The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-08-09
Trip to Aiken.

We have given elsewhere i'm this iss,ie n
short account of the meeting of the. tfrcc.
tors of the G. G. G. sc. RRnnd the results.
We here propose to give short accUu3!: of
our trip the meeting, the country Through
which we passed, the Impressions made
upon our mind-&c Nc took p6ssaSt on the
augusta and Knoxville Railroad NJ Green
wood an" passed through mn old settled but
comparatively 'undo"cluped country, The
portions Of Abbeville ind 'EdeG6cld coun
les through which the Railrond runs was,
before the building of the road one of the
most isolated sections in the Sia,e, though
before thc war it possessed considerable
wealth. The lan'i9 nrc susceptible of$rea t
improvement, and by prope: tillngc and
application Of manurcs Gun be made MS
productive and rcmuncrntive as any in
'he State. Flourishing and neat little towns
have sprung up all along The line, 'nnt the
merchants arc doing II good business. At
Brndlcy's, Troy, McCormicks, and other
towns we noticed some good sub tnmtial bus
mess houses and neat Residences, which are
good index to the prosI Gritty of the places
About tlnrks Hill, the residence of the
Hon. Geo, ID. Tillman, the land is more bro.
ken aid less productive, but il beats any
place for water melons we have seen this
side of Florida. At Troy we were joined
by delegation Of the business men of tha,
place. whom we found TO be cultured aud
agreeable compnn; ;Ons. The rund, after
crossing the Savannah river to the Georgia
side, runs directly down the river and n,
long the banks of the Augusta Canal Sew.
eral large cotton tnc' orics have been erect
CT OH the bnnks OF the canal aud are n,w
III full operation, giving employment to
hundreds of poor people, paying the stock
holders good dividends and adding thous
nnds TO the wealth and population of Angus,
IA. We remained in Augusta only tw,
| hours and consequently did not have tim,
to sec much o; The city, but from our lin =
lied opportunity we judge il to be n beau
'i'"l t'ourishing and progressive little cit,
with n bright future before it
We arrived in ikcm, lhcgrcnt winter re.
Sort tor Norihcl"r'rS, Mt 10 o'clock p. NJ
! and remained until 5 O'Clock the next even
! ing. Our engagement with the board of di
rrctors prevented us seeing much of the tow
! hut whnt we did sec of it impressed us ycr,
t"rorahy. 1t is beautifully laid of. will
| wi lc, shaded streets, and has some clcpon
res drnccs and good business houses. Til,
h"t'l accommodations are quite extensive
and hrs; class, but the increased populari
| iy of 'hc town, as n winter and trc;lrh re-
sort, has given them more than hey en-,
do and nearly all the private residences
have been converted into bnardirg house,
The town is situated amidst the sand hill
nn' the country surrounding it is extreme
" poor, md unproductve. Here we me,
several valued ncquaintnnccs in whose com
mny the time passed off pleasantly. II
company with Cot Sawyer. one OF the Dircc
tors of the Prnitcntinry. we drove acres
the county TO Granalevillc, Flil.t a:rce O
five miles. fer the purpose of taking th
train Oh tie &. &. 4 4. K. r. for Culun
hia that evening. But on arriving ut TN