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

will observe that the gross amount of
trade OF the city for the year, including
the value OF the staple products received
and the local manufactures, was over
S3,oOO,00O. In manufactures, as you
| Will see, there are aow employed in
Charleston 6,55S persons, while the value
or the manufactured products for the
last year is over $9,000,000. Let me
direct your attention to the great variety
OF manufactures in Charleston, from the
small manufactures employing few
| hands up TO the large cotton and bagging
factories, rice mills ship and boat build.
ing, manufactures of fertilizers. &c.
The statements of receipts and exports
show large increase iii tile trade and
commerce. The variety, extent and
value OF the manufactured products and
/ ine number oi persons employed in man
uiactories, show great DEVELOPMENT in
this direction. Within the last few years
the city debt has been greatly reduced,
| ana the interest upon the debt is now
paid promptly. The result of this care.
iul financial management is shown in the
hlgh credit Of the city and the increased
value OF property. In heathfulness
| Charleston compares well with any city
OF ke size in this country. Since 1876
she has been entirely free from yellow
fever, and, exceeding to my recollec-
ton, the disease in that year did not
become epidemic. Her freedom from
epidemic diseases is due to the rigorous
enforcement ofstringent quarantine laws,
ana to the care which is constantly be.
stoves :ippn the general sanitary con
d'tion of the city. Great improvements
nave been made and are still making in
the condition of the streets, pub.
nc parks and public buildings.
from her situation, Charleston
mas great natural advantages as q com.
merclal centre. To this must be added
her accommodations for trade as shown
py the long lines of warves and the ware.
houses at the water.side, and by her
great railroad facilities. Engineers of
the United States Army are now engaged
IN building jetties to increase the depth
Oh water upon the bar. If the results
promised are attained, and / doubt not
tmey VIII be, the trade and commerce of
charleston will be greatly increased. Ii
Is very much to be regretted that the
annual appropriations made by the
General Government for the jetties have
not been sufficient to carry on the work
AS rapidly rs is desiruble."
~, In concluding his talk Governor
Thompson says:
ihe present condition of this
state is gratifying, and it is full OF
nope and promise for the future. pre-.
dict that the next census will show
developments which will exceed our
present antcipations, bright as they
are. l have tried to give a reason for
The faith that is in me with regard to
the future of South Carolina. I have
told you somewhat in detail Of her con.
ultion and her resources let me add in
general terms, that in the healthfulness
OF her climate, the fertility of her soil,
the extent and variety of her resources,
she oilers rare inducements to the veal.
my capitalist on the one hand, or the
thrifty emigrant on the other. While
the people of this State cordially invite
the capitalist and the emigrant, they
are not waiting idly for either, but are
manflilly putting their own shoulders to
the wheel. The improvements of which
l have spoken are largely the results OF
their energy and their own unaided
efforts.