The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-12-18
What they Say About Anderson.


Mr.. a. B. Watson, of Edgefeld, who
was delegate to the Methodist Confer
ence, which recently met here, in an in.
terestine communication to the Edgefield
Chronicle, speaks as follows of our growing
city:
On reaching our destination We we're met By our
large hearted hosts in elegant carriages drawn by
superb horses, and conducted 10 our homes. The
generous hospitality of these Piedmont brethren
completely won our hearts. and provoked our car
nest prayer that the benediction of heaven might
continually rest upon them. The Petrine injune-
ton to "use hospitality one to another without
as bSs sna Hon
ona of the leading agricultural spirits Of the State
through whose earnest advocacy Anderson County
adopted the present fence law, and finally led to
its adoption by the whole State. Far-seeing,
energetic, bold he has been, and is now, potent
factor in Andersons wonderful progress Ander-
sonians love their city; in n good sense they are
proud of it. do not blame them. In many re-
spccts their little city is model one The results
Her public square is often so filled with wagons
laden with cotton apples and other farm products,
that it is difficult to cross 1t. Cotton comes in
from every part of Anderson County, and even
from adjoining Counties, so liberal are the prices
paid for the neecy staple. Time would fail me to
tell of her steam cotton mill, giving employment
to scores Of families; her cotton-seed mill, which
has been paying its stockholders dividend OF
fifty per cent per annum /; her gem Of foundry
and machine shops her carriage and wagon facto-
~; her four brick machines; her four large aad
thoroughly equipped planning, turning and saving
mills her shoe factory and tannery; her fine
water works; and her other smaller industries.
She has also three banks, one of them ranking
eight among tho National Banks Of the United
States. They now have some 900 on deposit.
Her new hotel, the "Chquola,", costing s75.Ooo is
thing of beauty-lighted with electricity. rs tho
whole city indeed Is. 1t is said to be facile prin
ceps" among the hotels, South.
Whilst tho material development OF Anderson Is
remarkable, her moral and intellectual develop
ment has been equally 80. The Presbyterians and
Methodists have pulled down their old houses Of
worship and built modern structures of great
beauty and comfort. The Baptsts are now spend
Ing thousands in improving their church ifice.
They have recently purchased magnificent organ
at cost of So 500. had the pleasure last Sunday
evening of listening to Its thrilling, majestic
tones. The music, coupled with DR.. Coke Smiths
splendid sermon, was well calculated to raise our
thoughts to noble things. The Young Mems
Christian Association is large vigorous and aggres
siye. Its influence for good in many directions is
incalculRble. One secret Of Anderson's prosperity
are conducted by leye-headed, sober young men.
Her young men are at the front In everything
pertaining to the material and moral welfare ofthe
city. Her schools and colleges are Grst-class. The
Pearson meetings were wonderful successful IN
eevating the religious tone of the community.
The Evangelist, dexterously welding the sword of
tho Spirit, put to rout many Of "the armies of
the Aliens"
From the Souther, Christian, Adyocate we
clip tho following paragraphs:
We doubt if any town in the State can show as
many handsome equipages as Anderson. We are
not accustomed to riding behind thousand dollar
pair Of horses but we confess that we rather ike
It.
Judging by our own experience and the testi-
mony Of the brethren, no previous session OF the
Conference has ever been more handsomely enter
tanned. The editor and bis wife were entertained
by Dr.. ". H. Nardin and family. We have never
fallen into the hands of kinder OF more conslderate
In this delightful Christian homa
For the handsome entertainment of the Confer
ence and the complete and orderly arrangements
for its accommodation, too much praise cannot be
given to Rev. G. B. Smith, the Pastor, and his e1.
ceIlent Committee. They deserve and have receir-
ed the hearty ''well-done" of every preacher and
layman.
Anderson is one Of the most thriving Of our up
country cities, and her substantial prosperity has
been Of steady and healthy growth. The people
were unwearled in their efforts to make the occa-
sion one Of unmingled delight to their guests.
And in this their effort they were eminently sue
atmosphere was dry and bracing-just cold enough
to quicken the pulsatfon that had become sluggish
in the case of our brethren from the malarious low
country. Anderson sunshine is Of high order
In fact there is no better in the land. The kind
citizens placed innumerable carriages and buggies
at the disposal Of their guests singly and In mass,
to show them the charming environs Of their
growing city. We feel satisfied that the South
Carolina Conference will be ready to go back to
Anderson whenever the good people there shall see
proper to invite II.