The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-05
More News from Silver.
SILVER, March LIST, 1896

1
To Editor The Manning Ismes:-There has
been so much in the newspapers of late
about Silver. some of it good, and, I'm sorry
to soy, some of it bad, that it has at last
stimulated your correspondent to venture
into public print, and try his hand at it.
Our little (soon to be) town has been reg
ularly laid off into streets. and the business
lots located, as well as some beautiful build
ing lots. If persons do as they say, there
will be five or six large stores, largeawork-
shop, o saw-mill, large boarding house,
and several private dwellings at Silver by
next fall.
A post Office will be established, with Mr..
A. c. Briggs as postmaster, on the 3rd OF
March, also telegraph and an express Of
fee.
The three Farmers Alliances, namely,
Calvary, Home Branch, and Silver, are now
considering the advisabiiity of establishing
large union warehouse at this point.
Silver is situated in the heart Of one Of
the finest yellow pine regions in the county.
Add to this the magnificent cotton lands
that stretch for miles in every direction,
Silver being the natural shipping point for
a radius of six to eight miles around it, and
there is nothing that can keep this place
back, no, not even persecution, envy, or the
vain hopes of others to build up other sec
tons and towns at the downfall of this COM
munity. The people Of Silver have too
much brain, muscle and grit to be hacked
by ''wide-awake clubs" newspapers, or the
foul breath of calumny.
By the way, Mr.. Editor, have been cast
ing about to see what profession to follow,
for it will never DO for meto continue farm
ing within mile and half of this growing
town. No, no. must move into town and
get at something more honorable, respecta-
Bile, and something easier than farming, and
let some one else carry on that menlal oc-
cupation. have great notion to be lit.
tie editor and run little paper, to be called
the Slver Gazette. Oh how my heart swells
and my pulse quickens when I conJure up
in my imagination my little editorial Office
filed with books and periodicals and news
papers and all these things and me the Edito,
sitting back in my big arm chair putting
away at real havana filler cigar, with my
big side whiskers gently rustling in the
breeze, and enjoying in dreamy leisure the
greatness of my position. Oh how could
then hide behind my incomprehensible and
double-meaning editorials that have door
open at both ends, one to 60 in, and one to
get out of. Yes, how could take advantage
| of nv important and exceptional position to
fling it into fellows that I didn't like, and
how could puff up those fellows that did
like, and then again whats great opportunl-
ty I'd have to curry favor with these big rich
fellows, while at the same time I'd make be-
lieve that I was running my little paper
solely for the benefit, enlightenment, and
a. -ancement of the ''horny-handed sons OF
toll"
Why you see, Mr. Editor, I'd never be at
loss for news, for I could just step out OF
my little Office at any time, and stand
around on the street corners, and in half
hour I'd have enough to fill my little paper,
for it wouldn't matter much to ME whether
ANYTHING was sworn to or not by men OF
..veracity," and all I'd want would be to get
it from "at least half-dozen sources, and
I'd publish It and comment upon It in my
editoiia!, and great scott how Id chuckle in
my sleeves to see the Illustration I'd kicked
up among those fellows. and they all had to
take it, for they couldn't get over the breast,
works at me. Of course it would make no
difference to me how such publications in
jured any man or set of men, either socially
or in business capacity. That wouldn't
be my look out, provided eve should be,
iieve it our duty to the people to publish it.
matters not whom it concerns. We should
do so, even though we be held to account.
One more point and then I'm through.
You see an editors chair would be the step.
ping stone to political future, the posi-,
bilities of which would be untold. The
fact is once get started as editor I'll never
stop short of congress or some position OF
that sort, and not then until I get the last
one of my family connections in Office. There
is nothing like being an editor.
In conclusion I Will say that Silver is o
quiet, orderly place, perfectly healthy. ex:
cellent water and very fertile lands. 1t will
be well for those seeking investments in
lands OF town lots to come up and take
look at this place before investing. There
are some valuable farms around here thai
could be bought at reasonable figures.
| FAIR PLAY.