The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-09-05
From Southwest Georgia.


From Southwest Ge0rgfa.
EDITORS INTELL1aENcER: In former
letter from this section of Georgia most of
our epace was taken up In an account OF
our observations along our line of travel
from Anderson to this place, but now, by
YOUR permission, we will give the readers
If the INTELL1aENcER some facts about
the climate, soil aud people Of Terrell
County. where and with whom we have
cast our LOT.
; AS to the climate here during the winter
weather we have no hesitancy in pro.
.nouncipg 1t as we'll nigh perfect as any
country In the world that lies out of doors.
It is neither too hot or too cold, 30 far as
we are able to Judge Of such matters, if We
except an occasional snap that some times
visit rs in the form of blizzard, as was
the case on the 25th of last March. But
these visitations are only periodical, and
are not to be taken in account when we
speak of the general run of cur winters.
The summer months here are not as pro.
motive of comfort of course, as they are
on C@sar,s Head, but after all We can't
see that they are any warmer here than
they are in nAnderson County. We have q
pleasant breeze stirring nearly all the
time, They fan our cheeks while we
write, which makes Us feel just about as
cool and comfortable as we could desire.
AS to our lands we have all the varieties
of soil, from light sandy to red, mo.
rocco clay. This red land Is stiff and
sticky, and much harder to cultivate than
the lighter soil, but very productive.
With good seasons forty bushels Of corn to
the acre Is often raised On these lands, but
the lighter soils are generally preferred
ON account Of cultivation. Any OF these
lands, we'll worked, yield from twenty TO
twenty-five bushels to the acre. Terrell
County is nndulating, but not billy. The
farmer always takes his lock chain from
his wagon body, as he never has an occa-
sion to use one.
5 The original forest here consists of pine,
oak and hickory. We have seen some
fine specimens of these 'sgiantB of the for
est.n Seventeen trees of the latter named,
and of the nut bearing variety, surround
our residence that measure from twelve
to twenty. four inches in diameter, but we
have seen them growing alongside the
long leaf pine in the forest that measure
three feet In diameter and from forty to
fifty feet without a knot or limb. Our
largest trees, however, are the cypress,
which grow to an enormous size. a
neiehbor told me that from one OF these
trees he made fifteen thousand shiDgles,
two thousand fence tails, and then had
cord wood enough left to last him all win
ter. This may sound like q Joke to those
who have never seen these trees, but this
Is. no joke. OF course, they grow in the
9sWamps and hammocks, whers the land is
syeryrich. Some day these Dwamps will
be drained and brought into cultivation,
which will then produce corn equal toany
land in the world.
= We have good railroad connections
with the outside world. Two trunk lines
The Central and Columbus Southern
cross nearly, at right angles in Dawson,
our County site. Besides these there is
another road that is surveyed from Daw-
son right into the neck Of the peninsula,
which they say, will be built as "soon as
the clouds Toll by.n Herod will be the
first station out, which is only five miles
from the city, and as we live in the su-
;burbs of this interesting village, we enter
tain bright hopes OF its being built. DaW-
son hes about z, 500 inhabitants. Energy
and progress are marked characteristics OF
her people. She can boast of three banks,
ii cotton compress, water. works, graded
school SYSTEM, a Female College with an
able corps of teachers, telephone 81 stem
and q neW N Courthouse, which was erected
two years ago at q cost Of fifty Thousand
dollars. Her graded school system and
new Courthouse are pointed to as special
objects Of pride. Dawson handles about
eighteen ihousand bales of cotton annu-
sally. and would handle much more, but ts
situated between Americus and Albany,
.two; large towns that diqid 10 trade with her.
These towns are only abous twenty miles
soff-one above, the other below. The lat
ter is situated onsF lint River and handles
sixty thousand bales of cotton, Oar pop
5ulation is rather cosmopolitan In its make
up. It consists of North and South Caro-.
linisns, with native Georgisns, and q
sprinkle of foreigners and tho African.
The latter element Is rather In the major
ity of all the others combined in our Coun-
ty. We have met gentlemen here from
Aiken. Richland, !, LsnIens, Spartanburg,
Anderson and Edgefsld Counties. DR..
Ranch, our practiciDg physician, Is from
the latter named County, and a;more es-
5nial, warm: hearted gentleman would be
hard to find. AS to the health of this sec.
tion we have had no reason 30 far for com.
;plaint. Altogether, we look upon Terrell
as O. good County, and the natives here
say It is the best in the State. 1 will say
lust here to Tornmie Welborn, Of the Five
Forks community, that he should have
come down here and looked at these lands,
as he promised to do. Five Forks is q
good place, it Is true, but We venture to
predict If he owned one of number OF
Terrell County farms that we could point
out to. him he would not exchange 1t for
forty forks.
9 Our ginneries are now in foil swing,
and have been for three weeks past. The
price for ginning here this season is only
one dollar per bale. They unload the cot
ton and put the seed back in the wagon
while their customers stand around with
their hands in their pockets, but they
don't stand long. as fifteen or twenty min.
utes usually does the work.
It is with regret that we have noticed
from time to time the passing away OF so
many of our old acquaintance in Ander-
large, but it may be because we have no.
ticed it more particularly since We have
been away.
& I must say, before closing, that have
been much edited, amused and instructed
By Esquire Fewell's" letters. ] have not
the honor of his acquaintance, but take
him TO be true and fearless man, who
dares to speak the truth as he understands
it, and knows how to speak it In kindness.
May long life and prosperity attend the
editors OF the INTELLIGEECER as well as
their able corps Of correspondents.
w. B. QUAILEs.
Herod, Ga.
Keitt Protests.
The veteran Reformer and Alliance
man, Col. Ellison Keitt, Of Newberry, is