The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-08-14
Meeting Of the State Agricultural
Society.
Rock HILL. August S. 1890.

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EDITORS INTELLIGENcEK The State
Agricultural and Mechanical. Society OF
South Carolina closed its two days. annual
meeting ct this place yesterday. This
session, while perhaps not so largely at:
tended as one or two previously held, was
very interesting, and brought to light
many things pertaining to agricultural
affairs that cannot fail to be profitable to
all who were present.
The nesting was held at Rock Hill
upon the invitation of its citizens. who
extended to the visitors the warmth of a
hospitality we'll in keeping with the com.
mendable business enterprise that these
people have shown.
They have built up beautiful and
prosperous town, whose population has
increased from 300 in 1880 to 2781 in 1S.
90. The business industries include three
cotton factories, two banks, and an excel
let hotel, while the private residences are
The stock raising interests here are con.
siderable, and the present crop prospects
are unusually encouraging. Rock Hill
possesses to great degree that progress
i've spirit which has in the last year or
two done 80 much toward forwarding the
material prosperity of Anderson.
Among the delegates were some of the
foremost farmers in the State, and others
who are interested in the development of
our varied resources.
Some of the prominent members prea
ent were E. r. McIver, of Palmetto,
President of the Society; Thos. W. Hol-
loway, of Pomaria, Secretary; L. A.
Ransom, of Columbia, Treasurer; w. K
Thompson, Liberty Hill, President of the
State Grange; E. L. Roche, of Charleston,
Superintendent of the State Fair; B. f.
Crayton, of Anderson A. G. Haskell, of
Columbia; Commissioner 4. P. Butler;
Aleck McBee, ESD, of Greenville J. g.
Tindal, of Clarendon; Col. A. Coward,
of Yorkville; DR.. G. R. Tabor, of Fort
Motto; Iredell Jjnes, of York; Prof.
Milton Whitney, of the State University
and numerous others.
The first address delivered was by Col.
J. P. Thomas, of Columbia, who treated
in an admirable manner "The Undevel-
oped Resources of South Carolina" In
this category be placed our agricultural,
manufacturing and mining industries as
we'll as those pursuits which tond to the
intellectual and moral elevation of the
people. But tgrand strides have been made
in the recent past, he said, and with
united energy on the part of all our d.
versifed interests there is nothing but
glowing and brilliant hope for the future.
Prof Whitney, of the State University,
discussed the soilsaaof the State in their
several varieties; MIR. l.. B. Toole, of
Barnwell, submitted an essay on ''The
raising of watermelons for market"
Mr.. F. NJ. Rodgers, of Florence, read a
paper on tohGcc9 culture, showing that in
the southeastern part Of tho State the to.
bacco industry is attaining to large pro.
portions, and producing 9 grade of the
article sseon4 to npne raised elsewhere.
Mr.. w. B. Niles, veterinary surgeon of the
South Carolina University, gave an esSEy
or "Ihe treatment of live stook," and
DIR. Tabor, of Fort Motto, comprehen-
slvely discussed "sanita1y Science" in
South Carolina and pointed out the me-
cessity of Legislative encouragement of
health measures.
Mr.. a. G. Haskell, Of Columbia, made
an address on RAILROAD transportation, as
lit affects the agricultural interest,""