Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-07
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.

FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Real Estate Broker, Des Moines,
Iowa.
Dear Sirs: Allow me to thank you
for the copy of your March issue. 1
have read with interest your article
Real Estate Men Should Organize"
1 heartily agree with you and think
by this move and cooperation we could
put more life in real estate through
out the world. 1t Is the foundation and
subsistence for all other business, and
think it is more neglected than any
other line Of business. The world seems
to be looking after small matters and
neglecting the more important. 1t
should be the pleasure Of all the in
habitants on the globe to try to en-
hance and beautify the soil from which
we came and shall return when the
earthly career is over.
I readily see the advantage of such
an organization as you mention, as L
have an immense amount of property
both city and. country, throughout this
and adjoining states. We have the
soil, climate, water, churches, schools.
water powers, electric powers, all sorts
of manufacturing industries springing
up throughout the south, with banking
facilities being established at small
the Sunny South is forging to the front
with strides Of prosperity beyond es-
tination. We have also fine hunting
and fishing grounds in various locali-
ties where game is abundant. We have
gold mines, kaolin, marble, lime quar-
ries. as we'll as various other minerals
which need to be developed by eX-
perts. Near this place million dollar
power plant has just been completed
% I,-sx f1n tIrha
Of our manufactures. In this place we
have five large cotton mills. buggy
factory with a capacity Of 10000 per
annum. These buggies are being
shipped all over the country and some
to foreign lands. We have the finest
college for women in the south, the
Winthrop Normal and Industrial.
Fine graded school system. Military
school for boys under able manage
ment Boys are trained morally as
we'll as intellectually. Our churches
cannot be excelled. The health of this
community is excellent. No intoxicat-
ing liquors are sold here legally.
Recently the finest grade of tin ore
has been discovered within less than
so miles of this place. The high price
of cotton, with no prospect of the boil
weevil, renders agriculture especially
attractive We are in the celebrated
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all varieties of fruits and vegetables
can easily be grown. We also raise
some very fine stock here, horses,
mules, hogs, cattle and sheep. Poultry
does we'll here. This is no sickly
country, as northern people often i'm
agine. 1 was told by a gentleman from
Chicago the other day, manager of
Farm Loans and City Bonds. who was
travelling. accompanied by his good
lady, that there was no real estate
office in his city to excel mine. I also
received a similar letter from Rome,
Ga saying there was nothing in At
lanta in this line to touch my methods
and Office. Therefore you can tell all
the boys who are southwark bound In
their ideas Of investment to write me,
Hoping that your plans may be sue
cessfully carried through and that we
may become personally acquainted
sooner or later. remain,
| Yours very truly,
| J. EDGAR POAG, Broker.
| Rock Hill, S. G.