Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-23
WAIIiAILA, S. c.:
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH e3, 1910.
j. RUSSELI. WIsIGIT'S ADIEU.
Says "Au Rcvoir, but Not GOOd-byc,"
to the People of OcOncc.

Travelled from the Kcowee to the Tu-
galoo, and from the foothills Of the
Blue Ridge to the Anderson line:
have been in over nine hundred
homes, and have made the acquaint-
ancc o! as many people, and have as
many warm friends Lh"rn as any 9th
or man, be he cor>uur or Il Con-
grcsSman. As could not see all OF
them personally before leaving, to
bid them farewell, shall ask The
Courier for space to 40 so through its
columns, and to say some good
things about the people, the climate.
the resources and the beautiful seen
cry.
DconcrS Progress.
There Is no county In the state
that has made greater progress in
agriculture. commerce and cduca-
tion--n fact, along all lines Of i'm
rov"mrnt--within the last twenty
years than the county OF Oconec. Her
people are men and women OF push.
pluck and enterprise. Some OF the
best pcopl" that you will find in any
state or any cline live in Oconcr
They are biS-hrartcd, broad miudr Il
and liberal in their views 1t is the
coming county. Her people are max
in% rapid advance in agriculture and
commerce.. Naturally, the land Is
better and more fertile there than
in this section, and will say, with
out fear OF contradiction that the
climate cannot be surpassed any
where. There is a tonic in the air
al the time 'hu' is bracing and
healihiul; the water is cold and as
clear as crystal, and Us pure as if it
flowed from the Garden of Eden.
Then, added to this, are the beauties
Of naturc.--the great chain OF the
Blue Ridge. with its lofty peaks tow
ering heavcnward. which is new
every morning and fresh every even
ing. Nature has done a great deal
for Oconce county. The scenery is
so pctu rescue that one is lost in
wonder and admiration as he be-
holds them. The rolling hills. the
flowing brooks, bubbling springs and
beautiful waterfalls fill the thought
fnl one with rejoicing.
To-day am standing on my native
heath where first saw the light OF
day, While cannot see the Blue
Ridge, with all the beauties Of nature
that cluster there. and all that is
lovely and lovablc. yet love my
county as a mother loves her first
born; love her history, her peo-
blade of grass that grow, on her his
toric hills. say This. not that |
love Caesar less. but Rome more.
\ Favored Land.
If | live intend to visit Oconcc
again, for she is my adopted home.
where the roses never fade and the
flowers never cease to bloom II it
Is true that there is a favored land on
the globe. this must be that land. for
on and below the surface there is
untold wealth, which only waits to
be developed by The industry and
wisdom Of man. The fields and the
mines produce an abundance and to
spare. The decades OF the twentieth
century are destined TO witness even
greater advancement in the dcvlop-
mcnt OF our resources and civilization
than that which characterized the
nineteenth. Children have better Op-
portuniticS in this era than have
been enjoyed by the generations Of
the past century: their native tai
cnts are just as good, and it is but
reasonable TO suppose their achieve
ments will be higher and more won
derful.
One might take up the States one
by one U mean the Southern Statcs)
and careful study would show that
any one OF them could support an
empire from it's resources. The
greatest empires Of the world have
reason 10 be jealous Of our wealth as
people, and we. the people of South
Carolina, have the greatest need to
be watchful lest we be decoyed from
the upright paths which lead to hap
piness and success We are a greatly
favored people from the fact that
here In South Carolina we are ex-
empt from tidal waves, cyclones and
earthQUako and DnStiloncn of all