The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-11-08

| 30, VI A'oi vi Satolina, anu 1lCDanlel
OF Georgia, give full history of the de
velopment of cotton manufacturing il
the South such perfect picture Of thi
new Southern industry, placing the fact
before the world, the increase in mills
the large dividends paid, that all the ar
guments of the New England millme1
Will be as nothing against these over
whelmlng arguments of facts and figures
In 1880 there were % cotton mills with
45l ,6Ol spindles and $500 looms in the
States of Alabama, Georgia, North anc
South Carolina. In 1883 the number o
mills in these States was $50 with 726,
73l spindles and 1878 looms, making
an increase Of over 20 per cent. in barely
three years.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The interview with Governor Thomp.
son of this State is especially interesting
as giving all the facts relative to the
manufacture of cotton in the South, and
lis many advantages over New England
which the Palmetto State has practically
demonstrated by more than doubling the
number and output of its mills within
two years. Abreast of the column OF
States in the march of improvement
says the Times-Democrat, South Carolina
marches. Torn and plllaged during the
war, her towns left cinder- heaps and her
fertile fields waste places, with an energy
and exertion of will, heroic as it was
masterful, she left the dark visions of a
cimmerian past behind her, and as fast
as reviving strength would permit COM
menced her newer life of regeneration.
After description Of his visit to Co.
lumbia, the appearance of the State.
House, &C., the interviewer of the Times.
Hcgsocrdt draws q pen picture of Gover-
nor Thompson, as follows:
I'm person Governor Thompson is lit
tie below average height, we'll proper
toned in igure and most attractive in
face. His countenance beams with intel
ligence, and a clear, expressive eye,
which lights up with enthusiasm when
speaking of South Carolina, has about it
look OF fixedness of purpose and cool
determination which indicate moral force
and will power. Although his features
do not give traces of the passage Of more
than thirty-fve years, grayish hair and
moustache would incline one to say he
was about forty. In conversation he
unites limpid fuency with classical
exactness, and his broad scope Of read
ing is largely drawn upon when occasion
requires to illustrate or embelljsh a
poin:. His voice is low and musical, and
the listener is held listener by the
subtle influence of his charming man.
BeTs. He looks the soldier and he talks
the patriot"
Then follows biographical sketch ol
the Governor to which is appended his
comments upon the history, present con
dition and prospects of the State-the
interview filling seven closely printed
columns and containing general survey
OF the State; the condition of its tinan.
ces, its public school system, its agricul.
ture, manufactures, mineral wealth,
phosphate deposits, immigration, values
of real estate, railroads, and so on to the
end of splendid chapter. Referriog to
the Worlds Industrial and Cotton Cen.
tennial exposition to be held in New
Orleans next year, Governor Thompson
says:
II have no doubt that the State will be
we'll represented at the exposition by
visitors who will attend, and shall use
every effort to secure proper represen.
tation there of the products and of the
material resources of South Carolina. |
believe that the exposition to be held in
New Orleans will be productive of great
good. There can be no doubt that the
other expositiOns which have been held
ir this country. and especially the expo.
sitiOn at Atlanta, haYe had the effect OF
introducing improved methods of hus.
bandry, thus securing larger yields of
crops, and of increasing the use of the
lo,k orr;ot,1tnro1 fhS n +
that the exposition at New Orleans will
lead to the improvement Of the agricul.
tural, manufacturing and mining indus
tries Of the South, and that it viii, have
the effect of bringing to the South much
Of the capital that we need. Another,
and in my opinion, one OF the creates!
results which may be expected from the
exposition at New Orleans, viii be the
bringing together in friendly relations OF
representative men from all portions OF
the country. Such intercourse tends to
hasten the coming of the era of recon
ciliation and to promote the good feeling
which should exist among the people Of
the various sections, who have common
interest in the prosperity of common
country"
In regard to
THE FINANCIAL CONDITIoS
of the State, Governor Thompson says
.sTbe debt of the State is in most salts
factory condition, all doubts ~ to it.
status having been settled, and the exact
amount of invalidity having, been deter
mined by the decision Of the Supreme
Court of the State. The recognized deb
of the State is Of three clasaes-consol'
issued under the Act of 1873 for all out
standing bonds and stocks, at the rate o.
so per cent. on the dollar; deficiencies
issued under Act of 1873 for the purpose
of funding the floating debt LETT BY t9s o.
Republicans, and State scrip issued II
lieu of the agricultural land scrip, which
was stolen BY the Republicans; Thi'
bonded debt amounted on October ~
1882, to:
Valid consols... .............s5, ,i23'92S o
Deficiencies........... ...."...:.... OWL W. =
State scrip agricultural