Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-08-08
Bounty Land Alliance Picnic.

and interest In many ways. AT an early
hour the people began to arrive in their
buggies and garages and soon these his
toric grounds were covered with some Of
the best citizens to be found in Oconee
county, or elsewhere for that matter.
A stand had been erected in the grove,
fully protected from tho rays of the sun,
making comfortable rostrum for the
speaker of the day. Everybody-the
ladies, gentlemen and children---were in
fine spirits and ready to take in the
pleasures and incidents OF the occasion.
Happiness and contentment seemed to
pervade the atmosphere.
Col. John b. Pickett was master of
ceremonies and right well did he preside,
having everything we'll in hand. The
exercises of the day were opened with
fervent prayer by Rev. G. d. Mann,
after which the invited speaker of the
day, Hon. o. p. Goodwin, of Laurens
county, was introduced by COL Pickett
in few we'll chosen, preliminary and
appropriate words.
For over an hour Mr.. Goodwin inter
ested his attentive audience with pracGi-
cal and well digested thoughts concern
ing the agricultural interests of our
Southland. He urged the farmers to
stand together ON the cotton question,
Guild warehouses to store their cotton in
and to market it by degrees. He spoke
intelligently and forcefully about COM
mercial fertilizers, their manufacture,
their component parts, &C., and what
the farmers were paying in excess over
the actual cost of ingredients and manu-
facture. His figures appeared to be
startling and the profits enormous to the
fertilizer companies. He also spoke of
the value of cotton seed meal, hulls and
oil to the farmer. His talk about these
items was very interesting and instruc-
tive. OF course the speaker touched
upon other matters affecting the interests
of our agricultural people, which were
timely and appropriate, and which, in
our opinion, our farmers would do we'll
to heed and profit thereby. After again
urging the farmers to stand together,
organize for mutual protection, build
warehouses and insure their own cotton,
Mr.. Goodwin closed his address amid
much applause.
Mr.. Pickett then announced that the
next thing on the programme was dinner,
and in few moments the good ladies had
emptied their baskets and the long table,
near the school, was groaning under the
weight of an elegant and bountiful re-
past of the very best eatables that the
land afforded. Everybody enjoyed the
palatable dinner that the charming and
intelligent housewives had prepared for
the occasion, and good cheer and happi-
ness filled the minds and hearts of the
picknickers as they chatted pleasantly
together and filled up the inner man.
Thus closed another day, made memo
rable by the allianoemen meeting with
their friends and neighbors and discuss
ing the great questions pertaining to
their interests as farmers.
Mr.. Pickett has furnished us for publ
cation the following list of the members
of Bounty Land and Richland Alliances
and Poplar Springs Club, who have died
and gone to their reward since the or
ganization of these societies twenty years
ago:
James NJ. Keith, John j. Keith, n. A.
Burley, Joel Beard, James Brewer, David
Brewer, John T. Kay, James NJ. White,
Thomas Hall, Zack Hall, Thomas H.
Dendy, Geo. w. Kay, N. Fl. Jenkins,
- Bracher, N. G. Mcdonald, Van
Mcdonald, John w. Sanders, Oliver
Martin, John L. Fennell, Sr., John l..
Fennell, Jr., B. P. Fisher, j. NJ. Martin,
R.. NJ. Hubbard, David Sanders, Charles
Beattie, w. II. Barron, l.. T. Jones and
Alexander Hunt.
The following are also the names of
the deceased members of Mount Tabor
Alliance, which was organized about
twenty years ago:
John S. Dickson, +. G. Burchfield, j.
w. Singleton, Fletcher jenkins, Rev. III.
M. Singleton, James Craig, w. NJ. Sand
ers, Rev. d. Knox, r. B. Aldrich, A. G..
Perkins, DR.. j. A. Johns, j. A. Harbert,
II. j. O'Bryant, Edmund Herndon and
James N. Adams.
All these were good and true men and
were among Oconee's most substantial
and progressive citizens. They are now
resting beneath the shade of the trees.
awaiting the resurrection of the lust at
the last day.
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