Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-05-18

Last week Mr.. G.. NJ. Compton
issued his paper, "The Oconec County
Mercantile ADVERTISER" in which he
gave short sketches of the business
men of Walhalla, Seneca and West
minister, setting forth their special
lines of business, etc. BY his per-
mission we give the readers of THE
COURIER this week as much of his
article as space will permit, hoping
that it will prove both interesting
and profitable to the general reader
and of benefit to the business inter
ests of those whose sketches are
given. The article was too lengthy
to permit our publishing it as a
whole; therefore wo have confined
ourselves to onr newspaper and job
advertising patrons. We apprc-
ciate their patronage and trust they
will appreciate this mode of giving
their business this promincnc !,
Besides being read generally through
out Oconec county, there are friends
who will he interested in the bust.
ness going on in the county and the
people who are doing it. The article
will be read by ourpatrons in twenty
six States in the Union, the Indian
Territory, District of Columbia and
Mexico.
We make the following extracts:
The limits of few columns in a
paper like this will not admit of any
extended view of the past history,
early settlement, internal laws and
arrangements, or manners and Gus
toms of the people of this hospitable
section. We shall simply speak of
her commercial and manufacturing
Importance and advantages, agricul-
tural advantages of climate and soil,
with which the county has been
blessed. We propose to consider
these several subjects in manner to
excite interest and recognition abroad,
which, we think, would give impe-
tus to every department of trade and
commerce and infuse n spirit of
energy and enterprise which would
soon have the effect of casting off
from her name the stigma of inert
ness or mastery inactivity, which
appears TO have been ascribed her
whether through malice or ignor-
ance we know not--by those who
have never examined into her won
derful natural and artificial advant-
ages.
Oconce county is one of the best
counties in South Carolina. 1t il
situated in the best part of the State
and is well drained by numerous
creeks which flow through the county.
The soil Of Oconco is very fine, and
will raise anything under the sun that
can be raised in the Temperate Zone.
The products of the county consist
principally of cotton, corn, wheat,
oate, etc. The farming element Of
Oconee county il among the best to
be found in the State. The majority
of them till their own lands and live
in handsome houses. They are well
up to the times in agricultural pur-
suits and use the knowledge to a
great advantage.
The health Of O"once county has
always been noted az among the best
of any county in the State, and there
has never been any epidemic of any
kind in the county.
This county has an excellent school
system, with numerous school build
ings located in different parts of the
county. The latest school system in
vogue is used and the best teachers
arc employed.
The wealth and advancement of
Oconee county have been marked,
and in many respects she stands to-
day at the head of the galaxy of
counties that comprise the State of
South Carolina. Her soil produces
immense wealth and upon her broad
acres are many towns that are cen
ters of thrift and industry. Among
them we name
WALHALLA.
NO error IL COmmlJLCQ WnCn w al
halla is ranked among the progress
sive towns of the State, for its ad-
vantagcs are inferior to none, and its
future possibilities are 40 beautifully
forcshadowcd. It's citizens speak of
the city as the site of coming indus
trial enterprises, the products of which
will find q ready market in all the
civilized countries. It's institutions
of learning, churches, lovely houses,
&c, are unsurpassed. To give a
complete list of the many attractive
features OF the city would involve
many hours Of labor and these few
are given that a partial insight may
bo obtained by those living abroad as
place of residence. Walhalla
offers all the advantages of health,
climate, laws, schools, churches, NOR
ality, society, &c. The citizens are
aw-abiding and peaceful and are
over ready to encourage, in SUB
stantial way, any worthy enterprise
which is backed by men of money
and experience. AS a place of trade
Walhalla commends itself most
forcibly to the inhabitants of the
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