The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-10-10
"rHE NEW COLUMBIA"
A Bright Record and, a; .Brisht Prospect
; for South .Carolina's Capital City.
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A Bright Record and, a: bright Prospect
for South .carolina's- Capital City.
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In ,lhe reviewed., Colnmbia's ,proarsssI
which 'fis published to-day, all South
Carolina will take tquil pride for il
Illustrates the; pldck and industry ol
South 'CafDfih4ans,r tIftirt lasHeigy~ sol
.sDirit ana, theipferriasd .c0RfdUnce: :H;n
Tht re is matter, .aiso, -foritlrcGto1si.l
Grafton Of the clpjt;t|issE sdtbttaeehniE
,eist of other ,SlatGS, fnr ;Gplumbia.iI
facing d future full Of oppQriuuities, ,, Ind
tho time for ptijliz|lRiS: thcm j. neal, Al
:lrTRe; comparisons iil1stitufSd in tile rel
'vinw reveal a;ratio OF 'leptlopnehti sincd
1880 which might be looked for 'onlyil
:amushreom city, experiencing e.fprc-
ing processes of. capita and speculation
True, the, contrast. between, the eondi-
tions. Of this. year and. those Of thq year
Sitf tie: 1ast' Census IS MAIDS 13ote sharp
'lY'Tke 'letliargy and ;Thanftfof< Of 90
+iumbisat the q@rwsr' petiodi1the period
inE,reactiourafter 'the:feTeEof ptoHigaey
which :burBed, the arteries ;ofs.eapitaI
during the: nipe years; Off reckless waste.
,fdlnesS accompanying the cargetrbag spo.
1iati0n Of South Carolina bnt SO, much
+ tie more creditabTe is il that q, CITY SO
+brostrated Shodld.' sh6E 'siltI powers Of
rrecupetati5nl@: !Ef* !" ''<5;E%u's 20
n; There is, s,oaceordingls,' just. OCCASION
for, congratnlatien to Columbia upon
the evidence, that, during periods rang
Ing from, sixto ;Aige. years.! Jits, ,popu4a-
fion has Increased IS per cent, its4 cot
ton trade % per cent. !, it's banking Gap
'itA 1f0 per cent its general business
824 4rpst cent. .nttind lis mauifaet1fed
products 500 per Icent!!' These i'hand-
some 6euseE show that wealth and basi-
ness are rlnningrfarin adxance|eftpopu-
latinn, and that tbe ,averageG Gdap.bian
Of to-day is q. .much more prosperous
citizen than be. used to be- ,.d: ;.c,s,,7f.
'';TdiFfifgl from these strikihg SeRiteSy!sS- R[tS!S
ments of the decade to the shorter pc.
;riod more particularly within fhel scope
6fithe reli5ew; it lis ;;seen that:t e';eity
maintains its rille.d progness. 1Hai} Ell!
Tb4i conditions I'M Golamha a year
ago, were not hopeful. The general
shortage in. the. yield at cotton had been
most Slcutely felt in the country tribp,
ttry to the capital, where frdShcts and
rains had almost totally destroyed tile
crops on the rich river lands,,' and the
other proceeds of the plantations were
not remuneratiYe. Agriculture being
still the: basis of. trade and prosperity in
South Carolina, there was NJ reason to
expect; afte@* Sept ptember,, that Columbia
would have a satisfactory year, ,..,, ...,,
J. notwithstanding this, an actual bal.
anre Of the books shows that the he!
crease in the; value of the; feotton' re:
eeiptS: was only SITS, 600, or;less than 8
per cent, while the trade in other lines
increased $730, ,000,: or 13 per. cent, and
the output of manufactures. $373, 900,
or 81 per. cent, making total gain. Of
$1,iO0, 900, against a loss ;'of $175,00Gl
The Nlslness Of the city aggregated
sf0,616,0e0, against 80 8ST, 900 the year
before, IAN increase of $929,000.I &:''''s"
The: progress,of tho yearin other re-
spects, has oeen even more apparent.
The banks have Increased their business
nearly 30 per cent. The railroads
which have reported r6eir receipts show
very large gains. Real estatetttansao-
tions. have, been greatly enlarged A
dnartef OF a million. dollars. has been
put into new buildings. ,.... ,.:-E
~ The returns Of city property for'taxa.
iti0n indicate an intrease ofi 1900, 900,
exclusive ,I;of manufacturing plants.
Companies devoted to purp9ses df-ma1u'
:fact9ring, development, and, inyeatmellt
have been organized, with a. .,spnlbinedd
capital Of q million million a(nddra and quarter
"A steam Cotton mill; J; cotton oil mill,
a.c5tt0H batting factory 'tnd"a fmatfress
factory have been put ih'<bperatDiHi q
large fertilizer factory is; being erected
and 9. furniture company ris preparing
its plant, An: important railroad, con-
trolled by Coluplbiaps .ip>the Interest. OF
their city. is in process of: completion,
The barriers to riyet navigation are
being removed. The wholesale trade
hasSeen extended! Best OF; all the great
canal, upon which the hopesHof! C6lum.
biafliaye $50 Hong been .,eentredi ;is,i by
Columbia effort, in: angadvanced condi-
ton and by: next summer will afford
power for the turning of 800, 900 spindles
With their complement of looms. a
bright record aud a bright prospect! ,
The details and the summaries which
are given lin the review can be studied
withadvantage by all who haV6'an in
terest in the evolution; ;of wealth eutof
poverty, and of prosperity out OF tksas'
fer 8 The New ,Columbiaii has: grown
so much that no editorial cpltome can
;coYcrits many points of progress. s:.,, :,
; There is a great future fol. the Capital
7 City,:a future which caiifi be brought
nearsto 1889, by the continued enter:
prise and public spirit Of its citizens u
is. already a. centre of .popnlation;9ol
government, Of education and Of, trans;
'portati0n in South Carolina. 1t cam }be
;made as well centre OF. manufacturing
and trade, bit its speedy, development
as sbuf will depend largely upon loca!
example and effort. These insured; ,;and
the advantages of the city fully and
intelljgently. set forth, there will be nc
lack Of capital and skill from without
to give large effect to. all:worthN: aspira,
tions and round out the work. which has
.,been:so bravely begun. ..: 49,. g..
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Georgia Negroes Told How to Scale Down
Representation. ..:. .,.,.:,
ATLANTA, Ga, October 4:-Thc. pur.
pose of the negro State convention