Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-04-27
Z" wELL.GROOMED yANKEES.''
Homer Reed, in Atlanta Journal. ]

Homer Reed, in Atlanta Journal
If had time to write a full page
sketch of St. Augustine, Fla, |
might give those Of Tile Journal
readers who have not visited the
ancient city sorne idea of what Fla
gler's millions have done in trans
forming this old town into fairy
lard, with domed cathedrals and
places OF whose cory and grandeur
no Eastern monarch ever dreamed.
Among the heavy-weiehts who
were registered at the Ponce at the
time were George NJ. Pullman and
family, Fred. x. Vanderbilt and fam
lily, including Mrs. General Logan.
1t will put any thinking man to
moraiizing to stop at these big Flor
ida hotels and See the manner in
which our brethren from the North
squander their sheckels.
| was at Tampa last March, and
while there heard, or rather over
heard, conversation in the wine
room of the Tampa Bay Hotel.
Everything is served buffet, and
seated at the dainty tables were
numerous parties of ladies and gen.
tlemen discussing their wines or
liquors, as their tastes Cor exchequer)
might dictate.
At the adjoining table were the
great Chicago pork. packer, Armour,
George Gould and four others. The
jest and the wine went round, and
finally the conversation turned TO
the great deal in meat which the
Armour Company consummated In
1886.
listened with all my ears.
Mr.. A. signed the waiter and, feel
ing in his fob, produced his fold 81
bills and peeled off one. | eyed him
closely, and l am certain tha1 h
never noticed the denomination, bu,
he placed 1t on the tray, and the part
gave their orders.
The sextette were feeling good and
Mr.. A. was especially voIuble.
"When arrived in Chicago" said
he, sin answer to a telegram from
my brother, 1 bought instantly one
hundred and twenty-five thousand
barrels of pork. This did not affect
the price of the market farthing,
so l bought on ard on till We got the
market right; at | can tell you we
had a hard tight OF it. l bought all
the pork in the United States three
times over before the deal was COM
pleted.
"oh, it was splendie, generalship,''
somebody Clipped in. 81 never saw
4 deal so admirably managed; and if
it's fair question, Mr.. Armour, how
much did You realize out OF it %
). Here the waiter returned with sun
+;.ry glasses, several of which had
wheat straw accompaniment, and
the change. The drinks were handed.
Mr.. a. pushed the six dollars change
over 10 the coon, who bowed low.
"Nhy, l hardly know" replied Mr..
\. -Four or five millions, guess
Think of it. Four or five mil
lions.
Here's food for thought for Igna-
tius Donnelly.
The clerk ut the register told me
that Mr.. y. was paving sl33 per day
for his suit OF rooms-hiS carriages,
his wine, boats, tips, teiegrams, ex-
tr;.s-$20o day easy.
simply sisnalize Mr.. a. because
| happened to hear this conversation,
and because the general public, at
least all We Geutiles, are assisting IN
giving this great pork-packer good
time.
Mr.. a. IS only one in many thou
sands. The Tampa Bay has $50
rooms, the lowest rate is 50 per day,
the average is fully so, and they are
urging people away, and have been
all this season from twenty-five 10
fifty per day.
don't think there were twenty
Southern people there during my
stay OF week, and most OF those
simply looked in.
What does this prove? Why, its
simple enough. There are a very
small per cent OF people in the South
whose fortunes will justify such
expense.
The greet fortunes which have
been ma>Sej at the North are largely
from the manufacture OF our staple,
cotton.
We let Coats Spool Cotton Com
panv or the Willimantic BAG our long
Sta5 lie at 20 cents pound and sell it
back to us at so pound.
Then we let Armour sell us his
lard and hams and clear rib sides and
ali tn..t, when We ough; to raise it at
home.
That's the WY that tileS" big
sidewhiskered, well-groomed Yam
KEGS can come down to Florida in
their yachts and private cars while
we look on a;.d wonder.
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