Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-06-07
Mgistellauepns &eading.
SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE.

The country is believed to be a poor, arid
waste, destitute Of everything that might
tend to make it even grazing land. But
the North, guided and biased SO many years
by sensational stories for political effect, IS
Just beginning to realize the true Importance
of the South, not only as producing, but a
manufacturing country.
Columbia has been called GA garden spot
It certainly is one of the prettiest cities in
the South. It's historical points Of interest
are that Confederate money was manufac-
tured here, and that the city was almost
completely destroyed by fire justat the close
of the war. Its situation is very picturesque
and many of the views in eXpressibly beau
tiful and romantic. It's State House, de-
signed to be one of the handsomest struct-
ures in the country, was begun Just before
the war. 1t never was finished. The walls
only were built; and to-day on the green
sward around the building are immense
granite blocks lying exactly where they
were dropped by the workmen twenty
three years ago. On the east side of the
building, near one of the second story win
dows is the rusty mark of three-inch
solid shot, fired by Sherman'S troops be-
fore they entered the city in April, 1865.
One corner Ofa immense column was car
ried away by another bolt, and the f1uting
of Corinthian column was badly battered
by third shot. These marks to day only
awaken in the heart of the South Carolin-
ian contempt and bring to his tongue only
sarcasm.
The city is the great cotton center of the
State. Here it is that this profitable pro-
duct is brought to be shipped over the South
Carolina Railroad to Charleston, and over
the Charlotte Columbia and Augusta Rail-
road and the Richmond and Danville to the
North and East. The greater part of this
cotton is brought in over the Columbia and
Greenville Railroad. From the counties Of
Newberry, Laurens, Union, Spartanburg,
Anderson, Greenville and Abbeville over
163, 900 bales were brought from September
l, 1882, to April l, 1883, yielding to those
counties over $S,000,00 in cash. Last year
in the same period only 117,OOO bales were
moved, and many of the farmers in these
counties were forced to import their own
enabled to export wheat and other cereals.
New factories and mills are in process of
erection all over the State. In this city a
movement is on foot to develop the water
power with view of having it surpass
Augusta's. There is no reason why the eX-
pertinent cannot be made Thoroughly sue
cessful. And the improved facilities will be
equal to at least 80 900 horse power.
Large and new cotton factories have been
built at Piedmont, NeWberry and Spartan
burg on the line Of the Columbia and Green
Vile Railroad. While the smaller class at
the small towns are simply legion. The
factory at Piedmont started in with bor-
rowed capital of S25O,OOO The concern hung
by it's finger nails for many months. At
the end of two years the company returned
the s25O,OOO. To-day its capital is s5OO,OOo,
and it pays y per cent dividends This is
but one instance Of the many recent success
full business ventures made in the State
Ne,r YOrk Commercial 44dreHiser.