The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-03-30
G. F. ToLLY, Secretary.
THE sAyANsAr VALLEY RAILROAD.

The Ordinance Of the City Council
srbmitting the question of an additional
corporate subsc;, ;,t:on By the city Of An
derson to the capital stock of the Savan-
nah Valley Railroad deserves the careful
consideration cf our citizens. The Coun-
Gil have acted wisely in submitting the
question to both the real estate owners Of
the city and to its qualified voters. for it
is right that both of these divisions
should be Consulted about SO important
an action, which will undoubtedly large.
~ affect the future interests Of our COM
munity. There is no doubt as TO the re-.
sn!t Of the election. The majority il
favor of subscription will be large in both
boxes, and the city Of Anderson will
make the additional subscription neces-
sary to the completion of the Road,
which has been the center Of 80 much
interest in the past few years. The peo-
ple of Anderson are slow to reach their
conclusions, but when they do act it is
with decision. There have been differ
cnces here as to this Road, but now they
have been practically composed, and all
parties are working together for the COM
pletion of tho Road. This action Of the
Council, which is backed up by the
Board of Trade, will speedily give to our
community the advantages of railroad
competition, and will perhaps move our
next cotton crop, and certainly the crop
next succeeding the one now about to be
+. planted. This Road assured, and the
Blue Ridge Road, almost assured, will
give n new confidence to our business
energies and roll on the wave of pros.
pcrity and progress which has blessed
Anderson. Our position in the railroad
system of our State is equal to that Of
the best point IL South Carolina, and our
prospects are better for permanent growth
and prosperity than any of our neighbo-s.
With the new life and vigor which is
characterizing onr city, we may look for
q great commercial and business devel-
opment here before the lapse of many
years.
The sanitary condition of the city of
Anderson should now receive the most
careful and systematic attention from all
of our citizens. During the past year
our community, in common with many
parts of the up.country, has suffered
most severely from the prevalence of that
fearful scourge, typhoid fever, and pru-
donce suggests that we should take every
precaution to prevent the recurrence OF
the epidemic another year. To this end
the City Council should most vigorously
enforce its sanitary ordinances, both rs
to the public places and the private
premises of the city. An inspection
thorough and complete should be made
by the Chief of Police twice month on
the premises of every residence in Ar
derson, and the occupants should be re.
quired to keep them in thorough clean
illness. Allslaughtering places, hog pens
and other things which tend to accumu.
late filth should be carefully watched
and cleansed as often as necessary. The
drains and bitches of the city should also
be cleared of all vegetable matter or sub.
stances tending to decomposition, and
this should be done Immediately, so as to
avoid the consequences of doing it in
warm weather. The Board of Health
and the City Council should both, in oul
opinion, be looking carefully after this
matter, for another season like the last
will do more to check the growth and
prosperity of our city than another fail.
ure of the crops would do. People are
not willing to live where their health is
in constant jeopardy, aud one of the first
elements of growth here will be to re-
move any doubts as to the health of our
CITY, A little attention to our sanitary
addition will, we are confident, COM
pletely establish Anderson as one Of the
hoalthiest points in South Carolina.
Tho roilroad hrid0a nveP tba Jamas