The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-04-12
LOCAL ME w q.
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Needles Newell News.


We are having some genuine Spring
weather just now.
The buys are singing Alegretto. 'get
right" and for the past week furm work
has been progressing very rapidly.
Since the 3td inst, planting cotton seed
has been the order of the day with great
many Of the farmers of this vicinity
some Of them ale about done.
The variety Store" is now the center
of attraction at this place. The proprie
day, which they are making at very low
figures. Give them call.
We are reliably informed that the
Monntain Springs Debating Society will
be re-organized shortly. Our people will
be glad to hear this, as the entertainment
afforded by this society has been missed
very much.
The trees are beginning to put on their
inimitable coats, and ere long we shall see
swinging beneath the most stately oaks
in the grove hammock, something that
is priced very highly by Spring poets and
news cleaners.
We would advise the Adrocatc's Meals
Greek correspondent (the one that indors-
ed. Governor Tillman for United States
Senator last week. to take three "Alli.
aDCe Liver Pllle'' 1InmeQlate!y.
OF what kind Of men is our Legislature
composed ? It seems that they try to pull
down instead of build up home industry.
When we turned our attention to grape
culture and was beginning to plant ont
little vineyards they put damper upon
the business. And now that capitalists
have become interested in this beautiful
country Of ours and are building up cot
ton mills, something that not only bean
tify and adorn it, but something that Is OF
vital importance and a great benefit to her
people, they have become alarmed, put on
the damper, raised the smoke head and
passed Java labor law! They knew
nothing about spindles and looms Is
tact that is self.evident. They have passed
law restricting the hours of labor in cot.
ton mills to eleven hours per day, thereby
enforcing the owners of the mills 10 make
reduction in wages or charge the opera.
tives house rent. This law is causing
much confusion, and will be of no benefit
to the dear people whatever, but will be q
heavy loss to the mill owners. Now, it
is mystery to ME how how man that
is man can advocate any such measures:
It is true that there is terrible howl
raised about the poor little factory chill
dren, when in nine cases out of ten they
noOiA AOe CASbaABO PioSCo nAoh eLo'S
that work on the farm. Let us follow
some of these men who are always howl
ing about the poor little factory children
to their homes and see what kind of work
is done by their own little children. In
the Spring of the year we see them dis.
tributing fertilizers, lot and stable ma
nures in the fall we see them In The cot
ton fields, while they are dripping with
dew, picking out the staple, exposing
themselves to the cold at the order of
their philanthropic father in order that he
may get his cotton of on the manufactur-
ers in "good case," and later on In the
season, when the frost has felled the
leaves we see the tiny little fingers aching
with cold gathering out the heecy locks.
When we take these things into consider
alton we are forced to the conclusion that
if we are likely to have more radical leg
islation on this matter next WINTER" 1t
should be framed for the producers in
stead of the manufacturers.
NED NEEDLE