The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-04-04
NEW YORK LETTER.
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS ON PRO-
GRESS AND POSSIBILITIES.
Young Men Shoulder the burdens of
Busir ess---Our Agricultural Atlvan-
tagcs AS Viewed by Visitor---wax-
on Soads-.-Thc Snow.
EditOr Luan'ens a Adycrtispr.

." 'he'c u"SS. III Is only Il few
years ago since untravclcd North
erners would, in sort Of patroniz.
ing way, speak Of the "New Dcpar-
ture of the South" rs If it was due
to tho few carpct-baggcrs who were
left there when war was over
How much of this is due to the new
necessities Of the people there, and
how little to tn at small remainder
ofa not very Important part of the
soldiers who went into the South.
ern states you can best judge. Clear.
ly 1t was the necessities of tho cosc
which gave the start,-thc removal
OF tho "unccrtain negro" labor
which seemed to require that the
white man should go afield to hold
tho plow or drive, and started the
young mon into business, to trades
and to labor generally, with the re-
suit v hich you certainly appreciate
as your own achievement.
1t was at the timo when the tide
was fairly started to flow i'm the ui-
rection Of restoration, after the
days of political misrdle when |
was for some time i'm your state.
An element noticed at the time,
and which scarcely ever mention
ed In the press was the young mon,
the poor young men, sons of the
formerly wealthy ones who came
In from tho country to work; put.
Ing manfully on their shoulders the
burden Of business life and into
their llands the Implements OF la
Dor.
1 was informed that here was
the point Of the anew departure" :"
With little or no capital--somc
brains and much necessity to earn
their living, and retrieve fortune
they set about the task. The per-
centage Of this class of young men
Is too low with us, as it is with you,
very likely. was not able in my
too short stay in the South, to learn
how far the young woman become
real helpers in the up-building Of
your goodly region.
1t is fair to conclude that they do
their share. Tho class of women
more advanced in years | saw to
be refined and cultured generally,
and helpful no doubt,
TO mention just here how to my
observation all that upper portion
of Georgia and the Carolinas, you
call tho Piedmont section, seems
inviting to labor and investment.
Climate soil, and to one from this
part whore for five months Of the
year frosts look up, the South for
every kind OF tillagc, appears most
favorable. Ofthe 3l2 working days
OF tho year ! judge there is scarcely
any in which something of farm
work may not be performed there.
How generally the people are han
dicapcd by lack ofsome money to
make the crops and improve the
lands do not know. Up here 1
have noticed Ethat man with II
will and dollar axe, regards him
self equipped to begin farm max
Ing and in spite Of rocks and unfa-
vorable climate, with years enough
granted, will become thrifty Yam
kee farmer. Inoticc much Is said
In your Newspapers concerning
new rail roads and Of bonding
towns and building them.
A suggestion regarding the i'm
portance of maintaining good wa
gon roads as helping to develop n
country, will not be out OF place
here. 1t maybe specially considered
as itais matter of personal eXpe-
rIencc and observation. Wo find
here, that lands are more or less
valuable and towns most prospc.
rous that are reached by good high
ways. Nov and then 1 notice
complaint is made Of your road
Commissioners never observed
any marks OF engineering, nor tho.
rough road building, whore 1 tray.
elled In the South.
The two most miserable days l
spent In the South were in travel
ling from Grecnvillc up to Cesar's
Head In the early spring time. IT
was not the hills our team had to
climb, 1t was the depth of miro and
rutlnto which wo descended and
the rocks and hummocks over
which wo climbed all the wear.
way.
Irecall the affection will, sense
that we were wronged by new
aort NJ nt,Ilfn hf1h.tyov npwa. Whc