The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-26
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The AbbeviIls Press and Banner In the
course Of o very readable article on the visit
of an Ohio man TO Abbevilie which resulted
In the purchase OF 300 acres Of land neaf Cel.
noup Falls speaks Of bis inquiring ior Two.
horse piows and goes on 20 say "thia u
country where you couldnt nnd tvo-hosss
plow In days Journey" Editor Hugh WIZ
dotsot know any beiier than thst. He sure
~ has not been In Anderson In decade or
two where two horne plows have been tn Csc
his Ohio friend returns be viii bring him up
here We viii show him Two nrms here that
ship two-borse plows BY the car load and sell
them. too. and " hs will drive out 10 the
country be can zee plenty Of farmers who own
them and use them, and u this Ohio friend.
when hs moves in. can't nnd Q two norse
piow for sale 10 AbbevilIe II he will write for
tisemeuts that will Tell him be can buy than
In Andersop less than two hours ride rom
his land.-Anderson Daily Mail.
True enough, nsighbor. there are many
things that We do not know. and the presence
OF the two.horse plows In Abbevilie Coapty
was one OF them. Since writing that piece,
Information on the subject OF two-hous plows
has flooded this ONCE.
We have known for . long time that or
vide.awake and enterprising hardware store
kept q twohorse plow IN front OF his store.
We did not know but what Il vas kept there
very much as the wooden Iudian that stays
In front OF cigar store.
Since the publication referred 70 me learn
that Mr.. Jones Of the hardware store has sold
scores OF them.
Anderson still may be ahead Of Abbsyiiie
49, ~I> k..s a 49, A.
that can bs planted with one horse thns win
compare with Anderson's two-hose piows-
and we know ~ much about the comparative
value OF the crops In the two counties % We
did about our tvo-horss piows last week.
Anderson's lands sell fos sls 70 Sss an acre.
Abbevilie lands that will produce O. we'll
with one-hosse plows a. Anderson land with
two-horse plows, csn Be bought for from Is %
to SIS an acre. 30 you see brother, n We are
not mistaken, Abbevilie 10 still snsad. We
can save enough In buying lands 70 use
| four horse plows, bat our land IL % rich that
| we do not need the extra horses.
Abbeviiis vii hold on 10 the Ohio gcntle-
mon. And We are reaching cut for some Of
Anderson's good citizens. Like the Orleans,
they will come here ~ 5000 - they and out
the resl vaine OF our lands a. compared 70 the
market value. But on the matter OF two.
horse plows, the Anderson mail gets away
with us.
| TWO HORSE AND goUR.HoRsE PLows.
Mr. w. r. Boyd, brought coo acres near Cal
houna Falls some nfteen years ago. Later, no
added 800 seree 70 hi. posse.sions. When he
was partly disabled by rneumatfsm. BY tii-
ling the coll DO has paid tor his land. We 6os.
get The number Of big mules that arc nov set
90 q
piace IN great abundance. Not satis1ed villa
iwohorse pIowa. he has added Q pnmber of
four-horss plows 70 his farming implementa.
horse plows hs simply opens the earth.
TIE WAY THE OHIO NAN GOT THE LAND.
Bot Mr.. Boyd Ia d Il sslisfisd With 500 acres.
He offered $2.200 cash for Mrs. N0rwood's
back man from Augusta came along and
raised him bean or two. By Offering N.oo0
for the land. While be and Mn. Eofwoods
attorneys uere dicksrtng over The msttcf The
Augusta name bid. The Ohio man thsu OF.
fercd q, 100 and took the cake.
\ n Mrs. Norwood mad offered the land nc
public auction V The highest bidder no man
trnot OF land.
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Editor Press and Banner:
We notice statement In pour last Issue 10
the eject "thai there was not o tvo-horss
pIow In days journey rom Abbsvtile."
Now. sir. We have always given you credit
subject. especially those OF interest relative 20
AbbeviIie County-politics, religion, !ndus-
trial, progress. agrIcuiturs and even matrt.
the 1.-TWO horse plow" has given no Q decided
Joit, and our faith In you a. authority on Ab.
beviile County farming operations has been
rude,y shattered, and hereafter We fear that
we win have to class you with the "oisy arm
Now, tell 90, when you took that days
Tourney" you speak Of? Did you 90 outside tho
public :susse. or did you get ss isr r q shs COT;
Of il nov. Did you NOT Jest look at the couu-
Y map and imasiD. ..r that you were going on
ICounty farmers are abreast with farnen OF
any section, In the use Of, not only the "tu0
lhorxe piow," OF which We have sold
nundrrds and hnndrsd., bit IN Inc use OF va
rious improved farm n,achipery-the mower.
i the binder, the various forms OF harrows. tho
xrnin drill, etc. We are handling this class Of
goods In car Ioads, and have been doing 20
made 10 bad "break." However. "vith ali
your faults We love You SILL" and you
will make an unquaiined statemens tnat yo9
the farmers Of the county will overlook this
ulunder and forgive you.
When you take reel days journey through
our county. you Will md that our ierpie s0tl
| piov" and blossoms like the rose. Be care.
fuI how You drive, for the .two.hosse plova"
are 30 thick along the roads that you Will
nave difiiculty 10 paasinR; should you mud
| inst here aud there, o lonely farmer without
one, lust whisper fa him that We are ssIiipg
the best two horse plow In the wcfid-tho
chattanooga Chilled" the prosperity pIow.
Yours truly,
| Abbeviile Hardware 90.
And Thee, Brutus.
Editor Press and Banner:
| In your last weeks issue you made tne
.taiement ip your article on ''the land Of cot
ton" that Mr.. Hersely was enquiftng for two
horse plows, and followed it up with tho re.
marx, This 10 Q country where you couldn't
i Now Mr. Editor, ludRing from the tenor OF