The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-21
For THE HERALD,
Philadelphia Cotton-A Libe.
raj Offer Towards u Cot
ton Factory, Etc.
PHILADELPHIA, Sep. y, 1882

MEssRS. EDITORS: 1 have few
minutes of leisure, and will give your
valuable paper few dots. Enclosed
you will find the first cotton bloom
from my cotton crop, planted the first
of May. The land this cotton crop is
growing on is worth $4,000 per acre.
The frost will prove total wreck with
King Cotton of Pennsylvania. 1t will
frost, so say the oldest inhabitants. IN
about two weeks. I fnd apt plainly
that cotton will not prove successful
North.
I have a proposition to make to the
good people of Newberry. l will fur
pish spleutiid site on Broad River
for cotton factory: it is considered
Que of the best falls on Broad River.
If this is not suitable location, | will
make them another suggestion. |
will furnish all the ground they want
in the City of Newberry to build a
large cotton factory; one that will
employ five hundred hands. I will
furnish this ground free Of cost. | do
this in order to see my native State
and the good people of Newberry pros
per. You can never prosper unless
| there be great change. Now, | hope
you will 90 to work and raise large
capital, and commence work imnIedi-
ately | will subscribe ten shares.
When | visit you next summer want
to see a great improvement The
South should plant only oDe.balf the
cotton she now plants, aod should
manufacture twothirds ofthatat home.
I have been located in Philadelphia
seven months; l have been looking
around carefully, and now see plainly
we need factories of all descriptions.
Then we shall prosper, and not until
then. We SoutherDers have been
raising cotton for the past hundred
years. l see plainly that we are as
poor as poor can be. We can continue
iu the same way, and I am afraid it
will cause great famine some future
day. Ia the business portion of the
city you will find a factory Of some
descrip ption on every square; thous-
auds of people employed, generally
white You seldom see person but
what he is in business Of some descrip,
ton. They all work here, the rich
aod poor. They Lave been thrown on
their OVID resources; that is why they
know what business is.
/ had, not long since, an invitation
to visit Heightstown, N. j., by one Of
the best families of the place. On
my arrival I fouod it a. beautiful town
of three thousand Inhabitants, nicely
located, with wide streets aud well
shaded, large Female Seminary, and
several factories. We had early sup
per and took a drive in the country
I found the lands highly improved ;
aud the crops were-LJlst splendid
corn would p1se fifty bushels per
acre. I enjoyed myself hugely, and
meyer met better family in all my
travels. The land around Newberry
is just aa good if ,ze take the pains to
Improve it. l have also visited vii.
uington, Delaware. 1t has fifty thous.
and Inhabitants, and is still Improving.
1t appeared to me oue-balf of the city
was built 10 factories. lgot a glimpse
of the noble statesman, Senator Bay,
ard. His uausioa is beautifully 10.
Gated on small rise overlooking the
waters of the Delaware River. 1t is
to be hoped that he Rill be our next
President. ! sm sure We could moi
find better man in America.
I will stop for fear your readers will
grow tired. The City of Philadelphia
is still improving, with her population
of one million. I hope to see New.
berry Oh the road to success. I will
do all I can to help her.
After completing my college course,
l have quit "pleasuring" around for
awhile. l am now in business with
Messrs. J; S. Cum mings q Son, Is
Bank Street, wholesale dealers iu gen.
tlemen's neck. wear, where I will be
glsd &c see my friends and receive
their orders.
| 1t panied me very much to see the
death of DR.. E. 6. Keitt.- A noble
young man he was.