The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-02-06
An Interesting Letter !'r"m y
Northern VISITOR.
(AMDEN, $. = Jany 3la5, 1890.
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Irarn !i:heE ~ Tie fam" Of yon!
TO ~, aa'i cf its two 3GI;gi::!n' h'Hs2A
for w;n.e. tourists, to say Il fen ~or';s
in yonr columns.
The .aast highly favored pace |
have found in tie South after eight
vars Of 1iiig"nt >c:.rcl is here. 70:
comfort. health or pleasure seekers
it is tie sceE-nc.fucther o. tn"'n5, t:!e
me r!us ultra" for 4 winter resting
place for invali1s. ""iine ha5t' Of
the !Iobk;r& I'm insists that il is tde
superior '.intsrmrdiale place, but
60 beyond that and declare that it Is
the 5e,t of al Now sach dec ara
tion must be backed by reasons, some
ni which follow Ii they are To-
enough, cali for more and tEoJ Shall
be forthcoming.
I Cam,len may not do for JhoSo cphe:
| mera's who, like the butterfly and
hnuming bird, (or. for that matter,
the tobacco hy,) fit from A'"cr to
flower, taking q taste of honey here
the nourishing sweets OF any one
p acc; but for Sober going, comfort
seeking. health needing folks like
myself, Cam'ien's Inn" Or Camden S
Court" have attractions that none
of the other much more advertised
places can supply. And THIS brings
rs back again to tlat one pra"tlcai
"Shy?' Well thea-:f needs must
hero goes.
In what consists the priority OF ex-
ce,lence of Camden? Let rs reply
.nume, icalIy. Ore-lt is not too hot
it is not too cool; ciimatically 1t has
that desired meau between extremes
that contributes to the health OF the
most delicate as We'll as TO the pleas
ure Of tue robust. Two-It eXccls
Aiken because the high enTironln!
hills shut off those col | "northers'
that sweeping up from the Cult, are
too frequently annoyances t" the
weak throsts and lungs TINT in that
noted AID pretty resort can find no
refuge from them Three-!t has
two houses ior t.uTists that are noS
hotels but pleasant homes, where the
freedom and independence Of the
quests arc 50 naroitly hienlel with
a homeiikeness in general and in de
tail that their patrons forget their
true relations to their hosis, and, un>
consciously to Themselves, become
very much at home. In these pecali.
nr;ties OF HObkirk Inn md O2htoh
Court are charms that all orr Nor,l'
ern Gin patr;uts y ell to and enjoy
And in no other Southern city @rt
similar conditions - ue tOand.
Bat Cam zen has it's drawbacks
N,s! that where 30 mach tn t ss ST.
,ractive is to be found, tLere shollI
he such faws 10 mar what otherwise
woull be pari2ction. Flaw No.
is easily pointed out. 1t is the tor
r bic railroad schedules thst com
pei coming guests to stop over right
I. st other places. Camden is bu'
twcatv.four hours from New York, i
continuous rail oad transportation
were possible. Il has net been mere
sofore, bat 1 nave seen letters lr>fr
tx Governor Chamberlain ..,raf lea'
NC to hope i; soon wiU-5s:
Drawback No. .2-is something yopl
own people can correct There IL
not iecently paved sidewalk in the
city. The bricks stanl at all angle:
to the great discomfort of the ur
wary. No man or woman likes tt
keep eyes intent upon tho ground
but hory it is either that or else &
stab or a fall. Bitter pull up every
brick AMI settle down 10 rolled grave
walks than To endure Longer The I'm
seenly anil really liar 4fGl abortions
That are misnamrI sidewalks.
Drawback No. ), the mos: sc!ioas
of all. is the too evident lack OF that
pablip spir + which leads to unity oi
! endeayUr for the common goo |.
| Why it is 80 Old residents probably
can tell. a stranger AMI sojnurner
can see it sad j"plore it without get;
ting eay idea of its why sli where
fore. But with q lace 50 fno'ably
situated that with little effort it c"nl,l
bs male large manufacturing sud
distributing centre, AMI with such
multiplied attractions that it can be
brought to be the greatest interior
health and plesssss CITY OF the South,
it is tep-rFtu6Nsanl p1Aeg That pubii1
spirit is but a name, aLAunity OF
purpose and a:tiDn an unGnOT1t'
quantity. Given these two, and Cam
len can rival Asheyiiie, 'hOmasvillc,
st. Augustine, as o win'cr resort,
and outstrip even Atlanta and Chat
tanooya as manufacturing town.
ODly q few mics from here is Rock
dill where $1,000 a:e distributed As
wages every weo., where piyc'i
streets, electric lights, water-worl;s IS
are among the public improvements
made or contemplated. Rich laa:
have not male that town. Nature
did far less for it than for Camden,
but unit: a"l public spirit l.:"o made
men ricn WHO five years ago were
poor, have bui tho mills, pnt up TIE
stores, established tie banks, aud
gaaerally given that healthy and
vigorous activity that sill double the