Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
wALHAllsA. SOUTH oAssolIrA, AUG. 10. 1908.

utter darkness, but we ars still cutting
some ice, "a the cold storage house was
not destroyed and the neighboring towns
are supplying us with that indispensable
necessity.
For several years since coming here /
was connected with the Tuskaloosa Ga
zette, but I found out that could not
practice law and run newspaper at one
and the same time, so / quit the latter;
but / am no exception to the rule, that
once a newspaper man you are always
one, and sometimes now confess that l
like to read my own writing, and have to
go in print again. We used to have
three daily papers here, but these have
all been merged into one that is not much
better or larger than any one of the
thsee were whom they were in competi-
tion with each other.
We also have the dispensary here, but
not q la Tillman; and it Is q success
from almost any standpoint. The sale of
intoxioants has been cut down practically
one half, and the number of arrests have
likewise decreased. The people here
would not think of returning to the
open saloon and its attendant evils.
Wednesday of this week the furnace
of the Central Coal and Iron. Company
was "blown in" That is, in plain Eng
lish, they began to make iron. This
plant is just northeast of us on the river
and it with the coal and iron. lands cost
something like one million of dollars.
This has given our town an impetus and
everything looks bright and prosperous
Coal mines arc being opened up and
different kinds of manufacturing indus
tries are being installed; all of which
tend to good times and good feelings.
The farmer also has good cause for con-
graduation, for while his cotton is little
late, 1t is good, and the corn crop is ex-
cellent. There will be more corn made
in this county this year than at any
time in its history.
This is also great place for water
melons and fruits. This year had
peaches in my yard that weighed close
to one pound. They were Of the Elberta
variety and of excellent flavor. The
negro and the watermelon, though, are
centers of interest, especially on Satur-
days. have seen as many as
fifty wagon loads sold here in
one day--retailed in the streets.
saw yesterday tomato that was
grown by a negro that weighed two
pounds and six ounces.
In fact, we have great country here,
but no greater than yours. Your water
power and moderately hot summers are
things that will forever place you to the
front in the manufacture of cotton
fabrics, and am inclined to think that
any young man can do las we'll there as
elsewhere, as it is energy that wins in
the end and not environments.
When speaking of the Legislature
forgot to tell you that while was serv-
ing time in that honorable body I met
an old Oconee boy in the person of John
A. Lusk, now of Guntersville, Marshall
county, in this State. Mr.. Lusk was
born on Smeltzer's creek, near Walhalla,
and now has kindred near you. His
father came to this place just after the
OWL war. Mr.. Lusk is fine character
and man of influence in the Legislature.
If you think this will be of any inter
est to any of your readers you can pub
lish it with the best wishes and thanks
of yours truly, G. b. Werner.