The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-03-22
READ 1T. MEN OF ANDERsO:
The Grcenvillc Nrws says

The Greenvillc Nrws says
The people Of Greenvillc can mol
hear or think too much Of manufactures
They are our hope and dependence, and
we can never have too many. We Ger
tainly have too few now, although the
city has made greater progress in that
way than any We know o! in the South
We have plaid factory, yarn factory,
furniture factory, wagon factory, lard
factory, cotton seed oil mill, foundrcs
tanneries, planning mills, and flour, meal
and hominy mills, already established,
with fertilizer factory and an ice factory
assured. Cotton cloth from Piedmont
and plaids from the Huguenot mill are
sold here and throughout the South, and
dress our people. erhey wear leather
tanned in Grcenville and clothing made
from the raw cotton in Greenyillc. and
our farmers haul fertilizer and stock feed
in Greenvllc, sleep in beds. sit in chairs
and eat from tables made in Grcenvilc,
saw lumber with saT mills ma,ie from
beginning to end in Greenville, gin their
cotton with gins made in Greenville, use
and eat flour and homny ground in
Greenvlle. If the blockade was cslab-
lished next year we would be able 20
live very comfortably on our own re.
sources"
The Neus then goes on to show that
every dollar kept at home, as well as
every dollar brought to the city in return
for exports, is an advantage TO the whole
community, for it adds to its wealth +;
and that every new inhabitant makes
one more man to expcnd his earnings III
ti,e development, Of the common pros
perity. The .News then shows that water
transit is not now necessary to the ,stab-
lishment of large cities, as the rapidity
and cheapness Of railroad freights has
we'll nigh annihilated the former advan
tages Of water. and urges upon the peo-
pie Of Greenvile further manufacturing
development, with view to becoming
one of the Leading cities of the Union
We admire the ambition and the zeal
Of the -Ecrs, and must confess that its
article is practical and interesting.
What it points out as possible can be
attained by any live, progressive city,
situated in healthy region Of the
country.
Our people should remember ,ha:
while Greenvile is so far ahead Of us n:
this time, her prosperity is due to her
manufactures. Anderson has n better
surrounding country, and hns better
railroad facilities in her reach than
Greenville has. In proportion to our
inhabitants, the business Of Anderson is
far ahead Of that Of Greenvilc. Green
vile, however, incontestably leads lis in
prosperity because she has prosperous
manufactures, while we have none. II
is reproach to Anderson that this stat,
of facts exists. Our farmers are equa
in progressive enterprise to any in the
State. Our merchants have reputation
and credit equal to any that can b.
found. Anderson has kept pace with he,
neighbors in culture and material pro
gress every way since the war, excep
the one matter Of building factories
We have utterly neglected this. Manu-
featuring has become the greatest source
of independent prosperity to the cities
or towns which have had the foresight t,
engage in it. 1t increases the population
adds greatly to the trade, aud augment
very largely the general prosperity o
the locality in which it 10 situated.
stirs new life into the whole community
1t brings large quantities OF money init
circulation. and creates II demand 60
every species of production.
II Anderson expects to grow she mus
engage in manufacturing. We have al
the trade now that we can ever ge,
merely as center for merchandising
We can only add to this trade by givini
indnce,nen.s which vii! cause tho neigh
boring country to fill up more densel.
with population, and which will ge
trade Es0ni ether towns and villages, b,
making products which they must buy
Our city 10 so surrounded by railroad
and towns that the thoughtful cilizer
who looks Mt the map will see that An
derson must either be content to stant
still, or she must 60 to making something
to sell to these neighbors who can bu,
and sell goods rs cheap az we can. w,
have urged our people to enter the rae,
for manufacturing development so often
and to 80 little purpose, that we almos
despair Of doing any good by agair
alluding to it, but the Importance of th,
matter must be our excuse for frequent al
lusions to it. We want to see Anderson ,
manufacturing center. To do 40, we mus
have beginning. Every year that it i
put off delays our prosperity, and give
others the start of Us in the race. w,
hope that our people will not allow til,
present year to pass without raising tn,
capital stock for at least ore good facto
ry Who will take the lead in starting
the work?
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.