Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-08
Walhal|a's Wagener Monument.

Und2E tfifb mead Cur esteemed COntcm-
porary, tho Charleston News and Courior,
of March 3D., heartily endorses tho
Semi Centennial and Wagoncr Monument
in tho following language:
"rho Semi Centennial Of tho founding
Of Walhalla is to be celebrated this year,
and the occasion is to be marked by the
erection of monument to the memory
of tho lato Con. John A. Wagner,
founder and President of the German
Colonization Society. Wo fully agrco
when thoy say tho Walhalla founding
could be celebrated in no moro worthy
manner. Con. Wagcnor tho founder of
Walhalla, was ono of tho most enter
prising and puhlic.spiritod ctizois of
Charleston. 10 was Il man ahead of
his timo, moro in sympathy with tho
push and energy that chalactorizcs tho
Carolinian of to-day than with tho self
contained conservatism of tho oldon
timo. Could his fellow citizcns have
sccn with his oyos ut that time, or could
they have forcscon what has happened
since, thcIc would have been many Wal
hallas scattered through South Carolina
and SO largo a number Of sturdy white
farmers among our population that tho
terrible days of negro domination could
never have had place in our history.
Vineyards and orchards, although they
could not have altogether replaced our
cotton fields, would have supplemented
them - such an cxtont that tho dispcn-
sary would never have been heard Of, and
We would have been spared tho ton years
Of factional strife that it has oCcasioncG.
Many Charlcstonians who knew and
esteemed Gen. Wagner. and many who
appreciate him more highly now than
| they did in the days that arc not, still
survive, and will gladly contribute their
share to n monument to preserve his
memory to future generations.
From the scaboard to tho mountains
| lot our people unite in building the Wag
cncr monument and thus pay Il tribute
| to tho memory Of ono who was worthy
tho honor nf the whole State"
Rev. }. C. Brodluhrer.
We make the following extracts from
a letter received by Mr.. V. l.. Norman
from Rev. j. G. Brodfuhrcr, former
pastor of st. Johns Lutheran church at
this place, now residing in Chicago:
CHICAGO, February p, 1000
Within find our names for two shares
in Soml-Ccntcnnial Of Walhalla. 500
on, 90 on, go on" Every person in
Wa%cncr township ought to take ono or
moro shares for self and every child, as
Il mcmcnto.
we fcau LIE kEOWEE COURIER with
great interest, to be sure.
Respectfully, j. &. BEoDFrnHEE.
Hon. John D. CappcImann.
The following extracts from letter
from Ion. John ID. Cappclmann, of
Charleston, show how favorably the
Semi Centennial and Wagcncr monu-
mcnt move is taken by representative
people that city:
CHARLESTON, March ,, 1900.
Mr.. V. l.. Norman, Walhala, 5. c.
Dear Sir: congratulate you on the i'll
tcrcSt you have enlisted in the Walhalla
Semi. Centennial, and commend the way
in which you and our people there have
gone to work. will try and be with
YOU, and you can count on me doing I'LL
in my power | am glad to see our
paper (NcwS and Courici) takes the mat,
ter up to-day in great shape.
] spoke with Capt. Courtcnay this
morning. lie is heart and soul with you.
Respectfully,
JuHN d. tAPrELMANN.
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