Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-09
WESTMINSTER'S BIG DAY.
Mayor Zimmcrnan's Remarks to the
Assembled Crowds.

Westminster, Dec. 4.-Special: Be-
ing so favorably impressed by the
speech delivered by Mayor thinner
man at the land sale on November 10
and believing 1t will be interesting to
the readers Of The Courier, we have,
by special arrangement, been per-
mitted to reproduce 1t. Mr.. Zim-
norman said in substances:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: The great
day has come that we have been read
ing and talking about for the last
three months-the big auction sale
of town lots In Eastminster-and as
Mayor OF Westminster ! extend to
you all hearty welcome here to-
day. There will be some things seen
and enjoyed here to-day not often
seen and enjoyed in Il town of this
size. Therefore, let us all keep in a
good humor and try and enjoy our
selves as best we can, and make this
truly gala day for Westminster. We
have with us to-day Prof. Schwartz,
the crazy man, with his big balloon.
The man that CANDLES with death,
defles all laws OF gravitation, per-
forms some Of the most wonderful
aerial performances known to an
cient or modern science, ascendS
from two to four thousand feet in
the air, shoots out Of his big balloon
with terrific explosion that may
make some of you think the world
Is coming to an end; descends again
to the earth unhurt-a most won
derful performance.
And the big, free, old-fashioned
barbecue Is being prepared close
by, to the delight of the small boy,
and, | might add, the average man
~
is a quality dinner. and will be
served at half-past two.
And Richardson Bros Brass
Band is here. They need no intro
duction on my part, as they can
blow their own horns.
Last, but by no means least, as
you can all see for yourselves, Col.
j. C. Morrow is here, the big man
from Pittsburg, Pa; the man that
can out-talk n Jew, tell more funny
anecdotes than Mark Twain or Bill
Nye: the man that has sold more
town lots at public auction than any
other man in the United States. So
keep close to the band wagon and
see what this big man has to say.
He will interest you and maybe give
you a flve-dollar gold piece every
once in a while.
"The Piedmont Land and I'M
provement Company have spared
neither time nor money in laying
out and preparing this beautiful
property for sale to-day. Why did
they buy this property? Why go to
this great expense? For the simple
reason they know good thing when
they see 1t. Wise men are ever on
the lookout for bargains, and you
prove wise today should you in
vest in some Of these lots in East
minister. There Is no doubt but that
Westminster is the coming town in
the Piedmont section. Situated as
it is, on the main line OF the great
Southern Railway, with the beautiful
Tugaloo river hugging 1t in the crcs-
cent embrace on the south, with it's
rich and fertile valleys and beautiful
homes, and on the east we have the
great stretch of table-land-the gar
den spot Of Oconee county, the Won
der of modern agriculture: and on
the north and west we have the
grand range Of mountains, whose
sun-kissed peaks reach high heaven
ward and whose delightful breezes
are constantly waited to the valleys
below, rich in timber, marble and
valuable ores. These. for natural
advantages. combined with the local
environments, which I will not men
tion now, make Westminster what it
is to-day.
THE Piedmont Land and Improve
ment Company, forcSecing the neces-
sty for more suburban homes, have
laid off this valuable property into
lots, with wide and picturesque
streets, and will offer 1t for sale to-
day.
II now have the pleasure OF in
PRODUCING to you Col. j. G.. Morrow,
who will take charge Of the sale and
now address YOU"