The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-01-09

+, ture, of which the Hotel Chiquola might
| be the scene.
The next toast was "Anderson," to
which the programme dedicated the fol.
lowing inscription
"The coming city of upper Carolina,
thoroughly alive to the possibilities
within her grasp and determined to make
the most of them, careful OF her resources
and conservative in her aspirations, she
points with pride to her commercial
houses, her newly born industries and to
the teeming fields that surround her. Tho
acknowledgements is but the promise OF
q greater growth destined to make her the
largest city in tho upper portion OF the
| State"
This toast was proposed 10y AZ. i. An
sci, of Greenville, who said that it needed
but little introduction, for of course
every ybody felta great interest in the topic
suggested.
It was ably responded to by Mayor ].
L. Tribble, as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Nestled here in
the woods, among the hills where the
clear mountain streams leap ioyously
over rocks, or peep from heneath laurel
cove red banks, as they rush toward the
great ocean, it was supposed that Ander-
! SUI was dSlS6p. ~ Suo W6S, 1cW eoia
ago, enjoying that quiet repose, that
gle Of coming days. Morning broke on
The vigor Of Ter young sons and brought
energy, activity, hope and confidence fol
the future. But as it is not my purpose
to indulge in oratorical license. while
speaking of Anderson, will content
myself with few facts concerning our
J Young city as she ia.
No one can tell what a day may bring
forth, much less year. On Dec. 27, 1888
the corner stone of this building was
laid. There are some here tonight who
still remember the difficulties the COM
mittee charged with this work had to
| surmount, and the cold ieers and wag Of
the heads of tho dou bling Thomases-
from the numerous bosses who were
disgruntled, because they wore not first
consulted and their advice taknr:. i;l'
the committee had arranged their OWL
work and pursued it to the end, and this
is the result of years labor, Of which
we are not ashamed. Tonight We cele.
brate its completion. To the tired travel
er, here stands home, for rest and repose,
and to the pleasure seeker it stands open,
inviting to the comforts OF its beds and
parlors, and joys of its menu. When
men said we meant business, the restless
became quiet; other enterprises began to
take definite shape, and soon ths capita
stock of the cotton factory was complete
erected and the machinery has been
ordered, and in two months Auderson's
dream other late sleep is to be living
reality when the sound of the loom and
spindle is heard ia the land.
June Is, 1889, witnessed the laying ol
the corner stone of the new Masonic
Temple, which is not only the pride of the
fraternity in Anderson, but also of the
State, in testimony of which the Grand
Lodge at it's late session resolved to holt
its next session with Hiram Lodge. Since
work began on this hotel, in addition te
the buildings mentioned, twelve store
rooms with handsome fronts have beer
finished, and all are occupied or rented
three have been remodeled with handsome
fronts; fifty-three residences have beer
erected three large livery stables have
been built; an Ice Factory built; six
large warehouses and two large cotton
platforms; three Wood Shops and Black
smith Shops; tho Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank, with capital stock o.
$4,000 paid in, and handsome building
erected, and considerable work done on
the new Baptist Church, which Is being
remodeled at cost Of $4,000, and how
much more remains to be seen, making
eighty-three buildings, besides number
of small houses not counted, and last, bu
not least, I hope, the Anderson Femait
College.
{. I think this is fair showing for coun
try city to make in one year, in view o.
tile fact that most people thought we wer.
asleep. TO do all this work has required
in round numbers, $277;e00. A close cal
culation would, perhaps, show the invest
ment to be more, but had rather err or
the safe side.
But am not done. The friends of the
Female College, started last September
under 80 many disadvantages, doubts anc
supposed competition-feel justified in
making further effort, and during the
year it is contemplated to put up hand.
some buildings. The present attendance
of the first session justities them in believ
ing Female College of the very highes
grade in the land can be made success ir
Anderson.
Another enterprise recently put on focl
and an assured fact is the Anderson Shoe
and Tannery Factory. This company
has been organized with capital stock OF
$4,000, to be paid in on the instalment
/ plan, and enough has already been arrang.
ed to be paid in to justify the erection OF
buildings at an early day. Then there
are several new handsome residences thai
I know of, to be built soon, and vii! be
built within the next six months. lie.
Gently the city council has made contract
with company to put in 8 complete
system of Water Works. This work is
guaranteed under the contract, with 8
forfeit, to be in operation July next, and
will be completed. A young man OF
Anderson is at the head ofitand that is as
good as to say it is done. In few weeks
the proprietor Of the Anderson Machine
worEs-Dr. r. r. Divver-will enlarge
his plant and add to it complete foun-
dry. and Sullivan Bros, will soon put ur
large Wood Manufacturing establish
ment at a cost of $20, 900. Now, are you
wondering where ell this money came
from to build up these enterprises? Then
T answer. "In Anderson And We have
! not near exhausted our surplus. There
is now en- deposit in the Banks of Ander.
son over 100000. I know that this Is
not big money to the rich, but it sounds
big among US poor folks here in the back
woods. When we get rich we will think
it sounds small, but you know We ere
admonished by the greatest Of all books
not to despise the day of small things
This money has all been made here in
Anderson County, whose agricultural
resources are unsurpassed-skirted as we
are on the northwest by the Air Line
road-taking the produce of Fork, Pen.
dleton, Garvin, Brushy Creek and part OF
Hopewell Townships, to Westminster,
Seneca City, Central and Easley; on the
north and east by our big sister Greenville,
and then those magnificent cotton mills oi
Piedmont and Pelzer and then by the
towns of Williamston, Bolton aud Honea
Path, and then with the little towns
springing up along the line of the Savan-
nah Valley road, with the railroads
squeezing our merchants for the last
nickel; and, by the way, ono merchant in
this city told me, some two months ago.
that he had paid freights during this year
In round numbers $l0,0 900; and be is not
the largest merchant in the city either, and
vet with all these drawbacks Anderson,
Since the first day of August, 1889, has
bought more cotton and cotton seed than
any city or town in the State this side of
Charleston. The receipts Of cotton on
Dec. "a we're 1857. Cotton bought and
sold from wagons on the streets and the
amounts. received since make in round
numbers 10000 bales, and the aggregate
amount of the cotton and cotton seed
alone sold here this season is over 81, ,000.-
OOO-to say nothing ofthe other country plo-
| duce sold here every day on the streets-to
say nothing Of the cotton shipped here oP
the cars. Now, if the railroad companies
would give our merchants and business
men an equal chance with our sister cities,
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