The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-03-20
THINK OF IT.

::sssssY hY should not Anderson County, IN
sthe near future, be one Of the richest
communities in the South. Just think
Since last September $4,000
bales ofs cotton have been sold in Ander.
aon ssysthey would average fifty dol:
ssslarss a$bsle, then ne have 81, ,15O, 900.
here| IS this money :? What has become
off sitt it low much Of it tremains in this
County 6 These are practical questions,
SHAT eaof Importance to every citizen.
;s's CREST deal of what our people re.
csiYed for their cotton has been sept to
sthes sWe for hog and bominy.. Not q
ssma1T part has been sent to Ohio and
other pieces for bnggies, wagons and
Splow: stocks. Actually considerable
portion of the beef sold in the markets
here; SIS sbrough from. Chicago and other
3plaees out Of the State; and right here,
where our farmers have so much trouble
sstoskeep down s general green,n carload
after Gear load Of hay is brought from
sothers States, and this hay is not any
better sifs good, as the hay We could
ssaye right here
3ssss GO into any grocery store in our city
sand: you will find large stocks of canned
goods Of all kinds, not canned here, but
hDnght from New York and other places.
This ought not SO to be. A canning
factory in Anderson, at which all kinds
sofmeats, fruits and vegetables would be
sscsnned, could, in our opinion, be made a
paying enterprise. Also, We notice
frequent car loads of oats brought here.
There sno reason why we should not
raise. all tho oats we need.
TOW, while there is difference of
opinion among our people as to whether
;sitspays them to raise their meat and
Corn, all seem to be agreed that it does
notpay them to have. to buy their oats,
hay, plow stocks, buggies, wagons and
ssncR like from other States. When ne
:sconside ders the fact that in raising our own
hog and hominy we would be saving in
ous midst thesYalue Of the time, trouble
sand other. expenses consequent thereon,
sands thus I'VE would be adding to the
Wealth of onr County, it might be econo-
my to do SO. As it is, the farmers, or
somuofst fsthem, are constantly complain.
sing hat they are getting poorer and
poorer. This we do not believe, but they
areSnot saving as much as they ought.
Anderson County has wasted enough
.ssfrce the war to make us ali rich. We
Edo not save our hay, fodder, shucks,
iiswheat and oat straw, and many other
;sthings on: the farm, that could be saved
without losing any thing that is saved.
Most. of ourg mules and horses are brought
from Tennessee and other States: Why,
Anderson County is full Of fine pasture
sshndss and stock raising could be success.
Sfnlly. carried on here. We could raise
enough cattle in this County to supply
gthis and sothe, markets with beef, and
good beef, too. Why have not some of
sonr farmers turned their attention to
something of this kind? Every dollar
saved i'm the County adds that much to
sonrf rfwealth, and makes as that much
gstronger. financially.
BE It SIS said that almost every man can
snake as fortune in lifetime, but the
skronblefis in saving it. The women of
Anderson County could accumulate more
sasthansmost: of them think, by careful at.
stsntion to their chickens and eggs.
sisousherners hare disregarded too much
What tsome call little things. Life itself
sissmade upof little things, and he who
sfails attend to the little things of life
loses most of his life. No one is in a
sEetterp rposition to appreciate this fact than
sths sfarmers, and no one would reap q
stetter reward from careful attention to
little things than the farmer. He could
EsAgealgo good deal by making ali the apples,
ietaatS would otherwise be wasted, into
sRiDega and furnishing our market with
vinegar. People in the country do not
properly appreciate the blackberry crop.
sPeoplefin town buy them and can aud
sspreserye them farmers who have
Ebushels of them on their farms do not
Sgsnerally save any for winter use. The
katme Is true Of peaches, apples, &c., &c.
sghis rs due mainly to the fact that we do
B not generally appreciate those things of
Ilw6ich.We have an abundance.
We hope to see our people of every
sass vide awake, and carefully saving