The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-15
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L Wy SOi1NiSt
tons entirely different from what
| had known before, aud this
change of situation has mado me
think time or two. I see the
different methods men use here to
arrive at success, and contrast
these with tho Southern farraer's
ono method. Consequently l am
beginning to learn how our New
England neIghbor can live and
schoolshis children and lay up
some money for rainy day, while
the Southern man with much bet
ter natural advantages, is caught
by every downward fuctuation Of
the cotton market and ground into
the dirt.
AS I am not an authority on
crop rotation and kindred sub.
j.'cts I shall not dose your readers
with that. But I want to approach
the suhj''ct trom a different stand~
point and consider tho intelligent
nse Of natural advantages. And
for fear this letter will not be pub.
lished in, more papers than The
Santinel-Journal l want to apply
this to the use Of Pickens county
advantages. am glad to know
that I have proof Of the fact thut
somo few men of Pickens county
nav" made a success moro or less
Iarga, in something b",ide farming
We have u few Cotton mills that
proves the possibility of manutac.
turing cotton successfully. We
have a tew roller mills that do Il
superior class Of work. Our cot>
ton seed oil mills save Plckens
county farmers thousands Of dol,
lars yrar.
Now what has just begun on "
small scale is abundantly pos-ibI'
Oh larger. Pickens county with
Saluda on tho east, Keowoe on the
west, and Twelve Mile between,
has great advantages. Moreover
thero arc waterfalls all along our
mountains that would furnish poN-
for number Of small manufac-
turing plants. The time will CONT
when theee advantages will be no.
,iccd and used.
Another thing; a few men have
quietly shown that they can make
cheoso in PIckcns county that are
really fit to cat. Some Others
have shown that good can of to-
matocs can bo put up there, Now
in aiplaco where this can be dono
cheAply for home use, why can it
not DO done to supply both town
and country merchant?
III New England they can any
thing from cod6shes to beans.
Now they have perfect right t."
Cali our goldfish, but none at all t.
can our tomatoes, corn and beans.
Wo can do that ourselves.
! | think that l have ehown that
there IS possibility Of doing
something else besides raising
"slumpy" cotton even in Pickenp.
\ " ord remains as to the taking
advantage Of this; and .wildmch-
ton what tho New Engtauder does
under loss favorable circumstances.
Tn the titsG place, he thiuks. Tie
iccidos Oh something 10 DO, theh
ue does 1t. There are many large
F. industries here that ruse from
sulnJ little business perslsteuLly
followed up. All over New Eu
gland tro various small manuiac~
turing establishments. n mau
goes into Dusii.rss :hele to suck
and win. Now many OF tnesc
plants Gould he duplicated i"
Pickens county, aud wo could keep
at home tho money that is givcn
TO the Northern manufacturer.
First, however, there must be III
tolligont Thought On tho part OF
our poopso and fixed dotermina
ton to break from the past and
from our unpleasant relations
with Wall street and our other
Nolthoru noighbors. May it soon
como. They have held our nose
10 tho grindstOno long enough.