The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-11-03
Our Columbia Letter.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. l, 1897.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. l, 1897.
The State Fair will open next Monday
and continue for five consecutive days.
It promises to be the best ever given un-
der the auspices of the Agricultural So
ciety. During the past ten days the va
rious committees have been putting in
good work and everything seems to be in
fairly good shape for the opening.
Mr.. j. G. Wilborn, President Of the
State Farmers Alliance, has issued call
for representatives of the organization to
meet in Columbia on Wednesday of Fair
Week to take the initiative in calling
meeting of the farmers Of all the Southern
States for the purpose of making some
arrangement towards the decrease in
acreage of cotton to be planted the ensu-
ing year. There will also be conven-
ton Of the County Supervisors, this hav-.
ing been, called by Supervisor King. OF
Darlington COUNTY. Prof Holmes, OF
the University of North Carolina, will
lecture on s'Good Roads, General Roy
Stone, the United States expert on the
subject, will be present and take part in
the discussion.
In addition to the above there will be
series of meetings and lectures by cOmpe-
.tent authority on the following subjects:
'.The Garden, Orchard and Vineyard"
Thoroughbred Stock" "Growing From
Seed and Improving Seed by Selection"
s'The Relation Of Mechanics to Agricul-
ture," sHow Best to Sustain Agricul-
tural Organizations" These meetings
will be extremely interesting and in
structive, and many farmers will avail
themselves Of this opportunity.
Mr.. Norton, having received his COM
mission as Congressman from the Sixth
District, has resigned the Office of Comp
troller, General and Mr.. L. P. Epton, au-
ditor of Spartanburg County, has been
appointed to succeed him. Mr.. Epton is
expected to arrive this afternoon, at
which time, he will qualify and take
charge of the Office. Mr.. Brewton has
been appointed to succeed Mr.. Epton as
auditor of spartanburg County. This last
appointment is not proving very satisfac-
tory to the Office holders of that County.
The Representatives and Senator petit
toned the Governor to appoint Mr.. w.
G. O'Shields. The only objection to Mr..
Brewton was that he belonged to the
Conservative faction, which, in the opin-
ion of these solons, ought to incapacitate
him, from holding Office.
Mr.. Cowper Patton, g member Of the
General Assembly from Richland Coun-
ty, has again bobbed up with his bill for
redistricting the State: 1t will be re-
membered that Mr., Patton introduced
similar bill atthe last session of the Leg
islature, but failed in his attempt to have
his pet scheme enacted. In speaking OF
the measure, Mr.. Patton says he will sue
ceed in having the bill passed if design
ing politicians will not interfere-if they
will only make their political aspirations
subservient to the good to be gained by
the passage of the. bill. He wishes to
take Richland cut of the same district
that Spartanburg is in and place the
former in the same district as either Sum-
ter or Darlington. The most important
part of Mr.. Patton's bill is to,place Spar
tanburg County in any district save the
one in which Richland is placed. AS is
known, Mr.. Patton is anxious to got
Congress, but secs no chance as long as
Spartanb1rg County is in his district. 30
when the bill is brought up in the Gen
eral Assembly, the opponents of the bill
will have the vantage ground of accusing
the gentleman from Richland as being
designing politician. A. BE-.