The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-06-16
WHAT THEYARE DOING IN ANDERSON.

During the past week professional
business called us to the beautiful little.
city of Anderson. AS this is the first
time we have visited that place since
tho famous Hampton demonstration of
'7S, we expected to find many changes.
But despite the occasional boasts usually
found in the local the
changes for tho better in the way OF
handsome stores and elegant residences,
was indeed beyond our expectations.
Anderson has a bright outlook before
her. heretofore she has been in need OF
better railroad facilities. Having but
one road and that only a branch, Uhc
Blu Ridge), her rapid progress of the
last few years il wonderful. We noticed
that the beautiful grove near the square,
where in rs, the campaign speeches
were delivered and the baseball
grounds near by, are now adorned by
splendid residences, flower gardens, etc,
all improved.
AZ il almost always the case, the boom
hat has struck this town, m caused it
to emerge suddenly into n full-tlcdgcd
city, can DC traced to railroads. Fer
long, like the other towns of Upper
Carolina that have taken Il now lease of
life, Anderson will bojoinsd to the great
Georgia Central System, and the city of
Augusta. The Savannah Valley Rail
road Is expected to bo completed in
about six weeks.
Although our visit in Anderson was
quite short, we had the pleasure of at
tending the opening of tho Commence
mcnt exercises Of the Anderson Military
School. Thursday evening the program
consisted in original speeches from six
OF the young men of this institution.
These young gentlemen acquitted them
selves in Il highly creditabio manner.
The tone Of their speeches was good and
reflects credit on the school. One speech
struck ny as being particularly original
and suggestive. Tho subject was "Jour-
nalism." The speaker, aftor dwelling
at length upon the importance and in
iiucnce of the newspapers of the day,
gave many practical suggestions
which newspaper men could have heard
with profit. When he said "God save
Us from the journalist who seeks the
popular side" tho audience gave a
hearty assent. Immediately after the
closing exercises of this school, the Com
menccment Of the Anderson Female Col
lego takes place. This is one of the best
C~ollegesi in the State. 1t is under the
management of Gen. AVER, and il in a
most l~ourishing condition.
Anderson as County, has always
ranked high, and from the evidences of
prosperity amonh the farmers, it seems
to deserve it's position. Few of the
Counties in thcHState can equal, and
mono excel it in fino horses and cattle.
Farmers seem as n general thing to be
very progressive, they attend to then
farms closely, raise corn and small grain
in abundance. Although we inquired
closely, we heard absolutely nothing of
anything like "rings." The democratic
party in this County is intact. The cleo
ton of Col. Aiken's successor In Con-
grcss, Ia exciting some interest. The
farmers of Anderson are generally prac-
their affairs. AS an evidence of his Col.
Brown, President of the National Bank,
informs g that he has had fewer appli-
cations for money from this class of
citizens, his Spring, than any since the
organization of the bank. This year he
has supplied those who have applied
with all they wanted, which was not the
case heretofore. Farmers too are buy
ing goods I'm less quantities, than usual
which shows their close economy. The
people of the whole State have talked
economy long enough now to begin
practicing 1t.
a gentleman in Anderson told us he1
always read the communications of 600
Prince" with great intereat, and he sug
gestod that whom we leave home, Joe"
should have the management or THE