The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28

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Tenants, proprietors, merchants and
capitalists shook hands in friendly
mood before the meeting had progress
ed far. Even the crossroads merchant
ano the extreme alliance man got near
together and at last decided that the
interest of one was the interest OF all:
They laughed over the exchange
matter which at one time so threaten
ed the crossroads merchants, were
s.,ent upon the "Ocala platform and
all other platforms, and at last resolv-
ed that the south was in the saddle,
not to the tread of martial music, but
as united brothers, under the indus.
trial banner of the world, they would
struggle to put the south where she
belonged and hold her there to the
glory of the section. This struck
Brown as so much better than appeal:
ing to the arbitrament Of guns and
swords that he broke forth
"rm glad to live in Dixie,
Hurrah, hurrah!
In Dixie land I'll take my stand
And live and die in Dixie,
Hurrah. burrahl
Hurrab, huIrah for Dixie"
All that knew the old song joined
in till the sound Aoated through the
woods and across the waters of East
lake, where some northern tourists
were nicnicking, and who stated later
on that they felt like band Of "Stone-
walls" men were ambushed over the
hills. Even the singing OF this old
song took pleasant turn, for in a
moment gentleman whom | learned
was Sid Feeland, headed the northern
delegation and marched them right
over among the Georgia farmers even
before the strains Of "Dixie' had
passed away. 1t was from a member
of this northern party that the farm
ers caught the inspiration that has so
enthused the settlement. Pointing at
the waters of East Lake and letting
his finger travel across the great dam,
he raised his voice with his finger and
exclaimed: "There is the glory of
your Dixie! Her water powers and
these white felds!" as he turned upon
his heel and let his finger follow the
sheen Of white cotton as far as the
eve could see. "There," he said, his
finger again returning to the dam
across the lake, "is enough power to
rrn tho state of Massachusetts
Brown yelled: "Hurrah for General
Lee!' Some one else howled, "Hur-
rah for Joe JohnstonW
One Of the yankees then, l think
him fellow sorter like Brown, waved
his hat and said: "Huzza! Huzza for
Grant and Lincoln!'
Then the fellow who had been dis
turbed by Brown, still standing in his
place, pointed his long finger and
said:
"I know you can all join in one
voice to the hero over yonder-Mc'
Pherson.
This brought down the house in a
regular rebel yell, and just as it was
about to die away some old cracker
said:
"Don forget Longstreet!'
This brought down the house again,
after which the meeting returned to
business. It was free and easy
meeting and the northern men said
whatever they pleased to say. 1t is
wonderful how much information can
be had from these northern people
One of them told us that in 1862 he
was in Europe, and that in England
alone more than 100000 people were
on starvation for want Of southern
cotton. Relief committees had to be
formed for the distressed operatives
| and that New York in one month gave
| over 100000 and sent over shiI
loaded with provisions for the suffer
| ers. Millions upon millions have beer
spent in freight to carry the cottor
to the manufactures. Thousands o1
ships have been built to transport the n
cotton. These ships cost from So, ,oo(
to $5OO,OOO to build them. 1t tine
money lost in the carrying away Of
cotton to be manufactured had beer
used for the purpose it would have
built factory in every field IN Geor;'
gia. At last the keynote was strucs
when one of the northerners said thai
the farmers of the south held then
destiny in their own handle. "Yor
have the streams with the power-the
fields with the staple" Then he
smiled as he said: Gail you need is
some hard yankee sense to make yor
the greatest and richest people or
earth. Brown yelled again:
"It's more silver we want-sense
plenty-free coinage, free coinager'
Sometimes Browns foolishness does
god. It did this time. After much
discussion even Brown became con
yinced that every settlement OF farm
ers could start factory if they would
A cooperative plan without any poll
tics; without any disposition to teal
| anybody down, with good will to al
and good, sound business principles
in everything would soon have .
south humming with machinery. A!
least every county in Georgia coulc
have factory right away. Heavy
fabrics, such as osnabeTgs, drills
sheetings, denims and tickings could
be entered into at first and then later
on we could learn how to weave a righ!
smart cotton into silk and satin ano
get fabulous prices instead Of the
ppitiful 5 cents so much talked OF just
now, and be the money sharks instead
of the poor downtrodden hayseeds that
we are.
A list is passing round in our set.
tlemcnt for the fulfllment of this plan
A farmer may take dollar or thous'
and dollars in stock, as he feels able
After all is accomplished that can be
the money will be counted and fact
ory will be built according to the
amount. Certain there will be plenty
of safeguards to prevent any FRAUD
and secure to every subscriber his
portion. We are going to stand in
with the best element of lawyers from
now on, and, while they may want q