The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-04-22
A Visit to Greenville.


neighbor city, Greenville, where we spent
day and two nights very pleasantly.
Since our last visit there many improve
ments have been made, and the work is
still going on. In the past few months
the city has been visited by several disas-
trous fires, but the owners of the proper
ty are energetic, progressive men, and are
promptly rebuilding.
We met number of the substantial
business men Of the city, all of whom
made very favorable impression upon
US. Among those we visited were Messrs.
Westmoreland Bros, the proprietors of
the Calisaya Tonic, an advertisement of
which is running in the INTELLIeENcER.
These gentlemen are building up fine
trade in this medicine, which is recog-
nized as one of the best preparations on
the market. 1t is highly spoken of in
Anderson by those who have used it.
We also visited Messrs. D. T. Bacot 81
| Co., another one of our advertisers, who
are manufacturers of an excellent liver
pill, which is becoming quite popular.
Business was like it is everywhere else
Just now-on the decline. The merchants,
however, have had fine Winter trade,
and can afford to stand the dull season.
Greenville's local industries are con-
siderable backing to her welfare and pros
perity. Her factories are prosperous, and
afford employment to large number of
hands. We regret that limited time for
bid us accepting several invitations to take
stroll through these enterprises. From
these industries Anderson might learn
lesson. If we had few such, how much
more prosperous would our growing city
become.
We took stroll over good portion of
the business part of the city, and found
thrift and enterprise Oh every hand. The
colleges and schools are 1ourishing, and
the church buildings are an honor to the
city. The Presbyterians have recently
completed S22,O 600 edice, which is one
of the handsomest church buildings in
the State.
Our brethren of the press seemed to be
prosperous. Messrs. Hoyt & Keys, the
proprietors of the Baptist Courier, are eX
Andersonlans, but they are thoroughly
identified with Greenville and her inter-
ests. Their excellent paper, however, is
the State organ of the Baptist denomina-
ton, and is doing great work. 1t de-
serves the liberal support it is receiving,
for it has few superiors as religious
paper. Capt. A. B. Williams, the hand
some and brainy proprietor of the Ncus,
is also an adopted citizen of Greenville,
but he has his whole soul interested in
her welfare and is doing his share in the
upbuildng of the city. We called on Mr.
Bailey, of the popular and faithful old
Enterprise and Mountaineer, but failed to
see him.
We met numberSof ex-Andersonians,
who are residents of the city, and all of
them seemed to be faring we'll.
During our stay in the city we made our
headquarters with Col. w. T. White, at
the Exchange, which is one of the best
kept hotels in the State. In a few weeks
Col. White will move from the Exchange
to the GOODWIN House, on Main street,
which is more commodious and which
has been thoroughly renovated, being fur
nished with all the modern conveniences.
His increasing business forced him to do
this. Col White is a most excellent gen.
tlemen, and does every thing in his power
to entertain his guests and make them
comfortable.
We could write two or three columns
on Grecnville and her enterprises, but our
time and space forbids.
We are especially indebted to our young
friends and former townsmen, Messrs H.
H. Wilcox and F. w. Symmes, for many
fayors shown us during our visit.
Always buy your coffee from
T.