The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-11-29

dropping io"n. inr %" !t-t tram on
the Alabaru Great Snuihrrn earned
me there Ia les thau 'irlt honr- while
| SHIRT Ecnut.fai ears atrl a -mooth
ron. mao 'ho 'rii, a llea,ure. 'f,nio
vot,rau ia,I sou.r Tutoring cals
a. Tie ruiton At. .: lilan'n aud
NJ ,.pii aud a. the lArlpr was
pN n,l IL. family nurse I,ohcl like
~ '.rplani ha'! tro'i on it, and thu,
iaA,7 ~trc to i,ay sud coal to buy, and
NY !a.,o iplk> were in need Of wi.
ter tArArnl~, NY wifc said Lad "
ter 20. That settled it, and her an
in NIcriiian Many years hal i,--
cd Since visited this growiu. city.
and | l'ar'ly recognized il It las
since grown from 500 t. 'ri rrrpe
and now puts on mctrol Titan airs for
it .s the largest town ia Mississippi.
Ii used to be a dirty rlar'. and was
dug out for saloon and disrcputablc
quarters. Six year ago there WAS 4
great awakening aud the saloons were
abolished, and nany of those who
supported them left for parts un-
known. Grass didcnt grow in the
streets a WI, predicted but the town
took on new life. Mr.. Dial was elect
cd mayor on temperance principle aud
asystcm of public works was at once in
auguratcd. Since then fifty miles Of
sewerage has been laid aud thirty miles
Of sidewalk paved and twelve blocks
Of streets paved with vitriticd brick
and as many more with ebert Two
cotton mills and an oil mill and fer
tilizcr factory and splendid system
Of watcrworks have been established
Six large buildings for the public
schools have been erected. Two fc-
male colleges have been planted there.
The new city has gasworks and street
cars, and new residences with hand
some architecture are in sight on all
the high lands that environ the city.
| never knew before that there we're
hills within miles Of Meridian, but
there are not Gnly hills, but mile or
two south there are mountain ridges
like those in upper Georgia, and from
these come the gushing springs that
supply the city with the purcst water.
There is no better kept hotel than the
Southern good fare, good beds, good
service of every kind and what vas
best Of all to me the people gave me
good audience, all select, especially
the eighty college girls who came ar
rayed in college uniform. saw more
cotton yesterday than ever saw be-
fore at one time and place. Meridian
congresses and markets lie, 600 bales,
and half of it is there now in the
warehouses and outside. Much Of it
has been sold, but cannot be moved
for lack Of cars Cotton is still the
king.
While at breakfast this morning
two northern men took seats at the
same table, and one remarked: "Th,s
town is on boom. They are build
ing all over it," YES" said the
other, "thc whole South is on the up
grade, and if it keeps on Bryan won't
carry q single Southern State Well,
they we're for Mckinley, of course,
but they will know by waiting. a
Northern man whu has never. been
South finds much to interest and as
tonish him. Not long ago Mayor Dial
took one over the city and asked him
what he would like to see spc lily.
He replied that he would like very
much to see where the negroes lived
and how they lived. So the mayor
drove up to negro town. where he saw
numerous women and children, and
heard them laughing and talking mcr-
rily. What arc they laughing at?''
he inquired. II didcnt know they
ever laughed. Why" said Mr..
Dial. they laugh all the day long;
they laugh at anything" els it pos
siblc?' exclaimed the Yankee. "Sup-
pose we stop and ask them what they
are laughing about? My curiosity is
greatly excited So the mayor stop.
ped, and calling one Of the women
whom he knew to the gate, said
Hannah, this gentleman is from the
North-up in Gods country-and
says that he dident know that the ne
grocs down here ever laughed, and he
wants to know what you were all
laughing about when we drove up
This, of course, provoked another
spell and all they got out Of them was
that Jimmy axed Mandy which was dc
most alike, possum or coon?' The
stranger was profoundly impressed,