The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-05
We Must Manufacture $4,000 Bales sf
Cotton.

Editors Intelligeneer: Please allow
me space in your paper for a few re-
marks. I am !. citizen OF Anderson,
therefore interested in her welfare, as
every good citizen should be.
We have a good town, composed OF
good, substantial merchants, who buy
the right goods at the right price,
thereby inducing trade to come here
from Ebert and Hart Counties, Ga,
from Oconee, Pickens, Greenville,
Laurens and 4, ,bbeyillc Counties. These
people are offered inducements by our
entelprising merchants to come here,
and they come, not only for merchan-
disc. Our mule market is the best in
the State, and hundreds of head Of cat
tie are sold and shipped from here each
season. Our Lumber Mills are second
to none. Our Oil Mills, our Foundry,
cur Ice Factory, all cover the above
named territory, and dispense their
goods at a lower price than can be
duplicated elsewhere Our four large
Banks, with a capital and surplus OF
over one-half million dollars, to say
nothing Of nearly as much more in de-
posts. This alone speaks louder for
the prosperity of our people, both city
and county, than any words we can add
we are surrounded by the best farm
ing lands, and most prosperous farm
ers to be found in the South. AS evi-
dence of this fact, you may ride through
the County 20 miles in any direction
and YOU will see we'll terraced farms,
good dwellings, large barns, good ten
ant houses and good public roads, that
are worked by machines, and any
strang gers coming to our County from
another say they can tell the County
line by the superiority OF orlr roads.
8 Our wagon receipts OF cotton for this
wear will reach $4,000 hales, which are
the largest wagon receipts of any point
in the State. If we will manufacture
81, 900 bales cotton in our city we will
thereby increase our receipts to G0000
bales from railroad and wagon, and be
ecabled to pay more for the cotton, as
our mills would save the freight by
buying from wagons. Our Bonded
Warehouse, which is now IL operation,
will be OF great assistance to this end.
,Nye will then hold the key to the cotton
market, and The small towns cannot
nav what we can for cotton Ey' the diff
ference in freight.
Our many manufacturing enterprises
are prospering, and all paying hand
some dividends. The largest Of these
is the Anderson Cotton Mills. with {.
capital Of over a half million dollars,
and paving Il good semi-an1ual diyi
dend, its stock being sold above lar,
and employing hundreds of hands, dis
pensinS good in every direction and
helping largely, and, in fact, more than
any other one agency, In the material
Development OF our city and County.
We also have numerous other manu-
featuring interests, such as the Roller
Flour Mills, turning out as fine grade
patent -four and the best quality of
meal to be mad anywhere. The Mat
tress Factory, running {; large force OF
hands, and shipping their products all
over the South. The Soap Factory,
The Tannery, the Broom Factory and
yarious other enterprises that tend
to build up Il town in Il solid way.
Last but not least is the Water, Light
81 Power Co, that is furnishing the
power from their plant at Portman
Shoals, miles from the city, on Seneca
River, to run the Anderson Cotton
Mills and other small manufacturing
plants. They are now arranging to
increase their power, so as to be ready
to furnish the power for the other new
enterprises as they are established.
We are on the right line and must
not slack up. We know Of another
large Cotton Mill Of 100000 capital
now on foot, and we'll underway, with
some S50.G00 already subscribed Also
a Yarn Mill is assured by another en-
terprising party anda Knitting Mill of
500 capital. All Of these, with our
prospects for the Black Diamond Rail
road, which we are informed is now.
assured, what is there to hold us down.
We must 60 to work as one man, and
see tn we all put down all the money
we c;lu, much OF little, and Ill less than
one wear the young enterprises set forth
above will be realities. We should
encourage the monied men OF our city,
who show their faith in our future by
making large subscriptions to these
enterprises. The hard cash carries
more force than anything else, and
when they come down with that at
$50, 900 clip we know they mean bust
ness, and should have the encourage
ment of every man, woman and child
of the County, for what benefits the
city benefits the country, giving a mar
ket for their products byincreasing tie
value of their farming lands and in
.creasing their possibilities for happi-
ness in religion, education and ciyiliza
tion.
We are destined to become the
most prosY Yerous section OF the South
the Piedmont. Put in your mite and
assist in pushing the good work. along.
we must manufacture $4,000 bales of
cotton, and to double our receipts is
then assured. CITIZEN.