The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-09-23
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AS Others SEQ Us.
The Augusta Chronicle of The 18Th inst.
contains All elaborate rc-l-T uf the business
of Augusta and also Of the upper Counties
of South Carolina, which is fully in keeping
with the push ard enterprise of our ably
conducted contemporary. 1t contains the
following presentation OF the business in
terests of Anderson County:
Since the completion of the Savannah
Valley Railroad, Anderson has been put
into close connection with four of the prin-
cipal markets Of the South. The Air Line
Road enables her to reach Atlanta and
Charlotte, the Columbia and Greenville
gives her line to Columbia, and the Sa-
yannah Valley places her within few
hours ride of Augusta. With such admira-
BILE facilities for disposing of her products
and for purchasing her supplies, the County
will maintain, if she does not surpass, her
past record for thrift and prosperity. An
derson was one of the first counties to
advocate and adopt the no-fence law, which
has worked such beneficial results to the
entire farming interest of South Carolina.
Following closely upon the adoption Of
the law, many prominent land owners
began the introduction of the best breeds
of cattle, and have continued the business
until to-day there are many farms where
such stock is raised. 1t is estimated that
there are now in the County one hundred
and fifty head of Jerseys, twenty-three
Ayrshires and six Holstien cattle, worth
$4,000, besides Hambletonian. Percheron,
and other fine breeds of horses. The good
effects resulting from the introduction of
this stock in the County is easily perceived.
1t is said that there is not now one COW in
seventeen in Anderson that has none of the
improved blood in it, There is not genu.
inc scrub bull in the County. The im-
proyement resulting from the introduction
Of thoroughbred cattle since the fence law
has been introduced is said to be fully 800
per cent. in money value.
The assessed value of property in Ander
son County is:
Real Estate.."..... on ,3333
PERSONAL Property .................... ,482, ,462
Railroad Property y....... .............. 34G,850
Total ........................... ,906, ,GG5
There were, in 1882, eighteen towns and
trading settlements in the County, and the
estimated wealth of the store-keepers was
$1,0S6, 600. The principal towns are Ander-
son Court House, Williamson, Pendleton,
Honea Path, Belton, Anderson, Pelzer,
Equality, Piercetown, Storeville, Town
vile, Broyles', Hollands, Mountain Creek,
Newell, Roberts, Rock Mills, and Shallow
Ford. There are at these places one hun
dred and thirty-seven stores, and of these
two sell liquors, FIVE hardware, thirteen dry
goods, fifty.two miscellaneous, and sixty
five general merchandise.
Anderson, the County seat, is on the
Columbia and Greenville Railroad, and is
the terminus of the Savannah Valley
Road, just completed. The population of
the city increased from one thousand four
hundred and thirty-two in 1870, to one
thousand eight hundred and fifty in 1880,
and a corresponding increase has occurred
since the date of the last census. The
yearly sales are estimated at $3.50, 900. The
National Bank has capital of $4,000; the
State Savings and Insurance Bank Capital
of $25, 1000. About twenty thousand bales
of cotton are shipped from there each sea-
SON. The city is well supplied with good
hotels and boarding houses. Manufactures
flourish in this County, so well supplied
with fine water powers, unexcelled climate
and industrious operatives. There are in
sstthe County two hundred manufacturing
establishments, employing one thousand
two hundred and thirty hands, with capi-
tai of $SO1 300, and the value of the ann ual
products amounts to 81 ,429,500.
Of the various manufactures, two are
cotton mills, two oil mills, two fertilizer
factories, ninety-three lumber mills, eight
FIVE flour and grist mills, and eighteen mis-
cellaneous establishments. There are in
the County forty-eighty miles Of railroad
assessed at $346, $50. The area and yield of
the principal agricultural productions in
1S25 wee.