institution, embracing seve
raj departments. viz: Arts, Law
Medicine, Science, Music, Dents
Try, and Finance and Economy, to
together with special course on almost
any subject. The Board of Trustees
with Governor of the State Presiden
er oEcio, are from the oldest ant
wealthiest families. The Board 0
Instructors are ninety-four in number
and are the most competent that cal
be secured, and are all men distin
guisbed for their ability. The student
number about one thousand; Medi
cine aud Dentistry claim about bal
of that number. The remainder ar
distributed among the other four de
partmepts. The grounds, located OF
the western bank of the Schuylkill, OF
the summit of hill, are large ant
commodious. The buildings, four il
number, are beautiful structures, bull
of green granite in the most artistic
style. The University has two Com
meucements each year, one for the
Department of Medicine aud DENTS
try, the second for the other Depart
Dents. The Couuencements are helc
in the Academy of Music, the larges
stage in the world. This building on
such occasions is overcroWded. Non'
are admitted without complimentary
tickets obtained only from the Gradu
atiug Glasses. I have visited all th'
departments, and find them very vel
conducted; in fact, I have some ide'
of trying some of the departments al
student when I shall have finished
at Business College. In examining
The Catalogue of the University I no
tice with regret that not single stu
dent is from South Carolina. I fine
one from Georgia in the Medical De
partment, with whom l am acquainted
He is said to be one of the brightes
of his class. Belonging to the Uni
versity is one of the best Hospitals ii
the city.
I have visited the Pennsylvania R
R. Depot. 1t is said to be the grand
est structure that can be found ii
America in the way of q Depot. TW'
hundred and twenty-six trains pass il
and out of it daily. If We Southern
ers will go to work and build NOR
rail roads and factories We can carr,
90 the same kind of business. W.
have an abundance of cheap labor
timber, vster-power, &c., and one Of
the finest countries the sun ever shon'
upon. Now, let US 60 to work AMI
plant one-half the cotton We nov
plant. We will be an Independent
people.
Thermometer standing at 80. Sew
eral deaths from sunssroke yesterday
Yours, &C.,
J. J. L.