The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-06

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&nowu IN thu South, and iS adapted
~ almost any and every fo,,n Of az,
rirultur and hn,ticnliuro knowA to
the ,il,rr of the soil. Located ~
this section i the very heart of the
rottoN growing and cotton ,manufac,
turing sites nf the South. "the future
sites nf cotton manufacturing of the
world," it has hrrn pronounced, here
are water powers nESrrgatinE moro
than l,ONO.oOO OF horse power, await.
ing development and practical and
profitable usr; here arc enormous
timber supplies and practically un
limited quantities Of superior build
Ing stone; in addition, mnny minerals
arc found and protitnblv mined,
ranging from coal to gold; hero is
rvcry variety Of climate, from tho
soft urowSy summer Of the Southcr
sea coast, to the cool brncing air Of
tho cloud capped mountains. The
Srahrrl Air Limo system now com,
prisrs 01I miles of track, all but S.,
miles OF which nro owned by the
Company. Within this scope Of
territory wade variety of industries
may be engaged in. Along the coast
the fishermen and oystrrmrn find
abundant opportunities for operation
on commercial basis; next in order
comes tho truck gardener, with for.
tunes made aud to bc made, which
has hcon cxcmpliticd by those who
arc now engaged in tho business
next tho tobacco grower, tho fruit
raiser, tho winter; and further along
tho limo tho stock raiser and general
agricultnralist, all Of whom arc sur,
rounded by tho most favorable con,
ditions for tho highest kind Of sue
ccSs. All along tho line tho cotton.
planter tlourishcs, and cotton manu-
featuring is conceded to DO so profit
| aOlc that now mills nro started oycr>
yoar. Only II small portion of tn,
timber supply is utilized in tho pro
duction Of tho local manufacture,
articles, tho largest part of tho tim
Der being shipped away in the rough
sawn state, and tho hard sup
plies arc as yot almost untouched
Tho numerous water powers aro un
developed except at infrcquont inter
vals, or ut best arc only PARTIAL,
utilized. There aro thousands O
acres of tho finest granite and brown
sand stone, as per reports and exam
nations Of experts. Tho tillins
lands along tho S. \. L., range il
prico from - to S3 per aero for un
cultivated swamp or mountain lands
to 500 per aero for tho finest trucl
farms in tho Immediate vicinity 0
Portsmouth. A suro fortune is with
in tho reach of an ontorprising mar
with moderate capital, if he prop
jcrly invests it in tho rich land
around Portsmouth and vicinity, s,
close to Norfolk and tho East. Grapes
arc native to all Eastern North Caro-
lima, somo of tho standard varieties
of day have originated there, ane
in this section arc located some 0
tho most successful grape. grower
and Winters in tho South. Tho bar,
sandy soil of tho famous long lea
pine section, was long deemed o
small value for cultivation, but THU
Light, sandy soil has of late years
come largely into favor for grape
peach and other small fruit growing
and all along the S. A. L. arc acres
of grapes, peaches and berries, O
the moss! prolific growth, Il number
of them, such rs tho Van Lindley