Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-27
PendletOn on a Boom.
[Greonville Daily News.l

Interstate Bulldlng ana Loan AS
sociation, of Columbus, Ga, G. b.
Hendricks, reached our town Il few
days since and with little effort soon
organized local Building and Loan
Association with the following
officers: President, NJ. NJ. Hunter;
Secretary and Treasurer, J. j. Sitton;
Directors, j. II. Hunter, B. Il. CAN'T,
e. G. Evans, J. J. Sitton and Nj. NJ.
1Iuntey Col. II. w. Simpson, Coun-
sclor.
am crcditably informed that sew
cral of the stockholders arc contcm-
plating tho erection of residences
and store rooms, and it is predicted
by many that soon Pcndlcton will be
on big building boom.
There arc negotiations now in
progress with Northern capitalists
looking to the building of dummy
line from Pcldlcton to Fort Hill and
the building in connection Herewith
of a palatial hotel at Pcndlcton on
one of the beautiful sites here. One
of our cntcrprising young men is at
the head of the scheme to build Il
hotel, and it is believed that his cf-
forts will be crowned with success, as
he is a man Of capital and fine bust
ness qualifications. Judging from
the number of applica ;ons from
summer boardcrs every season which
are refused because of insufficient
accommodations, in the face of supc-
rior advantages Pcndlcton is sur-
rounded with on all sides, there is
every reason to encourage our peo-
pie to 90 to work ut once in this di-
rccton and build Il hotel on II mod
ern style. Enterprise is catching.
A new hotel built on a modern style
is what Pcndlcton needs, and she
needs it right now. There is no bot
ter card for our people to play, but it
is to he played at once, or we are
left and for good Tho agricultural
college is soon to be established at
Fort Hill. If our people sleep
through their grand opportunity and
do not help themselves, we must
take back seat. There are large
hotels progressing in a few miles of
us that have not our facilities to en-
courage them. Why should we not
grasp their golden opportunities?
There is no better evidence of the
prosperity Of place that one can
Judge from than the business ut its
railroad stations. This season the
freight receipts will double that OF
last season and some mouths treble
the same months last year. This
speaks well for our town, and it
should be an encouragement for our
monicd men to place their capital ont
and reap their just reward.
Pcndlcton is in need of a paper.
She wants a newspaper and wants it
right now, too, am satisfied our
people will encourage such an enter
prise literally. There is no better
place in the State to establish Il
weekly newspaper than at Old PEN
dlcton. Her farming interest is be-
ing watched by the whole State and
soon will be looked upon as the most
progressive portion in South Caro-
lima in agriculturc There is the
material here and we invite good
live newspaper man to dwell with
Work has commenced 1t both
ends Of the new dirt road running
from pcndlcton to Fort Hill and will
be pushed right through to compile
ton. just rs soon as the road is
available lumber will he hauled and
n bridge across Eighteen Mile creek
will be erected thus giving a de-
lighttul drive to Fort Hill. It is be-
licvcd the road will be ready 10, use
by the lSt OF May.
The express agent at this place
informed me that during February
IA pounds Of butter was shipped,
the bulk OF which goes to Charles
ton, averaging thirty cents = pound,
netting shippers 1923. This shows
whether it pays to keep fine stock or
scrubs.
The long contemplated building Of
= new Presbyterian church on the
lot adjoining the Baptist church
seems TO be no more matter Of
doubt. Glancing at the subscription
list shown me by the Secretary
amounting to upward Of two thon-
sand dollars, and counting what will
be realized by the sale Of their old
church and lot there is 30 doubt now
but that a handsome brick bu,|ljn~
built in modern style will adorn our