The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-07-19
Am Andersonian In Virginia.
Nrw,s Fraay.:HA11rAx Co. VI

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Mr.. EDITOR: OF course you are NOT sur
prised that I have changed quarters. I
left Buffalo on the oath June. A few
hours travel brought me to this quiet little
town Of about three hundred inhabitants,
on the banks of the Dan River. and on the
Richmond & Danville Railroad, 118 miles
from Richmond. at this dull season eight
trains pass here daily. and some of them
have fifty cars. Only few days ago I
counted twenty new cars, with ventilated
doors, going South for watermelons. I
have been sitting about the depot for seye-
ral days, watching ths trade or commerce
of the town. It is variegated, just like
ours in Anderson, only it is all tobacco
here, and strange to say it is produced on
the same plan as cotton is With us, all sold
before it is planted, hence the low price
for the producer. Eight cents is the aver
age now, and slow at that. have made
it point to inquire of the best farmers
their success in raising tobacco, and will
say just here, without going into details.
thatI will take cotton in mine all the time.
Those men who advise our farmers to raise
tobacco don't know anything about it. l
have been in some of the tobacco manu-.
factories, and while they keep them as nice
as they can, it is nasty enough to make Q
clean-monthed fellow think about quitting.
They use licorice and black k.strap molasses
to bring the tobacco in case, and then it is
thrown up in a heap of Aye hundred or a
thousand pounds, without any cover to
protect it from the flies, and you know how
they love molasses, and being mixed with
licorice they can't get loose after lighting
upon it. 1 guess they are all picked OFF
before it is put in to press, as could I not
see them in the plugs. The stems and
-sweepings Of the house are taken care Of
to make those little paper smokers for the
boys and dudes.
Well, have been using the -Lithia Wa
ter Of this place With the greatest satisfac-
;tion. I have tried several kinds of mine
raj water, but this is far superior to any I
ever used. For kidney and bladder trou-
bles am satisfied it is nnexcelled. This
water is in well abont forty feet deep.
Before the earthquake the water was sig
feet deep. but Immediately after the quake
it sank to about three feet, and seems to be
inexhaustable and very cold. A man who
comes here sick and don't get yell, or at
least better, is in bad fix. IF there was
no Lithia Water here he would have to get
better. for every man, woman and child
would come to zee him with something
good to eat and with beautiful flowers, and
better than all, that Old Dominion vel
come which is 30 expressive of genuine
hospitality, and which is so common
among the old settlers Of this grand old
State. Their attention and kindness to.
ward the sick never ceases. Though 8
stranger he soon forgets it, and concludes
that he is welcomed guest. Don't hes.
itate to visit this place, The first man
You meet is the depot agent, and he never
fails to ask you to come in or have seat.
he is somewhat like Billy Saith, Condpc-
tor on the Anderson branch-deals largely
in that commodity known as kindness and
politeness. Before another year the pro-
prietor will have Hrst.class hotel for the
sole purpose of taking care Of the sick who
will come to use the water.
- ANDERsoN1AN.