The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-10-22
mulatto named Wiley Jones owns all the
street car lines and is said to be worth
quarter of million, and says he would

quarter of a million, and says he would
give it all to be white man. he is
highly esteemed by the white people,
and lends sll his influence to keep peace
between the races. This county sends
three negroes to the legislature. Pine
Bluff handles more cotton and does more
business for its size than any city in the
west; everybody seems to be prospering
and their business increasing. 1 wanted
to soc Mr.. Howell, one of eight brothers
who we're raised near Rome, and who are
now running eight congresses at differ
ent points and have made fortunes. His
place of business was pointed out to me,
but when called for Mr.. Howell good.
natured gentleman said his name was
Howell, but he was not the man I was
looking for-"You wish to see the Geor.
gia Howell, but I am better stock than
he is; am from South Carolina" Most
everybody here is from Georgia, or South
Carolina, or Alabama. The native.born
citizens are very scarce and very
young.
Now if man can stand the negroes,
and face the conflict that may come,
Pine Bluff is good place for young
man to come and settle down to business,
but some thoughtful citizens told me that
there could be no general prosperity
until they got rid of the negro. Their
rich lands would never bring fair re-
turn until white population cultivated
them. It is all cotton-for miles along
the railroads you see nothing but i'm.
mense cotton fields and negro shanties.
On these farms there ought to be raised
cattle, and sheep, and hogs, and fruit,
and there ought to be little thriving viii
lagos with churches and schoohouses but
there is nothing but miles of cotton and
that is badly mixed with weeds and
grass, for the negroes don't give it but
one plowing. I have heard that Pine
Bluff was sickly but I saw no signs OF it
among her people. I never stood up be-
fore more healthy looking audience nor
a more cultured one.
And now am here in Warren, which
is not far from the Louisiana line. 1t is
Just 100 miles from Pine Bluff and it took
US Just thirteen hours TO make the trip
on one of Jay Gould's roads. 1t took us
seven hours to make thirty. eisat miles
of it and that is the fastest and the only
train he had on it. But for good COM
pany who were used to this kind of rail.
road, Ishould have been desperately mad.
As it is, 1 could see, with fatisfaction, Jay
Gould tied in that car and made to ride
in it every day for month. Arkansas
needs railroad commission badly. Gould
does exactly as he pleases out here, and
cares no more for the comfort of these peo.
pie than he does for drove of hogs.
Warren is in a different country.
Only about one. third Of the population
are negroes, and they give no trouble.
The exhibits at the fair show that
white folks run the machine, and are i'm.
proving their stock and emulating each
other in raising corn and oats and pota.
toes and hay and fruits of all kinds. The
country is filed up with good old fash
ioned, substantial people, who still be-
lieve in a God and Providence, and in
virtue and temperance and a judgment
to come. BILL ARP.