The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-02-13

Ionndins towns since our Carnival have been
enormous.
oil mill, and the growth Of her cotton factor
| les has been great.
| CoIum bia has built ever 70 many cotton
mills. and thousands OF people have f1ocked
| to the city. 80
Woodruff is building big cotton mill. A
big bank with Mr.. A. w. Smith, as president
| has been organized
| A big cotton mill at Honea Path will go up
Two banks are in successful operation In thai
Due West caught the inspiration aud organ
| lied bank.
bank.
| Ninety.Six is to have bank.
The little town of Laurens Is spreading out
and putting on city airs.
| Some half dozen mills at Greenville are
going up and the people rejoice In street cars
Beiton is having big mill built, and
| bank is In operation.
Even the good old town Of Anderson is
waking up. Three cotton mills are IN pro.
cess OF erection.
And spartanburg's head is just dizzy as
result OF progress.
Street Carnival had not gone abroad who
would dare predict the lonely condition that
would have existed today In the nelghoorlne
towns which now rejoice In their growth and
prosperity, In Abbeville Big Indian Show
would set us all crazy. Great Industrial en.
terprses would rise and flourish like green
| bay tree in the city OF Charleston. All visi.
tors to this city would be taken out for ride
around the harbor, If sufficient number oi
boats could be had. Distinguished guests
| could in addition, be entertained at q ban.
| quet or taken out for ride to Little Noun.
tain.
There Is absolutely no way of forecasting
the advantages OF Big Indian Show at Alb
beville.
II our little Street Carnival for q week in
Abbeville was instrumental in working such
tc
may we expect Of Great Big Indian Show
| in Charleston that IL to last for six month hs
Do you deny that the improvements just
enumerated were the result OF our Street
Carnival? /? II 80, would remind you OF the
| fact that for ages these Improvements were
| not made. They came very soon after the
Carnival. That is truth enough to satisfy any
| some narro w-minded citizens may doubt IT,.
You know that some people doubt everything,
| even the birth OF our Saviour.
Upon the subject Of taxation Mr.. Chapman
said he agreed with the Press and Banner in
gratitude to Charleston for not asking for
SlOO, 600 for the Big Indian Show. He felt per-
| fectly certain that the people had saved $5O,'
600 by the modesty OF Charleston.
Mr.. Chapman believes that there is no SIM
cerety in declarations against high taxes.
He cited as q reason for his belle that the
people always vote to pile on the taxes when.
Legislature, he says, the highest sums
named in the appropriations by the Legisla'
ture always go.
The Legislature refused to reduce the appro-
priation for the Big Indian Show from S5O,OOO
TO S35,OOO. The introducer OF the economic
resolution was promptly laughed out oi
Court.
Somebody wanted to reduce the appropria.
tIon for buildings at Winthrop. He felt like
Silly Billy after the vote had been taken.
The proposition to appropriate S2OOOOO for
Con federate veterans passed the House 80
q uick that their heads are in whirl OF glory
hA Hnnan a
TWO and proposes 500, 900 for the old soldiers
the House OF Representatives will realize
that they have been beaten at their own
game.
nor their Representatives In the Legislature
on pickayumish.
II MIR. Chapman could induce Charleston to
move her Big Indian Show TO Abbeville these
old red hills would blossom with the choicest
flowers, our biggest gulliest would teem with
Cherokee roses and be clothed with bermuda
grass. We could then pasture our cattle on
what are now red barren wastes, while new
built cities would rise and crown
the distant hills. Our great water powers
would be harnessed. electricity would light
our highways, while the hum Of spindles and
the whir Of wheels would make delightful
IN usic by day, and their sound OF soothing
| lullabies would bring the sweetest sleep
to weary pilgrims. Banks would cease to
require security for the loan OF money. Lean
horses would grow fat, and honest men would
crowd our streets. Sickness and death would
| be banished. Youth and beauty would dwell
with us forever.
To recur to the Charleston Exposition or
Great Big Indian Show. The benefits OF that
Show will spread all over this State. From
| the mountains to the sea, and from the Geor
gia Cotton Mil Is to the North Carolina Moon.
shine Distilleries, there will be nothing but
prosperity In all lines OF pursuit. The arte
ries of trade will be quickened and the chan
nels of commerce will be opened, even In re
mote sections. The industrial and manu-
fantnrnp intarpata will receive An imDetuk
that will astonish the world, but the great
development OF our waterways, .on whose
bosoms the ships and flags of every country
| may float, bringing everything desirable and
carrying away all our surplus mules bacon
flour and corn. We rely on Charleston's In.
fiuence with the River and Harbor Commit
to make Long Cane nayigable for the largest
| ships. The great difficulty, as you know
| which lies In the way OF successful result
Ia TO be found In the fact that where the
Savannah empties itself into Long Cane
great piles of rubbish are in the way.
Another good result of the Charleston E1
position may be found In The fact that relic
hunters, or those possessing relics OF former
an airing. You see this country was settled
many years ago, and 1t may be that some
specimens OF timber have escaped the edge
OF the axeman's S weapon. In such cases II Il
we'll 70 let the world know what we once had
Another good thing about great exhibitions
OF things which we have been hiding away sc
long lies In the pleasure which the exhibi
| tors get out of the act 1t also furnishes evl.
dence Of the public spirit and patriotism o.
Intelligent and well meaning people. The
history OF the Abbevllle District Agricultural
Society. as we'll as that OF the State Fair Asso
clation .is Instructive TO the thoughtful citizen
who may be willing to learn wisdom
| from the experience OF others. Il
memory Is not in error, there are exceeding.
ly few OF the prize-takers OF twenty years ago
who are now noted for their success In life
/ If they did not die in straightened circun
| stances II would be fair to state that the sur
vivors and the takers OF premiums from the
are now scratching and scrambllne
for their daily bread. Run the names OF dis
| tipguished prize takers through your mind
and see If this IL not 80 /? Is there single one
| among this number who Is prosperous today?
What man In this county is as distinguished
| for his prosperity, as he was notable fol
his prize-taking qualities twenty years ago?
| Don't misunderstood me. The prize win
ners did not break themselves showing their
goods. What wish to impress upon your
mind is that the act liz an index TO the lack o
the business ability OF the exhibitor. Why
| should a man spend ten dollars TO get an odd
shaped pewter spoon, or to get half yard
| red or blue ribbon tied to the tail of his colt?
| But the Charleston Show Is good thing
| That show, among other things, Will have the
effect of reviving and bringing 10 life some oi
the former centres Of trade In this county
For instance: The Hook, The Trap, The Buck
Stand, The Buzzard Roost, and the Dead
Fall, will again become busy centres of trade
laugh with the waving grain, while the cot
ton will be sufficiently luXuriant to hide 6
| horse, or TO enrich the planter.