Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-01-04
For the Advertiser.
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FOr Lle AuVcELlseE.
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DEAR ADVERTISER: My attention
has recently been called to the view
of the Monitor relative to the divi
sion of Edgafeld, as contained in it,
issue of the l4;h ult. l am told tha'
the Monitors logic in this m tier Is
good. While l may not be good
Judge Of sound logic, yet l admire it
wherever found, and freely admit
that the Monitors logic is aound
enough aud good enough for my pres
ent purpose. To properly use it,
must give it its natural divisions. By
doing this, it becomes necessary to
denominate one part Of it railroad
and the other Court Houss" logic
The propositions set forth in the rail
rosd logic are all herewith accepted
AS many of the readers of the Ad-
pertiser do not read the Monator, ]
must state these propositions They
are ar follows: First, the farmer sis
interested in having good and con.
venient market where he can sell his
rurplua produce" Second, "the rail
road ie as essential to the town as the
hare is to the hare soup" And |
will venture t. suppose that the word
town" in this second prol ositlon
should read "market," and II a.
Nonitor will sustain me in this sigh
modification, ! am ready to join it in
saying, in the absence OF harbors and
navlgable streame, The railroad is es
genital to good market. So much
then for our agreement on thi second
proposition. But ''etore going iur
ther, must notice the FIRST PROPOSE
ton more closely 1t maintains that
the farmer is interested not only in q
good but convenient market, Upon
thess two words, good and ICON
venient," would bring down all the
force of the Monitors logic. Along
the lire of The G. G G. A. and III.
6. &c R. R, tbsre may now be very
good markets for be farmers surplus
produce, but then they are not so
convenient az some of US would like
to hsye. A railroad may make
good market, but not always & conVe
nient one But did understand the
Monitor to say that by putting Court
Houses on railroads we would make
better or more convenient markets
which? Certainly not more conve
nientl Perhaps then it means better
and this conclude from these word:
Court Houses, however old ard dis
tinguished they may be, cannot b..
come market in any sense of tn
word without the aid of railroad
Ii am not here misled, the Monit .
would persuade its readers to think
that Court House taken by itself
haa no power to create a market. l
am willing. for cake of argument, to
admit this, but beg pardon for ask
ing how can Court House give to =
town power which it does not pos
sesse II then Court Houses are pow
erless to create markets, and power
lers to make them more Convenient.
why should we discuss new countie'
or new county sites from a mark-'
standpoint? Is it not a vain task?
What then is to be gained by the
formation of one sr more new coun
tiee?
This question brings me to the CON
sid ration Of the Monitor'S Cour'
House logic. The msi' proposition
here is: "If proximity to the Court
House ia the main object to be con
ridered-the game is scarcely worth
the cost" l,hsve already endesvcred
to show that heartily agree with
my friend, that Curt House should
b. sought after, not for its market
value, AZ it has none.
To form two new counties, putting
one Court House at Ninety Sls and
another on the G G. & A. Railroad,
would place great many fsrm-rs
nearer these Court Houses; but their
neorness TO the Court House will not
pay th. coat of building of these
Cour: Houses. Sc. To my mind
proximity to the Court House is the
main object to be considered. There
ia no point OF greater interest to be
gained. The farmer, ignorant as be
is sometimes said to be, has intelli
aence enough to understand that be
i. citisan, and. as euch, is under as
great responsibilities and charged
with as sacred duties as any other
class Of persona. We appreciate that
convenience which enables him to
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