The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-01-18
A Trip Through the County.


We look forward with much pleas
ure for the time to come for Us to
take our annual trip out through the
county with the Auditor, because 1t
is source of much qualification for
us to meet our friends and we know
tha. they want to see Us. 1t makes
us feel more in touch with them and
brings US closer together TO share
their joys and pleasures as we'll ss to
mingle our eympathies with them
over their sor, owe, troubles and dis
appointments.
After trying experience in driV'
ing in the winds and cold for over
sixteen miles from Lexington to
CASTOR on Monday morning Of last
week, we arrived in that town cold
and stiff and found gocdly number
of substantial citizens OF that section
in waiting to render unto the Audi
tor their possession of the things
belonging to this world, that they
might aid this grand government OF
ours in the perfection and execution
of it's laws.
We spent that night very pleas
antly with our old freud, Jos. ".
Reeder. at hs Cross Roads. Here
and at Mr.. j. J. Msck's the Auditor
was kept busy taking returns.
Tuesday night found us at Mr.. r
E Mack's, where We we're comforta-
bly, taken care of. It is one of the
pleasures that comes our way for US
to stop at this place, as Rance is a
wholesoul fellow and is surrounded
by many of the comforts which go to
make this life happy.
Wednesday morning we drove into
the busy little town of Swansea,
which is also one of the largest points
for the tax officers. The usual large
crowd was present both days and
the time was fully occupied up to
the hour of our departure. Swansea
is a good business centre and its
business men are clever and actono-
dating. Il is surrounded by q good
back country which is populated by
an industrious and5suceessful people.
There is no earthly reason why a
cotton mill should not be success
fully operated there as there is ample
water power right in town and all
the other conditions are favorable to
such an enterprise. The mill could
be easily built on the cooperative
plan if the business men of the town
and vicinity would work harmonious
ly together for the accomplishment
of this end. This mill would add at
least an hundred fold to the tax
values of the place and would be the
means OF inducing large number OF
people to settle and spend their
money there, thus all classes Of
trade would be benefited.
We shared the generous hospitality
of Mr.. NJ. A. Derrick and family at
their home and epent Wednesday
night very pleasantly with them
MIR. Derrick is prosperipg in his bus.
mess AFFAIR."; has a fine farm and
raises plenty of cotton and corn. and
has good stock, etc. He is putting
out an orchard of 1000 fruit trees
this season by way of diversity
His object is to ship to Northern
and other markets. Others have re.
ceived very profitable returns from
their ,consignments and this neVe,
failing crop is very renunerative.
After completing our work al
Swansea Thursday afternoon We
drove to Mr. Jacob E Saylor's home
by special invitation where We were
comfortably and substantially cared
for by Mr.. Saylor aud family. MIR
Saylor is joviaI and clever man snc
is one of Sandy Runs most substsn
tisl citizens. His corn crib anc
larder are always full to ove,howins
| and he IS the happy possessor O.
| several bales of cotton lying around